for kansas. about this earlier where the national weather service employees were located in wichita. basically they saw this storm coming through. they knew that this was a large and dangerous tornado. they had to basically give up their duties and turn them over to topeka because they had this tornado coming through. they had to get underground and they had to take shelter because this was "a deadly" tornado and they were expecting possibly widespread destruction. again you are looking at this tornado and you are looking at the down draft coming down there. what you're looking at as we go back over to our radar, we are tracking this for you. this again we are talking about that very classic signature. you continue to see more of these tvss, and i think we'll see more live video out of edmond of these tornadoes lowering. but want to point out as we track this for you you, we talked about luther and we do know -- i think that population roughly is about 4,000. it is going to arrive in falice at 5:

matter with kansas?" also a columnist with harper's magazine. and shelia frum from kansas. this was the reply to eric holder's letter to governor sam brown beck in the last week. we can put this up right now. and he says, "the people of kansas have clearly expressed their sovereign will. it is my hope that upon further review, you will see their right to do so. i'm going to go out on a limb and say the obama justice department is not going the see the right of kansas to nullify federal gun laws. but shelia, i would love for you to address what's happening in kansas. your story, when bob dole left the senate, you were appointed to replace him and you ran in a ram primary against sam brownback, and it was sort of the moment that he kind of built his name. and also, sort of a big moment for his wing of the republican party in kansas. and that's what people don't realize. there are two wings of the republican party in kansas and that's what this is about, in a way. >> and this is the first session that we hav

>>gregg: kansas city and in both missouri and kansas and that is a huge population together. if it is moving north and northeast from wichita it could hit kansas city so what are folks doing there? >> guest: everyone seems to be heeding the warnings and at this time there is not any tornado warnings in this area but certainly people are aware that there is possible storm coming this way and continuing to watch and monitor it at this time. we are still right now under a watch. >>heather: this is a threat of a twister less than a week after six were left dead and dozens injured and homes destroyed in texas shy of the two year anniversary of the joplin, missouri, twister that left 160 dead may 22 of 2011. in doubt, those thoughts are in your mind as you try to prepare people and let them know how serious this could be in your area. what do you say to them? how do you get that across to them? >> we have seen so many significant storms recently, that as you said, that in and of itself, it helps people to see that it can happen anywhere and at any time and that is our main message

up towards kansas. south and east of wichita here, west of independence kansas is where we have the tornado warning there. then moving into iowa. fort dodge. getting into heavily populated areas here. cities. a tornado warning east of minneapolis that has is since be lifted which is great news. you willunfortunately, we are g into heavily populated areas. damage could be quite severe and extreme in some of the areas as the storms push eastward and they are not letting up unfortunately. taking a look at the severe threat from texas all the weigh up to the midwest, the great lakes with the concentrated risk over the central plains. oklahoma city, joplin, kansas city, a you will of the ingredients favorable for longing lasting large destructive tornadoes. into monday and into the overnight, people need to have the noaa weather radios on if you live in the areas because the storms are coming and you are not going to be able to see them. monday, still oklahoma city up towards joplin and all of the areas in y

a severe thunderstorm in kansas has brought a confirmed tornado.s will be heavily damaged or destroyed. that's the word from the national weather service. flying debris, deadly to people and animals. extensive tree damage. also likely. earlier we spoke with a storm chaser who said he was inside that thing, dick mcgowan, another storm chaser from tvn weather.com. the tornado is rain wrapped. the super cell has been stationary for the last hour. i had to pull people out of the rafters of the overpass and physically take them down because the tornado was barreling down on them. i picked up a semi-truck driver who about got aloft in the truck. it's a very situation right now. >> jon: are you along i-70, i'm on highway 81 near bennington, kansas. >> jon: highway 81 runs north and south. >> near highway 18. just north of is a linena, kansas. >> jon: right. salina the population center there. you said this thing is nearly stationary. >> yes. >> jon: the national weather service report was that the storm cell, the cell line was moving about 50 miles per ho

independence, kansas, pittsburgh, kansas.ather service in wichita has just issued a tornado warning, yes a warning for northwestern la bette county in southeast kansas as well as northeastern montgomery county also in southeast kansas. the warning until the top of the hour. we're staying on top of this story checking in with chad myers who is chasing these storms for us. much more on the tornado warnings. the watches coming up. stand by for that. >>> other news we're following including this. it had the making of a deadly disaster but amazingly no one was seriously hurt when a small plane plunged right through the roof of a virginia apartment. what happened? >> reporter: that's right, wolf. this pilot was trying to get to dulles airport but was about 20 miles short. instead, he ended up right up there. imagine being jolted out of your sleep only to see the pilot and a plane in your apartment. disaster narrowly averted. >> may day, may day. >> reporter: a single engine prop plane crashes through the roof of this three-story ap

i'm having a little bit of technical difficulties but the area in kansas, as well as into kansas city, that's where we're going to see potentially some of the stronger storms producing these super cells that could produce these tornadoes. as we play this for you and talk about the severe weather threat, we're really going to say right around 8:00 these storms really firing up and even into the morning hours. then we're going to get a quiet break in the morning hours, then the storm redevelops tomorrow so we're talking a multi-day severe weather threat as we go into monday and we're also seeing this into tuesday as well. but notice on monday we'll include cities like chicago, as well as into milwaukee. it is not just actually the tornado that we are talking about. we are also talking about some very heavy rainfall that's been coming down across parts of the east, including georgia. in some areas we've seen five inches of rainfall just from last night. we saw some of that video of the flooding and there it is again. fredricka, i said we will continue to see more of these images of flood

new mfl -- new developments as tornadoes hit oklahoma, kansas and iowa. one person is dead and 20 injured from the storms that are expected to last through tuesday. emergency crews are out in force in shawnee, oklahoma overturned semitrucks litter the highway and several homes been leveled including an entire mobile home park. >> it is unbelievable how the hail was coming straight sideways. >> i am glad everybody is safe and nobody was hurt. that's the main thing. >> coming up later, how many tornadoes touched down and the preparations under way as more severe weather closes in. >>> yahoo! is expected to make a major move with a huge acquisition. but will it payoff? lilian kim has more. lilian? >> they have been in talks since last week. but now it appears to be a done deal which means yahoo! gets a whole new audience just about everyone is after. >> she had to put up or shut up. >> it was her biggest move as yahoo! ceo. 10 months that the job and she is leading the way for an acquisition of tumbler. >> yahoo! is buying a social media power house. if you

new mfl -- new developments as tornadoes hit oklahoma, kansas and iowa. one person is dead and 20 injured from the storms that are las expected to last through tuesday. emergency crews are out in force in shawnee, oklahoma overturned semitrucks litter the highway and several homes have been leveled including an entire mobile home park. >> it is unbelievable how the hail was coming straight sideways. >> i am glad everybody is safe and nobody was hurt. that's the main thing. >> coming up later, how many tornadoes touched down and the preparations under way as more severe weather closes in. >>> yahoo! is expected to make a major move with a huge acquisition. but will it payoff? lilian kim has more. lilian? >> they have been in talks since last week. but now it appears to be a done deal which means yahoo! gets a whole new audience just about everyone is after. >> she had to put up or shut up. >> it was her biggest move as yahoo! ceo. 10 months that the job and she is leading the way for an acquisition of tumbler. >> yahoo! is buying a social media power house

omaha, kansas city.look for hail, damage wind across mch o tou here is the rest of the weather. here is thet.sst of the weather. brief afternoon rain. scattered showers, storms across most of the pacific northwest. >> 82 here in new york and minneapolis, omaha, sacramento. 90, baltimore and honolulu. >>> gusty winds in southern california are fueling fires near santa barbara. 600 firefighters battling the flames that forced campers to evacuate. with 65% contained last night. crews had to scramble to fight a fire that broke out and jumped two highways. >>> also in southern california parts of disneyland were evacuated after a small explosion. the blast happened in a trash can in toon town. the area of the park. believed the explosion was caused by dry ice in a bottle. no damage or injuries. the parent company of abc news, disney. >>> president obama and chris christie have been at it, again. they got together to promote summer tourism at the jersey shore. abc's marci gonzalez was there. >> reporter: a les

everything just left. >> reporter: some 21 reported tornadoes in 24 hours, most in kansas. stretching from texas north to michigan, a state that rarely sees twisters. the national weather service launched a team to assess the damage. in erie, pennsylvania, a rare tornado damaged buildings and toppled power lines. no one was hurt. >> this is a high precipitation super cell. >> reporter: in amarillo, texas, the news team at nbc station kamr took shelter in the bathroom as the storm closed in. >> we are taking cover now in the center of the building. a tornado passed yards away from the downtown area. >> reporter: meteorologist john harris never stopped broadcasting. >> it was a roar, a discomforting thought. we knew there was something going on outside of the building. >> reporter: in illinois, flooding. the power of the storm captured on security cameras at carl sandburg college as torrential rain sent floodwaters bursting through the doors. tonight, no let-up. watches and warnings covered several states as severe storms target the same communities devastated last week. >> t

it includes a good chunk of real estate in central kansas, oklahoma.ahoma city could be in the moderate risk. chad is enroute there and will chase these tomorrow. we'll be in contact with him. >> unbelievable. tonight, new questions about the new athletic director hired to turn around rutger's university program. julie hermann was named in a sex discrimination lawsuit where she was a senior athletics administrator. this is days after a report of university of tennessee volleyball players accused her of verbal abuse when she coached them in the 1990s. >>> president obama returned to the jersey shore today. the president walked on the boardwalk with new jersey governor, chris christie and said yes, the new jersey shore is open for business. >> i saw what thousands of americans saw over memorial day weekend. you are stronger than the storm after all you have dealt with, after all you have been through. the jersey shore is back and it is open for business. they want all americans to know that they are ready to welcome you here. >>> passengers are arriving

ginger zee, abc news, wichita, kansas. >>> all right.ront is hundreds of miles long, could interfere with travel today. >> coverage continues with meteorologist andrew baglini at accuweather. good morning, andrew. >> thank you, good morning, john, diana. unfortunately, a destructive weekend. major damage from oklahoma city through wichita, kansas city, des moines, indianapolis. hundreds of reports. damaging wind. large hail. dozens of tornados. unfortunately more on the way here. later in the afternoon and evening hours here for monday. a severe weather outbreak possible from oklahoma city, tulsa. springfield, missouri. strong thunderstorms heading chicago's way as well. john, diana. >> thank you, andrew. the rest of today's weather. east coast can expect some scattered showers today. nothing like the storm pounding the midwest. the gulf coast, and most of the west are warm and dry. >> west texas, hot, humid. temperatures possibly topping 100 degrees. mid 60s in the northwest. most ly seasonable readings everywhere else. >>> crews in sou

a developing situation for you near wichita, kansas.vice confirming a large and dangerous tornado touching down near the mid-continent airport. they are declaring a tornado

in oklahoma, kansas and iowa. the midwest not the only part of our country dealing with severe weather. this weekend. parts of atlanta. take a look. under emergency declarations tonight. because of heavy flooding. some areas saw 7 inches of rain in six hours. roads had to be closed because of the high water. some buildings took on more than five feet of walter. chuck bell. spring supposed to be a lovely time. forget winter. >> always transition does you in. transition from spring into summer now, is when we see the heavy rain events and freak when seep -- frequency of tornados. gradually tornado season will move out of oklahoma and kansas north bound into nebraska and minnesota. as we go further on into the summer. for us we are going to notice the change around here too. warmer. far more humid air is on the way. it will start arriving here during the evernight hours tonight. you are going to notice and feel the difference. all the way through the coming week. kind of a soupy evening outside here in the nation's c

city, kansas. in a related note, alcoa, the largest aluminum producer in the u.s., announced that it will spend $275 million to expand its plant in tennessee to meet increasing demand from the auto industry. analysts predict 4% more aluminum will be used this year as automakers continue their efforts to make lighter vehicles and improve mileage. the automotive industry is not the only sector where the jobs are: "we are seeing growth in areas like healthcare, professional services... hospitality has been relatively strong over the year at restaurants and the like. also, housing is starting to pick up, so construction is gaining jobs. that's been an area where we haven't seen much growth over the last few years." that was john challenger of outplacement services challenger gray and christmas, who adds the retail industry is slow to hire. he expects the government and military-related companies will continue to cut positions into the end of the year. china's workforce is in a major shift change. as th

in particular watching dodge city, kansas, down through panhandles of texas, oklahoma. that's the highest chance of tornados. but a widespread threat, kansas city, omaha up on into minneapolis. john, diana. back to you. >> jim dickey, accuweather. thank you. president obama and new jersey governor chris christie spread a unified message at the jersey shore. at one stop they tossed footballs at a tire. christie needed one throw to put it through. the president missed five times but wound up with a teddy bear and chicago bears sweatshirt. later the men stressed the shore recovered well from super storm sandy but there is plenty of work to be done. >>> a truck driver is listed in serious condition after a freight train crashed into his big rig near baltimore. that collision caused the train to derail, and then a powerful explosion. the blast was felt at least a half mile away. abc's david kerley was there. >> reporter: the rail car burst into flames after derailing. as the fire intensifies watch this massive explosion. [ explosion ] >> back up. >> two warehouses had their

it looks like just on top of kansas. see to the west of independence, kansas. we focus on the one in tulsa. as we zoom in a bit more, here is that cell. we can see three of them right along the line. the one to the west of tulsa, we're concerned about that because, of course, don, we know tulsa highly populated areas with these storms moving through and these tornadoes that we're seeing. that is the real threat. of course, we've seen the history of the damage left behind. but as we track the storm just to the west of tulsa and we give you an idea of potentially where the storm could be heading and how quickly it's going to get into tulsa, and hopefully our producer will be able to track the storm in tulsa for us to give residents a heads-up. as we talk about tulsa, we don't forget about what's happening in norman. the one for tulsa, that is in place, it looks like as well until 6:45. now we're doing that for you and we zoom in. there is the circulation. again, here is menford. now we've put this in. 6:28 for areas like lawrence creek. 6:38 for mansford. tulsa,

i want to bring in ginger, outside wichita, kansas, right now. the sky darkening behind her. >> that is the storm that brought the tornado ripping through wichita, kansas. it's moving to our north and east. there's a tornado on the ground near oklahoma city. this is an active and fluid situation. we'll bring you the latest details throughout the night. but look at the wild weather so far. tearing across the kansas landscape, multiple violent tornadoes. watch as lightning illuminates this twister in sanford, kansas. that tornado also touched down near rosel, where it was caught from every angle possible. and big hail coming down. pummeling this windshield in nebraska. in oklahoma city, 60-mile-per-hour winds toppled power lines. there's been 300 reports of severe weather in 2 days. major highways turning into rivers. these semis stuck in north dakota. and in georgia, parts of the land under water. roads crumbled. the steady and intense downpour, flooding backyards. this playset submerged from the rising waters. >> it rained from 2:00 until 6:00, n

several in kansas and now reports there might have been one in pennsylvania.om tom in the weather center. tom, what's the very latest? >> well, wolf, how ironic, at the top of the hour we talked about the possibility of tornadoes and the small ones that they were in very rural areas in parts of kansas. the tornado watch extends until >> this is where, you can see the symbols there for the larger ones in kansas. in extremely rural areas. and then shortly after that, the national wither service out of detroit in pontiac, michigan and then, just 17 miles southeast of eerie pennsylvania, just southeast about 17 miles southeast of erie, pennsylvania, we had reports of a possible tornado with possible damage. moving toward the waterford area. the problem is tomorrow because all the ingredients are going to be in place again. it's not just a slight risk. it's a moderate risk. it's much like taking a can of soda. when you see those clouds build high in the afternoon, it's like shaking a can of show da. when they hit that jet stream, it rips the top of the clouds off a

oklahoma city, tulsa, toward wichita, kansas city, as well. that area we could see the potential for hail and damaging wind and tornadoes. one of the main ingredient we need is an unstable air mass. the temperatures across the central united states, 93 in san antonio. 86 in dallas. behind it, cooler and dry air mass so the clash of those two air masses -- if you zoom in closer to the central plains it is 64 in wichita and 80 in garza city and 59 in north flat. the clash of the two air masses will give us the potential for long-lasting damaging, perhaps life-threatening tornadoes throughout the afternoon and into the overnight. it is just going and this is going to be a 24 or a 48-hour event. >>gregg: thank you, janice. we will want to see your pictures out there if you happen to have photos or video tape of extreme weather in your area you can e-mail them to us at ureport at foxnews.com. >>heather: the intensifying questions over the i.r.s. scandal. a top white house advisor going on the record today claiming the presidents with not of involve

several in kansas and now reports there might have been one in pennsylvania.e now from tom in the weather center. tom, what's the very latest? >> well, wolf, how ironic, at the top of the hour we talked about the possibility of tornadoes and the small ones that they were in very rural areas in parts of kansas. the tornado watch extends until 10:00 p.m. central time, but all of this super cell thunderstorms are sort of losing their punch. that's the good news. but as we mentioned at the top of the hour, the threat would go into the tristate areas of indiana, ohio and michigan, and now even into pennsylvania. just southeast about 17 miles southeast of erie, pennsylvania, we had reports of a possible tornado with possible damage. moving toward the waterford area. now we have a warning for broken straw. we were able to confirm by local law enforcement, they believe there was no tornado, even though maybe doppler radar indicating that circulation. they believe it was straight line wind damage, downed power lines, a lot of rainfall and flooding rains. we still have

>>buenas noches y bienvenidos a noticias univisión fin de semana tornados lluvias en kansas en estadovertencia, todo el día, un tornado dejo destrucción en un parque de casas moviles >>las imágenes sde la destrucción lo dicen todo, en pobladoe de oklahoma edificaciones recibieron daño severo, otras quedaron reducidas a escombros, personas quedaron atrapadas en sus vehiculos >>el señor recuerda como el paso de los vientos los más fuertes que ha sentido >>este otro toco tierra en kansas, dejando destrucción sin heridos >>cranberry que en los pasados dias sufrio el paso del mal tiempo, trata de sobreponerse >>no es lo peor que las tormentas pudieran dejar en el país, se pronóstican más torbellinos >>los puntos rojos indican tornados, y , lo verde, puntos de granizo, una línea de tornados se mueve hasta wisconsin e illinois, podrina sufrir tormentas fuertes, incluso illinosi, iowa, arkansa hasta mañana a medida que el sistema se mueve al este, hoy se concentraron las tormentastas en oklahoma, kansas. >>aire calido del golfo de méxico en superficie, llegando del noroeste y genera estas tor

heard those winds from storm in kansas at leastour twisters spotted kansas.ty of rozel surprisingly no one was hurt. >> alisyn: storms aone rick joins us where he they are headed. >> three more days, actually. two more bad days. today i think likely to be even worse than yesterday. tomorrow, another bad day. it's all just moving a little bit farther o towards the east. take a look at the weather maps. you can take a look at the orm and you see inially we saw these storms begin to fire acro west parts of kansas. thnitial whe these storms begin to fire and initial discretels. that's generally where we seehem producing tornadoes. entually they consolidate into airect line and then we see more direct wind mage from. this one we have anot daat we're going to be seein a lot of this sever wther this afternoon. tornadoes likely starting to fire around 3:00, around the oklahoma city area. it's that i-35 corridor throughout the afternoon. 'pulls off tow the east. by around 7:00 tonight it ts in toward the ksas city area with some o those storms. wre going to be talking

the storms continue up towards kansas even into iowa and parts of minnesota.we will continue to bring you the coverage throughout the evening, harris. >> i'm harris faulkner. back with more weather updates and a special at 10:00 p.m. eastern. to abuse their political oppons and so i think they will find really a lot of people are upset with this, not just republicans but a lot of people worry about a government that powerful. >> most democrats were incensed that the irs would beoused as a political . they are circling the wagons and said those organizations needed to be investigated and even in the hearings where stephen miller was before the house ways and means committee. demdeps are asking questions that only mistakes were made and nothing was intentional and is that credible? >> no. peggy had a article in the wall street journal and talked about well is not any likelihood that it was random. they were asking people for what bocks they read and what speeches they gay and thoughts about different political candidates and the level of this, there is no way th

watch as lightning illuminates this twister in sanford, kansas.lier where it was caught from every single angle. and big hail pounding down. smothering the windshield in nebraska. there have been nearly 400 severe weather reports in just a few days. major highways are turning into rivers. the semis stuck in north dakota. and in georgia, parts of atlanta were underwater. road crumbling after up to 7 inches of rain, steady and intense downpour, flooding backyards. this play set submerged by the rising waters. >> it rained enough from 2:00 to 6:00 nonstop, wide open lightning. >> reporter: and more storms on the way. the threat does not end, it actually gets bigger, includes more, millions and millions, talking tens of millions of people, chicago, down to texas again. the heart of it there right around tulsa. ginger zee, abc news, wichita, kansas. >> all right, the storm front is hundreds of miles long. could interfere with travel today. >> coverage continues with meteorologist andrew baglini at accuweather. good morning, andrew. >> thank you, good m

and look at it here in sanford, kansas, when it touched down again. that tornado hit at least one home near rozell. fortunately the owner took cover in his basement and survived. those kansas tornadoes were just a dozen of the more than 200 severe weather reports. and then there was the hail. up to softball size. it's definitely been a busy weekend elsewhere, too. look at this. more than 8 inches of rain shut down roads and flooded cars in northern alabama. >> i never seen anything like this. talked to some guys this morning. they have been here their whole life. they haven't seen anything like this. >> reporter: but this wild-weather weekend is only just beginning. the threat today is elevated. i need to get right to the maps to show who needs to be aware of what. this is going to be late afternoon/evening. especially from north texas all of the way to north dakota, even minnesota in that risk area. but the very high area that you see there in that dark red, that kansas city, down to oklahoma city, that's where tornadoes could become large and even s

you see the band of snow stretching from kansas city up into canada. just to put it in perspective, kansas city, missouri, averages zero inches of snow in may. we're going to shatter that. the highest total over an inch for the month of may, likely sighing anywhere from 3 to 6 in the kansas city area. through these early morning hours, the snow winds down but looks to stall out and produce flooding rainfall across the region through saturday. john and reena, back to you. >> all right, jim, thank you. >>> there are new details this morning about the boston bombers' original plot, the marathon was apparently not the initial target. >> sources say dzhokhar tsarnaev told the fbi that he and his brother tamerlan were planning to launch the attack at a july 4th event in boston but he said they built the bombs much faster than expected so they changed their plans. he also said the explosives were put together in tamerlan's cambridge apartment. >> this morning tamerlan tsarnaev's body is no longer at the morgue. it was claimed by his uncle last night and moved

of the damage left behind when severe weather moved across the midwest dropping more tornadoes on kansasnd oklahoma. cbs reporter susan mcginnis on efforts to clean up the damage while keeping a watchful eye on the skies. >> reporter: multiple tornadoes struck parts of kansas yesterday. and people across the plains are gearing up for another round of violent weather today. >> it's coming down! >> reporter: tuesday afternoon, one twister tore through corning, kansas north of topeka. >> we had five kids in the basement and shower. we had a blanket over our head and just prayed and it hit. it was as loud as they say it is. >> reporter: the tornado damaged more than a dozen buildings including monica becker's home. >> we lost three sheds, glass everywhere. just no words. >> reporter: neighbors are helping the beckers salvage what they can from the house the family has lived in for 12 years. >> if it would happen to anybody, we could rely on the neighbors coming out and helping us. so it's just the way we are here in the rural community. >> reporter: forecasters say central and western kansas

that was the scene in kansas. nobody was hurt. forecasters are warning that we will get more of this this week. >> a mother of seven behind bars in mexico accused of trying to smuggle drugs into america. >> and a full investigation into whether attorney general lied when he testified before congress. >> that was lame. even you -- can't see everything? this is big, juan. i woke up to a blistering on my shoulder. the blisters were oozing, and painful to touch. i spent 23 years as a deputy united states marshal and i've been pretty well banged up but the worst pain i've expernced was when i had shingles. when i went to the clinic, the nurse told me that it was a result of having had chickenpox. i wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. bill: starbucks could affect thousands of businesses. new york state's top appeals court is set to rule on who gets the shares of the tips left by customers. it will have a far-reaching impact. the problem is starbucks keeps going to plastic. there is no change left over to drop in a bucket. so they are lo

>> this is the rozel, kansas, tornado. this was pretty close, maybe half a mile, a little closer to this tornado. maybe a quarter of a mile away from it. the yellow tint it, was really close to sundown so it was picking up the scattered light in the atmosphere and giving that yellow and orange tint. martha: i know you guys like to do this and what you like to do but were you scared? >> the rozelle tornado, this was, a right after this video we it cut, okay, we need to move. because it actually stopped a little bit and turned a little bit and we realized it was coming right for us. we had to get out of the way quickly. the rozelle one wasn't too bad. the wichita, the storms southwest of wichita, it was getting a little hairy for a while. that was a very nasty storm. especially when you get anything rain wrapped you can't see what is happening around you. you can see the rozelle tornado. you can see where it is going. the wichita one there was multiple circulations, there was rain anywhere. very dangerous situation for anyon

kansas is the latest target of tornadoes. meteorologist david bernard tells us what's coming in the days ahead. and dean reynolds with men on a mission. >> the ridge drops right now. we're looking for almost perfect. >> o'donnell: to help scientists tell a story about our changing world. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> o'donnell: good evening. scott is on assignment. i'm norah o'donnell. the housing meltdown led the country into the great recession. now housing is leading the recovery. a new survey today finds homes were selling in march at prices nearly 11% higher than a year ago. the highest, in fact, since 2006. that news gave wall street a boost. after the survey came out the dow rose as much as 218 points. it gave about half of that back but still closed at a record high, 15,409. and anthony mason tells us rising home and stock values have helped send consumer confidence to a five-year high. >> reporter: on the sales lot at park city's ford in dallas, texas, confidence in

tornadoes, one after another, this afternoon went from dangerous to disastrous in oklahoma and in kansas. >> whoa. that thing is huge. >> extremely powerful storms, and the tornadoes that spun out of them. they ripped roofs off some houses, and others were flattened completely. tonight these peoe in oklahoma and people in kansas and now iowa, everywhere that tornadoes ripped along the ground today, some are hurt. some have lost everything they own, and if there is a way to make this worse, it is this. the massive line of storms are still tearing across the country right now. >> this look like somebody got a giant cat bulldozer and just went to town on these houses. i mean, they are completely destroyed. 102 runs north and south, just south of fire lake casino. >> that is a wide swath of damage, and it is a very over shawnee, oklahoma just a short time ago. cnn's nick valencia is en route to shawnee as fast as he can go and i've got nick on the phone with me. where are you now, and tell us what you see. >> reporter: hey, don, we're about 200 miles or saw outside of oklahoma city. we don't

minneapolis to kansas city, right on down towards tulsa and oklahoma city. tornadoes are likely. they could be large and long-lived, that means lasting for miles on the ground. and then tomorrow still more severe weather from oklahoma city on up towards chicago. so even more people will be included in those warnings. back to you. >> it's going to be a long night. kelly cass, thanks. remind folks the weather channel is covering this online and on cable. now for the train derail that snarled traffic into the northeast corridor. the ntsb continued its investigation today as tense of thousands of passengers brace for a difficult commute tomorrow. nbc's michelle franzen is in bridgeport, connecticut for us tonight. >> reporter: a new video posted on youtube captures the frantic moments after friday's train collision in bridgeport, connecticut. >> step over this. >> reporter: shocked passengers making their way to safety just moments after impact. nbc news has not authenticated the video. today crews separated more than a dozen rail cars at the collision site and heavily damaged train

several reports of tornadoes in oklahoma, kansas and iowa.nings and watches still in effect for a number of areas. one twister even turning deadly in shawnee, oklahoma. one person is dead there. an oklahoma sheriff revealing that person was a 79-year-old man found in a mobile home park. the park is in ruins. homes splintered and scattered all over. at least 21 people injured across oklahoma but the number could rise. local emergency crews now going from home to home trying to find people who are not yet accounted for. governor mary fallon declared an emergency for 16 oklahoma counties. the tornado also touching down in wichita, kansas near mid continent airport. that twister knocking out power to homes and businesses. a massive storm system, again a deadly storm system spawning several destructive tornadoes in oklahoma, kansas and iowa. one person confirmed dead. at least 21 others injured. joining us is oklahoma state representative randy grau who huddled with his family in a safe room. representative grau, what can you tell us about the sea

>> i was in the kansas city, kansas area during the storm system. primarily it was just heavy rain and strong winds. we did some see tree damage this morning as i was leaving my neighborhood. patti ann: in addition to the tornados as we've been mentioning and you mentioned heavy winds, apparently some very large hail falling in the most affected areas. some of the damage is near the wichita airport and obviously as you mentioned to rural areas. any estimate or is it too early of the financial hit taken by this storm? >> it is too early to say on that. certainly with the amount of hail that was reported and the in the wichita area and even to the west with the larger hail than what wichita received we expect a significant amount of insurance claims coming in over the next several days to people who have damaged cars and damaged homes. patti ann: yeah. do most folks in that kansas area that was hit by this tornado have shelters, specifically for that purpose? >> it really varies from community to community. some people have basements. some people don'

as we get up into the areas like southeast kansas, western missouri, kansas city is included in the elevatedhreat area, but see that huge pink area that includes all of north texas there, far south central, large hail, damaging wind and tornadoes. not just today and tomorrow today. the risk of severe storms is very high. look at the areas there. tulsa gets it again. east mostly of oklahoma city. a very busy couple of days here in the plains. one more like, i promise you in the southwest, they're staying dry and warming up. vegas, 91. phoenix, 97. that's a look at the big picture. >> this weather report has been brought to you by macy's. i have to tell you guys, we're going to chase today the ingredients some of the best that we have seen all year. i want people to be very vigilant if you live here in the plains. >> a good warning. we'll see you here on "world news" tonight and "good morning america" tomorrow morning. >>> the unfortunate price of fame for oscar winner jennifer lawrence, this man now accused of stalking her and her family. unannounced visit and his pet name for the star. >>> j

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in kansas his family, his constituents lost a great man. he was a talented educator, highly regarded by his students, and a dedicated public servant. mel was born in 1937 in a small central kansas town of arlington. as young man he attended kansas state teachers college now known as emporia state universality he graduated in 1959. six years later on july 31, 19 e-- 1965, mel maryland carolyn fuller. she passed in 2011. together they raised two daughters. mel and carolyn had a lot in common, especially their interest in education and in young people. in fact, they met while they were both serving, workin workis teachers. mel taught american government and carolyn taught home economics. many of us can remember a favorite teacher who made an impact on our lives when we were growing up, someone who taughtes not only the facts and figures but also instilled an interest in learning. mel was just that kind of teacher for many kansas high school students. st. john is a small rural community. many folks who live there make their living on the farm a

this one touching down in central kansas. happened in rosell, kansas, yesterday. it desdrtroyed a home, but lucky no injuries. today we're on the lookout for no twisters. as many as $20 million in danger in a number of different areas. our meteorologist alaxandria steele is in the weather center. what watches and warnings are you seeing at this hour? >> no tornado watches and warnings and we haven't seen any this morning. that will change. a very active day, especially this afternoon and tonight. here's a look i wanted to show you, 14 reports of tornadoes thus far. we'll see how that flushes out. but you can see where they were. western nebraska, central kansas and, actually, this area still under the gun as we head towards today. baseball-size hail reported yesterday. so, large hail again today and some very strong tornadoes. here's the current radar picture. an awful lot of lightning and strong thunderstorms and some severe thunderstorm warnings, but not to the level yet of tornado watches or tornado warnings, again. but most likely we will see them today. a big

look at kansas city. 39. chance of snowflakes mixing in.ittle bit of everything out there today but still no severe weather. we didn't have too many bad reports yesterday. >> thanks so much. coming up, where have all the beer drinkers gone? >>> we'll show you what's called the most racist commercial in history. >>> a foreign country is beefing up their air power with a multibillion dollar purchase of 100 f-35. "early today" is back in two. >>> welcome back. possible new leads on the september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >>> new evidence proves the first american settlers turned to cannibalism during the winter of 1609 and 1610. the skull of a 14-year-old girl found near jamestown settlement had cuts that are consistent with butchering for meat. >>> heavy rain caused massive mudslide in florida with mud in this home piling up as high as four feet. no one was home at the time. tremendous clean up effort there. >>> may day protests in seattle turned violent with police. rocks were thrown at law enforcement. there were multip

central time in north texas and kansas and nebraska.e have thunderstorm warnings and tornado warnings. and seeing rotation on these sells just west of hayes, kansas and northwestern nebraska. it is just starting to unfold. this is going to be a three- day event. if you live in tornado alley, make your preparations now. we have all of the ingredients needed for severe weather and lots of moisture from the gulf of mexico and southern winds. and we have a jet stream to give us a punch for the strong rotating storms. as we go through tonight, the threat from north texas, all the way to northern plains and then we have the real red area where all of the ingredients are coming together in the overnight. i want your weather radios on and be able to tell if a warning goes in effect. sunday, this is going to hit possibly more heavily populated areas. millions of people affected from oklahoma city to kansas city. if you are in the yellow shaded areas, you are not out of the risk. we could see tornados in the afternoon and evening and monday. it w