he replaces eric schmidt will continue as executive chairman. >> he knows google inside and out and ihink he represents the roots of the company, the company is innovative, passionate their super excited about stuff. they're really interested in seeing what he can do. i think this is a chance for google to get back to that sort of personality. in a lot of ways it made the company that is today. eric schmidt is a wall street guy, he was brought into the wall street guy get the company to buckle down. larry page to make global fund again. you could argue the need to give google lot of focus because one of the things you see with google right now is there little but all over the map. they're getting a reputation for looking into a lot of things and not following through >>gabe:. page has already made a huge move on google behalf in his first week. >> if his first day as indication he will be a lot more aggressive than we've seen from eric schmidt in the past. he did on his first day $900 million on a 60,000 patten portfolio from no-cal and these patterns cover everything from wireless te

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but first, here's emily schmidt with the latest nationwide. >> reporter: winter is getting the last laughhis april fool's day. >> still winter. when you think you are through it all, it suction you back in. >> reporter: the snowfall potential too big to ignore. >> i wouldn't be surprised to see some location get up over 10 inches. >> reporter: the problems started in florida with warm wet air that turned dangerous. the storm crippled a canopy that protects train cars and caused a work delay on the space shuttle endeavour at kennedy space center. lightning came close. foam damage was reportedly minimal. >> it looks minor. >> reporter: major damage at an air show that attracts half a million people a year. priceless planes flipped over. >> the roof was going up and down and there was hail here, and rain and suddenly it just blacken out and we were hiding on the corner. >> reporter: in new england, there's no hiding from approaching snow. >> can't wait until it's over. it's too cold. >> reporter: public works crews are reinstalling the snow equipment. towns in western massachusetts are tens

emily schmidt has more. >> get back! >> reporter: mapleton, iowa, got a ten-minute warning. a tornado was coming. enough time to get people out of harm's way. >> i think we should have had fatalities and didn't. i believe in the good lord. he saved this town. >> reporter: people saved, not the buildings. 60% of the town of 1200 people is damaged. >> it's probably a complete loss. >> reporter: 20% of the town is flattened. >> it's all gone. i have never seen anything like this. it's just something else. i don't want to go through it again. >> reporter: possibly tornadoes blew through tennessee. and in cleveland north north carolina, john heard the winds. and then was caught up in them. >> i was at this window. it slung me from right here, through there, and i ended up right here. >> reporter: in north dakota and minnesota, the problem is along the red river. it's now crested. but tributaries are at record levels. >> it came up a lot faster than anybody was prepared for. >> reporter: and water is not enough to douse the west texas wildfires. firefighters from 25 states are bat

emily schmidt, this morning. thank you. >>> in other news this morning, nevada republican john ensign is resigning from the u.s. senate today. he's been under investigation by the ethics committee for having an affair with a former campaign staffer and helping her husband get lobbying jobs. ensign says he has done nothing wrong, though. and the justice department and federal election committee agreed. however, the ethics committee inquiry did continue. >>> also, there's another republican presidential hopeful this morning. former new mexico governor, gary johnson, made it official yesterday in new hampshire, which is one of the first primaries. his major issue is cutting spending, even for defense. and he also favors legalizing marijuana. >>> senator john mccain just arrived in benghazi to meet with the libyan rebels. the arizona republican has been calling for more u.s. military intervention there. president obama appears to be moving in that direction. and as martha raddatz reports, he also supports new u.s. ai

we begin our coverage, now, with emily schmidt. >> that is something that you pray that you never, ever, ever see. >> reporter: all night, across the south, people looked up, looked out for tornadoes. this one, in tuscaloosa. >> goodness, look at that. >> that is huge. >> repved. s it arrived. and after it left. >> it looks like we got hit by, you know, 5,000-pound bomb here. >> reporter: tuscaloosa's mayor says the city's infrastructure is decimated. at least a dozen killed, 100 injured. here, a young girl survived. there are more than 140 tornado reports, from mississippi to maryland. >> that was the front of the house. >> reporter: the worst damage so far is in alabama, where at least 60 people died. and president obama has declared an emergency. >> before it hit, there was branches falling out of the sky before we even knew the tornado was coming. >> reporter: nearly all the town landmarks in smithville, mississippi, are gone. there were only moments to run. here's what the mayor did. >> we grabbed personal belongings. we went into the board room and got under the board table. when

emily schmidt is joining us from washington. hi, emily. >> reporter: good morning to you. president obama went to california, the land of the start-up. and said, not too long ago, he was a start-up, as well. but running for re-election, he has to rev up his base. bringing supporters into the re-election fold. >> we've got to finish what we started. >> reporter: that means, traditional political networking. tickets for the fund raidsers ranged from 35 $25 to more than $35,000 apiece. for this campaign, it also means social networking. >> i've got 19 million friends. which only puts me 500,000 friends behind spongebob squarepants. >> reporter: social media is no laughing matter. at this town hall meeting with facebook ceo, mark zuckerberg, the president talked policy, including $1 trillion in tax reform. >> that allows people like me, and you, mark, paying a little more in taxes. i know you're okay with that. >> reporter: supporters say it's a good way to reach voters. >> the majority of the people on facebook are now 50 and above. you get both parts of the demographics. >>

emily schmidt in washington. thanks, emily. >>> in more political news this morning, former minnesota governor tim pawlenty is trying to backtrack from comments he made about a presidential run. pawlenty was being interviewed about his low standing in the polls. asked on cnn if he would consider running as a number two on the ticket with donald trump, pawlenty laughed and said, quote, i'm running for president. end quote. now, he says those comments were taken out of context. and a formal announcement is forthcoming. >>> in libya, three weeks of air strikes have done little to turn the tide against moammar gadhafi. government forces appear to be gaining ground in the eastern part of the country, pounding rebels. that's put the pressure on the u.s. to take a larger role in the fighting. top diplomats are meeting today in qatar to discuss the future of international action in libya. >>> in neighboring egypt, former president hosni mubarak is beginning 15 days in custody. he's being investigated for corruption and a

emily schmidt, abc news, washington. >>> 5:49 now. will be like for the easter weekend. we keep -- safely tell us there is a possibility of rain but you don't expect much. >> that is the key. i've said that all week and it holds true this morning. good morning. don't change your plan over scattered light rain, okay? coming up on 5:50. you can see the fog trying to develop this morning. keep an eye out for it. it will be isolated. if you do run into it, visibilities could drop quickly. as far as what we're seeing temperature wise, give you an update on that. still concord and antioch, 50 and 52. everybody else in 40s. running cooler this morning. around the monterey bay with the mid-40s. inland to salinas. gilroy at 39. all right, we'll see the increasing high clouds this afternoon. next system drawing near. it will start scattered light rain in to tomorrow's forecast. maybe some drizzle in the overnight hours. sprinkles are possible sunday morning. then sunday afternoon should be mostly cloudy and dry. down in south bay today, we have

emily schmidt, for us, live, in washington. thank you. >>> now, from the safety of air traffic to the cost of it. today, the department of transportation announces new rights for airline passengers. among the new rules, airlines must now refund more money if passengers are bumped from a flight. airlines must also refund those checked bag fees if the bags are delayed, damaged or lost. and there will also be charges to airline websites to make fees more clear to passengers. we'll get more details on these fees coming up on "good morning america." >>> in political news this morning, president obama is on the road in northern california today, to push his plan to reduce federal red ink. he's making a tough sell, according to an abc news poll released overnight. only 39% of americans approve of the way he's handling the deficit. republicans, though, they fared worse. they got only 33% on the same issue. most americans, 72%, did approve on raising taxes on the wealthy, as a way to cut the deficit. meanwhile, 65% rejected another repu

emily schmidt live for us this morning. thank you. >>> five suspects in the 9/11 attacks will face trial at guantanamo bay instead of a civilian courtroom in new york. the justice department announced that the change in policy would happen yesterday. this reverses an obama pledge to close guantanamo. military prosecutors have seeking the death penalty against alleged mastermind, khalid shaikh mohammed and four accomplices. >>> in japan, millions of gallons of radioactive water are being pumped into the pacific ocean from the crippled nuclear plant. it's a drastic measure to make room in a storage site for water that is more contaminated. radioactivity is quickly diluted in the ocean. and the government says the dump should not affect the safety of seafood in that area. >>> the fog is ordering more inspections of certain boeing 737s. most of them are flown by southwest airlines, which says they expect to have the inspections finished today. southwest expects to fly a whole schedule today, after cancelling hundreds of flights

emily schmidt, live from washington this morning. thank you. >>> the commander who on in libe military mission in libya before nato took over, said the u.s. may consider sending troops into that country after all. army general carter ham told a senate committee it is possible america could participate in an international ground force after gadhafi is gone. but he also says that the situation in libya is turning into a stalemate. >>> and secretary of defense, robert gates, is in iraq today. he's urging iraqi officials to decide soon, whether they want u.s. troops to stay beyond december 31st. that's when the withdrawal is now set to be finished. gates also visited troops at camp liberty. he told them this is likely his last visit to iraq as defense secretary. >>> northern japan has been rocked by a major aftershock. this is the frightening scene at a local tv station as the 7.1 quake hit. at least two people were killed and dozens injured in an area still reeling from the massive earthquake one month ago. five power plants were damage

emily schmidt this morning. thank you so much. >>> there's been a major development at the japanese nuclear plant. workers have finally been able to stop the flood of radioactive water, which had been pouring into the pacific. now, the workers face potential problems, including the possibility of more explosions inside the unit. they plan to pump nitrogen gas into one of the reactors today, trying to head off such a possibility. we will have more on the concerns about the safety of the seafood coming up later in the half hour. >>> rebel leaders in libya are asking for more help from the international community, as anti-government forces battle for control in the east. the top military commander says nato isn't doing enough to protect civilians. he complained that all of the red tape means that nato strikes come sometimes hours after the rebels communicate targets. >>> a congresswoman from south florida has been chosen by president obama to head the democratic national committee. debbie wasserman schultz would be

. >> emily schmidt has the overnight developments from washington. good morning, emily. >> reporter: mike and peggy, good morning. budget negotiators say they've narrowed the issues. they've made some progress. but at this point, that is not enough to keep the government running past tomorrow. in washington, no budget agreement now means no sleep for staff trying to hammer out a deal. >> my expectation is, that folks are going to work through the night. >> reporter: president obama called budget negotiators to the white house last night, for the second meeting there in two days. after 90 minutes, still no agreement. >> i do think we made some progress. but i want to reiterate, there's no agreement on a number. and there's no agreement on the policy. >> i have confidence we can get this done. we're not there yet. but hope lies eternal. >> reporter: for 800,000 federal workers, even u.s. troops, there's more than hope on the line. there's a paycheck. national parks won't open. tax refunds mailed in could be delayed. and that's money a kentucky family i

. >> emily schmidt has been tracking the weather throughout the night. and joins us, now, with the very latest. good morning, emily. >> reporter: peggy and rob, good morning. the hardest-hit state overnight appears to be arkansas, where tornadoes and flash flooding turned deadly. it's become a common theme. the country is now averaging more than 200 severe weather reports a day this month. there are signs of severe weather problems stretching all across the country. winds toppling a baptist church steeple in tennessee. hail the size of baseballs pounding a texas neighborhood. >> we run in when we saw the car. >> reporter: more than 300 tornados have hit the u.s. this month. the latest, last night in central arkansas, damaged an area three miles wide. >> we all ended up in the closet. and then, you could hear crashing and stuff being knocked around and blowed around. and it just -- it tore us up. >> reporter: every tree in her yard fell on her house. at least five people died in the arkansas storms. three of them swept away by flash flooding. there are no

went to overtime when kyle schmidt put in the game winner. schmidt was the only member of the team who did not dye his hair blond. about to get married. didn't figure that would look so good in the wedding album. 3-2 was the final. 1-1 tie with the earthquakes in toronto. that does it. if you have one of those rings, enjoy it. >> that's right. what a great, great game today. >> absolutely. thanks, joe. >> sure. >> that is our report for tonight, everyone. be sure to join ktvu mornings at 2 for the latest of tonight's top story the reunion of a father and his

emily schmidt has the latest. >> reporter: winter is getting the last laugh this april fool's day. >>l potential too big to ignore. >> i wouldn't be surprised to see some locations get up into 10 inches. >> reporter: the problem started in florida with warm wet air that turned dangerous. the storm cripple a canopy. and kennedy space center. the lightning came close, damage was reportedly minimal. >> it looks like at least initially minor. >> reporter: there was major damage at an air field, thousands of planes tipped over. >> there was hail and rain. and it suddenly blackened out and we were hiding on the corner. >> reporter: in new england, there is no hiding from approaching snow. >> i can't wait till it's over. it's just too cold. >> reporter: public road crews are reinstalling the snow equipment. towns in massachusetts are tens of thousands of dollars over the budget. and ski slopes that had already closed for spring. that april 1st irony not see funny here. >> where was the snow at the beginning of the season? we could have really used it then. >> there were six warnings in six n

mccormick and schmidts giving away things. chemistry.com is offering three day free membership to help singles take their minds off taxes. i'm looking saying three days? really? it's much. >> one was free drinks and the other free photo copying. >> talk about a date. >> it's all set. >> i hear wedding bells. >> nicole, thank you very much. happy tax day to you. the cinnabon bites are what you should be eating. >> the bite is about this big. >> a proper serving. >> yeah. i don't know about that. i'll take the whole bun. we are looking pretty good right now. if you wanted to eat a cinnabon or drink something hot, we are ten degrees warmer than yesterday. you probably won't need the heavy jacket in the east bay. this morning upper 40s and low 50s. high pressure is right over the bay area. we have a divide happening. the jet stream is taking the storm track to the north. the cloud cover sneaking in the bay area. the shower activity could sneak in as well. if you are heading to wine country this weekend, bring your umbrella, just i

. >> reporter: richard schmidt says it's about learning a new skill and live in a new body. >> the reality of combat and what they have been through is intense, obviously. being able to do something on the other end of the spectrum is fun and joyful. hopefully it will help inspire them, this experience they could pursue other things in their life they wouldn't be able to do. >> reporter: it's been nine months since david lost his foot. the fighting spirit that led him found new spirit in these waters. >> figure out new ways to do other things you used to do. >> operation surf was hosted by an organization that hopes to bring enough support back to the program for next year. >>> help for couples hoping to have a baby. the ancient chinese treatment helping to women pregnant. >>> if the s curve wasn't enough, this bridge as well as a number of eelotrs. el ge that thursday morning wet and windy commute, coming up. >>> 4:52. you are looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. mike is going to talk about that in a second. bay area drivers have a new tool to identify dangerous roads. researchers at uc

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. >> emily schmidt is tracking the latest. >>> good morning, peggy and mike. investigators can hold the piece of plane that ripped open in their two hands. but getting a grip on whether this is part of a larger problem could be much more complicated. investigators think this section of southwest airlines flight 812 shows what caused the plane to up up mid flight. five square feet of tearing from what is believed to be fatigue cracks in the fuselage. >> that's a very disturbing point because it's a place that can cause great amount of damage to an airplane. >> reporter: the national transportation safety board says there are no science of faulty maintenance. instead, they were on a part of plane that is not expected because cracks are not expected there. >> we have no indications that something was actually missed. in an inspection. something that could have been detected that wasn't detected. >> now, we may have on check airplanes where we never thought we would have to check before. >> reporter: documents reviewed by abc news showed that 15-year-old plane had

emily schmidt, abc news, washington. >>> the san francisco giants will get their 2010 world series championship rings in just about an hour during a ceremony before the game against st. louis. hall of famer willie mays presented the world champion's banner to the manager before yesterday's home opener for the giants. closer brian wilson got the honor of raising the banner high above center field. fans arrived at the ballpark early for today's festivity. another sellout crowd at at&t park. one fan we caught up with came all the way from springfield, illinois. >> been all over the country and seen giant games, st. louis, chicago, cincinnati, new york, you name it, i have been there. >> happy my dad got to see it. wish my grandfather could have seen it. dad was born and raised here. been a fan since '66. >>> the giants beat the cardinals yesterday 5-4 in 12 fantastic innings. >>> still ahead, long lines outside the oakland coliseum had nothing to do with baseball. free medical help thousands of people got today and some even spent the night. we'll tell you why. >>> and i'm meteorologist leigh glas

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emily schmidt has details. >> president obama warms husband his campaign rhetoric last night raising million for his reelection effort. >> this is not my campaign. this is your campaign. >> illinois launched the president's political career but in an interview with george stephanopolous he made a mistake as a senator when he voted against extending the debt limit. >> that was an example of a new senator making what is a political vote as opposed to doing what was important for the country. i'm the first one to acknowledge it. >> this week he laid out how he would reduce the deficit. ryan has proposed his own plan and said the president was exceedingly partisan. >> it was not so much as a critique what the house republicans proposed as a description of what they proposed. >> and top concern, is gas prices the president says he is not ready to release oil reserves. >> what we wee don't want to do is catch ourselves where things are uncertain in the middle east >> president obama donald trump's questioning of his birth certificate. he is now worried about conspiracy theories. >>> severe

gavin schmidt is a nasa scientist specializing in the incredibly complex world of climate modeling. he says there is no denying that the planet is warming and by burning carbon we are helping raise the temperature. >> by the time you get to 2050, 2070, 2080, you are starting to see patterns of warming put us really in a different planet. >> reporter: but blaming a tornado in st. louis on climate change? that is a leap too far, he says. think of it this way. weather is what happened lately. climate is what has happened forever. lately, the area north and west of that line has been oddly cold and wet while the south and east has been hot and dry. but that has a lot more to do with the la nina cold water patterns in the pacific and how they affect the jet stream. and drastic changes that are happening in, say, alaska, may not be happening at the same rate on ron's farm in new jersey. so, as a guy who lives off the land, literally, is the climate changing? are you seeing patterns now that you didn't see 40 years ago here? >> well, i'm not a geologist and i'm not a scientist, but i am ou

emily schmidt has more. >> reporter: four white house meetings in three days and still no deal. now that the budget deadline is hours away and he expects an answer early this morning. >> i'm not prepared to express wild optimism but we are further along today than we were yesterday. >> senate majority leader harry reid left for the senate floor and said work would continue through the night. spending cut range is $34-38 billion a major sticking point is federal funding of planned parenthood. if there is no deal, paychecks stops for federal workers. president obama cancelled a trip to indiana to focus on the budget negotiations and the government shutdown mechanism is already moving with federal agencies preparing to shut down at midnight. >> kristen: high school students from vallejo is awaiting developments in washington. government shutdown is threatening to alter their plans to an upcoming trip to d.c. choir members from st. vincent high is heading for to the capital for a competition. the up trip was planned since the start of the first year. for most of the students it will

emily schmidt joins us from washington. with more on this story. hi, emily. >> reporter: later today, the government is due out with its new fuel gauge report. almost certain to show us how much these price are continuing. some places, $4 gas now a distant memory. the $5 mark within view now. across the country, sticker shock is setting in. >> this is the first time paying $75 for a tank of gas. >> it's around $95. it's unbelievable. >> reporter: it takes nearly $100 to fill some tanks. a dollar a gallon increase costs the average family an extra $1,000 a year. >> i'm at the end of my rope. >> reporter: drivers lined up 3 1/2 hours early in knoxville, tennessee, in order to get free easter gas from a local church. others feel less charitable toward the oil companies. >> i'm angry. there's though reason for it, in my opinion. >> reporter: this week, analysts expect exxon to announce record profits. there is no oil shortage. there is just speculator worries. >> $6 gas is one well-placed hurricane and one tiny bit of supply disruption away. >> reporte

tim ties jason schmidt . he trails only one for most ever. >>> this is about the worst possible start the a's couldn't ask for. matsui did his part. a's take the lead over the blue jays. dallas braden made fans from his dust up with arod but couldn't deliver for his fans north of the border. schneider roping one off braden4-2 blue jays. they win 5-3. he takes the loss. >>> the night off he watched the ducks dismantle -- they lit up anaheim. three of them scored by cory perry. talk about job security for him. perry reached the 50 goal platear. he leads in that category. 6-2 the final. these two would face in round one of the playoffs. >>> kobe and the late show haven't lost to the warriors in 12 straight games. 184th this season. he broke richardson's old record. warriors stun the lakers and send los angeles to their third straight loss. >>> the cardinals will be in town on friday and with his team 2-4 tony lost his cool and gets the top five. >> first week of the saw season. i don't understand this. you think

that was approved by the commander and also denise schmidt. there was some discussion that instructors would have to come in and teach this that it was a cost recovery that i am holding. and i haven't even announced this yet. out of fairness to them they have been calling me. i received three calls asking when this training would transpire so they could schedule their vacation. again i defer to my associate. i know that in october we had training at the police academy. i can't remember. >> is that annual, lieutenant or every two years. >> the rules call for 24 hours of training. >> a year? >> that's correct. >> ok. thank you. >> you said that there were 27 patrol specials and 18 assists, is that correct? >> correct. >> so the assistants work for the patrols and, correct? >> yes. >> ok. i wanted to make that clear that it is not just 20. from the public's perspective, a member of the public won't tell the difference between a patrol special. i can't do the math out there. >> now a beat owner can work for another beat owner. >> i am slow today.

emily schmidt, abc news, washington. >>> 4:40 now.he spring storms that spawned deadly tornadoes created flooding. flash flood in kentucky is forcing evacuation in a low-lying neighborhood where a creek topped the banks. a resident said it 's the worst he has seen in 25 years. flooding has reported in indiana and ohio where flooding is not unusual but they're worse than previous years. when i worked in the west, this is the time of year you bring the flood gear. the rivers rose. >> dancing around st. louis. and part of central illinois. that is moving to the east, as we talk about. what about us? we have our own system coming in. not that strong. it will bring nuisance rain if you are travelling in the evening and overnight hours. slick streets are on the way. until then, we have mostly cloudy conditions as we look at the financial district from the roof cam. 51 in santa rosa to 56 in mountain view. and antioch in the low to mid-50s. light rain and showers through the morning. there is a slight chance and light rain. we will keep eye

emily schmidt, with more on this pain at the pump. good morning, emily. >> reporter: peggy and rob, good morning to you. if you're going to stop to fill up your tank this morning, on your way to work, it could be a tough way to start the day. prices are up over a dime the past week. in every state now except wyoming, a gallon of gas is going to cost you $3.50. and it seems the prices are only going up. at gas pumps across the country, more means less. paying more. >> i've noticed that the price has gone up. >> reporter: getting less. >> i just put in $13. and it got me about three gallons. >> reporter: the federal government says gas pr11 cents jumped 11 cents in just the past week. the nationwide average is $3.79 a gallon. >> it's painful. you have to make a decision on where you drive and where you go nowada nowadays. >> reporter: for five-straight weeks americans have bought less fuel. it coincides in middle east uprising and a change to summer blend. >> it's not going to take too much more of an increase in oil prices to strigerri

emily schmidt joins us now with the details. good morning, emily. >> reporter: peggy and mike, good morning to you. president obama is finally getting the 2011 budget from congress. but in many ways, it already feels like 2012. we had obama talking about what he's done as president. and he is working to keep the job. >> hello, chicago. >> reporter: president obama warmed up his campaign rhetoric last night, raising $2 million for his re-election effort. >> this is not my campaign. this is your campaign. >> reporter: illinois launched the president's political career. but in an exclusive abc news interview with george stephanopoulos, mr. obama admitted he made a mistake as a senator, when he voted against extending the debt limit. >> so, that was just an example of a new senator, you know, making what is a political vote, as opposed to doing what was important for the country. and i'm the first one to acknowledge it. >> reporter: this week, mr. obama laid out how he would reduce the budget deficit. republican paul ryan, who has p

emily schmidt is in raleigh, now, with the latest. emily? >> reporter: rob and peggy, good morning. it is quiet here in this raleigh, north carolina, neighborhood. one of the only sounds is a smoke detector that has been beeping since the tornado went through on saturday. police aren't allowing nonresidents into this neighborhood. and many of the people who do live here cannot now safely stay in their homes. >> all of a sudden, i started hearing -- crack, crack. that's when i said, time to go. >> reporter: governor perdue says the spirit of the state is coming out. one example was at the lowe's in sanford. 100 people huddled together in the store. and all survived. here in raleigh, the city's public works director says he estimates there will be 200,000 cubic yards of debris that has to be cleared. if you do the math, it's about 6,600 of the largest dumpsters available. and across the state, officials say they have no idea how much this tornado will actually cost. rob and peggy? >> emily, thank you. >>> more weather news this morning. in northern new jersey, residents there are begg

emily schmidt now has the latest. >> reporter: this tornado moved in southwest of dallas tuesday night. an incredible sight. but lately, not a rare one. >> tornado's right up there, dude. look at it. >> reporter: there's been nearly 300 tornadoes nationwide in april, a pace that's toppled records. and in vilonia, arkansas, toppled buildings in a three-mile-wide path. at least ten people died in the state in storms. >> amazed that we haven't had more loss of life looking at the damage. >> reporter: in oklahoma, flooding swept away roads and normalcy. >> i wish we could close our eyes and it would be over with. >> i don't want to leave. >> reporter: the ohio river in illinois, is 15 feet above flood stage. string for hundreds of thousands of sandbags is sold out. but the water keeps coming. >> there's some places, they're not going to help. the water is going to take the property. >> reporter: sandbagging isn't an option in poplar bluff, missouri. the levee has started to give way. 1,000 homes are evacuated. >> we're under water in our house. >> reporter: poplar bluff has seen 15 inches

. >> reporter: richard schmidt, instructor and local surf legend, says operation surf is as much about learning a new skill as it is learning to live in a new body. >> the reality of combat and what these guys have been through is really intense, obviously. and being able to do something on the other end of the spectrum that's just fun and joyful, and hopefully that will help to inspire them to pursue other things in their life they might think they never were able to do. >> reporter: it's been nearly nine months since first lieutenant david inbody lost his foot. but the fighting spirit that fed his six years of service found new fire in these waters. >> it's just a matter of figuring out new ways to do everything you used to be able to do. >> reporter: from santa cruz, vicky nguyen, nbc bay area news. >> an incredible story. operation surf hopes to bring the program back to santa cruz next year. >>> from that to this. a warning, the bay area has a crop of ticks this spring. and they are not only annoying but also carry the dangerous lyme disease. experts say the bare area is crawling

workplaces were created with the two thousand and ten opening of the massive two nickel refinery in the schmidt cars its first teacher a new well put of seven million tonnes of crude continues to advance tougher stance keep patrolling position petrochemical products like polyethylene and rubber big and tougher standards which cost forty percent of russia's productivity and both as well as roughly a third of the whole country's tires many of those tires going to come to stymie trucks to total thirty percent of russia's output these are either durable commands were courses from the british need show me where. the trucks from the lot of a special economic zone because on helicopter factory pumps out choppers used around the world and that's just one part of the important aviation sector that's long been top flight into afghanistan increasingly modern aviation engineers are building specifically purpose machines propelled by programs or remote guidance systems essentially planes they need no pilot to control their flight path. drawing on over a half century of aviation no help is on socal experimen

i'm emily schmidt in washington. $14 million. it falls on a late date so it gives retailers more time to ramp up incentives and discount. build-a-bear is on board to let kids build their own bunny. retailer focus on is jc penney. you may see higher prices for the first time in 20 years the next time you head to a store. jeans, dresses, jackets costing more as the cotton prices hit the highest level in decades. after the closing bell thursday, second largest maker of profit. the first quarter profit at deep analyst estimate citing demand for new chip. on the agenda fresh data on new home sales and quarterly earning support from netflix. at the new york stock exchange, this is the bloomberg business report. >>> 6:48 now. >> apparently more americans are saying hold the fries and it appears that the still healing economy may be to blame. french fries are part of fewer meals than a few years ago. researchers say one reason is the recession has more people passing on combo meals and ordering from the dollar menus. >>> pre

in at schmidt was a wall street that who was brought in. larry page could make google fun again.ne of the things the ec was google as they are all over the map. they're getting a reputation for looking into a lot of things and not following through. >> gabe: a charity made a huge move in its first week. >> he is going to be a lot more aggressive than we are seeing from eric schmidt. he bid on his very first day $900 million on the 6000 portfolio from non tell it covers everything from wireless to 40. it suggests he's gonna give very serious about mobile, pending off a lot of these lawsuits that we've seen and then he's going to come in there, the hands on. >> james: we'll be back with more in a minute, including the latest on a mud slide in watsonville. all of story coming your way in a minute. here's a live look at santa clara along 101 will be back with a full look at your commute injure forecast. -- in your forecast. >> james: welcome back to the kron 4 news. the hall has been condemned after was nearly swept away by a mud slide, it happened down in watsonville the owners are

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emily schmidt is in hard-hit raleigh.eporter: rob and peggy, good morning. it is quiet here in this raleigh, north carolina, neighborhood. one of the only sounds is a smoke alarm that has been beeping since the tornado went through on saturday. police aren't allowing nonresidents into the neighborhood and many of the people who do live here cannot now safely stay in their homes. north carolina hasn't seen damage like this in decades. stretching across 26 counties after more than 60 tornados in one case this rare twin tornado. >> and i started to hear shhh, crack, crack and that's when i said, time when i said time to go. >> reporter: a tornado largely skipped over his house in raleigh, but it tore through others just across the street in there goes the roof off the house. >> reporter: more than 800 families across the state now have either a severely damaged home or no home at all. >> don't know actually bh we're going to live. >> reporter: there are stories of survival. in sanford, 100 people huddled together in a lowe's

i'm emily schmidt in washington. >> how do you plan a home opener for world series champions?ollyfield live at at&t park. i'll have a preview of the home @ @ @ @ @ @aaaaaaaaaaaaaa)awltt never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days-- i can do that. 60 miles compared to what a cancer patient goes through is a walk in the park. from the moment i registered, people started immediately supporting me. we had an outpouring of-- of support. i wanted to do something bigger than myself. the 60 miles-- it makes a statement. i know i'm stronger than i was before, both mentally and physically. i walk with my sister. our relationship has gone to a whole new level because of training together. you meet the most wonderful, inspiring people. i knew that there was something really special about this event. when you accomplish those 60 miles, it's truly life-changing. it was three days of hope. of love. of empowerment. it was three days the way the world should be. here i am, second year in a row, and i'm already signed up for next year's. (man) register t

i'm emily schmidt in with a possible government shutdown coming up. >> and cooling trend is on the way. when will we see the showers? >> so far, good in terms the commute. no delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> and after more than six years of controversy the richmond city council votes not to continue with plans to develop an indian casino. >> it is 5:30. i'm janelle wanting. >> and i'm kristen sze. >> dozens of people are out of a home at a huge fire at a residential hotel. meantime, investigators are just now finding new clues on the origin of the fire. amy hollyfield is live at the scene with the latest. >> the victims evidence been waiting in this lobby in the building across the street. all night long waiting for the red cross to take them to a shelter. 63 people are waiting to go. another 26 just left. we have some video to show you of them finally getting out of here. about 30 minutes ago, and residents with special needs were taken to another building in the city so they can finally get a shower and a bed. here is what the scene looked like last night. a six story building

minnesota duluth centers to kyle schmidt. and there is your championship winning goal.hey beat michigan for the first time in school history worthy of a snow angel. they may not be a household name yet, but south africa's schwartz came from four shots back to win his first major yesterday at the masters. the approach shot at the third hole in for an eagle. he wins at augusta on the 50th anniversary of gary players first green jacket. >>> and here is how it turned out for all of the anchors at cbs 5. now granite and rory mcilroy had an historic collapse. and i know but at least we did finish better than dana i-and allan and robert. there you have it, guys, giants and dodgers tonight. there is always next year. >> a big game ahead of you. should be exciting down there. how come there aren't more people in their seats right now, dennis? >> the game is going to start in 15 minutes. >> hey, in la they don't show up until the second inning. i thought we were doing pretty good. >> all right. see you at 10 and 11:00. >> have a good evening. >> thank you for watching us. feed me

. >>> wednesday howard schmidt white house cybersecurity coordinator and a special assistant to the presidentthe president's national security for trusted identity in cyberspace released earlier this month. this national strategy seeks to improve personal information security in cyberspace and e commerce. he made these remarks at a summit hosted by the visa credit card company. from the renaissance hotel in washington, d.c., this is half an hour. >> thank you very much. >> thanks to all of you for inviting me here today to participate in this very important event. it's wonderful to see so many people gathered in one place looking at issues i think we all not only benefit from as a society but also fully recognize there's a lot of challenges when it comes to technology and security, privacy and trust right now curious, my comments today are going to be fashioned very specifically about one narrow piece of this and i think there is no other group better positioned to help society, held the commerce and held the government in working on a common problem and i'm going to talk about the national s