damian trujillo is live at oak grove high school in san jose.d morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. this is where her mother saw the girl get in the car with her boyfriend here at the high school. they haven't seen her since last thursday. they believe he is now with her 19-year-old boyfriend and believe that she is in danger. she is 5'6", weighing about 90 pounds. police say last thursday after she got into the car with her boyfriend, raquel, her father tried to rescue his daughter. her boyfriend accelerated the car and he ran over the father's foot. after interviews with the victim's family police believe that vargas is holding the teen against her will. investigators believe the couple might be staying in the stockton, madera or ukiah area. vargas is from stockton. police have a $250,000 arrest warrant for kidnapping and for assault with a deadly weapon. he is driving a gold two-door so la da, 5 hbx-454. the assault with a deadly weapon charge stems from the suspect allegedly trying to run over the father. damian trujillo, "today in the

polica dice que la madre de la niÑa la vio subiendose al carro de vargas afuera de la preparatoria oak groveos rastre y quiso confrontarlo s.. s.o.t. josé garcía/portavoz, policía de san josé 1:19:00 al momento que el papá quiso hablar con la hija y con el novio, el señor leonel vargas aceleró el vehículo golpeando al papá en la pierna.. la policia dice que vargas es residente de stockton y que la pareja podra estar en esa zona o en ukiah en el norte del estado. s.o.t. 2:19:00 en este momento estamos clasificando esta situación como un secuestro, y sospechamos que la joven ya está siendo detenida en contra de su voluntad por el novio.. el doctor manuel yaniz dice que este tipo de casos son ms comunes de lo que se piensa.. s.o.t. dr manuel yaniz/sicólogo clínico 13:36:00 toda esa literatura que tenemos en nuetra cultura, o nuestras tradiciones a veces obscurecen la forma como en este país se tratan esos temas y entonces la ignorancia nos puede costar muy cara.. s.o.t. 6:23:00 la edad de la víctima va a influir pero mas que nada, el hecho de que la mamá observó que la joven se fue con el novio

oak grove is one of those places we're hearing has had sections of the town destroyed. just northeast of birmingham, alabama, is where some of the worst was. here's what the radar looks like. you can see tornado warnings out there. those are the bad storms just northeast of birmingham about two hours ago. prayers to all those people as they go through another disasters. remember, tuscaloosa was hit so hard spring last year. as far as the west goes f you watched the football game last night, you saw the miserable conditions in california. although, the rain is needed. it did ruin a lot of people's sundays. we're finally getting heavy snow at the highest of elevations. you notice the green on the map. a wet ride this morning. that will shift to the south. everyone areas like l.a. have rain in the forecast later today. try to work your way, but not a lot. i'll give you any updates on the horrible news out of alabama later if we get any. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> also coming up, changes at research in motion. gas at the pump rises. and warren buffett's strange cultural e

raquel menchaca was last seen at oak grove high school where her boyfriend leonel vargas picked her up. raquel's father later confronted vargas who then ran over his foot. police believe the pair may be in the stockton, madera or ukiah area. >>> the marines have now identified at least two u.s. troops seen in the inflammatory video posted online. here it is. it appears to show four marines urinating on the dead bodies of three taliban fighters. a source inside the marines says they were members of the third battalion second marines. they returned last fall after a tour of afghanistan. the source says at least some of the four are no longer in that battalion. the military is investigating. >>> another big endorsement for presidential candidate mitt romney. the former u.s. ambassador to the united nations john bolton endorsed his bid today for the republican nomination. now his rivals all down in south carolina are trying to slow down the former bay state governor. texas governor rick perry is take aim at romney's record with the investment firm bank capital. some are worried that attack

maplesville, shotsville, fulton, oak grove, all of those areas having possible possible from a tornadoest of the area, pink and green. this indicates sprinkle action moving through martinsburg with tempters right at freezing. freezing rain and possible this morning. have thick fog. some is freezing on contact to surfaces. for icy spots. otherwise, we will warm up near with areas of >> and we are live in times square. happy birthday, debbie, by the way. by the way, also, into texas, we've got temperatures that are a little bit above normal, five, six degrees above normal. houston coming in at about 70 degrees as well. all is good in the state of texas. >>> thank you, sam. here's what's coming up on the "gma" morning menu. it's an exclusive interview with one of jfk's closest confidants. >>> plus, seal and heidi klum's separation. what the superstar couple is saying. >>> and where the germs are lurking. we'll show you where they are in your house. it might surprise you. and we're going to try to help you keep from getting sick. stay with us, everyone. capital one's new cash rewards card

lost his life and a male who lost his life in oak grove. outages across the state. communication is very limited. a lot of telephone lines down. a lot of cell towers have been damaged also. so communication is very difficult to spread across these communities. family members are having a very difficult time getting in touch with each other. the jefferson county schools closed near birmingham. many side streets and some of the cell phone polls. there have been a lot of injuries. the sheriff department has if he noticed at least 100 injuries. and i would not be surprised to see that number go up as we make it through the afternoon. >> i want to bring in chad. he's here and has been monitoring the situation from our studios. chad, do you want to weigh in here? >> reynolds, we know about the fatalities already but are you still seeing rescues happen, still seeing firefighters trying to break into literally half obliterated homes? are they still trying to find missing people? >> absolutely. because we have to remember in this part of the state,

structural damage in maplesville, canton, shotsville, springville, full opiniondale, oak grove, all of we think is a possible tornado in that area. we'll talk about that throughout the day. >> and we are live in times square. happy birthday, debbie, by the way. by the way, also, into texas, we've got temperatures that are a little bit above normal, five, six degrees above normal. houston coming in at about 70 degrees as well. all is good in the state of texas. back into the is studio, lara. >>> thank you, sam. here's what's coming up on the "gma" morning menu. it's an exclusive interview with one of jfk jr.'s closest cough confidants. her revelations about his marriage to carolyn bessette. >>> plus, seal and heidi klum's separation. what the superstar couple is saying about the surprising split. >>> and where the germs are lurking. we'll show you where they are in your house. it might surprise you. and we're going to try to help you keep from getting sick. stay with us, everyone. capital one's new cash rewards card gives you a 50% annual bonus! so you earn 50% more cash. according to r

over 200 people were open the train which is currently stopped at oak grove avenue.emergency crew are in the process of transferring those passengers to another train. this is the first fatality on the cal train tracks so far this year. of course we just started the yea year. 16 people were killed on the tracks in 2011. >>> water main break in berkeley has been capped but the damage left behind is fairly extensive. business owner have a lot of questions tonight about how this could have happened. on bank croft way at schaad avenue leslie 30's live tonight. >> that's right. this is 6 inch water main that broke and the crew here on the scene right now as you can see behind me. they are starting the repair process. backhoe wept through the pavement and you can see the beginning of sink hole that is evidence at the surface. looks to be about 15 feet wide. it was a huge mess here. a large water main ruptured at the corner of fulton and bank croft late monday afternoon. water gushed up through the cracks in the asphalt. pushing the road surface up above the curb. >> like a

two people dead, more than 100 people hurt the storms flattened houses knocked down trees near oak grove. >>> watch out [ yelling ] >> yikes. >> wow. >> rough on the roads snow covered road in bountiful utah causing crash after crash. a resident stood on affront porch and recorded video of the accident cars sliding off the roads. >> almost like that commercial that comes on tv looks like a joke but that is real. can you imagine? >> scary out there. >> coming up new footage, released as more bodies pulled from the wreckage of the cruise ship that crashed off the italian coast. >>> two are back there one got thrown up in the air. >>> flight attendants land in the hospital after an incredibly rough ride. we will have the details . it just got more frurustrating and frustrating. a lot ofof times, the picture would break up. for the amount of money that i am paying, my cable company should take care of me. [ male announcer ] stop paying for second best. move up to verizon fios tv, internet and phone for our best price online -- just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years. first time we

>>jonathan: it does, the communities like oak grove getting hit, once, again. this community where i am, center point, is not far from a city we reported on tornadoes in the late spring of last year, typical of the tornado activity in the spring but rare to see them in the dead of winter. but when we arrived it was very warm. surprised by how unseasonably warm it is. you can see one of two banks that suffered heavy damage in the tornado, and, shep, looters wasting no time going in, attempting to steal money, tonightly they were unsuccessful. back to you. >>shepard: jonathan, thank you from alabama. and now to the extreme weather center. tornadoes more rare, i suppose, but, we get tornadoes in every month in this country. how is it looking? >>guest: things have settled a little bit but the damage is done. as you can see, four states affected by what we thing were tornadoes and an es2 confirmed in arkansas with winds up to 135 miles per hour and there is the past 24 hours, as storm scraped through the south, fortunately, things are starting to die down and we hav

the alleged kidnapping took place in oak grove high in south san jose.ictim's mother witnessed the kidnapping last thursday. when the father tried to get to his daughter, the boyfriend sped away, driving over the father's foot. he's wanted for kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon. >>> alameda police are looking for a string of identity theft allegations. tonight police have some advice for you. don't disclose your social security number, that's basic. you shouldn't do it unless it's for a legitimate purpose. shred any unwanted credit card applications and never respond to phone or online requests for any personal information. >>> topping our business and tech headlines, cupertino just isn't big enough. apple is expanding into a neighboring city. the silicon valley tech giant is leasing a large research center and office space in sunnyvale. apple has rented 215,000 square feet of space in the sunnyvale research center, the four building complex is located on east arques. the company hasn't said how many employees it plans to hire, but the space cou

now we're getting unconfirmed reports of fatalities from the oak grove area.not good. a batch of tornadoes hit northeast of the birmingham, alabama, area. and also rescue crews are struggling to get into the towns because the roads are all blocked from debris and the trees. as i show you the radar. if there's one city right now under the tornado emergency alexander city just to the southeast sides of the birmingham area. this storm went through the talladega area of alabama just a little bit ago. damage there. also near clayton, significant reports of damage. i guess you get the picture here. we've had numerous overnight tornadoes at dark where people had very little notice. there are multiple homes destroyed from multiple homes. the sun is coming up shortly. we'll start to get you those images as we get them here, mika. this is alabama, the area hit so hard last spring. almost like a joplin-like situation there in tuscaloosa. and joe was down there and just sad it's happening all over again. >> you drive through parts of tuscaloosa -- >> it's amazing. >> and

oak grove specifically. a subdivision there, particularly hard hit. again, it's still dark out.the storms rolling across the south and, two, difficult to assess the situation in and around the birmingham area. obviously this entire system is moving off. i should also point out we had freezing rain north of the new york city area and tri-state area there. slick travel this morning. be careful on both of those. we'll keep you posted. guys? >> thank you, rob marciano for that. >>> also, this story, like sun started snowbirds, republican candidates heading to florida. mitt romney's already there. you know the commercials are already there. i'm sorry, florida, if you're getting battered by it. mitt, by the way, is promising to release those tax returns tomorrow. it's such a thorn in his side in debates and elsewhere. he's admitting the issue actually might have cost him south carolina. i'm sure there might have been some arguments about that as well. newt gingrich would say otherwise. he also is arriving in the sunshine state today. a lot of people to talk about this. washington's pe

have approximately four or five areas that we're focused on, but mainly over in the center point, oak groveul area of eastern jefferson county where, as we've heard and we have some unconfirmed reports of fatalities over there, and we do currently have ongoing search and rescue in that area as well as one area down a little bit further south in chilton county, alabama, in the community of naplesville. >> we've been talking about the two individuals confirmed dead. you're saying you believe there are more people that have died? >> well, this agency has not received any confirmations of what we've been hearing just like you this morning. by state law there are only a couple people that can confirm and pronounce someone as a death in the state of alabama, and so, you know, we do not go off just what we hear on the media or out in the field. we actually have to have confirmation of a legal -- in a legal manner that those fatalities have been confirmed. we don't have that yet, even though we have seen the same reports that you are, but right now we're focused on what we can do for those that are

in the birmingham area, a 16-year-old girl near clay and an 82-year-old man in the community of oak groves thought to be tornadoes. there are at least 100 people hurt. we're getting an assessment. we'll keep you updated on the latest. jenna: well, over in south carolina, an investigation underway right now with the state attorney general, looking into possible voter fraud, after the department of motor vehicles discovered that dead people, that's right, dead people, splay voted in recent elections. senior correspondent eric shawn has this story. >> reporter: jenna, south carolina's attorney general is now asking the feds to investigate possible voter fraud there. allen wilson, a republican tells fox news in recent elections in the state, ready for this, shows that 953 dead people voted. and the dead people voting goes back before the last presidential election in 2008. attorney general wilson tells us an astounding 37,000 dead people were still on the state voter rolls after they died. there was no evidence so far that dead people may have cast ballots in a presidential primary two days a

as far as accidents go in gwen oak at cela drive, south cherry grove at forest drive over in annapolis. and a couple we're still dealing with in baltimore city. bell air road at frankfort, north fremont and north utah at west fayette. that is a look at 95 southbound in the cecil county area. heavy traffic there from the chesapeake house up to the tidings memorial bridge. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. introducing the new hot pastrami melt. to satisfy even the biggest appetites, subway eat fresh. >> i could go for a hot pastrami right now. we do have a warmer air mass headed our way but we have rain as well. right now with 39, warmer than it was all weekend. dewpoints still pretty low, south winds at seven, the barometer right now just between the fall. we'll look at that rain headed our way right after this. ,,,,, >>> all right, beautiful night outside right now. really nice. >> actually very close to normal this afternoon after a very chilly start and chilly weekend. the coldest temperature so far this winter was 13 about a week and a half ago. this morning we're 17