naval forces, and the entirety of southern louisiana comes under the control of union forces. now louisiana is different. southern louisiana is different. south carolina is cotton country. louisiana is sugar country. the politics are different. some of the fathers of secession live on the sea islands in south carolina. in southern louisiana, you got a group that, in many cases, our former whigs, who had been acquiescent in the formation of the confederacy. who had been opponents of secession in 1861. come in inforces 1862, those people are now reasserting their unionist credentials and they say great, we are back in the united states. slavery has ended. there is no law or edict existing in spring of 1862 -- there is no way you can take our slaves from us. this is before the emancipation proclamation. when abraham lincoln issues the emancipation proclamation, i remember in the mid-20th century historian richard hofstadter would say that it has all the moral grandeur of the bill of lading, a list of goods the receipt you get in the box , for amazon. why does he say that? he says

they have canceled school in southern louisiana and southern mississippi ahead of this system. i want to bring in meteorologist shay ryan because we want to talk about these images.

rescue crews have launched a search for survivors trapped in southern louisiana. the local sheriff there says two people were killed. in this rv park. in the small town. 7 of them in critical condition. another person was killed in another reported tornado in mississippi. >> this all happened at an apartment complex. fortunately no one was hurt. >> a woman who faked her own pregnancy. only to end up stealing another woman's baby. could spebd the rest of her life behind bars. today a jury found her guilty of attempted murder and unlawful termination of a pregnancy. last year lane lured michelle to her home with a craigs list add selling baby clothes. lane attacked her. stole her baby. killing the baby in the process. and left her for dead. >> she forgives lane. >> that feeling can fade at the next block. or light if i fixture. >> a lot not lit up. for the general safety of the public, you would think it would be something that they might want to pay attention to. >> i get off around somewhere between 6 and eight o'clock at night. so bright lights would be amazing.

. >> rescue crews are searching right now for survivors trapped in southern louisiana. the local sheriff says at least two people were killed. in an rv park in the small town. 30 people were reportedly hurt. another person was killed in another reported tornado. in mississippi. florida also reporting damage and injuries from at least one twister touching down there. but no deaths in that area. we'll have much more on fox 31 >> . that doesn't mean these are places to avoid.

leaving five people dead. appears to be an r-v park in the town of convent, in southern louisiana. the saint james parish sheriff says two people were killed there and 31 taken to hospitals, seven in critical condition. the weather service says the threat of violent storms and possible tornadoes extends across south georgia. "he heard a noise it sounded like something was hitting the camper and he just grabbed me and through me under the table and told me to hold on and after that it was a lot of flipping and just you know it was pretty crazy. we ended up 50 60 yards away were you tossed around how were you not injured i current conditions and the lightning detector. new this morning... it looks like two armed robbery suspects picked the wrong victim. the night chief tells us a 45-year old man was arriving home on north lynnebrooke drive in college hill at midnight when two men tried to rob him. but investigators say the man has a conceal carry permit and was armed too. it's not clear who fired first... but the man was shot in the leg. it's not clear whether the suspects were hit.

. >> rescue crews are searching right now for survivors trapped in southern louisiana. the local sheriff says at least two people were killed. in an rv park in the small town. 30 people were reportedly hurt. another person was killed in another reported tornado. in mississippi. florida also reporting damage and injuries from at least one twister touching down there. but no deaths in that area. we'll have much more on fox 31 >> . that doesn't mean these are places to avoid. >> . and that means they are well staffed with meter maids. not the places you want to take a chance parking illegally. >> . when she walked away from her jeep without feeding the meter. we thought we would remind her. >> oh yeah thank you. >> after all in denver not paying the meter is high risk. low reward. >> i always get a ticket. actually. every time. >> not surprising. considering she's parking next to the web building. heart of city government. where the meter maids begin and end each day. >> they are called enforcement agents. we have about 65 of them. >> last year those 65 agents issued 658 t

as it moves into tomorrow, an enhanced risk of severe storms everywhere from southern louisiana, southern mississippi, southern alabama and parts of florida. it makes its way towards the palmetto state and by wednesday could be looking at severe of the upstate through the midlands into the piedmont and downtown. heavy rainfall and likely guess the winds and even possibility of small hail. a lot of with it. something we will watch carefully for tomorrow will be the chance of rain and high 53. strong storms possible wednesday and high 68. when it leaves clearing skies and windy thursday. weekend still looks lots of sunshine and by sunday 63 degrees and quite a bit of sunshine. >> thank you so much. we are excited about the booker t. washington centennial celebration and pleased to have 2 ladies with me who are the expert on everything booker t. washington associated. miss mary and susan great to see both of you. thank you. sunday will be a huge day. >> yes it is. mary is the chairperson of the event so she will speak to the things that will be going on. >> sunday is a huge event and all tho

an rv park in southern louisiana was hard hit. rescue crews are still searching for trapped victims. at least 31 people were injured. seven are in critical condition. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a hearing today for kennedy cousin michael skakel in the murder of martha moxley. "48 hours" peter van zandt has details. >>> and all def movie awards that was created an an rn and ra epntilrecently alanhawn astheto fen tolr bi h c his reeed tstoue ea h yoo rember, chipis of the c at the ti.thld hir wildss >>eporr:on wtehe oe ayse what le ou toe tting ret'his housis t o e kha ever >>ead "cbs th fillunco a elea tirirst album in 15 yes. th ola tephenbe" stni is the bsorni fo aay >>> a storm that caused death and destruction in the deep south is moving in to the carolinas as we speak. >> elizabeth is tracking the path of the storm. the latest on the threat of severe weather and the potential for tornados in our area. a huge win in nevada at the republican caucus. this is there is a tight race for who won number

don champion cbs news new york. 3 the same storm system brought twisters to southern louisiana and mississippi tuesday, where at least three people were killed. rescue teams there continue to comb through debris for people still unaccounted for. turning to local news now ... today we'll find out if you helped to keep a baby's killer behind bars. on monday, we first told you about paul schaffner's attempt to get out killed brittney billette 23 years ago. he had claimed the baby fell and hit her head. but doctors said her injuries were the equivalent to falling from a second story window. since that story aired, more than 24-hundred of you have written letters to the parole board, demanding they keep schaffner behind bars.we'll let you know if it worked. 3 a local man is expected to be arraigned on a long list of charges this morning.police say several times back in may and june of last year, deshawn strattman sold heroin to undercover officers downtown. then in october, strattman allegedly cut a man's hand and punched him.he was taken into custody yesterday after police say he ran from an offic

an rv park in southern louisiana was hard hit. two people were killed there. rescue crews are still searching for trapped victims. at least 31 people were injured. seven are in critical condition. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a hearing today for kennedy cousin michael skakel in the murder of martha moxley. "48 hours" peter van zandt has details. >>> and all def movie awards that was created an an alternative to the oscars. >> reporter: until recently, alexander hamilton was known as the stoic face on the 10 dollar bill. that has changed. >> this is where he lived the last couple of years of his life. you have to remember, chip, this would have been very farther north of the city at the time. this would have been virtual wilderness. >> reporter: ron wrote the 800-page auto biography in which the play is based. what is it like for you to be sitting here? >> it's a thrill to be in this house because this is the only house we know that he ever owned. >> that's all ahead on "cbs this morning." >>> finally, punk icon and fans have relea

one of the hardest hit areas is an rv park in southern louisiana. does go before killed, 31 were brought to the hospital with several in critical condition. wreckage looking for anyone who might be trapped. a confirmed tornado ripped through a two mile path of pensacola last night. it left behind only damaged apartments, homes and cars. the powerful wind also ripped the apartment complex. the severe weather also to blame for another death in mississippi where the governor declared a state of emergency in anticipation of those storms. michelle: thank you. two shootings one block apart have police in daytona beach searching for answers and we are asking if they are connected. jason: the first to place on sheridan road, the second is to block away at the police athletic league center. alex villareal is live this morning. do police have any suspects? alex: police have not released any information about suspects. we are also still working to learn the conditions of the two victims. the shootings took place at the police athletic center in daytona beach a

the cold front that we are tracking onto the west and southern louisiana. moisture being pull up and maybe patchy sea fog in the next day or two and the front off to the west for one more day. big impacts for your week. the evening in the 70s. quite warm in the mid-70s from land o'lakes and lakeland and clarendon. 78 in polk county and around clouds to the south. and we are expecting an isolated shower possible. it does look like most anything we will see will hug the coast or be in the southern counties for the next couple of hours. the better rain chances for tuesday as we begin pretty warm in the 60s and seeing wakeup temperatures in the low 50s. about 10 degrees above average and look for highs in the upper 70s and low 80s. more clouds for an entire day from sun up to sundown tomorrow. in fact we will call it partly cloudy to partly sunny. on the water, southeast winds in the morning will be fairly light and they will turn to the southwest at two to 12 knots and a chop for the day, low tide at 8:30 in the morning. the allergies getting people. oak trees

right now at least one person is dead after a series of tornadoes ripped through central and southern, louisiana today. take a look at the some of the damage, several people across the state were reportedly injured, more than 13,000 home tonight. tricia: i know you certainly felt the wind. look how much it blew my hair. steve: it looks lovely. tricia: i just sprayed it after coming out of the wind. steve: not as bad today. bryan: no, this morning we had stronger gusts, but we didn't have advisories across the valley. they were south of the valley. let me show you temperatures now, winds won't be an issue over the next 24, temperatures won't be an issue. we will see them come well above our average. today we are below average ending off the day in the lower 60s. we get up 10 degrees above our seasonal averages. 61 degrees, still a bit of a breeze out there. the winds are not over, but the caution criteria that you need we are not seeing that. north-northeasterly flow, mccarron 17, 61 degrees. 63 to end off the day, normal is 65. it's been weeks sunset we have been really even normal or below, so

. >>> the same system brought twisters to southern louisiana on tuesday. rescue teams continue to comb through debris looking for missing people. >>> this is malibu, california. mountain area of malibu. there are hills there. this has grown to 20 acres. >> we understand there are about three helicopters dropping water over this fire now. we have been covering california and they have been dealing with issues so this fire burning quickly here this morning. >> you see the emergency vehicles. there's a kid's camp located nearby but it's burning away from the camp and a number of people have been evacuated. we'll keep our eyes on it for you. >>> no fire danger for us today. please be careful. it's dry, especially in the eastern plains. 22 at dia. 16 in greeley. 18 in avon. 27 until grand junction. as we head into the denver area, 19 in thornton and 21 in take a look at our satellite and radar. a few clouds this morning moving to the eastern plains and they should shoot out quickly here. mostly sunny skies and perfect weather. i know we need more snow but hard

that's where tornado had severe weather reports from texas to southern louisiana to mississippi today, including multiple tornado reports in louisiana, and now mississippi and alabama, too. more to the north, this storm will bring heavy snow to parts of illinois, indiana, and michigan. a winter storm warning will be in effect in the yellow shaded areas, which extend up to chicago. the stormcast hd shows partly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow. winds will become breezy tomorrow and remain so through thursday. we have a slight chance of light snow showers on thursday evening, mainly in the west. little to no accumulation is expected. high pressure will arrive thursday night, calming the winds down. then, a warming trend will start friday that will continue into saturday. temperatures will tonight, then reach the upper 30s tomorrow. tonight's low will be 23 under partly cloudy skies. tomorrow, look for partly cloudy skies, breezy winds, and a slight chance of light snow in the evening. little to no accumulation will be expected. the 7-day forecast shows breezy winds again thursday and 3

two other people were reported dead in southern louisiana. 31 others were injured and taken to the hospital. rescuers are looking for people trapped in all of the debris. we'll update you throughout the morning about the damage from the south right here from the breaking news center. first, stephanie maxwell is in with meteorologist keith monday who's been tracking this throughout the night. >> it is interesting weather that's been developing far south. the system as it gets closer to the carolinas is helping to weaken a little on the northern you see the bright yellows and reds moving toward columbia and charleston. those strong storms are reducing what we are seeing so far this morning. so that's good. that being said, there are pockets of heavy downpours mostly off to the east, north of monroe racing off to salem and oak wood. there's thunder as well. these individual cells and downpours are moving north at about 15 miles per hour. on the highway 52 corridor, they are waterlogged this morning. farther to the west, light rain in the mountains. we still have a flash flood watch for the ent

the highest threat zone will be southern louisiana through southern parts of alabama. a dangerous situation. then, the low moves up the appalachians, to the east side of the u.s. the back side, michigan, back through chicago, could seal heavy wet snow with this. everyone along the path is going to feel a little pinch with this tomorrow. >> all the way through wednesday. rob, thank you. >>> next tonight, new meaning to forever young. she's 106 years old, and 41 million people have watched her and smiled, including the president and first lady. >> virginia mclaurin. >> reporter: there's a charming story behind this video that's all over social media tonight of this 106-year-old woman dancing with delight at the night of president obama. >> just keep moving. >> reporter: virginia mclaurin is one of those many black americans over a certain age who never thought they'd see the day when a black man would become leader of the free world. >> i am so happy. >> we are happy to have you. >> a black president. >> look at him. right there. >> a black wife. >> that's me. >> reporte

we've had severe weather reports from texas to southern louisiana to mississippi today, including multiple tornado reports in louisiana. we're just now starting to hear reports of tornadoes causing damage to structures in to the north, this heavy snow to parts of illinois, indiana, and michigan. a winter storm warning will be in effect in the yellow shaded areas, which extend up to chicago. the stormcast hd shows partly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow. winds tomorrow and remain so through thursday. we have a light snow showers on thursday evening, little to no expected. high thursday night, calming the winds down. then, a start friday that will continue into saturday. fall to the 20s tonight, then reach the upper 30s tomorrow. tonight's low will be 23 under partly cloudy skies. tomorrow, look for breezy winds, and a slight chance of light snow in the evening. littlto no accumulation will be expected. the 7-day forecast shows breezy winds again thursday and 35, then a warmup to 47 friday and 62 saturday. a cold front will bring a cooldown to 43 sunday and strong winds plus a chance of lig

. >> southern louisiana, two people died after a possible tornado ripped through an rv park, flipped vehicles over. seven people have critical injuries. >> the storm hhd a different effect in new orleans. created these three waterspouts. these waterspouts were very rare instance here. >>> the weather here will be very good this weekend. that's great because denver 7 is participating in the polar plunge to help special olympics colorado. we're on lisa's team. we didn't want to be, but she forced us. we're hoping to raise money for a great cause and we want to beat out our night time colleagues. this saturday it's happening at the denver zoo and admission to join us and take the plunge. >> yeah. >> conner said we're dressing up as power rangers. do we have the outfits yet? >> our special athlete conner is on our team. we all have masks and we're going to wear shirts. mitch will be different. >> i'm going to wear a full suit and tie. >> nice. >> it's an old suit. >> it's a wool suit. when he gets out, it's going to shrink up. >> it will be cold. >> it will. >> we have about $1,600 our t

steve: at least one person is dead after a series of tornadoes across central and southern, louisiana today. this is some of the damage. a number of buildings were destroyed by the twenty-first. there were a number of resource of injuries around the state and more than 25,000 homes and businesses are without power >>> new at six a cloud seeding drone was successful in nevada. experts say cloud seeding could generate as much as 10% more rain during a storm. critics say the process could be toxic to the document. bryan: it's difficult. steve: it's difficult to cloud seed in a state where they don't like have is many clouds. bryan: let's manipulate this weather and bump up the temperatures a bit more. this is what we saw earlier today as far as peak gusts were concerned. we were not under an advisory across the valley. yesterday was about south of the valley and colorado river valley, maybe rock side. any way 55 degrees burled city and winds out of the north at eight. tomorrow, a little cooler, but that won't last. we will shoot the temperatures back up again, 59 degrees. other areas are

geoff: cleanup and recovery efforts are expected to begin in parts of southern louisiana. that were hit hard by strong thunderstorms and suspected tornados last night. at least two people died when a suspected tornado hit a mobile home park in st. james parish. more than two dozen others were injured. it's believed that more than 7 tornados swept through the area tuesday. texas. hail. night. it hit buildings and vehicles hard. a mark. protesters gathered in over a dozen cities across the country tuesday to protest the fbi's through iphone security. while the fbi says they want a one-time hack, many are worried that it could create a precedent that could compromise iphone security. apple has said they're willing to help law enforcement, but not if it means breaking its promise. allyson: president obama is expected to nominate a replacement for the late justice antonin scalia. but republicans on the senate judiciary committee say there will be no hearing on a nominee from the president. majority leader mitch mcconnell says the nominee should come from his successor. you may

we've had severe weather reports from texas to southern louisiana to mississippi to alabama to florida today, including 18 tornado reports and 58 total storm reports. here's a picture of three waterspouts near new orleans today! and here is a picture of major damage tonight to pensacola, florida tonight. more to the north, this storm will bring heavy snow up to 10" to parts of illinois, indiana, and michigan. a winter storm warning will be in effect in the yellow shaded areas, which extend up to chicago. the stormcast hd shows partly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow. winds will become breezy tomorrow and thursday. we have a slight chance of light snow showers on thursday evening, mainly in the west. little to no accumulation is expected. high pressure will arrive thursday night, calming the winds down. then, a will continue into saturday. temperatures will fall to the 20s tonight, then reach the upper 30s tomorrow. tonight's low will be 23 under partly cloudy skies. tomorrow, look for partly cloudy skies, breezy winds, and a slight chance of light snow in the evening. little to no acc