>> well, i live on the south part of new minden which didn't get hit. actually, the whole town for the most part didn't get hit. just a lot of tree damage. but it was to the north of us, right on the edge of our city limits that got it. i lived through winds. it was very strong. and we've seen it coming through the field. it went around. for the post part. >> i know we are trying to get e-mail. what people are looking at is washington. as we get new minen in, we'll pop it up on the screen but so much of the community there looks much like what we're seeing on this screen, too. i understand from census reports, there are fewer than 500 people in your town. the like will hood people knew there that you've lost today. >> i'm sorry. >> the likelihood that you knew people you lost today. your communal is fairly small. >> yeah. we're only a town of 250 people. for the most part, yeah. they were known. they lived at the country park outside the city limits. pretty much everybody knew of them. >> this is hate in the season. i was telling our viewers that people

. >> reporter: when it finly stopd, communities like washington and n minden are fothe most part wiped ay. >> it's pretty bad as far as people n being able to stay in their homes. the roofs are gone. church steeple gon some dage on the inside. i would say it's pretty bad. >>eporter: a path of splinted homes and communities leveled by the intense storm stretches from ktucky to michigan. morehan 250,000 families were left without power. though, ey understand, hundreds of families have lost a lot more. yeah. it's a tragedy that's still unfoldg. fe teams are on the ground not only here but across the region. we are told that theresident continues to receive updates at the white house. that is the latt live here in washington, illinois. i'm jay gy. >> sunrise is in about an ho bill karins joins us now. th is a major occurrence. >>f this happened in the middle of spring we would say it happen in thatart of the country. thiss m nember and far north. if we get tornadoes in n they are usually to the south a not here in rthern illinois. 81 tornado reports but roughly about 40 or so when it is sd

national weather service estimates a tornado with winds of 166 miles an hour hit the town of new minden, illinois. a man and his sister died when the twister hit their farmhouse. heavy rain, hail and high winds contributed to damage in at least 7 states. illinois saw the brunt of those storms. but because of poor cell reception and blocked roads because of debris, it's still unclear how many people may have been injured and whether that death toll will continue to rise. live in washington, illinois i'm bigad shaban. back to you. >> bigad, what can you tell us about the search and recovery effort this morning? >> reporter: well, i spoke with a state trooper today who says they will certainly continue that effort. with just so much debris and piles of rubble to go through, you had as late as last night firefighters searching for survivors and now law enforcement officials say they will restart back those efforts this morning hoping to find more survivors, although they were humbled to find out that no one has been reported missing here in this city of washington, illinois. so there are ho

you're looking live at new minden, illinois. the search for victims and survivors continues this morning. cbs news reporter bigad shaban joins us from one of the hardest hit communities, washington illinois. only residents and emergency workers are being allowed into the town today. >> reporter: michelle, good to be with you. as the sun came up through washington, it's revealing some of the destruction just one of those tornadoes left behind. this used to be an automotive shop. here's a broken seatbelt we found that came from one of the nearby vehicles or one of the store shelves. debris stretches down the block. >>> reporter: firefighters in washington, illinois, searched through rubble looking for survivors of a massive tornado that leveled the town. spray-painted xs signify a car or home has been searched and is clear. >> go, go, go. >> reporter: this was just one of an estimated 80 twisters reported in the midwest sunday. most were in illinois. michael perdun saw a twisted headed for his home. >> grabbed my daughter and ran,

norah, charlie, back to you. >> mike colombo in new minden illinois.pened fire on a minivan. a mother and her five children were inside. the shooting happened last month after a traffic stop turned into a high-speed chase outside of santa fe. bill whitaker looks at newly released video of the confrontation. >> you were doing 71 in a 55. >> reporter: 39-year-old mother of five arianna ferrell is pulled over for speeding by a new mexico state police officer just north of santa fe. the dash camera captures the encounter. >> turn the vehicle off for me. >> reporter: but ferrell drives off instead. the officer pursues and pulls her over again. emotions escalate. >> get out of the vehicle. get out of the vehicle right now. >> sir -- >> get out! >> reporter: she didn't budge but her 14-year-old son jumps out. he retreats when the officer pulls out his taser. >> you're already facing evading charges right now. you ran away from me okay? >> reporter: finally she gets the. >> turn around and face your vehicle. then appears to ignore the officer and struggles to

touched down in the town of new minlde minden. cnn's brian todd is there. can you hear me?n. >> what are you seeing on the ground. >> reporter: at the home of an elderly man who lived there with his sister frances. that home completely destroyed. an ef-4 strength storm touched down there on sunday and we were walking around the area, the property with friends and neighbors who just were talking about how upset they were about the death. they could not survive injuries. were found by a niece who came by trying to rescue them and just could not. but that home, we were just right there. it was completely leveled. there is -- you know, there is a lot of farmland's in that area. some other properties that wereship distance from the home that were not damaged nearly as badly, but for this poor family, just that ef-4 strength tornado just hit them scare-head-on and it was complete devastation. we're headed to another place in illinois where two deaths were confirmed. the death toll where we are is pretty heavy as we move from one devastated area to another. christine? >> wow. ef-4

including an elderly couple in the rubble of their new minden farm house and one was a teenager who pickedp a downed power line. usher authorities are concerned about protecting property, right? that is right, john. just to give you an idea the curfew is in effect like it is in many areas in central illinois. it's in effect here and it's holding. i will pipe you t point you to e residents have come home to. take a look at this front yard. have you an uprooted tree. >> an the powerful forces of the wind that flew through this area. the residents got the first opportunity to come back today to survey the damage and at this point it's very much a salvage operation. three hundred nine sheridan road was once a home now it's just an address dave's elderly grandparents lived here for decade. >> i used to come herewhen i was favoufavour sixfive or six and e back bedroom. the framed family photos, glass intact. >> this was my grand father. the storms ripped through the different parts of the small down. in peakin 48 homes are uninhabitable. >> it cut a path through the city. it bounced a few times.

already 2ef fours in new minden and washington.y skies, temperatures in the 20's, so brisk as people are trying to get back in there and do some of that relief, but at least the weather is cooperating with all of that. coming up, we'll talk more about the temperatures and of course more on our neck couple of storm systems out there. >> more now on the relief effort after the tornadoes. joining us, jacki nelson, outreach coordinator with the american red cross. thanks so much for being with us. i know it has been a tough 48 hours. now that the weather has cleared, you see the devastation, what are the priorities on the ground right now? >> our top priority are making sure people have food, shelter, can begin the recovery process, also being with them during a difficult time. >> was the red cross in illinois able to mobilize, are you coordinating with other chapters and organizations? >> we are. we have mobilized our network actually across five states. we've had as many as 12 shelters open across the midwest and we're working closel

this is what's left of minden, illinois, homes flattened. torn to pieces. ron allen joins us now.r the area of the storm. we're waiting for that in a press update. but what are we expecting? >> reporter: well, chris, seven counts here in illinois have been declared states of emergency. six fate fatales. one of them here in the town of washington. you can see the devastation behind me. this is what used to be a subdivision where there are dozens of homes. you may not be able to see over the mounds of debris, as far as i can see going back about a mile or so, there's just utter destruction. that's what happens with the tornadoes. there's an edge where things are find and then an area that is completely demolished. we were talked to people who live here, one man was talking about huddling in the basement with his family, his kids and a couple dogs. and then waking up and coming out and seeing just this. this is an incredible thing. i'm struck when you see the tornadoes how the trees are completely defoliated. just nothing there. standing up stark, the leaves are gone and everything i

. >> reporter: when it spped communities like washington a new minden wereor the most part wiped away it's pretty bad as faas people not being able to stay in thei homes. the roofs are gone. church steeple is gone. some damage on the inside. yeah, would sayt's pretty >> reporter: a path of splintered homes, and communits leveled by the tense storm stretches fro kentky to michigan whe more than250,00 famies wereeft without power though ty understand hundreds of families have lost a lot more. it's a tragedy thateally is fema teams o the ground here and across the region. thwhite house has sai the president continues to get updates on the situatio live in washington, illinois, jay gray. laura, back t you. >> it's hard to see and fathom. >> if you happeno he plans to travel back to the midwest o expecting guestto flyn from that region we can tell you flight delays are a real possibility. marla tellez is in the newsroom with all of the things you can expect. good morning. >> as of ts minute i have mostly good new to report. i have cheed in with all three of o mor airports and so far ere is

. >> reporter: a family in new minden lost two-family members when a tornado leveled their farm. those who survived are devastated. >> we was planning on a thanksgiving down here. [ crying ] >> we bought the turkey and uncle joe was buying -- we was gonna fry a turkey down here so we were all looking forward to that. [ crying ] >> but we don't know what we're going to do now. >> reporter: elsewhere this woman was found buried in debris pinned under a large chunk of concrete from her collapsed home. she says she wouldn't be alive if her daughter-in-law hadn't found her. >> she was my angel. i don't know how long i would have been there because i couldn't have moved that concrete block myself. [ crying ] >> reporter: throughout the state, many are simply trying to process what was lost. >> there's nothing here. unreal. terrifying. you just don't think that things like this will happen. you just don't think, you know,. >> reporter: and what they still have. >> so we're all healthy, alive. so we made it. so that's what's important. >> eight deaths are blamed on sunday's storms. six i

in new minden, illinois, one of the strongest tornadoes, as ef-4 leveled joseph hoy's farmhouse and killed and his sister. greg woody, came by to rescue a swan, a goose and other exotic animals hoy collected. i asked him about the lost of his friend. >> you don't like it one bit, but it's part of life. at least he's not laying around suffering anywhere. >> reporter: scenes like this all over the region. >> reporter: do you want to come back here and live? >> no. >> reporter: why not? >> i'm too scared. i just can't do it. >> reporter: for those who do want to stay, there's a lot of rebuilding to do. officials say that either damaged or destroyed. . >> john clay, the mayor told me he was in his car when the tornado hit, it spun his car around, ply out the windows, tipped the car to one side. he thought he was not going to survive it, but he got out of the car. he said he was determined to get home and save his four grandchildren hiding under the staircase. >> still ahead, a family feud over same-sex marriage. >>> plus the toronto marriage talk about thinks crack-smoking controversy and why

in new minden, il noirks a smaller town not far away, one of the strongest tornadoes, ef-4, leveled josephmhouse and killed hoye and his sister. his friend of 35 years came by to rescue a swan, goose and other exotic animals hoye collected. i asked him about the loss of his friend. >> don't like it one bit but it's part of life. at least he's not laying around hurting somewhere. >> reporter: some are determined to rebuild in place but others -- do you want to come back here and live, chastity? >> no. >> reporter: why not? >> i'm too scared. i'm just terrified. i can't do that. uh-uh. no. i couldn't even sleep last night. >> reporter: for those who do want to stay, there's a lot of rebuilding to do. officials tell us 45 to 50 homes here in brookport were damaged or destroyed. the mayor says that makes up at least half this town. christine? >> brian todd in brookport, illinois. thank you, brian. >>> 50 years after jfk is assassinated, his daughter, caroline, is carving out a new family legacy, meeting with the japanese emperor at the imperial palace in japan in her new role as ambassador to

want to show you video of new minden, illinois. blue tarps covered damaged homes there.le say some of their homes were ripped from the foundations. they are just completely gone. others are now clearing out debris, sorting through into piles. at least two deaths are blamed on that tornado. >>> fire crews back here are making progress on the fire burning in sonoma county. it started friday about ten miles northeast of geyserville. it is now 65% contained. 3300 acres have burned. all evacuation orders for the area have been lifted, though. some of the firefighters, they will start leaving today. the cause of that fire, still under investigation. >>> 8:25. an unattended deep-fryer is to blame for a house fire last night in pittsburgh. it happened at 5:30 p.m. yesterday at a house on springfield drive. firefighters say the smoke was visible from a half-mile away. the fire caused about $60,000 in damage. >> on scene, we had heavy amounts in the kichable. it started to -- kitchen. it started to spread in the living room. we were able to knock the fire down. >> the chief says t

look at the aerial images over new minden, illinois.an ef4 tornado is said to have blown through. what began the weekend as homes and infrastructure now just litters the area, nothing more than debris as you can see even from that height, and in all there were dozens injured, six is the death toll. just because there's not loss of life doesn't mean there isn't loss. there is incredible loss all through the midwest. i want to bring in illinois congressman aaron shock. he's a republican representative from the 18th district, some of the hardest hit areas including washington and peoria. we are in washington this morning. thank you for taking the time. >> good morning. >> reporter: this is the least of the exposure you've had. you've been walking and seeing what's out there. >> it's amazing. pi came over yesterday right after it hit and we're standing in neighborhoods that literally the only thing left is the pavement, not a single structure, not a single light post, the homes are completely vacuumed up and standing there talking to people