how could it be pinging from tuscaloosa? that's miles and miles away. >> right.have made the call and been back to the location where she was murdered at. >> so courtesy of the cell towers you were able to show that teresa could not have made that call, it had to be somebody else using her phone. and what do you know? her phone is missing from the crime scene. >> correct. >> so the person who very likely killed teresa mayfield must have used teresa's cell phone to call her husband, scott. what could that mean? did the killer know scott? and did scott know something he wasn't sharing? >>> coming up -- >> we were dealing with a person that was leading a double life. >> secrets and lies. >> this was betrayal. >> that's a very good word. >> when "dateline" continues. new vicks vapostick. strong soothing vapors... help comfort your loved ones. for chest, neck, and back. it goes on clear. no mess just soothing comfort. try new vicks vapostick. dad are you sure you're up to host? yeah! we want to keep it the way it always was, right? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ that's your grandma. she was

20 million at risk on saturday for gusty winds, damaging winds, large hail, nashville, memphis tuscaloosa into huntsville we're looking at rain two-to-four inches in some spots. you can see the yellows, the reasonable doubts, the oranges, from paducah to morgantown we will see rain it's all do you to our one piece of the puzzle is the really warm air in place 70 and 80s today tomorrow we will see the warm air pushing into the northeast washington, d.c. on new year's day 62 degrees, that's 15 degrees above north we're looking at dangerous air 10 below zero in bismark all right. it's not all bad news when it's coming to the weather. but we are looking at a really nice forecast for time's square tonight. we'll look at that in a few minutes. >> looking forward to that, thank you, michelle. >>> it is out with the old, in with the new as time's square prepares for a celebration in 2022 the waterford crystal ball went on a test run, while security measures were put into place this year's attendees are required to be masked and show proof of vaccination, also saying good-bye to 2021 will be new y

. >> this is very similar to tuscaloosa, alabama, back in 2011 during that big super outbreak. the tuscaloosa tornado. >> reporter: they said this was on the ground 128 miles, and maybe even longer. the national weather service is still studying it. >> yeah, so the weather service is going to find out whether this was a single path or not. if it is a single path, and we're pretty sure it frprobably is, yesterday we were looking for the beginning of the path, and we think we found it near greenfield, arkansas, yesterday, it's a pretty incredible event. >> reporter: coming here this morning in mayfield, driving over the sort of hill from the highway and suddenly, you know, it seems normal on the highway, you know, you see trees down, but suddenly you turn, get over the hill, and it's just stunning to see the town all flat. >> yeah, when i pulled into town after i came from the candle factory, i came back around on 69 and actually came from right behind where i'm standing now. and parked my truck, and the roads were completely impassable, i actually got out and helped some people

. >> next call is from tuscaloosa alabama. >> i would like mr.lis to comment on the revolution, we've heard recently claims that colonials wanted to fight the british because they thought the british wanted to take slavery away and i would like his opinion on that. >> if i couldnd add, maybe commt in general on the 1619 project. >> we in the sense that i believe slavery's america's original sin, racism is it toxic residue and that is a fact, i disagree with historians who believe or argued that they came together primarily to save slavery. in my judgment, that is historically inaccurate. they came together because they were beingacac oppressed and eventuallyse invaded by hostile army. by the time they vote for independence, you can read what they say in response, adams sends out may of 1776 every town in massachusetts, county in virginia up and down the coast tells you why they are going to war. they are going to war because they had no choice because they were left they've already watched the town burned to the ground and they are about to be in

it's just been a long time. 2011, we had the april 27th outbreak with the tuscaloosa ef-5, hackleberg ef-5, joplin. it's almost that level you can't tell if a t-shirt that's hanging in the tree is from that house or three houses away from it. buildings collapsed, cars thrown, the fatality count, unfortunately it's going to be one of the deadliest tornadoes in history, it's going to be one of the longest tornadoes in history. there's a chance it's an ef-5. if it is, it's the first one in a long time the first one in december. this checks so many boxes on the high end of the scale. >> brandon, i've covered a lot of tornadoes oak there from arkansas to alabama, mississippi, oklahoma, and the path of destruction is usually measured by a mile mile at a time, but when you look at the images and we're hearing the reporting from allison chinchar, multiple miles in width and path of destruction is extraordinary. oftentimes when you arrive to a scene like this, you may see people who are just picking through, nearly shell-shocked. what have been witnessed in terms of people who have responded,

areas highlighted in red indicating a tornado watch across northern alabama from huntsville to tuscaloosa north of columbus we have severe thunderstorm warnings for damaging wind gusts upwards of 60 miles per hour. this threat is going to shift eastward as we head towards wednesday evening and wednesday night. birmingham, chattanooga. damaging straight line, wind george ste gusts, large hail. we will see the severity of the storms start to wane kicking off thursday into northern georgia, atlanta. we could need the umbrellas to kick of our day tomorrow record challenging warmth once again across the southeast orlando, miami up into the 80s atlanta up to 74, wouldn't break the current weather of p 3 one to three inches into the area so cal, one to three inches. san bernardino, anaheim, this will help with the drought more severe across the weather as we rein in 2022. >>> talk about the storm later on >>> in the meantime we have a lot more to do tonight on deck, can the crypto coin craze keep going next year what you can expect in this new frontier of money for the year ahead. coinbase inves

you're seeing now what we've seen too many times in the aftermath of joplin, the tuscaloosa outbreak. a frantic search. people, families, aren't sure. the one piece of advice i want to give everybody, if you are okay. check in with your family. let's them know you're okay. we know a lot of people had to leave quickly and gone in different directions. they should let people know quick as you can you're okay to cross the names off the list and keep looking for those that are missing. >> goodness. it's extraordinary, is it not, to hear allison talk about typically tornadoes on the ground ten miles. in this case, hundreds of miles? i mean, the devastation, the element of surprise while people got the warnings, i mean, nobody could brace for or expect something like this. does that further complicate any of these emergency response measures? >> well, absolutely. what you run into is, even if you get the warning, you got to have somewhere safe to go. you saw in many cases, so strong, taking homes down to a slab. something we've learned we need to think where we build. increasing the number

. >> paula, thank you, joining me is robin marty operations director at the women's center in tuscaloosain the state of mississippi, many people believe there they're already in a post-roe existence. do you agree with that and what does that look like? >> very much so. i think through much of the gulf south from texas to florida, it had been a post-roe position for a period of time. most of them have 24 to 48-hour waiting period where is a patient needs to come in, see a doctor and then leave for at least 24 to 48 hours and then return to the clinic which is difficult for people who don't live anywhere near a city that has a clinic. we've been experiencing this for quite some time, and for the last three months with most of the clinics closed it's become a kalts strove down here. >> in what way. help us understand on a daily basis what you're dealing with? >> sure, since september we've seen not just an increase in mississippi patients here, but we're now seeing patients from louisiana and texas. this would have been absolutely unheard of before the texas law went in effect. we did alway

. >> verbal hamilton tuscaloosa there. they're all here helping. >> to the hundreds of calls and text. i got over. praying for him. >> that's about all you really can do other. then just being here to help. and that's enough. we are helping him. >> get through this difficult time. >> again. that was jake chapman reporting for us. developing news and the boulder, colorado area, a state of emergency has been declared tonight after 2 wildfires grew. they've destroyed homes. they forced thousands of people to evacuate. we have a live look at the fire still raging. it's a somewhat more subdued than it was earlier tonight. but you can see how serious the still is so far more than 600 homes have been destroyed. it is making this the most destructive fire in state history. at least 30,000 people had to flee their homes. winds were gusting at more than 100 miles an hour. they knocked out power lines that fueled the fire early reports say at least 6 people have been injured. local emergency rooms had to evacuate icu patients in orde

it looks like tuscaloosa. there are towns that become forever imprinted by these horrific events.this morning in mayfield? >> well, having covered tornadoes, i grew up in arkansas, and having covered tornadoes the last 40 years, each one is different, each one is unique, but the one common thread beyond all of this instruction that you see is the people that remain and we know we're going to rebuild. we know we have stories to tell, stories of heroic efforts and stories of people that will go on. so, yeah, we're not going to be defined by rubble. we're going to be defined by the spirit that is us and we're going to move forward. >> daniel, to you in tennessee, is your team okay physically? >> yes, physically, we are, thank you. >> i would suspect emotionally might be different. what's it been like the last 36 hours? >> for the team there, it's been rough. we had a staff member whose home was damaged. we've got a really close-knit team there. they came together to help each other out, make sure everybody was safe physically. and after the fact, tried to get into the office yesterda

> i think the first time i spent a meaningful amount of time with the justice was in a visit to tuscaloosa, alabama at the university of alabama law school to give the albritton lecture. harold albritton is a district judge in alabama and i think for five generations of alabama lawyers are from his family. they have a lecture series that almost every justice of the court has participated in. the justice came down for that is it and they often schedule it in conjunction with the football game, surprise surprise. that weekend was the alabama /tennessee game. it doesn't matter that this was the fourth 7 -- saturday in october, because they were playing. the bad news is -- justice thomas is quite a fan of college football. i think he regaled us with his love of nascar, but he arrived at bryant denny stadium, he is a nebraska fan for those of you who don't know it, and nebraska had had a tough morning. they had played the 11:00 game against iowa state and this was before iowa state would be range. iowa state had beaten nebraska. i would say he was not in the best of moods when he arrived at the

joplin, tuscaloosa. it's unfortunate but is something fema is experienced at. with tornadoes the immediate search t and rescue, e next question you ask is where do people stay. i think we go back to what the gentleman was doing. he knewma what to do to keep hi family safe, get in the bathroom, get low. they were able to survive the storm. now we need to focus on how do we rebuild, get the power up. his home is okay. a lot of this will be getting power back up to the areas that can take power and look at what can be done for the people that lost their homes. that's where fema's programs for temporary housing, giving people vouchers to get in hotels and motels, short-term shelters and start looking at the long-term housing needs for these people so the communities can start rebuilding. >> what's the first thing that fema director will do when she gets there today. what else will she do? >> i know deanne. she worked with me when i was at fema. i tell you, one of the first things you do when you go in, youth listen. you listen to the governor and localrn officials.

there's mounds south tuscaloosa, near florence, alabama. there was a thriving culture mississippian culture that disappeared because of a major drought that occurred around 1350. the point that i am trying to make is we spend all this time attacking big oil, and i think it's because people have self interest involved and the science doesn't support lot of what is being said. but the historical record, the geologic record shows that the climate changes all the time for a number of reasons in the indigenous peoples of america. and i have native american background, um, as well that i'm very proud of didn't have the technological ability to develop the natural resources to mitigate and adapt to the climate change. they had to migrate. and that's what happened with the anastasia is i think they assimilated eventually into the navajo tribe. uh, good. we keep focusing on on on these things that even some of the top scientists that this committee is brought in have admitted that if we completely eliminated all co2 emissions, it would not stop clim

south carolina coast, also the north carolina coast, as well wet weather back through albany and tuscaloosa into new england, heavier snow, 2 to 4 inches, but generally 1 to 2, not a big problem. out west, we're going to be looking at some more winter weather stretching from rochester, minnesota, all the way to mammoth lakes, difficult travel, gusty winds. we're watching this system come in it's going to be a pacific front that intensifies as it moves inland we're bringing snow to the cascades and the rockies much needed rain for the southwest, parts of arizona and california, as well. but the snowfall amounts, we're talking good stuff for the rockies on into the cascades, anywhere from 6 to 12 inches you of snow. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds i am meteorologist, kari hall. we will see spotty light rain moving in later on today. we will see off and on light showers moving through the bay area but a lot clears out by early tomorrow morning, and then we will go back to dry weather and it will be very chilly temperatures reaching into the mid-50s fo

nashville, tuscaloosa, damaging hail and a few tornados are likely rainfall anywhere from .5 to 2 inches kentucky, nashville and down to alabama. that's a look at your national forecast we'll have your local forecast coming up in 30 seconds. inner voice (sneaker shop owner): i'm using hand gestures and pointing... ...so no one can tell i'm unsure about my business finances. inner voice (furniture maker): i'm constantly nodding... ...because i know everything about furniture... ...but with the business side... ...i'm feeling a little lost. quickbooks can help. an easy way to get paid, pay your staff and know where your business stands. new business? no problem. yeah. success starts with intuit quickbooks. >>> good morning. it's 7:19. we have a active pattern. you can see that we are taking a break from the rain in san francisco and napa and petaluma, but still seeing light to moderate rain sometimes. look at the mountain top areas, expecting a wintry mix for today. here's a closer look at your afternoon highs, in the 40s. >>> and that is a look at your national forecast. peter, kristen, j

the horrible tornado that hit one of my hometown tuscaloosa in 2011 and more tornados in 2013. red states, blue states and sandy hitting blue states. we are all in this together. we really should act that way and help our brothers and sisters out in kentucky. >> yeah, the footage here is almost beyond belief, the drones and cameras that had flown over head. we are looking at now, factories destroyed and the entire city is gone. the whole town is swallowed over night by this devastating storm, two hours in over six states. the death toll is too high as it is and it's certainly to rise. there are certain things and moments that are so big that only the federal government can step in with the resources to do so. that should be a bipartisan exercise whether republicans and democrats in the white house, that's what they do. and certainly should not be fought on capitol hill. we have seen some republicans namely some of like senator paul objects when he didn't like resources sent to blue states or something like puerto rico which was devastated by hurricanes and was slow to receive f

. >> i am afraid you won't be allowed tuscaloosa of your confession of eating tofu. >> i am doing my of sesame oil. >> they don't hate kids in pensacola, i think they'll be fine with me being a good dad holding his hand as we share that experience together. again, couple's mitigating factors. i put dream land barbecue sauce on. i put dream land barbecue sauce on it. >> i worked really hard on that dinner. >> okay, we'll get to the news now. there is new reporting that donald trump dealt with covid was worst than the white house acknowledged at the time. citing from the new book from mark meadows. trump's blood oxygen level was 10 points below normal the days before he was hospitalized. meadows says they did not have the resources to treat him at the white house so he needed to go to the hospital. >> the president resisted. it's better you walk out of here today under your own strength, your own power than for me to carry you out on a girny in two days. >> that was enough to convince trump. trump lost so much strength, he dropped a briefcase he had plan to carry outside on the walk ou