megyn: are you on the ground in harveyville. >> yes. megyn: can you give us a feeling for what it is like? being there firsthand, give us a feeling. >> obviously in some areas complete devastation, homes completely destroyed in a pile of rubble. in other areas it's just roofs off of a building, in other areas buildings are standing just normal. it's amazing how it hits some and doesn't hit others, but there was one that went through town, quite a bit of destruction there, about 40% of the buildings in the community impacted in that hit, and one of those being a church that was destroyed as well as an apartment building. a lot of residents here in unbelief trying to figure out where to go next in terms of picking up the pieces of taking it in that their home has been completely demolished in some cases. megyn: were you there when the tornadoes hit. >> no i was not in this area at the time. megyn: our own trace gallagher told us moments ago that the sirens never sounded. do you know -- do you have any details on why that was, and whether

look a thul a new video of a possible tornado hitting harveyville about 45 miles north of kansas city. a number of buildings have been destroyed and we will have the details on that. but in the meantime, good morning. it's wednesday morning i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson let's get to weather because the severity may not be the case in maryland. but there could be changes. lynette has details. >> reporter: you are right. but we have been following the line of thunderstorms all morning long, and i told you about that bend there. that's a bow echo. with that, that has strong thunderstorms with it. and now we actually from the associated press we have just in branson a tornado warning across the area. also in lebanon and even intobuffalo. branson, missouri, is a place war lot of people go, travel and have lot of fun there. so we are going to keep our eyes and ears open to see the outcome of that. but, again, the associated press did say there was a tornado across that area and again, this is a strong line of thunderstorms moving in to the east. luckily it will stay away from

his grandparents' house, like nearly half the homes here in harveyville, is completely destroyed.ut the people here are very thankful, beyond thankful, that even though about a dozen people were injured, no one was killed, diane. >> all right. clayton sandell reporting. >>> and for everyone still looking out the window across this country, here are the places across the nation where tornado watches are still in effect right now. so many people still wondering what this night will bring. >>> and now, we turn to the political map and a whole new day for mitt romney, who seemed to have a new approach. even talking about his mormon religion today. last night, he won the arizona primary handily. and his home state of michigan in a much closer race. but as "your voice, your vote" proceeds to super tuesday, he seems to be showing another side. and abc's david muir is with him in ohio. david? >> reporter: good evening, diane. hard to believe less than a week, now, to super tuesday. and for mitt romney, after that close call last night, in his home state of michigan, a nagging challenge. h

want to show you harveyville, kansas. more than a dozen reported tornadoes touched down across that state, nebraska and missouri during the night. tornado watches in effect for parts of the region this morning. al will have much more on the severe weather gripping that portion of the country. >> illinois also under the gun as well. kentucky getting hit. in fact, let's take a look at duluth, minnesota, getting battered with strong winds, driving snow as the north part of the same system makes it to the east. it will be affecting new england in the next 24 hours with up to a foot of snow or more. we'll have a live report from duluth coming up in a moment. >> sounds like important information, al. also coming up, other important information from our 911 team that's standing by, ready to answer your questions including questions about what happens to a joint credit card after a divorce. also, if you're unemployed and dealing with piling debt how do you prioritize which bills to pay first? we have advice coming up this morning

harveyville a small town, two people were seriously injured. the rough weather affected 60% of the 150 people who live in harveyville. >>> divers are trying to get inside a coast guard helicopter that is under water in mobile bay in alabama. three crew are missing after the chopper 5 crashed into the bay last night. a fourth crew member was killed. fog has been hampering the search for the crew. the helicopter is in 13 feet of water. >>> prosecutors in ohio are expected to ask a junk that a high school shooting suspect be tried as an adult. 17-year-old tj lane made a brief appearance at the chardon courtroom yesterday as authorities finally released some of the reportings from 911. >> 911, where is your emergency? >> we just had a shooting at our school. we need to get out of here. >> this is chardon high school calling. we are in lockdown. we need assistance right now. >> okay. we're -- >> there's a student with a gun. >> the death toll from monday's shooting rose to 3 yesterday. but one of the two wounded was released from the hospital. meanw

hardest hit is a very small town called harveyville. two people were seriously injured. the local sheriff there says that the rough weather affected 60% of the 150 people who live in harveyville. >> mother nature is speaking her voice today, lawrence, huh? >> a little bit. very loudly outside! i'm happy about that. we have a cold front headed through the bay area right now. and that's bringing with it some moderate to some heavier amounts of rainfall though we are starting to clear out in parts of the north bay. you can see all the rainfall moving through right now. that band continuing in along the peninsula and stretching into toward the east bay. you have heavier amounts of rainfall make their way toward antioch to pittsburg. we have more rainfall there. and it looks like it will continue throughout the morning hours but then taper off a bit becoming more scattered showers about the middle of the morning. still, some gusty winds out around the bay area, as well. 20 to 30 miles an hour. temperatures mild in the 40s and 50s. this afternoon, high surf advisory goes up at

harv harveyville, kansas.tire blocks of neighborhoods have been destroyed. sam who has been covering this all morning long will have more on the wild weather in moments. >>> meanwhile, fog is hampering the search for three crew members after a chopper crashed in mobile bay. one crew member has been found dead. >>> major break through oversea, we've just received word north korea agreed to stop enriching uranium and sus spend nuclear activities. talks between china and north korean negotiators. >>> and a former maryland drents pled guilty to plot to glow up gas stations. this man you see here has been held at guantanamo bay. the plea deal makes himself against other terrorists. >>> and the 17-year-old will be charged as an adult. prosecutors say t.j. lane is someone who is not well and someone who chose his victims at random. >>> and mitt romney back on top after a victory in arizona. the michigan native avoided a disaster with the popular vote but rick santorum could win as many or more delegates when the tall

>> and these pictures that you're going to look at show the massive damage in the small town of harveyville, kansas. that's destroyed homes and trees uprooted and power lines down as well. take a look at this. a twister captured on film by a storm chaser in kansas in missouri where two people died. joining me now is wendell edwards. he's live from branson, missouri. set the scene for us. how bad is the damage? >> reporter: you know, randi, it's pretty bad. take a look at what is going on. this is a vitamin and health food store. people are just now assessing the damage and trying to clean up and see what is left. what we can tell you, though, is storms ripped through this main part of branson, missouri. this is the main district. a lot of theaters and plazas. as you can see, the quilt store, the fabric store, part of that ripped off. we don't know of any injuries here or anybody that has been severely hurt but we just got here and are trying to assess what is happening. this is the main strip in branson. a very tourist attraction, to say the least. and this is just a week or so before sprin

this was harveyville. it is near topeka, kansas.watching and waiting to find out any reports of injuries. but certainly you can see the power and the force of mother nature going through that community overnight. >> the latest report said there were injuries but no fatalities. we're checking this terrific video. seven-mile stretch in one area. really hit hard. 43 minutes past the hour. >>> minding your business this morning, the dow closing above 13,000 yesterday. the nasdaq was up 1%. the s&p 500 that's the best indicator for what's in your 401(k), that gained about .3%. poppy harlow in for christine romans this morning. why does it matter the dow closed above 13,000? are you kidding me? >> it matters for this reason. it's a psychological milestone. technically, it doesn't matter, but, folks, you've heard it so many times. confidence is the cheapest form of stimulus. let's keep this run going. first, the best rating we've gotten on consumer confidence in a year. that helped out a lot. you've got companies that keep turning record p

harveyville reported significant damage also. the daylight hours this morning, there will be pretty significant pictures it appears from the tornado last night. in all, so far, 10 or 11 tornado reports. a lot of severe weather reports of damaging winds in kansas city. the southwest corner near pittsbu pittsburg, kansas. lots of power lines down and lots of damage and calling in crews from springfield to help with the cleanup and search and rescue in case it's needed. a situation in missouri, not far from joplin. that has been tornado alley the past year. a couple of tornado warnings through southern portions of the state. st. louis up here to the north in the tornado watch. those storms are now clearing out and leaving your area. we are going to watch next, right where the missouri river meets the areas of the mississippi and the ohio river near cape girardeau and passing into kentucky shortly and areas of tennessee. we will watch you next. the northern side of the storm as advertised a blizzard ongoing in areas of south dakota a

twisters flattened homes in harveyville, kansas, south of topeka.heriff said the storm damaged 80% of the town. tornadoes and possible tornadoe left six dead in illinois and three fatalities in missouri. the storm damaged branson. >>> there's been a breakflew in negotiations between the u.s. and north korea over nuclear proliferation. north korea has agreed to suspend uranium enripment and place a more moratorium on long- range and missile tests. this comes a week after talks were resumed for first time in three years. secretary of state had hillary clinton called the developments a modest first step. >>> three people were tracked down after a high-speed chase across the east bay. the suspects are accused of robbing a shell gas station in martinez around 10:00 last night. an off-duty police officer spotted them and followed their car to highway 24 before the chp took over. our roof camera tracked the pursuit as it eventually stretched to highway 880 in oakland. speeds hit more than 100 miles an hour. the suspects were caught near the dumbarton bridg

looking at the video showing the intense skies and the devastation in harveyville, kansas, and statef emergency throughout some regions of the house as some residents are still trapped inside off their homes. and another area, branson, missouri, is devastated by the storms that went through. and ron, this is the midwest's major tourist attraction and branson known for drawing in millions each year, and explain the devastating damage there. >> well, 6 to 8 million visitor s here and 60,000 visitors here could be here on the weekend a month from now into the spring break, but the occupancy was low, and that is a good sthing, because many of the hotels had the roofs stripped off. the branson strip is more than 40 theaters and 100 shows staged here, and a couple of miles down the road, there is a couple block section where an automobile museum and other areas were. and in harveyville, there were four dead, and here there were dozens of homes and areas devastated, but here is the aer ea to setdown, because so much of the street was covered with powerlines and poles and we have not been ab

and a tornado tore lou harveyville, kansas. it ripped through holmes, church and an apartment building. >>> a revelation led to a lot of questions at the pentagon this morning. an independent panel investigating practices at dover air force base mortuary found remains of some 9/11 victims that ended up in a virginia land pill. news4's melissa mollet joins us with more. >> reporter: the report was done by a panel stud wrestling problems at the mortuary. the report was expected but one part talking about the unidentified remains of some 9/11 victims. that was not expected. it is this small section here, two paragraphs saying a contractor was disposing of it meaning the victims' remains in land fill. in newest information, surprise disclosure after last year's investigation a probe found some remains of unidentified war dead had been improperly disposed of at the same landfill in king george county, virginia. army sergeant first class scott smith was killed in iraq and partial remains ended up in that landfill. his widow is outrag

this was near hush chin son, kansas, harveyville. half the town sustained damage. it was one little funnel there. the big breaking piece of news overnight, it looks like bran son, missouri, it's near joplin, hit by a tornado last night. does not appear to be a big, devastating tornado like the one that hit joplin. the entertainment district has been hit. the roof of a waurl mart has reported to be collapsed. best western is supposed to have major damage. no reports of any fatalities out of bran son. it does appear that bran son, missouri, was hit by a pretty strong tornado overnight. overall, ten tornado reports. these show where they occurred around the greater springfield area and a couple in areas of kansas. we have a tornado warning still. possibility of one occurring now along the arkansas missouri border. we'll watch that as that storm approaches. a tornado just north of cape gerardo. now crossing the mississippi into southern portions of illinois. st. louis, you are now safe. we'll watch the severe storms continuing as we go through the morning. now we have

reports have surfaced in central kansas but significant damage is reported in the small town of harveyville. that storm struck last night. at least nine people were injured. one man is in critical condition after he was buried under a collapsed home. his own home, in fact. power lines and trees have been knocked down. governor sam brownback declared a state of emergency for the county. >>> meanwhile, another dose of winter weather is moving across the upper midwest this morning. the storm system stretches from the dakotas to wisconsin bringing cold weather and some heavy snow. the storm is expected to dump up to a foot of snow in minnesota, parts of wisconsin and the dakotas. freezing rain is expected to make travel obviously difficult. >>> prosecutors have until tomorrow to bring charges against the ohio teenager accused of opening fire in a high school cafeteria. 17-year-old t.j. lane will probably be charged with three counts of murder. prosecutors say he chose his victims at random. manuel gallegus has the report. >>> an overflow crowd gathered outside the church of st. mary to mourn th

reporter: a possible tornado ripped apart home after home in the small town of harveyville, kansas. richard newman was watching tv when the powerful storm hit. >> and all of a sudden, bang, it's just like a shotgun went off. i told my wife get on the floor, and she says i'm there. reporter: search crews went door to door looking for survivors. at least three people were critically injured. >> there were a couple of houses that we had to actually pull people out of that were trapped inside. reporter: the national weather service says a line of powerful storms and tornadoes caused heavy damage in kansas and missouri. here in missouri the tourist town of branson took an especially hard hit. the storm damaging or destroying hotels, theaters and even the welcome center. the storm flipped vehicles and ripped the siding off buildings. >> pretty wild. the wife came and got me, i was in bed, actually, i had to be at work in the morning and all i said was a green light and they said to run downstairs. reporter: rescue crews pulled several victims from their homes. they plan to inspect every d

nearby in the small town of harveyville, about a dozen people were hurt, three critically. look at the destruction. sirens did not go off before about 60% of the town was wiped out. >> we just knew from looking outside, it is a tornado. >> severe thunderstorm warning was put out by the national weather service, no tornado warning was sounded, therefore, the sirens did not sound. >> the sirens did, however, work in the tourist town of branson, missouri. still, several of the famous theaters in the downtown area heavily damaged today. some three dozen people had mostly minor injuries. in harrisburg, illinois, the death toll stands at ten and the dan is widespread from what looks like another strong tornado there. >>> also this morning, the wife of san francisco sheriff defending her husband against domestic abuse charges and she demanding the case be dropped. nbc bay area's christie smith is live in san francisco where a judge will make a decision some time very soon this morning. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning to you, john. an attorney for eliana lopez, ro

severe weather happening now, ripping through america's heartland, incredible new pictures in there harveyville, kansas. you can see entire homes, screen left from the aerial, destroyed, ripped from their foundation, apparent tornadoes ripping through the midwest. at least one person dead so far, in missouri, a state of emergency declared there, as well as in the state of kansas. >> i was sitting there watching tv, tv went off, so i got up, to go in the kitchen, and get a cup of coffee, all of the sudden, boy, the windows went out, just like a big shotgun went off. i told my wife, hit the floor. i'm down there already. oh yeah. bill: he's one of the lucky ones, tornado watches and warnings are in effect for the south and to the east. this is still an active story. we're live on the ground on the damage on that, only moments away in "america's newsroom". >> another big story now, it was two for tuesday for mitt romney, former massachusetts governor. last night, taking both primaries in arizona and michigan, and now, we all look forward to supertuesday. which comes up pretty quickly, right? >> su

harveyville, that's one of the hardest hit spots. reports of injuries and widespread damage but no report of fatalities there. unfortunately, from that storm moving off to the east we had reports of damage in branson, missouri, another separate storm just to the north of that. in buffalo, missouri where there was a fatality. those storms pushing off further to the east in through illinois, indiana, and now in through kentucky. here's what that swath of storm damage looks like on the map. over 100 wind reports some of which over 70 miles an hour and at least 15 reports of tornados right now. tornado warning in effect right now for graceon county in central parts of kentucky. that has a history of producing a tornado. we had reports of tornadoes and damage in through this area south and east of evansville in the town of newberg indiana. back in through illinois and certainly back in through missouri we've had significant damage there. where is all of this going? we have tornado watches now that have been posted just south and east of t

this is video from harveyville which is 20 miles southwest of topeka. the storm flattened homes and scattered debris. there are dozens of other injuries including people that are trapped in their homes. >>> time now is 4:42. chilling 911 calls released. >> chardon high school we have shots fired. multiple gunshots. >> the police were helped during that shooting. >>> and a shocking crime the items from hundreds of tombstones. >>> if you are driving on bay area roads lots of puddles out there. hydroplaning is possible. remember give yourself extra time. >>> good morning. cold front moving through rapidly. front has already gone through parts of the north bay. very heavy rain for another hour or so. then it will turn cool and breezy with off and on sure showers. >>> no fall in the sierra. i want to take you live to interstate 880. for the first time if a long time the ground is covered with snow and more has been falling overnight. right now chains are required for both interstate 80 and highway 50 unless you have snow tires. the same restrictions were in

got some live pictures of damage over harveyville, kansas. just look at that.t town is now gone. it's been destroyed. we're going to get right to rob marciano who's tracking the system for us. >>> also, another community rocked by a deadly school shooting. talk live with the principal of columbine high school about how they got on the path to recovery. >>> mistakes that cost you money gaffs by the obama administration. you're watching "starting point." [ multiple snds ng melodic tune ] ♪ [ malennounc ] at northrop grumman, makthworld a feplace. th's value performance. northr gruan. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so, where to next? ♪ . >>> welcome back, everybody. breaking news to get to. the man who briefly led al qaeda may be in custody in egypt. according to egypt's interior ministry seif al-adel was arriving from pakistan when he was taken into custody at cairo airport.

the town of harveyville was hit hard. >> the town was taken out by about 40% of the buildings. there is still a part of the town that is still there. a significant amount of it has been destroyed. a lot of homes danieled. a lot of buildings down. >> reporter: officials say one person that was trapped in a building had to be pulled from underneath the debris. >> i'm surprised there were not more people hurt. once you -- people have an opportunity to go through, look through the daytime, you'll understand the extent of the damage. >> reporter: kansas governor sam brownback declared a state of disaster. >> everybody was looking at their neighbors. taking the time to check on the fabs. and i thought that was very -- very good feeling to just see that reaction from the community. >> imagine as daylight comes into the small towns with limited resources. they're going from building to building. we think the injury numbers, hopefully not the fatality numbers, foes up. a big hit of snow on the northern line of this storm as well. >>> now to the showdowns in michigan and arizona. that pu

the town of harveyville left in rubble, and this is after a series were moving through the area with speeds up to 130 miles an hour. >>> we begin with the lead story and the announcement of ben bernanke about the state of the u.s. economy and what miit mean for the job market, and the overall growth in the next six to nine months. and we will begin with questioning of the house financial committee, and we will begin with questions from representative william lacy clay. >> my constituents in st. louis would like to know what we in congress and you at the fed ralg -- federal reserve can do to put americans back to work inp perhaps ways that we can all understand. what do you suggest? >> well, from the federal reserve's point of view, as you know, we have been keeping interest rates low, and trying to create financial conditions that will foster investment and entrepreneurship and demand on the part of consumers, and that should help to bring the economy to a more level of functioning, but as i said earlier the fed cannot affect the long run prosperity and health of the economy. that is

. >> two people critically injured when the storm hit the town of harveyville, south of topeka.t was last night. and other victims suffered minor injuries. destroyed a church and damaged several other buildings. >> i want to a check on traffic and weather every 10 minutes. adam caskey standing by. >> rain showers off and dawn today. i think futurecast does a good job with the timing of the precipitation. there's no rain to speak of at this time in the viewing area, temperatures near 40. by 8:00 a.m. the leading edge of the rain will be moving into town. showers off and on from 8:00 through lunchtime. notice the areas of yellow. that indicates moderate to may be isolated heavier showers here and there. we will get a little break in the action later on this afternoon close to 3:00 p.m. and then more showers into the nighttime. 41 right now in the district. over an inch of rain possible in a few spots especially where the heavy showers occur. warming tomorrow and clearing. >> here comes more traffic, southbound 270 but everyone behaving to get down from 80 to 109. looks good in bal

nearby, part of the town of harveyville has been damaged. al will have more on the storms coming up. >> and for the first time we are hearing the frantic 911 calls from monday's high school shooting in ohio. three students were killed. coming up, the parents of the first victim who died will be speaking out. >> and a story that will get the attention of parents. why are so many schools failing to test for an invisible health threat that could be lurking in classrooms? we'll have the results of our investigation. >> we begin with the overnight outbreak of tornadoes in the midwest. al roker is upstairs with the latest on the story. good morning. >> good morning, ann. this is a developing story as we are going on air. before we go to the video, we have tornado warnings stretching from missouri into kentucky. then kentucky right into paduka. we talk about metropolis illinois down here. we are talking about a tornado on the ground. we have three tornado warnings right now active. so if you are in that area you've got to seek shelter. these are fa

the national weather service confirmed a twister touched down in harveyville, kansas. more than a dozen people were injured there. >> she screamed and we went into the bathtub. >> reporter: the tornado took just three minutes to decimate nearly half the town including a church. >> we split up and went around checking on neighbors and, you know, that was really the first thought, not that the church was gone but making sure that people were okay. >> reporter: this home was split open. the family car is now in the kitchen. it looks like a twister went through the tourist town of branson, missouri. witnesses say they saw funnel clouds ping pong across the city's main strip. it took the roofs off some hotels and damaged some music theaters which could cost the city big. missouri's governor declared a state of emergency emergency and toured the damage. >> 11 million visitors a year come to this tourism mecca of our country. we want to help them as quickly as we can to get those claims moved to get it stood back up. >> reporter: the governor says branson will be back bigger

in kansas an apparent tornado there tearing across harveyville.s critically injured and a number of homes and a church were damaged. trees and power lines are down. there are some images from kansas. other areas saw hail the size of golf balls. back to illinois, we are getting word at least ten people were killed early in morning in that storm that swept through the southern part of the state. the severe weather hitting around 5:00am. again when so many of us are sleeping, and causing a lot of wide-spread damage. a big question about how much warning some of these folks had. after hitting the midwest the weather system is moving into kentucky and tennessee. janice dean keeps us updated on what is happening there. we're keeping a close eye on the weather. we'll keep you updated as we get new information. >> reporter: we have a lot of new stuff coming up in the next 50 minutes. you'll only see the stories object "happening now," including this one, a terrible accident last night, mobile, alabama a coast guard rescue crew on a practice mission, one i

half of the homes were damaged or destroyed in the town of harveyville that town right now has no gas service. >>> another suspected tornado pounded southern missouri, hitting the country music resort city of branson. more than two dozen people were injured there the storm also damaged some of the city's music theaters. in nearby buffalo, missouri, at least one person was killed when another suspected tornado from that same system touched down. now, some of the worst damage was in southern illinois. at least since peopx people inj0 injured after a severe storm pummeled the town of harrisburg. 200 homes were damaged or destroyed with power knocked out to about 12,000 residents. wendy, back to you. >> right. >>> a man is in critical condition after he was struck by a hit and run driver in laurel, maryland. it was this afternoon near route 1 and i-98. police say a white pickup jumped the currb, hit the man on the sidewalk and tossed him 20 feet down an embankment into a parking lot. investigators say the truck kept traveling east on i-98. this he believe video was captured by dashboard c

now, the hardest hit area was a small town called harveyville. two people were seriously injured. >>> in the bay area, we have rain down here, but that means snow in the sierra. >> and lots of it. it's much-needed, too. if you are a skier. melissa cabral is in placer county and our audio man paco has you up to two snow angels so far. [ laughter ] >> reporter: that is accurate. i love coming up here and doing the snow angels. this is how i get my snow fix. you know what, guys? this is the first time that i have actually come up to the snow this season because there hasn't been any especially compared to years past. but as you can see on dutch flat off i-80 it has been busy here all morning. just a few miles back down the hill is where they have the chain controls in effect in colfax. and you don't really start seeing the white stuff until about in between colfax and dutch flat area. we actually talked to a few people from san francisco this morning. they said they left last night trying to brave those -- trying to get up here for the $29 leap day

an apparent tornado hit harveyville. that is about 45 minutes outside of topeka.the governor of kansas says one person has been critically hurt. a number of homes there and a church were all damaged by high wind and hail the size of golf balls. missouri also hit hard including branson. we have one report of one person killed, 13 injured by a possible tornado in missouri. so this is not just kansas we are talking about. also missouri getting hit hard. we are hearing reports of possible tornadoes in arkansas. this is a pretty long stretch. we still have tornado warnings as we speak. we have reports of 11 tornadoes last night. the area of severe weather continues to push east. >> some theaters in branson were damaged as well. >> we are hearing reports of that. we have to wait until daylight to see the damage. around here, we'll be dealing with that frontal system. i don't think we'll get severe weather but you get the idea it will be one of those topsy- turvy days with rain and the possibility of some thunderstorms. ride history of thunderstorms with this particular

be a major tornado, so we certainly topped that one there in harrisburg -- the one in kansas in harveyville-2, and then also an ef-2 in elizabethtown, kentucky. that's the video you're seeing on the screen next to me. even an ef-2 can cause extensionive damage, injuries, fatalities, and extensive damage to homes and buildings where they're just not livable. unfortunately we're seeing some strong tornadoes. we do have one warning that's still in effect here. it is kind of a strong rotator that's been stick, in mccreary, between kentucky and ten seer. they're moving so fast, 50, 60 miles an hour, that's driving you down the interstate, that fast. so you can't outrun them or get away from them, you have to seek shelter. we have many watches and warnings in effect. i know we're going to "the situation room." my computer is getting locked up. >> we'll get it juiced back up for you at the top of the hour. and thanks to our affiliates for giving us this pictures. >>> switching gear, former team heartthrob and davy jones has died. brand-new information is next. you think you take off all your make-

through four midwest states, and you can see the path of destruction left behind in towns like harveyvilled officials say 40% of that town is impacted. the death toll and injury numbers are mounting and at least four dead and dozens injured across four states. there is a severe threat in kentucky and southern illinois. we will keep an eye on the weather and keep you posted on that. >>>he northern plains and the upper midwest, there is blinding snow, and we will get a weather update from mike seidel in a few moments. >>> and everybody is talking about the path to the republican race for president, and it looks like a long slow slog to the convention. our senior political editor is checking where we are now and what is ahead, and what did you get? three or four hours sleep, mark preston? >> well, five, chris. >> that is more than usual with the new baby, right? so that is not so bad. >> well, got some sleep. >> let's check the races from last night, and michigan and arizona, and what are we looking at here? >> well, chris, out of the delegate count from michigan last night, you have so far m