north bay, i want to tap into that severe weather in the midwest. those deadly tornados sweeping across six states over night. there is still tornado watches in effect. the line of storm is expected to push through the east coast with tornado watches still in effect. a very sad situation out in the midwest. >> kira. >> vianey, thank you. >>> that's what we are beginning with breaking news this morning, after 30 tornados tour through the midwest. nearly 200,000 utility customers are in the dark without power across the six states that were hit. there is a desperate search and rescue effort underway to find those still trapped. the governor of kentucky saying this is the most severe tornado the states have ever seen. you can see the small town of mayfield, kentucky flatten when about 50 people were killed and 100 trapped inside a candle factory that collapsed. the national guards have deployed to help those in need. in illinois, this tornado you can see in the dark skies caught on video as it takes aim at an amazon warehouse, you can see the tornado a

hurricane-like winds across the midwest, the severe weather that killed at least five people overnight, leaving hundreds of thousands without power. why record-high winter temperatures are playing a role. hostages released, the final twelve christian missionaries who were held by a haitian gang are free tonight. bombshell allegations -- two women accuse "sex and the city" star chris noth of sexual assault. dangerous drinking water, a cbs exclusive with the head of the e.p.a., the plan to get rid of the millions of lead pipes carrying water to america's children. "the boss" cashes in, wait till you hear how much bruce springsteen sold his music catalog for. ♪♪♪ and american heroes -- three soldiers receive the medal of honor, two who paid the ultimate sacrifice. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. we're going to begin tonight with a spike in covid cases that has health officials sounding the alarm. a rise in cases has states and businesses changing their plans, bringing back i

ros: the and tornadoes struck the midwest after dark.hat was visible along the ground at the tennessee border. you can see flashes of lightning made by the tornado funnel. they clear up is going to be a huge effort. th tornado tore through 300 kilometers of the midwest. kentucky was it not buy one but for tornadoes. these drone images show many areas completely level. two people are confirmed to have died in arkansas. one was killed when this nursing home was hit. while u.s. authorities have opened an investigation into the safety of this amazon facility, we know six of its workers died -- some workers described getting chopped he minu notice before the storm hit, others were told to shelter in a toilet for two hours. amazon disputes the claim. >> it's a large facility, 1.1 million square feet. there are shelter-in-place areas designed for that purpose. when the alarm went off, our staff immediately jumped into action and started trying to get everybody in the shelter-in-place areas. ros: the worst hit area, mayfield is where a cbs news

. >> in just the last few hours we've tracked reported tornadoes across the upper midwest all the wayo minnesota which for this time of year is unheard of. the damage reports are just coming in. >> the unprecedented storms are being fueled by unseasonable warmth in the middle of the country and now the same areas hit by those deadly tornadoes just days ago are bracing for more misery in the form of drenching rain. >> abc's ike ejiochi begins our coverage from mayfield, kentucky. ike, what can you tell us this morning? >> reporter: good morning. those storms are on their way here to mayfield. the last thing they need after those tornadoes this past weekend and now more historic weather in the midwest. breaking overnight in minnesota the state reporting its first ever december tornado. >> got really loud for about 30 seconds and then it was silent. >> reporter:fhe hartland, 95 miles south of minneapolis taking a direct hit. several commercial buildings destroyed including this bank. >> across the street from me the big bank, the old bang in town, there were tree branches through the win

conditions in your own neighborhood. [ siren ] >>> those sirens a warning for millions across the midwest after deadly tornados carved through five states overnight. incredible devastation. look at the pictures. much of this focused in kentucky. you see the aftermath of the storm in downtown mayfield. a small community, possibly hit the hardest of all. that's saying something. the youngest victim, a 3 year old. across kentucky, at least 70 have died, and the number expected to rise. >>> it wasn't just there. tonight we are learning at least six amazon workers died in illinois after tornados ripped the roof off a warehouse. this is video from the site in edwardsville. this afternoon the fire chief said at least 45 people made it out safely. one person was injured, but the recovery effort is expected to last for at least three more days. kentucky and illinois were two of the five states hit by the tornados. the storms also tore through tennessee, arkansas and missouri. >> one tornado that touched down may have been the longest on record. take a look. you can see how far the system traveled.

powerful storms sweep through the midwest and great plains bringing tornadoes and hurricane-force winds. we take a look at all the damage. >>> winter surge. covid cases are back up nationwide. one professor's grim prediction once the holidays are over. >>> glory days. bruce springsteen reportedly inks a music mega deal. how much he's set to make after selling his entire catalog of work. >>> good morning and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with wild weather in the central u.s. nearly a week after a deadly tornado outbreak. another system swept across several states bringing tornadoes and powerful wind gusts. the national weather service recorded a wind speed of 107 miles per hour in southwest colorado yesterday knocking out power to people in the area. the same storm system also damaged part of a roof at an airport in downtown kansas city. fortunately no one was injured. courtney kealy is in new york with a look at all the damage. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. massive storms hit parts of the central u.s. wreaking havoc across states from colorad

the midwest is experiencing unprecedented weather right now. just looking into some of the data coming out of chicago, would you believe it is warmer right now in chicago in advance of this front, in the middle 60s, mind you, around midnight eastern in december than your hometown down in baton rouge, louisiana. speaks to the impressive nature of what's happening here. a storm that has a history of producing 350 severe wind reports. 50 of these with wind gusts over 75 miles per hour. 50 locations, towns, observation points had winds at hurricane force this afternoon as the system pushed through and it's far from over. you'll notice tornadoes, upwards of 19 records of them. that's all you'd expect in the month of december happening in a few hours. we have 50 reports just five days ago. here we go with the wind gusts. expansive area of the central plains, the upper midwest, where we have the threat in place. and yes, the storms are still rotating. the potential is there for those to spawn tornadoes. that's why we have tornado watches expanding. th

kumasi: severe weather in the midwest.eaching 100 plus, but we are about to get a break from storms here. reggie: it is thursday, december 16, and you are watching abc 7 mornings on abc 7 live, who live in wherever you stream. we will start with mike's forecast. mike: we are seeing the last signs of the storm moved through. one on the storm impact scale for the morning commute. light rain, up to 1/10 of an inch, but it keeps slippery. you can see the spray off the cars and trucks that are moving across 880 the other coliseum. 48 to 50 and mild. 51 to 55 and her only chance of wet weather will be in the north bay mountains at noon. 51 to 55 at 4:00 and 46 to 50, cooling quickly as dry air rushes in during the evening. hours frost and a couple of mornings and another

overnight in at least five states in the south and midwest. arkansas, illinois, kentucky, missouri and tennessee. at least 32 tornadoes are believed to have touched down. some powerful. at least 50 people are believed to be dead in just kentucky alone. officials there say the final figure could be closer to 100 people dead. governor andy beshear says four tornadoes hit his state. including one which stayed on the ground and this is unbelievable for 200 miles. scores of structures, as you see on the screen, have been destroyed. a mass casualty event declared at the kentucky candle factory. the drone video shows the total devastation of the plant in the town of mayfield, kentucky. a town that governor beshear says has been devastated. the audio is from inside the building. we have to warn you. this is upsetting. >> okay. i don't know who's watching. we got hit by a hurricane. i'm at work in mayfield. and we are trapped. please, y'all, give us some help. we're at the candle factory in mayfield. please. please. >> in arkansas, at least one person

. >> o'keefe: weather wreaking havoc across the country, snow in the midwest, heat in the northeast.ahead. also covid comeback, the delta variant driving new infections and hospitalizations nationwide while omicron spreads. >> reporter: i'm michael george in new york where too fight a winter surge masks will be required indoors. >> o'keefe: joy ride-- a blue origin rocket, paying customers blast off to the edge of space. later as army-navy battle it out on the gridiron, veterans in tennessee meet again to share war stories. >> it was my honor to have served. >> this is the cbs weekend news. >> o'keefe: good evening, i'm ed o'keefe. adriana diaz is off. mother nature has brutalized part of the country yet again as deadly storms scraped across at least six states overnight, causing what's likely to be the deadliest american weather disaster in more than four years. meteorologists haven't made final determinations, but by all accounts the dam is historic. look at this: the path of destruction stretches across parts of arkansas, mississippi, missouri, tennessee, illinois and kentucky. do

historic tornado disaster in the south and midwest. more than 1,000 homes in kentucky, gone. >> the whole building was just gone, in shambles. there's people screaming, people trying to climb out, people that were crushed. >> new stories of the survivors buried beneath the rubble. their will to live. a family of five, tossed in the air. how powerful the rare december tornadoes were. >>> encouraging news overnight, about workers located after the candle factory they worked in was wiped off the map during the overnight shift. this morning, neighbors helping neighbors. strangers driving hours to cook food for victims. the resiliency and the power of faith on display. coverage from across the storm zone. >>> new overnight. documents showing what mark meadows said the day before the january 6th attack on the capitol. the details coming amid a looming showdown in washington today. >>> it's being called one of the worst hacks in the history of the internet. the urgent statement from homeland security. >>> plus, the new battle over selling bac

across the midwest and northeast.s cbs' elise preston. >> reporter: as the c.d.c. races to learn more about omicron, scientists in south africa say it appears to be spreading twice as fast as the highly contagious delta variant. yet, much about omicron remains unknown, like its severity and how well the current vaccines perform against it. already, vaccine makers a already, vaccine makers are preparing for the possibility that the current shots will need to be updated, which is expected to take 3-4 months. >> we will at a certain time need a new vaccine against this new variant. >> reporter: and one early study suggests a previous case of covid may no longer protect against reininfection from omicron. still, dr. anthony fauci was optimistic today. >> there's every reason to believe that if you get vaccinated and boosted, that you would have at least some degree of cross-protection, very likely against severe disease, even against the omicron variant. >> reporter: but the delta variant still makes up nearly all new cas

and what happened in the midwest was historic. we want to bring in ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo mark, i don't even. think i could remember the last time we saw an outbreak like this? no no, it's pretty. it's going to be historic at all levels. christina yeah, because this typically we're talking about a tornado outbreak in the spring. but this as we approach winter, unfortunately, was the case last night into early this morning. potentially this could be the longest single tornado path in u. s history as it as a one tornado. moving across four states, so we're going back in time here into friday and overall, we're showing you there's a lot of smaller scale features. but the overall weather you can see that system, so it's warm air to the south. cold air to the north, and that is kind of setting up an unstable environment. as we put this into motion, this is during the seven o'clock our our time last night, and then you can see the progression of this system, eventually moving out to the eastern seaboard, at least throughout the

in a state of emergency tonight after an outbreak of deadly tornados sweeping through parts of the midwestlley overnight. extensive damage can also be seen across the cities with homes, buildings, property barely recognizable. we're going to continue to bring you the very latest on this breaking news throughout the program. >>> plus the supreme court issuing a preliminary ruling on the texas abortion law that allows lawsuits challenging the ban to continue but does nothing to stop the law from fog into effect or being in effect for now. but should we even be surprised when you look at who's sitting on the bench? >>> then it has been over two weeks since congresswoman boebert's anti-muslim remarks. we're going to take a look. i'm ayman mohyeldin. let's get started. >>> all right, as we have been throughout the hour we want to bring you up-to-date on that breaking news following the dozens of catastrophic tornados which have left devastation across six states. as i mentioned a state of emergency declared in kentucky whereas many as 100 people are feared dead as search and rescue operations c

where a new storm system is sweeping across the midwest. tornadoes in the states of nebraska and iowa have cut power to hundreds of thousands of people. i, we know warnings are in place for an area stretching from new mexico to michigan. gas have already whipped up dust in kansas, making it dangerous to drive these latest storms come as president joe biden visited communities hit by last week's tornadoes. a ca, people were killed and hundreds more, still missing but, and promised to promised to help the communities rebuild. as hydra castro reports from mayfield in kentucky. this street in bowling green, kentucky once rang with the sounds of children playing young families, lived here. but then on friday, the tornado came and some neighbours sheltered together. they decided to get in the 1st house together. and unfortunately the house was just a mileage for the ground. 11 people died here. 8 of them were children or i don't know what to say, man. is retired when somebody's gone and you're shot, you know what happened to visual as recovery worker. sift through the debris left in 6 days

powerful storms tear across the midwest. winds up to 100 miles per hour destroying homes and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands. in minnesota what could be the state's first ever december tornado. we're live with a first look at the damage and al will tell you what you can expect today. >>> from bad to worse? the cdc issues a new covid warning just ahead of the holidays. cases and hospitalizations expected to skyrocket in the days leading up to christmas with omicron set to become the dominant strain. is it time to start changing your plans? we'll tell you what health officials are saying straight ahead. >>> wireless warning. experts sound the alarm about the impact about 5g technology on passenger planes and the equipment pilots use to land. airline executives saying it could lead to widespread flight cancellations and delays when it goes live next month. just ahead, the urgent race to fix it. >>> hope out of heartbreak. a live interview with nick cannon as the popular tv host opens up about the loss of his infant

, stephen. >> the stories we're covering include the catastrophic tornadoes that tore through the midwestnd southeast overnight. kentucky is believed to be the hardest hit with nearly 70 killed and 60,000 still without power. the governor described the devastation as unlike anything he'd ever seen. and drone images of an amazon warehouse that collapsed under the force of winds. over a hundred people were believed inside and several are still missing. president biden called the storms an unimaginable tragedy and offering the federal government's support to help the affected states. more "ayman" coming up after this. states. more "ayman" coming up after this one hundred and fifty million meals to feeding america. and now through the subaru share the love event, we're helping even more. by the end of this year, subaru will have donated over two hundred and twenty five million dollars to charity. this is what it means to be more than a car company. this is what it means to be subaru. alright. y'all know when they say your home this is what it means to be more than a car company. is a reflecti

but first, steven romo joins us again with another update on the deadly weather in the midwest.ith paths hundreds of miles long spread across six states late last night, causing mass devastation and killing at least 70 people. in kentucky, 11 counties sent ambulances to the city of mayfield after a tornado flattened a candle factory there with 100 people reportedly inside at the time. many of those workers are still unaccounted for. rescue efforts are ongoing. >>> in arkansas, at least two deaths have been confirmed. at least three people were killed in northwestern tennessee. and at least one person was killed when a tornado hit an amazon warehouse in edwardsville, illinois. we'll bring you updates on the rescue and recovery efforts throughout the night here on msnbc. >>> now more "politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton coming up. >>thank you for that update. >>> now the story out of georgetown university in washington, d.c., where students are pressing the school to move faster to help the descendants of 272 enslaved people who were sold to louisiana plantations by the scho

largely physically in the midwest but i have work nationwide. host: we have just over to the house oversight and reform committee hearing that they are holding this morning by the national security subcommittee on terrorist threats facing the united states. we'll head there at 10a.m. eastern. we'll go to margie in pennsylvania. margie on that line for those who live in flood risk areas. good morning. caller: i'm calling about national flood insurance. we had one in our house in 2018. and our insurance didn't cover. and the national flood insurance i heard from people that had it and we don't cover this or don't cover that. very annoying. if you pay insurance premiums every year. and then we called the counti' thid they -- said they had to meet a certain threshold to get insurance coverage for the area. we were left out in the cold. it's not right. thank you. host: what the national flood insurance program does and doesn't cover.

and i think for the upper midwest, we could see some tornadic activity here. it would be the 1st time some states like minnesota would see a tornado in the month of december, after these disturbed weather across the great lakes region. some see and do snow for cape breton island and westbound. we go again. i think this is our madeline going to duck and dodge this system. it's mostly for the pacific northwest into northern california. as we were chatting about central america, then we do have some bursts of rain, southern mexico beliefs and doris nicaragua for the caribbean as well. but plenty of sunny spells to be found south end of south america, some stormy weather, rio de janeiro rate into by yes, state where we have seen some flooding and around the river plate region, disturbed weather for both months of dale and by no sorry is but give it some time, the weather will improve in by no sorry's coming up. oh, the weather is sponsored by cataract ways. ah, each and every one of us has got a responsibility. to change our personal space for the mirror, we are,

storms cool air coming off the rockies, meeting up with warm gulf of mexico air, through the upper midwest rate down to the deep south, severe thunderstorms, the potential for tornadic outbreak in the upper midwest. whole press play. see where these storms go. moving further toward the east throughout the day on thursday, some states like minnesota could see the tornado in december for the 1st time. it's something we're watching carefully to the east. we see that activity through the great lakes region, but it's surge of warm air here. so toronto at 14, some goes new york dc. your temperature is way out of whack here. well above average to the deep south, once again seen some of those storms, arkansas, kentucky rate through, into tennessee, which of course we do not need. people are still picking up the pieces here. we see that rain through still moving across california, snow through the sierra nevada, you know, for b, c's or mainland ducking and dodging this. but look at that cold air in alberta admins in minus 20 while below average central america. we've got our rain in the usual spot

>> across the upper midwest, that's the place we're watching carefully right now.this, it has all the elements of a significant summer storm, a winter storm, all of it put together. so talking about massive area of poumgs because of the incredible amount of winds, spanning well over a thousand miles from california to wisconsin. so 300,000 customers, not people, 300,000 customers without power. at one point, we had 80 million people underneath went alerts that span 2,000 miles and still right here across portions of the eastern areas of the upper midwest and portions of iowa, wisconsin, minnesota. wind gusts with these storms right now, still pushing up to 85 miles per hour. that's the storm system here. it's had a history of producing significant tornadoes, and an incredible storm system, really the top of the food chain when it comes to a land-based system, meaning a nontropical system, and the winds it has produced so far. so schools have closed because of just the winds, trucks toppled, power outages, and you notice the tornado watches go on at least for the ne

south, midwest, and the northeast. the west had the worst availability for affordable rental homes. 44 per 100 low-income rental households. the worst-case knees are the result of a lack of supply, is that the primary driver as to why the west coast is in the worst situation? i think that maybe putting those points together in the report to provide some sort of explanation. giving and answering the why questions periodically. i was wondering, why? what is going on in the west? phoenix and boise and others. answering the why or speculating on the why in places of the report would be helpful. >> any other thoughts? any other things we should be paying attention to in the next report? >> it is overcrowding. there is the written burden and there is the quality of housing and then there is overcrowding. we have large households, multiple households living in smaller units. they are taking what probably equates to multiple income households and giving them an apartment. there is still housing instability and quality problems

course we're talking about the top headline and we begin with the resilience across the south and midwest, vowing to rebuild after the deadliest tornado outbreak in a decade. >> neighborhood after neighborhood flattened by powerful winds. here's a look at one of the 40 reported tornados that touched down as the outbreak swept through nine states friday night, from arkansas to ohio. >> the overnight death toll was lowered to 34 with most of the workers at a kentucky candle factory now accounted for. eight are dead and eight are still missing. >> reporter: here in mayfield, kentucky their downtown devastated. taking a direct hit. large buildings gutted. the first presbyterian church destroyed. the courthouse, the clock tower ripped off. homes, neighborhoods leveled. street after street we see it, homes wiped away. rooftops gone. the sides of homes torn off, bedrooms, living rooms exposed. the second floor of this home open to the sky. this was a candle factory. some 110 workers were inside when the tornado hit. they were working into the night, helping to fulfill orders in time for christma

. >> the dramatic damage done to one grocery store amid a new round of wild weather in the midwest. >>> daja vu for one bay area neighborhood facing another possible evacuation from our latest storm. stay with us. we'll be right back. >>> 4:42. on your entertainment report dozens of musicians, actors, comedians helped give a classic song a new look and george clooney and ben affleck work together in a coming of age movie about to hit theaters. those stories and more in today's eye on entertainment. >>> a coming of age movie that follows a boy raised by a single mother who find a father figure in his bar tender uncle. it is based on a best memoir and directed by george clooney. >> he really was so generous in the way he helped with the performance and the advice he had. the experience itself was wonderful. >> the tender bar hits theaters friday and streams on prime video january 7th. >>> official music video for the late former beatle george harrison's my sweet lord is here. it's part of the 50th anniversary celebration of harrison's solo album "all things must pass." a long standing r

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without power from texas to indiana as storms have it that the path of destruction to the south and midwest including kentucky where the death toll is as high as 100. suspected tornado just about leveled the city of mayfield. the drone video you can see vehicles thrown about and buildings on the ground. dozens are feared dead after the roof of the factory collapsed on top of more than 100 workers inside at the time. first responders seen frantically in the night in the dark trying to get dozens of people out. >> our building, with got a shop over here completely destroyed. all the cars are destroyed. it didn't hit at the house, that makes you feel good. it's really bad because it's destroyed everything with got over here. reporter: crews continue sifting through the debris at this amazon warehouse, east of st. louis. officials say one person killed and at least two others injured, severe weather sheared off the roof and walls the length of a football field. devastating pictures and arkansas from suspected tornado destroying a nursing home killing at least one person, trapping 20 others insi

in the state of kentucky are picking up the pieces, more severe weather overnight throughout the midwest. thousands of people waking up this morning without power after tornadoes and hurricane-force winds. but we have got to start this morning with some very good news in the battle against the coronavirus. dr. anthony fauci saying covid boosters are enough to fight the fast-spreading omicron variant, and there is no need for a variant-specific booster. a new warning is highlighting how this continues to be a pandemic of the unvaccinated, the chosen unvaccinated. the cdc saying an alarming spike in cases and deaths could be on the way very soon because tens of millions of americans who could be vaccinated refuse to do so. here is a headline you may have seen earlier this week. the air force discharging 27 people for refusing to get the vaccine. the first service members to be removed for disobeying the mandate to get the shot. but i want you to know the real headline you probably missed. 27 people left. well, guess what, as of december 10, the pentagon says that more than 96% of all activ

the immediate alerts across the midwest through the great lakes. i'm shepard smith.s is "the news" on cnbc millions bracing for dangerous, extreme weather. officials warn of nighttime snow, even fire. we're tracking the threat. >>> communities struggling people hurting beyond words as they pick up the pieces. president biden gets his first look at the devastation up close. >> we're going to recover and rebuild and be stronger than we were before. >>> covid outbreaks surging. universities forced to shut down one city now making a desperate plea. >> please, do not get together with other households for christmas. >>> plus, the new data that has dr. fauci saying -- >> there is no need for a variant-specific booster >>> military manning the army hits his deadline to vaccine. why a group of governors is pushing the secretary of defense to drop the vax requirements. >>> many george floyd's killer pleads guilty to federal charges. >>> the first black woman set to become new york's top cop. >>> and supply chain crisis hitting cream cheese lovers hard >>> live from cnbc, the

are without power at this hour after a devastating outbreak of tornados swept through parts of the midwest and tennessee river valley parts. overnight in kentucky alone officials are estimating that the death toll could reach at least 100. we are going to bring you the very latest on that breaking news story throughout the next two hours as it continues to develop. >>> meanwhile, the january 6th insurrection failed to overturn the 2020 election but next time democracy might not be so lucky. congressman ted lieu joins me to discuss is that. >>> and the school shooting in michigan reignited the debates over the effectiveness of school shooting drills. why they may be doing more harm than good. i'm ayman mohyeldin. let's get started. ♪♪ >>> we begin this hour with breaking news we were talking about. as we follow the developments after a devastating series of tornados that ripped across six states in the south and midwest. in kentucky alone a federal emergency has been declared there as seven and rescue operations continue. tragedy, as many as 100 people are feared dead. initial reports sugge

. >>> recovery underway tonight in the upper midwest after the second deadly tornado outbreak in less than a week as we got an exclusive aerial look at the destruction in kentucky all told the storms have left 95 people dead we begin with mora barrett in minnesota. >> reporter: tonight five dead after a wrath of tornados and winter storms moved across the midwest from kansas to minnesota where overnight the small town of heartland recorded the state's first tornado in the month of december. >> i have not experienced this kind of a storm >> reporter: unprecedented storm systems in the last 24 hours slamming the region, leaving nearly half a million people without power tonight. wind gusts up to 100 miles per hour reported in some areas. others slammed with hail, dust storms and even wild fires. the national weather service announcing a record yesterday for the most hurricane force wind gusts at least 55 reports of wind speeds more than 75 miles per hour. in nebraska and iowa, wind gusts so strong, the roadways barely drivable meteorologists say powerful storms from the west and record

through friday mainly rain across the ohio river valley, coastal areas but snow for the upper midwest and interior northeast. really? it will feel warmer later this week but not as warm across the west. airport delays, not much going on. we could see potential for airport delays across the midwest and great lakes and the northwest as well where we continue to have more rain in the forecast, flooding for the northwest. the good news is there is a break for the northwest. they were inundated by rain and storms for weeks and weeks but look at some of those temperatures. that is crazy. and to the northeast. you will start to feel a little bit of december. todd: i haven't given you one of those horrible dirty tosses in a while when you mess up and don't do it right. carley: that is dirty talk. >> janice: thank you for the clarity. your mom is watching. todd: thank you as always. america's favorite mayor leaving new york city drug users a parting gift on his way out the door. carley: breaking down the legal injection sites, coming up next. ♪ “i got you babe” by etta james ♪ ♪ wait hold up!

my -- when i started on the book i was particularly interested in the midwest because the states of ohio illinois in a particular free states that more or less free states that came into the union with explicitly anti- laws on the books that discriminated against free african-americans whose measures were designed to discourage african-americans from migrating into these midwestern states and what i found was that african-american institutions were central to black political mobilization in these places and i was new to the study of this region one of the things that was so fascinating was as early as the first two decades of the 19th century so by 1815 and certainly into the 1820s african-americans are migrating into ohio in particular and founding their own own churches in the drop in ame churches and sometimes black baptist churches in these churches become the kind of black people's ability to mobilize and develop strategies for opposing these racist strategies for the period number three about black people were 1% of the population of the state like ohio so they were a small minorit

my -- when i started on the book i was particularly interested in the midwest because the states of ohio illinois in a particular free states that more or less free states that came into the union with explicitly anti- laws on the books that discriminated against free african-americans whose measures were designed to discourage african-americans from migrating into these midwestern states and what i found was that african-american institutions were central to black political mobilization in these places and i was new to the study of this region one of the things that was so fascinating was as early as the first two decades of the 19th century so by 1815 and certainly into the 1820s african-americans are migrating into ohio in particular and founding their own own churches in the drop in ame churches and sometimes black baptist churches in these churches become the kind of black people's ability to mobilize and develop strategies for opposing these racist strategies for the period number three about black people were 1% of the population of the state like ohio so they were a small minorit

. >> reporter: hurricane-force winds tore through over 700 miles of the midwest.braska, strong winds toppling a moving tractor-trailer. next door in iowa, a roof ripped off a library. somehow the books remained on the shelves. residents were left to sort through what was left of their homes. >> we got power flashes. >> reporter: in chicago, 66-mile-per-hour winds reported at o'hare airport, tearing limbs off trees and smashing them into car windows. more than 20 tornadoes were reported in the upper midwest with minnesota's first ever december tornado. this after friday night's five-state tornado rampage. after the storm, highways were littered with overturned tractor-trailers. cbs news meteorologist jeff berardelli insists this is not normal. >> we should not see one of the biggest tornado outbreaks we've ever seen happen in the month of december and then three or four days later another extraordinary weather event that is unprecedented. >> reporter: here in hartland, minnesota, the storm punched holes in the solid brick buildings, overturned an rv, and downed tre

as we go through today, difficult difficult travel across the upper plains, midwest and the chance for strong storms in the ohio valley and tennessee valley could see strong nighttime tornados and winds in the upper 80s in texas. 88 in corpus christi warm weather in the northeast tomorrow the trade off is going to be rain but we'll talk about that coming up. >> what a turn around. >>> still to come we're remembering legendary senator bob dole as he's memorialized in washington d.c andqts speaking out for the first time since the deadly concert. my hygienist personalizes my cleaning. so does my oral-b oral-b delivers the wow of a professional clean feel every day. finally getting there...is the best! but with febreze freshness in your car... ...driving there is pretty darn good too. enjoy 30 days of freshness with febreze car. ♪ la, la, la, la, la ♪ clerk: hello, how can i? sore throat pain? ♪honey lemon♪ try vicks vapocool drops. in honey lemon chill. for fast-acting sore throat relief. wooo vaporize sore throat pain with vicks vapocool drops. even after you sanitize, every touch can l

above normal temperatures for the northeast and midwest. low 80s in south florida. 66, montgomery, alabama. >>> coming up, the passenger that went overboard on a cruise ship. was foul play involved. >>> first, what mark meadows said before january's attack on the u.s. capitol. the e-mail revealed overnight. >>> tom brady's historic achievement in overtime. and what he is doing with the game-winni >>> the coast guard has called off the search for a woman who went overboard from a carnival cruise ship. a woman in her 20s went off the balcony of her room early saturday near mexico. passengers reportedly voiced concern about foul play, but there's been no official word from investigators. >>> turning to the pandemic, hospitalizations from covid are up 23% across the country in the last two weeks. new infections have climbed 40%, but a new study from israel is encouraging. it confirms that three shots of the pfizer vaccine provide a high level of protection against the new omicron variant. >>> new developments from the house committee investigat

still ahead, deadly tornados rip through the midwest as the search for survivors continues. >> i've seen a lot of things from policing to ministry, but this is the worst, absolutely the worst. >>> the relief president biden is promising victims as help from california is now on the way. >>> and right now our storm ranger mobile doppler radar starting to pick up some returns well-off shore as the heavy rain now north coast works its way closer to the bay area. when the heaviest rain and strongest wind arrive in our forecast when we come right back. when you have xfinity xfi, you have peace of mind built in at no extra cost. advanced security helps keep your family protected online. pause wifi whenever for ultimate control with the xfinity app. and family-safe browsing gives parents one less thing to worry about. security, control and peace of mind. with xfinity xfi, it's all built in at no extra cost. >>> dramatic new video tonight from mayfield, kentucky, where a deply tornado rip through overnight. the main fire station and emergency services hub were hit complicating rescue efforts. at

the areas hit the hardest after powerful storms leave behind a trail of destruction in the midwest. >>> plus, getting hundreds of guns off the street in the middle of a gun violence surge in one bay area city. >>> we begin on the storm watch. the bay area is expected to get it the biggest dose of rain weeks. >> let's get right to meteorologist darren peck. >> taking a look at high death doppler, there was a lot of rain sitting at the right now. it will take a lot of time to get here, though. is because the green blob looks, it slowly works its way toward us. it will not get here until about 9:00 and 10:00 tonight. even at that, that is only up on the border with sonoma county. if we track it forward, here is when we are likely to notice some of the more of the lighter beginnings. that is like 1:00 a.m. what are the means of yellow and orange. that is one the more noticeable rain comes in. now we are looking at 9:00 tomorrow morning. most of it is in the north bay but at this point, we start to get noticeable rain from the golden gate south. we are going to be in this for a little whil

a storm is whipping through the midwest. families terrified, hiding out in their homes as tornado sirens wailed. >> the wait is almost over. officials clearing the way for crab fishing to begin in san francisco. >> and how one local nonprofit is building a better hey, angie! you forgot your phone! hey lou! angie forget her phone again? yep. lou! mom said she could save up to $400 on her wireless bill by switching to xfinity internet and mobile. with nationwide 5g at no extra cost. and lou! on the most reliable network, lou! smart kid, bill... [laughs] so true. and now, the moon christmas special... gotta go! get a great offer on xfinity internet, and you'll get 12 times the speed for the same price when you add xfinity mobile. switch today. sing 2. >> these are some of the ferocious winds people in the great plains and midwest are dealing with. gusts clocking in at 100 miles an hour in some states. this is what it looked like in nebraska. high wind warning issued for new mexico all the way to upper michigan. look at this non

. >>> now, to the latest as a tragedy continues to unfold across the southeast and the midwest. despite nightfall, recovery efforts continue for mayfield, kentucky. while no one expects a full recovery overnight, that's not stopping crews from working through the night. >>> in bowling green, kentucky, a dozen people are dead and whole homes are destroyed. top floors were blown away. other structures are flattened. many people have stories of last-minute escapes and close calls. as the morning process begins, so 'cause the massive cleanup. the governor is thanking the nation for the support. >> we're grateful for the outpouring of love. best way i can describe it, from all over the country and from all walks of life. i want to thank everybody for standing with the people of kentucky. >> the tornado hit hard, and very fast. the destruction in bowling green happened in a few minutes. it's estimated that 200 miles of the tornado -- 220-mile path was in kentucky. >>> amazon is pledging $1 million in illinois where six people were killed where one of the company's warehouses collapsed

tornadoes in the midwest, and wildfires on the west coast.sts, larry gerst, joins us next to talk about what is being done to protect california. >>> there's a new study that shows the current flu vaccine may be a mismatch in protecting from the dominant flu strain circulating this season. that's according to the researchers at the university of pennsylvania. after a relatively mild flu season last year, experts fear this flu season could be severe as people gather indoors. the last time a flu vaccine was, quote, mismatched, this poorly was during the 2014-2015 flu season. it's never the perfect match but still reduces the risk of severe illness. the study from the university of pennsylvania has not been peer reviewed. >>> now the tornadoes in the midwest and south is showing how vulnerable our country is to extreme acts of nature. california has its own issues when it comes to wildfires and earthquakes. nbc bay area political analysts, larry gerston joins us now. >> the fact is, the reason why we don't panic over them is because we have crea

this la nina pattern makes an active storm track from the rockies right on into the midwest.t is seeing an increase in a significant increase in la nina winter tornado activity all across the mississippi river valley. also warmer conditions. and, in fact, we're going to be seeing some record breaking temperatures over the next 48 hours. look at denver. 18 degrees above average at 62. kansas city, 64. dallas, 75. houston, 80. chicago, 53. tomorrow we're looking for records from rochester, minnesota, down to dallas, amarillo, little rock, dozens of records are likely. but then we've got a big, big cooldown coming in. bismarck, by friday, you're going to be 17 degrees. minneapolis, 21 on saturday. chicago, you'll be at 34 degrees. cleveland, dropping down from 62 on thursday all the way to 43 on >>> good morning. i am meteorologist, kari hall. we are still seeing rain over parts of the tri-valley as well as the south bay. but the rain is tapering off and the storm is winding down and we will see snow on some of our bay area mountains. there will still be a chance of spotty rain