in forney, that's a real pressing. zero fatalities. >> reporter: twisters cut paths of destruction that are often cruel and indiscriminate. this home was destroyed while the one next door and others nearby suffered far less damage. in arlington, sandy cooper is walking the streets collecting photos that are scattered everywhere. >> i'm gathering the memories of the people that may not be able to find them. >> reporter: many homeowners are not allowed to return home because of safety issues, but crews are beginning to clean up debris, a process that could take weeks. susan mcginnis, cbs news, forney, texas. >>> officials at the national weather service say that april is typically the worst month in tornado season. yesterday's outburst suggests that this year's tornado pace will be above average. >>> at college -- ed college says it's closing three campuses. it has provided training for students wanting to enter the medical profession for nearly 30 years. authorities say the schools are shutting down because they could n

and you're taking a live look at some of the damage here in forney. folks will be out at daylight trying to salvage what they can. also, the national weather service will be back out here trying to survey the damage to try to determine exactly how many tornadoes touched down. b betty? >> seems like a lot of damage. karen brown in forney, texas, thank you. >>> three is the magic number for mitt romney. the former massachusetts governor made it a clean sweep winning all three of yesterday's primaries. romney scored a decisive victory in maryland. he also did well in washington, d.c., where his rival rick santorum was not on the ballot. but his biggest win was in wisconsin, where 42 delegates were at stake. cbs news estimates romney now has 630 delegates, more than half of what he needs to capture the gop nomination. we are live in washington with much more on all of this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, betty. last night's victory cemented mitt romney's status as the gop front-runner. his campaign now appears to be focusing on the general elect

check out the scene in the town of forney, south of dallas, where many people lost everything between twisters tore through there. susan mcginness has the latest for wjz. >> reporter: home after home in lancaster, texas, is ripped to shreds. one tornado picked up a pair of cars and slammed them into the living room of a house. more than 500 homes are damaged or destroyed in the dallas/ft. worth area, despite all the destruction there are only a handful of injuries and no deaths. >> amazing that we are still living. undescribable. undescribable. >> reporter: the national weather service estimates as many as a dozen twisters touched down in north texas. >> that roar of a tornado that i will never forget that. >> the house, the house is gone. >> reporter: this was one of the tornadoes in hard hit forney. >> holy moley, holy moley. >> the fact that everybody that woke up in forney yesterday morning is still alive today in fore, that is a real blessing, zero fatalities. >> twisters cut paths of destruction that are often cruel and indiscriminate. this home was often destroyed while others

yesterday morning is still alive today in forney, that's a real blessing. zero fatalities. >> reporter: the national weather service estimates as many as a dozen twisters touched down in north texas. damage is also extensive in lancaster. the twister's path of destruction can be seen from the air. rachelle williams' home is still handing while her neighbor's house is gone. >> we were blessed, yeah. we were spared. god is good. >> reporter: at the dallas-fort worth airport, hundreds of flights are canceled for the second day in a row. many passengers were stranded over night. >> there's probably hundreds and hundreds of people just laying on the floor, on cotts. >> reporter: but many say that's a minor inconvenience sxard to all those -- compared to all those that are now homeless. in forney, texas, susan mcginnis, wjz eyewitness news. >> the warning at the dallas- fort worth airport enabled many to get to safety. >>> a 19-room mansion is on fire. you can see some flames shooting out really all over this home, including the roof. fire units we're told from a

karen in forney, texas, thank you. >>> three is the magic number for mitt romney. the former massachusetts governor made it a clean sweep winning all three of yesterday's primaries. romney scored a decisive victory in march march where he received nearly half of the vote. he also did well in washington, d.c., where his rival rick santorum was not on the ballot. but his biggest win was in wisconsin, where 42 delegates were at stake. after tuesday's hat trick, cbs news estimates romney now has 630 delegates, more than half of what he needs to capture the gop nomination. we're live in washington with much more on all of this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, betty. last night's victory cemented mitt romney's status as the gop front-runner. his opponents are vowing to fight out but his campaign appears to now be focusing on the general election in november. mitt romney was all smiles after notching wins in all three of tuesday's primaries. >> we won them all. >> reporter: his victories in wisconsin, maryland and washington, d.c. give him more than twice the num

the town of forney has seen evidence that an ef3 tornado hit. that would mean wind speeds up to 165 miles per hour. other tornadoes were up to 135 miles per hour. experts say it's because most were warned and took cover. fiona has one woman's story of survival. >> reporter: definitely an incredible and frightening site here in forney, texas, that's 20 miles east of dallas. and about 90 homes. a little more than 90 homes sustained damage. 22 of those homes completely destroyed. i am standing in one of those homes right now that have been completely leveled and sherry, this was your home and an incredible story of survival. when you look around at this debris, you think how could somebody survive when they were inside here as that tornado came barreling through. do you want to tell me how you survived not only yourself, but with three small children? >> well, i just looked out my bedroom window that was over here and my daughter asked me if i looked outside lately and i told her no. so i went back here and looked out my bedroom window and seen the

abc's kristine dobbyn reports from forney, texas. >> reporter: it was a long day of cleanup here in forneyf the homeowners got their first chance to see the damage to their homes. in this community alone, the national weather service says winds reached 150 miles an hour. the mayor declared his community a disaster. >> oh, wow! >> reporter: after tuesday's violent tornadoes, rescue crews in the dallas area continued to search through the damage and debris for anyone who might still be trapped. the powerful twisters left dozens of homes flattened and produced these incredible images of tractor trailers flying in the air. there have been reports of injuries, but fortunately so far, no one has been killed. >> our outdoor sirens went off. we also have a system set up whereby folks can be notified by text, e-mail or phone. that system worked. >> reporter: the storm had a devastating toll with some residents returning home to find nothing. but many were just thankful to be alive. >> i can't tell you how grateful i am that we're all okay. >> reporter: 19-month-old abigail was at the babysitters in

no one died. >> fact that everybody woke up in forney yesterday morning is still alive today in forney, that's a blessing. zero fatalities. >> reporter: the national weather service estimates a dozen twisters touched down in north texas. one sent a tractor trailer flying into a dallas home. damage sex tensive in lan caster. the twister's path of destruction can be seen from the air. williams home is still standing while her neighbors house is gone. >> we are blessed. we're spared. god is good. >> at the dallas fort worth airport, hundreds of flights are canceled. many passengers were stranded overnight. >> there's probably hundreds and hundreds of people just laying on the floor on cots. >> many say that's a minor inconvenience compared to all those who are now homeless. and the national weather service is investigating the pattern of the storm, how they hopscotched the area, possibly limiting the damage that could have been a lot worse. in forney, texas, 9news now. >> no fatalities is indeed a miracle. the national weather service says april typically is the worst month for tornado se

the wrath of one of tuesday's tornadoes was clearly visible today in forney, texas. as bad as it was, the city's mayor acknowledged it could have been much worse. >> it's difficult to look at the damage to the homes and look around the town and call this a situation where we're blessed but if you really think about it the fact that everybody that woke up in forney yesterday morning is still alive today in forney that's a real blessing. >> sreenivasan: more than 70 homes in forney were damaged or destroyed by two twisters that ripped through the town. >> oh, wow. power flashes! oh, my goodness! >> sreenivasan: this enormous funnel cloud ripped through lancaster with winds up to 165 miles an hour. the red cross estimated 40 homes were damaged there. >> amazing that we're still living. terrible! >> sreenivasan: a news helicopter captured another twister's fury as it touched down near arlington. >> look, look, look! these huge trailers, these huge rigs, the back ends of tractor are literally being picked up and thrown hundreds of yards. >> sreenivasan: the storms knocked

check out this from a storm chaser on the scene as a huge funnel cloud touches down in forney, texas, destroying up to 30 homes. listen to this incredible story of survival. lindsay's mother was babysits lindy's 18-month-old son lane and two other children when the twister hit their sub division home in forney. she took the kids into the bathtub and saved her grandson by holding on to his feet as he was almost lifted out of her arms. >> she saved his life. she stayed on him and the babies she babysits. she had three of them and kept them all alive. >> reporter: both grandma and baby are fine, but the house is destroyed. local resident brandy filmed one of the tornadoes coming right for her. >> to see this with your own eyes, it was phenomenal. >> a reporter from our fill nat shows us the damage in arlington. >> this is the underside of a camper. where was the camper? 70 yards down the street. however, no one injured in this fort worth suburb. >> reporter: in one school, students were ordered to duck. and more than a hundred planes were damaged by the golf-ball size hail. janice saw th

eric fisher live in forney, texas. thanks so much. >>> now back to our area and temperatures hit the 70s today. but cooler air is enroute. doug's got the latest. he's tracking the changes for us. >> it's a little bit of a rollercoaster ride across our area. little ups and downs but nothing too big here. we're not talking about massive upswings or downswings. right now 75 degrees out at the airport. winds out of the northwest about 13 miles an hour. that northwesterly wind helping to warm us up and now that we have sunshine, temperatures are going up. look at these numbers. 82 right now in fredericksburg. 81 in charlottesville. 73 manassas and leesburg. to the north the coolest place on the map frederick, maryland. 70 degrees. that is well above average. right now sitting between 10 and 15 degrees above the average temperature. there is a few -- there are a few storms down to our south and west that may clip our extreme southwest viewing area. we'll talk much more about that and why that frontal boundary will continue t

we just saw ed standing in one of the worst hit areas, forney, as he mentioned. us what this neighborhood looked like before and what it looks like now. >> gloria, this was a well-built neighborhood, well-built structures, many of them had brick facades obviously on top of the wooden structure itself. this is the neighborhood. there is the school that didn't get hit as the tornado went right through the neighborhood. that home right there doesn't even exist anymore. here is what it looked like before. these are all bing maps, maps you can look at at home. this is obviously before the grass was planted in many of the areas. that's the house that ed was standing right by. that house literally doesn't exist anymore. it is just about gone. it continued to go on through here, right through the neighborhood. you can see these are two, three-story structures. all the way back, there must be 5,000 square foot homs in the neighborhood, obviously very well built. let me show you now from the aerial view what this neighborhood looks like as this now looks like an f-3 tornad

lester holt, forney, texas, tonight. let's spend another moment talking about the stunning pictures of the airborne 18-wheeler truck trailers captured on live television. some of the most dramatic live footage captured on television, and it tells us so much about how the storms work and their awesome destructive power. that part of the story from nbc's gabe gutierrez in dallas. >> this is something i have never seen before. >> the twister, nearly 1,000 feet high, takes aimed as a lot filled with over 400 trucks and trailers. an extraordinary sight even for one of the nation's most formidable tornado experts, dr. greg forbes of the weather channel. >> here, two tractor trailer bodies have been tossed into the air, 50 to 100 feet high, then they twirl around inside the tornado and then they fall to the ground. tornadoes don't just have horizontal winds. tornadoes have winds that are going upward, in this case, over 100 miles an hour. that's how they're able to lev tate these trailer beds. then they come tumbling down to th

>> reporter: the tornado that closed in on the haven day care center in forney packed winds up to 150 miles per hour. one of the daycare workers captured it with his camera. >> lock the door! >> they were crying. they were afraid. they followed instructions really well. >> reporter: inside, belinda price was responsible for the lives of 15 children, one as young as four months. what's going through your mind as you're sitting there with these 15 kids? >> oh, lord. i can't let any of these kids die. i gotta protect them, if even if it means my life, i gotta protect these children. >> reporter: price, and so many others survived, in part because the tornadoes were broadcast live across the fourth largest metropolitan area in america. >> it was scary, very, very scary. >> reporter: derek deckard was at work. his two children, three-year-old logan and one-year-old emily were inside kit haven day care. it was how long before you heard from your kids and knew they were okay? >> 45 minutes. >> reporter: that must have been-- >> hell, yeah. it was bad. it was very, very bad. you want to build

. >> reporter: here in forney, house after house was damaged. the roof ofle elementary school was torn off with the children inside. one mom had just gone in to pick up her child when her car was tossed hundreds of feet. no one was injured. >> i'm just glad to be here. >> reporter: sherry's home was destroyed. she was baby-sitting three infants when the tornado siren sounded in forney. >> i went and jumped in the bathtub, put a comforter over us and that was it. >> reporter: dawn henderson survived in the bathroom of her business. >> if this concrete wall had gone in the other direction, it would have crashed into me. >> reporter: loss of property everywhere. but so far no reports of loss of life. karen brown, cbs news, forney, texas. >>> new findings from researchers in norway may further muddy the debate over routine breast cancer screening. the new study found between 15 and 20% of tumors spotted by mammograms would not have caused any problems during a woman's lifetime but the tumors are being treated anyway often with surgery or chemotherap

eric fisher in forney, texas.>>> is mitt romney's lead is growing after a clean sweep in tuesday's big primary races. the former massachusetts governor got his biggest margin of victory in the district where he received 70% of the vote. he received nearly 50% in maryland, and beat rick santorum by 5% in the battleground state of wisconsin. for romney the victories have him focusing squarely on president obama. >> president obama thinks he's doing a good job. [ laughter ] >> i'm not kidding. he actually think he's doing a great job. he thinks he's doing an historically great job like -- like abraham lincoln and lbj and fdr. >> romney now has more than half the delegates needed to secure the nomination. >>> and despite mitt romney's growing delegate count, rick santorum plans to stay in the race. he told a crowd in pennsylvania last night that it is only halftime in the nomination process, and he plan to have a good second half starting with his home state of pennsylvania. newt gingrich also vowing to stay in the ra

i am in a community of forney 20 miles -- which is 20 miles east of dallas. walk with me.nt lawn of a home or what used to be a home. his letters with -- littered with pieces of toys and household items. everything is out on the lawn. and take a look at this. this is a pickup truck. those words were so powerful yesterday they were able to flip it onto its side. we are talking about 60 -- 6 to 12 tornadoes that touchdown yesterday. 20,000 households are now without power. what we are hearing right now is the only thing that is operating in this community. the home alarms. they have been sounding for hours and hours. that explains why we have such a heavy police presence in this area. and only are they patrolling that unity to make sure whomever is here is safe, they are trying to prevent a blue dress from getting into what is left of the homes. -- looters from getting into what is left of the homes. the mayors have declared a state of emergency in arlington. that is staying in place for up to seven days. several disaster recovery centers have opened up to help the victims o

. >> the fact that everybody that woke up in forney yesterday morning is still alive today in forney, that's a real blessing. zero fatalities. >> reporter: the national weather service estimates at many as a dozen twisters touchdown down in north texas. one sent a tractor trailer flying into a home. damage is also expensive in lancaster. the path of destruction can be seen from the air. this home is still standing while her neighbor's house is gone. >> we're blessed. we were spared. >> reporter: at the dallas fort worth airport hundreds of flights are canceled for the second day in a row. many passengers were stranded overnight. >> there's probably hundreds of people just laying on the floor. >> reporter: many say that's a minor i believe convenience compared to all those who are now homeless. >> officials say the early warning system at the dallas fort worth international airport enabled people to get to safety, saving lives. >> a developing story just into the eyewitness news room, two hate crimes are under investigation. one vandalized an elevator with antisemetic messages. a staff

susan reports for wjz from forney. there are no fatalities. >> reporter: volunteers are clearing the rubble from what used to be chris wilson's home. just about everything is gone but he is thankful his wife narrowly escape. >> she left minutes before the tornado came. >> reporter: wilson was at work when the tornado hit. he's hoping he can find pictures in the debris. >> all this stuff you see can be replace. i have some memories that i may lose. but i can make new ones because my family is still here. >> reporter: wilson is one of hundreds of residents who lost their homes. despite the heavy damage, only a few part-time were injured and no one died. >> the fact everybody who woke up yesterday morning is still alive today in forney, that's a real blessing. >> reporter: the national weather service estimates at many as a dozen twisters touched down in north texas. one sent a tractor trailer flying into a dallas home. damage is also extense i in lan kasper. the aft of destruction can be seen from the air. this home is s

special correspondent jeff glor is in forney, texas, about 20 miles east of dallas. good morning. >> reporter: erica, good morning. many people across the country watched this unfold on live television yesterday afternoon. but for those who were here, a much more personal and much more frightening experience. we're in the diamond creek neighborhood of forney, texas, right now, which has some of the worst damage. and there are many more scenes like this. >> oh, wow! >> reporter: as tornadoes roared across north texas, their power left even seasoned storm chasers in awe. >> oh, my goodness! look at this! >> reporter: the force of the outbreak mid-tuesday afternoon enough to suck up and spin back out huge tractor-trailers. >> and he said, save us. >> there is no question it was coming straight for us. >> reporter: homes leveled in a matter of seconds. >> oh, no. >> taking the house. the house is gone. >> what? >> oh, my god. >> reporter: this was one of the tornadoes in hard-hit forney. >> holy moly! oh, my god! >> reporter: another tornado whipped across lancaster. >>

especially in places like forney and other places. they're crediting their early warning system with getting out word and getting people aware that these storms were coming. of course, it happened over such a long period of time. there was that one part that took place where you saw those containers flying around in circles and then there was a second round of storms, so people were on alert. people were paying attention and it was -- a lot came down to plain luck. kyra? >> well, plain luck. miguel, i have to ask you about the folks who were out shooting video to cover this. not real smart. >> you know, it is incredible. you know, we are in this neighborhood, and if you have never been in a tornado, if you have never been in the middle of it this is what it looks like. >> oh, my god. >> it is incredible. that video went from absolute calm to absolute hell on earth within seconds. the guy who shot it is with me now, mike chambers. what were you thinking standing out on your patio shooting that? >> well, i had just opened the garage and

this is forney, texas. it funnels down and hits the ground. we are learning there are 15 people injured and two injuries that are severe. look at this monster funnel here. this was about, and this is in the african-american area. forney, also. and arlington got hit hard -- the arlington area. and they had a hundred aircraft damaged by the hail. also, there were 400 departing flights canceled. and another incoming flights diverted and american airlines had to ground all the flights. there are up to four, 500 flights still effected and not running this morning. >> james fletcher watching the local weather. and more storms are expected far east today. here is the national map. look at all the areas in orange, red, yellow. that indicates moderate to heavy and severe. and that has triggered several watches and warnings. as a matter of fact for portions right around louisiana. this is the brighter green. we have a flood warning there and in the darker green there, there are flash flood watch. >> high water is a big concern for them as they continue

> i have three kids with me and i put them in the bathtub, layed on top of them, we prayed. >> in forney, texas, close to 100 more homes are damaged. of those, more than 20 completely destroyed. although more than 150 people were injured across the region, surprisingly, no one was killed. >> we're still assessing everything right now, but to really think about it, we are truly blessed. >> people are shifting their focus on the cleanup and rebuilding process. survivors who lost everything are dealing with mixed emotions. >> it's hard. i'm just glad to be here. >> forecasters worry this could be the beginning of a very long spring here. tornado season runs from march through june and april is typically the worst month. in arlington, texas, fox news. >>> so in the pictures, it looks like we're dealing with calm weather today as they begin the cleanup. >> that line of storms moved out into the gulf of mexico, so it didn't bother anybody today. no reports of tornadoes. nothing like what we saw yesterday. settling down for now. and locally, we had a warm day, up to the mid 70s. still mild toni

>> reporter: seven people in forney were hurt from this tornado but nobody was killed. in this neighborhood expressed great relief the tornado hit when it did. because 30 minutes later, their kids were walking home from school. there's a lot of rebuilding to do in this part of texas, but there's great rejoicing that nobody died. brett brown has already been told by his wife amber he's not shooting tornado video the next time. >> it's nothing like you see on natgeo or discovery. it's a whole different animal when it's right in front of you. >> gary, it's really amazing that no one was seriously hurt. but how strong was this tornado? >> reporter: this was a very strong tornado, wolf. the weather experts are saying the top winds were between 140 and 160 miles per hour. that makes it an ef-3 tornado. ef-1 is the weakest, ef-5 the strong et. officially an ef-3 can cause severe damage. an ef-4 tornado can cause devastating damage and that's what we saw during the deadly tornadoes in illinois at the end of february. so the video here was very dramatic, but the people are fortu

up next, residents of forney texas found themselves in the path of numerous tornadoes.devastation. >> and an expected baby on board a flight from africa all the way to atlanta. >> seven people were injured during severe turbulence on a united airlines flight. they landed safely in houston after a rocky flight from tampa. two passengers and two flight attendants were hurt when the plane hit turbulence. it's not clear if it was caused by the same storm system that ripped through taxes yesterday. >> it is hard to believe no one was killed in the devastation left behind by a dozen tornadoes left in texas. >> especially when you look at these pictures. one of the hardest-hit areas and one of the areas rebuilding this evening. how is that community doing? >> there is a lot going on around me. a lot of alarms going off and many of the homes. you can hear the generators going and a sense of community and the damage is very hit and miss. as you walk through the neighborhood, you will see a block that's gone and that a home is standing and and another homemade just have a shingle

another 100 homes were damaged in the town of forney. at least 150 people were injured across the region but no one was killed. the devastation could have been much worse. of the tornadoes jumped from place to place passing many heavy populated areas. >>> a box full of cash on the table. was it just a huge tip to a waitress or something far more sinister? >> up next, why police confiscated that money and why the waitress is suing. we are checking more headlines. stay with us.  >>> for bail for the california shooter. he is accused of fatally shooting seven people at a northern california college this week. one goh and in court for the first time yesterday. he did not enter a plea to the charges of seven counts of murder and three cowntsdz of attempted murder. a school -- three counts of attempted murder. a school administrator said he was not expelled but dropped out on his open and repeatedly asked for his money back. police say goh specifically targeted one of the administrators at that small christian college. >>> th

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i think the damage is around arlington and forney texas. we think three really big ones hit in the dallas/fort worth area today. some of the pictures are incredible. you may have heard about this. look closely. you are seeing tractor trailers being thrown in the air 150 feet in the air. we understand this was from the snyder truck yard and that's just south of dallas near the lbj freeway. so that might have been the very first touchdown. it's kind of hard to see. these had a lot of rain and hail with them. maybe you can see that thing flipping. those trailers were empty, good news, unbelievably no significant injuries and no deaths out of this tornado outbreak in dallas today. let me take you to the maps because in addition to the flying debris and the absolute panic because so many people were aware that was happening, i'm showing you the two really tornadic storms. there were probably three tornadoes, one between dallas and fort worth that just missed dfw the one near 35 west and another one east of dallas that produced two tornadoes near

>> one of the most frightening thing i had seen, in the forney part.t was kind of immediately everybody came running outside screaming and it's just -- it's just one of those things you don't ever want to hear again. >> and yet, you do this -- i mean, what is it about the storms and the tornadoes that makes you -- well, go towards them and chase them and try to find them? >> well, i'm fascinated with weather, but i'm out there to help protect the public. i'm constantly in communications with local law enforcement. media. and national weather service. trying to make sure that every possible opportunity for warning is out there for all of the residents that are around. because, you know, the more prepared, the more advanced warning that everybody has of what's coming, obviously helps to save lives. today we lost none so that was a good thing from today. >> and jason, one of the things we heard there on the video, we heard you watching, you were very calm and then you raised your voice, then your voice got much more urgent and quick. how does it work you