vicky tolley kokomo resident 50:00 kokomo strong...kokomo strong is all i can say about it. 50:04 tag: there are now 5 confirmed tornados in central indiana..inclyding the ef3 in howard county. reproting in kokomo - alexis mcadams...back to you... milwaukee's east side. there was a fire at whole foods. we're told a car in the underground parking garage caught fire .. there were no reports on any injuries. halloween is more than 2 months away, but this is prime time for some pumpkin growers. glen and margaret martin are creating giant pumpkins, in their backyard garden near appleton. they've actually been growing pumpkins competitively for 8 years. the water each day. during the summer... they are covered with white sheets to protect their skins as they grow 50 to 60 pounds each day! the end result - four pumpkins that will end up weighing around 2 thousand pounds! margaret martin we have a lot of fun with it. it's a lot of work too. if you work your way through that, then you can have some really astonishing results in the end. the giants will be harvested in about another month, befo

this was the kokomo storm north of finley. those tornadic storms are no there were a couple of damage reports. damage to several mobile homes. this same super cell producing begins do begins down at the popcorn facility. no injuries in northwest ohio. indiana. video for you. storms started causing a lot of devastation. an ef3 tornado in kokomo knocking down a starbucks coffee shop. residents are still shaken up about how fast it happened. >> i have never seen it like this. it blew my window out. that was it. i i was so scared. >> absolutely. thankfully again, repeated no reports of serious injuries. there will be teams going out tomorrow. we will know how many tornadoeses touchdown and the ef scale. we will track severe weather in tomorrow afternoon. >> we will check in in a few minutes. >>> police want to know what led to a shooting in canton. we broke the story earlier. the canton police department with what he has learned. all of this was after 7:00. asking neighbors questions, we know 3 people as you mentioned have been sh

houses were flattened in kokomo. to the east of kokomo, a funnel cloud touched down.see pictures there. west of indianapolis, another tornado. a lot of activity on the ground. smashed buildings and homes in montgomery county. fortunately, no deaths reported in the storms. those injured are expected to make full recoveries. there are more thunderstorms in the forecast for indiana today. let's get to meteorologist derek van dam. >> in total, john and hristine, 35 tornadoes reported across the united states yesterday. majority of them, of course, across the state of indiana. 28 reports of wind and several hail reports. this is what meteorologists look for in terms of the radar signatures. we zoom in the line of storms across the kokomo, indiana region. the hook indication. that is a sign that a good likelihood a tornado would drop from the sky. that is what we look for as well as other parameters. strong upper level winds and approaching cold front created the turbulent dynamics allowing for tornadoes and supercells. we are focusing across florida. high probability of t

hook echo which indicates the kokomo area. so they had plenty of advanced warning on these strong storms. that may have been what saved lives there. >> carole: indiana governor vice presidential candidate -- >> our hearts go out to the families of the communities businesses impacted. we are thankful there are no reports of serious injuries or fatalities. >> tomorrow, governor pence plans to tour the storm-damaged areas, he will remain in his state to make sure people impacted by the storms have the support they need. >> carole: a toddler killed in a tragic accident, remembering the young boy as adventurous and happy. katie crowther talked with him mom and grandma tonight. katie joins us live. >> reporter: carole and ge, released an exact cause of death yet. but family of michael mccoy says his death at just 2 years old is a horrible accident. >> family and friends called him little mike, the 2-year-old was always on the move. >> i wish i could trade places with my baby. i would within a second. he had a whole life to live. >>

there was a starbucks in kokomo that was absolutely just leveled. take a look here. never seen a starbucks quite like this. we know everyone inside this coffee shop was able to get out safely. this is about 40 miles or so from indianapolis. byme confirmed. at least three touching down. fast-moving storms here. middle of the afternoon. roofs just ripped off homes and buildings. governor pence who is also the gop vice-presidential nominee is expected to survey the damage there today and incredibly nobody was hurt. >>> welcome news. we had unofficial reports, winds as much as 160 miles per hour on the border. here's radar from the time of the storm yesterday. here's indianapolis just south of here. 40 mile north, that's where kokomo, indiana is. a lot of dramatic video coming in this morning. these storms progressed farther off to the east and eventually brought a little severe weather to western parts of ohio yesterday, late last night. for us, today, we had a clear sky out there. it's a mild and dry start to the day today. the severe weather is going to stay well to o

let's show you -- look at kokomo. and right now. there is another tornado warning, moving toward kokomo. there's another cell and a hook. and there's a tornado confirmed. moving right toward it again. coming in via twitter. there is an apartment complex, totally demolished by that tornado. we do have a tornado warning near defiance, ohio. my hunch is that as the sun gets ready to set, these storms are going to lose a lot of their oomph and should weaken quite a bit before they reach you and i. all right? but we'll be here if you're worried. storm shield app, have that on facebook. dew points, upper 60s. uh-oh. the humidity has gone way up during the course of the afternoon. here is gaston. almost a hurricane. likely a hurricane by late tonight. >> this, though, is the organized area of clouds. if it moves up into the bahamas. that is explosively quick water. and could develop into a hurricane by the weekend. headed right into miami. we're going for us, it's a fronted. right here -- front. right here. this front is going to take its

to make sure kokomo and other communities will have what they need. it's just very moving to me to talk to these families. family members who were in their homes and to see these homes virtually completely destroyed. because of people's quick thinking, a good early warning system here locally. no serious injuries. no loss of life. to ease back into the campaign trail today - by attending the grand opening of his campaign's indiana headquarters in carmel, indiana. and speaking of the presidential race - donald trump scrambles... to make one of the ballots for november. minnesota republicans discovered their nominee wasn't on the ballot yet on wednesday - leaving the g-o-p until monday to submit the names of 10 electors who will a sample ballot on the secretary of state's site this morning... showed third party candidate evan mcmullin... and even former democratic candidate rocky de la fuente... but no trump. meanwhile... hillary clinton dealing with a different kind of deadline this morning - as another judge orders the release of emails uncovered by t

as many as eight twisters were reported near kokomo about 40 miles north of indianapolis. this amazing video captures the no customers or employees were hurt in the building. other structures were damaged as well. indiana governor and vice presidential nominee left the campaign trail to survey the damage. >> kokomo indiana in 2013 this same area was struck by a tornado. as the mayor and i talk about that night i can tell how have these his heart was that very same neighborhood and in some cases the same affected just a few short years later. sprint tens of thousands of people in the area went much of the day without power. >>> hillary clinton is on the defense about her family's charitable foundation. she called an ap report absurd and said it only looked at the small portion of her time as secretary of state. the report found that more than half of the nongovernment officials who met with clinton said he has no regrets rtment "we're trying to do good things. if there's something wrong with creating jobs and saving lives, i don't know >> we are trying to do good things. is

>> indiana governor, and vice presidential candidate, mike pence left the campaign today to visit kokomowhich was slammed yesterday by tornados. at least one was an ef 3 with winds of more than 150 miles per hour. remarkably, no one was killed. j jericka duncan is in coke no. sfwlrks s >> reporter: a manager told them to run into the bathroom because a tornado was headed their way. >> he saw the funnel and then she shut the door in the bathroom and told everyone, shut the door, it's coming. >> reporter: 21 people were huddled in the bathrooms as the twister collapsed the building around them. >> it was devastating and also a relief to know that i came out alive in that. and really, really i shouldn't have. sfwlr >> reporter: as many as 15 tornados touched down across indiana yesterday leaving behind a trail of damaged cars, broken windows and entire neighborhood in shreds. >> neighbors found my dog. she's alive. that's all you can ask for. >> reporter: this is all that's left of 54-year-old becki sweeney's home where she's lived the past 16 years. >> it is overwhelming but you got to do

tammy leitner is surveying the damage in kokomo, just north of indianapolis. mother nature's wrath.. caught on cell phone video in indiana. omg starbucks just kokomo, a tornado taking down a starbucks with customers still inside.father: my son is there!man: we don't know, they're trying to get in the building.father: i'm sorry, my.. my son!.. andhen relief. everybody got out ok (people hugging)//three or four of us got the doors down and got 'em out//nat oh gd! eight tornadoes confirmed in the state.. the intense storm system bringing loud cracks of thunder -- and spawning funnel clouds -- . that left behind.. a twisted path of devastation.nat george pena with neighbor glad you're alright ok? (hug)george pena took shelter in his bathroom.. his home collapsing around him. i said dear lord if this is gonna be my last moment, make it quick and not painfulhe made it out unharmed, but his neighborhood.. is nearly destroyed.looks like a bomb went off//i'm just thankful my kids weren't here(voice breaks) late wednesday, indiana governor and republican vice presidenti

they did"and tour the devastation in kokomo... left by what storm experts think was a powerful ef-3 tornado. the view from the air shows a wide swath of damage across coverage of this story continues at 5:30 on thn-b-c nightly funeral arrangements are being made for a green beret from brookfield who was killed in afghanistan earlier this week. army staff sergeant matthew thompson was killed by a roadside bomb. thompson was a graduate of brookfield central high school and marquette university. this is the first u-s combat death in park. the violence sherman park still resonates with teens here in milwaukee. they gathered at the sojourner family peace center. pete zervakis tells us how those teens are working to alter public perceptions. today's peace summit was in the works long before the violence in sherman park. but organizers say it's all the more important since the unrest.18-year old elishah fields just finished high school. he thinks he and other teens can help prevent violence and looting - park - from occuring again. that'

. >> after a horrifying act of violence, the kokomo slayer displays his brutality for all to see. >> most murderers get 60 years. i got sentenced to 72 years. >> two brothers pay a harsh penalty for their dealings in methamphetamine. >> he messed up his life trying to save mine. >> i'm sorry for putting you through this, but mom, my fight is done. i could not take it anymore. this is definitely a suicide letter. >> a routine cell search reveals an inmate on the edge, and prison officials intervene. >> why you going to go and strip me out again? >> because that's the protocol. >> that's bull [ bleep ] and you know it. >> we turn some of the cameras over to the inmates for a personal glimpse of their lives in prison. >> get the back piece on camera, baby. huh? show off your work, son. >> i'm growing old in here. white hair, gray hairs. going bald. life's over with. >> is this place stressful? hell, yeah, it's stressful. this is one of the stressfullest things you can do. try to think of anything you can do that relieves a little bit of stress, you know, from drawing a picture to liftin

kokomo to the north at 3:32 in the afternoon. and also a reported tornado off to the west of indianapolis. that crossed through the city and no reports of a tornado on the ground in the city of they'll remain under a tornado watch until 9:00 this evening across indiana and western ohio. the same storm system will be moving our way for thursday night to friday. not widespread severe weather but a chance for some storms, much needed rainfall and a lot of heat ahead of it. >>> also breaking an attack at the american university in kabul, afghanistan. injured. liam martin has the latest. >> reporter: this is believed to be an attack carried out by islamic militants. they heard a loud explosion 7:30 local time. and some students barricaded themselves in the classrooms using chairs and deskings. a prize winning photographer sent a tweet saying we are stuck inside the american shooting followed by explosion. this may be my last tweet. he did end up escaping safely but one person did not. the u.s. state department is working to determine

the american red cross has set up a shelter in kokomo. as of this morning, residents haven't been able to check out the damage to their homes. local businesses have donated food, toiletries, and they're looking there is some incredible video coming from indiana. a driver captured this funnel cloud of a tornado on his phone outside of kokomo. because of the damage, local farm supply stores have been offering generators, chainsaws, pallets of waters to help the recovery effort. this video shows a tornado forming in roll, indiana. that's about half way between fort wayne and indianapolis. thousands of volunteers are packing the neighborhoods to help out... doing everything from picking up siding and tree limbs... to now without homes. are your sheets really made with egyptian cotton? phony sheets may be stocking store shelves, and on your bed. wal-mart, j-c penney, and bed bath and beyond are under fire for potentially selling those fake sheets that they and customers thought were premium egyptian cotton. the company that supplied the cotton

in kokomo indiana i'm kendall downing. now back to you. rob's weather thursday: a few morning t-storms then gradual clearing. high: friday: mostly sunny and cooler. am low: 61 high: 74 dewpoint: 57 wind: e 5-10 mph saturday: increasing clouds with the chance for t-storms. am low: 60 high: 78 dewpoint: 64 wind: s 5-10 mph sunday: becoming partly sunny. am low: 64 high: 77 dewpoint: 64 mostly sunny. am low: 58 high: 79 dewpoint: 59 wind: e 5-10 mph tuesday: partly am low: 61 high: 80 dewpoint: 61 wind: sw 5-10 mph rob's weather thursday: a few morning t-storms then gradual clearing. high: dewpoint: 63 wind: nw 5-10 mph friday: mostly sunny and cooler. am low: 61 high: 74 dewpoint: 57 wind: e 5-10 mph saturday: increasing clouds with the chance for t-storms. am low: 60 high: 78 wind: s 5-10 mph sunday: becoming partly sunny. am low: 64 high: 77 dewpoint: 64 wind: ene 5-10 mph monday: mostly sunny. am low: 58 high: 79 dewpoint: 59 wind: e 5-10 mph tuesday: partly sunny. am low: 61 high: 80 dewpoint: 61 wind: sw 5-10 mph two packers players spe

there are no serious injures but extensive damage in the city of kokomo. a tornado with wind of 165 miles per hour touched down there. in all eight funnel clouds were spotted in the state. >>> the fda has approved a new giving patients back their natural vision. >> reporter: bruce goldblack owns a towing company, so he relies on his eyes for work. he says his vision changed about a year and a half ago. >> i started to notice some shadowing, especially driving at night. my long distance vision was impaired and i was having more and more trouble reading close-ups. >> reporter: the 65-year-old was diagnosed with cataracts, a clouding of the lens of the eye. >> the lens is completely out now. >> reporter: his doctor recommended surgery to remove his old lens and replace it with the new fda approved one called the symphony. unlike previous options, the lens from abbott can improve vision at near, intermediate, and far distances and points in between. >> a brand new category of lens that gives patients continuous vision and reduces their dependence and many time

this is in kokomo. this neighborhood where we are is less than 2 miles from where the tornado destroyed the starbucks near the kokomo mall. and the damage is widespread, all over the city. many are missing roofs, some entire garages are down. debris is all over indiana state polic night to try to keep people out of this neighborhood because of looting. thankfully we've seen no problems with that. we did talk to one woman from this neighborhood she said she watched the tornado go down her street from her living room windown but after all of this she says she feels lucky i mean, i've seen houses, there's trees down and people with no place to go, and i don't knwo if there's anybody hurt or not i feel real lucky i knew and dad they was with me. we took a drive around kokomo this morning. power crews are all over the city. widespread power outage remains stop lights out. a strong smell of natural gas in the air. so far we know about 15 to 20 people were injured by flying debris. as we're seeing the sun come

it happened thursday night -- about 130 miles southwest of the tornado-hit kokomo. the single engine cessna was trying to land at sky king airport. it reportedly clipped a tree - and slammed into this roof. nobody was home at the time -- two people in the plane were airlifted to the hospital. we are still working to find out how they are doing. on tuesday -- tickets will go on ride - that doesn't happen until next year. the winter park express is returning after a seven year hiatus. amtrak showed off its new platform at the winter park resort yesterday. it's partnering with the ski train. trips will begin january 7th - and run through march 26th. tickets start at 39-dollars each way. the train stopped running in 2009 because it was too expensive for a private operator to run. the decision to bring it back was based partly on a test run last year. the train can hold more than 500 passengers. it will depart from union station at 7 the return ride leaves winter park at 4-30. saving for college can be daunting -- but the good news - more families are jumping on the savi

i looked down and went, oh, my. >> reporter: a massive twister koko kokomo, indiana. frightened customers watched as the powerful winds levelled a starbucks. no one inside was seriously hurt. >> all the sudden i heard a loud bang and i looked at my ceiling and it had actually caved in. >> reporter: witnesses say it took seconds to rip apart this apartment complex. kathleen marsh took cover in her that was it, i ran down stairs, i was just so scared. >> reporter: hundreds of people forced out of their homes in howard county and more than 35,000 reported without power across the state. >> we'll be here as long as we need to be. >> reporter: stepping away from the campaign trail, indiana governor, and republican vice presidential nominee, mike pence, said it's remarkable no one was seriously hurt. >> hoosiers are breathing a sigh tough weather. and there are a lot of hurting families. i urge every hoosher to remember these communities in their prayers. >>> a group of scientist its and fisherman called osearch say they found the first birthing site for great white sharks

but just as alex said, kokomo included again in the risk area. i put the future cast on here, and you can see the cells just blowing through there after 10:00 p.m. so, until midnight. >> meantime, for folks in florida, they're watching the tropical systems and you are watching it, too. distinction here that that tropical system could bring a lot of rain, even if it doesn't become a named storm. so, keep that in mind, because gaston stays off to sea. that's not the storm we're all talking about. it's that one, just a wave right now. and it is fighting through a lot of dry air. if it makes it through, it could drop considerable amount of rain either in south florida there, you see, but some of the tracks now taking it due west. >> all right, ginger. we'll see you on "gma." >>> now, to a powerful image in the west tonight. 39 large wildfires burning in california, washington and across the west. today to make quick work of a fire burning in the hills. that's near santa barbara tonight. >>> now, to the race for president, and a dark 24 hours. donald

among the cities hit hard was kokomo, north of indianapolis. officials report many downed trees and power outages. a number of structures were damaged in kokomo, including a starbucks. this was just one of at least two tornadoes in indiana yesterday.. overall, just minor injuries were reported. republican vice presidential campaign trail to survey the storm damage./// sherry how's the weather today? ((sherry swensk)) for now... but we will be on the lookout for thunderstorms again before the ........... temps in the 80s this morning and humidity in the teens. quite a difference in the humidity. .......... a system will skip by us and pick up the winds and bring a chance of thunderstorms tomorrow and saturday. let's take a look at ((demetria obilor)) safety barrier rail project along summerlin parkway. expect to see some lane restrictions in the area. blue diamond is also under construction right now just west of the durango intersection. new traffic signals are being installed at el capitan and fort apache. <<< >>> <<< >>> back to you!/// ((kir

jericka duncan is in kokomo. he the gentleman beside me edshed me down, and he was like, "get down," and he put his arm around me to shield me. >> reporter: hannah harris was t this starbucks when a manager stld all customers to run into the bathrooms because a tornado was headed their way. >> he saw the funnel behind best buy. and so then, he shut the door in the bathroom and told everyone to close the door, it's coming. >> reporter: harris says about 20 people were huddled in the bathrooms as the twister collapsed the building around them. >> oh, my gosh, starbucks just got blown over. >> it was devastating. but it was also just a relief to know that i came out alive from that. and really, i shouldn't have. >> reporter: as many as 15 tornadoes touched down across indiana wednesday, leaving ahind a trail of damaged cars, broken windows and entire neighborhoods in shreds. >> neighbors found my dog. she's alive. that's all you can ask for. >> reporter: this is all that's left of 54-year-old becki sweeney's home, w

certainly a very devastating situation here in parts of kokomo. we have power out to thousands of home. we have people who have lost businesses that have been completely leveled. this is one of those businesses, just from the kind step way so you can see it. right here is a story of her rowism and survivalism. when the tornado touched down yesterday, it knocked this building down in seconds. there were customers and employees inside who all walked outside. the wind and rain is starting again, adding insult to injury to those trying to clean up. you see where part of the building was standing. that's where those inside quickly ushered. it's a place at the right time at the right time. that is where they rode out the storm and able to survive. also a tail of heroism, a couple of construction workers right next door saw the whole thing happened, they were able to run over after the tdo through when the employees and customers were dropped inside the bathroom. they were able to dig them out and bring them out to safety. it is going to be a day of clea

mike pence kokomo nats of gov pence: "everybody ok?" today -- republican vice presidential nominee and indiana governor mike pence...touring ravished neighborhoods sot - mike pence / (r) indiana govenor "because of good early warning system here locally, no serious injuries, no loss of lives and it's a miracle." pkg tag: 220 people are in shelters the prioriy damaged electrical lines, restoring power, and helping people return home ray raimundi, abc news, new york. let's go back to bryan scofield now... with a look at our weather here at home. bryan. mainly sunny skies will be common along with highs featured around normal values for this time of year. breeze coming out of the south at 10-15 mph. we will watch the skies friday afternoon for a few clouds and a slight chance of valley rain. right now las vegas sits at a 10 percent chance of rain friday with a better chance into the weekend. saturday we will see around a 20 percent chance of rain in the las vegas valley with some stronger storms pos could cause flooding. the rest of the we

i looked down and went, oh, my. >> reporter: a massive twister koko kokomo, indiana. frightened customers watched as the powerful winds levelled a starbucks. no one inside was seriously hurt. >> all the sudden i heard a loud bang and i looked at my ceiling and it had actually caved in. >> reporter: witnesses say it took seconds to rip apart this apartment complex. kathleen marsh took cover in her that was it, i ran down stairs, i was just so scared. >> reporter: hundreds of people forced out of their homes in howard county and more than 35,000 reported without power across the state. >> we'll be here as long as we need to be. >> reporter: stepping away from the campaign trail, indiana governor, and republican vice presidential nominee, mike pence, said it's remarkable no one was seriously hurt. >> hoosiers are breathing a sigh tough weather. and there are a lot of hurting families. i urge every hoosher to remember these communities in their prayers. >>> a group of scientist its and fisherman called osearch say they found the first birthing site for great white sharks

his name is angel. >> brown: jericka duncan in kokomo. today, the makers of the epipen responded to the public outcry over the soaring cost of the emergency allergy treatment. mylan is not lowering the price, but it said it will provide more financial assistance to some patients. here's vinita nair. >> look, no one is more frustrated than me. >> reporter: in an interview on cnbc today, mylan c.e.o.n heather bresch shifted blame, arguing a broken health care system is the reason for epipen's skyrocketing costs. >> our health care is in a crisis. it's no different than the mortgage financial crisis back in 2007. >> reporter: but in a filing with the s.e.c., a webcast 2016, bresch said, "i think you'll see opportunities for us to continue to have that price per pen increase." when mylan bought epipen, the price was about $99 for a two- pack. in 2016, the wholesale price increased six-fold to about $606. mylan enjoys a near monopolyea in the auto injector market. the f.d.a. rejected a generic, and the epipen's main competitor was pulled from

governor mike pence went to visit the hard hit town of kokomo. >> reporter: you can see this tornadoically flattened this starbucks. it was an ef 3, so maximum winds up to 165 miles per hour. so, you can imagine the fear and felt when they realized the tornado was headed their way. a violent outbreak of tornados tore through the midwest wednesday, injuring more than a dozen people, ripping the roofs off of homes and leaving behind a wide-spread path of destruction. >> i heard thunder and rain and looked down and went, oh, my. >> reporter: a massive ef-3 twister barrelled through the town of kokomo, indiana. powerful winds levelled a starbucks. no one inside was seriously hurt. >> all the sudden i heard a loud bang and i looked at my ceiling and it actually caved in. >> reporter: it took just seconds to tear apart this apartment complex. kathleen march took cover in her bath. i was just so scared. >> reporter: hundreds of people were forced out of their homes in howard county and more than 35,000 people were reported without power across the states. >> we'll be here as long as we need

mike pence kokomo nats of gov pence: "everybody ok?" today -- republican vice indiana governor mike pence...touring ravished neighborhoods sot - mike pence / (r) indiana govenor "because of good early warning system here locally, no serious injuries, no loss of lives and it's a miracle." pkg tag: 220 people are in shelters the priority now....repairing damaged electrical lines, restoring power, and helping people return home ray raimundi, abc news, new york. mainly sunny skies will be featured around normal values for this time of year. expect around 100 degrees valley wide with a bit of a breeze coming out of the south at 10-15 mph. we will watch the skies friday afternoon for a few clouds and a slight chance of valley rain. right now las vegas sits at a 10 percent chance of rain friday with a better chance into the las vegas valley with some stronger storms possible that could cause flooding. the rest of the weekend into the next work week, sunny skies return and dry air takes over. this will lead to a warming trend to slightly above

a picture is incredible showing the tornado in kokomo.ly this morning, i showed you the view of a starbucks completely leveled in the storm but now i want to show you video from inside the store as we zoom in you can see the heavy wins and the lights go out. that is what they dealing with this morning with 1,600 people still without power -- no, 18,000 people. they are dealing with the aftermath this morning and clanup and no power. >> certainly a lot devastation. >> strong after shock continue to hit italy as crews sent for any sign of life. >> 6.2, killed 7,000 people in central italy. three after shocks jetly same area causing one building to partly collapse. incredibly there are still victims being found alive. this is 36 hours after the earthquake. days are racing through the rub beach -- through the rubble to help. the majority of victims trend around to towns, including the epicenter of the earthquake amatrice. this is a remind are it is never too usually to prepare for a earthquake where we live. we have a from resource including

and some of the most dramatic tornado damage happened at a starbucks in kokomo. the entire building collapsed as the storm blew through. nearby buildings are still standing this morning but there is damage to those businesses and homes. amazingly no one was killed or even seriously hurt in any of the severe storms. there have only been reports of minor injuries. ben? >> tim, thank you. 5:46. >> right now, louisiana is dealing with a flooding disaster. more than 60,000 homes have damage after trillions of gallons of rain fell near baton according to president obama, more than 100,000 people have already applied for federal assistance. now louisiana's governor is working with fema on a program that will help the recovery. it's called shelter at home. >> kids will be back to schools and attending their schools and businesses can retain their regular customers. >> the program will offer up to $15,000 dollars to some flood victims for home repairs. other programs are offering affected by the flood. >> new this morning, a little girl in louisiana who was not affected b

interestingly, kokomo has been hit before. there was a tornado in 2013 in a different part of town. >> that's a rough go. >> it really is. >> at home you step outside and you feel a little bit humidity but it's still not bad compared to what we have had this summer. >> compared to the first week of august. >> i know, right. >> it is getting more humid. tomorrow it will feel near 100. that will be that august-like heat we saw earlier this month. it will not last long. humidity will not be a major factor this weekend. but it is summer time. it is one of summer's last kicks. a lot of kids are going back to school. with the temperatures warming to the 80s, it sure is a nice day to be on the water. lots of boaters i am sure will be out temperatures are in the 80s. we've got a south wind. the dew point is 70. that is a sign that humidity is up significantly from what it was like yesterday. looking to monday, tuesday, dew points were in the 50s. that was refreshing. now we've got temperatures in the 80s but dew points in the 60s push

out in the midwest, this has happened, a tornado touched down in kokomo, indiana. saw video of this. coming down also on twitter and that is a starbucks or what was a starbucks,. it was one of the stand-alone starbucks, you see in shopping plazas. sometimes they're not built as strongly sturdy shopping plaza buildings all connected. still, you have to have strong winds to totally knock down a starbucks like that. from what i've seen so far, no reports of injuries. perhaps there was enough warning to get people to safety before the storm hit, like in concord. kokomo, indiana, that's just north of indianapolis, the storm that did that is over here now and moving off toward the northeast, and it's still in a tornado warning, and the town most likely seeing a tornado is the green and red right there, montpelier, that's the town that's being hit right now. there are two tornado warnings in the metropolitan indianapolis area right now, one to the north here, a little bit of a hook right in that part of the storm and this one, it looks like there may be hooking happening

this one many kokomo. not only can you see the twister you can hear the debris swirling in and around this tornado. indianapolis. this funnel floated over the main campus of methodist hospital and a tornado watch remains in effect for the hoosier state. the question for meteorologist jeff tanchak what severe weather is headed our way >> romona: yep he is in the first alert weather center as we are under a yellow alert tonight >> jeff: yellow alert tonight which means we are not expecting widespread severe weather. those storms will kind of fizzle out. we will see some rain and storms tonight. it is more tomorrow i am concerned let's go to the radar. we have active tornado warnings. 14 tornado reports from the outbreak in indiana. one of the storms moving towards defiance in northwest ohio looks like it might weaken a little bit. there's a tornado warning there. this is toledo. the better set up for tornadoes out to the west of us where these storms have rotation in them. the only thing we have in our area

a tornado has flattened a starbucks coffee shop in kokomo, indiana. this is the video of the aftermath. the entire structure collapsed like a house of cards. so far, no reports of injuries. we are learning more about an attack on the american university of afghanistan in kabul. explosions and gunfire reported on the campus at least one dozen wounded. the university president says security forces arrived on the scene soon after the attack. they are still searching for the attackers.>>> the death toll is rising after a magnitude 6 quake struck central italy. 120 people are confirmed dead. three towns in central italy were reduced to rubble. sniffer dogs, search crews and heavy equipment are pouring into the affected area. even crew. there is some good news because searchers have managed to pull many survivors from the rubble. >>> the bay area is mourning the passing of a pillar of the community and the catholic church.>> we are remembering lawrence higgins. >>> a shocking price increase for life-saving medicine. 8 on your side has alternatives for famil

the vice presidential candidate toured the damage in kokomo. earlier in the day -- spoke at the emergency command center there. >> it is truly remarkable that there are such a few number of injuries or worse in the wake of this storm given the fact that it literally struck howard county virtually at shift change in the afternoon in a great manufacturing town, and about the time kids were getting out of school. >> 15 people suffered minor injuries. much of central indiana is right now under a severe thunderstorm and tornado watch for through the evening. at the live desk, jim handly. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. >>> metro's top officials are working to address safety concerns the transit agency's board met to discuss several issues including a recent derailment near east falls church. an incident that's now a criminal investigation. darcy spencer downtown. >> reporter: the metro board chairman started by saying that metro has been negligent when it comes to dealing with safety. and heed th-- he said this has t to stop. this wa

this tornado warning is for kokomo. the north side of town will be struck by one tornado. and this is likely another one that's going to move in the next couple of minutes. and these are north of indianapolis. same system comes to us thursday night. and not expecting severe weather. we'll talk about the local developing stories overseas. the first a devastating earthquake in central italy. the death toll has just increased again. at least 159 people are dead. and 368 more are injured. the magnitude 6.2 earthquake caused homes and buildings to collapse. and the town of amatrice is one of the hardest hit. there's some good news. an 8-year-old girl out of the rubble alive. the earthquake is thousands of miles away. >> for boston's tight knit community, it's hitting too close to home. >> reporter: in boston's north end, locals were glued to an italian news station seeing the devastation. and on social media. he was trying to keep his family informed about what was quake stricken area. >> they are good. some of them will sleep in the car for a few nights. i asked the everything