you. >> thank, meisha a at least two people dead sadly after powerful tornados touchdown in southern oklahoma. >> this morning, resident are waking to up check what's left of their homes, justin dougherty the latest on the destruction from oklahoma as weather forecasters say more violent weather is headed their way. >> that's violent tornado. >> almost two dozen reported tornados tore through the central planes monday. >> oh, no. hitting their farm. >> storm chasers capture one of the powerful twisters p.m. they will farm in oklahoma. you can see flashes of power lines swole owed up by the violent twister from above the damage is undeniably. homes leveled, vehicles overturned. the tornado left families in the town devastated there is home behind me, all that remains, is the foundation, and all of the family's possessions reduced to pile of rubble. lisa took cover in the basement of her home. >> ran back to the seller, walk down, and started praying. >> elderly man who lives in the community was among those who died when the tornado hit, he was on his phone with the cousin at the time. >> he s

reporter: the severe weather is connected with the system that spawned violent tornadoes across southern oklahoma on monday, killing two people and leveling several homes. brooke was relieved her mother managed to survive. >> she made it out alive. her neighbor didn't. we are glad we have her. all this stuff can be replaced. >>reporter: in mayfield, the violent wins tossed the cars around like children's toys. we counted 60 vehicles that were destroyed because of the tornado and it's not over, just yet. more severe weather is on the way in the southern plains and the midwest. jerika duncan, cbs news in mayfield, kentucky. >>> always watching, always tracking. wusa9 first alert weather. most accurate in dc. >>> howard said i feel like i >> yes. >>> all the storms that are killing people, so, we have a little rain, get over it. it's not the worst thing, by far. it has been a little dreary. >> mike pointed out that now that we are through may and mother's day, it is a good time to plant and you don't have to worry about frost or freezing. >> in west virginia and western maryland, there could be some

on the ground in southern oklahoma for several minutes. right now there are no reports of injuries. as the storm passed over farm land. watches and warnings are in effect for oklahoma and kansas at this hour. leon? leon: it impaled the most significant battle over civil rights in -- it could be the most significant battle over civil rights in years. north carolina and federal government suing over h.b.-2. the controversial transgender bathroom law that requires people use the bathroom of the gender on their birth certificate. the justice department says the law is discriminatory and violates federal law, including the civil rights act. >> none of us can stand by when a business of legislating identity and insists that a person pretend to be something or someone that they are not. or invent a problem that does not exist a pretest for discrimination or harassment. >> we believe a core rather than a federal agency should tell the state, our nation and employers across the country what the law requires. leon: billions of dollars in federal aid to north carolina are at stake in this dispu

brooke, back over to you. >> thank, meisha a powerful tornados bear down in southern oklahoma killingeople. this morning, residents are waking to up check what's left of their homes. justin dougherty has the latest on the destruction, as more severe weather is headed their way in oklahoma. >> that's violent tornado. >> almost two dozen tornados tore through the central planes monday. >> oh, no, hitting that farm. >> storm chasers capture one of the powerful twisters pomeling this farm in oklahoma. you can see flashes as the power lines are swallowed up by the violent twister from above, the damage is undeniably. homes leveled, vehicles overturned. the tornay owe left families in the town of winniewood devastated. this home behind me all that remains is foundation, and all of the families ' position asks reduced to pile of rubble. lisa buchner took cover in the basement of her home. >> ran back to the cellar, walk down, and started praying. >> elderly man who lives in the community was among those who died. the tornado hit, on the phone with his cousin at the time. >> he said coming up

. >> sreenivasan: in the day's other news, the people of central and southern oklahoma surveyed the damage and began recovery operations after a barrage of tornado. two people were killed by separate storms that struck near towns to the south of oklahoma city. storm chasers captured footage of the twisters-- one reportedly up to a mile wide. they ripped through homes, tossed cars aside and scattered debris for miles. the fire that swept through fort mcmurray, canada is still burning, but it's moved away from the city, and repairs are beginning. officials and journalists toured the area yesterday, and found some blocks were burned to their foundations, destroying 2,400 buildings. but, about 90% of the town survived intact. still, it will be weeks before nearly 90,000 evacuees are allowed to return. meanwhile, oil sands companies are trying to resume production, but many staffers and suppliers are displaced. >> woodruff: president obama will become the first sitting u.s. president to visit hiroshima, japan when he travels to asia later this month. the united states carried out the world's fi

serviceational weather issued a tornado watch for parts of southern oklahoma. the dramatic weather even led forecasters to declare an emergency on monday, urging locals to find shelter. the storms are expected to settle in the valleys of ohio couldnnessee, but they bring hail, high wind, and more tornadoes in the region. annette: now here is a story for pimpingterested in their cars. a new exhibition has just open, revealing just how much french kings new how to travel in style. the chateau's museum of carriages has reopened to the public on tuesday after being closed for more than a decade. let's have a look. >> wants vehicles of pomp and ceremony, now tucked away in the chariots were created for coronations, weddings, and funerals. the carriages showcased important technical innovations. still used in car manufacturing today. the crown jewel of the collection is this carriage made for the coronation of charles in 1885. 4.5 meters high and nearly seven meters long, it's system was revolutionary. >> this hitch allow the front wheel to pass under, and angle of t

at least one person is dead in a pair of tornadoes that tore through southern oklahoma. th county, farm country. the twisters leveled seral homes and barns and flipped a tractor trailer on its side. first responders are going from house to house searching for victims. >>> north carolina and justice department fired off lawsuits against each other. the issue is whether a bathroom law in the state violates civil rights of transgender people. the law took effect in march. last week the justice department called it a civil rights violation and asked the governor to not enforce it. but governor pat mccrory raised the stakes with a lawsuit to keep the law in place. the feds threatened him with cutting off federal funding to the state. >>> a judge says el chapo could be extra indicted to the united states. his lawyer told a judge he wanted to be extra indicted to u.s. as soon as possible because conditions at the prison making him seriously sick. if extra indicted he will be sent to brook less than to face federal charges. >>> some lucky soul and perhaps a friend of ours is hol

going right now this situation in oklahoma, there is a large violent tornado on the ground in southern oklahomath of the town of sulfer it is creating damage. emergency. they are all over it. this same situation, same form went to a town about 30 miles away from sulfer, eleanor cityue and a lot of damage there. t don't these look like specialike effects from movies. this going on right now. social immediate y thanks to social media we're getting a look at things that arear happening in oklahoma a few minutes after they happen. i hope people are out of the way and it will had letting this had thing do what it has to do. by contract we are getting off easy i know we are sick of the rain and cool temperatures the heat can cook up situations liks this. in the yellow these are tornado watches:. in the red most of oklahoma is.i let's go down to the south i think it was this one too. either way this is it right here huge hook on it watch it again see the hook. it looks like it may be in process of losing as it continues to move east. east f interstate 35 that is a dramatic night for them.em. locally w

reporter: the severe weather is connected with a system that spawned violent tornadoes across southern oklahoma on monday killing two people and leveling several homes. brooke carter was relieved her mother survived. >> she made it out alive. her neighbor didn't. but we're just really glad we we have her. so -- [ crying ] >> all this stuff can be replaced. >> reporter: back here in mayfield, those violent winds tossed these cars around like children's toys. we counted in the parking lot at least 60 vehicles that were destroyed because of this tornado. and it's not over just yet. more severe weather is on its way in the southern plains and the midwest. jericka duncan, cbs news, mayfield, kentucky. >>> the company racing to build the high speed transportation system called hyperloop is set to hold its first public demonstration today in the nevada desert. tesla and spacex founder elon musk helped design it. the idea is to carry passengers in cargo pods using electricity and magnets at speeds around 700 miles an hour. a trip from san francisco to l.a. in the hyper loop would take 35 minutes. >> im

one of the victims, an elderly man, died when the storm destroyed his southern oklahoma home. rescuers pulled people from the rubble of their homes after the storms moved through. more tornadoes are expected tonight as the system moves east. leon: sophisticated these striking quiet cul-de-sacs, snatching tires worth thousands. police in fairfax county say these guys are professionals, dodging hi even wheel locks do not stop them. jeannette reyes has the investigation happening now. fairfax county residents for the past several weeks have been waking up with cinderblocks under their cars. the police are asking them to use these wheel locks and the cars' tires were still stolen. it seems they are getting around just about anything. they have one unfortunate thing in common. both had all four tires and ri stolen in the middle of the nightms, a combined loss of $10,000. the seemingly professional thieves are going after gm-made vehicles like suv's and corvettes with tires and rims that have high resale value. >> outside and my corvette was on cinderblocks. : nearly a month later,

. >> developing now, at least two people dead after tornados ripped through southern oklahoma. several twisters touched down, causing severe damage, in the town of winniewood. multiple homes and structures were damaged or destroyed. folks there aren't in the clear just yet. forecasters say millions of people are still in the path of potentially violent weather. >>> new quinnipiac university poll comes out in 90 minute with result from three fleeing state, pennsylvania, florida, and ohio. meantime, voters in west virginia and nebraska head to the polls today. bernie sanders campaigned in atlantic city yesterday urged supporters to keep fighting, four points ahead in the west virginia metro news poll. hillary clinton campaigned in northern virginia yesterday, she will be at camden county college in blackwood tomorrow afternoon. primaries cover both democrat and republicans, nebraska primary is only for the gop. >> donald trump is already planning past election day. he's pick former gop rival, chris christie, to lead his transition team. the new jersey governor will begin planning

. >> developing now at least two people are dead after massive tornados churn across southern oklahoma storm captures chase them barreling, leaving path of destruction, multiple holmes, structures, damaged and destroyed. golf ball size hail was hitting their windows and they waited out the storm. >> yes, i was inside the house. right out the back patio door. i had to hold the door, just like that, tide on that wood, but you could feel the whole house shaking and rumbling. >> terrifying. the threat is not over. forecasters predict more violent weather on the way, we'll check in with a oklahoma report nerve about 30 minutes. >> voters in west virginia and nebraska are holding primaries today to decide who should be their presidential nominee. >> as hena daniels report, democrat bernie sanders is poised to win in the mountain state. >> head to the polls today, pre sum fifth gop nominee donald trump is running unopposed and expected to win big. >> everybody's, i'm the only one left. >> on the campaign trail, trump's personal attacks on his likely democratic opponent, hillary clinton, conti

. >> reporter: deadly tornadoes tore through southern oklahoma monday afternoon and evening. multiple homes were damaged or destroyed in garvin county, where an elderly man was killed. >> it looks like it's completely level. >> reporter: people living nier wynnewood returned to find their homes completely destroyed. forecasters say millions of people are still in the path of potentially violent weather. don champion, cbs news. >>> well, alberta, canada, officials say most of canada's main oil city of fort mcmurray has been spared from a massive wildfire, but two neighborhoods were all but wiped out. it's estimated some 2400 homes and other buildings were incinerated. it will be weeks before some 80,000 evacuated residents will be able to return. there is no gas, power, and the water is undrinkable. >>> today republicans hold primaries in nebraska and west virginia, but the real fireworks may come the day after tomorrow when donald trump is scheduled to meet with republican leaders in washington amid escalating tensions. many are not on board with trump as the gop nominee. his

. >>> at least two people are dead after strong tornadoes ripped through southern oklahoma today. this is video of the devastation south of oklahoma city. forecasters say several of the twisters reached the powerful ef-4 level with wind speeds above 100 miles per hour. and this is all part of a weather system that will bring us rain and a cool down tomorrow. >> pictures are just amazing. let's bring in meteorologist sheena parveen with your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather. sheena, will this rain impact our morning commute? >> we could have some rain impact the morning commute for part of the area but like jacqueline just mentioned, it's all kind of interconnected here. but the most severe part of this is still well off to our west and southwest. moving through the central plains right now. and that's where we have still a tornado threat. locally, though, we are not going to see that kind of weather. in fact, we're going to keep the cloudy weather in the forecast tomorrow so zooming in here, you see the clouds are still around. a few springs in pakles in pars sussex county.

daylight revealed the damage stretches for miles in parts of southern oklahoma. lisa buckner's home in winnewood was wiped off its foundation. >> everything's gone. everything. >> reporter: her 76-year-old neighbor is one of two deaths here. he did not have a storm shelter. buckner had this one built three years ago. when you had that cellar put in there, did you ever think you'd have to use it? >> no, no. not really. but it was there for security. and it saved my life. >> reporter: destruction like this has prompted oklahoma's governor to declare a state of emergency in 15 counties. scott, may is the prime month for tornadoes here, and there is a chance of severe weather again later this week. >> pelley: manuel bojorquez, thank you very much, manuel. now, we'd like you to see an important cbs news investigation into the exploitation of the most vulnerable people on earth. we've been telling five million syrians on the run from their civil war, and the u.n. estimates that more than one million of them are children. they've risked death to reach turkey, but holly

all of these red circles indicate where a tornado touched down today and you can see southern oklahoma hit hard. some of those moved up into nebraska as well as iowa and you can see the storms moving away. other tornado reports farther north into nebraska. the great damage appeared to be in oklahoma. they may be looking at a third day tomorrow. so i tell you all of that because the fact that we're so cool is preventing us from having severe weather outbreaks may and june typically the season but we've been running so cool with these days of light rain and northeast freezes. we're getting a bit of a pass on the early part of our severe weather season. that will continue tomorrow be building, and we do building that they will be rain back in here for the morning commute. let's run you through the futurecast. 7:00, 8:00, allow a little extra time for morning commute. there will be red roadways and in these yellow areas there could be moderate rain around 8:00 in the morning, by noon, 1:00, a lot of it is pushed away. the afternoon should be drier but late in the evening, after, say, 8:00,

. >> connected to a system that spawned violent tornadoes across southern oklahoma monday. we have been talking about one of these every day this week. >> that tornado we showed you over the parking lot, it showed a couple of things, the debris field which causes the damage and injuries and how narrow it is. tornadoes can be a football field wide and that's it, thankfully, not like a hurricane 400 miles in diameter. usually they are small, microscale. that was a good description. >> that is a lot of destruction in a short amount of time. >> yes, yes. now, we actually are looking at the ending of showers, a dreary day, i got to say. folks are turning on me in the newsroom. >> we got love for you. >> it will come back later. >> not just the people in the newsroom, either. >> so, we are knocking this record out of the pa rainfall is now 15 days. the old record was 10 days. we are filing on. the record for he -- we are piling on. the record for trace amounts is 17 days in a row. we will threaten that if we get a little rain tomorrow and a shower friday and if we get into friday

and they do have covering much of southern oklahoma and northern texas as well and a tornado warning in effect for garvin and murray county until 5:00 p.m., local time. so that's 6:00 p.m. our time. you can see the cloud there that produced the tornado. i think it's still on the ground. i think it just moved east and south of el more city and headed closer to -- zooming in here -- it looks to me like it's headed closer to a place called wind wood, where the tornado warning is in effect. right now, we don't see anything from that cloud, that is one ominous looking cloud. again, that is in the south-central oklahoma. they are chasing this. it was on the ground at one time at one time around el more city, sit closer to wind wood. this is where the warning is. there's el more city, the storm has moved east of that. across 35. there's win wood, the tornado warning continues until 5:00 local time, 6:00 our time for wind wood, big time hail. that comes back on the ground, impressive looking sight. >>> appreciate that, topper. well, four people are behind bars. two 18-year-olds and a 19-year

. >>> in southern oklahoma damage from another tornado stretches for miles. homes are destroyed, two people killed. may is prime season for tornadoes in the area and there's a chance for severe weather again later this week. >>> a tornado did inspire a magical moment though when two colorado teens posed for a prom picture. charlie and allie took shots at the dance but it was this pick with the tornado in the background that has gone viral. the severe storm actually delayed the start of prom by 45 minutes. now charlie is modest about the kodak moment they shared as mother nature went wild. >> another prom picture. >> but one with a huge tornado in it. >> i didn't think it would get that much attention. i thought it was cool. we catch weird nature stuff like that all the time. but this one, the public liked it, i guess. >> allie is calling the picture a once-in-a-lifetime experience. >> the calm before the storm. >>> investigators are looking into whether music legend prince died from an overdose. yesterday, detectives revisited the singer's paisley park home.

the severe weather is connected with a system that spawned violent tornadoes across southern oklahoman monday, killing two people several homes. brooke carter was relieved her mother survived. >> she made it out alive. her neighbor didn't. but we're glad that we have her. all this stuff can be replaced. >> reporter: back here in mayfield, these cars, these violent winds pretty much destroyed these cars. they were tossed around like children's toys. this one behind me stacked on top of this truck here. and we counted in this parking lot at least 60 cars that were damaged from the tornado. and we are not out of all of this bad weather just yet. more severe weather is expected today in the southern plains and the midwest. gayle? >> wow, those pictures tell the story of how strong those winds were. thank you very much. >>> police say a deadly stabbing spree in massachusetts could have been much worse if not for one man's heroic action. two victims were killed in this rampage. at least five others were attacked. an off-duty sheriff's deputy shot and killed the attacker. remains unclear tod

southern plains. at least o through the oklahoma countryside. a number of buildings were destroyed. severe weather threatens more than 40 million people from the gulf coast all the way up to iowa. manuel bojorquez is in mt. pleasant, texas. manuel? >> reporter: well, scott, it is a large system that is sweeping east and expected to impact this portion of north texas and parts of the southern plains. already in oklahoma, it has spawned at least three large tornadoes late this afternoon. there are reports of one being up to a mile wide. they were captured on tape as they rolled through rural areas near pawls valley about an hour south of oklahoma city. the national weather service issued warnings, telling oklahoma residents to take cover. we have seen early pictures of damage and there are late reports that there's at least one death in garvin county, oklahoma. the same system produced tornadoes over the weekend in colorado, either destroying or damage hangful of structures in the town of ray. only minornj reported there. tornadoes are not the only threat as we head into the night hou

the severe weather is connected with the system that spawned violent tornadoes across southern oklahoma on monday killing two people and leveling several homes. brook carter was relieved her mother managed to survive. >> she made it out alive. our neighbor didn't, but we're really glad we have her. so all this stuff can be replaced. >> back here in mayfield, those violent winds tossed cars around like they were children's toys. look at this car stacked right on top of this truck. we counted in this parking lot at least 60 vehicles that were damaged by that tornado, and the worst of the weather is not over just yet. we're expecting more severe weather later today in the southern plains and in the midwest. gayle. >> wow, those pictures really tell the story of how strong those winds were. thank you very much. >>> police say a deadly stabbing spree in massachusetts could have been much worse if not for one man's heroic actions. two victims were killed in this rampage, five others attacked. an off duty sheriff's deputy shot and killed the attacker. the motive unclear. it started in a home a

southern plains. already in oklahoma, it has spawned at least three large tornadoes late this afternoon. there are reports of one being up to a mile wide. they were captured on tape as they rolled through rural areas near pawls valley about an hour south of oklahoma city. the national weather service rsued warnings, telling oklahoma residents to take cover. we have seen early pictures of hemage and there are late reports that there's at least one death in garvin county, thlahoma. the same system produced dornadoes over the weekend in colorado, either destroying or damaging a handful of structures in the town of ray. njly minor injuries were reported there. tornadoes are not the only threat as we head into the night hours for this part of the country. the storms, scott, are capable of producing high winds, large and damaging hail, and flash floods. >> pelley: manuel bojorquez, thanks. well, in western canada rain was deliverance for fire crews praying for a break. light showers and cooler temperatures helped slow the explosive wildfire that they call "the beast." tr least 620 square miles

this warm front causing severe weather outbreak across portions of the southern planes. oklahomatached to it.tached t i mention this because the video coming out of there from the past hour out of parts of oklahoma city around i35 a large tornado, tons of damage, probably be talking about thatt as we go through the rest evening. looks likes ef2 or three there. temperatures in the 60s. cloudy cool damp kind of evening. we'll have the same thing tuesday. high temperatures to the north. showers as early as tomorrowrow morning. then probably a second round ind the evening. here how it place outer fox fox future cast, there's some rain, light for the drive in. there's our break. later tomorrow night, chance for heavier bands of rain coming through as sections of the storm keep rolling on it. waves of rain early tomorrowly t morning. and and then probably after dark tomorrow night that's tuesday.ts the rest of this evening isolated shower through the n clock hour. its very very spotty.pott even by 11 p.m. maybe drizzle. majority of the overnight is dry until tomorrow morning.orni lows

storm moved east ward on sunday and there was also reported tornadoes there and also across southern parts of oklahoma also in parts of nebraska. this is a wide system and not only in the form of tornadoes or funels but also bringing flash flood to go many flood inteas, large hail in addition to dangerous lighting. the storm system is moving east ward, eastern parts of oklahoma and extending to parts of knot eastern texas and part of arkansas, the big concern with the storm system will be the threat for damaging winds, large hail and yet again for tornadoes out there. the greatest risk area is high lighted in orange across map, north eastern texas and southern parts of missouri, third day that we are tracking more severe weather across parts of the center of the nation. we will keep you updated. anywhere from texas up into parts of missouri and even into iowa. lauren: you stay safe too. nicole: donald trump says his ambitious tax plan may involve raising taxes on the wealthy. wealth. >> for the wealthy, i think it should go up. nicole: we will tell you what to expect. you're watching fbn:am, first loo

this funnel cloud formed over southern oklahoma. e no reports of any serious damage or injuries. southern colorado, where tornadoes this weekend damaged homes and farms and sent five people to the hospital. >>> two soccer fans were seriously injured when a massive brawl broke out sunday after a state championship match in brazil. as the game between arch-rivals ended, fans poured on to the field to attack players. referees and each other. >>> in case you didn't know how snapping turtles got their name, this golfer in this instagram video shows that picking up a snapping turtle probably isn't a good idea. he poses for pictures but gets too close, and the turtle outstretches its neck and all. as far as we can tell, nobody got hurt. >> whoa. >> we've had animal segments where the snapping turtle -- you didn't pay attention. i watch to live and survive. i could have told the dude. >> it is cd turtle. >> it's the slinky neck. >> the plastic man. >> rename it the long, stretchy neck, snapping turtle. >> tamron, thank you. >>> now to the st

this is the scene in the southern part of oklahoma where heavy rains caused flooding.'re looking right now at the scene outside of a mall but it looks more like a lake. >> turned into a pretty good elephants tornado right now. >> folks in oklahoma are experiencing a lot of wild weather. take a look at that funnel cloud forming a tornado as the camera rolled yesterday. not only dealing with high winds but golf ball size hail as well and boy these kind of storms are sweeping across several other states today. i guess all of which says to us maybe don't complain so much about the showers that have been off and on all day. >> not so bad. >> not so bad for us and really across a country. hyper spring weather we're seeing around here. another rainy wet week for us. this week from a very slow moving weather front we have to deal with. you see the showers coming through the area from west to east. sliding into areas in hagerstown and frederick. a warm front that's way down here making its way up and near us for tomorrow. some shower activity out there right now around areas of

southern plains. overnight a possible tornado touching down along the oklahoma/texas border. this new video showing heavy winds and hail tearing apart trees. further south the flood emergency remaining in corpus christi, this morning after a foot of rain since the weekend. the flash flood threat will remain throughout the week according to accuweather's paul williams. >> surge of gulf moisture is going to make for flooding and flash flood threat all the way to thursday. so this is elongated event even beyond the storms just happening for today. flooding expected i-20, i-40 across arkansas, louisiana, mississippi, oklahoma and a good chunk of texas. >> the wild weather also stretching east, cold and blustery conditions in new england. so windy and boston history has fallen. a 160-year-old ben franklin statue toppling over. >>> in maine a record-breaking spring snowstorm. less than two weeks until memorial day and people are digging out with 6 inches of snow on the ground. all of this happening in lay mate. now that late season snow shouldn't stick around too long. temperatures

. >> reporter: dangerous hail hit the southern plains, leaving behind damage in oklahoma where heath underwood is an emergency manager. >> the guys took shelter so they wouldn't get hit. >> reporter: shelter for this family was the narrow hallway. >> door shut, door shut. two matresses and pillows. >> reporter: the tornado shifted their house several feet off their foundation as they clutched ton their two daughters including 4-month-old rowan. alone, 100 homes were damaged or destroyed. manuel borocanes. >>> stony brook university is investigating a possible sex assault. the student says the man approached her and started touching her, and then she pushed him away and she ran from the bathroom. >>> trouble for tourists today. they ended up in handcuffs this is is a live picture of the bridge. at 6:00 this morning, to two men were caught walking on the beam mid-span. police say they wanted to take pictures of the sunrise. there's been a number of tourists arrested for trespassing on the bridge including the german artists who swapped the american flags for white ones on the bridge. >

>> reporter: this morning residents in texas and oklahoma are waking up knee deep in water, after a severe weather system walloped parts of the southernral tornados, reported in the oklahoma panhandle. in parts of texas, forecasters say more than 11 inches of rain fell in a 24-hour period in the corpus christi area. the oso creek cresting over 24 feet, more than four feet above the flood stage. police blocked off several major roads, but despite repeated warnings, some stubborn drivers tried making their way through, only to get swallowed up by rivers of water in the streets. >> if flooding does not end. >> reporter: in houston after a days-long deluge of rain, residents stranded in their homes posted videos on social media. >> no, i'm not on the bank of a river. i'm on the curb of my street. >> reporter: biting hail and violent winds gusting up to 70 miles per hour pounded residents in spearman, texas. while back in oklahoma, heavy winds and rain kept many hunkered down in their homes as the region braces for yet another cluster of storms today. >> and that was nbc's kerry sanders reporting. >>> we have a sad twist to tell you about.

severe thunderstorms are expected across the central and southern plain, parts of kansas and oklahoma are at risk for tornadoes. friday california was in the cross hairs, parts of ontario were flooded, no one was hurt. despite that rain, a new drought still experiencing moderate to exceptional draught. but for the first time in more than three years, a small portion of the state just 10% is now draughtfree. >> north carolina legislators are facing a federal deadline regarding the state's controversial bathroom bill. the u.s. department of justice says the law violates the civil rights of transgender people and they're asking state leaders to do something about it by monday. marly hall is following this. >> it is a controversial issue that has parked protests, lawsuits and most recently federal disapproval. the department of justice says forcing transgender people to use public rest rooms that correspond with their birth sex violates the civil rights act. north carolina governor pat mccrory addressed republicans at the state convention today and supported the measure. >> common sense p

taking a look at the forecast you can see several inches of rain possible from southern texas through parts of oklahoma. but out here there's some purple showing up. that means we could potentially be seeing 8 inches of additional rainfall. that's a huge concern in terms of additional flooding. the risk of severe storms in place across texas as well with damaging winds large hail flash flooding and isolated tornadoes possible. the threat extending across the florida panhandle and as far north as wisconsin. in the eastern u.s. we have been dealing with a lot of moisture. you can see the rain still coming down out here. several inches of rain still possible across eastern parts of north carolina over the next few days. abby and heather? >> hoping everyone stays safe. maria molina thanks for that. >>> breaking details. the suspected gunmen and army accused of a deadly rampage may be suffering from ptsd. they are trying to figure out what caused him to open fire. he served four tours in afghanistan. his father believes this is really a ptsd thing. he moved from california to texas to live in a p compound s

dngerous hail also descended over parts of the southern plains, leaving behind damage in oklahoma, where keith underwood is an engineer of emergency manager. >> we didn't have time to react to it. >> reporter: back in lindale, texas, shelter was this narrow hallway. this is where you rode it out? >> right here, door shut, door shut, two mattresses and pillows. t reporter: the tornado shifted their house several feet off its foundation as they clutched on to their two daughters, including four-month-old roen. >> trying to think about how we're supposed to hold on to them-- >> and try to keep the wall up. >> and try to keep the wall up at the same time. >> reporter: how do you do dat? >> you can't. the lord does it for you. >> reporter: despite the destruction here so far, only minor injuries have been reported, but dozens have been displaced. jim, emergency officials estimate that in this county hone, nearly 100 homes have been damaged or destroyed. >> axelrod: manuel, thank you very much. jeff jamison is tracking the storms at our affiliate in dallas, ktvt. jeff, the trouble is not just

southern plains. already in oklahoma, it has spawned at least three large tornados late this afternoon.re are reports of one being up to a mile wide. they were captured on tape as they rolled through rural areas near paul's valley, an hour south of oklahoma city. national weather service issued warnings telling oklahoma residents to take cover. we have seen early pictures of damage. late reports of at least one depth in oklahoma. the same system produced tornados over the weekend in colorado, either destroying tore damaging a handful of structures in the town of ray. there. tornados are not the only threat as we head into the night hours for this part of the country. the storms scott are capable of producing high wind, large, damaging hail and flash floods. >> manuel bojorquez, thanks. >>> in western canada rain was deliverance for fire crews praying for a break. light showers and cooler temperatures helped slow the explosive wildfire that they called the beast. at least 620 square miles of oil country has burned. ben tracy made it to the belly of the beast. >> reporter: inside fort mcm

southern u.s. severe thunderstorms are taking particular aim at oklahoma, texas, and louisiana. residents of corpus christie, texas, say they've never seen flooding like this before and they got as much as a foot of rain in just five or six hours. hundreds of vehicles stalled out and dozens mpb people had to be rescued. that same storm system also produced damaging winds and the occasional tornado like this one in oklahoma near the new mexico boarder. luckily now significant damages or injurie investigators are expect 20d place the blame for last year's fatal amtrak crash in philadelphia. the reason is distracted driving. a source close to the investigation says the engineer was paying too much attention to radio traffic about another problem. a rock thrown at a philadelphia commuter train. the amtrak train went into a curve much too fast. eight passengers were killed in that derailment. >>> federal investigators have arrived at the scene of a deadly plane crash in mississippi. four people traveling from texas to virginia were killed when the plane went down. abc's steve osunsam

oklahoma. it's just one southern state dealing with severe weather. we'll get an update on the morning noon or night there's always a moment to discover visit annapolis and create your moment >>> developing right now, firefighters say that the air is extremely dangerous to bring around ft. mcmurray canada. even though they're not threatening the city at this time, the wildfires are burning out of control. crews have evacuated about 8,000 workers. that's only a fraction of the tens of thousands of workers picked up and left some weeks have not been able to make it home. some of the latest pictures we're getting of this week's severe weather, this is down south include this twister tearing through the state of oklahoma but fortunately leaving minimal damage in its wake. still, as nbc's kerry sanders reports the cleanup costs from this weather could keep skyrocketing after today. >> reporter: violent weather in the plain states just 20 miles from here in oklahoma city winds were clocked at 69 miles an hour. but the real focus has been on tornadoes. here

southern plains. at least three large tornadoes ripped through the oklahoma countryside, one of them a mile wide. the national weather service issued numerous tornado warnings telling those in the tornado's path to get underground, take cover, get in your basement. the same system produced tornadoes over the weekend in colorado, thankfully only minor injuries there, that severe weather system pushing east, our forecast coming up. >>> a rainy winter not enough to spare us from a future of water rationing to some extent, governor brownish aweing this executive order to permanently continue -- brown issuing this executive order to permanently continue rationing restrictions saying drought conditions report. monthly reports from cities on water usage, we're looking at a been on hosing down -- a ban on hosing down your driveway and sidewalk as well as car washing unless your hose has a shutoff nozzle and no watering lawns within 48 hours of rain. next week the state waterboard may decide to give local communities more leeway to set limits until a revised state plan is in place. >>> in millbrae homeown