we got debris right here. >> reporter: a funnel cloud forming late afternoon in eastern north carolina. >> there it is there. it's behind the building and on the ground. >> reporter: today residents surveyed the damage and started the lengthy cleanup process. at least six tornados in the area damaged more than 200 homes and businesses friday. one of the six was the first ef-3 of the season with winds up to 150 miles per hour. >> the porches are gone. the roofs gone, the siding is gone but i got somewhere to stay, so i'm blessed. >> reporter: there was heavy hail as violent storms ripped trees from the roots and snapped power lines. 18 people were hurt. it may have been just a warmup after a quiet start, forecasters say the worst outbreak of the season begins tonight. >> over the next few days between now and thursday, we could see more tornados than we've seen all year thus far. not just the number, some tornados could be strong or violent and could turn deadly, so we need you to really pay attention and heed these tornado warnings. >> reporter: 32 million people are in the path, texas

this is spotted moving to eastern north carolina. and tornadoes touching down in georgia, leveling nearly a dozen homes. the deep south can't catch a break. more tornadoes in alabama and mississippi. >> still in somewhat of a search and can you mode because we still have people who have been unaccounted for. >> reporter: the deadly twitter that ripped through tupelo, mississippi, had wind speed of 225 mph. a meteorologist was live on the air just before the tornado tore through town telling people to run for cover. then he ordered his own newsroom to do the same. >> let's go, now! >> reporter: the hard hit areas left hundreds of people distraught as they look at their destroyed homes. >> we don't have anything. >> reporter: yet, they are fortunate considering others are coping with the loss of loved ones. like the family of 31-year-old daniel, he was killed shielding his children from the debris. his wife and children survived. >> what great son he was. you couldn't ask for a better son. >> i wish you knew him. >> reporter: al jazeer

but north carolina saw their fair share. eastern north carolina. we should see minimal tornadoes today. out in the west, there's not a lot to talk about except sunshine and warmth. a little bit windy, too, in southern california today. and the fire danger, of course, getting pretty high with warm temperatures like this. 92 yesterday in l.a. how warm today? under full skies and the warm breeze out of the mountains, 95 is the expected high in l.a., easily topping vegas and phoenix. look at the northwest. portland today, 86. medford at 89. a very warm middle of the week throughout the entire west. that's your national forecast. now here's93. tucson, 85. there's no sign of getting any cooler any time soon. >>> a little envious of those temps? that's says almost like early summer. >> yeah, it's kind of strange when vegas is one of the cooler spots, isn't it? >>> coming up, an ominous warning about the summer olympic games in rio in 2016. >>> plus, a close call for a woman who reportedly had one too many. >>> and if you're wild about harry, stick around

. >>> an 11-month-old boy who was injured by a tornado in eastern north carolina friday died yesterday. eight tornados hit north carolina friday. one destroyed the boy's home. >>> meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz says this dangerous storm system will be around for a while. >> well, the storm's ongoing. it's been a busy night for severe weather. we'll continue to see that as the storm very slowly moves eastward over the next couple of days. for today, maybe a little break for the midday hours and then we'll look at the storms refiring in the afternoon and evening. we'll see the same storm this evening. most of this happening across the mid south and deep south. gulf coast states seeing heavy rain and big storms. for today, nashville, memphis, back toward birmingham and jackson, all of this, we could see a couple of tornados, perhaps a couple of long-track tornados, damaged wind gusts. for tuesday it's mississippi eastward over toward the carolinas. a little further to the east, greenville, columbia, and charlotte all in that risk zone. not just the severe storms but t

eastern north carolina where funnel clouds spotted. >>> here at home, the bay area experienced its warmest day so far, supposed to be even warmer. local flash spots are keeping their days closed, how the drought is keeping fountains a luxury, some cities can't afford. >> reporter: splashing water and squealing. a delight. they're sounds you won't hear at any of the water play areas in pleasanton. >> good, fresh water that was used and that's why we're turning it off, we need to protect that. >> reporter: earlier this year, city leaders detd -- decided to turn off the tap at the city parks. >> although it's unfortunate for the children, it's really, it's a must. >> reporter: pleasanton gets the water from the zone seven water agency, the city's supply is limited. >> we're only getting water this year from the ground water and reservoir. >> reporter: next week, considering declaring a stage three drought which comes with more restrictions. >> 25%, we're not voluntary, it will be mandatory. >> reporter: they're not the only east bay city cutting back, dublin will close its parks, three this y

. >> reporter: already tonight, tornados report in eastern north carolina at the start of what could be a volatile few days. fast-moving storms with 60 mile per hour storms and hail tear through the state this afternoon. it was three years ago this weekend that a massive ef-4 tornadoer to through tuscaloosa and bedrooming ham, alabama, killing 64 people. an ef-5 devastated job lynn, missouri, with 15 fatalities. last year, another ef-5 took aim at moore, oklahoma, including seven people killed when their elementary school was hit. many oklahoma schools still don't have the money to build tornado shelters, so here they are welding together four huge shipping containers reinforced with concrete and dirt berms. all 225 kids should fit inside. >> it can't be built fast enough. we're nervous every time a storm comes over. >> reporter: thankfully, tornado season is off to a slow start this year with below normal temperatures, but meteorologists warn something is brewing. >> we'll have a multi-day tornado episodes rolling into houston, rolling in fact by wednesday all the way to raleigh, no

meanwhile, a powerful line of spring storms unleashed multiple tornadoes in eastern north carolina yesterday. injuring more than a dozen people, seriously damaging 200 homes. and leaving more than 8,000 people without power. >>> as we reported earlier, president obama is in malaysia. but he can't hide from a host of foreign policy issues chasing him around the globe on his four-nation tour of asia. first and foremost, the crisis in ukraine. the president saying new sanctions against russia are ready to go. but his stance against vladimir putin is facing tough criticism here at home from critics calling his overall response weak. let's bring in john mccormick. let me start here. the president saying the new sanctions are ready to go. is this too weak, in your opinion? >> well, the question isn't whether i think it's too weak. the question is whether vladimir putin thinks it's strong enough to be deterred by it. doesn't seem to be the case. i think the president's weakened his position by taking any military action off the table, obviously most americans don't want that. at the very least, it

weekend and probably most of the week about the powerful string of tornadoes that ripped across eastern north carolina this weekend. thus far left about 200 homes damaged or destroyed. even more severe weather could be on the way. >> karen maginnis, what do you know at this hour? >> we have thunderstorms across oklahoma city. they expected to run a marathon. now severe weather expected to move across the region. it looks like they'll run the marathon after the weather moves through. we have several severe thunderstorm watches which have been issued. today the risk for dangerous, maybe deadly weather is in store right across the central u.s. we'll keep you updated throughout the day. >> we appreciate it, karen. you all go make some great memories today. we're glad you shared it with us. >>> "state of the union" with candy crowley starts at the top of the hour. right now stay tuned for "inside politics" with john king. >>> hillary clinton offers advice to women of all ages and maybe to herself. >> there are times in all of our lives when we're either given an opportunity or we see one that we can seize

pictures just in this evening of a reported twister in eastern north carolina. at least a dozen injuries reported. back here in mississippi, emergency managers still assessing the damage and a tornado watch continues into the evening hours for parts of florida, georgia, and the carolinas. brian? >> mike seidel reporting on this outbreak of bad weather tonight from mississippi. mike, thanks. >>> today in south africa, former olympic track star oscar pistorius took the stand for the first time, facing charges he intentionally shot and killed his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp last year, and emotionally addressing members of her family. we have more from mike taibbi. >> reporter: when oscar pistorius walked to the witness box choosing not to give his testimony on camera, he surprised the court by turning to the family of reeva steenkamp to apologize. >> i wake up every morning and you're the first people i think of, the first people i pray for. i can't imagine the pain and the sorrow and the emptiness that i've caused you and your family. i was simply trying to protec

a few strong storms in eastern north carolina. even washington d.c. could see a late day storm. let me take you through your weekend. saturday, 45 and rainy in boston. that's an ugly forecast. new england is going to be very raw on saturday. as far as the severe weather goes, a little bit saturday night but the bigger event is going to be on sunday. we'll see severe storms through the central plains. little rock to areas around a arklatex. >> we expect these things to happen. we have been lucky so far. >> we have. the self-cleaning car, this you will want to see. plus the national rifle associations boldest move yet and the heartbreaking and incredible story behind this fallen tribute to pope john paul ii. all of that is next. cars are driven by people. they're why we innovate. they're who we protect. they're why we make life less complicated. it's about people. we are volvo of sweden. [ banker ] sydney needed some financial guidance so she could take her dream to the next level. so we talked about her options. her valuable assets were staying. and selling her car wouldn't fly.

a tornado ripped through eastern north carolina, killing an infant and damaging more than 200 homes and businesses. >> this is massive destruction that hit a lot of neighborhoods in north carolina within a short period of time. >> reporter: the worst of the weather may not be over. forecasters warn the slow moving system could produce more violent storms over the next four days. >> we have a very dangerous system across the mississippi valley and deep south. >> reporter: with conditions just right for storms, millions in the strike zone are urged to prepare and keep a close eye on the sky. jay gray, nbc news. >> makes for a tough morning when you see those images, when you see the reality of so many people waking up with more to come. >> you have an hour or two of scrambling and then nothing. first responders have been out all night long in these areas. we even are continuing with our severe weather threat. one tore nard doe warning right now and that goes from areas here in louisiana. this is this reef shreveport, l. nebraska, iowa, right on the border of kansas city and missouri. this

also here in eastern north carolina. we had a couple of wall clouds, dangerous storms off to the east of raleigh. the area we're watching tonight from the louisiana border, across the southeast, including atlanta. by the time we get toward tomorrow morning we would see a few more strong tornadoes, large hail, and widespread and severe. tomorrow we're still watching the same storm mainly along the east coast from d.c. southward, the tornado threat is a little lower here but certainly still damaging weather. the tornado reports have been prolific. scott, 128 reports of tornadoes this outbreak before sunday, there had only been 93 tornadoes in the entire country all year. >> pelley: the very latest there is extreme weather in the west as well. southern california is in a heat wave. the temperature in los angeles tomorrow is expected to hit 95. the san fernando valley could reach triple digits. along with the heat, dry, gusty winds are raising the threat of wildfires. this morning a fedex baggage handler went to work in geor

. >> the good stuff is coming, but the eastern north carolina tornado was pretty strong. the pick ju the pickup truck was lifted into a field. did injure 12. so this morning a lot of reports of really dense fog throughout pennsylvania, new jersey, connecticut, and through southern new england. along with some heavy down pours. still leftover rain along the georgia coast. this will stall out and bring heavy rain from tampa to orlando to daytona beach as we go throughout the day. so the big storm is over ohio heading up into new england during the day today. the good news is there is no storm behind this. there is mild pacific air coming across the country. and it is going to warm up significantly after the storm. even by this afternoon, mid atlantic should be nice. middle of the country looks great. and tomorrow looks even better. we should see 70s around kansas city, 60s in the east coast. so this is it. the last nasty morning. >> we are in business. done deal. >> spring. >> thank you, bill. >>> details that americans are more confident in the economy plus the battle over

so we have a large storm, the one that gave us the flooding in the deep south, tornados in eastern north carolinabut it will exit during the day today. and finally for the first time in like, i don't know, two or three months, there are no big storms coming. not even in the next four or five days. we are looking at mild air starting to finally move across the country. we call this pacific air instead of canadian air. we like the pacific air. it's a lot warmer. it will finally move in and we'll have spring fever commencing from coast to coast starting late tonight da and into tomorrow. look at phoenix today, 94. that's a taste of the warm air that will start going across the nation. by the time we get to wednesday, barnicle is breaking out the tank top and jean shorts again. it is looking nice. >> does he ever put them away? >> i'm ready to go. >> are you going to use sunscreen this year? >> no sunscreen for me. i tan perfectly. >> do you ever put away the tank top and cutoff jeans? >> i got it on underneath. >> that's what i out. >> like a super hero uniform on. >>> coming up on "morning joe," se

. >> reporter: the twister touched down in eastern north carolina monday evening. the winds were so strong, it lifted up a pickup truck, dumping it 40 yards from the highway. the driver and son were injured, but the man's brother-in-law says it's a miracle their injuries weren't more serious. >> you see a man to the hospital, walking away, got in the rescue squad, thanking god, crying and stuff. and me and myself, we cried all the way here. >> reporter: the tornado continued its damage, flattening eight homes and injuring at least three other people. >> it just was a big, dark, black cloud up top. and as it reached the ground, it changed to a little bit of a white color. like i said, the most impressive thing was everything that was going up in the air, just swirling around in the periphery of it. >> reporter: the storm system dumped as much as seven inches of rain in some areas. mississippi, a 9-year-old girl died when she was swept away by a flash flood. drivers in metro atlanta were caught off guard when creeks and rivers swelled with rainwater. one woman was ki

brought severe weather to mississippi two days ago, yesterday tour made owe respected in eastern north carolinae rain just clearing out a bit. the line of severe weather off the coast. it's a front, cold front bringing in some cooler temperatures, the temperatures going down as the skies begin to clear up. clear up almost completely. there is some rain hanging back here in arkansas that will continue to push east. no severe weather expected with this. just a little spin, little area of low pressure, moving through the region so dropping a little more rain on areas that had some severe weather. maybe an isolated rumble of thunder but not the severe weather we saw yet. it's forecast to continues to push off to the east, line rain over the next 24 hours, beginning to taper off by early tomorrow morning. then we'll talk about the colder temperatures, not feeling like that now, but highs headed for the upper 60s, but look at the cool air coming in down to 50s and 40s behind this rain. which will clear out. that's the front moving through. the rain movers off the coast here comes some cooler air cold

multiple tornadoes touched down late yesterday in eastern north carolina with top winds as high as 135 miles per hour. at least 16 people were taken to emergency rooms, and at least 200 homes were heavily damaged or destroyed. let's bring in eric fisher, chief meteorologist at our boston station wbz. eric, who needs to be most careful in the next 24-48 hours? >> reporter: well, jim, a lot of americans need to be most careful, starting in the plains. this is the storm we're watching, and some of that energy working out across iowa, nebraska, down into oklahoma and kansas, as well as texas, as we head through the evening. a couple of isolated storms, some of that energy not all the way out yet, so we'll be on guard. but the tornado risk looks fairly low for tonight. tomorrow is a different story, a much greater risk, a bigger area for our sunday. lots of folks outside with plans they need to be weather aware. in particular, around the arklatex and across the state of arkansas, this is the highest risk zone. we could be talking about some strong tornadoes, large hail, and widespread sever

an eastern north carolina they spotted this tornado moving southwest of cove city. >> it's touching down. it's touching down. >> reporter: across the south they just can't get a break. >> the road is getting littered with debris from houses. houses all over the road. >> reporter: late this afternoon tornados firing up over southern mississippi and central alabama. >> there's cars that have been tossed. >> reporter: mallory thompson worries storms might wash what's left. of her home away. >> right here and watching tv and christmas and all that is gone. >> this is bad. it's tearing something up. >> reporter: earlier reports show this is deadly tornado that struck tupelo was an ef-2. the highest winds, near 135 miles an hour. damaging or destroying more than 2,100 homes. here's how the tornado looked from what appeared to be a safe distance in midway, mississippi. he was still too close and lucky he wasn't electrocuted. at our abc news station meteorologist was live on the air telling viewers to run for cover. >> now. >> reporter: and demanding that his 35 coworkers do the same. already at

today, stornls come just two days after a tornado ripped through eastern north carolina killing an infante than 200 homes and businesses. >> this is massive destruction in north carolina within a very short period of time. >> the worst may not be over. >> speaking of the weather, very different around here. >> a big warm-up for us on the way. that system that brought the rain and to see the snow making its way across the country and now affecting the central plains, you can see snow on the north side. and then the severe weather will transition east from chicago to the north to new orleans in the south. we could see more tornado-producing storms heading down through tennessee and jackson, mississippi tomorrow. so impacting not only the folks living there, but many flights that head across the country will have to travel around those severe thunderstorms and it could cause some delays at our local airport. around the bay area tonight, one of the comfortable days as we go through the next few. tomorrow morning, a little chilly to start with, some 40s. and, yes, by the afternoon, 70s for you

tornados have wrecked at least 200 homes in eastern north carolina. more than a dozen people went to the hospital. forecasters fear more tornados could strike tomorrow. a bail bond agent recovering after hit by a car. the car was driven by a suspect wanted for a warrant. the suspect is still at large. >> police are searching for the driver in a hit an round in oakland. a pedestrian was hit and killed around 7:30 this morning. walking on telegraph near 51st. the victim a man in his late 60s. a $10,000 reward leading to information for the driver's arrest. the driver killed in a rollover crash. this happened just after noon today. the chp says the sedan flipped over several times. three lanes of the freeway were closed for about a half-hour. a dog owner wants answers after her bloodhound nearly died. it happened as mickey and his owner strolled along harrison in oakland. pg & e, offered to pay the vet bells totaling $3,000. they can't bring old mickey back. no amount of money can fix that. they have caused untold emotional damage to me, my family and my

had 94 tornadoes and yesterday we had nine tornadoes one in illinois and eight others in eastern north carolinas where our risk is the mid-atlantic states and the deep south. right now we have had flooding in pensacola washing out the roads and nearly 15" of rain the last couple of days. back at home we are talking warmth and it is mild to warm this morning and san leandro is 67 and 64 in daly city and bart is -- walnut creek is 54 and lafayette and conquer at 55 and angel island you can see how calm the bay water is because of the high pressure bringing sun and record warmth. cooler sea breezes on friday through the week and possibility of rain next week and unsettled and cooler forecast. from the east bay hills you can see the sunshining all over san francisco where we be 84 and three degrees warmer and two to six degrees warmer with 13 hours and 44 minutes of sunshine. low-to-mid 90's in most of the peninsula and millbrae is 85 and 76 at half moon bay the cool spot and 81 in the sunset today and mid-80's on the bay side downtown and south san francisco and sausalito and low 90's through the

. >> reporter: this is a view of a new born twister from a backyard in eastern north carolina. call. at least nine reports of tornadoes tearing through mobile homes and damaging a church. nearly a dozen people injured. police are still looking for a 9-year-old girl who was swept away by rising waters. >> it is my understanding they want to check culverts to see if the child may be stuck inside a culvert. >> the rain came fast and in a few short hours, more than half a foot in the streets. flooding streets in birmingham. 911 operators are busy. >> the bottom floor of my house is under water and the water level is rising. >> firefighters had to bring out the boats. nearly a hundred families were trapped in this apartment complex. >> they are freaking out. hyper ventilating. and just trying to make sure everyone was up and awake. we were knocking on friends' doors. >> then time for atlanta. flash flooding put three foot of water on several city streets. high winds knocking down massive trees like this giant oak that fell across this road, missed two homes, and knocked out power to

this was eastern north carolina.amaging winds spawned a host of tornado watches and warnings there. you can see some of the ominous funnel clouds that formed. there were no confirmed reports of an actual twister on the ground, however. >> there's this threat of a tornado outbreak in central and southern plains. >> the region is bracing for a weekend of treacherous weather, which, does not sound good. meteorologist karen mcginnis is tracking the story for us. good morning, karen. >> good morning to you as well. we have a three-daye vent. beyond that, it's a volatile situation across much of the nation. i don't exaggerate. we are watching this weather system march toward the east over the next several days. here is saturday's severe threat. sunday and monday. this encompasses millions of people across the central u.s. to the eastern sea board. the set up is this, an area of low pressure, a big risk in the atmosphere treks across the rocky mountain region. we have the backside of this with fairly cold air, mountain snow

66 in mississippi alone and 19 in alabama and yesterday we had nine tornadoes and eight in eastern north carolinaar the wisconsin border in iowa so risk of severe weather east of the appalachians to panama city and the heaviest rain is through the panhandle of florida. it is clear if atlanta but there could be storms later today. watch out for delays. at home we can see the colors of the morning developing as we hock become from east bay hills from sutro tower. now, sunny and record warmth and cooler breezes on friday through the weekend and unsettled weather next week but right now it is a slim chance. this is a solid chance at 88 in milpitas and sunnyville and low-to-mid 90's and 91 at santa rosa, 885 in millbrae and everyone else in the upper 80's to neitherly 90 degrees on the peninsula and in the mid-70's to low 80's along the coast and mid-80's in downtown and south san francisco and sausalito and nearly 80 on the north bay coast with low-to-mid 90's in the north bay valley and richmond is the best chance for a record high. upper 80's to neitherly 90 on the east bay shore and air conditioni

this funnel cloud was spotted earlier today in eastern north carolina. and a tornado warning was issued but the warning has since been lifted. however the threat isn't over yet. more severe weather is in store as that storm moves east. >>> the storms have destroyed thousands of homes and buildings and left tens of thousands without power. and some areas that were hit yesterday are once again in the storm's path tonight. thousands of people are trying to find shelter any where they can. in al dexin al baa -- alabama, we're getting a look at the severe damage. a large tornado hit near a hospital and an apartment complex there. but no injuries were reported. >>> temperatures today increased a lot over what they were yesterday. 25degrees. that high pressure intensifies the air begins to sink a little more aggressively. as it sinks it warms. around the bay we could see upper 80s. in the inland bay valleys low and mid-80s possible. at the surface it generates offshore wind. not just for us but for southern california. they have a santa ana wind condition going

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this funnel cloud was spotted earlier today in eastern north carolina. and a tornado warning was issued but the warning has since been lifted. however the threat isn't over yet. more severe weather is in store as that storm moves east. >>> the storms have destroyed thousands of homes and buildings and left tens of thousands without power. and some areas that were hit yesterday are once again in the storm's path tonight. thousands of people are trying to find shelter any where they can. in al dexin al baa -- alabama, we're getting a look at the severe damage. a large tornado hit near a hospital and an apartment complex there. but no injuries were reported. >>> temperatures today increased a lot over what they were yesterday. 25degrees. that high pressure intensifies the air begins to sink a little more aggressively. as it sinks it warms. around the bay we could see upper 80s. in the inland bay valleys low and mid-80s possible. at the surface it generates offshore wind. not just for us but for southern california. they have a santa ana wind condition going

dka kacairo. >> the national weather serviced confirms several toranados touched down in eastern north carolina yesterday. damage was widespread in the town of elizabeth city about 200 miles east of raleigh. officials say ef2, more than a dozen people were hurt. 200 homes were damaged. >> that's hard to look at, rebecca, considering how large the tornados were. >> they were. we were focused on oklahoma and kansas last night, looking for potential development and it ended up coming out of north carolina instead. so, it is something that you have to keep an eye to the sky. when we talk about severe weather or any kind of thunderstorms moving through your city, it's just good to keep an ear to that weather radio radio. it's very helpful in times like this. we are watching another situation potentially developing today but now not looking as likely because low pressure system is coming off of the rockies bringing a lot of snow here, still just too far west to really give a lot of lift to texas and oklahoma where if we get thunderstorms popping tonight, this is the most likely spot it will happen. a

. >> danger tonight in eastern north carolina. spotted this tornado manufacturing south west of coast city. >> touching down. touching down. >> across the south bay can't get a break. >> road littered reality now with debris from houses. houses all over the road. >> late this afternoon tornado firing up over southern mississippi and central alabam alabama. >> there is cars tossed. >> thompson worries more storms might wash what is left of her home away. >> right here and right over there watching tv and the christmas and all that but it's gone. >> this is bad. tearing somethingp up. >> this deadly tornado that struck tupelo monday was an ef 2. highest wind at 135 miles an hour. danieling or destroying more than 2100 homes. >> of tornado looked from a safe distance midway mississippi. f.still too close and lucky he wasn't electrocuted. at our abc station matt live on the air telling viewers to run for cover t.demanding that 35 co-workers do the same. already at least 33 lives lost in the storm across 5 states. today the may family

we have many video coming out of north eastern north carolina where we saw severe outbreak. 1 funnelloud touching down. some 17 people were injured this this outbreak. a lot of clean up going on in this part of the country. the thing is that it looks like we're getting into a more active pattern this week. we ended up seeing ten tornado reports across the northern north carolina as a result of this latest outbreak. it seems like things are really starting to set up for another receisevere pattern. into central texas and all of this shift to theast as we head monday. that's where we expect to see some severe thunder storms that could respond tornados all the way to missouri and into arkansas could also see some destructive winds as well, natalie, as this system sets up. we're warming up so we skmektexo see more of this as we head into the next 48 hours. >> we have seen some deadly tornados the last couple of years. thank you. >> again we're waiting for the news conference to begin in malaysia. up next here on cnn newsroom, growing concerns about the safety of international obser r obs

meanwhile, multiple tornadoes rip through eastern north carolina destroying or damaging about 200 homes than a dozen people were injured. >> and hilary clinton says her faith was shaped by her devout grandmother. speaking at a conference of methodist women in kentucky. she says her faith helped guide her initiatives at the state department including efforts to fight human trafficking. >> a letter written by a passenger on the titanic selling at auction for $200,000. in the letter the passenger is saying in part, quote, the sailors say we have had a wonderful passage up to now. >> and the faithful are already gathering in vatican city. let's take a look at live pictures from the vatican. as you can see, thousands of people are ready to witness papal history. the ceremony doesn't start for a few hours. let's just listen for a second. listen to that crowd. well, it will be tomorrow morning, the day of the four popes because two living popes will preside over the canonization of two others. joining us to talk about the lives of these men is the director of the pope john paul ii shrine in wa

hill, he joined the family business, tucker furniture, and moved the next year to manage the eastern north carolina stores. he eventually became president of the company, a position he would hold until his retirement in 1985. in 1954, garland joined the board of directors at bbnt bank and served as chairman from 1979 to 1987. during that time bbnt would grow from a community bank into a major player throughout the southeast. but beyond a very successful business career, garland was a true family man. he married jean barnes wilson in 1946 and over the course of their 67-year marriage they raised four children, garland iii, edwin, sarah and macon who in turn blessed garland with 15 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. garland's life was marked by his commitment to sharing his faith with others and serving those in need. the primary focus of his civic engagement with his support of gideon's international and the salvation army. through both organizations he was able to improve his local community and the world at large. garland searched gideon's international in a number of different capacitie

this tornado was on the ground for awhile in eastern north carolina.ou can see they high tailed it out of there. let's show you what we're dealing with this morning. heavy rain right over the top of new york city as we speak. there's a thunderstorm, lightning strikes with it. moving over long island, into connecticut shortly. i-95 into new york city, it's going to be a slow drive over the next hour. north florida drenched from jacksonville all the way from the florida turnpike from about gainesville. and eventually into the tampa area late this morning. orlando same with you. so now for the good news. we get rid of the storm. warm pacific air moves across the country. this is mild pacific air. we go today from 52 in minneapolis to 58 in kansas city. and look what happens as we go into wednesday. we are 73 in minneapolis tomorrow. we had half a foot of snow yesterday. washington, d.c., new york city, boston, you're in for a great stretch as the warm air heads east. the cherry blossoms in d.c. are going to peak. thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, this i

north carolina to florida. two tornados touched down around 4:00 p.m. in this rural area of eastern north carolina last night. from a distance this twister was caught on camera. the storm lasted just seven minutes, but that was still enough to take out power lines, flip cars and level homes. at least 13 people were treated from injuries at local hospitals, including a father and son. levi spencer says he was driving his pickup truck when winds tossed it across the road and into a field. >> any time you see a man walking away thanking god crying and stuff, and me and myself we cried all the way here. >> reporter: the carolina storm comes just one day after a tornado touched down, carving a 16-mile path in central mississippi, leveling communities overnight. heavy rains quickly followed and a 9-year-old girl was killed after flash flooding pulled her into a culvert. by morning, some areas had seen more than 8 inches of rainfall. many in mississippi and new orleans were left with destroyed homes and little to salvage. but for some knowing their families were safe meant much more. >> oh, my god, that's all matter

this one spotted moving through eastern north carolina. >> it's touching down. >> tornadoes also touching down in georgia, one twisted through a residential subdivision near columbus, leveling homes and forcing families to hide in closets. the deep south can't catch a break, more tornadoes on tuesday in alabama and mississippi. >> we're still in somewhat of a search and rescue mode. we have still have people that have been unr. unaccounted for. >> the twister had a wind speed of 135 miles per hour, damaging more than 2,000 homes and businesses. >> this is a tornado emergency. >> a local t.v. meteorologist was live on the air telling viewers to run for cover, then he ordered his own newsroom to do the same. the aftermath and hard hit areas had thousands of people distraught over their destroyed homes. the robinson family of kansas cannot bear to look as the city bull dozes their house. so many people wonder what's next. >> we have family. >> that we can stay with, but we don't have anything. >> yet, they are fortunate, considering others are coping with the loss of loved ones, like the fam

. >>> meanwhile, back in the states, several tornadoes caused damage and power outages in eastern north carolinaday night, including this one that was caught on camera. according to officials, two mobile homes were destroyed. and the weather here in new york tomorrow should be pretty good for the second annual 9/11 memorial 5k run and walk. the event raises awareness about the national september 11th memorial and museum. >>> as of right now, 17 states and the district of columbia have legalized same-sex marriage, but it was on this day in the year 2000 that vermont became the first state in the nation to allow civil unions. on the same day, the supreme court heard arguments over whether the boy scouts should allow gay members. >> the boy scouts told the supreme court today that homosexuality is incompatible with the scouting oath to be, quote, morally straight. and their lawyers say, their right to freedom expression. >> they do not believe that a gay rights activist and an open and avowed sexually active ho homosexual is the kind of role model they want to provide to the youth of america. >> ev

and fast across the deep south, this ominous twister descended on a neighborhood in the eastern part of north carolina. this is what it looked like after it touched down. snapped trees, overturned cars, roofs ripped off. more than a dozen people injured. high winds also raced across baton rouge, leaving homes like this one in shambles. at least nine apparent tornadoes tore across mississippi, raking over homes and a church. the storms also triggered dangerous floodwaters. >> the bottom floor of my house is under water. and the water is rising. >> reporter: the body of a 9-year-old mississippi girl was pulled from a drainage ditch after she was swept away. near atlanta, a driver was found dead in a car in a swollen creek. a much happier ending in smyrna, georgia. a mother and three kids survived when a giant tree flattened part of their home. in birmingham, firefighters had to wade through knee-deep water to save a man and two little girls from a submerged car. and nearly 100 families were trapped in this alabama apartment complex. >> they were freaking out. like, i mean, just hyperventilating. they we

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. >>> you friends of ours waking up in eastern north carolina, i know this is what you're waking up tomage. multiple reports of tornados in the area late yesterday. authorities say at least two touched down. severe thunderstorms sliced through neighborhoods and damaged a lot of homes there. there were some minor injuries reportered. more twisters too could be on the way today. >> let's go to karen. she's been monitoring the latest weather developments. i see this huge map behind you with the clash of the dry and warm. who is next? >> we have millions of people right across the central united states in the slight risk of severe weather. there are a lot of ingredients taking place here. one of them being, we have lots of moisture coming up from the south. all the way to wichita and oklahoma city and towards the dallas area, those are the folks who are looking at the risk for severe weather. we have not had a fatality so far this severe weather season. that's the good news. this is awfully late for the severe weather season to really start getting rolling, but this is going to be a multi

afternoon, washington, d.c., richmond, north korea, raleigh area, you may see severe weather, eastern north carolina we'll watch that for you later today. and over the weekend, all eyes on the central plains. saturday night, a little bit of severe weather. it will be isolated, mostly in rural areas. butch it's as we go into sunday, this look like our best chance we may have a shot of seeing some strong tornadoes. remember, we haven't had any strong tornadoes this year and no fatalities. we leave you with a shot of washington, d.c. the three you're watching "morning joe." ♪ ♪ woman: everyone in the nicu -- all the nurses wanted to watch him when he was there 118 days. everything that you thought was important to you changes in light of having a child that needs you every moment. i wouldn't trade him for the world. who matters most to you says the most about you. at massmutual we're owned by our policyowners, and they matter most to us. if you're caring for a child with special needs, our innovative special care program offers strategies that can help. i dbefore i dosearch any projects on my home. i l

we did see tornados in eastern north carolina. thankfully, we didn't who's any lives with those. if you're on the east coast from new england to the mid-atlantic, a lot of rain today. a lot of airport delays. but it shoun be too bad as far as tornadoes are concerned. just a few strong storms. i'll continue to give you yip updates from north florida with historic flooding as we go through the morning on "morning joe." we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] the wright brothers started in a garage. mattel started in a garage. disney started in a garage. amazon started in a garage. ♪ the ramones started in a garage. my point? some of the most innovative things in the world come out of american garages. introducing the lighter, faster cadillac cts. 2014 motor trend car of the year. ain't garages great? the expedia app helps you save with mobile-exclusive deals download the expedia app text expedia to 75309 expedia, find yours when salesman alan ames books his room at laquinta.com, he gets a ready for you alert the second his room is ready. so he knows exactly when he can check in and

tornado watch across eastern parts of north carolina, southeastern parts of virginia in effect until 7:00 p.m. tonight. at this point, none of these storms are tornadic, no big rotation causing concerns. i think we will see some of that later on and one severe thunderstorm at the line where you approach kingston and jacksonville, seeing winds maybe 50, 60 miles an hour and maybe hail. look at this area. panhandle of florida, 20 plus inches of rain in less than 24 hours. we have flashflooding there and more concerns in the mid-atlantic and northeast. some of these areas will see another 3-5 inches of rain extending to parts of the northeast. that's not out of here until tomorrow afternoon. if there's any bright news by friday we're done with this storm and have a good couple of days. it's been a long one. >> what you're seeing, the system on the east coast does that pack the same potential as the southeast or not? >> great question. no, it doesn't. it's not the same kind of tornado threat we saw in arkansas, alabama, mississippi and tennessee. we could see smaller tornadoes the rest o

it's not just the south that we're watching over the next day, it is also the eastern seaboard, and in north carolina we've seen tornadoes this evening, but it's also going to be the very active rain and flooding all the way up here towards the northeast. if you're flying to these airports we're expected to see major problems. >> the government is now giving residents in tornado-broken areas a rebate on storm shelters. >> reporter: on may 15, a monster filled the skies above texas. a twister with above 200 mph winds bore down on the community west of dallas, enveloping the hope of myrna thompson in darkness. >> i was shaken. i'm not exaggerating. my knees, because it looked like it was coming right at us because it's really dark. you could see the storm clouds from this window. >> reporter: the 74-year-old was home alone. but she remembered the words of her recently deceased husband. >> he had told me if a storm comes in this house just go to our master closet, so that's what did i. i sat right in front of this door. >> reporter: she said she felt alone and vulnerable surrounded by the roar of the st

we're on the eastern coastal plane of north carolina.n new york and florida for your viewers. >> what is the damage level and what are you telling residents? >> right now we're still in the middle of it,s it's moving through our area right now. we're under a tornado watch, warning right now in wilson and trying to determine what is going on. but we are experiencing a lot of lightning and thunder here. the thunder has been like canon shots. we've had hail like marbles falling this afternoon. it's going to be -- we have a tremendous wind here as well. >> matt shaw, thank you so much. stay safe. our meteorologist, chad myers is standing by. chad are continues picking up near you. >> reporter: we're starting to see bigger storms to the southwest that we'll wait on. we'll wait for them to come to us. up the line. we have a picture up here. this is a pretty impressive storm heading toward armory, not rotating, not tornadic but you could see some hail. maybe that will be a bigger deal today. hail and wind damage than tornado. this does not seem

then tomorrow, that same storm system continues marching eastward, and eastern parts of south carolina, north carolina, and also southeastern virginia do have the possibility to see more severe storms. and we're not only looking at the risk for tornados, but also damaging winds, potentially in excess of 60 miles per hour and large hail with these storms. the other big threat with this storm system is very heavy rain, and there is a flood concern across parts of new england and also parts of the upper great lakes, because we're not only expecting very heavy rain from this system, but also rapid snow melt from temperatures warming up ahead of it. that's going to be a big concern. h temperatures ahead of this system, in the 70s. temperatures in minneapolis, just in the 30s. let's head over to you. >> just a little tease, i guess. >> yeah. even some areas picking up a little snow behind this storm system. so a lot going on. >> thanks. >>> today in the search for the missing malaysian flight 370, crews are deploying a small submarine to scan the floor of the southern indian ocean. they're hoping t

north carolina. multiple tornadoes across the central and eastern parts of the state destroyed more than 200 homes and killed an 11-month-old boy. >> it broke my heart because i lost everything. thank the lord for not having me be because i probably wouldn't be standing here right now. >> reporter: as some communities begin to pick up the pieces other brace for the next storm to hit. since this slow-moving system is not over yet. >> as many as 24 million people live in the path of this latest severe weather, and we're not out of the woods yesterday. we're joined now, eboni, this is the beginning of the bad season. >> reporter: that's right. we're beginning to ramp things up as far as severe weather is concerned. we've had a number of reports. 30 reports of tornadoes just yesterday alone, and that was from iowa, kansas and missouri. here's a look at what we had yesterday. through arkansas we had a line of tornadoes we were reporting, but we're probably going to find this is just one long track tornado. but then up to the border of kansas and mohamed morsi, w mise that tornado off in the distance and it

storm system slammed into north carolina, multiple tornadoes across the central and eastern parts of the state destroyed more than 200 homes and killed an 11 month old boy. >> it broke my heart because i lost everything. thank the lord for not having me here because i probably wouldn't be standing here right now. >> as some communities begin to pick up the pieces others brace for the next storm to hit. since this storm isn't over yet. erica pizzzi, al jazeera. >> the sports world and beyond reacting to racist comments made by the owner of the l.a. clippers. >> if you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people, you have to -- for the world have to see they will call me and don't bring them into my games. >> now last night the team offered up a silent protest wearing their practice jerseys inside out. calling upon donald sterling to surrender his franchise. talked about what the league need needs to do next. >> other nba owners could put together a deal that bought him out at a profit. i think that's the limitation. sterling could protest the action of any other owners

across the country, the main spots to watch for showers are just a couple of areas in the eastern, north and south carolinathe middle of the country, across west texas into western kansas and oklahoma. otherwise, the west coast looks nice and dry on this easter sunday. that's a look at your weather. >> for which we thaw. happy easter to you, jen. >>> a man immortalized in a movie by denzel washington. but mostly, his remarkable story of resilience. >>> also, bp decides the cleanup is over, four years to the day after the massive oil spill in the gulf coast. is everything really back to normal? ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the nissan altima with nasa inspired zero gravity seats. ♪ let it take the weight off your drive. ♪ ♪ nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ [ male announcer ] you're watching one of the biggest financial services companies in the country at work. hey. thanks for coming over. hey. [ male announcer ] how did it come to be? yours? ah. not anymore. it's a very short story. come on in. [ male announcer ] by meeting you more than halfway. it's how edward jones makes sense of investing. this is mike. his

powerful storms damaged homes in the eastern and central part of north carolina. trees and power lines were knocked down and more than 6,000 electric customers lost power. >> meanwhile, forecasters are warning that weekend tornadoes and severe thunderstorms are likely in parts of the plains and midwest. erik fisher, chief meteorologist at our boston station wbz-tv is tracking the weather. good morning. >> good morning. it's going to be a very busy weekend. this is the system responsible. this brought rain last night to parts of the west. now this energy works its way out to the east and that is going to be a severe weather producer. a clash of cooler air coming down across the rockies. big-time heat. plenty of 90s across the plains today. right where they come between, that's where it's creating severe weather. we'll be watching nebraska through texas, western oklahoma around the texas panhandle. today we'll see some supercell activity. large hail damaging wind gusts, but a greater threat existing sunday into monday. so a multiday severe weather event for the firs