st. louisand we have video of the aftermath where an nbc reporter is working with us tonight. here, the radar at 6:15 tonight. you see the severe weather pattern that produced the twister. new video of the widespread damage continues to stream into the news room. high winds plilifted the roof oa concour concourse, injuring several people. this report was filed a short time ago. >> reporter: you have seen the damage. it looks like a war zone here. we have ambulances everywhere. tons of passengers. just ten minutes ago i stepped out of a news conference with the major and several county officials. they briefed us on the damage. the airport is closed. they're working on backup power from a generator right now. we'll let you take a listen for yourself. >> at approximately 8:15 this evening, the st. louis lambert airport was hit by a severe storm with heavy winds. there was a reported sighting of a tornado, although that has not been confirmed. the sirens are going off. when we came into the buildin

as we push in on st. louis here, we just learned reports that one of these twisters was a level 4 out of 5. >> ef-4 tornado. very rare. winds over 165 miles per hour. many of the tornados that made big news have been ef-3 tornados. it's not just the strength of the tornados but the frequency that has been incredible this year. let's take a look. >> wow! >> reporter: from the midwest, wisconsin, iowa, throughout the south, it seems like we've never seen so many tornados so big. >> oh, no, it's coming back. look at this. >> reporter: or such widespread destruction. preliminary reports of tornados from april are already at 559. if confirmed, this month will top the worst month on record. may of 2003 with 543. >> large tornado on the ground. >> reporter: so far, it's been a deadly season. 41 people have been killed by tornados compared to 45 in all of 2010. the driving force for these tornados can be traced to this year's la nina pattern. that's when the cooling of waters over the eastern pacific triggers a domino

how it impacts st. louis county, but the best news is, no one lost their life, we're still going to move forward, but we realized his families are devastated. our hearts go out to individual. volunteers, eeoc in st. louis county is open. and operational, we're going to do whatever we can to make this happen and go away, but the most things is, the city, the county, metro, the state, everybody's working together to get past this devastation. i'm going to thank all of you that are here this morning and help us as we go forward. >> you've been listening live to a press conference in st. louis. they're talking about the damage, still trying to get all that information coming in. they're still working to get things back up and running. at one point, 37,000 customers without power. lambert, st. louis international airport remains closed. sfo couple flights have been cancelled for passengers trying to get to st. louis. no word when that international airport in st. louis is going to open. >> if you have travel plans

st. louis right now. >>> it's a soggy start to your sunday morning. if, and, or when we expect it to wind down in just a few moments. >>> and good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. it is sunday, april 24. happy easter. >> the roads are wet this morning. if you have plans outside today, look out for those spring showers. let's get right to rosemary. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that easter egg hunt is going to be a bit soggy. low clouds over the area. you can see storm tracker 2 picking up a few showers. the north bay, light rain falling around a few areas. widespread moisture over areas. we head to the south bay. we have some over fremont this morning. a little bit of light rain falling over san francisco. again, looking at the possibility of a few scattered showers this morning. the afternoon still looks to be our best bet at getting dry weather. we'll take a look in a little bit. >>> at this hour, easter services are getting underway. community groups are also reaching out to peo

back out here at st. louis lambert international this evening, the first flights with passengers arrived this evening. we're expecting about eight or nine planes in here. also airlines will bring in planes empty tonight in advance of tomorrow's departures with passengers. they're hoping to get this airport up and running as we mentioned. however, there is going to be an issue with power. they hope to get the power in its entirety by noon tomorrow. >> mike seidel from st. louis, thank you. >>> there is more to come for another round of severe weather expected this weekend. for that, we turn to weather channel meteorologist kelly cass. >> hi, kate. yes, indeed, we are looking at the same setup. we can blame it on the unseasonably warm air we have been experiencing across the eastern half of the country. the jet stream being so active, all these low pressures developing, there has been a lot of warm moist air to work with. you see the southerly flow with the temperatures in the 80s from tennessee to arkansas. a co

the main airport in st. louis took a direct hit. but it happened on a friday evening so relatively few people were in the concourse that took the brunt of the damage. the airport's director is surprised at how fast they have been able to resume operations. >> i think it's amazing. so when i take a look at where we stood here on slide of night and looked at the damage around us -- on friday night and looked at the damage around us and were wondering if next week we could get operational. >> today they expect to function at 85% of normal. friday's tornado packing winds up to 200 miles per hour and it was the most powerful twister to hit st. louis since 1967. >>> powerful weather there not quite so busy here in the bay area. we are seeing some showers milder than in st. louis. wet weather this morning out the door, grab the umbrella. you can see the showers in the north bay, pushing through the golden gate and starting to stretch to the south of us, as well. we'll see more showers later on the. out the door this morning, in the 50s for

clean-up is under way around st. louis, missouri tonight. more than 24 hours after a severe storm caused widespread damage. officials say it's a miracle no one was killed by the extreme weather, which destroyed dozens of homes and shut down the st. louis airport. the national weather service says the tornado that tore through the area packed winds of up to 165 miles an hour. it created a path of destruction a half mile wide and 30 miles long. >> lambert airport in st. louis remains partly closed tonight with only a few inbounds flights allowed to land. some of the outbound flights are expected to resume tomorrow morning. we have airport video that was just released today showing the moments when the storm hit. hundreds of people were inside at the time. the tornado shattered the windows and blew glass and debris throughout the building. several people were taken to the hospital. but no one was severely injured. >> good portion of the roof is absolutely gone. every window is out of that as well as extensive damage to a number of the actual re

it was a difficult holiday sunday for so many in and around st. louis today after a fierce tornado rolled in friday night, destroying much of the airport and hundreds of homes. fortunately, there were few injuries and no deaths. the airport is open again, but not functioning at full capacity. but the big story today was the cleanup effort. people trying to pick up the pieces. and tonight much of the country is bracing for powerful storms. we begin tonight with the weather channel's mike seidel on the ground again in st. louis. good evening, mike. >> reporter: and good evening, kate. tonight this neighborhood looks like a bomb went off. the home behind me flattened by the twister. and on this easter sunday many are saying it's a miracle that no one was seriously injured.

. >> the cleanup continues in st. louis after a tornado leaves a path of instruction. good evening. i'm elizabeth cook. it's meant to help track down criminals, but today a police helicopter in los angeles was a gunman's target. tonight, one suspect is in police custody, accused of shooting the chopper, forcing it to make an emergency landing. >> a helicopter circled overhead after it was hit by a young man shooting a weapon. police say the 20-year-old suspect fired at officers who had responded to a call about shots fired as well as the chopper. one of the gunshots hit the helicopter's fuel tank, causing it to start smoking. the helicopter made an emergency landing. >> fortunately they were close so they were able to set down there. >> no one was hurt, but it could have been much worse. >> it's matter of a few feet. it's actually very close to the cockpit where the air crew is located. so we're fortunate that it did come close to impacting one of the crew members. >> officers quickly captured the gunman thanks, in part, to family members who subdued him. >> we spoke with family mem

this morning, residents in and around st. louis are surveying the devastation from friday's powerful tornado that incredibly didn't take a single life. the city's damaged airport is already up and running, just one sign of the resilient spirit of st. louis. nbc's frances co reports. >> reporter: planes are taking off today at st. louis' airport. it was pounded by what officials called the strongest tornado to hit the area since 1967. as workers continue to clean up the mess the twister left, the airport is handling about 70% of its normal schedule. officials say it may take a few days to get the airport fully up and running. >> i think it's amazing. so when i take a look at where we stood here on friday night. >> in nearby neighborhoods, rebuilding may take a little while longer. the storm damaged more than 750 homes. in bridgeton, missouri, battered by an ef-4 rated tornado, residents who lost everything are finding gratitude. >> this is a lot of devastation, we could have lost lives. we're grateful our family is fine and our neig

we brake >> alan: st. louis airport has re-opened at 70% of it capacity after a powerful toward struck last night. officials are amazed that no one was seriously injured. the governor says some 750 homes in the st. louis region were damaged and less than 100 are uninhabitable, president obama is promising disaster assistance, and the airport is running 70% capacity as we mentioned earlier. >> a big earth day celebration at the civic center plaza today. this year's earth day festival brought multicultural activities and engauging people to integrate green practices into their live. there was the clean air zone with biodiesel vehicles and state of the art bikes. the wellness zone featured movement and yoga classes and samples of organic and raw food. the festival is designed to encourage communities to address local and planetary environmental challenges. >> what going to happen to the easter bunny? >> leigh: the easter egg hunts may be a little on the damp side, depending on where you and are what time of day you

. >> i am from st. louis, missouri. a lot of you think i have said it in correctly when i said missouri. you think i got it slid into my southern dialect, right? no. i was not born in st. louis. i was born in nashville, tennessee, a little town side of nashville. that is where i grew up, went to high school, met and married my husband. moved back to st. louis where i lived part of my life. i heard people saying missouri and missouri. what is the correct pronunciation of our new home? the best place to go when you want information is where? >> [inaudible]. >> of course, we all know that. i went to the library and the librarian gave me a wonderful book and began a life long friendship with the librarian. missouri is the native american pronunciation. in their language it is the people of the big boats. one word means all of that. missouri. frenchman who came up the mississippi river. they said that would be a great place to have a trading post. they set up a trading post and called it st. louis. missouri became missouri.

passengers dive for cover as a tornado rips through the st. louis airport and surrounding neighborhoods. i'm russ mitchell. also tonight, in libya with nato forces pounding his strongholds, why is moammar qaddafi handing over defense of misurata to local tribesmen? street art. a high-profile museum exhibition starts a new debate over whether graffiti is art or vandalism. and the common touch. with the big wedding less than a week away, the young royals are going all out to show they're in touch with the british public. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: good evening, residents of st. louis tonight are still sifting through the aftermath of a tornado that took out homes and forced the city's only passenger airport to shut down. in the past 24 hours, violent thunderstorms have raced from oklahoma to indiana, but the damage in st. louis could have an impact on air travel for days. the good news? amazingly, no one was killed. cynthia bowers has the latest. >> go back inside! >> reporter: witnesses

the strongest was the strongest to hit st. louis in 40 years but amazingly no report of fatalities. >> a new poll shows a significant shift in californians using higher taxes to balance the budget. 60% of those surveyed say they support an election to extend a temporary tax hike. only 33% back the republican plan of balancing the budge by cutting state services. >>> the governor had asked for a special election to be held in june but republicans refused to go along with it. l.a. times poll also found that only 44% approve of the job that governor brown is doing. >> firefighters are opposing a plan that would outsource the department. it would put it in the hands of a private company. lisa amin gulezian has more. >> reporter: firefighters in san carlos are working overtime this weekend. >> we're looking for support from citizens like you. >> they are not fighting fires but though are fighting for what they think is best for the community now, that san carlos needs a new funding partner. >> the city of san carlos is making an attempt

this american airlines flight to st. louis here at laguardia airport is among the cancellations. >> reporter: the severe weather also flattened homes, tore the roof off a church, and flipped over cars in the suburbs around the airport. amazingly no one was killed. a handful of people suffered mine or injuries. >>> native americans trying to block construction over a sacred burial site in vallejo held a vigil and inner faith gathering today. this is the ninth day they are protesting. the native americans say the ancient burial ground is sacred space and shouldn't be touched. a large crowd joined tribe members in protest today. >> i think it is beautiful. i think that we have people from all walks of life that have come out to support us and to pray with us and to understand what the issues are and really want this place to remain open land. >> the department of justice and state senator noreen evans stepped in and came to a resolution between the parties. >>> trying something new to protect businesses. anne makovec on the debat

today, business as usual at the st. louis airport. passengers coming and going as the work week begins. a far cry from how travelers along one row of gates watched the storm bear down on them. a security camera shows the fierce storm turning the concourse into a terrifying wind tunnel, sending big pieces of debris flying through the air. >> there was this gust of wind and then it came up into the checkpoint and windows were cracking and breaking, and glass went everywhere. >> reporter: nearly hamp the terminal's windows shattered, part of the roof peeled off, jetways crushed. >> all the alarms started going off, and people were spooked, and the tsa members came running down saying get into the bathroom. get into the bathroom. >>> at least two planes rode out the twister on the tarmac. >> we had been lifted from the gate and moved a good 15 to 20 feet from the gate. >> reporter: miraculously, no one was seriously injured. officials credited an early warning system. >> as police tried to say to people, ladies and gentlemen, we have to m

and to st. louisin, little rock, indianapolis likely to see severe storms that could spawn tornados into monday. tuesday the same area plus some into the ohio valley as that low moves into the great lakes. then it pushes further east. we're talking the tennessee valley, louisville, cleveland and then over into the d.c. area. by the end of the week, we could be talking the entire eastern seaboard. even on up into the megalopolis city. we're talking 40% of the nation, kate, would be affected by this outbreak. >> samantha mohr, thank you. >>> now to libya, where rebels have been claiming that moammar gadhafi's army was holding its fire in the key city of misrata. today gadhafi's forces literally blew that theory apart. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel begins there tonight. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, kate. it appears the rebels were celebrating about what was going on in misrata prematurely. today saw some of the heaviest fighting yet in misrata as unrest is continuing

tonight the cleanup continues in st. louis after a powerful tornado leaves a path of destruction. >>> and royal preparation underway in england. what prince william is expected to stay about his late mother. good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. ann notarangelo has the night off. >>> a concert in san francisco tonight has a special purpose. it is part of the it gets better campaign to end bullying of gay teens but the organizer is not an industry professional. as linda yee shows us he is a 13-year-old dynamo with a cause. >> thank you so much for coming out. >> reporter: he is only 13. but don't underestimate noah's determination. his cause, education against bullying. he was deeply affected by news of the gay rutgers student delivered to suicide. >> stu side is such a terrible thing. and i felt like suicide is because you are being bullied for being gay is just so ridiculous and should not be happening but i really needed to do something to help that. >> reporter: so this 4'10" mini mogul in the making organized this concert toni

here at laguardia airport this american airlines flight to st. louiss among the cancellations. >> reporter: the severe weather also destroyed two dozen homes and damaged hundreds of others. tore the roof off a church and flipped over cars in suburbs around the airport. >> my whole life flashed before me and i hope i never experience that again. >> reporter: the national weather service says at its strongest the tornado had wind speeds measuring more than 166 american making it the most powerful to hit st. louis since 1967. >> it is certainly devastating. it is really heart wrenching to see the amount of homes that have been destroyed. flattened. the number of businesses that have sustained significant damages. >> reporter: another storm hit the small airport in illinois saturday night damaging the hangar and office building. in new york for cbs news. >>> the search will resume tomorrow for an 11-year-old missing in the forest. he was hiking with his family last night when he disappeared. the boy's father told searchers his son apparently slid down a st

the st. louis airport remains closed tonight after a tornado ripped through the main terminal and cause severe damage. this camera shows exactly what happened when the twister hit. crews are working long hours to get it reopened. as michael reports, some of the damage is devastating. >> tornado. >> a tornado that struck lambert st. louis international airport tore off part of the roof and blew out the windows. wind howling in and employees running to safety as parts of the ceiling come crashing down. >> we got to the terminal, lights were out. there was glass everywhere. it was open. there was blood everywhere from where people had been cut. >> the damage to the airport is so substantial the city shut it down until sunday morning. except for limited arrival saturday night. >> as you see, we're not going to have the prettiest airport tomorrow. but we will have an operating expairpt it's a good thing for us. >> the closure of the airport is having a ripple effect across the country. here at laguardia

it >> a dark and stormy night in st. louis at the airport.he wind whipping past the giant when those in concourse 'c' >> the skies with black. >> the sirens. the windows started coming out at one time! >>pam: as the windows started crumbling and security guards hustled people towards the bathrooms and ran for their lives of dodging debris pushed by wind and a strong as 160 m.p.h. some passengers were already strapped in their seats waiting to leave the gate. >> we were looking to the left of the debris. >> you could see the airport with the mother's blood, glass, debris, people were inside. >>pam: nixon became clear the next day the concourse group-the amount of damage came clear the next day. if the mayor of st. louis gave the media a tour. >> this is the worst hit airport, the roof is off. this is the worst part of the airport, this is a real not be operational for quite some time. >>pam: this map shows the tremendous path ride across the runway tearing through nearby towns destroying subdivisions and thousands of smahomes and people left h

now to st. louis where tonight folks are pick up the pieces of their lives two days after that violent tornado tore through the city and suburbs. up to 100 homes were destroyed. 650 others damaged by the twister which packed 200-mile- per-hour winds. miraculously there were no deaths. robin smith of cbs affiliate kmov-tv has the latest. >> reporter: on this easter sunday, despite heavy damage to local churches, st. louisans are giving thanks that no one was killed or even seriously injured in the devastating tornado. e.f. force winds up to 200 miles per hour slammed into the northern community of bridgeton. 18-year-old brianna mcintyre was at home with a friend when the storm hit. >> we just hear this ripping noise above us. it's just crazy. i've never heard anything like it. >> reporter: it has been a terrible year for brianna mcintyre. she lost her mother cancer only a few months ago, and now the family home lies in ruins. >> i think we're going to make it. i have really good family, really good fri

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then the team will face the st. louis cardinals. nbc bay area's monte francis is live with the story. >> reporter: the stadium is full for this sold-out game. all the attention is on those rings. the chronicle had a special edition today with the headline "diamond certified." now thousands of fans lined up here several hours in advance of the ceremony. that's because many of them wanted to be among the first 20,000 fans to enter the ballpark and to receive a commemorative world series ring keychain. they also say they are here to be a part of history to mark the team's first world series win last season, since 1958. some fans started lining up here as early as 9:30 this morning. we even ran into a celebrity, dot marie jones. she brought her nephew to the game. >> it's amazing. you know, to be honest, i haven't been in the new stadium. so i'm really excited because i haven't been to the game in years. >> we're tired. we want to get in there and see the game. but it's good. everyone is excited. black and orange. it's awesome. >> and a

st. louis tornadoes. a twister rips through the city's airport, lifting a roof off a terminal building, stranding passengers, and damaging cars. several people are reported injured. thousands are without power. we'll have a live report. >>> holiday gas prices. with the average price of a gallon nearing $4 nationwide, american families are sticking closer to home this easter weekend. how high could these prices eventually climb? we'll talk to an industry insider. >>> and royal guest list. just six days before the wedding of prince william and kate middleton, the official guest list has been released. we'll tell you who made the final cut, and take a look at the couple's plans before they walk down the aisle friday at westminster abbey. all that and more "early" this saturday morning, april 23rd, all that and more "early" this saturday morning, april 23rd, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> a bit rainy in new york city. good morning to you. welcome to "the early show," i'm rebecca jarvis. >> and i'm russ mi

in the news, the st. louisr getting slammed by an apparent tornado. windows were shattered and part of the roof of the main terminal was ripped off. 24 reported tornadoes tore through 5 states last night. no serious injuries have been reported. >>> and japan's government has proposed a special $50 billion budget to help rebuild that country. part of that money will go towards building 100,000 temporary homes. this is expected to be the first installment of reconstruction funding. >>> and general motors is on track to reclaim the title of world's biggest-selling automaker this year. a remarkable turnaround after recovering from bankruptcy. gm sales have been strong in the u.s. and also in china. number one, toyota, has been hurt by recalls and problems associated with that japanese earthquake. >>> and finally, for good friday, more than two dozen inmates in florida, are allegedly changing their ways. they were baptized yesterday by the prison chaplain. church leaders say they're teaching the inmates how to becom

church goers in st. louis thankful, and at services with even part of their church gone.ere's jeremy hubbard. >> reporter: a welcome sign over st. louis sunday. flights back in the air. more than 150 departures, even as work crews and street sweepers continue to clear tornado debris below. but for the weary travelers who finally made it home -- the headachers have just begun. >> looks like the passenger window may be a little windy going home. it's full of water. >> reporter: a sense of humor difficult to muster when you survey the damage around here. officials say it will take months and millions to fix this airport. its history, once famously detailed in the movie "up in the air." >> are you kidding? lambert field? wright brothers flew through there. >> reporter: we went back to the spot where george clooney is standing, and today, it looks like this. covered in boarded up windows after the twister ripped the roof off the main concourse, sending debris flying and travelers running for cover. ♪ at easter mass, this congregation was full of storm victims. >> just like to

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. >>> easter sunday in st. louis was a day for a remembering miracles, despite widespread damage from a tornado friday, no one was killed or seriously injured. as jeremy hubbard reports, that city's busy airport was hit hard. >> reporter: a welcome sign over st. louis, flights back in the air, more than 150 departures even as work crews and street sweepers continue to clear tornado debris below. but for the weary travelers who finally made it home, the headaches have just begun. >> there, it's like the passenger window might be a little windy going home. it's full of water right now. >> reporter: a sense of humor difficult to muster when you survey the damage around here. officials say it will take months and millions to fix this airport. its history, once famously detailed in the movie "up in the air." >> are you kidding me? lambert field? the wright brothers flew through there. >> reporter: we went right back to the spot that george clooney was standing. and it looks like this. covered in boarded-up windows, after

what a st. louis airport hopes to do today as it cleans up all of that storm damage. >>> oakland businesses take crime prevention into their own hands. we'll take a look at the new effort. plus, a report updating oakland crime stats. >>> presidential aspirations. we'll see how veteran and new republican candidates may fare ahead of us. it is 7:30 on easter sunday. thanks for joining us. i'm anne makovec. >> president obama came into town and took out a lot of money. we'll talk about where that money is going. >> and about the serenade he got from some protestors i actually spoke with the head of that little extravaganza. >> and we'll take a closer look at the story you did about oakland. >> crime in oakland and how business owners are trying to take care of themselves with cameras, because you can't count on the police to do too much these days. >> but first -- >> weather. that is very important today. easter sunday a lot of folks heading out. easter egg hunts. we'll see some wet easter bonnets, jim,

. >> st. louis. we learned service at the lambert st. louis airport is 90% back to normal. surveillance video shows airport employees running as wind sent glass, medal and the roof flying. more than 100 homes were destroyed and 2,000 buildings were damaged in the st. louis area. flooding is forcing evacuations in towns south of st. louis. >> those pictures are remarkable. >>> over to our chief meteorologist now. >> wet, drizzly weekend and then it continues on to monday morning. now rish clearing and mostly sunny right now. few areas of cloud, patchy fog along the coast. temperatures in the upper 50s. mid-60s and even upper 60s left over from today. and then weal warm tomorrow. the satellite shows the jet stream to the north. that's going to keep us clear for a while as the jet stream starts to recede, we will dry out. so if you can make it smaller, that will be great. okay. the frontal system moving out of the area. there you go. patchy fog tomorrow morning and that will go away quickly. rain out of the forecast. sunny tomorrow. day time highs come back up. upper 60s and l

. >> in st. louis, lambert airport is expected to re-open after a strong tornado did serious damage. the airport is closed with dozens of flights cancelled, including one to san francisco international airport. the storm damaged hundreds of homes in the surrounding area. richard can thank you has more. >> firs storms, including tornadoes, struck five states. lambert airport was shut down when fierce wind tore the roof of the con expowrs disciplinerred the glass in doors and windows. >> the doors blue in on the terminal and been bag lang claim. >> this security video shows

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and to st. louis again, little rock, indianapolis likely to see severe storms that could spawn tornados into monday. tuesday the same area plus some into the ohio valley as that low moves into the great lakes. then it pushes further east. we're talking the tennessee valley, louisville, cleveland and then over into the d.c. area. by the end of the week, we could be talking the entire eastern seaboard. even on up into the megalopolis city.

st. louis, much of st. louis, destroying homes and the airport as well. there's a massive cleanup under way. >> reporter: that's right, george. good morning. this is the bull's eye for the most powerful twister to hit the u.s. so far this season. an ef-4. this used to be a child's bedroom. thankfully, the family was not home. more twisters hit overnight. the target of the latest tornadoes, texas. this dark wall cloud with twin funnels caught over baird, texas. part of the storm packing hail the size of tennis balls. this latest round, an encore to the head-lining storms. the most potent twisters to hit the st. louis area in 40 years. new damage totals show 2,700 buildings damaged. 10 on homes destroyed. including marcy bake's. >> the upstairs. we had a loft. >> reporter: she got a call that her house had been hit while spending easter in texas. >> we have a 16-month-old son. i'm pregnant. >> reporter: devastation here where a steeple toppled. at lambert airport, where surveillance video captured the exact moment that the tornado struck, ripping off the ro

after today's game they are playing st. louis cardinals. expect this place to explode during the pre-game festivities because that is when they will be raising the world series championship banner. >> kristen: meanwhile, a shadow. >> yesterday the panel heard four and a half hours of heated closing arguments. defense argued that most of the witnesses testifying against bonds have either an ax to grind or financial motive. he admitted he used drugs provided by his trainer greg anderson but he claimed he thought they were flax seed oil. >> look at that big picture. it all adds up to one thing, barry bonds knew. >> jurors will make the decision on three counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice. opening statements and testimony took 12 days and included 25 minutes. >> eric: california democrats are raising the prospect of closing some u.c. campuses. first of several hearings on so-called all cuts option to balance the budget starts next week. meantime, jerry brown travels to southern cal to begin the first leg of a statewide to

you about one of the best baseball players who ever lived-- albert pujols, first baseman for the st. louis this is what he's done in his first ten years in the major leagues: he's never hit below .300, he's never hit fewer than 30 home runs, and he's never knocked in fewer than a 100 runs. no one in the history of major league baseball has ever done that in their first ten seasons; not babe ruth, not joe dimaggio, not ted williams. pujols, a native of the dominican republic, is now the idol in the baseball-crazy city of.t. louis. but what we found most impressive about albert can't be found between the lines of chalk on a baseball field, as we discovered one night in st. louis at an event where you would not expect to see the game's superstar. last october, they rolled out the red carpet for a gala. but the guest of honor was not albert pujols. ( applause ) this was a night for teenagers with down syndrome, here for an annual prom put on by the pujols family foundation. >> big smiles, and hold it. >> simon: these kids got the full prom treatment. and when albert and his wife deidre arrived

we are back in the basement again. >> it is a rough, rough spring for st. louis.eel bad for them. back here, showers and you can see it is a little wet. it has changed since we talked 22 minutes ago. it is becoming more active and the radar returns right there . the most up to date look at what is going on. heading over around the san pablo bay . mel valley gets heavy rain . san francisco all the way down to pacifica and half moon bay. you can see they are sliding mainly southeast as a prevailing wind comes out of the northwest. it is mild with low to mid-50s . just enough to make those slick streets a problem. >> 47 in gillroy. and scattered light showers and the bulk of those this morning and warmer and dryer for tomorrow and wednesday. this is a temperature forecast after today. we get warmer and dryer and then cooler and warmer for the weekend. >> here is a look at temperatures in the east bay values. - valleys. >> they are running four-eight degrees choler. lower 60s in the east bay and mid-60s for you x. mostly cloudy on the peninsula today and head over to

many people say in st. louis the storm seemed to come out of nowhere shattering window all over the airport. you saw the daniel. we'll follow-up and more in the hour if need be and full report for you as well on 7 news at 11:00 over open channel 7. >> but let's move on. another story involving the airlines. new information tonight about the terrifying southwest air line flight earlier this month where part of the 737 jet ripped open in mid-air. investigators have now pinpointed the defect. raising new questions and concerns story tonight from lisa. >> harrowing moment at 34,000 feet when the skin of the south west jet opened up. 5 foot hole. passengers could see daylight as oxygen mask dropped and the pilot began to dive to a lower altitude. >> mask came down. pretty frightening. >>reporter: investigators found wide spread cracking in the metal. initial thought metal fatigue. caused by the plane 39,000 take off and landings. but abc news has learned that in fact part of the problem may have actually been a defect

tonight if you have connecting flights in memphis, st. louis, or atlanta, watch out. that's where delays could be the most numerous. back here at home, details on weekend changes as we look towards easter weekend coming up. >> thank you, jeff. >>> still ahead, new hope for a northern california woman who lost her hand. wire going to show you the results of the northwest coast transplant and what it has meant to her and her family. >>> also, the powerful remote control. one bay area company is helping to settle a you copy the ipad t closely? >> let's let the folks at home be the jury. apple is suing samsung saying the samsung tab seen on the left is too similar to the ipad seen on the right. they use different operangti systems, of course, but apple says, not only do the icons look similar, the whole thing looks too similar. people are going to have a difficult ting telli them apart.el this is awkward for samsung, which is a competitor of apple's and one of the biggest suppliers. speaking of samsung, the company sold its hard drive unit for 1 and a third billion dollar

breaking news -- the st. louis airport is closed indefinitely after a reported tornado rips off the roof of the main terminal causing massive damage and injuring several travellers. we'll speak exclusively to one eyewitness and tell you where this dangerous storm is headed. >>> jail t -- lindsay lohan is free on bail after a judge sentences the troubled actress to four months behind bars. that followed a wild day in court over her alleged necklace heist that also brought good news for lohan. >>> six days and counting. with final preparations under way, buckingham palace fist releases the official guest list to friday's royal wedding. who's on that list? we'll have detailed live from london. today is saturday, april 23, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and welcome to "today" on this rainy saturday morning here in new york. i'm amy robach. >> i'm carl quintanilla in for lester holt getting time off on this holiday weekend. ironically, soaring gas prices are changing holiday plans for a lot of f

it ripped through this st. louis airport.0 in the h as airport personnel or running for cover. 170 m.p.h. wind speeds. she was unbelievable how quickly business reason. >> it is amazing. when we were here friday night that damage. we're even up and running it is so amazing. >>reporter: 85% of its regular schedule will be today. greg black. >>pam: in missouri, in butler, the county the levy is weakening. expecting it to give way with residents being warned to evacuate, immediately. >>pam: the texas drought has led it to these devastating fire fighters. one of millions acres 1 million a. have been bird-- >>pam: got a real difference have burned--1 million a.. >>pam: gabrielle him giffords gabrielle giffords --will attend her husband's launch an cake canaveral. cape canaveral her husband is manning that shuttle mission. >>pam: an update on the mother who drove her car into the hudson river with her three children. the husband is now speaking. the young 11 year-old boy was able to escape at the last minute. (music) >> jacqueline:

the thunderstorms are breaking out around st. louis. the problems will be in chicago and st. louis. the west coast a beautiful day. rain and snow showers will dry up. we are looking for a beautiful day. boise today 52 and sunny. chilly in portland at 56. it is not rainy. we areco california will be warm. clouds will hang tough for the first half of the day in california. >>> coming up, more fallout from yesterday's hard day on wall street and what happens in asia overnight. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, right at this moment, she has more of one particular accessory than most people will own in a lifetime. >>> the heat rolls, the bruins make it a series and history made at the boston marathon, but why didn't it make the record books? you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. in england, newly revealed government records show the world's largest oil companies discuss exploiting iraq's oil reserve with ministers months before the country took

st. louis picks up the pieces after a tornado with winds as high as 200 miles an hour rips apart the city's main airport and sends people running for their lives. as the city surveys the devastation, there are dangerous new storms to tell you about. >>> star player stabbed. the wide receiver with a $50 million contract is rushed to the hospital after police say his wife attacked him with a kitchen knife. it's the latest off field incident surrounding this troubled athlete. >>> and five to go. days, that is. five more days until the royal wedding. london is buzzing with the event of the decade and this morning new details on the ceremony including prince william's wedding tribute to princess dian diana. the "today," sunday, april 24, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and welcome to "today" on this sunday morning. i'm jenna wolfe. >> and i'm carl quintanilla in for lester. happy easter, everyone. this is the scene at the vatican where pope benedict is holding sunday mass. ov