sot - jennifer skenders "i'm just grateful that we weren't home. i think, um, the lord sent us away and spared us." further south in lufkin, heavy winds these cars and flipped them over." winds and rain also causing destruction out west. trees tumbling down in san francisco. and causing concern for one alaska airlines crew at the oakland airport. sot - witness "to describe it best that i can, the wind came across the runway and just about pushed us off the runway." (kgo pkg) nats wind snow in kansas?it was the snow and the blizzard like conditions causing chaos on the east?millions still enjoying unseasonably warm temperatures? the traditional white christmas at this point- a long shot. karla barguiarenna tag: and the december warmth here in the east will continue as dozens of daily record highs are expected again today across the eastern third of the country. in new york?.kb?abc news. live look outside now at a sunny afternoon.. but it's what you don't see that gets you. it's also very windy.. which is making it feel even more cold. let's go to ch

sot - jennifer skenders "i'm just grateful that we weren't home. i think, um, the lord sent us away and spared us." further south in lufkin, heavy winds picking up and tossing a long line of freight cars. sot - witness "we had some really heavy winds// it hit these cars and flipped them over." winds and rain also causing destruction out west. trees tumbling down in san francisco. and causing concern for one alaska airlines crew at the oakland airport. sot - witness "to describe it best that i can, the wind came across the runway and just about pushed us off the runway." (kgo pkg) nats wind snow in kansas?it was the snow and the blizzard like conditions causing chaos on the roads? nats while in the east?millions still enjoying unseasonably warm temperatures? the traditional white christmas at this point- a long shot. december warmth here in the east will continue as dozens of daily record highs are expected again today across the eastern third of the country. in new york?.kb?abc news. this is where we bring in.... our chief meteorologist bryan scofi

a neighbor texting her these picture of her home (sot) jennifer skender: "i'm just grateful that we weren't home. (emotional pause) i think, um, the lord sent us away and spared us." over 2 dozen severe storm reports over the foot of rain to some parts of texas - and wind gusts powerful enough to throw 64 large cargo train cars from the trestle and residents and authorities are astounded that not a single injury has been reported in these weekend storms. kendis gibson, abc news, lindale, texas. now a story developing in california. another police shooting caught on camera. the video shows los angeles county sheriff's deputies fatally shooting a man walking away from them they fire repeatedly even after he falls to the ground according to police, 28-year-old nicholas robertson pointed a gun at them and refused to drop it. more than a dozen people gathered to protest this evening outside the gas station where police shot robertson. relatives accuse the officers of using excessive force.. investigators say they will not make any conclusions until they've reviewed every detail. about that terro

sot - jennifer skenders "i'm just grateful that we weren't home. i think, um, the lord sent us away and spared us." further south in lufkin, heavy winds picking up and tossing a long line of freight cars. sot - witness "we had some really heavy winds winds and rain also causing destruction out west. trees tumbling down in san francisco. and causing concern for one alaska airlines crew at the oakland airport. sot - witness "to describe it best that i can, the wind came across the runway and just about pusheded us off theheunway." nats wind snow in kansas?it was and the blizzard like conditions causing chaos on the roads? nats while in the east?millions still enjoying unseasonably warm temperatures ? the traditional white christmas at this point- a long shot. karla barguiarenna tag: and the december warmth here in the east will continue as dozens of daily record highs are expected again today across the eastern third of the country. in new york?.kb?abc news. today marks the tragic anniversary of a mass shooting at the sandy hook elementary school i i

. >> reporter: jennifer skender, out christmas shopping when the tornado ripped apart her home of 11 years. a neighbor texting her these photos of her house. >> i'm just thankful we weren't home. i think the lord sent us away and he spared us. >> reporter: two dozen severe storms, some parts receiving up to half a foot of rain to some parts of texas and wind gusts powerful enough to throw 64 large cargo train cars from the trestle and onto a roadway below. tonight, as people here continue the massive clean-up effort, authorities are astounded that not a single injury has been reported in these weekend storms. tom? >> kendis, thank you. >>> and indra peterson, the severe weather is on the move tonight, right? >> yes. from washington through louisiana, look at the heavy rain still making its way expected to affect the midwest through tomorrow morning. and out west, another major storm. 45-mile-an-hour wins. showers from san francisco through los angeles. and someone has a foot of snow, great ski season in the pacific northwest. >> and here in new york city, a completely different story

(sot) jennifer skender: "i'm just grateful that we weren't home. (emotional pause) i think, um, the lord sent us away and spared us." on top of the tornadoes...severe rain also hit some parts of texas...bringing up to half a foot of rain. but fortunately not a single injury was reported with these storms! closer to home-- take a look at california. they're cleaning up this massive mudslide that shut down a major highway. you can see the traffic backed up for miles there...while crews were cleaning up. it looks like people must have been delayed for hours there! a new wall street journal poll out this morning shows hillary clinton beat ted cruz and donald trump but here's the kicker: the same poll says sh would lose to marco rubio or ben carson interesting right? clinton leads the democratic primary field by naerly 20 points..... so she'll likely be the one to beat still anyone's guess who the republican will be. another deadly police shooting caught on camera has people outraged this morning... and this one was in front of a gas station in los ange

. >> reporter: jennifer skender, out christmas shopping when the tornado ripped apart her home of 11 years. a neighbor texting her these photos of her house. >> i'm just thankful we weren't home. i think the lord sent us away and he spared us. >> reporter: two dozen severe storm reports over the weekend, some parts of the state receiving up to half a foot of rain and wind gusts powerful enough to throw 64 large cargo train cars from the tressel and as people all across texas begin the massive clean-up effort, residents and authorities alike are astounded there wasn't a single injury reported in this weekend's storms. kendis gibson, abc news, lyndale, texas. >> thank you. in the northwest, it's a punishing winter storm taking its toll. >> watches and advisories are posted across a wide region including the cascades east of seattle. this storm could actually dump up to two feet of snow on the mountains before moving to the midwest. accuweather's paul williams has the predictions. good morning. >> thanks. i'm looking for somewhat of a one-two punch to hit the midwest. first of all, here