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 assumed wrongly. the kansas-nebraska act particularly those in the east when states, northern abolitionists were outraged by the kansas-nebraska act. they hated slavery, but they could live with it as long as it

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 slave state. and kansas would send two southern senators to washington and keep equilibrium in the u.s. senate. that is what most people felt. they assumed wrongly. the kansas-nebraska act was a call to arms for abolitionists. p

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 state, and kansan -- kansas was sent to does southern senators. that is what most people tho

multiple tornados ripped through nebraska kansas and nebraska. no deaths reported but 18 people injured overnight in oklahoma. five in critical condition. and debris litters the landscape. some are just a pile of rubble. the storms overturned cars and brought down power lines and snapped trees. a massive twister darkened the sky as it tore a path of destruction through the ground. and one in rural nebraska. >> reporter: debris from dozens of shattered homes and other structures litters the ground in oklahoma after a series of tornados tore through the area wednesday. >> look at thiez,ese, they are lined up. >> reporter: one estimated at a half mile wide raked the ground near oklahoma city. >> that is significant damage in bridge creak. ef 3 damage. >> reporter: other twisters reported in kansas and nebraska. >> it was in the basement and got debrae in the basement. >> reporter: a day karbcare center destroyed. mile-per-hour. heavy rain caused flooding in norman and nearby moore, oklahoma. and the rain made it hard for them to see, not just for fo

. >> in 1854, all eyes were on kansas because congress had passed a law creating the kansas nebraska territory and opening up areas of the united states that had been set aside as non-slavery, that it was possible for slavery to grow and develop in kansas. as a consequence, it set in motion a tremendous competition between folks who wanted to expand slavery and folks who wanted to put it on a course of ultimate extension. as a result, everybody was concerned about kansas. if you were for slavery, he wanted to make sure kansas would come a slave state. if you are opposed to slavery, you wanted to make sure no opportunities for slaves were opened up. this movement into the territory created by congress in 1854 becomes the headline for the next decade. then it becomes all out war. first, they move into kansas to set up institutions through the process of voting and creating the kansas legislature that would create laws that would favor and support slavery. once that happens, then it becomes a constant -- a competition and people who want to make sure kansas does not become a slave state

families forced to evacuate damaged buildings. >> reporter: tornados touched down in kansas, nebraska and texas destroying homes and farms and i go in their path. >> do not get on the highway. >> reporter: meteorologist warning rush hour drivers to avoid getting caught in this situation. this driver in kansas dodging debris. power poles toppled. >> it was scary and crazy. >> reporter: those destructive winds followed by hail and record rainfall. the deluge standing dozens in oklahoma. and in texas the flash flood warnings continue. >> reporter: abc news, washington. >> "good morning america" continues our coverage. tornado outbreak in the country's heartland after "action news" at 7:00 a.m. >>> now to a breaking story out of southwest philadelphia. police say a does an slammed into a philadelphia police suv injuring several people including a police officer. this is new video in from the intersection of 58th and woodland avenue. the crash happened at 2:30, taking out a light pole and a sign. the officer was taken to the hospital with a hand injury and possible concussion. >>> police a

congress had passed a law creating a kansas-nebraska territory, opening up areas of the united states that had been set aside as non-slavery, that it was possible for slavery to grow and develop in kansas. as a consequence, that set in motion a tremendous competition between those folks who wanted to expand slavery and those folks who wanted to put it on a course of ultimate distinction. -- extinction. and as a result everybody was , concerned about kansas. if you were for slavery, you wanted to make sure that kansas would become like missouri, a slave state. if you were opposed to slavery you want to make sure that no new opportunities were opened up. this movement into the territory that was created by congress in 1854 becomes the headline for the next decade. it becomes all out war. first, the missourians move into kansas to set up institutions through the process of voting and creating a kansas territory legislature that would create laws that would favor and support slavery. once that happens, it becomes a competition and people who want to make sure that kansas does not become a

the kansas- nebraska act is passed and expands slavery. and the vote ignites a fire storm. nebraska and kansas and spilling over in western missouri and battle lines are drawn in jesse's hometown. and bush whackers face off against the abolitionist. these men on both sides of the divide fighting in a local level and using brutal tactics. on the james' family farm she is busy shaping the next generation of bush whackers and she sos it as her duty to fight for the confederacy. >> don't take anything from the yankees. it is every man's responsibility to hang o. >> her coaching is what criminalologist is violence conditioning. we own slaves and no one is taking that away from us. seeing violence as a way of life he absorbs that attitude from her. the family farm is a confederate strong hold. frank and jesse are a force that the north will have to reckon with. on april 12th, 1861. the civil war begins. and frank james is plunging in the battle and fighting with the confederate army. she knows that jesse will join him and both sons will be at war for the cause. >> you are going t

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 what they did, they cannot hear to fight against slavery, so you have the battle of the civil wars, the battle of blackjack, from here come about 30 miles east, you've got these irregular battles between abolitionists, free stators, slave stators, 40 guys from generally missouri or another state that was proslavery at that time, and in the free stators fighting on the other side. it is the beginning of the civil war that happens here, which is great tragedy of a war for the country, but it is the fight about slavery, and it starts here. my mom grew up on the property where john brown would stay when he was in osawatomie, kansas. you may remember at harpers ferry, where brown was, and they were yelling in at him -- is that osawatomie brown? he lost his son in that battle. he declares there will

damaged buildings. >> my gosh. >> whoa. >> the tornado on wednesday afternoon also touched down in kansas nebraska and texas. dozens of hopes were destroyed and farms and anything in the path. >> i am telling you please, stay at work. do not get on the highway. >> meteorologist gist warned rush hour drivers to avoid getting caught if this situation. this driver in kansas is dodging debris. power poles toppled. >> it was scary and crazy. >> winds followed by hail and record rainfall. the deluge stranded dozens of drivers in oklahoma and in texas and this morning, the flash flood warnings continue. >> the storm that mike has been tracking is bring spring snow to the sierra. look at this you can see the dusting along highway 267 with more snow expected today. a winter weather advisory is if affect at 6,000 feet this morning through tomorrow morning. can you track the rain on live doppler hd any time with the abc weather app. it is free on the apple app store or google play. we have more information at abc7news.com/app. >> now mike has the weather of the. >> in the sierra we have a winter weather advi

. >> the kansas nebraska act leaves the decision on whether a new territory would leave it up to the. >> this bill will triumph and impart peace to the country and civil for the union. >> from the chaos, the voice of region emerges in abraham lincoln. >> white man takes a slave to nebraska now, who will the negro that he is free? and as much as you do not objecting me taking my hog to nebraska, therefore i must not object to you taking your slave. now, i admit this is perfectly logical if there, in fact, is no difference between hogs and negros. >> despite lincoln's effort, it is passed, the decision that expands slavery. but the vote settles nothing and ignites a firestorm. finally, divides nebraska and kansas, fighting spills over into western missouri and battle lines are drawn in jesse's hometown. >> these were men of both sides of the union rebels fighting at a local level using brutal tactics. >> on the james family farm, zerelda is busy forming the next generation of bush whackers. she sees it as her duty. >> don't you take anything from those yankees. you hear me? every man s

we're watching tornados in three states oklahoma kansas and nebraska.kfor. some. damage in the ground. i want to bring in our meteorologist jennifer gray with the latest. jep jennifer what are you seeing out there? >> we have sheen pictures coming out there. and some areas we are seeing the damage and more storms coming through the same areas. in fact we have neither tornado warning. this is the newest one including oklahoma city the downtown area. bethany also included in that war acres and woodlawn park. we still have the tornado warning to the southwest of that. and that is going to continue to wush to the north and east. this includes grady counties bridge creek and tuttle and more concerns is the flooding. with this much rain with storms in the same areas you will get flooding and that is another concern. >> jennifer we appreciate that. we'll follow it through the night. we'll see you at 11:00. another edition of ac360. anthony bourdain: parts unknown starts right now. >>> miami sneaks up on you. or do we change and find ourselves sneaking up, wash

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 sheer is creating an environment cob ducive 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 threat 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 is now out on bond. matthew apperson is charged with aggravated assault for shooting through zimmerman's car window on a busy street near orlando. they had been involved in a road rage incident last september. zimmerman,, was found not guilty of killing trayvon martin three years ago. the atlanta hawks bou

pedro: el sonido de la calma despuÉs de la tormenta nte la serie tornados que azotaron texas, kansas, nebraskar la casa de su hermana. terrible no tiene nada lo que queda es lo que puede ver. la fuerza de los tornados que impactaron el sur de oklahoma city fue tan grande que tumbaron este camiÓn y derivaron tres casas en este espacio como puedo salvar todos los escombros han quedado derramados en este patio. >> hay demasiados truenos, demasiado aire todo en la casa tratando de ponernos en un lugar mÁs seguro para todos. pedro: autoridades se disponen a evaluar los daÑos, empresarios han empezado reparar sus negocios. voceros oficiales dicen que destinarÁn recursos adicionales para atender la situaciÓn sin embargo persistente muerde que las tormentas practicadas para las prÓximas 48 horas puedan repetir la experiencia que ya se ha vivido en lo que va de semana, en oklahoma city pedro rojas, univisiÓn. fÉlix: auditÓ en el departamento de defensa descubrieron que empleado del pentÁgono han cargado cuentas de juego incluso de entretenimiento para adultos con tarjetas de crÉdito del gobierno. los c

tornados tore through oklahoma kansas and nebraska wednesday.tside of oklahoma city. they downed power lines. >>> a league probe found patriots employees probably deflated footballs and that quarterback tom brady probably knew about it. >>> and the police torture scandal. officers were accused of beating, burning and shocking victims from the 1970s to the 1990s and they could could at least $100,000 each from the city. >> there's no amount of money that we're going to pay that could totally heal or close the book but it is about a culture of acountability and being accountable for a wrong. >> victims can also get free counseling and community college tuition. >>> and the bipartisan bill would give congress a chance to review and possibly reject any nuclear deal with iran but it's been stalled on the floor because of proposed changes. >>> driverless trucks are being tested in nevada. it's made by deimler. but a human driver must still be inside the cab, ready to take control if needed. >>> the pope welcomed members of the harlem globe trotters. t

carlos: Éste Último ciclo reconvenciÓn miÉrcoles mantienen ale socorro en arkansas, colorado, kansas, nebraskaos por este fenÓmeno climatolÓgico. >> tanto lluvia, tantas alertas, uno piensa en su familia, un tornado aquÍ, un tornado allÁ. juan carlos: como si el clima estuviera loco, por segundo aÑo consecutivo en pleno dÍa de la madre, cayÓ una inesperada nevada en colorado. mientras tanto en la costa este de la tormenta ana mantiene su curso hacia el norte aunque pierde intensidad. juan carlos: los soldados que han tocado tierra en estos seis estados del centro del paÍs han tenido una velocidad en sus vientos de entre 20 y 40 millas por hora aunque el pronÓstico de los expertos aseguraba que estos poderosos torbellinos deberÍan terminareesta noche, las autoridades mantienen alertas en su mÁximo nivel pues no se descarta que puedan seguir repitiÉndose las prÓximas horas y que llegan con fuertes lluvias y tormentas de granizo de gran tamaÑo. fÉlix: en una cita histÓrica del vaticano el gobernante cubano raÚl castro se reuniÓ con el papa francisco, a quien agradeciÓ su contribuciÓn al acercamie

oklahoma kansas and nebraska. warnings are in effect for parts of the oklahoma city metro area right now. i want to go to our meteorologist, jennifer gray who joins us live. >> we see very powerful, dangerous tornados and you can see tornado warnings still in effect and we see warnings in some of the exact same areas that we saw them touch down a few hours ago. and just on the west side of chip sha, that's one area where weave rr seen a what are of activity. and we have had reports of it on the ground so it's moving to the northeast at about 50 miles per hour and new castle needs to be on the look outs for that one as well p.. we could be looking at places like moore and as well as the other side of oklahoma city. and continuing on as we go into the late evening hours and unfortunately, anderson you can't see them coming. so that's the danger in all of this. i want to show you the storm that passed through earlier. we were tracking it right between moore and normened and as it heads off to the north and east. keep

lucÍa: no hay alivio a la vista hoy domingo para 9 estados del paÍs, texas, oklahoma, kansas, nebraska con azotar mÁs mal tiempo. una cadena de arrasadores tornados dejaron varios destruidos, autos bocabajo, lÍneas elÉctricas en el piso. los rescates en helicÓpteros a la orden del dÍa en texas. la guardia nacional realiza operativos de emergencia. usaron hasta un drone para salvar a este presidente. _residente. porque tornados oscurecieron el cielo. " es lo peor que hemos visto por mucho tiempo." " perdimos el techo de nuestra casa, es un caos". un verdadero reto y mucho peligro para miles de conductores de las carreteras en unas partes de kansas que trataban de huir de las intensas lluvias. aumenta riesgo de mal tiempo conforme pasan las horas, en el medio oeste del paÍs. el servicio nacional climatolÓgico alerta que lo peor se mueve hacia el norte. este fin de semana, miles de personas se quedaron sin electricidad. en texas y missouri, varias casas estÁn bajo el agua. a su vez, los residentes tratan de recuperarse de un frente de mal tiempo que provocÓ cientos de tornados y dejÓ al m

storms have ripped through oklahoma kansas, nebraska, but south of oklahoma city, it got flatten. remarkably no one has been killed, or seriously injury. >>> it is wednesday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is violence coming down from the skies. even tonight lightening serves as a stunning warning light that the fierce storm systems were still active and perhaps searching for more places to land. "action news" reporter sharrie williams is live at the the big board tonight. sharrie, they will continue to baton down hatches in the plain states. >> reporter: jim, so far 39 confirmed tornadoes in that cluster of the midwest states. five of them alone touched down in oklahoma city. with the dangerous twisters comes another major problem high waters. this is from the suburbs of okc, these are cars, trapped in high water. if you take a look. we heard of flash flood watches and warnings but for the first time ever, the national weather service issued a flash flood emergency for oklahoma city. now this means that the entire metro area is under this threat of high waters an

. >> 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

. >> instead in 1854 congress passes the kansas-nebraska act which overturns the missouri compromise that at least as confined slavery to the south. the new bill makes it possible for white settlers in the new western territories to vote on whether or not to allow slavely. >> i was losing interest in politics when the repeal of the missouri compromise aroused me again. >> out of office for six years lincoln is ready for his comeback. he returns to the political stage with a series of powerful anti-slavery speeches. after one of them on october 27 th, 1854, he walks down a chicago street with two fellow republicans discussing their new cause. they passed a photo gallery, and lincoln's friends talk him into posing, and this image is the result. obviously, his bow tie suggests he was not ready for his closeup. he holds a newspaper to the camera, though as if to endorse the principles of his new party. just days before he was in illinois where he provides words that almost animate this picture. >> this declared indifference, but as i must think, covert real zeal for the spread of slavery

reportaron que tornados de diferente intensidad se registraron este sÁbado en arkansas, colorado, kansas, nebraskatantes permanecen bajo un miedo constante pues los tornados amenazan con continuar. albert: afortunadamente se estÁ debilitando y poco a poco se irÁ moviendo hacia el este, el domingo tendremos tiempo severo. juan carlos: gigantescas tormentas de granizo han cerrado esos tornados, que por ahora hacen parte de una de las temporadas mÁs fuertes de los Últimos aÑos. ademÁs de las casas daÑadas que se cuentan por cientos, en las zonas devastadas por los tornados hay lÍneas elÉctricas caÍdas y grandes bloqueos en las carreteras. lafuria de los vientos ha interrumpido por horas las comunicaciones lo que ha dificultado el trabajo de los organismos de emergencia. las alertas continÚan en varias regiones. aranxa regreso contigo. aranxa: estaremos siguiendo el estado del tiempo muy de cerca y lo tendremos informado. el mÁs informaciÓn metro logos advierten que la tormenta tropical continÚa su trayectoria en direcciÓn noreste y se enfila hacia las costas de las carolinas. los expertos indicaron q

storms are also moving across parts of texas kansas, nebraska and minnesota. >>> around here it was one hot day capped off with a round of showers across the region in spots. meteorologist melissa magee joins us at the "action news" big board with the first check of accuweather forecast. melissa. >> walter, a lot of that activity now sliding south and east of the 95 corridor. stormtracker 6 live double scan radar hows us that activity with scattering of showers now mainly south jersey into burlington and ocean counties and pressing to at plan take, salem and cape may counties and little activity at this hour moving into dover delaware. we deposit pick up a lot of rain. but what we got was much need add cross much of the area. lancaster, .81" p three tenths for trenton and philadelphia and doylestown .22 and .he in reading. we have a drought situation across the mid-atlantic region. any moisture that moves into the region even in form of thunderstorm is definitely appreciated. 1 outside of philadelphia, 69 in wilmington. same thing in dover. upper 60s in allentown and lehigh valley. and

kansas, nebraska and texas have been hit but the most damage appears to be in oklahoma where dozens of homes have been destroyed. at least two tornadoes touched down there today. a zoo was also damaged and residents were told to stay indoors because some animals including tigers escaped. fortunately they have all been rounded up. >> on to consumer news. you heard a lot about drones crashing on to the grounds of the what house and even delivering packages one day. >> but some people will use drones as part of their daily lives. michael finney gives us a glimpse into the future. >> drones can cost anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. the possibilities are fascinating. the uses of drones are only limited by our imagination. >> buying drones for fun is popular here. he has been flying drones for five plus years. >> people get the bird's eye perspective. >> the drone will capture your every move. the ultimate selfie. mark johnson showed me how it works. >> this will talk to the phone and i will be able to hand you the phone. when you walk the drone will follow you. >> the

tornadoes touched down in kansas, nebraska, and texas. some places had up to 8" of rain. >>> and we have a wild weather day here in the bay area. take a look at this funnel cloud. one of our weather watcher sent us this exclusive photo. the funnel cloud moved over sebastopol this morning. it never touched down though. that's good. >> absolutely. we can thank kathy munch our weather watcher in the north bay. >> yes. sebastopol. if that funnel cloud had touched down it would officially have been a tornado. if it had been been over the water, it would have been officially been a waterspout. we have 10 different spotters, let's look at this here, 57 degrees currently from brian boer with overcast conditions and rain. let's stay with the east bay theme and take you to grizzly peak and look at the current conditions there. there's a rain shower out there. at this particular time this is live data and we're picking up lightning in the central valley also looks like precipitation falling around santa clara, san jose, alum rock, campbell in the so

kansas, nebraska and texas have been hit but the most damage appears to be in oklahoma where dozens ofhomes have been destroyed. at least two tornadoes touched down there today. a zoo was also damaged and residents were told to stay indoors because some animals including tigers escaped. fortunately they have all been rounded up. >> on to consumer news. you heard a lot about drones crashing on to the grounds of the what house and even delivering packages one day. >> but some people will use drones as part of their daily lives. michael finney gives us a glimpse into the future. >> drones can cost anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. the possibilities are fascinating. the uses of drones are only limited by our imagination. >> buying drones for fun is popular here. he has been flying drones for five plus years. >> people get the bird's eye perspective. >> the drone will capture your every move. the ultimate selfie. mark johnson showed me how it works. >> this will talk to the phone and i will be able to hand you the phone. when you walk the drone will follow you. >> the s

the watches cover parts of colorado kansas nebraska arkansas oklahoma and texas. give me a sense of how it is on the ground, what you're expecting? >> reporter: well poppy, right now we're under a moderate risk of tornadoes, for tornadoes tonight. so we're definitely keeping an eye on the skies. there's a bit of a breeze you can see the way the branches are moving. we have seen periods of light rain in dallas fort worth area. not much in terms of flooding but you can see the ground is definitely saturated. nothing like what we have seen some two hours west of where we are in eastland county texas. that's where the reported tornado happened. that's where we heard of at least one person dead another person critically injured, and also several damaged homes, and poppy, the hope is that that's the worst of this, but we're definitely keeping an eye on conditions here hoping things do not get any worse than what we have seen. >> absolutely. one life already claimed. let's go to jennifer grey. we show you remarkable images of the tornado that did touch down in cisco, tex

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

. >> in oklahoma kansas nebraska and texas we could hear the sound of a train. our ears start the popping because of the air pressure. we went down do our locker room. >> the great plains also saw flooding and golfball sized hail. this is video from oklahoma city, one of the squares hit especially hard. 8" of rain fell prompting a flash flood emergency. south of the city, more than a dozen people were injured when a twister hit a mobile home park. >> we had a 17-year-old male victim trapped and we had to lit the rv off the gentleman. >> houses were destroyed. cars were overturned. in daylight you get a closer look at the destruction. some buildings were reduced to a pile of rubble. >> the destruction in this specific area of the difficult is worst than expected. i watched the coverage last night when the tornado hit the area and i got here today...it is totally destroyed. >> emergency rescue groups like the red cross are helping storm victims fine temporary shelter. >> the national weather service we said more than 50 tornadoes were reported in the latest outbre

more than 40 of them doing damage across oklahoma kansas and nebraska.u had your heavy winds there tossing trucks around like toys. many homes completely flattened. for its first time in its history history oklahoma city had to issue a flash flood emergency. fortunately no deaths reported so far. let's bring in cnn meteorologist chad myers in the weather center. did they get good notice before? we know that's the key. what do they see coming today, chad? >> we told you yesterday it was going to get real. i mean because you put me on tv and look out. oklahoma nebraska kansas arkansas again today going to get -- this is the area of severe weather. i'm even going to draw it all the way to arkansas. i don't like the fact that it's not over here. i think, arkansas you're going to see the residual stuff coming out of oklahoma this morning and refiring into your area later on tonight. more storms iowa nebraska back down into oklahoma. this isn't going to change for the next three days. the jet stream is doing this. and when it does there's always going to be se

>> 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 park in oklahoma city. at least two of them are in critical condition. >> the dangerous weather could be repeated today. >> t.j. and kayna, thanks and good morning. another active afternoon. right in the midst of tornado alley. where we had all the damage reports wednesday, likely more today. along the west of interstate 35. much of western kansas oklahoma, and texas. flooding rains as far east as dallas-ft. worth. another area of concern into the upcomin

kansas, nebraska and texas have been hit but the most damage appears to be in oklahoma where dozens of destroyed. at least two tornadoes touched down there today. a zoo was also damaged and residents were told to stay indoors because some animals including tigers escaped. fortunately they have all been rounded up. >> on to consumer news. you heard a lot about drones crashing on to the grounds of the what house and even delivering packages one day. >> but some people will use drones as part of their daily lives. michael finney gives us a glimpse into the future. >> drones can cost anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. the possibilities are fascinating. the uses of drones are only limited by our imagination. >> buying drones for fun is popular here. he has been flying drones for five plus years. >> people get the bird's eye perspective. >> the drone will capture your every move. the ultimate selfie. mark johnson showed me how it works. >> this will talk to the phone and i will be able to hand you the phone. when you walk the drone will follow you. >> the so-called follow

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. >> reporter: more than 40 tornadoes in texas, colorado, kansas, nebraska, and oklahoma. flash flooding and hail in the same region. a blizzard in wyoming. and a tropical storm making landfall. it's been a wild and deadly weather weekend across the u.s. this twister west of the dallas/ft. worth area killed at least one person and left another critically injured. several buildings in sisco, texas, destroyed. it ripped off roofs and snapped brick walls. it snapped trees in half. >> i've lived in sisco over ten years now, and i haven't seen anything like this in a long time. all of this water, telephone poles, trees ripped out of the ground, it's definitely very powerful, very destructive. >> reporter: storms also dumped rain and fist-sized hail in parts of oklahoma. ireporter mike windam shot this video out his back door on friday. all that water and even more rain left neighborhoods in oklahoma city flooded on saturday and a slight risk of more severe weather in the area today. meanwhile, cold air behind the weakened weather system is producing snow. this is not what these

this is in addition to earlier tornado watches in colorado kansas and nebraska.y towns already reeling from the storms just two days ago. now they are bracing for what could come tonight with the new tornado watches nearly 20 million people are at risk from the violent weather. tornadoes are likely in the watch areas. but they have not yet been spotted. another weather system to tell you about. beach goers need to be wary of the first named tropical storm. ana will bring up to 5 inches of rain when it washes ashore tomorrow morning. meteorologist jennifer grey is storm chasing in oklahoma. brian young is in oklahoma city. and pedram javaheri is in the weather center. what are you seeing on the ground jennifer? >> reporter:. >> i think we lost her shot. we're going to try to get that back up. let's go to ryan young on the ground in oklahoma city. ryan look at what's around you. this is from what happened two days ago. >> reporter: poppy, you know these people are just bracing for the next part of the storm. we have been showing you the images of the damage. all ar

look at the storms back towards texas, oklahoma kansas nebraska.a dozen tornadoes reported earlier today, including some that did pose some damage towards portions of texas. so they cannot catch a break for us. we can't catch a break from the heat. it's going to be another hot one tomorrow. we'll see a couple of scatter storms. and around 5:00 in and around the d.c. metro area it's not going to be quite as widespread as this i don't think. but you may need the umbrella from time to time. if you forget it don't worry about it. it's not going to be a big deal. any showers that develop or any storms that develop. we'll have brief heavy downpours and then they're out of here. by 8:00 most towards the south and east. on friday could be a different story. well could see a few more develop during the day. that's something we're going to watch. the temperatures the next couple of days. temperatures tomorrow 91 fredericksburg. 84 towards martinsburg. well stay warm right on through the weekend. we're talk highs around 87 on friday. 89 on saturday. saturday,