we want to bring in indra petersons right now.e you layout the day ahead, let's take another look at this because this is just so incredible. >> this is actually out towards rozel, kansas. this is a huge stove pipe, you can tell you get these long lived storms out there. one thing i want to point out, people think all tornadoes will be like this. it's not rain wrapped, you can see it coming. un unfortunately, that's not the case today. so out there today, we're talking about 55 million of you under the threat for severe weather. 5 million of you including shreveport again looking at severe weather threat in the moderate range. so today it's going a little farther tilted off to the east. including portions of missouri. but again, it will be a long event we'll be talking about really the next several days monday, tuesday, even wednesday we'll continue to be looking at the severe weather threat. i want to toss to saturday's video here, more of the tornado out there. >> we're going to run right into the funnel. almost too close. i can

indra peterson, thanks so much. >>> oklahoma strong.ds of people turning out for memorial service in moore, oklahoma, last night for the victims who lost their lives in the tornado that was one week ago today. president obama toured the devastation in moore yesterday, comforting residents and reassuring them that they are not alone. >> whenever i come to an area that's been devastated by some natural disaster like this, i want to make sure everybody understands i'm speaking on behalf of the entire country. everywhere, fellow americans are praying with you, thinking about you, and they want to help. and so i'm just a messenger here today, letting everybody here know that you are not alone, that you've got folks behind you. >> the president getting a positive response from those trying to piece their lives back together. >> the president's message was like jeremy said, extremely personal, was not in a hurry, was really about shaking the hands, encouraging the community to rebuild and get us back to where we need to be. extremely personal.

cnn's indra peterson is following all of this for us this morning. what the heck is going on here? when i was talking about this on friday, everyone was like no. let me show you what happened this weekend. the unofficial start of summer looking nothing like it's supposed to. torrential rain and historic flooding blamed for at least three deaths in the san antonio area. the body of an 18-year-old missing since saturday was recovered from floodwaters on sunday night. >> whether it's the floods of '98, 2002 or again this year in 2013, powerful force of water comes down that creek, and it takes out homes, disrupts lives, in this case, took a life of a young man. >> reporter: drivers had to be rescued from floodwaters. submerged in more than nine inches of rain that fell in less than seven hours. even this bus was no match for flooded roads. riders escaped the bus through the hatch in the roof. drenching rains and flooding washed away any outdoor plans in the central plains. in iowa, residents breaking out their shovels, instead of their grills, to make sandbags to protect from rising w

indra peterson will join us to tell us what we can expect.ys, a close shave. >> not as close as what we thought back in february, but this guy is huge. you just mentioned, two miles long, two miles wide, basically. if that hit the earth, it would be absolutely catastrophic. it would take us out. the dinosaurs, it was only five times bigger of an asteroid than this. but it is for a far enough away, we're talking 3.6 million miles away. and which can out how fast this guy is moving, 23,666 miles per hour. put that in perspective, that's 15 times faster than a bullet. now, yes, it's big, but so far out there, very tough to see. it's still a hundred times lighter than the lightest star out there. you'll still need a telescope. viewing, 4:59 today, but the best place to see it, even with a telescope, is going to be in africa. but there's some cool stuff about this guy. remember the last time that meteor in february, or asteroid in february, was in our satellite's orbit. so a lot closer than the moon. this is 15 times the farther than the moon, whi

our indra peterson's tracking all the severe weather for us. good morning, indra. >> good morning.threat is not just in the plains. we're also talking about the severe weather threat in the northeast. you look at the temperature soaring 20, 25 degrees along that warm front that exited the area and now we're talking about the threat for severe storms in through new england, as well. quick touch base here toward the west coast, want to keep in mind we've been showing you all the footage of the fires. we're still looking at gusty winds about 60 miles per hour in the california area and even seeing temperatures there soaring to the triple digits potentially by this weekend. here's what we continue to talk about. it's that dry air on the west coast, reallybacking up against this moist air coming in out of the gulf. combining that with the jet stream one more time. all of that bringing those ripe conditions for severe storm through tornado alley. today there is a moderate risk, higher than the last several days. look at the bull's-eye, about 3 million people right in the line of fire. we

our meteorologist, new addition to our crew is indra petersons. where are they headed? >> today is the potential to be as bad as yesterday. 500,000 square miles under severe weather threat today. what does that mean? means 55 million of you have the potential to see the severe weather and even a moderate risk area encompassing 5 million stretching from texas to missouri. so definitely a tough day ahead of us. unfortunately it looks like this threat will stay with us. slow moving system. so really for the next couple of days we'll have to remain vigilante. keep in mind when you're not under severe weather threat and have a slight risk you have potential tor strong tornado to come and push on through. we saw ef-4 tornado pushing through granbury, texas last week. >>> tornado chasers from base hunters chasing were in the thick of the storm. look at these pictures. simply extraordinary and terrifying footage of the twisters in kansas. let's stop for a second and watch the close up of the rotation here. >> we're right at the funnel. panning back down. almost too close. i can

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indra petersons tracking it. >> yesterday evening we saw tornadoes in michigan and kansas. strengthens, take a look at the weather setup. pretty much always the same. a low that has exited the rockies, warm, moist air out of gulf. the jet stream, really allows the system to turn. so the winds really up high in different directions, the winds at a lower level. that allows to us see the threat for lower level. the severe threat is enhanced compared to yesterday. unfortunately, similar to a week ago. looking at the bull's-eye around wichita, oklahoma city, but 30 to 60 million of you, your honor the slight risk. and still severe weather, isolated tornadoes, damaging winds, hail up to 2 1/2 inches could be seen. in the plains, not too much activity, we typically see when the sun comes out, fuels thunderstorms, and wildfires, high wind warnings, and winds gusting as high as 60 miles per hour. video in lancaster, winds roaring out there. brought visibility on the 14 freeway and antelope valley to near zero. a lot of incidents. visibility zero. definitely a tough day for them. but

indra peterson, thanks so much. >>> george zimmerman will be back in court today two weeks before hiso ask the judge to delay the trial. they're also going to request jurors be allowed to visit the scene where zimmerman shot and killed trayvon martin last year and they want to block testimony from an audio expert who says he heard martin begging for his life in the background of a 911 call. more now from cnn's david mattingly. >> reporter: february 26, 2012, 17-year-old trayvon martin buys skittles and a bottle of iced tea, walks toward the condo where he's staying with his dad. that's when he catches the attention of neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman. it's not long before a wave of frantic calls to 911. >> so you think he's yelling help? >> yes. >> what is your -- >> there's gunshots. >> you heard gunshots? >> yes. >> how many? >> just one. >> reporter: just one shot to the heart ending the life of trayvon martin. a bloodied and bruised george zimmerman tells police it was self-defense. zimmerman is not arrested. florida law allows people to use force in self-defense, the

here to tell us where they're being reported, who needs to be especially careful, cnn's indra petersons in the weather center. what's it like out there now? >> we've already had a dozen reports of tornadoes this evening, 11 of those in nebraska and one in the texas panhandle. and unfortunately, in my opinion, we're going into the most dangerous time of the tornado outbreak, simply because it's going into the evening hours, it's dark. people go to bed, stop paying attention. the map behind me shows you where 60 million people are still under the threat for severe weather this evening. the bull's eye similar to last week, unfortunately, right around oklahoma, texas and the panhandle. about 2 million of you in this area. we're not only talking about tornadoes, but also large hail, strong winds are out there. i want to show you how many watches are currently up. one of the things we're watching, where are the tornadoes forming? it's the warm, moist air along the dry air. so where they're converging along the dry line storms are kicking up. we also have a solid stationary front in the area.

also joining us, indra peterson who is tracking the tornado's path. chad, let me start with you. you know this. how bad is this? it looks horrendous. >> it's devastating to the people that live there and to all the communities around it as well, because now you've cut the city basically in two. half the city between moore and norman and the points south, and then to the points north, i-35 slices right through that part of town, and people can't get from one place to the other. i believe that that's why some people are missing, because they just can't use the cell phones. the best thing to do, you can do right now, is to text your friends or text your loved ones, because texts only need a nanosecond. a cell phone call needs an entire free line so always text during emergencies like this. but this is bad. almost 4,000 homes devastated by this. and you and i were looking at this damage. we're looking at pretty close to f-5 damage. >> we're talking about damage that we were seeing out towards joplin and of course, we compare it to tuscaloosa. you talk about these homes being complete

indra petersons with the holiday forecast. >> depends on where are you at, right?15, 20 degrees below normal and chance for rain. and snow flurries at high elevations what is going on? look at the jet stream diving down. temperatures cooling off as it goes. radar loop, notice where the pink is. that is snow, people. no, we're not going to be playing in the snow, but cool air, frost advisories in thing in area, and peak elevations of new england and new york. >> wear fleece in are you grilling out. >> only if you are way, way up high. everyone else chilly. rain today. and watch it kin of lift. it will go up, so as you go farther to the north, more chances of rain. south, more sunshine every day. a little mixed bag. beautiful weather, of course, down forward the carolinas, gorgeous. and up toward the hamptons, not so much. chicago, not bad. and midwest, seeing showers on memorial day. >> i hope the jersey shore is packed. jersey people are crazy about the shore. they will go down and open the jersey shore. opening weekend and we hope the shore businesses get a lot of

. >> indra petersons takes a look at the wide-range of weather conditions.this start of summer is looking nothing like it is supposed to. with 43 deaths in the san antonio, texa recovem floodwaters. >> powerful force ohms and lives. >> the drivers had to be rescued from floodwaters. and to 9 in. of rainfall that were less than seven hours. even this was no match. they escaped with drenching rain. in iowa, they were breaking out their shovels to make sandbags. the final week of may is looking more like the winter wonderland in parts of the northeast. chilly temperatures and nearly 3 ft. of snowfall in new york ski mountain in the adirondacks. stoll vermont, 1 ft. recorded on monday. the latest, in stowee.. vermont. >> darya? we have seen some dry conditions, mainly. here is a look at the satellite and radar it looks like any chances of rainfall will be north of the golden gate bridge. notice temperatures are a bit cooler than yesterday. and it looks like we will see 70's. 60s in castro valley. in terms of your extended forecast. nearly 90 degrees. good mornin

indra petersons, thank you. >>> michele bachmann, one-time tea party candidate is calling it quits. announcing overnight she will not run for a fifth term in congress. kin of surprising since bachmann once the face of big government rage. in fact, "nukes week" tagged her the queen of rage in 2008. no worries, bachmann insists she will not fade away. >> looking forward, after the completion of my term, my future is full, it is limitless, and my passion for america will remain. and i want you to be assured that there is no future option or opportunities, be it directly in the political arena or otherwise, that i won't be giving serious consideration. if it can help save and protect our great nation for future generations. >> bachmann says her tough re-election battle last november has absolutely no role in her decision not to run again, nor did an investigation into her presidential campaign. >>> a drone strike has killed the number two leader of the pakistani taliban, according to a local tribal leader and intelligence officer. happened in a tribal region of pakistan. the taliban lea

indra petersons follow all of this. >> more storms on the way, unfortunately.as to new england and had nearly half of the country in the danger zone and in texas, dangerous hail and fierce winds cause many to worry. >> look at this hail. we're going to have broken windows. >> this video shot in corinth, texas. look at the hail bouncing off of the ground. the diamondbacks and rangers game postponed wednesday night when heavy rain and lightning moved in very quickly. the ground crew struggled to gain control as heavy winds ripped the tarp right out of their hands. and heavy winds blew down this iconic billboard, ripping the post from the ground. owners of the business watched as the 30-year-old sign fell to the ground. >> my sales associate went to open the overhead door, because the winds were really strong, and we heard him holler, we came running and saw the billboard falling down. >> these residents in new york had a close call trying to get a glimpse of the storm from their back porch. >> trying to film and all of a sudden, a tree cracked down right above us

we'll bring in our newest meteorologist, indra petersons joins us live.ed next? >> today can be as bad as yesterday. we're seeing a little bit of the break in the action. look at the last 24 hours. over two dozen reports of tornadoes quickly spread throughout the plains and today that severe weather threat is huge. 55 million of you under this slight risk, another 5 million under a risk for severe weather. wichita up towards missouri. a slow system. it will stay with us for the next few days. the severe weather threat shug. it will spread over 70 million of you as it slowly progresses off to the east. what's going on? we have all these perfect elements combining here. we have that warm moist ire filling in out of the gulf. we have dry air. we have the low and we have the jet stream which is allowing turning and seeing the rotation in these clouds and that, course, is what's producing the severe weather. it will be here with us again today. so stay vigilante. >> indeed. thank you so much. again it could be a busy and dangerous day out there. >>> kansas fac

cnn meteorologist indra petersons walks us through the remarkable video. my first question, why would you want to go in the middle of a tornado. not that you did it, but come on! >> you learn something so much. it's so rare and at this point in time, so many things we don't understand about a tornado. even multiple vortexes and things like that. we're still trying to learn. let's talk about how they got in the thing. they rated 150 to 175 miles per hour winds. winds so strong, it tore off the door, instruments off the top. specially designed vehicle. a dodge ram 3 with armor on top of this guy, and you add bullet-proof windows to it, because that's one of the biggest concerns, don't want to be driving in a tornado, not to mention that debris could hit you, but the coor could go flying, and now picture they have this bed skirt, hydraulic bed skirt of metal that goes straight to the ground to shield from high winds and from debris getting underneath these things and picture these missiles that go straight down to the ground, like spikes that hold this guy in

here is indra petersons. >> reporter: the unofficial start of summer looking nothing like it's supposed to. torrential rain and historic flooding blamed for at least three deaths in the san antonio area. the body of an 18-year-old missing since saturday was recovered from floodwaters on sunday night. >> whether the floods of '98, 2002 or again this year in 2013, powerful force of water comes down that creek and takes out home, disrupts lives. in this case took a life of a young man. >> reporter: drivers had to be rescued from floodwaters. submerged in more than 9 inches of rain that fell in less than 7 hours. even this bus was no match for flooded roads. riders escaped the bus through the hatch in the roof. drenching rains s and flooding the center plains. in iowa, breaking out shovels instead of grills to make sand bags. the final week of may looking more like a winter wonderland in parts of the northeast. the memorial day weekend storm brought chilly temps and dumped nearly 3 feet of snow on a new york ski mountain in the adirondac adirondacks. and in stowe, more than a foot of snow r

with cnn meteorologist indra peterson in the weather center. the storms, they won't stop! >> unbelievable. talking about the strong winds out there. in fact, just in newcastle, where the actual tornado really started in newcastle. we reported a wind of 65 miles per hour. that is the equivalent if there wasn't debris all over the ground. dealing with strong winds earlier, some heavy rain, heard reports of 1 to 3 inches of rain. more rain continues in the forecast. letting up here just a little bit. a little cell around you currently. and the next several hours, line after line of some cells moving around the area. the good news, and the most recent pattern, very slowly see the shift farther to the east. all of the lightning out there, serious danger, strong winds, heavy rain, and the flooding threat. definitely talking about the flooding threat as well. what we want to talk about is the moderate risk that is now out there today. keep in mind this is new. due to the inversion. like a lid on the atmosphere. more moderate threat in the texas panhandle and oklahoma. brand new n

indra peterson told us the storm front would move through, she was 1,000% right in this case.o to indra to tell me what we're feeling. >> our worst concerns verified. flood warnings in the area of oklahoma city. including moore. reports of 1 to 2 inches of rain fall en in the area. 1 to 3 inches of rain still possible. and we really want to stress, don't try to drive through floodwaters. six inches of rain is all it takes, or six inches of floodwaters to sweep a person off their feet. one foot of water, small vehicle, two feet of water, a large suv can be taken. we are looking at ripe conditions, a bull's-eye over moore. look at the lightning in the area, currently 15 to 30 miles per hour. another cell moves in right behind it. one after the next. and the ground so inundated with the rain, not able to hold anymore of it. here is the severe thunderstorm warnings continuing to build up for another 45 minutes. warnings out there. this is a situation. we'll be dealing with here for the next hour or some of look at the rain. take a look at the radar, heavy amounts of rain. one to t

let's check in with indra peterson to see how today is shaping up. >> good morning.n the midwest. it's been so soggy the last 48 hours. 8 to 10 inches of rain. so much rain they're sat rated and yet more rain in the forecast again. we show you those graphics there. look at all that again. another two to four inches possible. no question here we're talking about the flood watches and advisories with more rain continues to pound the area. also in the northeast it was gorgeous yesterday. what happened, right? today, rain now with the warm front cruising in to the area. not too much, most places not seeing much. farther up to the north two to four inches. most places only about half an inch down towards jersey and new york. here unfortunately is the setup we continue to watch and it is the severe weather threat. today, again higher than yesterday and each day developed a little bit stronger. reason for that, look at the warm moisture pulling it out of the gulf. all the cold air clashing as the system that was over the west coast yesterday made its way over toward colorad

indra peterson. thank you so much. the message from indra, be on the lookout. country still under the threats of the storms even for this area that's been hit so hard already. one of the reasons there were survivors here is that they heeded the warnings that did come. 16 minutes, in some cases which was enough for some people to find safety. others did not. but there were reunions of pictures families seeing each other again that will simply tear at your heart. when we come back we'll show you some of the uplifting images of hope and the families finding each other. and moving on. [ male announcer ] a guide to good dipping. little carrot. little bit of hummus. lonely wing... well we have got the perfect match for you. of course you can't beat the classics. delish... sabra hummus. dip life to the fullest. we're not in london, are we? no. why? apparently my debit card is. what? i know. don't worry, we have cancelled your old card. great. thank you. in addition to us monitoring your accounts for unusual activity, you could also set up free account alerts. okay. [

. >> indra petersons is tracking all of this for us, outside in the heat. >> hard to believe.a little sticky, about 75 degrees in new york. don't let the fog fool you, 70 degrees, 70% humidity and we have another about 20 degrees to warm up today. that's what it's going to feel like today in the northeast. let's look at the maps. we're expecting a heat wave, three days of temperatures in the 90-degree mark. that's a big jump. look at these temperatures, up about 15 degrees from yesterday, 16 from yesterday, definitely a lot of heat out there. let's go ahead and click to the next map, if we have that for we're talking about, yes, 90s. new york 91 today, friday, boston looking at the 90s. west virginia all the way to new england continuing to see this warm-up. all right, let's keep these maps moving! we're talking about definitely some severe weather out here. we're looking at the warm, moist air really mixing in with that dry air behind it. so again today, that severe outlook is still going to continue with us. today that severe outlook stretching really kind of shifting to the

indra peterson reports. >> storm chaser sean casey reported as he follows on the twisters. >> sean, irn right now? what is going on. this my first interview while looking at a tornado. we were hoping it would come up on to our road and we will drive to the southern have. >> casey captured this rare and frightening video inside a tornado in kansas on monday. >> the potential for super sell thunderstorm and damaging winds threatened and more states from texas to new england. in the plane's strong damaging weather is possible. >> areas littered with damages a meteorologist worries about high winds gusting up and caring debris across the area. >> on the west coast dry conditions fuelling wildfires in santa barbara, calif. scorching over 18 undertakers in los padres national forest. >> in valencia helicopters attacked a blaze brushfires near magic mountain burned 25 a. in less than an hour. >> the north he's content with a much different picture from snow this week end to what could be a record-breaking heat wave. >> temperatures rising double-digit across most of the region. >> with the t