outside tuscaloosa, watch as the roof of a building is ripped off. then gets caught in power lines. the dangerous nighttime tornado threat lasting well into the early morning hours. by daybreak, major damage but thankfully, no deaths or serious injuries reported. >> i was praying the whole time. good lord. >> reporter: our victor oquendo in alabama with one family that's lucky to be alive. >> my sister that lived here came over there, pulled up to the basement, blowing the horn. she got out of the car and the tornado, it was pulling her away. so my oldest son trent went out the door, grabbed ahold of her. it was pulling both of them away. so my youngest son stepped out and grabbed hold of them. it was like a human chain. >> reporter: tonight, the national weather service rating that twister an ef-2, with winds of up to 130 miles per hour. >> just an awful 24 hours and rob, what are you watching tonight? >> reporter: well, we're just about to get hit here in raleigh, david. tornado warnings just to our north. you can see it on the radar, as well as the tornado watches on the south ca

>> reporter: in tuscaloosa, these university of alabama students sheltering in a parking garage. >> there is a tornado down. it's very dangerous. this is about six miles south of downtown tuscaloosa. >> reporter: it's just after 1:00 here in birmingham. we are under a tornado watch. and officials want to make sure that people have a plan in place and they know where shelters like this one are locate. this one can hold 80 people, and as you can see, they're starting to file in. deborah johnson and christopher jenkins are not taking any chances. what was it about this storm coming this way that made you say, we're riding this out in here? >> when the news people said that it was going to be like a few years ago and it was terrible. so, that was enough for me. and safe. >> reporter: roads around birmingham inundated. the storms coming in waves. the first one knocking out power to buildings in dallas/ft. worth. you lightning hitting our affiliate in jackson, mississippi, knocking them off air for a time on tuesday. with another strong line of storms headed this way, the tornado threat continu

at the dreamland barbecue in tuscaloosa rips an iced tea a plan to unionize amazon was hatched and set in motion. fast forward to today almost $6000.00 workers voted for or against unionization now the votes are counted union activist alex gould says that won't be the end of it likely but. it's a pro union leaflet. if the workers win this vote it's going to be a big struggle for sam has to come to any agreement with them you know the laws. have to bargain with them but we all know it's a question of power. and there's also the other side of course amazon employees who don't want the you know we are against it and we are very happy with what we are getting as far as benefits we're happy with our working conditions we're happy with the advancement opportunities. speaking of advancement whatever the bessemer vote will be amazon is sure to face more pressure for unionization in the future. and that's all from in the business team here in berlin if you want more from us to check out our website as we don't come slash business you can also find us on facebook twitter. too next time go by and

at the dreamland barbecue in tuscaloosa. a plan to unionize amazonas hatched and. fast forward to today almost $6000.00 workers voted for or against unionization now the votes are being counted union activists say that won't be the end of it likely if. it's a pro union leaf but. if the workers win this vote it's going to be a big struggle. to come to any agreement with them you know. bargain with them but we all know it's a question of power. and there's also the other side of course. we are against it and we are very happy with what we are getting is far has been if it we're happy with working conditions we're happy with the opportunity. speaking of advancement whatever the bessemer vote will be amazon is sure to face more pressure for unionization in the future. we've got some tips for your bucket list. it's hard for some. and some great cultural memorials to boot. w. trouble. just listen this is the sound of time passing as forests the size of 25 football fields are lost every minute adding to greenhouse gases but what is the sound of a tree not for us the sound

at the dreamland barbecue in tuscaloosa rips and iced tea a plan to unionize amazon was hatched and set in motion. fast forward to today almost $6000.00 workers voted for or against unionization now the votes are being counted union activist alex gould says that won't be the end of it likely for . its approach to leave but. if the workers win this vote it's going to be a big struggle for samaras to come to any agreement with them you know the laws. have to bargain with them but we all know it's a question of power. and there's also the other side of course amazon employees who don't want the you know we are against it and we are very happy with what we are getting as far as benefits we're happy with our working conditions we're happy with the advancement opportunities. speaking of advancement whatever the bessemer vote will be amazon is sure to face more pressure for unionization in the future. and that's our show if you want more go ahead and check out our website at the d.w. dot com slash business or better yet follow us on social media i'm chris forward roll in from me and the entire

there were hundreds of kids at the university of alabama in tuscaloosa who were forced to shelter in. >> literally, like a tornado. >> reporter: this driver got quite the surprise in his rear view mirror. >> there's something crazy going on in waynesboro, man. >> reporter: as he drove past the tornado that touched down right after lunchtime. meanwhile, the powerful storm produced heavy rains and winds that shut down schools and even vaccination sites across parts of the gulf coast. tonight, we are in central alabama. the woman who lives in this home told me she was on her phone watching a live stream as the tornado got closer to her house. she heard them say, "take cover," so she went in the bathtub with her baby and boyfriend, put a mattress on top of them and literally watched as the storm approached and hit their home. blew out all the windows on the home and the vehicle, but the family is okay. norah, one of the main weather guys in this area told people, folks, this was just the pre- show. the main force of this dynamic weather event rolls in tonight. >> o'donnell: all right, be

. >> reporter: jennifer paterson of tuscaloosa, alabama knew her mobile home was not a safe place.e ended up running into the woods behind the mobile home and hung on to a tree. while another fell right through her home. >> it was all i could do was just say jesus, watch over me. jesus, watch over me. >> reporter: there were also tornadoes reported from missouri all the way down the mississippi. the severe weather produced heavy rains in parts of arkansas. take a look at the flash flooding in jonesboro neighborhood. back here in moundville, alabama where we are this is tommy muckenfuss' r.v. shop, two of his employees dove under an rv in this shed as the roof blew off. >> we got roughly six campers blew over, and in the shop. a little bit more damage than they started off with. >> a good thing they weren't in the parking lot, that is a 10,000 pound trailer sitting on the side because of the weather. you know what else this big system did it, it dropped the temperature nearly 20 degrees t is cold in the south but the best part is no major injuries, and luckily no one died. >> o'donn

million americans sit in the path of the storms, including these students sheltering in place in tuscaloosa. the risk overnight amplified by darkness. one reason this is considered so dangerous, the number of metro areas involved from birmingham behind me to jackson, mississippi more than three hours away, they are particularly vulnerable lester >> all right sam brock in the storm zone tonight thank you. and al roker is tracking these storms. al, a dangerous situation tonight. >> tornado watches are out tonight, lester. only 10% are ever labeled particularly dangerous situations we have two tonight. 30 million people at risk for heavy thunderstorms, hail, damaging winds overnight tornadoes are twice as deadly as daytime ones then tomorrow that risk is up to 35 million along the southeastern atlantic coast for tornadoes, damaging winds and hail strong storms across the south through tomorrow morning, soaking rain from iowa to new york, and thursday a severe threat into the southeast with rain changing to wet snow into new england on into friday. we will be watching this all night and have a

at the dreamland barbecue in tuscaloosa over rips and iced tea a plan to unionize amazon was hatched and set in motion. fast forward to today almost $6000.00 workers voted for or against unionization now the votes are counted union activist alex gould says that won't be the end of it likely but what is it it's a pro union leaflet. if the workers win this vote it's going to be a big struggle for samaras to come to any agreement with them you know the laws. have to bargain with them but we all know it's a question of power. and there's also the other side of course amazon employees who don't want to use it we are against it and we are very happy with what we are getting is far as benefits we're happy with our working conditions we're happy with the advancement opportunities. speaking of advancement whatever the bessemer vote tally will be amazon is sure to face more pressure for unionization in the future. and now to a woman who has blazed a trail for people in germany's armed forces and a study of be fun was the 1st transgender commander in the german army the bundeswehr on the intern

at the dreamland barbecue in tuscaloosa.r iced tea, a plan to unionize amazon was set in motion. fast forward to today, almost 6000 workers voted for or against unionization. now the votes are being counted. union activist alex gould says that will not be the end of it. >> what is it? >> it is a prounion leaflet. >> ok. >> if the workers when this te, it is going to be a big struggle before -- to force amazon to come to an agreement with them. the law says that amazon has to bargain with them but we all know it is a question of power. stefan: and there is also the other side, of course. amazon employees who do not want the union. >> we are against it. and we are very happy with what we a getting as far as benefits. we'reappy witour working conditions. we're happy with advancement opportunities. stefan: speaking of advancement, whatever the vote tally will be, amazon is sure to face more pressure for unionization in the future. brent: transgender people face stigma around the world and in pakistan and overwhelmingly muslim co

host: let's talk to bobby, calling from tuscaloosa, alabama. good morning. caller: yes. i totally support the new background checks on guns, because it would give -- it will not stop it all, because anyone who really wants to do harm will find a way to do that harm. but i have a question. i had a friend, her father passed away, and he had long guns, hunting guns. he loved to hunt. he had two handguns. so her, not knowing anything about guns -- i advertised them for sale in bulletin, and they were sold. and i had a daughter who was in school and worked at night, lived in birmingham, alabama, so i bought her a gun, and she learned how to use it. so the question is, you are saying, for instance, if i passed away, and i do have a revolver, that my wife, she couldn't give that to a friend of mine or a brother of mine? how would she dispose of that? how will a private citizen dispose of a gun, if someone passed, and they had long guns or revolvers, and they want to sell it to someone? would you speak on that for me, please? guest: yes, thank you for that. really good question.

. >> reporter: at the bibb county airport near tuscaloosa, planes were flipped upside down. others tossed into the woods. the mayor calls the airport a total loss. one of the larger tornadoes tore a path through the south side of birmingham. the powerful winds decimating nearly every tree in this forest. one woman survived by taking shelter in her basement with her pts. >> when i came out, i was really shocked to see how bad it was. >> reporter: inside her house the back windows shattered. the walls in her bedroom blown away. >> when i came out of the -- my room in the basement, and i could see all the debris slung up on my basement doors, i was like, okay. >> reporter: abc's ginger zee arrived in one neighborhood just moments after a tornado damaged nearly three dozen homes there. >> come up the steps with me. this was where a front door was of the home that is collapsed. the couple, mary rose and larry dearmin, were right there under the collapse. they were trapped. their neighbors brought those ladders. they climbed out. two ladders, and you climbed out. >> climbed out. >

at the dreamland barbecue in tuscaloosa over ribs and iced tea a plan to unionize amazon was hatched and set in motion. fast forward to today almost $6000.00 workers voted for or against unionization now the votes are being counted union activist alex gould says that won't be the end of it likely but what is it that's a pro union leader but ok back here if the workers win this vote it's going to be a big struggle to force samaras is on to come to any agreement with them you know the law says that amazon has to bargain with them but we all know it's a question of power. and there's also the other side of course amazon employees who don't want to use it we are against it and we are very happy with what we are getting as far as benefits we're happy with our working conditions we're happy with the advancement opportunities. speaking of advancement whatever the bessemer vote tally will be amazon is sure to face more pressure for unionization in the future. if all the niger delta is one of the most polluted places on earth extensive oil reserves have brought wealth to nigeria for decades b

. >> reporter: in tuscaloosa authorities reporting dozens of homes are damaged across the area. these university of alabama students took shelter inside a parking garage. this local church is destroyed again. the pastor says it was rebuilt after a tornado in 2011. >> i just think that he has something greater. >> absolutely, absolutely. >> it's not about -- i mean things like this are going to happen and it's how we respond to it. we believe god is going to do something greater. >> reporter: near montgomery the powerful winds picked up this boat carrying it across the air before wrapping it around that tree. >> the town of mountainville, alabama, spent the afternoon recovering from the tornado that stuck while preparing for more severe storms. >> reporter: in mississippi a reported tornado leveled this farm in wayne county. >> it's coming right to us. >> reporter: this morning millions of people remain under the threat of severe weather as the storm now takes aim at georgia and the carolinas. and it's not just a threat of tornadoes, the same storm system also bringing blizzard c

at the dreamland barbecue in tuscaloosa, over rips and iced tea, a plan to unionize amazon was hatched and set emotions fast forward to today. almost 6000 workers voted for or against unionization. now the votes are being counted. union activist alex gould says that won't be the end of it, likely, but what is it? that's a pro union leaflet? going to care if the workers win this vote. it's going to be a big struggle for samaras to come to any agreement with them. you know, the law says that they have to bargain with them, but we all know it's a question of power. and there's also the other side, of course, amazon employees who don't want to, you know, we are against it and we are very happy with what we are getting is far as benefits . we're happy with our working conditions. we're happy with the advancement opportunities. speaking of advancement, whatever the bessemer vote will be, amazon is sure to face more pressure for unionization in the future. u.s. president joe biden has promised a more humane policy when it comes to undocumented migrants crossing the us mexico border. but a gro

at the dreamland barbecue in tuscaloosa rips and iced tea a plan to unionize amazon was hatched and set in motion. fast forward to today almost $6000.00 workers voted for or against unionization now the votes are being counted union activist alex gould says that won't be the end of it likely but what is it it's a pro union leaflet ok. if the workers win this vote it's going to be a big struggle for samaras to come to any agreement with them you know the law says that he has to bargain with them but we all know it's a question of power. and there's also the other side of course amazon employees who don't want to you know we are against it and we are very happy with what we are getting is far as benefits we're happy with our working conditions we're happy with the advancement opportunities. speaking of advancement whatever the bessemer vote will be amazon is sure to face more pressure for unionization in the future. transgender people around the world. overwhelmingly muslim country it can be difficult for the religious schools were to join. on this international transgender visibility we

in tuscaloosa, alabama, dozens of homes were damaged.his was left behind in moundville in birmingham. 16million people could see powerful storms through this morning. mike, we want to check in with you to see how it's looking in the southwest part of the country. >>> thank you, kumasi. the warnings were heeded. you can see the comma-shaped storm. it's spinning across st. louis. ahead of it, we have lap line of thunderstorms that could produce tornadoes. the best chance from myrtle beach, across the grand the gra up to moorhead. the tornado watch near vidalia where those beautiful onions come from to the panhandle of florida. back home it's quiet. storms lurking offshore. as we head through the morning commute, the rain increases throughout the day. expect periods of rainy weather, a quarter to three quarters of an inch of rain. let's get over to jobina talk about the commute. >>> seeing some spinouts. taking a look at the bay area toll plaza. much dryer conditions in terms of the road. i want to check in now showing you the sat bridge. p

. >>> new video out of alabama of a tornado ripping through tuscaloosa. check out the storm clouds. the cyclone ripped off roofs of homes and left a path of destruction across the state. thousands are now without electricity. >>> finding a way to change their focus. ahead on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, new program helping teens see the world through a whole new lens. yeah, i mean the thing is, people like geico because it's just easy. bundling for example. you've got car insurance here. and home insurance here. why not... schuuuuzp.. put them together. save even more. some things are just better together, aren't they? like tea and crumpets. but you wouldn't bundle just anything. like, say... a porcupine in a balloon factory. no. that'd be a mess. i mean for starters, porcupines are famously no good in a team setting. geico. save even more when bundle home and car insurance. >>> 6:24. a lot of kids are exposed to effects of gun violence at a young age. >>> a project in washington, dc is hoping to change that and give them something else to focus on. the program called don't

at the dreamland barbecue in tuscaloosa rips an iced tea a plan to unionize amazon was hatched and set in motion. fast forward to today almost $6000.00 workers voted for or against unionization now the votes are being counted union activist alex gould says that won't be the end of it likely but . it's a pro union leaflet. if the workers win this vote it's going to be a big struggle for sam has to come to any agreement with them you know the laws. have to bargain with them but we all know it's a question of power. and there's also the other side of course amazon employees who don't want to you know we are against it and we are very happy with what we are getting it's far as benefits we're happy with our working conditions we're happy with the advancement opportunities. speaking of advancement whatever the bessemer vote will be amazon is sure to face more pressure for unionization in the future. well massive protests swept a bulgarian last summer with thousands of people of all ages taking to the streets demanding the resignation of conservative prime minister boyko borisov over corrupti

charles watson is live in moundsville alabama to south tuscaloosa. moundsville was hit hard by that storm. charles, what does it look like where you are? >> cleanup efforts are underway here in moundsville but as you can imagine there are plenty of people who are thankful that the storms weren't any worse than what they were. governor kate iv said in part, i've received no reports of fatalities and i pray that remains the case as the assessment gets going. overall we have a lot to be grateful for. yesterday more than a dozen tornadoes touched down across the south, leaving behind a path of destruction and causing power outages for tens of thousands of customers and that is certainly the case. you can see windows were blasted out of cars with roofs partially missing. they had some terrifying moments yesterday. take a listen. >> the whole house was shaking, my daughter was screaming and going on. i pretty much couldn't do anything then but start praying. >> john, the national weather service has two teams on the ground that are task to track those stor

at the dreamland barbecue in tuscaloosa rips and i see a plan to unionize amazon was hatched and set in motion. fast forward to today almost $6000.00 workers voted for or against unionization now the votes are being counted union activist alex gould says that won't be the end of it likely but . that's a pro union leaflet. if the workers win this vote it's going to be a big struggle for sam has to come to any agreement with them you know the laws. have to bargain with them but we all know it's a question of power. and there's also the other side of course amazon employees who don't want to use it we are against it and we are very happy with what we are getting is far as benefits we're happy with our working conditions we're happy with the advancement opportunities. speaking of advancement whatever the bessemer vote will be amazon is sure to face more pressure for unionization in the future. all right you're watching d.w. up next it's our environment show eco africa statement. come. on. the flop. help africa. 2 young visionaries. with a dream of. john a graduate of uganda's social inno

thunderstorm here, this super cell produced a tornado down in moundville, and it is south of tuesday kau tuscaloosagnificant damage already in social media, southeastern suburb with numerous homes, moved over highway 280, and reports of accidents on the highway and it's still creating damage as it makes its way up towards the northeast. birmingham, just 15 miles -- think of the population there. what happened eight days ago is a lot of the smaller tornadoes did not hit the bigger and more populated regions. it was shelby county and talladega county, but this one is producing numerous tornadoes. birmingham is not out of it because the cold front has to still move through. moving towards starkville, that's the cold front and this is a second wave, if you will. eight days ago we had numerous waves move through, and this is going to be moving through and this is at 7:00 p.m. central time. nashville is still in this for the next few hours as well. so in numerous states it's a high risk for areas in mississippi and alabama, and stretching up towards tennessee. this is extremely rare and for a good reason

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host: larry in tuscaloosa, alabama. caller: good morning. i have a comment into two questions.he irs is in help of need -- is in need of help. they are in need because when you have people in prison receiving unemployment and stimulus, when you have illegal immigrants receiving unemployment and stimulus, the irs needs some help. my first and second question to you, if people receive the stimulus and they are on ssi, like some of the callers, if they don't have any income and they are still waiting for their stimulus, can they file a "rebate recovery credit?" the second one is dealing with -- why is it the person who is sending the form off with their name on top, they are going to get charged and the person who prepares the form will get -- i would like to hear from you if you could elaborate on that. they keep a much. -- thank you very much. guest: i will see if i remember all of the pieces. you correctly pointed out the irs has had a difficult last decade. the budget has been reduced by about 20% over the past decade. that was a real challenge. it impacts hiring, staffing, th

at the dreamland barbecue in tuscaloosa rips and i see a plan to unionize amazon was hatched and set in motion. fast forward to today almost $6000.00 workers voted for or against unionization now the votes have been counted union activist alex gould says that won't be the end of it likely but . it's a pro union leaflet. if the workers win this vote it's going to be a big struggle for sam as they come to any agreement with them you know the law says that has to bargain with them but we all know it's a question of power. and there's also the other side of course amazon employees who don't want to you know we are against it and we are very happy with what we are getting is far as benefits we're happy with our working conditions we're happy with the advancement opportunities. speaking of advancement whatever the bessemer vote will be amazon is sure to face more pressure for unionization in the future. sports news now and there is some bad news for by and munich star striker robert lo and doubts he will be out for a month after injuring his knee he was playing for his national side poland

expect 100,000 at tuscaloosa last year it was 20% because of covid. 7 home games on the crimson tidechedule the first one is scary, september 11th against mercec. >>> former crimson tide and new orleans saints alvin kamara giving people a scare shredding the slopes of montana. it was this video of him crashing making who dat crashing he bought a house in montana to snowboard in the off season. he's waiting for an invite to the x games. >>> at least 13 people are now dead after an suv packed with as many as 25 people slammed into a semitruck. happened this morning in southern california. the victims are believed to be undocumented migrants. >>> texas governor greg abbott fully reopening the state 100% next week. no mask mandate. all businesses at full capacity. restrictions roll back next week. >>> president biden says the u.s. should have enough vaccines for all adults by the end of may, two months earlier than expected mr. biden warns, do not let your guard down now and now you know the newof want to make a name for yourself in gaming? then make a name for yourself. even if your off

in tuscaloosa, alabama college students forced to shelter in place as storms pushed through and othersrby their homes in the storm. >> all i could do was say jesus watch over me. it just kept going and going. >> the weather service is evaluating how many tornadoes touched down across the south. more severe weather is possible today with georgia and carolinas at risk. >>> 6:14. developing this morning, have been he is satisfy bryant is taking her legal battle to her instagram followers. for months she taught to get the internal report on four deputies who alleged will shared disturbing photos from the crash that of course killed her husband, daughter, and seven others in january 2020. last week a judge ruled the sheriff had to turn the report over. bryant is making the allegations against deputies public. the lawsuit alleges deputies plane cruz, a trainee, showed photos of the body to his niece and people at a bar. a lawsuit says cruz boasted he had worked at the scene of the accident where bryant died. cruz showed photos of the remains to a fellow bar patron and the restaurant's bar te

injuries south of tuscaloosa. these are long track, long durations.ome of the tornado s today hada half mile wide swath or larger. it's not severe to the north even though it is moving in this direction. all of the activity will not come to an end until after the cold front moves through, let's say in birmingham around midnight tonight. colors of pink are tornado warnings. notice birmingham again. some of these communities continue one after another after another. but it only takes one thunderstorm, one supercell thunderstorm that's traveled 200 miles has dropped all these tornados and with that the destruction. a police officer in florence, alabama, struck by lightning putting out barricades. 30 homes destroyed south of birmingham. now we've got another one, so it's one after the other. the threat is going to be with us into the wee hours of the night. if you live in this area, make sure your emergency alerts are set on your cell phone. 73 years ago today we had our very first tornado warning issued in teaker air force base. >> we're learning five de

. >> reporter: in wayne county, mississippi, a chicken farm now fanned out in pieces while this tuscaloosalittered with sobering scenes of overturned rvs and homes for blocks taking damage. a severe weather outbreak that's flexed its might, but one that is also far from over. somewhere in the neighborhood of 24 million americans are still facing a threat tonight, and we are talking about are like the carolinas, northern florida, georgia, our weather folks tell me that remains until about 6:00 tonight. where i am again in billingsley, alabama, we had a period here of 6.5 hours of a tornado watch. back to you. >> i'm serious, don't turn off your phone overnight. tornadoes, the warning systems have gotten better over the years. but they are very hard to predict, and if they come at you in the middle of the night, it's just -- it's bad news. i covered tornadoes a lot in my early career, and even those skinny ones that don't look that scary are super powerful, and they can be very deadly. sam brock. thank you so much for joining us. >>> that's going to do it for me. if are you going out, wear a

the 49ers brass was in tuscaloosa to watch mac jones.d coach kyle shanahan with the hat and general manager john lynch making the road trip to see jones, kind of go through drills. you see a lot of other coaches and executives there. jones threw passes, the heisman trophy winner to harris. after trading up to the third spot in the draft, the 'niners are deciding which quarterback to draft to eventually take over for jimmy g. the draft is april 29th. >>> another possible choice for the 49ers is ohio state running back justin fields. fields and press coaches and scouts today by running the 40 in 4.4 seconds. afterwards he said he was mad because he wanted to run faster. fields then showed off his arm while competing in a variety of passes. >> the biggest news involving the nfl, the regular season is now 17 games instead of 16. the season kicks off september 9th. it ends january 9th. the super bowl in l.a. will be pushed back one week to february 13th. the super bowl, by the way, here on nbc bay area. >> thanks for watching nbc bay area at

. >> reporter: in wayne county, mississippi, a chicken farm now fanned out in pieces while this tuscaloosa county suburb of moundville is littered with sobering scenes of overturned rvs and homes for blocks taking damage. a severe weather outbreak that's flexed its might, but one that is also far from over. forecasters are going to be out here a little bit later today assessing the damage and potentially rating the tornados, a process, guys, that really in the age of covid has gone on without the presence of the media. certainly worth noting these storms now are going to be heading to the southeast and mid-atlantic areas that are expected to get pummelled. savannah, back to you. >> sam brock on the scene, thank you, sam. >>> let's bring in al now and just figure out exactly where that storm is going and how bad it's going to be. hey, al. >> good morning. as with e look at the radar, you'll see we still have a tornado watch down through the southeast down into the gulf, and in fact, tornado warnings now expanding into the panhandle of florida, including panama city, and on into alabama as w

this is just south of tuscaloosa, alabama. the storm swept over the southeast and atlantic coasts.can we expect, this spring? well, the federal forecasters at noaa just offered their spring outlook. they said to expect warmer-than-normal temperatures across much of the u.s. also, forecasting that the droughts affecting half the country will expand. drier conditions in the southwest will impact about 74 million people. and if we do have any hurricanes this season, we know one thing. they won't be named after the greek alphabet, anymore. we use greek letters when we run out of each season's names and that's only happened twice. the national weather service says that names like delta, eta, and iota, were too difficult for people to remember. this year's list includes -- that will do it for now. but we hope you come back tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern. michigan's governor gretchen whitmer will join us to discuss how her state is handling covid-19. that is tomorrow night, at 9:00 eastern, here on msnbc. but until we meet again, i'm joshua johnson. thank you so much for making time for u

. >>> in tuscaloosa, college students forced to shelter in place as storms pushed through and othersnearby had lost their homes. patterson took shelter in a ravine behind her home holding onto a tree in the backyard. >> all i could do was say jesus watch over me. it just kept going and going. >> the weather service is evaluating how many tornadoes touched down across the south. more severe weather is possible today with georgia and the carolinas at risk. certainly makes our rainy day, mary, look pretty mild in comparison. scary stuff over there. but we have a mini storm watch. how is it going? >>> good morning. nothing compared to the severe thunderstorms in parts of the southeast and what they are dealing with. our thoughts are with them. for us, we have a cold front pushing across bay area bringing return of the rain. grab that umbrella, that rain jacket. you will need it. we will see rounds of rain as we head through the day. a wet start, here we are on high def doppler. you see active weather still lighting up our screen, especially for the east bay. you see the light to moderate

all the severe weather in tuscaloosa, you can see the video someone captured of the tornado touchinge swirl of clouds there really causing some wind damage as well. now, it left a mess for three families, and we are seeing that it did cause a lot of damage there for those houses that were just mangled by those tornadoes. we don't have any word yet if there were any injuries, but you can see in parts of atoga county, alabama, you can see the damage there. now as we bring it back home, we take a look at a very weak storm that moves through the bay area, brought much needed rain and now it continues to move on. still a steady line of moisture streaming from monterey over towards the sierra where the snow is still coming down. and we have some heavy rain along the central coast, but then as we take a look at some of our rainfall totals, believe it or not, mt. tam had over two inches of rain. and we had most of the rest of the bay area some lower rainfall totals, but in the santa cruz mountains and scott creek, it was closer to an inch 1/2. for richmond, almost three quarters of an inch o

this is just south of tuscaloosa, alabama. the storm swept over the southeast and atlantic coasts.ers at noaa just offered their spring outlook. they said to expect warmer than normal temperatures across the u.s. they are also forecasting the droughts affecting half the country will expand. drier conditions in the southwest will impact about 74 million people. and if we do have any hurricanes this season, we know one thing. they won't be name after the greek alphabet anymore. we use greek letters when we run out of the names and that's only happened twice. the national weather center service says the names were too difficult for people to remember. this year their list of back-up name includes adria, and de sean. we home you come back tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern. michigan's governor will jimmie us to discuss how her state is handling covid-19. that's tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern on msnbc. until we meet again, i'm joshua johnson. thank you for making time for us. see you tomorrow. good night. (vo) last year subaru and our retailers donated 50 million meals to feeding america. a

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for today and the approaching storm looks a lot like the one of that killed dozens of people in tuscaloosaabama, ten years ago. jeff ghirardelli is with us. >> it's important to say right off the top that this is as bad as it gets and this is a very vulnerable area. this say look at the radar and we have severe weather around the memphis area and already a tornado watch that has been isued. the ingredients for this, a big upper level low in the deep southwest that is colliding with a lot of warmth and humidity with the gulf of mexico, a strong gesturing and everything twisting and turning and that's why we'll see rotating super cell thunderstorms. probably many tornados and some of them long lived and strong. this is the bull's-eye area, but anywhere in this zone could see strong tornadoes. five out of five last time we saw that in march. look at these super cell thunderstorms developing. there is the actual line so it will be rouns of severe weather during the day today and overnight tonight. watch out as the sun sets. it becomes very hard to see these tornadoes coming and then another ma

he's in the city of tuscaloosa. david, good morning to you. >> gayle, we found a hell of a story of survival. jennifer patterson lived in this mobile home, one place you don't want to be when a tornado is approaching. is she heard there may be one coming, tried to go to her car, realized she didn't have her teeth and then turned back to her home and then realized she didn't have enough time and ran to the woods in the back and held onto a tree. i want to show you the chair she would sit in her home is right here, two feet from my finger. shhe been inside when the free fell tree fell, it would have killed her. in the woods. >> i was down in there holding on, and that little tree right there yonder is probably the one i was holding on to. >> reporter: she stayed on her phone with her son as the trees collapsed around her. >> he was hearing his mama scream. he was hearing the sounds. and you know, i was just -- all i could do is say "jesus, watch over me. jesus, watch over me." it kept going and, go and i said, "jesus,