. >> abc's mike becher joins us from dallas. mike, you started your day in norman, oklahoma, then you drove all the way to dallas. tell us what you saw and heard on the way. >> reporter: well, i bolted out of my classroom at the university of oklahoma, drove three hours through heavy storms. and when i hit north dallas, there was bulletin after bulletin warning residents of tornadoes. you could see the dark, ominous clouds and it looked very, very bad. >> did you see much destruction on the way, mike? >> no. i was very surprised. i thought that i would see a lot of destruction because some of these tornadoes were heading toward the downtown area, but there was none until i hit south dallas where i'm standing now. >> a miracle. might reporting tonight. >>> "good morning merng" will have all the latest on the storm in the morning. >>> up next, meet the man authorities are calling the real-life "catch me if you can." >> announcer: abc news "nightline" brought to you by purina. [ sighs ] ♪ [ upbeat ] [ barking ] [ whines ] that's why