kansas got the nickname bleeding kansas because of the struggle over whether kansas would enter the union as a free state or a slave state. we will look at a map of kansas and nebraska territories. this is 1856 and in 18 54, the kansan nebraskan act was signed, creating the twin territories of nebraska and kansas territory. most people assumed washington politicians assumed that kansas nebraska act would probably somewhat replicate the missouri compromise in that if you brought in twin territories, one would be naturally free peer the other naturally would be slave. most people assumed the new territory of the brassica would be settled by the free state of iowans. iowans would come in and settle the area, set up a government, write a free state constitution, and bring nebraska in as a free state. and nebraska would stand to northern senators in congress. conversely, a slave state missouri, there were over 100,000 or so slaves in the state of missouri. most people thought they would come into eastern kansas, set up a government, and write a constitution and kansas would come in as a slave

territorial kansas and they got the nickname bleeding kansas because of the struggle over whether kansas would enter the union as a free state or as a slave state. we're going to look at a map of kansas and nebraska territories. this is 1856 and in 1854, the kansas-nebraska act was signed creating the twin territories of nebraska and kansas territories. both people assumed washington politicians -- assume that the kansas-nebraska act would probably somewhat replicate the missouri compromise in that if you bought in twin territories, one would naturally be free and other naturally slave. most people assumed that the new territory of nebraska would be settled by the free state of iowans. set up the government, rent a free state constitution and bring nebraska in as a free state, and nebraska would send northern senators to congress. conversely, i think there was -- i think there were 100,000 or so slaves in the state of missouri. most people about people in missouri would come into eastern kansas, settled the area, set up a government, and write the constitution and coming to kansas as a s

kansas got the nickname "bleeding kansas" because the struggle over whether kansas would enter the union as a free state or a slave state. we are going to look at a map of kansas and nebraska territories. this is 1856. in 1854, the kansas-nebraska act was signed, creating the twin territories of nebraska and kansas. oath people assumed -- both peoples assumed that the kansas-nebraska act would probably replicate the missouri compromise in that if you brought in twin territories, one would be naturally free and the other naturally slave. most people assume that the territory of nebraska would be settled by the free state of islands -- of iowans. they set of the government, wrote a free state constitution and brought nebraska in as a free state. conversely, there were 100,000 or so slaves in the state of missouri. missourians would come into eastern kansas and settle, set up a government, write a constitution, and kansas would come in as a slave state. they would send two southern senators to washington and you would keep an equilibrium in the u.s. senate. that is what people thought. they

if the road to the white house comes out of kansas, what is important to kansas voters? governor brownback: it is interesting you would ask that. the last election cycle, pat robertson and us are both in tight races and we get to see most of the republican presidential candidates. you have got a birds eye view. a lot of them were wrote -- well received. rand paul was here. chris christie. i think what kansans wanted to see what somebody with principal but that could get things done. -- principle but that could get things done. the people here are conservative or they want somebody conservative but can get things done. we have got to start getting things forward. you have several in the field who would fit the bill. i find a lot of kansans, and pragmatic conservative, but it has got to work. that is what a lot would probably look for. >> how does the state of kansas deal with natural disasters and what is the relationship between state government and federal government in dealing with those situations? governor brownback: you usually anticipate these things will happen so

you have people like the ritchie's who come to kansas because they see kansas as an opportunity to create a new society from the ground up. in that sense, it will be opportunity for themselves and opportunity for them to shape the institutions in a way that will conform to what they believe to be their value system. one of the things which he will do, he will be committed to not only temperance and women's rights and african-american rights, he will also be interested in education and he will be instrumental in the founding of washington university to be an sedition that is part of this community. -- washburn university to be an institution that is part of this community. we have an inclusive citizenry. it's an improvement over what we had east of the mississippi at the time. kansas is a fertile ground for a new america. we tell the story to visitors, principally our heritage education program where we go with middle schoolers and elementary education schools, we talk about the underground railroad and we connect the activities that the house represents because it was a station on the und

you have people like the ritchies, who come to kansas because they see kansas as an opportunity to create a new society from the ground up. and in that sense, it will be opportunity for themselves and -- but also opportunity for them to shape the institutions in a way that will conform to what they believe to be their value system. now, one of the things that ritchie will do is he will be , committed to not only prohibition and temperance, and women's rights, and african-american rights, but he will also be interested in education and he will be instrumental in the founding of washburn university, to be an institution that is part of this community. the idea that we are going to have an educated citizenry, and inclusive citizenry, is an improvement over what we had east of the mississippi at the time. kansas is a fertile ground for a new america. we tell the story to visitors, principally -- we have a heritage education program, in which we deal with middle schoolers and elementary education schools. we talk about the underground railroad and we connect the activities that the house repre

bleeding kansas refers to a series of confrontations one the border of the kansas territory and missouri the between 1864 -- 1854 and 1861. it helps established the guy as a major force in -- topeka as a major force in the area. learn more about to become all weekend here on american history tv. >> wi-lan to be good, we spoke with republican governor sam brownback in the governor's mansion. >> is there an era or event that interests or resonates with you? governor brownback: a lot of them do. probably the period that is pre-and right at statehood, the bleeding kansas era, is the one where kansas just had a large impact on the country and its trajectory at different points in time, but maybe no time larger than right then, so john brown comes right here, the fight over slavery, the kansas nebraska act passed, nebraska supposed to be a free state, kansas a slave state, maintain the balance of power, but in the abolitionist movement comes, and says will not let kansas be a slave state, and they start sending people here from ohio and the northeast. they did not come in here to farm, that is

if the road to the white house comes through kansas, what is important to kansas voters? governor brownback: it is interesting you would ask that because pat robertson and i were both in tight races in 2014, and we get to see boast of most of the presidential candidates coming through, for we get a birds eye view, and a lot of them were well received. rand paul was here, chris christie, and i think what the kansans wanted to see what somebody with principle that what it get things done, so there is a deep concern that washington has just gotten in such a gridlock, and that we need something done. the people here are conservative, so they want somebody that is conservative but that can get things done because we have got to start moving things forward. i know there are several in that field that would fit that bill. i find a lot of kansans, and i have discovered, what a lot of pragmatic conservatives. they are conservative, but it has got to work, and that is what they will a lot probably be looking for. >> kansas is known for its share of severe weather, including tornado

kansas did not earn the name "bloody kansas" by accident. when the kansas/nebraska act was signed in 1854, the very act of signing it, of just signing that piece of paper was viewed by missourians as an act of war. from the very beginning every colony, all those original colonies had assumed that what was to the west of them was theirs. so virginia settled kentucky, settled missouri. and with that settlement went the mores and the culture and all the values, you know? the saying from north to south. it was assumed then that missouri would settle kansas, making it a slave state. so the missouri -- the kansas/missouri act, or the kansas/nebraska act was seen as a pro-southern act, it was viewed as a pro-slavery act. so when northerners decided that if popular sovereignty will decide the fate of kansas we're going to send people to settle, that was viewed as an act of war by many missourians who had just assumed this would all be theirs. it's or not, it is so important to note that before there is a slavery issue in kansas, there is economic op

kansas was going to break the tie. believe that is where the state motto kind of come some -- comes from. it stands for "to the stars through the difficult ap or just kind of talking about how kansans are tough and can get you anything. and no matter what happens, they will make it through. we are currently on the second floor of the kansas state capital. this floor has the most famous mural on it, the tragic payroll -- tragic prelude, painted in the late 1930's. when john stuart was painting it he was commissioned to paint the story of kansas. so he started off. it was showing the early days in the first person who described the area now known as kansas. then the buffalo, clearing the way for the railroads. progress. he included covered wagons painted heading west. the covered wagons are painted heading west, representing that movement. at the time, kansas was the frontier. we were the last civilization before people headed out to california. but again, the main figure is john brown, who towers about 12 feet tall in t

the state of kansas. these are items that illustrate different parts of what was a legal case against the clan. we have a picture of governor alanlen. he was a newspaper man. newspaper event at that time were very powerful people. they often moved into political office. henry allen owned "the wichita beacon." he was a journalist. in 1916 he ran for governor of kansas. he ran again in 1918. that year he did win. he won reelection in 1920. another man, william allen white, he was a colleague and friend and he owned "the gazette ." he was famous for his colorful editorials. henry allen william for both figures in the case against the clan. this was the newsletter published by the topeka ku klux klan chapter. really have this one issue. this is all we have to go on. i wanted to read a few excerpts where they explain their stance against immigration. this is one of the issues they used to recruit members in kansas. they talked about the immigrants after world war i, far from being the anglo-saxon or scandinavi

at one time, kansas was the frontier. we worth the last civilization before people headed to california. the main figure is john brown 12 feet tall in the painting. he is surrounded by the two sides of the civil war, the north end south. -- and south. there are two dead soldiers that rest at his feet and they represent everyone who died during the civil war. there is a gentleman hidden in the background with a top hat and there's some discussion that might have been abraham lincoln. he wouldn't have been president at that time since this was all prior to the civil war. it is maybe some foreshadowing. he included a tornado and a prairie fire, which represented the death and destruction associated with war, becoming storms of war, at the natural disasters we faced. a lot of symbolism there. he also includes the western meadowlark come our state bird. some people say was a martyr, some say he was a terrorist. here he is our famous painting and people can come. you can interpret how you would like. the state library is in the

michael church of the kansas state archives looks at the life of local pioneer samuel reader who kept a diary for 64 years beginning in 1849. >> samuel reader was a kansas pioneer, farmer, soldier artist and photographer among many other things. he kept a daily journal from 1849 all the way up until 1913. from age 13 all the way to a 78 i believe. and the diaries were donated to the society by his daughter right after his death in 1914. he created 15 journals over the period of his life. but we only received 13 because in 1890 his farmhouse burned and they were only able to save 13 of the journals. two of them volume one and volume four, perished in the fire. apparently is influenced by a great reading of the journals of lewis and clark expedition and you want to keep a daily journal like they did and it was a special interest in their illustrations that they included and he wanted to illustrate. he was interested in art and illustration. his daily journals began in 1849 and proceeded his whole life until 1913 until he became too sick to continue. these are the diaries. the 13 volumes

i had grown up in kansas city., the kansas city star, was a pretty rock-ribbed republican paper. as far as they were concerned, harry truman was a senator from pendergast. they did not give him a good bill. i told them that's what i thought our prospects were with the new president. of course, i could not have been more mistaken. i transferred from nimitz, and i found out that had not been the smartest thing i had ever done. when i reported on the first day of august, 1945, at that point they were getting ready for the invasion of japan. i recall vividly what he said -- are you looking for excitement? six days later, thanks to president truman, the atom bomb was dropped. a couple days after that, there was another one. that certainly saved my bacon as well as those guys who are going to be flying the kingfishers. mr. dunn: i'm here because of mr. truman dropping the two bombs. my brother was on the west coast going out the second time. when he went out the first time, he landed at midway right after the battle of m

abraham lincoln said no other territory had a history like kansas. the state historical society, to see these documents in person, that they have survived 150 plus years is remarkable. the constitutions that have survived. the documents that are still here. and the state historical society does a great job of putting these documents online. so you can access this territorial documents from a computer anywhere in the world. >> all weekend, american history tv is joining our cost medications cable partners to showcase the history of topeka kansas. to learn more about the cities on our tour am a visit c-span.org. we continue with a look at the history of topeka. this is american history tv on c-span three. >> i came to know charles curtis after i moved to topeka. i am resident historian of the cemetery where he is buried. i came to know more of his story. the more i found out, the more fascinating or realized he was. -- and realize how under told his story is. he is reduced to a trivia question. the only vice president of american indian lineage or ance

he said once, famously, look, if i were a young man now, i think i would go to kansas. we came in with lincoln and we have stayed with him. >> bleeding kansas refers to a series of violent political confrontations between anti-slavery and proslavery groups along the border of the kansas territory and missouri. the influx of proslavery and free state settlers during this time helped establish topeka as a major political and commercial force in the area. together with our kk shift cable partners c-span's city -- learn more about this all weekend on american history tv. ♪ >> we are entering the kindergarten room of the munro elementary school at the national historic site in topeka, kansas. this is one of the four african-american elementary schools in 1951 when the brown versus board of education happened. it was a small peas of a larger piece that started back in the late 1920's and early 1930's, which is part of the national association for the advancement of colored people's or the ncaa's chess -- naacp's struggle to over term -- overturn segregation. that would lead t

board in kansas and getting permission to operate here. so it is kind of interesting. it is a tactic to show that the klan is operating under kansas state law without addressing the main issue. the main issue they are here merely to intimidate people as a terrorist organization. that is the second count in the case but that is a lot harder to prove. what the supreme court ended up saying was that yes, the klan was operating as a foreign corporation. that is the point when the klan's attorneys conceded. what they did in 1924 was start to try to influence elections so they could get people who are sympathetic to them elected to the offices of secretary of state and attorney general and governor and hopes that they could get a charter. we go back to william allen white. in september, less than two months before the election that year he jumped in as the independent candidate for governor. this is a cartoon that was done by a cartoonist, rawlin kirby for the "new york world" newspaper. the caption is a real american goes hunting. we have a man

. >> these storms produced nine confirmed tornadoes in kansas. people in the north central part of the state assessing the damage now the strongest storms have moved through. two homes were severely damaged in sedgewick county. winds so powerful they snapped in two and toppled tombstones. >>> a huge twister in nebraska. a man saw it destroy a farm near the town of hardy on the state line with kansas. not far away with roseland another possible tornado yanked homes off foundations and put others in splinters. >> like what you see on tv. never thought i would see it in real life. i saw one cloud and saw it dissipate and saw two clouds meet as one. we could hear the sound of a train. our ears started popping because of the air pressure. we went to our locker room. >> again, heavy rains. you see what it does to the creeks and rivers there. >> meteorologist derek van dam is tracking the weather for us. >> and as people go to assess the damage stle to content withthey have to be concerned of the water. only two feet of rushing water can pick up an suv.

they had terrible weather in kansas at the time. and finally on that friday captain smuck, the leader and commander of the crew asked for approval to take off on that saturday, january 16th. they were stationed in oklahoma at the air force base and wanted to get back home so they said go ahead, you have approval to do this mission. it was a unique refueling mission. the kc-135 was supposed to go up and hook up a 352 bomber were the air force and they were going to refuel the bomber and head back to the sherman airforce base in oklahoma. on january 16th it is 11 degrees outside, the men arrive before 8 a.m. prep and get ready to go and at 9:27 they depart and leave the run way with 31,000s of jet fuel. the pilot calls may day three minutes into the flight and they are never heard from again and that is where the story begins. on that january 16th morning with seven men fighting for their lives in a plane over wichita and a crowded neighborhood. these were rural conditions as far as the air forcement. the commander had ten years in th

looking at kansas, look at that. it was had been article in "the wall street journal", not even a week ago by a guy named wilson, that said all of these numbers are changing dramatically for kansas, and they look at it as being a bright spot. one thing that amazes me is mizzury is trying to emulate the policies, because they are losing so many jobs in missouri to kansas. my results look at long term policies, not one week or two weeks, but if you look at it over 10 years, kansas will be better off. >> i hear you, i worry. >> i agree with you, i wish it would happen instantaneously. but it wouldn't. >> we did something similar in louisiana. i don't know if you were involved in that. let's talk about wisconsin. scott walker. i sought your vus. he's considering running for president. he enacted half a billion tax cut. the goal was to eliminate income tax. now it has a 2 billion deficit through 2017. there's a transportation problem. aid to walker and other legislators say more tax cuts can't happen. let me say this abou

back-and-forth across the kansas border almost immediately.specially the new englanders but before the of economic opportunity asking for a new start in the kansas territories. fell one of the most famous events of that time in 1856 john browne, his sons and followers but effectively that cleared the area of southern sellers. and was complicated but they were not slaveholders. so there was a lot of mixed view around the nation. but to set the tone for what the kansas was a reporter would become. it would ride to new heights in 1863.

next, a look at our recent visit to topeka, kansas. you are watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3. ♪ >> we are standing in the kindergarten room of the munro elementary school at roundtree board of education -- brown versus board of education historic site. this was of the four african-american elementary schools that was operating in topeka in 1951 when the brown versus board of education was filed. it was a small peas of a larger piece that started back in the late 1920's and early 1930's, which is part of the national association for the advancement of colored people's or the naacp's struggle to over term -- overturn segregation. that would lead to overturning a case, a supreme court decision that allowed the state of louisiana to segregate railcars by race. once the supreme court made the decision that was constitutional, you saw an explosion of laws in the south especially that permitted segregated facilities in all sectors of public life. they were attended to overturn a precedent and they knew they co

kansas and oklahoma and central and northern texas.third rainiest event in all time recorded history just over 7 inches of rain falling in a 24-hour period. 5 inches of that occurring within a two-hour period. no wonder they had flash flooding. this is the computer models for the next 24 to 48 hours. severe rain for the greater oklahoma region. that could spell more flash flooding. >> history in oklahoma is not what they want. developing this more thanning investigators are confident that the two men were acting alone in texas. officials have not found any evidence that nadir soofi and elton simpson were working with anyone from isis. simpson was found to have contacted an inspired territory junaid hussain. cnn's pamela brown is in phoenix with the latest on the story. >> reporter: john and christine, a warning from the key isis operative who may have been connected to the texas attack. on tuesday, he tweeted out you ain't seen nothing yet. hussain is believed to have been connected to elton simpson. they were tweeting around the time

. >> all weekend, american history tv is featuring the city of topeka, kansas. newspaper editor william allen white advocated for the eradication of the ku klux klan and early 1900s. hosted by our cox communications cable partner, c-span's city tours recently visited many sites showcasing the city's history. learn more about the call weekend here on american is -- about topeka a weekend here on american history tv. >> i came to know charles curtis after i moved to topeka. i am resident historian of the cemetery where he is buried. i came to him no -- i came to know more of history. the more i found out, the more fascinating or realized he was. he is reduced to a trivia question. the only vice president of native american lineage or interest rate -- or ancestry. he deserves more than that. i have done some curtis research in the last 20 years. it has got more serious. his journey has become more remarkable to me in the last couple of years. i realize exactly what he did. he is born on north topeka, 1860. he's born during the territorial period. he is caw french,

this one is in kansas. tossing large pieces of debris through the air. >> the storms are slowly moving east. more severe weather expected today. here now bazi kanani. >> here we go. >> reporter: sirens playering ingblaring across the heartland. >> we have a roof that just flew through the air here. >> reporter: the bridge creek fire department shredded. residents forced to evacuate sfwlp oh my gosh! whoa! >> reporter: the tornadoes touching down in kansas nebraska, and texas. destroying dozens of homes and anything in their path. >> i'm telling you. please stay at work. do not get on the highway. >> reporter: meteorologists warning drivers. this driver in kansas dodges debris. power poles toppled. >> it was scary and crazy. >> reporter: those winds fold by hail and record rainfall. the deluge stranding dozens of drivers in oklahoma and texas. this morning, those flash flood warpings continue. bazi kanani abc news washington. >> and we're just now learning about injuries. at least 13 people injured at an rv

you won here in last fall in kansas. you have a win in the daytona 500.of rain in the forecast for later this evening how will that affect your strategy. >> we better go is what it sounds like to me. i am not sure we'll get there before the sports gets here. it is changing and we practiced in from the green race track and so i am going to see that again. it rained some last night and might go through it again. having adjustability is important and track position. keeping ourselves up front. we see the crashes in the middle and back in the pack. it is safe to stay up front. and you can see a lot of strategy on the road. >> the time is good. you have the daytona 500 win. what is the weakness and know you have to get better at to be able to win a championship coming in the year. >> we look at weaknesses and a lot of the small things. and in short tracks is our big weakness and we worked hard on that. and we come in to this year super speed ways was our weakness and my spotter and i figured how to make the right moves and understand the draft and come along w

-- topeka, kansas.ur cities tour staff visited there recently to learn about the history. to learn more about topeka visit c-span.org/city store. you're watching american history tv -- all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> today on american history tv on c-span3, we are alive from oak ridge's elementary for reenactment of president lincoln's funeral 150 years later. we will begin at 2:30 p.m. eastern with a procession of more than 100 reenactors at the ceremony. we will have coverage from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. of the re-creation of his ball. including funeral performances and a 50 cannon salute. president lincoln's funeral -- 150 years later today at 2:30 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> after president lincoln died his body lay in state at the white house and u.s. capitol until was moved into attaining -- a train car to begin the journey to his home town of springfield, illinois. lincoln's funeral was held on may 4, 1865. his coffin placed in a no-name hearse was taken in a proce

they go to kansas. and they tell andrew jackson, who wants them to go by water and save money, we are going by land, and we are taking our horses with us. take that, andrew jackson. what do you suppose jackson did? it was the one time in jackson's life where he changed his mind. he's told the shawnee they may go west on their own they may go west on horseback. he caved to the shawnee. 1837 1839 the ottawa leave. the one eye items thing you hear -- eye witness thing you hear all the time is when they were boarding on ships the sound of moaning and wailing and crying was heard they said, for miles. they were primarily children. when you look at the hundreds of ottawas who leave, the vast majority of them, many are under 10, under 20, under 25. it's children being sent west. the last group goes in 1843. they fight -- they fought it better than anybody and finally they gave up, and they left. they planned their own removal. not one government agent sent them west. they sent their own people west. they picke

kansas and nebraska are also on the lookout for twisters. let's looets bring in stase. lauren casey of our minneapolis station wcco. lauren, that is a lot of land and a lot of people threatened by dangerous weather. >> it is, indeed. and significant weather at that. the threat of baseball-sized hail and strong tornadoes is looming over parts of texas, oklahoma, kansas, and nebraska this evening and tonight. over two million people are within a moderate risk area, which includes oklahoma city and wichita, kansas. strong wind shear is creating an environment conducive to super- cell or rotating thunderstorms. so the threat of most concern is the tornado threat with a few strong and long-lived tornadoes possible. moderate is the fourth highest threat level on the five-tiered scale. major cities of dallas and kansas city, the tornado threatnd is less enhanced but strong damaging winds and large hail is still possible late tonight. >> axelrod: lauren casey with the dangerous weather forecast. lauren, thank you. a man accused of shooting at george zimmerman monday in florida

kansas is not metro revenue center. if they had a ride sharing for tractors, that might be an issue. but i don't think it's a big revenue generator. but i think what is interesting, remember their governor is the most conservative out there. is a regulatory issue. look at uber, uber will cash out on its ipo. all the money it made, who billion valuation has been private investing money. when they do go public a lot of that money will be cashing out and public will be looking to get in. so be very careful. liz: that's a good point but, rob, it is a major disruptor lying anything i haven't seen. can't live without in new york. >> makes you wonder what states my follow suit. am a big uber fan. i use it every time in new york. i used it in kansas city. i'm very disappointed. i think the government should get out of the way. liz: amen. >> this is american technological entrepreneurism at its best. liz: innovation, absolutely. >> yeah. innovator die. >> very disappointed. next time i'm in kansas i want to ride a uber. liz: goo

kansas. it is all hammered out here. they define it after the war after the homestead act is enacted all these civil war soldiers moving to kansas. we are the soldiers state long before we are the son of former state because of the civil war veterans coming west. you cannot overstate the role of kansas. >> host: the book is called "the contested murder of latasha harlins" justice, gender, and the origins of the la riots" published by oxford university press. the author is ucla history professor stevenson. who was latasha? >> an african-american girl 17 at the time of her death living with her grandmother and her aunt and cousins and a freshman in high school and was killed 1991 in south central inside the empire market. by the shopkeeper. >> host: why was she killed? >> guest: there was the struggle over a bottle of orange juice that cost $1.79. latasha harlins enter the store you can see this on the video camera. she entered at 9:30 a.m. and goes to the refrigerated case to picks up a bottle of orange juice and places i

i was in kansas all day today.ther than the flooding down in oklahoma, i've pretty much taking a break until tomorrow, it looks like. >> so how powerful was the storm system that swept through that area? >> the storm that i actually documented was up in lincoln county, kansas. and it was strong. it kind of tore up a few homesteads, i believe. there were a couple of koreas. it was out in an open field the majority of the time until it got to lincoln. >> so is this your, like, typical tirnt for this time of the year? >> yes, it is. especially in kansas. i was born and raised in salina and we deal with this throughout may. may and june things get really active. >> so what can we expect in the next day or so? you said you're taking a bit of a break now. expecting more to come? >> i think there's a small chance, maybe something happening tomorrow here in kansas. i am looking more at saturday, so be honest. i think it looks more severe than tomorrow and friday, but there is still a small chance of tornados and super cell

dramatic storm chasing video out of kansas. it's when -- one of 20 tornadoes that touched down across the plains. what the people in three states are waking up to after your weather and traffic. >> no storms here. this morning, bright sun. now flooding the eastern sky. scanning off the treetops, live view from the tower camera. low 60s by 8:00. by noon low 70s. near 80 by mid afternoon. lots of sunshine with lower humidity. melissa? >> two of the slowest spots, 66 inbound approaching sudley road. we have a brand new crash that's slowing things down as you're headed inbound. look right here first 4 traffic tracker headed north on 95 going on to 395 northbound about 35 miles per hour right now. >>> folks, got to be ready for it. it's getting big, i have trees coming down on me. >> can you imagine being in the middle of this? look at this dramatic video taken as a tornado crosses a highway in kansas. you can see all the debris there swirling around in front of this car. this morning, we're getting a good look at the damage that wa

tornados tore through oklahoma kansas and nebraska.side of oklahoma city. the storms downed power lines and flipped cars. and the nfl is having new foul out and finding that they probably deflated footballs and that quarterback tom brady knew about it. and chicago is paying 5.5 million dollars in reperations. as many as 80 people could get $100,000 each from the city. the mayor said it left a permanent stain. >> there's no amount of money that could totally heal or close the book but it is about a culture of accountability and being accountible for a wrong. >> victims can also get free counseling and college tuition. the senate is expected to take a test on the bipartisan deal. they would also get a chance to possibly reject any deal with iran. >>> driverless trucks are being tested in nevada. it is made by daimler and a human driver must still be inside the cab ready to take control if needed. >>> pope francis tried basketball tricks and welcomed members of the harlem globe trotters. they helped him spain basketball on his finger and

severe weather carrying heavy wind flooding and tornadoes tore through oak, nebraska and kansas yesterday. they caused widespread damage and power outages. >>> they just came right over the tail, we got down in the basement and it flung the basement doors opened and through some tree debris and stuff down in the basement. i'm glad we were able to stop and find a safe place. >> forecasters say stormy conditions could continue through sunday. >>> police are searching for an escaped prisoner last seen on foot in west philadelphia hasheem singletary has a lengthy criminal record. he is wanted for three armed robberies this year. singletary managed to escape despite being handcuffed. investigators say if they find anyone harboring this fugitive they will ab rested. >>> philadelphia mayor michael nutter is standing by police commissioner ramsey. >> this follows talk during tuesday night's mayoral debate that a candidate said he wanted to replace the commissioner. "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer picks up the story. mayor nut der not let this slide. >> you can tell election season is ele

the family of captain chrostopher norgren from kansas have been told he's among the missing. his father ron. >> faith is going to pull my wife and i through this, and i hope that the faith of the families will pull them through too. >> reporter: also believed to be on board is captain dustin lukasiewicz from nebraska, and lance corporal jake hug of arizona had just called his mom on mother's day. on fridays, president obama said "our prayers remain with the families." >> sometimes those in uniform gate attention only when there's a battle, but they do so much more than that, and it can involve great risk, great sacrifice. >> reporter: recovery effort will resume with daybreak in nepal, but just reaching the wreckage means battling high winds, subzero temperatures, and rugged terrain. jim, the search effort had to be curtailed last night because in the words of one u.s. military commander, they simply could not afford to put any more service members at risk. >> jim: seth doane covering for us tonight in beijing. seth, thank you. egypt's former president mohammed morsi has been

you do kansas city style, right? >> i do. >> tell me the difference between kansas city style and everything else. >> kansas city style tends to be a lot of tomato-based sauce, because the stockyards there in kansas city, you have beef, poultry and you have pork, unlike north carolina where it's primarily pork or texas where it's primarily beef. >> reporter: what makes a good barbecue brisket? that's my favorite. >> brisket is the toughest piece to cook. it takes a good fat marbling, simple spice rub, great smoke, maybe oak, hickory, and most importantly, patience. >> reporter: and you got a big prize today. >> we did. we're in the delray neighborhood of alexandria. we sell our sauces and spice rubs all over the country, porkbarrelbbq.com. all categories. >> reporter: they had about 4500 people here or so. i'm going to sample this. i took my tie on. this is pork barbecue, which i have never tasted before. carolina style. we'll take a sample here. i don't know what it tastes like here. we'll find out. mmm, that's real

places like nebraska kansas and oklahoma. one storm chaser catching the moment of impact live on air. >> you're looking at it right now. this is it. coming to the ground. three of them coming down. >> the damage from the sky, incredible. the governor declaring a state of energy. homes levelled. hotel walls ripped away. roads lost under 8 inches of water. and police using night vision gear to search a mobile home park. in kansas this. >> we have a roof that just flew through the air. this is a serious situation. >> a tornado hits just outside wichita. the twister blowing homes off their foundations and ripping up trees. in nebraska a funnel spinning into a twister. it blows through a field. damaging over a dozen homes. in texas over 7 inches of rain causing flash flooding. too much for drivers. extreme weather in northern germany germany, a tornado forming on camera. >>> it is probably the biggest rule in sports don't cheat. this morning the super bowl champions and their super bowl quarterback may have done just that. >> repo

. >> and, at least 46 tornadoes were reported in nebraska and kansas, look at this video here. more dangerous weather katie tells us could be on the way too. cbs the news correspondent adrian a diaz joins us live with the very latest, good morning,. >> reporter: good morning ukee and erika. until sun comes out officials won't know the extent of the damage but we do know at least 35 homes have been destroyed damage thousands of people without power and 12 people have been taken to the hospital. this tornado was one of does thens tore through central part of the century wednesday from kansas to nebraska, to oklahoma, and homes and buildings were leveled. south of oklahoma city rescue crews searched through piles for anyone missing. and this mobile home park took a direct hit. police say at least zero people were hurt. five critically. >> one to 2 miles south of seminole from there east you need to go to your safe spot right now. if you live in the mobile home you have to get out. >> reporter: for the first time in oklahoma city history national weather service declared a flash fl

tonight tornadoes also touched down in eastern colorado and western kansas. day. >> it could have been worse. the atmosphere changed at the last moment with left over clouds areas much cooler than anticipated. some of the areas western kansas and eastern colorado getting the worst of it. we'll start with this tonight the severe weather going on, reports of 44 tornadoes at least today. now, luckily enough, even though unfortunately some damage and a loss of life it could have been worse. mostly rural areas hit by the tornadoes earlier today. you could say into the fall season sometimes we get the right conditions and flooding happens, you could say fall happening. severe weather in the way of tornado watches, current warnings, yet this is a blizzard warning. those are winter storm warnings and winter weather advisorys. oh, yes there is a tropical system churning south of here that's more summer time. all four seasons all going on at once. high temperature comparison the fourth day in a row charleston, west virginia 90 noting we have a chance of maybe bringing

outbreak that unleashed some 50 twisters across four states yesterday, including this big one in kansas. one of the biggest and most damaging within half mile wide twister we watched live near oklahoma city as we came on the air here in the east last night. that tornado killed at least one person and injured dozens and left more than -- in a moment al roker tells us about a larger outbreak as we head into the weekend but first nbc's janet shamlian from already hard head bridge creek, oklahoma. >> now you're getting clear funnel contact to the ground. >> reporter: a massive tornado half a mile wide, tearing through oklahoma. >> i got trees coming down on me and power flashes. i've got to back out of here. >> reporter: our nbc station kfor in the middle of it just south of oklahoma city in tornado-prone norman. part of a widespread outbreak with millions in the path of danger. >> a large multiple vortex tornado on the ground here south of lincoln, kansas. >> reporter: eerie sounds of sirens in oklahoma nebraska kansas and texas. >> we have lots of debris on the ground here. >> reporter: a

tomorrow damaging wind and hail, stretching from kansas into texas. and this goes right into friday. 13 million folks at risk. so this is a long track event. >> reporter: so far no reports of injuries. but damage like this is expected all over tornado alley. the red cross ready to move in. the massive severe weather system promising a long night. jacob rascon, nbc news, los angeles. >>> now to another major story, the long-awaited report sought tonight on the sports controversy that seemed to have the whole country talking back in january. and it is painting the new england patriots and their superstar quarterback tom brady in a very harsh light. the issue is whether the new england patriots cheated in the afc title game against indianapolis by under-inflating the footballs they used, in theory making them easier to handle. and now that report commissioned by the nfl makes the case that some on the team probably did and that brady was probably aware of it. nbc's ron mott is in foxborough, massachusetts, with details and reaction. ron, good evening. >>

and challenges of colleagues across kansas and missouri. some districts have overcome challenges under the new rules, particularly those with high free and reduced price eligibility which provides higher reimbursements and participation and access to federal grants and programs. however many districts like olathe are struggling with reduced revenue declining participation and the higher cost of preparing meals. we don't have access to many federal grants that's why it's vital to allow flexibility to all programs to be successful for the students and families we serve. there's a lot of negative press about school nutrition programs about flexibility. to me this is hurtful. we are only asking for flex tonight ensure all school nutrition programs are successful. have faith in the knowledge of all school nutrition professionals that we know what's best for the children. after all, they are our children and grandchildren, too. thank you for the opportunity. i will take any questions. >> yes dr. hassick. >> thank you and good morning. i'd like to