it's nice to see you i'm veronica de la cruz. a deadly winter system shaping up to be a holiday nightmare. parts of the country setting records over the weekend. it's all part of a giant system moving east just as 43 million americans gear up for their thanksgiving travel. nbc meteorologist bill karins joins us now with the latest. bill, what is it looking like? >> well the problem is in texas this morning. they move all the way to the east coast through thanksgiving. the worst, dallas-ft. worth metroplex area, at 32. the sleet and freezing rain continues through the morning commute. the temperature will go above freezing later today but not in time to prevent a treacherous morning commute there. and now watch it expand up to the north. this blue line, by the way, is the freezing line. now, it's starting to take us up to areas of eastern oklahoma. on the edge of that sleet and rain on the south. okay in louisiana. where does it go after this? as we go into the afternoon hours, the heavy rain will move off the gulf. the storm will

i'm veronica de la cruz.ver think killing of protester by militiamen. >>> miami police believe they have found the body of a florida man who fell from a private plane in to the waters off of south florida. they presume it is the body of the man reported missing but have to wait for information from the medical examiner. i'm veronica de la cruz. now back to the program. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> in many of america's maximum security prisons, there are three letters that strike fear in the hearts of inmates. s-h-u. the shu. it stands for secured housing unit. and like a prison within a prison, these units house the worst of the worst. >> mostly assaults, intimidation, threatening, whether it be on staff or on inmates that land them in here. these are not the good guys. >> when we visited the shu at indiana's wabash valley correctional facility, the staff made it clear. absolute control is the top priority. >> your quietest day in the shu can be the

. >>> >>> hey, i'm veronica de la cruz. dramatic video out of the storms that hit the midwest. a funnel cloud caught on tape in boone county indian. widespread damage is reported in parts of the state. in illinois, five people were killed by tornadoes. nearly 40 people injured. and the town of washington was all but levelled by the storm system. we're going to continue to monitor developments in this story and bring you the very latest. i'm veronica de la cruz, let's get you back to the program. >>> residents of tulsa, oklahoma, often describe it as the city where people know their neighbors and are close to their families. it can be like that inside the tulsa county jail as well. >> i had to. trinty baker admits to fighting another inmate to be sent to the segregation unit because her best friend was there for fighting as well. now both women are back in general population units but not in the same one. baker might have discovered family in heather martin. >> who am i? >> she's my cousin. >> she thinks she's my cousin, so i let her think i'm her cousin. she wants to be my cous

i'm veronica de la cruz.w back to "lockup." >> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> tulsa is the second largest city in oklahoma. but the tulsa county jail is the city within the city. along with numerous security concerns that come with temporarily housing some 1800 men and women, facing a huge array of criminal charges, it contains its own versions of the local post office, a hospital, and busier restaurant than just about any other in the city. it also contains a gigantic laundry facility. >> we usually do anywhere from 10 to 12 load. each load, each washer, the big washers are 125 pounds. the small washers are 75 pounds. if that can kind of give you an idea. >> the various colored uniforms coincide with each inmate's classification. >> all county clothing is generally orange. they have blue for juvenile. red for federal. black and white for state. and white for the kitchen workers. >> along with regularly washing all uniforms and linens, the laundry staff has another task. whene

. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz.10,000. typhoon hiayan is expected to make landfall in vietnam on sunday. >>> and a rapper dmx is a federal judge has tossed out his bankruptcy filing which means all kinds of predators could come calling. the biggest debt is over $1 million in child spoerlt to some of thiz ten children. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> this is a rooster here. i got the whole thing cultivated and tried to pull the grass up and keep it fresh and looking good. it's just real nice. right now they're at their peak this time of the year. it brings butterflies around. being locked up, we are able to see butterflies and bees and stuff like that. it just gives you something nice to come outside to look at instead of just the barbed wires all the time. i love flowers because my mother raised me up like always digging up in her yard and planting flowers. it stuck with me right there. these make me feel good about myself even though i'm incarcerated t

i'm veronica de la cruz.ogram. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. ♪ >>> shut that door! let's go! >> inside the tulsa county jail, many of the inmates and officers alike say they live by the credo, give respect to get respect. >> let's go. open these doors. get in them. let's go. >> robert greene, who's awaiting transfer to prison to serve five years for possession of drugs and a stolen vehicle, says respect is part of his heritage. >> the native americans respect the earth. they respect everything around them. >> can't get a club to save my life. >> and greene says it was a matter of respect that recently led him to a brief stay in administrative segregation. >> i got in a fight. somebody said too many words to me and i had to punch him in the face. yeah. felt bad afterwards, though. because i got a heart now, i actually care. i actually care now. back then i didn't give a [ bleep ] but now i do care. like damn, man, i shouldn't have punched on that dude, man. >> green says the f

. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. deadly storm is making its way eastward and snarling air travel along the way during this holiday week. at least 13 people have died in the storm which is bringing snow, freezing rain and high winds. >>> president obama has reached out to israeli prime minister netanyahu talking to him about the deal with iran over its nuclear program. netanyahu said israel is not bound by the agreement. i'm veronica de la cruz. now back to the program. >> we need to go quick. he's turning around. >> the man coming to our house on this windy florida day drove about an hour to get here. 24-year-old david wagner is an amateur boxer. using the screen name davekruz2003, he chats with a decoy who says she's 13. at first, wagner tells her about his boxing prowess, but later he makes it clear he's more interested in sex. are you a virgin? >> yeah. >> do you masturbate at all? >> not really. >> do you get horny at all? >> maybe. >> don't be shy. you can tell me. >> he goes on to ask the girl he thinks is a vi

i'm veronica de la cruz.murder charge against the suspect in the shooting at l.a.x. airport. the 23-year-old carried a signed note that calls tsa officers traitorists. >> chuck schumer make an early endorsement in the 2016 presidential race, urging hillary clinton to run at an appearance in iowa tonight. >>> remember to set your clocks back on hour for daylight saving time. i'm veronica de la cruz. let's get you back to "lockup." >> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> inside cleveland's cuyahoga county correction center, lorraine green, currently in jail in drug possession charges, has been in segregation pending an investigation from part of another inmate's claim she is part of a white supremist gang. >> here i sit in the county freaking jail, the worst hell hole you could be in. >> at least today, green will get a bit of good news from gang investigator sam mclaren. >> we have to have something solid or we've got have proof and we don't have no of that. so we're going to let her

i'm veronica de la cruz. as we come on the air this morning at least six are dead. dozens more injured. a powerful line of storms stretched from missouri up through ohio. the weather channel reports that 40 tornadoes hit sunday, many of the images are almost surreal and hearing stories of survivors beginning to pick up the pieces. >> this town will -- come together. we always do. we'll come back. come back. >> one of the hardest hit areas was north central illinois and jay gray is there from the city of washington. jay, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, veronica. good to talk to you. those six fatalities from this area of central illinois and there's concern that that number could climb as recovery teams continue to sift through this rubble and try to assess the full extent of the damage. the devastation is widespread and overwhelming. >> within less than a minute, everything started collapsing inside the house. cracking and sputtering and it's light inside the house. >> reporter: at least six people are dead. dozens injured after a string of violent storms i

. >>> hey tlrks i'm veronica de la cruz. the taliban is claiming responsibility for an attack. hours after a tentative agreement was reached to keep u.s. forces in the country beyond 2014. protesters are calling for mayor rob ford to step down. this comes a day after city council stripped him of his powers after admitting to doing drugs and using alcohol. now back to the program. >>> residents of tulsa, oklahoma, often describe it as the city where people know their neighbors and are close to their families. it can be like that inside the tulsa county jail as well. >> i had to. trenty baker admits to fighting another inmate to be sent to the segregation unit because her best friend was there for fighting as well. now both women are back in general population units but not in the same one. baker might have discovered family in heather martin. >> who am i? >> she's my cousin. >> she thinks she's my cousin, so i let her think i'm her cousin. she wants to be my cousin, i let her think it. >> my mom and your mom. remember bakers? or your daddy is a baker. we discovered this. anyway,

i'm veronica de la cruz, now back to the program. ♪ >>> by the early '80s, david berg was on the run pimping. moving with rick and davidito from one secret compound to the next, he never met ordinary members. now he commanded his female acolytes to send him strip videos. when his message extended to young girls, english sisters, celeste and kristina also had to perform for his cameras. >> that, to me, is disturbing, because this is just -- was just the start of much more. we were told we were dancing for god as well as berg, didn't we? >> yeah. >> glorify god. it's just -- it's just sad. it's just -- ♪ >> david berg wrote a letter called glorify god. that's where he gave specific instructions about what he wanted to see on these dance videos. >> you're a sick [ muted ] pervert. you don't have anything better to do with your life than to [ muted ] your little kids. it's just so far beyond me, i just can't [ muted ] imagine it. but yet it happened. it happened right before me. it happened to all of you. >> celeste's strip video was filmed at the family's commune in greece. led by berg'

i'm veronica de la cruz. get you back to the program. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> with new inmates arriving every day of the week, deputies must quickly assess the threat potential of each one. >> first impressions are important for us working in this environment, you know, looking at how someone looks at you, how they present themselves. >> first impressions have not always been brian's strong suit. but despite a criminal record dating back to age 14 and a current one-year sentence for larceny, so far he's been a model inmate. >> i have seen no issues with him since he's been here. really is a pretty decent guy. >> his good demeanor helped him earn one of the trusted jobs. >> i'm the police bitch pretty much. i clean. i pass food. i do anything the police ask me to do. >> trufts don't get paid but -- trustees don't get paid but spend more time out of their cells and often get an extra meal or two. >> i've been working out, lost weight. lost probably 15 pounds. i've bee

. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. here's what's happening.ters in geneva may have a deal tomorrow. secretary of state john kerry honored the memory of president john f. kennedy, visiting his grave site on the 50th anniversary of the president's death. and princeton university has confirmed an eighth case of meningitis. the school has already agreed to import a vaccine not available in the united states miami veronica de la cruz. let's get you back to "lockup." >>> residents of tulsa, oklahoma, often describe it as the kind of city where people know their neighbors and are close to their families. it can be lake that inside the tulsa county jail as well. >> take that. >> i had to! >> trenity baker admits fighting another inmate in order to be sent to the highly restrictive segregation unit because her best friend, michelle weiss, was there for fighting as well. now both women are back in general population housing units, but they're not in the same one. though baker might have discovered family in heather morton. >> who am i? >> she's my cousi

i'm veronica de la cruz.'s get you back to "lockup." >>> many prisons in the country offer military-style reform programs called boot camp. the elayn hunt correctional center in louisiana claims its boot camp is one of the best. the 200 inmates in the rigorous and challenging program can reduce their sentences by successfully completing the course. but you'll see it often comes at a heavy price. ♪ it's all right ♪ ♪ it's all right ♪ ♪ all i do is double time ♪ >> the boot camp program at elayn hunt is called impact. >> in my honest opinion, this is the best form of rehabilitation offered by the department of corrections. >> for every 100 inmates who complete the program, the state of louisiana says it saves more than $1 million. to qualify for impact, participants must be nonviolent offenders and free of pending felony charges. >> what motivated me to be in impact was i was trying to make a change in my life. i'm at hunt for possession of marijuana, which is actually my second felony. i mean, people used to t

>>> i'm veronica de la cruz. the man charged in the deadly shooting at l.a.x. friday is under 24-hour armed guard at the hospital. paul ciancia was carrying a note expressing his discontent. >>> an unbelievable story from wisconsin. two planes carrying nine skydivers collided on sunday. one plane caught fire, broke up and crashed. 10 of the 11 people on the plane jumped to safety. the pilot was able to land safely. let's get you back to the program. >> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> tulsa is the second largest city in oklahoma. but the tulsa county jail is a city within the city. along with numerous security concerns that come with temporarily housing some 1800 men and women, facing a huge array of criminal charges, it contains its own versions of the local post office, a hospital, and busier restaurant than just about any other in the city. it also contains a gigantic laundry facility. >> we usually do anywhere from 10 to 12 loads. each load, each washer, the big washers are 125 pounds. the small washers are 75 pounds. if that

i am veronica de la cruz. ten people are dead in kabul. president karz aannounced u.s.an 3600 from the typhoon that devastated the philippines. a major international relief effort is under way to assist. we return you back to your program. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> it commands a breathtaking view of the san francisco bay, but it's the end of the road for some of the most dangerous inmates in the country. more than 600 condemned men await their execution dates here on death row at california's san quentin state prison. in many of the prisons "lockup" crews have visited death row is a quiet place where inmates are much more concerned with filing appeals than causing trouble. that's not the case here. >> i feel like i consider everybody in here, every inmate in here a potential threat. >> we met two officers assigned to keep watch in the adjustment center where san quentin's most violent death row inmates are housed. the daily grind here is bleak for both inmates and staff. >> the mentality is i'm on death row and there's nothing y

i'm veronica de la cruz. as we come on the air this morning at least six are dead.re injured. a powerful line of storms stretched from missouri up

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