just to note this was an ef-5, the classification of wind speeds that came through were over 200 miles per hour. we'll show you a lot more from moore, oklahoma, talk to local leaders and also governor marry fallon coming up on "morning joe" but other news we've budget following the buildup for weeks and in just a few hours voters will decide which candidates head to the general election in key battleground states. republican senator mitch mcconnell looks secure against matt bevin. but it's his likely opponent alice lundergan grimes who came out swinging at a rally in louisville. >> i am the kentucky woman who my republican colleagues have so generally referred to as an empty dress. that seeks to retire mitch mcconnell. mitch mcconnell fails to realize that it's labor that has lifted millions out of poverty as he says no to collective bargaining, as he says no to prevailing wage, you will have someone in the united states senate who says right to work for less is just another name for union busting and i will have none of it. [ cheers and applause ] >> it's not just about keeping his se

we were in the vortec where i got to experience ef 3 winds.t out. >> thank you very much. >> oh my goodness. >> coming down right now major tornado. coming down another tornado. deadly tornado rushes to the u.s. community of oklahoma city. two mile wide tornado ripped through the state capitol on monday. >> that was the tragedy on the ground but new innovations are being developed in the lab to protect against future disasters. >> we create tornado like vor vortexes. >> i'm at the university where they can actually create tornadoes. >> darryl gains designed and built the tornado simulator. >> a tornado simulator allows us to understand what happens to structures. >> tornadoes are rated on an ef scale which is an indicator of the severity of the storm based on wind speed and debris impact. >> so this was designed to do mid ef 3, about 150 miles per hour or less. >> did you ever sit in the vortex? >> oh, absolutely, all the time. would you like to go? >> this is the time i've been waiting for. >> turn it on slow and then -- >> build it up? >> bu

what we're dealing with today out there, it's the one-year anniversary of moore, oklahoma, tornado, ef-5 and this storm itself will be remembered with the helicopter flying alongside as we knew it would head through the towns and the facts that went along with this is ef-5s are rare enough, moore has been hit by two in 14 years, unheard of. the path was 17 miles. at one point with 200-mile-per-hour winds it was 1.3 miles wide. it was an incredible tornado and that's why it's going to be one of the historical ones we'll talk about for decades to come. nothing like that. warm throughout the middle of the country. some strong storms later but with wind damage, not so much tornadoes watch out peoria, chicago, indianapolis, columbus and late towards charleston, west virginia but nothing like what we saw a year ago. >> check this out. this is kind of frightening. a police officer in missouri was standing on the passenger side of a car while his partner spoke to the driver. right there, an alleged drunk driver slammed into the officer's cruiser, his name is kenneth lewis and sent him off the

. >> rated ef-3 on the damage scale of ef-0 to ef-5. it was the kitten's size being so small that allowed it to vive. we had rain on and off for about 14 hours after the tornado so, you know, not only was everything thrown around but everything got soaked. the family had the best attitude of anyone i've ever seen go through something like that. >> well thank you for all that you've been doing for the folks in ohio. >> i'm glad i could help out in some little way. >>> people have all sorts of hobbies out there and for whatever reason this is a hobby of some. the burnout. you got your car in the parking lot, rvs and all your buddies are around and revving up your engines. this is in sochi. i did say this was a burnout. it turns to be quite literally into a burnout because right here, the entire car burns out. >> those sparks thought a fire. who would have thunk that would have happened? >> out the driver because he bails from his car, but watch this, go back. i think i forget my jacket. >> at least looks like they're prepared. they seem t

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ef 3, it was absolute heaven, i loved it. >> all right.check that up coming up >> i'm joe berlinger this is the system i'd like to think of this show as a watch dog about the system... to make sure justice is being served. with our personal liberties taken away from us, it better be done the right way. is justice really for all? per ae perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. photos ♪ ♪ >> and welcome back to "techknow." i'm phil torres and i'm here with marita davidson and dr. shini somara. shini, you went inside a tornado. >> i got in the vortek, to experience force 3 winds. and trust me, to people that force of nature on my skin, it was just unreal. let's take a look. >> thank you very much. >> oh my goodness! coming down right now, major tornado. >> coming down another tornado. >> a deadly tornado rushes towards the u.s. community of oklahoma city. a two mile wide wind tunnel ripped through the capitol on monday. >> oh my god! >> that was the tragedy in the ground but new innovations are developed in the lab to protect against

ef-1 or ef-2, and meanwhile, here in moore, as we look at ttaat the remembranc ceremony, people are realizing that they have come a long way from one year ago here in moore, oklahoma. >> thank you, gabe. our thoughts and players are with the people as they hold that remembrance. >>> anger is growing over how the tabloids allegedly twisted the words of new york's first lady. >> think they a lot of women are offended, hardworking women in this city are offended. >> a lot of people are, and the mayor is defending his wife after tabloid headlines like "i was a bad mom" about balancing life of career and motherhood, and did the papers going too far and why so many women are relating to her today. >>> and plus, what caused this to happen a college football field? it is one of the stories we are following. and this is other news we are following, the white house is hosting the first ever talent show like jessica parker and jesse ferguson to raise funds for the art program. and there is also a bid for who is going to host the 2018 super bowl? the crescent city is undefeated in the super bow

you are with the efs. what are the chances? >> yes, i'm with the economic freedom fighters rally which is about to get under way in an our. a poll puts them at achieving a 5% share of the vote. and there's 400 seat national assembly. it doesn't seem like much, but it's had a big loud disproportionate if you like voice in comparison. it's because of the charismatic leader who is from the a.n.c. she has radical policy ideas in comparison to the biggest opposition party, the democratic alliance, which is making a final pitch to voters over last weekend. the blue of the democratic alliance filled the hall like a rising tide. it's more popular than ever, it's small compared to the african national congress. it's the biggest opposition party. >> if our government was doing its work properly south africa would be attracting much more investments. and the economy would be growing faster to create the jobs we need to tackle our biggest problem, which is unemployment and poverty. >> all paigs parties say they can create the jobs that the

doesn't seem like much but the efs had a disproportionately loud voice because of its charismatic leader who was ex-island from the a.n.c. he has radical ideas and policies in stark contrast to those of the biggest party the democratics alliance. it has also been making final pitches to voters this weekend. >> reporter: the blue of the democratic alliance filled the hall like a rising tide. although it's more popular than ever, it's small compared to the governing enginesal congress. it's south africa's biggest party. >> if our government was doing its work properly south africa would be attracting more investment. the economy would be growing faster to create the jobs we need to tackle our biggest problem, which is unemployment and poverty. >> all opposition parties say they can create the jobs. the australian national congress hasn't. >> the da has a problem. >> the democratic alliance is perceived to be a party that protects the interests of white. some of its leaders and the vast majority of the crowd are black. that perception holds it back. >> the a.n.c. has the influence of nelson

see, the majority of tornadoes are ef-0 or eef-1. in moore, oklahoma, it was an ef-5.ire buildings are wiped away. the winds in an ef-5, can top 200 miles per hour. think of the debris flying at incredible speeds. that's why you have to have an underground tornado shelter to survive an ef-5. today here in oklahoma, it is windy, but it is a very warm day ahead, without storms. let me take you right there into the south, where the heat is on. not only in oklahoma. but in parts of texas, too. all the way up to minneapolis, almost 80 degrees today. and atlanta, 83. temperatures are about 15 degrees above average for some folks. the severe storms area, stays in the great lakes. iowa over to parts of west virginia. >>> good morning. i'm mike nicco. isolated showers, even thunder possible today and temperatures still below average thanks to the strong sea breezes. your accuweather seven-day forecast, starting tomorrow through the holiday weekend, temperatures on the warming trend, even warmer than average sunday. >> all that weather, brought to you by target. robin and david?

how survivors of an ef-5 tornado remember and now are rebuilding a year later. >> a frightening weather phenomenon. the formation of a super cell storm. >> sir paul mccartney, what the rock legend just announced coming up when we come back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, devastating tornado. (bell rings three times) a bell tolled for each of t people who d >>> people in oklahoma are marking a year since a devastating tornado. [ bell chimes ] >> a bell tolled for each of the people who died in the storm. cbs reporter omar villafranca shows us how survivors who lost their homes are now rebuilding their lives. >> pretty much it was half a house. >> reporter: kevin and della pickens are rebuilding their houses in moore, oklahoma. they survived a monster tornado a year ago huddled in their closet. >> power went off, glass started busting. >> no roar. they say you hear a train? there was no train roar. it was just dark and then light and then gone. >> reporter: now they want to make sure their new house is stronger. in april, the city passed new building codes to make sure homes in this area can withstand

the blue line and the red line are the strong ef-5s 14 years apart.hey crossed paths and almost went in the exact same direction. the blue one was the one from '99. that went to the north side of moore. then the last year one was on the south side of moore. the pictures looks like joplin, like tuscaloosa, and other bad sites. we do have a chance of seeing strong thunderstorms today. later this afternoon into areas of cedar rapids. we do not think this will be tornadoes. but if you're in chicago, indianapolis, ft. wayne, all the way down to indianapolis and columbus. a line of strong storms with damaging winds heading your way. a lot of power outages expected with that. thankfully we've had a quiet, knock on wood, tornado season in oklahoma. they had the el reno tornado that was an ef-5 a couple weeks after this one. they've only had five tornadoes up to this point in oklahoma all year long. typically they average about 55. we're at a nice, slow pace. and they deserve it after what they went through last year there in moore. more on "morning joe" comin

i'm putting ef-0 to ef-1 range, and brief. they're not on the ground very long. one to five minutes at most. the ones that we tracked earlier today, you know. we'll see with these ones that are coming up from the southwest. >> all right. thank you very much, tim. we appreciate your time. >>> and now to our other top story tonight. the breaking news we now know how many americans are in nigeria to help find the missing girls there. approximately 50 to 60 interagency team members on the ground. and a team of seven u.s. military personnel from u.s. africa command are scheduled to arrive in nigeria tomorrow. this is a rising brutal terror threat. and right now there is a desperate attempt the stop it. we're talking about boko haram. "the new york times" read today abduction of girls, an act not even al qaeda can condone. tonight more than 200 girls are still missing. thousands of people slaughtered this year, hundreds just this week. bodies are burned, throats solicislit. and we're talking about civilians. nigeria's president today said the end of boko is near. >> i

but might be able to minimize the damage if for example an ef-1 and ef-2 tornado.re at a memorial service earlier today and also a ceremonial ground breaking for the moore medical center. another one of the buildings that was destroyed. a very somber anniversary here. we've seen flags throughout the city that say moore strong. and indeed, it has been over this past year. back to you. >> gabe, luke russert here. i was on assignment in moore about a month ago right where you're at. i was struck by the resiliency not just in the adults but the kids seemingly able to persevere on and understanding what occurred was obviously a terrible loss and a terrible moment. but really about pushing forward and moving forward. talk about that for the general public that might not ever go to moore, oklahoma. this town is really rebuilding and they really are persevering. >> reporter: that's exactly right. this town really prides itself on being resilient. moore has suffered through three major tornadoes in the last 15 years. we have been coming back here every few months. i was her

in missouri cleanup is underway after an ef 2 trampled a small town destroying everything in its path. >> old man winter dumping more than a foot on heavy wet snow in colorado and wyoming. look at these pictures looks like a month of january. stret treacherous ice causing sefrlt accide several accidents there. feels more like summer. inching closer to the first 90 degree temperature of the year. we will take it, right, heather? >> it is a huge mix, though. hundreds of people forced out of their homes this morning as a wildfire puts an entire town in texas at risk. over 100 homes destroyed 1200 homes in danger. this is all in the town of crich. up to 800 people evacuated but more will have to go as the fire spreads. >>> the third person killed in a hot air balloon tragedy in virginia has been found. the body of natalie lewis the passenger on the balloon was found 25 miles north of richmond. she was traveling with yen knje boil. the pilot identified as daniel kirk. he has more than 20-years experience. the hot air balloon it crashed after hitting a power line and then catching fire. inv

by the way the tornado has been classified as an ef 4.hat particular tornado the ef 4 classification could have had winds of up to 200 miles an hour across the area. that's why we saw the devastating images from the states. we have the storm system continuing on the move. you mentioned extreme flooding across parts of the florida panhandle and parts of alabama. two feet of rain coming down in 24-hours. at one point it was across this area and parts of alabama and off to florida. some information as well as areas picking up over 6 inches of rain. they have been over carolina, georgia and most of the areas across tennessee. that is because the storm system is on the move and we have quieter weather. we are looking at storms across the eastern sea board. some could move the isolated weather. >> good news to all of the folks who had a lot of cleanup to do at this point. thank you. thank you. >>> thousands of people are fighting the fires in california. nearly 2,000 homes are evacuated. mandatory vak orders were lifted overnight. many are stay

congress woman jackie spe ef ir says she followed her instiblths in creating an event. it's a special day of empowerment. >> i think developing confidence, security, doing the networking opportunities. learning how to be better positioned in a corporation. sticking with it. >> many of those we talked to called it inspirational and say it showcases the growing camaraderie around women in the work place. >> i'm in a man's world. and when you start working with women, you realize have you to unite. and support one another. >> i find it easier now. than it was. we can see more women engineers and doctors. but i still think numbers could be better. >> while women are still struggling, key note speaker arianna huffington suggested ways to rise above. hundreds stood in line for autographed copy of the book "thrive". >> women should no longer aspire to be on top of the world. the way the world is designed at the moment is not working. >> it was a sellout crowd that heard messages this year. >> what a great event i know you enjoy dinner. >> yes. pretty cool. >> you know ordering

the designation, ef-1, ef-2, ef-3, obviously wind speed, but truly damage scale.h damage is created by the wind, itself, by the tornado, itself, wolf. >> you know, chad, hold on for a moment. i want to listen to this wbal chopper pilot describe what he's seeing near dover, delaware. >> now, there's more than a couple dozen pieces of rescue gear and equipment from fire department along with delaware state police. they've pretty much been going house to house checking. we haven't heard any reports of injuries. we haven't seen any of the medic units tending to anybody. they're just checking the entire neighborhood here because trees are literally knocked down and they're in all different directions. tops of them have been snapped like twigs. some of them have been uprooted and some of them are going pointing to the east, some are pointing to the west. some are pointing north. so it looks like something touched down here. there's a path that goes about a mile, maybe a mile and a half long of damage in this neighborhood down here. so we're monitoring the situation as b

. >> reporter: tonight the national weather service is giving a preliminary rating of ef-2. 120 miles per hour. for

the tornado was later rated an ef-5, the most powerful kind of tornado.miles an hour. it left in its path more than $1 billion in damage. it was almost 14 years to that day just last year that another ef-5 twister struck the town of moore. that storm was packing winds estimated at 210 miles per hour. that storm left 24 people dead. >>> turning trash into treasure. of sorts. one city transforming wastelands into sources of power. will today's big idea come to your city? that's next. me, and you're talking to your rheumatologist about a biologic... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain. this is humira helping me lay the groundwork. this is humira helping to protect my joints from further damage. doctors have been prescribing humira for ten years. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to ra symptoms. humira is proven to help relieve pain and stop further joint damage in many adults. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fata

we could see ef-3 or higher tornadoes develop. that means winds could be greater than 136 miles per hour. it's an area in parts of iowa where we are already going to see these storms continue to spread eastward. you can see some heavy thunderstorms developing right now. this yellow box here, that's your severe thunderstorm watch box. these will continue to move up to the north and east and redevelop later on this afternoon. from des moines right over into sali salina. that's where we're going to see our strongest threat of isolated tornadoes developing today. besides that from san angelo, texas, southwestern michigan and into indiana, we still could see strong storms that produce straight line wind damage, hail and torrential downpours. but it's right in through here, including parts of nebraska, into kansas and into iowa where we could see some of those long track tornadoes develop. that's something we'll certainly be keeping an eye on later on today. eri erica? >> dylan, thanks. >>> history was made in the nfl draft last night w

. >> this is a rare glimpse of joyce ef kony. joseph kony, he's been indicted for war crimes in the international criminal court. stemming from a war he waged for nearly two decades. tens of thousands of people were killed, over a million displaced, many raped and maimed. countless children were forced to kill and mutilate their own families. and then turned into kony's personal soldiers. >> thrvmentra is really responsible for just about every -- the lra is responsible for just about every war crime and atrocity in the book. but really in the past three to four years, what we've seen is that the tactics of the lra have changed quite a bit. the violence has decreased. significantly. in the past few years. but they're history shows what they're still capable of. >> reporter: an african union task force with 5,000 sol engineered backed by 100 u.s. special forces has been trying to find him for years. and in march the u.s. sent four aircraft to help find him. covers areas of south sudan the central african republic and the republic

. >> was ef-3 on the damage scale, and pretty strong tornado. it was the kitten's size being so small that aloud lowed it to survive. the family had the best attitude of anyone i've seen go through something like that. >> thank you for all you're doing for the folks of ohio. >> i'm glad i can help in some little way. >> kids in peril, the first one will blow your mind. what you have here is a street -- outside of an apartment building in moscow. there you see a woman walking up to that bench, she's got a bag in one hand, but she's got a newborn baby in the other. now, notice, she puts the baby down on the bench. then she covers the baby with a blanket. she leaves. she walks away. this happened just before 4:00 a.m. and caught on cctv. wasn't found until an hour and a half later. >> the baby is okay? >> as far as we know, the baby is okay. but police have no doubt that this is the baby's mother and they are lookingor her another kid in peril, this young child running in the streets, and there doesn't appear to be anyone around except people drivi

2,000 indigenous people massacred during the civil war, lasting from 1960 to 1966 - former president ef ron was found guilty of genocide. his conviction over turned. we have more from guatemala city. >> reporter: marking a landmark court ruling to music, hundreds commemorate the first anniversary of conviction of the the former dictate scores was sentenced to 86 years in prison. the festivities are bittersweet. >> reporter: 10 days after the verdict the court overturned the conviction sending it back. a series of legal actions had many worried. >> in february the attorney-general an ark tech was told to step down seven months before she thought her term was set to end. she was passed up for re-election despite being the second most qualified candidate. they tried to suspend for a year a judge who presided over the trial. many said it was clear what is going on. >> translation: there have been changes in favour of impunity and those responsible for genocide. they feel empowered to do what they want. we'll work for peace. national and international groups met on friday to discuss the tria

and nowhere is that more ef denth -- evident than the state of oregon and allen schauffler reports. >er: meet mia, toby, and their little sister. they are brought, energetic, adorable and expensive. about $1,500 a month for child, $18,000 a year for three days a week. the parents work four days a week each. >> if we were to pay full-time, we shouldn't be working. we would -- it would cost the same amount as our mortgage does. >> reporter: according to a recent report, oregon is the most expensive state in the country for child care followed by new york and minnesota. in oregon the average cost of infant day care for one is more than $13,000 a year. yearly tuition and fees at state universities run just under $7,000. >> it's not an oregon alone. we're just more dramatic. but -- but it would be a mistake to think this is an oregon phenomenon. >> reporter: dr. bobby webber has studied family dynamics for years. she says finding affordable quality child care is a constant scramble. >> this isn't a land of equal opportunity if by age five your trajectory is already set. and the evidence is

those from the tornadoes, couple from flooding, couple fallen trees. 79 tornadoes, two of those were ef-4s, very high on the intensity scale. 1 in 200 year flood in pensacola, florida. 24 inches of snow on the back side of the storm and blizzard conditions in the black hills of south dakota. i call it quite the storm. may end up being the storm of the year. yesterday's high temperatures are nothing to sneeze at. 91 in downtown l.a. 90 in san francisco. one of the warmest days of the year. even going forward it will be one of the warmest days of the year. we were one of the warmest spots in the country in southern california. we had the fire. today will be very warm in l.a. a red flag warning in effect, very high fire dang, slightly cooler in san francisco, but, you know, what a weather pattern in the last couple of days. that's your nati >> we cool it off in west, slowly over the next couple of days, to return to a normal weather pattern across the nation this weekend. >> you can't beat all those cities being so sunny at the same time. >>> just ahead what brought l.a.x. to a screeching

. >>> and i'm robert ray live in louisville, mississippi where an ef-4 tornado have hit this area earlierhis week. how will people move forward? we'll have that report right ahead. ♪ >> surprising new details about l.a. clippers owner donald sterling. the 80-year-old is facing a serious disease. ♪ >> al jazeera america presents borderland's dramatic conclusion >> no one's prepared for this journey. >> our teams experience the heart breaking desperation >> we're all following stories of people that have died in the desert. >> and the importance... >> experiencing it, has changed me completely... >> of the lives that were lost in the desert >> this is the most dangerous part of your trip... >> an emotional finale you can't miss... >> we got be here to tell the story. >> the final journey borderland continues... only on al jazeera america >>> we have another angle of that incredible baltimore mud slide to show you. >> oh, my god! [ screaming ] >> oh, my god! >> as you can see an entire car dropping into the ravine. this is after continuous rain came down on tuesday. 19 people forced to flee

before the tornado strikes. 23-year-old jeffrey hunter sent a heart breaking message to his mom as an ef-4 tornado barreled toward his home in arkansas last week. he was found dead. his father and stepmother, who were also in the home survived. >>> and from nbc, new york, the oldest man on earth lives in new york. on the upper west side. that's not far from me. he is one week shy of his 112th birthday. when asked for his secret to living long, he said, i love this, quote, i don't know. i simply didn't die earlier. he's telling it like it is. >>> some other stories we're following for you, a diver has died while searching for victims off the south korean ferry disaster. government officials say that the diver actually lost communication five minutes into his dive and by the time others tried to save him, he wasn't breathing. >>> hollywood is boycotting the iconic beverly hills hotel. it is owned by the sultan of brunei who announced a new penal code for brunei that includes stoning gay men and women to death. protesters include nbc's own jay leno have gathered to rally in response to the

it was ripped apart by the powerful ef-5 tornado that carved a 17 mile-long path through the communitynd on the ground for an unbelievable 39 minutes. and when it was all said and done, homes, businesses, schools just reduced to a pile of rubble. so, this groundbreaking will be very symbolic today. a way to honor the past while still focusing on moving forward into the future. scott and laura. >> the people there are so resilient. >> we could hear all the construction behind you. sounds like a busy type of activity. >> yeah. that is the sound here in moore when you go to these neighborhoods that when we visited them last year were just piles of stick and concrete. a lot of work for construction crews here. and a lot of people, we're told, about half the people whose homes were destroyed last year chose to rebuild on their exact same lots and other people taking the opportunity to start fresh, perhaps in a new neighborhood and perhaps they wanted to be in a new school district but the overwhelming majority saying they are staying here in moore and it is their community and they're not l

that is the equivalent of an ef-3 tornado. obviously, it would not have helped if you were in the direct path of the tornado last year, but what officials are hoping is that it saved some homes and future tornadoes that are on the edges of that tornado. not getting hit by the direct force, but by those side winds. >> makes sense. thank you very much this morning. >>> and we have an update now to breaking news in russia. investigators say a faulty track caused a cargo train to collide with a passenger train near moscow killing five and injuring 45. this is new video near the crash scene that was just into our newsroom. it is actually unclear what was wrong with the track, but we do know several cars of the cargo train derailed and crashed into the passenger train. then a few of the passenger train cars went off the track. some even overturned. officials say 15 of the injured could possibly die. >>> new video this morning of the damage left behind after a suspicious car fire in the south bay. two cars and part of a garage were d

. >> reporter: it was an ef-5, 210 mile per hour winds. plaza towers elementary didn't stand a chance. >> it is, like you see, completely destroyed. >> reporter: 9-year-old christopher legg was among seven children who died here when the building collapsed. a year later, his parents watch every day as construction crews rush to get the new school up and running. >> this didn't have to happen. >> reporter: across oklahoma, 1100 schools don't have tornado shelters, half a million students and teachers potentially at risk. christopher's mother dani is on a crusade to put a shelter in every school. >> it's not a matter of if a tornado is going to come to oklahoma again it's a matter of when it's going to happen. >> reporter: one architect recommends a gym with outer walls that are 12 inches and reinforced steel rebar, a four-inch concrete roof over a layer of metal and steel doors with three-point anchors. the school is being built with a safe room but retro fitting every school in oklahoma would cost nearly a billion dollars, money the state

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. >> ef-2. winds up to 35 miles an hour. came out, did not expect to see. baby's room, two branches sticking in from the ceiling. >> oh my lord. i need to see them. i really need to see my babies. >> reporter: neighbors did get 15 minutes warning. so, despite all of the damage, nobody was hurt. and it is okay. made it out. we can replace our things. >> the only area of the united states that escaped mother nature's wrath today were the northeast and the west coast. most of the rest of the country had to deal with some type of storm. it was a somber graduation ceremony at richmond, virginia today. a appointment of silence was held for the three victims who died in friday night's hot air balloon crash. two of the victims were on the school's women's basketball staff. a veteran hot air balloon pilot was at the controls. earlier today they recovered the body of the last victim in a heavily wooded area. >>> the european union says they will not recognize the vote of two russian-speaking regions of ukraine to declare themselves as independents. >> reporter: a wom

. >> reporter: -- as the day the ef-5 tornado tore a 17-mile long path through the metropolitan area.'t wish it on my absolute worst enemy in the whole world. >> reporter: 25 were killed and more than a thousand homes destroyed, including kim and marty schwab's place. they vowed to rebuild and now are weeks away from finishing their new home. the sound of construction, the sound of strength for moore city manager. he remembers the first residents to move back just months after the twister. >> saw that happen the very first one, i think some of us just about cried because we were so happy. >> reporter: perhaps one of the most emotionally difficult rebuilds, that of plaza towers elementary. 9-year-old christopher legg and six other students were killed there. like 50% of oklahoma schools, plaza towers did not have a tornado shelter. the new building will, but christoph christopher's mom won't stop, she says, until there is one in every school in the state. >> it is a matter of when it is going to happen. >> reporter: preparing for the future with painful lessons learned the past year. s

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. >> reporter: as the day the ef-5 tornado tore a 17-mile long path through the metropolitan area. >> i wouldn't wish it on my absolute worst enemy in the whole world. >> reporter: more than 1,000 homes destroyed, including kim and marty schwab's place. they vowed to rebuild and now weeks away from finishing their new home. the sounds of construction. he remembers the first resident to move back just months after the twister. >> he saw that happen the very first one. i think some of us just about cried because we were so happy. >> reporter: perhaps one of the most emotionally difficult rebuilds, that of plaza towers elementary. 9-year-old christopher leg and six uother students were killed there. like 6 o% of oklahoma schools, did not have a tornado shelter. the new building will, but christopher's mom won't stop until there is one in every school in the state. >> it's not a matter if a tornido will come to oklahoma again, it's a matter of when. >> reporter: painful lessons learned the past year. >> you know they're going to return, as she said. across oklahoma, 1,100 schools do not h

>> reporter: the national weather service determined this was a category ef-2 tornado with winds of 120iles per hour. it was as wide as a football field is long. 9 people were injured including anthony beta. >> i looked out the window, i was making a sandwich and there was this rock flying through the air. it was the real thing. >> tornadoes in the area are rare. >> i would dig a hole and make a cellar. >> something. >> that was a little too close. >> that was way too close. winds over 120 miles per hour. >>> things kicking up around the bay area a little bit today. a little breezy outside but looks like it should be a nice day as we'll see a whole lot of sunshine starting out mostly clear this morning. cold front pulling through town falling apart as it moves on by. winds will kick up. another breezy afternoon temperatures warmer. then some cool fog some drizzle returns as we look toward this next weekend. we do have some fire danger to talk about. red flag warnings through the carquinez straight and the delta. winds 20 to 30 miles an hour. humidity less than 10% so very dry there. win

new homes must now withstand winds of 135 miles per hour, the equivalent of an ef-3 tornado. many moore, oklahoma, i'm sara daloff, nbc news. >>> and here in california, it's not a matter of if, but when we're hit by a major earthquake. but new research shows the bay area may be in for more than just the wig one. after years of digging into faults around the bay area, scientists have managed to look back 400 years and identify a pattern. they say between the year 1690 and 1776, many large quakes shook the region and relieved stress that at built up on the fault lines. now scientists think the pattern will repeat, and say we're in for a series of big earthquakes, instead of one single event. >> the stress of coming in, and it has to come back out. and it comes back out as movement on the different faults. >> now, the yes is, how big? well, most of the quakes in the cluster studied in the 17th and 18th centuries were between magnitude 6.6 and 7.8. >>> well, still to come this morning, the busiest street in the summer about to close up. >>> and is summer's hot new cocktail a bot

. >> jeff: the tornado was an ef-2 with winds up to 135 miles an hour and it was on the ground for 20utes. >> came out and i didn't expect to see what i saw. the babies room, there's two branches sticking in from the ceiling. >> oh my lord. i need to see them. i really need to see my babies. >> jeff: neighbors did get 15 minutes warning. so despite all the damage, no one was hurt. >> we're just all relieved that everybody is okay and we made it out. we can replace our things. can't replace our lives. >> jeff: for more now, we turn to eric fisher, chief meteorologist at our boston station wbz. eric, what is the forecast tonight? >> well, jeff, you look at the radar right now, what might catch your attention on may 11th is snow, but the thunderstorms explosively developing this afternoon, this evening. that is the one we mentioned at the top of the newscast where you see a little cell into eastern nebraska. and that is the zone we'll be watching as we head through tonight. tornado watches in yellow from illinois back down through the plains all way down toward the texas panhandle. and a

the national weather service surveying today, confirming that the tornado near albany new yord was an ef-3. winds as high as xd140 miles pe hour. and in delaware, this mobile home was ripped off its foundation.xd >> it was spinning like a football. >> reporter: out west, visibility near zero. at the site of this crash, this road sign, an ominous warning. >> just incredible pictures coming in. the carolinas, are they in the clear? >> not yet. and in the west, there are also thunderstorm warnings in parts of new mexico. and this weekends it's going to be very rainy and2os stormy in parts of texas. over an inch yesterday. it's a good thing, they're in a drought, but there are going to be flooding issues. severe storms in texas and nevada throughout the weekend. it's a slow-moving system. showers in the middle, but through the weekend, memorial day itself much nicer and drier. >>> and that wildfire we showed you in arizona last night, 0% contained. homeowners being warned. but now firefighters making progress, getting help from the weather today. the dry, windy conditions dying down. and ton

it was a high-end ef-4. that means winds of up to 200 miles per hour bore down on those neighborhoods. experts say the main tornado also spun off weaker twisters on the destructive path through the state. the last time arkansas was hit by a tornado stronger than this one was way back in 1929. >>> surveillance video at a mississippi car dealership, capturing the moment a twister tore through. take a look at this. employees and customers had to run for cover when the tornado sent glass and metal debris flying. the roof of the service center and a large bay door went flying. the owner says that blast of wind lasted only about ten seconds. you can see the damage, though. >>> breaking overnight, an explosion has injured dozens of inmates at the escambia county jail in pensacola. the apparent gas explosion shook homes for several blocks right around midnight and reportedly killed two inmates. among the injured are prison guards. all inmates have been accounted for. >>> and in virginia, a train carrying crude oil d

including on ef-4 in arkansas. one of the deadliest in decades. two feet of flood waters in florida. extreme flooding in ten states. all tolled, 865 reports of severe weather. at least 39 dead and more than $1 billion in damage. and fixing this mess won't be easy. we're told it could take weeks, even months. >> gio benitez reporting. thank you very much. >>> we move on to the big headline about sexual assault on college campuses. we learned today that a staggering 55 universities are facing a federal investigation because of the way they respond to their students in a crisis of sexual assault. abc's paula faris has the story. >> reporter: alcohol, loud music and late nights. sexual assaults on campus doesn't always happen like that. it can happen anywhere at any time and the colleges may not be doing enough. today the warning shot from the u.s. department of education fired at those 55 colleges and universities that received federal funds being investigated for possibly mishandling sexual violence and harassment complaints from students. among tho