seven-mile-long trail of destruction. 60-mile-an-hour wind gusts damaging this horse hospital in stephenville. tonight, the animals are all okay. flash flooding wreaking havoc. the water, and debris it carried, damaging this bridge near justin. and in granbury, part of this grocery store parking lot, washed away. part of the same snow bringing snow from the rockies to the northern plains, too. in colorado, snow falling as fast as two to three inches an hour. our clayton sandell showing us how quickly the weather changed. >> here in colorado, you never know what you're going to get in spring. this was saturday. and this is today. some areas around denver got up to nine inches of snow. >> reporter: south dakota showing the extremes of this storm. on the western side of the states, blizzard conditions. and you hear the buzz of chain saws as they continue to clean up here. this home differently damaged, a mother and her three children huddled in the bathroom, they're okay tonight. >> rob, who remains in the danger zone? >> parts of oklahoma and texas have seen over a foot of rain. the storms have

in the dusty west texas town of stephenville, taya kyle comes to bear witness as the man who killed her husband is brought to justice. >> who were you married to prior to february 2nd 2013. >> chris kyle. >> reporter:er what was it like being in the courtroom with him? >> some of the pictures and he'd be staring at them. i wanted to come out of my seat. don't you dare look at them in that vulnerable state. you don't have a right. >> reporter: eddie ray rout's defense, not guilty by reason of insanity. >> you consistently put the full blame on him. >> absolutely. ptsd doesn't cause you to murder people. >> mr. routh, if you will please stand. we the jury find the defendant eddie ray routh guilty. >> reporter: the sentence is automatic, life without parole. now taya is sharing a part of chris that few ever saw. beyond the soldier and hero he was a family man of faith. it is scenes like these that inspired her to write her new book "american wife," where she tells her story of love and loss with chris. >> there is so much more to him. it was my chance to share that side. i think he's earne

greetings from stephenville, deep in the heart of texas. >> i'm liking texas tonight what's up?i'm looking at large integrated oil and i want your opinion on royal dutch shell. >> i thought they didn't do that acquisition at a good price, and i prefer not to be in that stock. i think there are better oil stocks like eog. it has the growth that i seek out of the stock. mitch in new jersey. >> caller: hey, jim, thanks so much for having me on the show. >> absolutely. >> caller: i was wondering what's your take on jetblue considering it's up over 30% year to date in the recent rise in oil prices? >> well, i'm not as bullish on jetblue -- it's a good one. i have liked the oil a long time -- i mean all the airlines. i got cooler in the group and lately i have been saying it's southwest. lvu that you want to be in. i know that i love the whole group for a long time because of the consolidation. but there was twice cutting in the last quarter for some of the airlines. let's stick with southwest right here. how about greg in illinois, greg? >> caller: hey, jim, booyah. >> booyah. >> cal

. >> reporter: in the dusty west texas town of stephenville, cowboy capital of the world.ny come to bear witness as the man who killed her husband is brought to justice. >> this matter styled "the state of texas versus eddie ray routh." >> two years later, routh looks very different. he's heavier and neatly dressed. what was it like being in that courtroom with him? >> some of the pictures, when it was autopsy type pictures, and he'd be staring at them. i wanted to come out of my seat, like, don't you dare look at them in that vulnerable state, you don't have the right. >> reporter: it's a challenge for taya just to be here. the two years since chris was taken from her have been the darkest of her life. and i know, taya, you tried to remain as strong as you could, but you went down a deep hole of depression in some ways. you beautifully wrote that, were it not for the children, you'd want to be where chris was. did you contemplate suicide? >> no. no, you know, there's a -- i have a lot of compassion for people who feel that way, but i also know without a doubt that the peo

in stephenville. the animals are okay. and dangerous flooding. the national guard using a helicopter to pull these women to safety. part of the same storm bringing snow from the rockies to the northern plains, too. in colorado, snow falling as fast as two to three inches an hour. south dakota showing the extremes of this storm. on the western side of the state, a blizzard. on the eastern side, warm weather but devastating impact. rob marciano, abc news, denton, texas. >> the spring storms are not close to being over. flash flood watches in effect for five states. >> and activity expected to pick up. the threat zone stretches out. accuweather meteorologist paul williams joins us now. >> good morning, t.j., marci. the bottom line, is we're expecting for showers and thunderstorms to continue along the gulf coast. that's where the flash flooding will occur. but the red zone, the bad weather, expected to reach into the mid-mississippi valley region and continuing to north. look at this. it's like a bad movie with a sequel. this is part two of the same