nebraska conservatives have stripped the climate change study to the point that nebraska scientists are now saying that they do not want to take part in this study. it's not clear anymore it's not really studying how the climate is changing. they do not want to be part of the study like that. a climb toll gist from the national mitigation center said he wouldn't be comfortable participating it or sending a study like that to his fell lowe scientists. the nebraska state climate toll gists, the guy who is the climb toll gist for the state said i don't want my name being on something being used as a political pawning. that was the theme last week in nebraska. the states's own scientists saying in effect leave us out of this nonscience fake science thing that you're doing. that study, such as it is, will go forward,'re if it's not clear what exactly it will study now. the lawmaker who first called for climate change, the guy who got radially tall tered -- he himself is a scientist, he also i should tell you just happens to have invented a new kind of hook for hanging up your food when you g

abortion is legal in nebraska. but not for her.ause she was beaten up and neglected by her family. and so now the state decide what she gets now. and the state has decided she can't have that choice. we spoke to the attorney who was representing this young woman at the center of the story today. her attorney katherine mahorn, she told us today there will be a meeting in nebraska next week to determine the next step forward in this case. specifically to decide whether or not to further appeal this decision. and what that might mean. in practical terms for her young client. time of course is of the essence here. the girl at the center of the case is now more than 4 months pregnant. she was only ten weeks pregnant when the state of nebraska first denied her per nice have an abortion. she was ten weeks pregnant when she started asking. they have just finished saying no. and now she is more than 4 months pregnant. we asked her attorney tonight, what her client think as but this latest ruling from the state supreme court on her case. the

the catastrophic tornados took place in nebraska, in wayne, nebraska. continuing to look at the map, we see numerous things going on. snow is falling across the black hills between wyoming and into south dakota. much of that is rain currently. as we make our way into the east, across the midwest from chicago all the way down, we'll have the threat for severe storms. the primary threat being winds and hail. out in the west it looks quiet. high pressure is in control. it's dry with low relative humidity. it's a problem given we have an increased fire threat. the winds behind the system will be pushing in from the east. for southern california there's an increased fire risk, low relative humidity and with the sun shining we may see a few fires ignite. to the north - you see the rain coming down along i-90, across north dakota, the south dakota and the snow falls across the black hills. if you travel along i-80 or 25, you need to use precautions. this is the line of storms causing the tornados. when you see a line of storms, it's indicative of the fact you'

to go far nebraska to south dakota. so from one extreme to the other. that's what we're dealing with in this storm. the latest advisories and warnings. that severe weather is moved through the state and blizzard warnings continue in western south dakota and northeastern nebraska. each one of these red dots is a tornado report. you can see this line of severe weather. this one storm moved on many tornados and another one there moving to iowa. now there's winds and severe thupb damage. thunderstorms dam and. >> current warnings are with this storm now. the strong thunderstorms were not near that center. >>> not really holding together all that well. not strengthening and weakening just a little bit for powerful storms and started to pick up the group in north-northwest at 7 miles per hour. timeing with the latest track as it's passing southeast of louisiana there by 7:00 sunday morning. the overnight saturday to sunday is when the wind picked up. you see the heavy rain. the tropical depression can could come together and

nebraska was preparing for its first execution in decades.ate michael ryan was sentenced to die for a 1985 double murder. after 34 years of unsuccessful appeals, his execution date was march 6, 2012. >> at nebraska state penitentary prison officials were unable to require the drugs for the first scheduled execution after abolishing the electric share. the chief farmcyst tells us she was ordered to obtain it outside the country, meaning it would rules. >> diane booker, who left her job in 2011 asked us not to show her face. >> what exactly did your boss ask you to do? >> acquire sodium thiopental by any means possible. >> you took that to mean... >> outside the united states, any country that would sell it to us. >> because it was not legal here. >> the left manufacturer in the yes. >> what was your response? >> if you can get it overseas, you can't use it, it's not fda approved. . >> the former top pharmacist at the prison said corrections officials ignored her suggestions and obtained the drug from india, without fda permission. >> did they

this started in nebraska. here in wayne, nebraska a couple of tornadoes and then not too far from jefferson and iowa. this storm kind of fizzled out around hinton. another big storm through sloan, iowa. missed it by a mile or two. on up here toward cherokee. that's the storm we're worried about. we think of severe weather system as spring. that's because warm air is pushing away cold air. now fall is cold air pushing away the warm air. it's still the clash the warm and the cold. it's snowing in the black hills. it's snowing feet of snow in the black hills. wyoming 24, 46 inches of snow and wind blowing at 40 miles per hour with this storm. so yes, it's a big weather setup. there's warm air on this side. severe weather here. and tornadoes right along the front. lots of snow. south dakota, parts of nebraska. it even snowed in boulder, colorado. that had the flooding just a couple of weeks ago. >> crazy. what about the tropical storm karen? where is it right now? >> reporter: it is stationary. and i don't like it

iowa, south dakota, nebraska. in wayne, nebraska, a tornado destroyed as many as a dozen homes.e venture a may run for president in 2016. crossfire host asked the former pro-wrestler if he will run, he said, quote, maybe. he says he is a member of no parties and called for for abolishment of political parties. if he runs in 2016, he wants his running mate to be radio host howard stern. >>> and number five. a national weather service office may have been trying to send a secret message. please pay us? take a look at this. the first letters of each line in this weather bulletin says just that. the meteorology office won't comment, can only talk about the weather. workers there aren't being paid because of the government shutdown. >>> and iran's foreign minister weighs in on making peace with the u.s. and bono talks about age of the third world and recent impressions of former president bill clinton. see it all on far eeed zakaria gps. >>> the woman shot by police after crashing her car into the white house gate did have a history of mental health problems but her sisters tell ande

this started in nebraska.ornados and not too far from jefferson and iowa and then this storm fizzled out around hin ton. another big storm through sloan iowa, at least missed it by a mile of two and then up here toward cherokee and that's the storm we're worried about now with the confirmed tornado still on the ground. we think of severe weather season as spring because warm air pushes cold air. now, fall is cold air pushing away warm air. it's still the clash, the warm and cold. it's snowing in the black hills. it's snowing feet of snow in the black hills, wyoming 24, 46 inches of snow and wind blowing at 40 miles per hour with this storm. so yes, it's a big weather setup. there is warm weather here, severe weather here and tornados on the front. south dakota parts of nebraska. it even snowed in boulder, colorado that had the flooding a couple weeks ago. >> crazy. what about tropical storm karen. where is it now? >> it's stationary and i don't like it what storms get stationary. they can die but spend more ti

." >> first, to wayne, nebraska, shocked by a tornado.esidents waiting for the sun to rise to see the damage left behind. fortunately, it looks like no one was killed but as many as a dozen homes were lost. it is rare to see a tornado this time of year. but it's not unheard of. while there's a lot of rebuilding to be done, people there are just grateful they escaped with their lives. >> violent, large tornado, wow! >> reporter: as afternoon turned evening, this massive twister kept wayne's 10,000 residents frightened and in search of cover. in these pictures, you get a sense, it's you not the scope of the destruction. trees split in two, taking power lines down with them. businesses like this one crumbled. even big semis were no watch for the powerful winds. this woman told reporters that as the skies darkened and the winds begin to howl, she and her husband feared the worst. >> we just knew there was a tornado. my husband was out watching. i heard on the radio it was going to hit the town of wayne. he ran in, and we ran to the bsement. >

powers, out there in nebraska.is reputation of being the ultimate republican state, i remember that going back to the '60s with nixon beating kennedy out there. what's changed in the last two or three weeks? >> well, thank you very much for having me. actually, the nebraska has elected numerous democrats to the united states senate, but as you know, last year, bob kerry lost, so we don't have any federal officers, office holders. and we're having a very difficult time, unfortunate, recruiting, especially for the second cd, where we had a great candidate, john ewing. he only lost by 4,100 votes. but the city council chair, president of the omaha city council, pete festerson, this outstanding leader here in omaha, let me know right around labor day that he had decided against running. and it was a tough, tough time for us. >> let's go to bill hughes in jersey. i know the city very well, i grew up there, as you know, bill, and i want to talk about, your dad held that seat very well, he was mayor there, everybody liked

we had 18 reports of tornadoes not only in nebraska but iowa. yesterday, some of the damage that you saw just briefly in the video, parts of nebraska and iowa seeing several tornadoes. large wedge tornados that caused so much damage. unfortunately, injuries as well. so we'll continue to track this storm system. part of it, that snowstorm that brought feet of snow to parts of the rockies and the northern plains. you see the snow moving into the dakotas. the cold front associated with that could bring us the potential for more severe weather, not only today, but tomorrow, as this front continues to move eastward. we'll see the gulf of mexico moisture work its way up to tropical storm karen. all of these big cities, we could see hail, danieli idaniel winds. the snowfall amounts are incredible. historic. over 3 feet of snow in parts of south dakota. really, they are into a cleanup. i just want to make mention, one setups for santa ana winds in years for southern california continues today. we could see wind gusts in excess of 60 miles per hour. we'l

all part of a series of volatile twisters including this one in nebraska.ng behind dozens of tramped homes and businesses. several injuries reported in wayne, nebraska after an apparent tornado slashed through. check out that hail. meanwhile, behind that front, a blizzard for the books. >> a huge tree fell down. fell on my grandfather's car and flattened the tire. it took out the whole windshield. >> reporter: texas, wyoming, paralyzed under record-breaking snow. airports shut down. closing highways. from the windy and cold. to windy and dry, wildfires flarg in northern california. all this as tropical storm karen tries to swirl toward the coast. scurrying to sandbag outside of louisiana. >> i'm very stressed. >> reporter: so, overnight the storm did weaken incredibly. let me show you the path of karen. i doubt it will stay a tropical storm for very long. as it slips past that landfall. and then eventually into the florida panhandle. what it will bring, rain, especially the slower it moves. that's something that we're watching. a whole lot more coming up in

witnesses report wide funnel clouds like this one in nebraska. look at that. iowa and south dakota also the same thing yesterday. waking up this morning to millions of dollars of damages and rooves collapsed and trucks turned over and homes torn from their foundation. many people like this nebraska woman ran for cover. >> we just knew there was a tornado and the sirens went off. my husband was out watching. i heard on the radio that it was going to hit the town and he ran in and we went to the basement. >> i would not have expected it to be like this when we got out. it was loud, but not -- did not expect this. >> and on top of the tornadoes more than 30 inches of snow fell earlier in parts of south dakota. the storms are expected to keep up and are making a mess over the weekend. janice dean is live in the fox weather center. >> there is lots to talk about including 18 reports of tornadoes yesterday. and you can see the snow flying as this low pressure center continues to push eastward and dropping several tornadoes, 18 reports as i mentioned yesterday in par

nebraska on frida poppy harlow surveys the damage. violent. large tornado..wow" as afternoon turned to evening.. this massive twister kept wayne's residents frightened.. ad in search of cover: in these pictures.. you get a sense - if not the scope - of the destruction. trees split in two ... taking power lines wn with them.. even big semis were no match for the powerful winds.. this woman told reporters that -- as the skies darkened and the winds began to howl.. she and her husband feared the worst: we just knew there was a trnado. the sirens went off in the town. my ans wan it was going to hit the town of wayne. he ran in and we went to the basement. when the couple emerged from their shelter.. their home was gone. thankfully, she said, her children spent the afterno elsewhere and were fie. meanwhile, mayor kenneth chamberlain , e ag stnkful no one was killed: everybody that we know of is safe and sound. some injuries..those

several homes and buildings have been damaged and official from the nebraska emergency management office says there's also word of a hazardous gas leak. >>> a state of emergency is in effect, along the gulf cost. storm expected to hit the coast on saturday. congress has another working weekend ahead. the house is said to vote to bring bam some government services but they will not vote on a resolution to completely restore government funding and end the shutdown. some workers have been sent home due to the shutdown and rallied on capitol hill demanding quick action. >>> protests in egypt. security forces fired tear gas and locked down cairo tarir square. >>> america tonight is coming up next. i'll sho show see you back hered you can always get the latest on aljazeera.com. >> on america tonight it will the driver who led a high speed chase through washington, d.c. what keeps doctors and police on alert? >> have they simply been sitting across from the white house peacefully or have they tried to scale the fence? >> also, tonight, karen storms forward. a late entry in hurricane season but

john hendrick, al jazeera, lincoln, nebraska. >> hostages held by syrian rebels for more than a year are finally, free. their release comes after a complex exchange between turkey, lebanon and syria. reporting from beirut. 530 days after their capture, a chaotic, emotional home coming for nine weary men who thought they may never get out of syria alive. nothing like a formal handover to their relatives. one woman is overcome and collapses. lebanese execute couldn't hold back the rush of people wanting to embrace their loved ones. some of the freed hostages didn't have to walk: the break through, they are happy and this is a reality now. >> this woman with a bunch of red roses searches for her father in the confusion. he is outside on the shoulders of a family member addressing the outs, saying they were on a religious trip to a sideline and perhaps it protected their lives. >> with his protection our lives were saved. mother tried to convey his sense of relief. >> i thank god. i never thought i would see my family again. in the begintion, they treated us well but then it was really b

. >>> john traveled to nebraska to tour the only laboratory in the world making drones for journalists. >> reporter: for the newest media frontier, the sky is the limit. nat said he was watching a demonstration of an unmanned aircraft photographing the landscape to make a map when he had an epiphany. >> i watched this and said there's every tornado i've covered, every hurricane, flood, wildfire, biblical disaster. use your imagination. >> reporter: drones have long served as the eyes and arms of the u.s. military and intelligence agencies but he believes that they have the capability of $1500 drones like this could be useful to journalists. the university of nebraska launched the first lab for young journalists. >> we are quite literally creating this new tool for journalists to use, because there is no -- there are no guidelines. there are no suggestions on how you should use this, what you can use it for. we're just making everything up, and i want to keep doing that. >> reporter: this might be wobbly but with refinements it could look like. it could mean almost no place is out of re

a lifelong nebraska fan, jack was diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of five. during the team's spring game, he got a chance to lead his beloved huskers onto the field. but the surprise came late in the second half when the team called that special play just for jack. >> i love being a real husker, super awesome. >> when he went on the field i let myself enjoy it. >> reporter: today came the best news yet, after 60 grueling weeks of chemotherapy, jack's cancer is now in remission. >> really happy. >> reporter: so are his parents. >> i'm incredibly proud of him. he's been very brave along the way. >> reporter: further proof of young jack's rare courage and will that make him a giant among us all. josh elliott, abc news, new york. >>> don't forget we're always there at abcnews.com, "nightline" later and i'll see you right back here again tomorrow night. good night. this country was built by working people. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, producon. we ne

a lifelong nebraska fan, jack was diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of five. during the team's spring game, he got a chance to lead his beloved huskers onto the field. but the surprise came late in the second half when the team called that special play just for jack. >> i love being a real husker, super awesome. >> when he went on the field i let myself enjoy it. >> reporter: tay came the best news yet, after 60 grueling weeks of chemotherapy, jack's cancer is now in remission. >> really happy. >> reporter: so are his parents. >> i'm incredibly proud of him. he's been very brave along the way. >> reporter: further proof of young jack's rare courage and will that make him a giant among us all. josh elliott, abc news, new york. >>> don't forget we're always there at abcnews.com, "nightline" later and i'll see you right back here again tomorrow night. good night. our wild cat made of metal. robots invade the animal kingdom. and save more money for the candy bar stash. halloween, spooky cheap. plus, nothing like the sound of wasted money. the most expensive apple

blizzard conditions, wyoming, into parts of the dakotas and also western nebraska. it was quite the day. and on the other side tornadoes into northeastern nebraska about a mile wide and also into parts of iowa last night. here's the snow, don, i know it's impossible to believe, but it's still coming down right now. and, i mean, we're talking about rapid city, the black hills, talking about devil's tower, mt. rushmore, just snow as far as you can see, and many spots as deep as you can see as well. there you see the pictures of the tornado damage yesterday, parts of nebraska, the town of wayne that was hit, sloan, iowa, just got missed by a very large tornado tomorrow. we'll keep you advised tonight, there could be more bad weather this evening. >> the bearer of bad news, chad mye myers. >>> we want to get the latest on the tropical storm zone. john zarella is on the move right now. where are you? and is the weather turning ugly yet? >> reporter: oh, no, not at all, don. and we are actually in cnn's rolling coverage vehicle, so we'll be able to give you a look out the

: tonight, we know that tornado in wayne, nebraska, was an ef-4. winds of 170 miles per hour. ripping across the earth for 19 miles. >> oh, my gold. >> reporter: it crushed the airport, destroyed at least ten homes and sent a dozen people to the hospital. >> oh, my god. i was right in front of our house. >> reporter: the same cold front that kicked up the tornados did this to louisville today. more than a half foot of water falling in just hours. so many waking up to basements full of floating turn sure. >> we have 17 inches in our family room. >> reporter: this man giving us his point of view, the flooding, forcing him to kayak around town. at least 12 water rescues and almost 100 people e vac waited from their home. >> people flooding out their cars and some cars were completely submersed in the water. >> frightening scene from louisville tonight. ginger, you are telling me this same system, creating problems as we start another week? >> reporter: right. it's been raking across the u.s. you saw the tornadoes, the rain in louisville and now the ea

. >> he gets up close and personal that blew through wayne, nebraska. this was shot by a storm chaser named adam. he's driving down the street in wayne, nebraska. you see the torn dough oado off distance. but that's not the way a storm chasers, is it? >> it did damage homes and building s in the area. luckily no one was killed. thank goodness adam was not injured. >> he comes up this field and that tornado is coming right at him. he starts backing up and up hear the fear in his voice. >> we're going to be all right. >> it looks as though it's blow right in front of him. and in fact it did. let me show you what this thing did to his truck. >> roof's off, back window blown out. >> to tell us all about this video and what it was like, we have video via skype from illinois. this is intense video. what was it like being there? >> it was definitely a scary moment that happened very fast. my original thought was to beat the tornado north. and then i realized it was coming directly for us. >> what did it physically feel like to have that kind of pressure at at

manld minnesota and nebraska. tough for coach. >> spencer: bo pelini at that point.raska hadn't lost to this group since 1960. >> tim: a bad loss, no doubt about that. michigan state and illinois, b.j. >> brian: delson williams, running back, he's going to break away. show a little speed. that helped. 42-yard touchdown run. they sit alone atop the legends division. big brother comes to east lansing next week. big brother meaning michigan. >> tim: a couple of big games tonight. pac-12 and s.e.c. let's begin oregon and ucla. >> spencer: oregon has been putting up a lot of points, three games, over 700-yards-plus. i really like oregon to roll in that one. >> brian: i like oregon in this game as well, defensive coordinator will tell you don't let them do what they do best. oregon does everything best. >> tim: a huge game for missouri to hold serve against a gamecocks squad that you know wants to bounce back. >> spencer: south carolina has never been to this columbia before. i think missouri is so long at the wide receiver position, i think they come away with what people

se a nebraska football fan who ended the game with an inspiring run in the end zone. he was suffering from brain cancer. now his family reports the cancer is in remission. >> amazing. he's undergone more than a year of chemotherapy and his dad calls his prognosis the best possible scenario. i think we can all agree on that. incredible story. >> you never know when miracles are going to come your way. that boy is lucky. happy news in light of other tension. >> here's what is next. jack will have mris every three months to make sure the tumor doesn't grow, return, spread to somewhere else but right now he is cancer free and that's amazing. >> keep metaphorically and physically running. >> absolutely. >>> coming up, the send out and disappointment after a big weekend of pro football. >>> and the record-breaking number one movie at the box office. what makes this space film "gravity" seem so real? stay tuned. >>> and she raised five boys as a matriarch to a political family. ann romney shares some secrets from her kitchen. you are watching "world news now." ♪ home, home c

that's the nebraska way. we roll up our sleeves, we cut through the talking points, and we get to work. nebraskans are pragmatic, they are well informed, and they expect results. and so when nebraskans look at the dysfunction that we have here in washington, they're frustrated, and i am, too. i'm very frustrated, mr. president,. i'm frustrated that this congress can't pass appropriations bills that comply with the law. i am frustrated that this congress cannot agree on a budget. i'm frustrated with crisis management instead of responsible governance. i am frustrated with being told one thing, only to learn that it's just not true. i'm frustrated with the willful ignorance that goes on in washington when it comes to our debt. and i'm frustrated with the lack of solutions. the american people do not want us to just stand in opposition. they want us to put forth constructive ideas to solve problems. as a result of congress' failure to agree on a spending plan, the government is shut down. the result: well, in ye