a hospital in southwest iowa suffering a direct hit. the mayor of preston saying there are no fatalities and patients are being moved to a safe location. now, back to "paying at the pump". e selling my truck pretty soon. we're not making any money. >> the end user that is paying the extra money for whatever services or products we're moving. it makes it harder but it's the customers the end user that is suffering. >> it affects you at the market, your clothing and every way possible you can imagine. any time you fuel you need fuel to keep you warm. it's just horrible. >> it's extra money they have to spend for products that normally wouldn't cost as much. it adds up quick. >> we are spending too much money on the fuel. with the money get it back, it's not enough. >> you can't survive in this day and age. too much money. something has to be done. >>> you're right something has to be done. until something is done things are going to get worse. you may not know exactly how much high fuel prices impact your life. it is dramatic. we'll show

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going to cause all kinds of havoc, over portions of oklahoma, eastern kansas, western missouri, southwest iowaand portions of nebraska. this whole region right now, saturday night, particularly late saturday night, into early sunday, a very high risk for very damaging storms, tornado activity, expected in this region. they've already been warned, these people, a day ahead of time. warm, moist air here. cold air coming in behind it. cold, dry air. a lot of spin in the atmosphere. cold jet stream coming down from california. moving up that way. keeps us in the warm air here in the eastern half of the united states. until that front begins to move through in our region. that won't be until tuesday night, wednesday. maybe a shower with it. in the meantime, clear skies, really, really lovely weather all weekend long. go out and make some plans. nice weather all weekend. warming up. maybe a brief shower early sunday or late saturday night. but very warm, second and monday, as i said, could get close to records. winds on the bay, picking up. up to 25 knots. it will be out of the southwest generally.

in southwest iowa that search will be extensive.or of thurman said 90% of the town is damaged or destroyed. after the tornado more bad weather forced all 300 residents to evacuate to a nearby town. we'll turn now to thurman, to the emergency management director for freeman county. he'll join us very shortly. as you can imagine it's very difficult to get people on the phone because the power is out, the electricity is out, and that is just such a press. until we get him back on the line let's turn to what's happening in afghanistan. the violence this morning in kabul, afghanistan, reminds us that there is a war going on. tens of thousands of american troops are deployed there right now. it's been a very long, tough fight. couple that now with the ended war in iraq and we get a picture of the hardships that the troops have been living with for a decade. for many soldiers the war doesn't stop when they come home and that's the subject of nick kristof's column in the "new york times" this morning. he's the author of the papers on the gr

. >>> in southwest iowa the mare of thurmon says 90% of the town is damaged or destroyed. tornado more bad weather forced all 300 residents to evacuate to a nearby town. >>> wichita, kansas, is the largest city to have been struck, and emergency crews are still trying to assess the full extent of the damage there. a mobile home park and an airport are among the areas hardest hit. cnn national correspondent susan candiotti has the latest. what have you been able to see? >> reporter: well, it's been a rough night, certainly, for people here in kansas, randy, because throughout the night you had funnel clouds sited and many of them touching down as they were hopscotching across the state. we also heard sirens going off in downtown wichita throughout that area, and late m night they discovered that a funnel cloud did apparently touch down hitting a mobile home park that's about a half mile away from where we are. they have it closed off that area to us, so this is close as we can get at this point. however, there is, well, relatively good news. unfortunately, ten to 15 of thos

time and another one until midnight for southern iowa and northwestern missouri and a number of tornado warnings are in effect. west of wichita and southwestin portions of nebraska. what the warnings mean is a tornado could be on the ground. the high risk area where we expect to see violently tornadoes that could last several minutes or over an hour and stay on the ground producing catastrophic damage for nebraska and parts of oklahoma. big cities in that cell. oklahoma city, wichita and omaha. hopefully everyone stays alert. >> at this point, the weather is upon them so there's no getting in the car and driving out. you have to stay there and hunker down and get low or below ground. right? >> that's right. or a storm shelter, so you have to have a plan. we're headed in the overnight hours so you won't be able to see a tornado. you have to take the warnings seriously. >> thank you very much for that update. >>> it's a case that's sparked outraging over government regulation, one iconic's companies ability to do business the way it has for decades. the government had years to determine whether gibson guitars did anything wrong by importing

order was to push price out of missouri and keep him out hallek ordered samuel curtis of iowa to advance into southwest missouri, find price, bring him to battle, and destroy him. if price refused to stand and fight, curtis, and i quote here, curtis was to drive him into the wilderness. by wilderness, hallek meant arkansas. curtis was an 1831 west point graduate who resigned from the army after only a couple years of service. he prospered as an attorney, a civil engineer, a businessman, and a politician. a man of many interests, he help found the republican party, and he was at one time, founder and president of the union pacific railroad corporation. he also was an avid gardner and tended to halt in the middle of campaigns to wander through fields looking for wild flowers. when the civil war erupted, kurtis resigned his seat in the u.s. house of representatives. he was iowa's very first congressman. and he offered his services to the u.s. war department. the aging general in chief of the u.s. army, winfield scott, remembered curtis from the mexican war. and he essentially arranged his appointment to g

iowa. officials at the greater regional medical center in crescent said no one was hurt. it is about 75 miles southwest of des moines. >> two of them spinning around. landing in the bathroom. it was all over with, pretty much. >> there are no reported injuries. much of the small town of thermon, iowa, has been destroyed by a possible tornado. officials say about 75% of the town is damaged. many took refuge at city hall. >> and more weather at this time in nebraska. it is not a tornado. check out this unusual sight in norfolk. hail fell an inch thick in places. hail fell on top of rain causing difficult driving conditions. >> now the closing of two best buy stores. 11 news reporter nadia ramdass has more on where this leaves workers and customers. >> 11 news captured employers walking out of the hunt valley best buy store, after being notified the store location will be closing for good may 12. >> it seems like it is really convenient right here. so it is a shame they are closing it. >> unfortunately it has been like that for a while here in baltimore. >> the maryland stores are among 50 stores best buy

in iowa, a grower reports that next to no corn has been planted in the southwest part of the state as of the end of march. he expects planting to begin in earnest the week of april 9, the weather pending, of course. up next, it's time to talk the market. we're back in just two minutes. please stay with us. >> this portion of u.s. farm report is brought to you by... >> we have tim, top third ag marketing. we have mike hogan. and gentlemen, we had a report last week. before we get into the report coming up next tuesday, can you tell me what happened in the four-day markets that we had after the last report? who would like to give me a summary? >> i can start off with that, al. when you look at the report, we had some follow-through earlier this week, especially on the old crop corn and certainly beans took off. we're having a flattening-off period at this time. when you look ahead to the report that's coming up, i think it's going to be, does the usda kind of carry up those numbers? we've noticed that the reports have been somewhat going back and forth between the bull and the bear news

iowa. so far, nobody was hurt. the staff is working to move patients. creston is 75 miles southwestf des moines. >> it is raining like crazy. everything was spinning around. reining in the bathroom. all over, pretty much. >> the transformer blew and the wind was flying. flying straight across. i put my back against my car. >> no injuries, but much of the town of thurmond dock, -- semin is destroyed. 75% is damaged. no one in the town of 250 has been injured. residents took refuge in city hall because that was the only building that still in power. more severe weather this time in nebraska. it is not a tornado, but check out this site. a large amount of hail fell. accumulating up to 1 inch. the hail fell on top of a couple of inches of rain. that caused slick driving conditions. >> to the closing of two best buy stores in the baltimore area. >> 11 news captured in place walking out of the hunt valley best buy store on saturday after being notified the store in the interim harbor store location will be closing for good. may 12. >> inside it is convenient right here. it is a shame they

southwest. sunday, sunday! looking at rain in new england. we're expecting sunshine in the pacific northwest. risk of strong storms texas into southern iowan around the >> mostly sunny skies today. it is look cool and breezy. we expect wind about 10 to 20 miles per hour. >>> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, thank you, al. >>> coming up next, ashley judd fires back at the rumors about her appearance. she'll set the record straight right after these messages. ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour 1 on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour 3. [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] zyrtec®. love the air. [ female announcer ] this week only, save up to $11 on zyrtec® products. see sunday's newspaper. introducing gold choice. the freedom you can only get from hertz to keep the car you reserved or simply choose another. and it's free. ya know, for whoever you are that day. it's

iowa. look for rain along the southeastern atlantic coast on down into florida. sunny and warm through the southwesty in los angeles. >> good morning.degr the further we go into the day, the better the forecast will get. it will become mostly sunny and pleasant. >>> and don't forget, you can get your weather anytime you need it. go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. matt? >> all right, al, thank you very much. >>> coming up, a 19-year-old girl who's making a lot of people feel more comfortable about their looks thanks to her incredible attitude. and by the way, her great skill with makeup. we'll meet her right after this. let's play indoors this weekend. all we need is a couple of gallons of our hardest-working paint... ...from the get-it-done place that gives us more top-rated brands than anywhere else... ...at prices that won't shake up our budget. let's make a one-wall statement... ...or tackle a total room takeover ...with paint that'll get the job done in fewer trips up and down the ladder. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. the number one brand of

iowa. look for rain along the southeastern atlantic coast on down into florida. sunny and warm through the southwestn los angeles. sunshine and 79 . >>> we are going to get sunshine and upper 70s right here in the bay area as well. good morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. temperatures on the climb from yesterday. 78 degrees is the forecasted high. 74 in oakland. 72 degrees in places like half moon bay. by tomorrow we jump up even more to 86 degrees, maxing out in terms of warm on saturday. some cities reaching that 90-degree mark. >>> and don't forget, you can get your weather anytime you need it. go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. matt? >> all right, al, thank you very much. >>> coming up, a 19-year-old girl who's making a lot of people feel more comfortable about their looks thanks to her incredible attitude. and by the way, her great skill with makeup. we'll meet her right after this. let's play indoors this weekend. all we need is a couple of gallons of our hardest-working paint... ...from the get-it-done place that gives us more top-rated brands than anywhere else

iowa. look for rain along the southeastern atlantic coast. on down into florida, sunny and warm in the southwestlos angeles, sunshine and 79 degrees. here's what's going on in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, we've got a blue sky over the fog. that's still lingers, parts of the region. captured by our sky watcher camera, a live view looking into virginia from upper northwest washington. what a chill still in the air throughout much of the region. we're still only in the 40s to near 50 degrees. and you'll need a light jacket this morning. later today you can shed the jacket as we climb to near 70 degrees by mid afternoon with lots of sun. increasing clouds tomorrow, into the 70s. could get some showers saturday, maybe some strong storms in the afternoon. >>> and don't forget, you can get your weather anytime you need it. go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. matt? >> all right, al, thank you very much. >>> coming up, a 19-year-old girl who's making a lot of people feel more comfortable about their looks thanks to her incredible attitude. and by the way, her great skill

southwest. sunday, sunday! looking at rain in new england. we're expecting sunshine in the pacific northwest. risk of strong storms texas into southern iowanderstorms thisorning. noticing out there looks like we'll see more of that activity heading throughout the next few hours at least. by this afternoon, accumulating enough warmth for stronger storms to fire off. as i widen out, you can see most of the moisture now centralized over the central valley. we'll hit about 60 degrees inland. over the weekend, drier around the bay area. hank you, al. >>> coming up next, ashley judd fires back at the rumors about her appearance. she'll set the record straight right after these messages. ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour 1 on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour 3. [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] zyrtec®. love the air. [ female announcer ] this week only, save up to $11 on zyrtec

southwest. sunday -- sunday, we're looking at rain in new england, we're expecting sunshine in the pacific northwest. risk of strong storms, texas into southern iowa the 40s around the region. later today, though, up around 60 degrees. we'll have winds gusting to around 30 miles per hour throughout the daylight hours. the winds will settle down tonight. we'll be cold again tomorrow morning, mid and upper 30s starting off friday morning. sunny tomorrow, highs mid 60s. a nice warming trend for the weekend, mostly sunny saturday afternoon highs low to mid 70s. even warmer on sunday. back to work and school monday, feeling like summertime, afternoon highs, mid latest weather. >> all right, thank you, al. >>> coming up next, ashley judd fires back at the rumors about her appearance. she'll set the record straight right after these messages. ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour 1 on the first day you take it. claritin® do