teach new orleans or whatever it is called. and they brought in new leaders to recruit nontraditional folks to be school principals, and they recruited the operators of high performing charter schools and said, come to new orleans. we're going create the model urban school district. they set up a support organization for the purposes of recruiting people to run charter schools, making it easier to find buildings, et cetera, et cetera. and as i write about in a chance to make history, i spent two days in new orleans last spring, and i was just shocked by what i saw. i had heard what i was going to see and had been talking to everyone and assumed it would be great. but is was shocking, given the comparison i had from the previous years. >> what too we know, what kind of statistical members of improved performance? >> the jumps are completely dramatic. they're making in some cases, depending on the grade levels, between six and ten times the kind of improvement over one or two years at the other schools in the state of louisiana ar

that plane headed to sfo from that city there. >> from new orleans. right. flight 497 taking off in new orleans to san francisco minutes after take you have it was not gaining altitude some sort of white smoke was coming out of one of the engines the pilots landed it back at new orleans airport i guess it was rocky and windy there as well. >> yeah, it never really gained much altitude they say but as soon as they landed the flight attendants screamed to everyone get out leave all your stuff. the flight ending in just minutes but they said there were no announcements on the loud speakers but again these are live pictures we are seeing now from our sister station w wl new orleans we will continue to monitor this story this is happening, united airlines route on route to sfo. >>> clear skies this morning same clear skies will help warm things up later today. temperatures area wide, 72 san francisco, 75 oakland, 76 santa rosa. we do have cooler changes heading our way we will talk more about that in just a bit. first a check of traffic with elizabeth. >>>

to the streets of new orleans in the aftermath. of hurricane katrina where blackwater sent in initially one hundred eighty four men with helicopters for assault rifles to fan out into the night of new orleans and i never forget it and i was i was standing on the street corner in the french quarter a few days after the flooding of the city began in two thousand and five and i was talking to two new york city police officers that had come down to volunteer to help it was immune credible all these volunteers that came to new orleans when the government was systematically neglecting them the bush administration and these guys pull up in a car and mark car they get out and they have wraparound sunglasses and they're wearing flak jackets and they have the assault rifles glock nine strapped to their legs and they come up to the to the new york police officers outside and they said where the rest of the blackwater guys and without skipping a beat the cops told him oh you know they're such and such location so the guys get into their car an

communities we have been placing people for in some cases 20 years, new orleans and washington, d.c. and oakland california, houston texas and any number of other places and newark new jersey where very different things are happening for many reasons, but if you to call of the teach for america alum out of the picture to take away a lot of the energy and the leadership in the pictures. >> as the teach for america movement have an ideological person of the? >> i think that people come out of this and we probably have a bunch -- we have a diverse community and people come into it reviewing the issue we are taking on in different ways and from different sides of the political spectrum. i think people come out of it sharing, largely sharing a few views. one, i think people come out of it knowing we can solve the problem. it's not that the kids don't have the potential and the parents don't care. i mean, if you look at the gallup polls, and i would be interested in seeing another one now i think the prevailing ideologies navy started to shift a bit. but as of about three or four years ago

seals that are new to form would be more accountable than the blackwater men that were in new orleans so i think i felt like i needed to put that information out in a way that was accessible to people and try to empower people with information that they could use to change things and we shut down blackwater their attempt to open up in california they had to pull out of illinois erik prince had to flee the country a lot of that is because of grassroots pressure activism lawsuits by lawyers who wouldn't give up trying to fight for justice for the people that were killed and let me add a lot of it came as a consequence of your book jeremy scahill great work that you've been doing all these years thank you so much for being with us tonight. and that's the big picture for the rest of tom's conversations with great minds is there a website at conversations with great minds dot com and for more information on the rest of the show please visit thom hartmann dot com and r t dot com and this entire show is also available as a free podcast on i tunes you can always check out our you tube page at

communities we have been placing people for in some cases 20 years, new orleans and washington, d.c. lifornia, houston texas and any number of other places and newark new jersey where very different things are happening for many reasons, but if you to call of the teach for america alum out of the picture to take away a lot of the energy and the leadership in the pictures. >> as the teach for america movement have an ideological person of the? >> i think that people come out of this and we probably have a bunch -- we have a diverse community and people come into it reviewing the issue we are taking on in different ways and from different sides of the political spectrum. i think people come out of it sharing, largely sharing a few views. one, i think people come out of it knowing we can solve the problem. it's not that the kids don't have the potential and the parents don't care. i mean, if you look at the gallup polls, and i would be interested in seeing another one now i think the prevailing ideologies navy started to shift a bit. but as of about three or four years ago most people in

>>reporter: for this couple, the return back to the new orleans airport was quick. during that time they say a lot went through their mind. >> you know we are both on the

that is new orleans louisiana. a mississippi river port city awash in its southern roots its colorful french creole charms and its overtones of piety the it's very catholic very catholic very bad just even very very the a city that lives according to code the orleans gets stuck in this kind of like puritan mentality that's completely antithetical to everything that's happening people comment have conventions you're because they know there's the french quarter they know there's strip clubs prostitution. this is bourbon street. for about two hundred bucks you can buy yourself sex more specifically straight up intercourse. with a new orleans street walk or anything else or start saying all sides can be negotiated but anything else is also. against the law according to a law called crime against nature it basically prohibits anything other they are ordinary intercourse there's no police out there going into neighborhoods saying you can't have anal sex with your husband you can't have all sex with your wife right no one

the new orleans coroner back then was an obstetrician, dr. frank minyard. 20 years later, dr. jazz, as he is known, is still in office, the longest-serving big city coroner in america. it's not a very large facility. >> no, no, it's not. >> bergman: during hurricane katrina, coroner minyard became part of the city's folklore when he swam through the storm water to get to work. >> there was ten feet of water here where these boats are coming. there i am standing there, and you can see my john wayne pistol. >> bergman: minyard's exploits helped win him re-election. >> ...no food and no water. >> bergman: you're the elected coroner. >> yes. >> bergman: and you've been elected how many times? >> ten. >> bergman: ten times? >> ten four-year terms. >> bergman: well, you're a politician. >> oh, don't call me a politician. i don't think i'm a politician. i'm more of a community servant. >> bergman: but you're not a forensic pathologist. >> no, no. no, i was in obgyn practice before i became coroner. i have five forensic pathologists who work for me. >> bergman: but it's coroner minyar

again, this is in new orleans. it was headed towards san francisco. we'll get you more details on this breaking news story as it comes in. >>> pretty scary. >> yeah. >>> well, now red cross needs help. after being stretched thin by two natural disasters, the surprising group of people promising to rescue the red cross in santa cruz. >>> also a month of madness comes to an end tonight for college basketball fans. >>> northbound 101 san francisco looks pretty good approaching the downtown area. straight ahead we'll look at bay area bridges. >>> good morning. right now westbound bay bridge getting a bit of a back up here westbound. it's backed up to about the middle of that parking lot. and some of those lanes. but no problems on the bridge. it's a nice dry commute over into san francisco. now let's go back to the desk. >>> businesses are hoping to bounce back following two natural disasters. warm weather did help bring out a lot of people over the weekend, but restaurants and shops are still hurting. and they're not the only ones. last month's tsunami an

that is new orleans louisiana. very catholic very bad just even very vodou the city that lives according to code the orleans gets stuck in this kind of like here it's a mentality that's completely antithetical to everything that's happening. this is bourbon street. for about two hundred bucks you can buy yourself six more specifically straight up intercourse. with a new orleans street walker anything else or start saying all sides can be negotiated but anything else is also. against the law according to a law called crime against nature it basically prohibits anything other they are ordinary intercourse there's no police out there going into neighborhoods saying you can't have anal sex with your husband you can't have oral sex with your wife right no one's actually enforcing that but it isn't forced and enforced heavily on the prostitutes of new orleans or you have to do is have an undercover officer driving around in plain clothes in a plain in an unmarked car and all of the do is drive around and drive up to peopl

it's about two miles away from new orleans airport. nvestigation will begin this morning into exactly what happened. >>> early details have been revealed about the new next generation iphones. ceo confronted about the iphone 5 will feature an eight mega pixel camera. however, the journal reports delivery of the camera has been delayed by the japan quake. >> and celebrity used his powers for good at spca's animal fashion show. >> that, of course, was made famous the footage that caught him stealing hundreds of items from neighbors' yards. dusty was adopted from the humane society. and they raised money to treat animals and placed them in new homes. he was on the catwalk. >> kristen: all right. 6:25. still ahead, bay area police department that is about to vanish completely. >> why a homeowner says he has absolutely no idea why berkeley police shot and killed his dog. what the department says it's doing because of the shooting. >> very latest on a deadly plane crash outside the oakland airport and why the plane is still sitting. >> invest

. >>> we begin with developing news out of new orleans. a flight bound for san francisco this morning was forced to turn around just after take-off because of smoke in the cockpit. these are live pictures of the plane on the tarmac, passengers evacuated the plane using the emergency chute. no one was hurt. this is united flight 497. it was due to arrive from new orleans in san francisco just after 9:30 this morning. they are now expected about 3:30 this afternoon. it's still not known what -- into the known why. no one's hit. >>> we're learning more about a plane crash here. kraig debro is live with more. >> reporter: we're being kept back by police who say ntsb investigators are on their way to conduct reviews. this man was an experienced pilot. according to witnesses, he may not have been at fault. others are speculating that manual was trying to gain speed to get out of the stall. one who knew him says he loved to fly and help others. >> he was the type of person that would go out of his way to help somebody. >> reporter: friends say he

developing story out of new orleans a united flight from new orleans that was headed to san franciscotakeoff. the plane was rocking back and forth, making an emergency landing the flight attendants yelling for people to get out. you see a look here showing the crew on the tarmac right there collecting belongings. no reports of injuries but light smoke has been reported coming out of that plane. the plane was headed to san francisco. >> darya: top stories about southwest airlines, they're doing inspections that could cause delays and cancellations. 60s still need to be inspected for cracks in three more planes have been found. similar to the ones you see here that were found on friday. there is a gaping crack in the top of this jet. if you drill launch failure is being investigated. the area shows evidence of fatigue cracking and that was there before the plane took off. in the inspection includes 19 other planes that did not show any problems. if you are flying southwest you may run into delays and cancellations because of the inspections. will tran as live in oakland with an update.

the short story is we decided to go to new orleans. we went to new orleans first and foremost to commit 50,000 hours of community service to help those people who are left behind after katrina. then we had 10,000 store managers meeting in one place. what galvanize the company was the rekindling and reminding of the values and core purpose of the company which was very important. then we had this meeting and in front of 10,000 people when i asked for was two things. with great transparency and vulnerability as a leader i described the situation. stock price was below $10,000 a share. cap in 18 months. we had negative compression for the first time in history. we didn't have enough sail in certain parts of the day to justify the labor and we laid it out and people said people would get so scared, you can't tell them anything and i felt the opposite. there are times when you have to be totally authentic and truthful and absolutely tell the real story. i link it to what we need from them. individually we need a higher level of personal acc

nicolas cage arrested in new orleans after arguing with his wife and then reportedly daring the police to arrest him. well, they took that challenge. and just wait until you hear who bailed him out. >>> from abc news, live from new york, this is "good morning america" with dan harris and bianna golodryga. >>> boy, this storm is so incredibly powerful. it hit hardest down south. but even here in new york city, it woke me up in the night. this thing was fierce. >> it was a lightning show here in new york city. of course this was one of the most vicious storm systems in years. it's been building for three day, it started in oklahoma and began roaring east. 229 tornadoes reported in 13 states. as we said, the death toll from the storm system is more than two dozen, and unfortunately investigators expect that number to rise as they go out this morning. >> no doubt worried about what they'll find when they go out. as of right now, it looks like north carolina and virginia got the worst of it. about 90 tornadoes reported in north carolina alone and this was one of them. we have a view from th

that's what happens, you know, when you at the the police in new orleans.nk he's learned a lesson there. >> yep. well, he's going to join that wall of shame, i guess, of the celebrity mug shots. >> that's right. >> all right. we will look for that at 7:00, find out who bails him out, and all the rest of the news. thanks. have a good day. >> have a good day. bye. >> we will check out sports right now. the sharks head to l.a. next for the third game of their series against the king. mike shumann said it was king high at the shark tank last night. >> good morning. the kings steal one at the tank to even the series at a game a piece. you have to hold serve at home. the first period sharks struggled against the power play. jack johnson son wristed a shot from inside the blue line. nieminen is vend in front. net. can't see it, you can't stop it. 1-0. and this time drew dowdy finds the back of the 2009, 2-0, kings. dowdy wasn't done. in the second from well outside he smoked one past nieminen. dowdy with 4 points. kings up 3-0. and sharks could not solve jason qui

>> anne thompson in new orleans for us tonight. anne, thanks. brian williams will report live from the gulf tomorrow. it'll be a special edition of "nightly news" one year after the disaster in the gulf. >>> when we continue here tonight, the war next door. a mother fights for justice after her daughter is murdered in mexico. up next, a courtroom stunner no one could believe. >>> later, living history. the last survivors of a legendary mission together this weekend, 69 years later. >>> just across the border from el paso, texas, is a place with an ominous nickname. murder city. ciudad jaurez, mexico. where last year on average # 11 people were killed each day. only 3% of crimes there even go to trial. when one young victim disappeared, her mother vowed to bring the killer to justice. "dateline's" chris hansen has her story. >> reporter: rubi escobedo was just 16 years old when she was murdered in one of the most dangerous cities in the world, ciudad jaurez. her mother, marisela, made it her mission to find the killer even without help from polic

after leaving new orleans and coming here, it was still a fight. comparing the schools, yes, i can see the different -- i can see the difference. those parents are there, and they bring in money for those schools, and they have all kinds of book fairs and arts festivals, computer labs, and at hunters point, it is a whole different story. you do not have a computer labs there. we do not have a parent involvement. it is a total difference. >> your perspective on jamal, awaiting the decision on whether he will be executed or spend his life in prison. >> he should be released. [applause] one of my professors actually is working on his case, so i have been following through her visits and conversations, but i think it is the quintessential example of what is happening with the intellects in our community. he is a brilliant brother. if you have not gone on youtube and seen him offering his insight on any number of social political issues -- i mean geopolitical issues, what is happening in afghanistan and iraq, what is happening with education in this cou

>> l passengers ariff from new orleans tired yet relieved. first clue something was wrong was when the interior lights went out. you can see how the nose of the air bus 320 ran off the runway. passengers on the sfo bound flight say it was the landing like nothing they have ever felt before. after only a few minutes in the air united flight 4 97 went back to the new orleans airport for an emergency landing. >> instead of going down we were going too fast for the normal speed to land so the guy next to us said we are going to land hard. sure enough we landed super hard. >>reporter: problem started 4,000 feet in the air. crew detected smoke in the cockpit. the pilot then reported the instruments had stopped workin working. >> 4 97 we are declaring an emergency. we have lost all our instruments writ now and we are going to need par. >>reporter: the passengers didn't smell any smoke they could tell something was wrong. >> it felt like the plane was falling. and it wasn't gaining altitude and it was sort of just not working. >>reporter: for this co

low 80s in dallas and new orleans and phoenix. 87 degrees in miami. just 51 in seattle, portland and salt lake. mid-50s in chicago/detroit. low 70s in indianapolis, kansas city and l.a. >>> after a seven-year, $55 million investigation, we now have a verdict in the government's case against barry bonds. guilty. baseball's home run king was convicted yesterday of obstructing justice. but the perjury charges against him were thrown out. more, now, from john donvan. >> and it's a high, fly ball. right, center field. back it goes. racing back. that ball is gone. >> reporter: the thing you can say about barry bonds on this day that a jury declared him a felon, he was a ballplayer who wanted it. who wanted it badly. the fame. the money. the glory. to right to call himself, not just great. barry bonds wanted to be the best. >> there it is.

new orleans, down by six at the break.en, right before the third quarter ended, paul, again, with a buzzer-beater. he had 20 points. 63-56, going into the fourth. kobe bryant, just 11 points on 3 of 10. he and pau gasol, two best players on the team, a combined 5 of 20, with just 19 total points. other guys stepping up for l.a., included ron artest. 15 for captain ron. l.a. wins. they send the series to new orleans even at 1-1. >>> and bruce boudreau had choice words for madison square garden. his capitals, taking on the rangers. game four of the city. caps with a 2-1 series lead. marcus johansson pulls washington within one. then, johannses, another goal. his second of the game. we're tied at 3-3. alex ovechkin on the break-away. denied. so, we would head to a second overtime.in overtime in overtime number two, jason chimera, a rebound. and a score. the caps win it, 4-3. they take a 3-1 series lead. >>> with this espn news update, i'm anish shroff. >>> well, a youtube sensation from california is now facing an ugly downsi

the plane made it back to new orleans, barely able to brake or steer. the ntsb is investigating. >>> now we move on to the white house. president obama made it official today. he wants to stay there four more years. the president kicked off his 2012 re-election run with the video, e-mails, even texts, searching for his supporters again to recapture the magic from four years ago. jake tapper broke the news the announcement would come before dawn today. he's at the white house tonight. >> reporter: here's a video from senator obama four years ago. a campaign appearance of hope, making promises of change. >> we want something new. we want to turn the page. >> reporter: we can end a war, the campaign said then. e can end a war, lanet. the campaign said then. we can save the planet. we can change the world. here's the video president obama sent out this morning declaring his candidacy. >> i don't agree with obama on everything, but i respect him and i trust him. >> reporter: it's the difference between running as an inspiring blank slate and as an incumbent

shortly after taking off from new orleans, the pilot declared a midair emergency and turned the plane around. heather holmes is live at sfo where passengers told her exactly what it was like on board. >> reporter: rattled united passengers arrived here this evening happy to finally be in the bay area. >> reporter: just minutes after taking off from new orleans airport, there were signs of trouble this morning on united flight 437. >> we get off the ground and things start making different kinds of noises. >> it felt like it was rocking back and forth and floating. >> reporter: the pilot who had been speaking on the public address system suddenly stopped. but smoke in the cockpit was not the only problem. pilots reported the situation had worsened. >> we lost all our instruments right now. and we're going to need -- >> reporter: essentially flying blind, the pilots used landmarks to give traffic controllers their location as they prepared for an emergency landing. >> we kind of grabbed each other's hands. it was a lady from the uk. we're going to get through this together, and she said

shortly after taking off from new orleans, the pilot declared a midair emergency and turned the plane around. heather holmes is live at sfo where passengers told her exactly what it was like on board. >> reporter: rattled united passengers arrived here this evening happy to finally be in the bay area. >> reporter: just minutes after taking off from new orleans airport, there were signs of trouble this morning on united flight 437. >> we get off the ground and things start making different kinds of noises. >> it felt like it was rocking back and forth and floating. >> reporter: the pilot who had been speaking on the public address system suddenly stopped. but smoke in the cockpit was not the only problem. pilots reported the situation had worsened. >> we lost all our instruments right now. and we're going to need -- >> reporter: essentially flying blind, the pilots used landmarks to give traffic controllers their location as they prepared for an emergency landing. >> we kind of grabbed each other's hands. it was a lady from the uk. we're going to get through this together, and she said

group, was stopped, i was sent down by the attorney general to escort them to new orleans, which i did by air. they couldn't go by bus. the buses would not take them. greyhound said, "no way. "they burned one of our buses, bombed another, and we won't do that." so i then was sent down. and the morning after i got them there, i had a call from the attorney general about 2:00 in the morning. he said, "there's another group coming down from nashville. do you happen to know someone named diane nash?" diane nash was a young fisk student, a junior that year. i said, "i know her casually. david knows"-- "your city," i think he said. "she's from your city." that's right. and he said, "well, we'll call her up and tell her "that she can't let-- she's in the command chair. "tell her she may not bring these children down there, "because somebody's going to get killed. this group almost got killed." so i called her, and i said, "do you remember me?" and she did, and she called me mr. seigenthaler. and i said, "look, i'm here in new orleans "because that first wave of freedom riders, "mauled and man

i put my mount to your misery new orleans. here, war lies piles so high. this floating prison of a cementary cries of range. this delta lies on its side. rows and rows upon it's own government and crushed. summertime is over and the living is dead. and around midnight all hopes are looted. no one will ever come clean of the katrina of the new orleans and the stinking house of the setting sun. but it's the black and the blue of the loving on the shoes, let alone a dime or water, america, you are always scotched earth in our mouth. always a rain of disaster of streams of our broken eyes. now the rags are the most turn. our pores the poorest that can be worn in the souls shop. now that all is lost and there is only nothing to lose. long live the courage and the poor. they begin to waiver. [applause]. >> vennetia. i was enranged at your body enettia. chicanery that cried out of an awfulor gast. slowly i found you should side streets where you practice a strolling stillness without any engine sounds and the skies turning on into color and then eternal magnifice

it stems from an incident ten days ago in new orleans. he was arguing with his wife. police report says they dropped the five-year-old son who suffered a minor cut on his knee. it also says a very drunk cage was yelling at >>> coming up at 4:00, looking and feeling 20 years younger. >> thanks for joining us. >> bye-bye. for deals these days,not g about saving a dollar off shampoo or two-for-one tacos or something. i'm talking about paying less -- every month. like this deal. [ female announcer ] call today and get the fastest internet for the price -- an amazing $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. plus get access to the entire at&t national wi-fi network at no extra cost. [ woman ] with at&t, i'm surfing at hot spots all over town. ♪ i'm downloading music fast. and watching videos. cute! and the price is great. [ female announcer ] call at&t today and get the fastest internet for the price -- an amazing $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. plus get access to the entire at&t national wi-fi network at

first we will hear from congressman cedric richmond from new orleans.s a new orleans native, the son of a schoolteacher, and a tulane law school graduate. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome from the greatest city in america, congressman cedric richmond from new orleans. [applause] >> first of all, let me thank you all for having me. i have a few serious housekeeping notes first. first of all, to the many people who ask why i was late, i was participating in a basketball game that raises money for the washington legal clinic for the homeless. i do not know why it was so important for me to be on the team this year. maybe it has something to do with the fact that i was the youngest member and the only african american and it looked like to play basketball. [laughter] i wanted to tell them that my goal was never to play in the nba. it was always to win a nobel peace prize, but i do not think they would have bought that. the second think of what to do is say, "hi, mom." she bought me a trumpet when i was very young. i would practice and practice. she woul

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how's new orleans doing? is it coming back? because you all exposed to the world what happened during hurricanes katrina and rita. we're coming back strong. that the history of new orleans is one that is consistent wi devastation and disaster. but it's always consistent with rebuilding and coming back stronger. it's almost like that old church song that says, god don't move the mountain but give us the ability to climb. if you look back in our history, when new orleans was founded, we had yellow fever and smallpox outbreaks. back in the 1800s when we had a thousand buildings in the french quarter, 800 burned down. four yrs later, another 200 burned down. we came back bigger and beer. we had hurricane betsy that destroyed more than half of the city. we came back bigger and better. then we had hurricanes katrina and rita. and with the help of congress and with the light that you all put on what was going on, we came back bigger and better. then we had the bh oil spill where 11 u.s. stsz is thes losr lives and millions gallons of

it stems from an incident ten days ago in new orleans. he was arguing with his wife. police report says they dropped the five-year-old son who suffered a minor cut on his knee. it also says a very drunk cage was yelling at police. honey, we've got tickets to the game, so we're going to need a sitter on saturday night. i almost forgot. we're having dinner together on friday for dad's 65th birthday. maybe i'll ask my parents to baby sit. are you sure you want to go there? you're right. ♪ born to be wild ♪ born to be wild [screaming] who's going to watch them? for you, baby sitting is just a figure of speech. that's why we've created medicare solutions that are just right for you. we have plans with monthly premiums as low as $0, the freedom to choose any doctor who accepts medicare, and that lets you talk to a live person when you call 65. it's just a number, so remember to call ours when you're ready to talk. call anthem today at... >>> coming up at 4:00, looking and feeling 20 years younger. >> thanks for joining us. >> bye-bye.  [ tab pops ] ♪ wh

. >>> an emergency landing in new orleans led to one unusual fender bender. engine problems forced a pilot to put his plane down on a grassy median. after touching down, the wing clipped a passing minivan with three adults and two children inside. thankfully no serious injuries were reported. >>> and back to texas where kids travelled from 16 countries to see if they stacked up against the competition at superstack 2011. sport stackers raised against the clock and each other. the kids posted several record-breaking times. >>> now a look at your national and regional weather, bill karins with the weather channel forecast. a huge fan. what do you think? it is amazing right. >> do you look better on tv. let's talk about the severe weather over the weekend. you don't usually expect an out break like this. the average tornado is 100 miles per hour. on the ground for 10 miles per less. we have the long track tornados on the ground for on our with winds up to 160 miles per hour. 60 miles was how long the tornado was on the ground. you can see how the dots were lined