alabama and mississippi monday. and nearly 70 million people were at risk in the south. alabama gulf coast yesterday, it leaned through the community of gulf shores. >> all of a sudden it was just on top of us just that fast. the whole building shook. we saw the piece of the roof hit my mother's car. >> recovery efforts are under way at the gulf shore zoo where cages were blown into the water and animal has to be rescued. >>> the 115th congress will be sworn in today, but house republicans have already voted to dramatically overhaul the operation of the previously independent office of congressional ethics. now, despite arguments from speak paul ryan, ethics complaints will now be handled by lawmakers on the house ethics committee, rather than inependent investigators. represent bob goodlatte who pushed the amendment said in a statement it strengthens the office. democrats are outraged. minority leader nancy pelosi says republicans claim they want to drain the swamp, but the house gop has eliminated the only independent ethics oversight of their actions. the ethics amend

you come from south alabama, that sounds worse. up as a united states attorney, i had no real support group. i did prepare myself well in 1986, and there is an organized effort to caricature me as something that wasn't true. it was very painful. i didn't know how to respond and didn't respond very well. i hope my tenure in this body has shown you that the caricature that was created of me was not accurate. it was not accurate then and is not accurate now. i want you to know that as a southerner who saw discrimination and have no doubt it existed in a systematic and to aful, negative way great millions of people in the south, i know that was wrong. i know we need to do better. we can never go back. i am totally committed to maintaining freedom and equality that this country has to provide to every citizen, and i assure you that is how i will approach it. host: that hearing went about 10 hours today. you can follow that over on c-span2. you can watch anytime at c-span.org. we are starting to see some video inside the arena at mccormi

south. but we're talking about snow across jackson mississippi up through birmingham and northern alabama. in atlanta they're freaking out down there with the snow coming in. the cold rains south of that. and it's moving off towards the southeast. it's going to be a close call here. we're going to get some a lot more south and not much north and west. just a couple of returns in virginia not reaching the ground at the moment. a quiet, mostly cloudy midday. i'm not in total agreement with this, we've got temperatures in the 20s and this is tonight at 3:30. notice the snow from fredericksburg south the storm looks like it stays south and east on the future cast. i think it's maybe a little bit farther south and west with temperatures in the 20s. everything is going to stick. st. storm warnings. what i'm expecting is just north of town maybe a trace to an inch, we'll be close to 1 or 2 inches of snow with that storm lifting a little closer to us. and a sharp gradient to potentially 4 to 8 inches across southern st. mary, should this storm move farther north and west it wouldn't take much to ge

you have a southern name, you come from south alabama, that sounds worse to some people. south alabama, and when i came up as a united states attorney, i had no resuppoal support grou. i didn't prepare myself well in 1986 and there was an organized effort to characterize me as something that wasn't true. it was very painful. i didn't know how to respond and didn't respond very well. i hope my tenure in this body has shown you that the caricature that was created of me was not accurate. it wasn't accurate then and it's not accurate now. and i just want you to know that as a southerner, who actually saw discrimination and have no doubt it existed in a systemic and powerful and negative way to the people -- great millions of people in the south particularly of our country, i know that was wrong. i know we need to do better. we can never go back. i am totally committed to maintaining the freedom and equality that this country has to provide to every citizen and i will assure you that that's how i will approach it. >> senator durbin. >> thank you, mr. chairman. senator session

south alabama. when i came up as a united states attorney i had no real support group, i didn't prepare myself well in 1986, and there was an organized effort to caricature me as something that wasn't. it was very painful. i didn't know how to respond and didn't respond very well. i hope my tenure in this body has shown you that the caricature that was created of me was not accurate. it wasn't accurate then and it's not accurate now. and i just want you to know that as a southerner who actually saw discrimination and have no doubt it existed in a systematic and powerful and negative way to the great millions of people in the south, particularly of our country, i know that was wrong. i know we need to do better. we can never go back. i am totally committed to maintaining the freedom and equality that this country has to provide to every citizen. and i will assure you that that is how i will approach it. >> senator durbin. >> thank you, mr. chairman. the senator sessions, let me first say i'm glad tha

south alabama. and when i came up as a united states attorney, i had no real support group. i didn't prepare myself well in 1986. and there was an organized effort to caricature me as something that wasn't true. it was very painful. i didn't know how to respond and didn't respond very well. i hope my tenure in this body has shown you that the caricature that was created of me was not accurate. it wasn't accurate then and it's not accurate now. and i just want you to know that as a southerner who actually saw discrimination and have no doubt it existed in a systematic and powerful and negative way to the people -- great millions of people in the south, particularly, of our country. i know that was wrong. i know we need to do better. we can never go back. i am totally committed to maintaining the freedom and equality that this country has to provide to every citizen. and i will assure you that that's how i will approach it. >> senator durbin? >> thank you, mr. chairman. senator sessions, let me first say it's -- i'm glad that you brought your family with you today. it's a beau

don't have a lot of country clubs down in south alabama. of us.ssions is just one he's just one of the ordinary people in america. not wavered in his principles or views about the law and law enforcement. he has always been a tough let's stick to the law type person. that's the sort of attorney general he's going to be and i think that's what we need in america right now. host: what did the delegation think of jeff sessions when he was one of the earliest senator to support donald trump? what was the reaction within the delegation? whoe were other colleagues were running for that job for president and he picked donald trump. guest: a lot of us said wow. that's a pretty significant event. that mr. trump had been in my district in august 2015 and drew 20,000 people to a high school football stadium on august friday night. we knew something was moving for that to happen. when somebody of the stature of jeff sessions endorses him that was a good change in the election. paul is an independent. good morning. thank you. i love c-span. i think what

south alabama. when i came up as a united states attorney, i had no real support group. i didn't prepare myself well in 1986, and there was an organized effort to caricature me something that wasn't. it is true, it was painful. i didn't know how to respond and didn't respond very well. i hope my tenure in this body has shown you that the caricature that was created of me was not accurate. it wasn't accurate then and it's not accurate now. and i just want you to know that as a southerner who actually saw discrimination and have no doubt it existed in a systematic and powerful and negative way to the people -- great millions of people in the south, particularly, of our country, i know that was wrong. i know we need to do better. we can never go back. i am totally committed to maintaining the freedom and equality that this country has to provide to every citizen and i will assure you that that's how i will approach it. senator grassley: senator durbin. senator durbin: thank you, mr. chairman. senator sessions, let me first say i'm glad that you brought your family with you

mannerly, polite, decent people you could talk to, that somehow he's a racist because it's from the south, alabamaat hearing was a masterful performance by jeff sessions. they may have tried to trip him up and smear him. it didn't work. what he pulled off, about 10 hours -- it was almost like a kindergarten teacher with a classroom of adhd children. he spoke slowly and politely and walked them through the wait government works. they couldn't come back at him and nothing stuck. everything they threw at him. lou: did you see leahy and al franken and dianne feinstein? these are awful people. they really are awful. there was nothing sincere there will be was nothing authentic. they wererererere playing politd they didn't care how much they den grade a good man in jeff sessions. >> so much for senatorial courtesy. this has been a tradition in a bipartisan way when a member of our chamber is up for confirmation in has been one member in the modern era of the klu klux klan. that being said, democrats know they are going to lose this one. senator sessions will probably get bipartisan confirmation support.

south. four died in alabama when a suspected tornado blew a tree on to their trailer.rs were trapped inside. overnight, there was heavy rain in georgia. >>> and house republicans voted to dramatically change the office of congressional ethics. that's the independent office created to investigate allegations of lawmaker misconduct. the office will now be controlled by lawmakers on the house ethics committee. democrats are outraged. the full house votes today after the 115th congress is sworn in. >>> some medical students are receiving training not only in the classroom but in the kitchen, too. it's part of a new curriculum to promote healthy eating. chip reid has more. >> i can't cook. >> you can't cook? >> no. >> reporter: this is the required course for first year students at tulane medical school in new orleans. what's more fun, this or biochemistry? this? >> reporter: tulane is leading the way in the blooming field of culinary medicine. >> tulane has an idea for overhaul health. i think that's important. >> salt, pepper. >> reporter: leah ferris is the first chef in

another unusually warm day in south alabama. we're about four hours south of atlanta. temperatures again today cracking 70. it was the warmth and humidity that helped fire those storms. officials say four people were struck, sending a tree and power lines crashing through their mobile home. seven people were huddled inside, seeking shelter at the time. damage in the area is extensive. that same series of storms leaving a trail of destruction from texas to florida. in louisiana, strong winds. >> looks like a hurricane. >> reporter: buildings blown apart. this semi truck over turned. in mississippi a tornado reducing this structure to rubble. flash floods stranding motorist. the driver of this car scrambling to escape the rising water. near houston, a close call for the family that lives in this home, struck by lightning. >> you could tell it was bad very quickly. >> reporter: everyone made it out safely. >> we have a lot of power lines down, trees down. >> reporter: in alabama the city of jackson hit hard. >> you okay? you alread

as tom just showed us there, snow and sleet making for dangerous conditions to the south. alabama up to north carolina as millions brace for the winter storm. sara rosario tells us how conditions are only expected to get worse >> reporter: all parts of the northeast are getting heavy snow. the northeast is planning for a different storm system. >> milk and bread. they're probably out. >> reporter: as thousands rush to stores, several inches of snow expected from virginia down to georgia. local leaders warn drivers stay off the roads. >> the north carolina highway patrol has been mobilized and they will send their crews to hot spots depending on the weather. >> reporter: it's the same system that swept across the midwest. >> and this storm could turn severe very quickly. and so we need you to have a three-day food supply and be prepared to hunker down. >> reporter: the detearuating conditions causing wrecks like this one in little rock, arkansas. and video shows this car narrowly missing stopped school buses in tennessee. preparing for the worst, many in transportation are working

south. >> a tree crushed a mobile home in southern alabama, killing four people inside. three other people escaped without injury. >> we want to show you the live radar. the severe storm system moving eastward. throughout is -- the south. across alabama and florida and into the panhandle. tennessee, georgia, and the carolinas not spared. janai norman with more. >> reporter: tornadoes, flooding, and deadly storms. sweeping across the southeast. >> we're just asking everybody to stay in. >> reporter: blaring winds, upwards of 60 miles per hour, blasted through cities south of dallas, hurling debris and tearing down powerlines. >> we have a big dent right here. >> reporter: in parts of mississippi, the winds overturning a tractor trailer and ripping up this roof. the same system packed six inches of rain. heavy downpours turned yards into ponds. >> i want you to see this. it is completely submerged. it is not passable. >> reporter: and drenched parts of alabama facing a flood emergency. law enforcement asked residents to stay inside. and were forced to rescue some of those w

birmingham, alabama has a winter storm watch for 1 to 3 inches for the next storm, friday and saturday. you know the one that will stay to our south. birmingham, alabama has a winter storm watch. how about that. for us, we'll be tracking this one tomorrow. watch the timing here. here we are at 1:00. notice, we've got snow showers around the area at 1:00. but here's the next one that will catch the first one. coming together around our area. here's 7:00 and by0: the only exception down towards southern maryland. down from fredericksburg area. it lift out of here by 3:00. it's over by 3:00. that means anything on the roads, they may be able to treat the roads and the main roads should be okay. incompetent wouldn't be surprised to see delays early on friday morning. 8:00 a.m., the storm is out of here. who gets what? half an inch to the south and east of d.c. to the north and west, though, this is where we're going to see the biggest problems. leesburg, frederick, montgomery county, winchester area, panhandle of west virginia. could see a problem there. i would expect some delays early on friday morning. again, not a huge storm. just

south. >> in southern alabama tornado trees killing four people inside there.ther: to the north heavy rains floody roads and trapping drivers. >> this is a fine example as to why not be out because we have a vehicle sub more -- submerged in water. >> senior meteorologist is here. janice: terrible news for the first of the year, the devastating tornado outbreak that pushed across, mississippi, alabama and georgia, over a dozen reports of tornadoes, over 150 reports of wind, this is going to be an ongoing situation throughout the day today. mainly rain event over the next 24 to 48 hours and out by wednesday and focus on the next storm pushing from the west that will bring heavy rain and inches of snow, perhaps feet of snow across the interior section of the west. now, highs today, you can see where the cold air is sinking southward. another cold arctic outbreak is moving in tuesday, wednesday and thushz spreading southward to the tennessee river valley and towards the northeast and the southeast by thursday, so this is the system we are going to watch in the next

of atlanta, just south of rehobo the h, alabama. s swept from texas into the deep south. at least 12 reported tornados. there was a tornado waf out four hours before, but the tornado warning was issued after the storm hit. there were seven folks in the mobile home. four now deceased. a big oak tree, they had to come in and cut that in half to get it off the mobile home. you can see it sliced right through the bathroom. here. probably helped by the heavy rain that fell before the storms moved on through. now the rain has moved off to the east. the flash flood warnings and severe weather warnings have ended in this area and colder weather arrives over the next couple of days. a rare outbreak of tornados for early january. typically one of the quietest times of the year for tornadic activity in the united states. back to you. >> thanks to mike seidel from the weather channel. as is typically the case, some of that moving this way now. >> it is the same storm system, but it has weakened a lot. but there was a lot of wind with that storm

. >>> and severe storms are pounding the south moving across alabama and georgia. four people died in alabama when a tree fell on their mobile home during a tornado that hit alabama knocking down trees, blocking roads and damaging other buildings as all. all schools in the town already closed today. >>> trees and powers were knocked down leaving thousands without electricity and buildings were damaged. some areas experienced flash flooding after the heavy rain. >>> police have new evidence turkey. they say this is the face of the killer. he's seen getting out of taxi after the shooting that left 39 people dead. they have fingerprints and say they're close to identifying him. at least 12 people have now been arrested in raids, and isis has claimed responsibility calling the attack a response to turkish action against fighters in syria. >>> donald trump is insisting north korea won't have a missile capable of reaching the united states. he says it won't happen. it happens after kim jong-un said preparations have reached the final stage, hinting that a test was immine

abc's adrienne bankert in alabama tonight. >> reporter: tonight the deep south reeling from deadly storms. leaving that trail of destruction in mississippi, one of at least 12 reported tornadoes in three states. in gulf shores alabama -- >> we're in a tornado right now. >> reporter: justin camp and his co-worker thought they were in a torna tornado. >> dear lord, please be with us lord. >> reporter: but these were 80 mile an hour straight line winds -- battering their vehicle as they race to safety. >> whoa! tree down! >> reporter: in metro, atlanta, kiarra manson and four family members thankful no one was hurt when this tree shattered their home before dawn. they were fast asleep. >> we have a upstairs, its basically it's a upstairs, but now it's a downstairs today. >> reporter: but in rehobeth, alabama, tragedy struck when a tree crashed into this mobile home. four women inside lost their lives. j.b. kelly lives next door. >> all of a sudden, a real violent shaking it felt like on the house, and the roof. >> reporter: in all, at least five killed in the the sheriff telling us the four

severe storms are moving through florida, south carolina, and alabama. stay connected with the abc 7 stormwatch weather team whenever the weather gets bad. download our stormwatch app and follow us on facebook and twitter to get instant forecasts right at your fingertips. the latest on the rain as soon as you wake up b meteorologist to gloria johnson and eileen whelan have you covered for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. the massive cleanup on the national mall continues today. crews are back out there today to clean up the mess left behind after the inauguration and the women's march on washington. the president weighed in on yesterday's yegor breaking march. tweets via hiso personal count. this morning between comet watched contests yesterday but was under the impression we just had an election. why didn't these people vote? a lot of voices heard, opinions expressed on this historic and busy weekend at the nation's p rate on friday president trump took the oath of office, becoming the 45th president. saturday hundreds of thousands showed up for th

south alabama.d when i came up as a united states attorney, i had no real support group, i didn't prepare myself well in 1986, and there was an organized effort to caricature me as something that wasn't true. it was very painful. i didn't know how to respond and didn't respond very well. i hope my tenure in this body has shown you that the caricature that was created of me was not accurate. it wasn't accurate then, and it's not accurate now. and i just want you to know that as a southerner who actually saw discrimination and have no doubt it existed in a systematic and powerful and negative way to the people, great millions of people this in the south particularly of our country, i know that was wrong. i know we need to do better. we can never go back. i am totally committed to maintaining the freedom and equality that this country has to provide to every citizen, and i will assure you that that's how i will approach it. >> senator durbin. >> thank you, mr. chairman. senator sessions, let me first s

south. four people died in alabama when a tree fell on their mobile home after a twister blew through the area. part of louisiana, florida, mississippi, also saw severe damage was reported in all of those states. georgia and south carolina are bracing for more heavy reigns today. >> a plane makes emergency stop in arizona yesterday and officials at scottsdale say the private jet began experiencing landing gear issues after gear collapsed upon landing at the airport. the incidents is described as hard landing. no injuries reported. >>> in case you missed rose bowl here's a look at special float honoring victims of pulse night club attack. the float had 49 stars on it representing all lives lost in the shooting and also included condolence message as long with the words "to honor and remember orlando" the float had a double rainbow toe symbolize eternal hope and love. coming up on "fox 5 news morning" billy lord shares a message about her mom. >> and one of the most celebrated college coaches of all time is taking a break. it has nothing to do with retirement. we'll explain coming up. >> as we h

. >> right now, parts of the so h south, people in alabama and florida, people died in a single home. tornado and flooding are blaming for the deaths in nine hours. more rain is expected. >>> 4:33. our time right thou. nothing that severe around here. four things to know about the forecast. >> it's part of that same system that is coming our way here. it is weakening. that's pushing into virginia coming in from the south and west. leading edge of that rain just past charlottesville. about to get near fredericksburg in about another 20 minutes or so, but not into the metro area until around 7:00 or 8:00 this morning. temperatures hovering in the lower 40s. we're in the mid 40s around the chesapeake bay and out in the mountains, as well. and your four things to know in your metro planner for this day, we'll have rain likely with passing showers. rain ending by later this afternoon. we'll stay in the 40s to near 50 this afternoon. a wet tuesday. colder light snow is possible friday morning. looks like mainly on grassy areas. then to be followed bay cold plunge this weekend. details on th

flash flood warnings remain in effect from western alabama through south carolina and millions remain on alert for thunderstorms and tornados. jacob rascon is tracking it all from dallas. >> reporter: a messy start to the new year across the country. the south pummelled by severe thunderstorms. a tornado touching down in mississippi. flash flood warnings in jackson, alabama. damage in marksville louisiana and a direct hit in houston, texas. where kevin says lightening caused a fire in his house while he was still inside. >> you could tell it was bad very quickly. we had to get out. >> reporter: further north across the great plains another system dumping snow and ice. in the pacific northwest, seattle sauce the first substantial snow on new year's in five decades. >> now to an int nint manhunt that continues for the gunman behind that deadly istanbul new year's attack. live in turkey, burse, here is chief foreign kpgs richard engel. >> reporter: a hunt is on for this man, turkish media broadcast this selfie video, he reportedly took days before he ran into a nightclub and unloaded int

>> when you have a southern name, you come from south alabama, when i came up as a united states attorney, i had no real support group. i didn't prepare myself well in 1986, and there was an organized effort to caricature me as something that wasn't. it was very painful. >> you can almost hear the song playing as he and lindsey graham bonded over the heavy burden of being white conservative men from the south. but as cultural commentator j smooth reminds us, the focus on whether someone is racist is beside the point because it obscures the debate over whether their actions have racist consequences. >> just think about how this plays out every time a politician or a celebrity gets caught out there. it always starts out as what they did conversation but as soon as the celebrity and their defenders get on camera they start doing judo flips into switching it into what they are. i've known this person for years and i know for a fact they're not racist and how dare you claim to know their soul because they made one watermelon joke. i need to hold him accountable for what he did. >> that moment

south. atlanta, mississippi, alabama, this is all lifting north and east ape will arrive here by mid-morning tomorrow. so, temperatures right now good news is they are not going to drop much overnight. any rain or drizzle overnight will stay liquid unless you are in the poconos where we could still see ice willing, patches of ice on the roads possible tonight but 42 in the city, 43 millville, four to in wilmington. temperatures holding steady tonight, rising, gradually toward 50 degrees tomorrow. light rain and drizzle will overnight but as we head into tomorrow morning here comes that big wall of moisture 10:00 a.m. i'll take you through hour by hour and glass of cold air on the way, jessica. >>> sole american injured in the new years eve nightclub massacre in turkey is returning home to our region tonight. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live at philadelphia international where jake or raak is expect soon, david. >> reporter: jessica, it is quite a story, mere will california us story of survival that 35 year-old jacob raak of greenville delaware is expect behind me. we are expec

. >>> and severe storms are pounding the south moving across alabama and georgia.ple died in alabama when a tree fell on their mobile home during a tornado that hit alabama knocking down trees, blocking roads and damaging other buildings as all. all schools in the town already closed today. >>> trees and powers were knocked down leaving thousands without electricity and buildings were damaged. some areas experienced flash flooding after the heavy rain. >>> police have new evidence behind the nightclub massacre in turkey. they say this is the face of the killer. he's seen getting out of taxi after the shooting that left 39 people dead. they have fingerprints and say they're close to identifying him. at least 12 people have now been arrested in raids, and isis has claimed responsibility calling the attack a response to turkish action against fighters in syria. >>> donald trump is insisting north korea won't have a missile capable of reaching the united states. he says it won't happen. it happens after kim jong-un said preparations have reached the final stage, hintin

. >> schools from the south, and alabama, i'm a huge nick sabein fan, he's the head coach of alabama. his players become incredible. and i've actually told nick sabein that when i have my first-born, that it's going to be like, "lion king," circle of life. i'm going to give birth to my child and pass him on to nick sabein, to raise my kid, make him win a heisman trophy and national championship and go to the n.f.l. how does that sound? >> stephen: no pressure. >> right. >> stephen: wow, talk about tough love. >> and you're going to hear, like, the "lion king" music. it's going to be amazing. >> stephen: did you play a sport? >> i didn't. i just have always been a spectator. i was a daddy's girl, i watched, you know, all the games with my dad, watched his teams and learned all about it. >> stephen: now, you were sideline at the giants-packers game. >> this past weekend. >> stephen: zero degrees. >> froze my patootie off, yeah. >> stephen: at lambeau field. >> it kind of feels like this studio right now. >> stephen: a little bit chilly. slightly chilly, or what's it like? what's it like

people in selma, alabama and other parts of the south stood in what i call an unmovable line. there were high school principals, college professors, lawyers and doctors were told they could not read or write well enough. the only time that someone could even attempt to register to vote in selma, alabama, were the first and third mondays of each month. we had to change that. and i spoke at the march on washington on august 28, 1963, i was 23 years old, had all of my hair and a few pounds lighter. i said one person, one vote. that day when the march was all over, president kennedy invited us down to the white house. he stood in the door of the oval office greeting each one of us. he kept saying you did a good job, you did a good job, and when he got to dr. martin luther king jr., he said you did a good job and you had a dream. that was my last time seeing the president. he was assassinated on november 22nd, 1963. but 18 days after the march on washington, there was a terrible bombing of a church in birmingham where four little girls were killed on a sunday morning. that inspired

they're really cold in the south, into alabama, atlanta, georgia, and charlotte, north carolina, in the. so even though we haven't seen a tremendous amount of snow in this region on the ground, it's enough to cause major problems with icing and bitterly cold temperatures. so it's a good idea to stay indoors. it's still snowing in the western piedmont and the mountains of north carolina. in the eastern part of the state we're looking at sleet and freezing rain, that mixture of ice making it treacherous from greenville to newburg all the way down to the coastline. across the country, huge storm across much of the west. heavy rain, flooding, saturated ground. burn scar areas could see a lot of rain. we're expecting this rain to go even as far south as los angeles into tomorrow. so something to keep close watch on. the flooding suaon as well as mountain snow. this is going toe a blockbuster storm for the weekend in the west. we've got both coasts there to keep a close watch on. >> bonnie schneider, thanks so much. >> sure. >>> now to politics and the president-elect this morning is standing

alabama. >> they're teaching me the ways of the south. all y'all, floral y'all. ing how friendly everybody is here. i'm here now with lee, who is the oldest black member of the republican party. how are you doing, lee? that's quite the title to have. quite the title to have. the oldest black member of the republican party here in mobile. >> enjoying my stay and the republican party made great changes over the past 25, 30 years in mobile. and it's young, strong, and aggressive and the party is moving greatly in its conception. a wonderful time to be a republican in south alabama. >> you voted for mr. trump? >> yes. of course. no one qualified for the position to be great again except donald trump. donald trump. >> you're hopeful. and you know senator jeff sessions. >> i'm not just hopeful. i know it's going to be. jeff sessions, magnificent man. yes. he's very highly regarded in the mobile area here. highly regarded. >> you are just a fabulous man. george, we've been talking as well. you were a democrat up to about ronald reagan era, and you said that changed your

south. they are being blamed for four deaths in alabama.e in louisiana no one was inside this camper when it was flipped over. possibly by a tornado. no deaths or injuries were reported in louisiana or mississippi. >> the storm system is moving east bringing the potential for more dage as well as misery. >> let's get more from paul. >> good morning. those same tornados and severe storms now shifting and beginning to ravage the carolina coast. we're looking for gusty thunderstorms into portions of georgia but beginning to lean north and possibly targeting central portions of virginia. we're looking for another round of strong winds between 50 to 70 miles per hour and toward the north more cold weather sinking from the north to the south. >>> thank you. while we were watching the ball drop and trying to figure out what was happening with mariah carey's career, burglars are eying $6 million of jewelry a few blocks away. the three men are seen at a high end jewelry store here possibly hiding in the stairwell in the building until a minute after

flash flood warnings remain in effect from western alabama through western south carolina, and millions remain on alert for more potential thunderstorms and tornadoes. nbc's jacob rascon tracking it from dallas. >> a messy start to the new year across the country. the south pummeled by severe thunderstorms. a tornado touching down in mississippi. flash flood warnings in jackson, alabama, damage in marksville, louisiana and a direct hit in houston, texas where kevin masterson says lightning caused a fire in his house while he was still inside. >> you could tell it was bad questionly, we had to get out. >> further north across the great plains, another severe system dumping snow and ice. crews having trouble keeping one the slick roads. >> typical bad weather for the time of year for the dakotas and minnesota, but seattle saw its first substantial snow on new year's in five decades. >>> an international manhunt continues this morning for the gunman behind the deadly istanbul nightclub attack. here's richard engel on the suspect and an american shot in the terror attack. >> a hunt is on fo

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south. it will bring snow and freezing rain from alabama through to north carolina.ome airlines are preparing for delays. >>> closer to home crews are preparing for rain. in morgan hill, people staying at he thousand trails rv park are being told to evacuate because of potential flooding. some parts of the bay could see up to 8 inches of rain. >>> i'm anne makovec live at the scene of an apartment fire that appears to have started by a blanket that was too close to a wall heater. here's a look at the flames after they broke out at about 4 a.m. it started on the first floor and spread quickly to all three floors. the smoke detectors were working and people living in all 12 units got out. >> it's great for residents to make sure and homeowners also that smoke detectors work due to working smoke detectors, everyone got out safely. >> reporter: two people were injured. it looks like they have smoke inhalation. but they were not sent to the hospital. so they will be okay. back out here live at beo vista and harrison the outside of the apartment building is all right. fire

south. states like alabama, georgia and florida were hit the hardest with those reins and extreme winds mondayight. the death stop the latest victim is a woman from georgia. a mobile home in alabama. one person drowned in floodwaters to the florida panhandle. in addition to the death in georgia, more than 1000 homes suffered damage including four that caught fire. officials say it may take four to five days to remove all of that debris. autria: for the second time in just two weeks, another young boycott in a ski lift at the sundance resort in utah. look at this. this happened on monday. the young boys backpack got stuck in the chair. a similar incident happened just before christmas. eventually, ski patrol members were able to drive the boy back onto the chair and he will be ok. larry: new developments following in ellicott city teen, a murder/suicide. police say there is no link between the suspect and victim. early sunday morning, 15-year-old sean crizer got into a house and fatally shot 16-year-old charlotte zaremba and shot her mother in the leg and then shot himself. hospital. police say

short years ago, in the nation's capital, to travel through virginia, north carolina, south carolina, georgia, alabama mississippi, we were on our way to new orleans to test a decision of the united states supreme court. along the way we were beaten and jailed. this was may, 1961. on that trip was a young white gentleman. we arrived in a little town in south carolina. and tried to enter a so-called white waiting room. a group from the klan attacked us. and left us lying in a pool of blood. many years later, to be exact, in february '09, one of the men that had beaten us came to my capitol hill office. he was in his 70s with his son in his 40s. he said, mr. lewis, i'm one of the people that beat you and your seat mates, had been a member of the klan. he said, i want to apologize, will you accept my apology, will you forgive me. i said, sir, i accept your apology, i forgive you. his son started crying. he started crying. they hugged me. i hugged them back. and i started crying. it is the power of the way of peace, the way of love, as dr. martin luther king jr. said, hate is too heavy a burden to bear. a

our correspondentjon kay has been travelling down route a5, from wisconsin in the north to alabama in the southstates. and on a wet morning, the busiest spot we find... we are open for business. is the local food bank. these volunteers hand out hundreds of parcels every week. well here you go. to people like roosevelt, a president‘s name, but he is out of work and he trusts donald trump to make life better. i hope he‘s right about getting the jobs. you just want a job? if he don‘t get that going, we aint gonna like it. do you think he can get it going on? i hope he can, i believe he can. catherine and willeen run the front desk and say some of the poverty around here is heartbreaking. well, some of them come in and they don‘t have toilets in their houses. they believe donald trump will invest in this community. he spent a lot of time campaigning here and it worked. he has been out in the community, out in the countryside and has seen how people need help and he has been there with the money to help and he does. he's not afraid to go into poverty areas and talk to the people, where most politici

off in n mississippi where we had a series of tornados sweepining acro t the deepep south eararlier this wee. in alabama it killed at least four people. at least 14 tornado reports took place during the severe weather outbreak along with damaging winds and large hail. we had video of a tornado that hit mt. olive, mississippi, that was earlier here, leaving a trail of destruction. but there were no reports of injuries. here in louisianana also seeing some of that n nasty weather widespread travel delays and power outages also seen across the area. so like i mentioned, as we take a look at the map here, most of the energy's now moving toward the north and east. looking at some of that snowy, rainy, windy-type mix for those in the new england states into southeastern portions of quebec, be on the lookout for that. down toward the south we do have a northerly flow. we're looking at cooler weather patterns in just a bit. at least it's going g to be dry asas we go through the next few days. we have another low pressure system coming into the northern portions of califofornia. be on the lookout for thisis, we'