(sot vincent donald/ resident) i saw one of my friend, he said his brother died.//the house disappeared so i said god-damn elsewhere in virginia...dozens of buildings were reduced to rubble.several reported tornadoes also touched down carolinas.this dairy farm was demolished in seconds:(sot sears day/ farm owner) we're thankful we lost no animals and no one was hurt so that's the main thing(standup: don champion cbs news la guardia airport/ queens, ny) the storm brought heavy rains and strong winds to other parts of the east coast including here in new york...making a mess of travel.-nats-rain quickly accumulated on roads in the new york and throughout the dc area...submerging vehicles.. (sot bruce caylor) when the water gets this high, it's scary because your cars are here and you don't know what's going to happenpowerful winds also caused thousands of power outages in the northeast.those windy conditions are expected to stick around today...before the system moves out to sea. don champion cbs news new york. 3 the same storm system brought twisters to southern lo

. >> reporter: vincent donald was about to sit down right here to watch tv when the tornado slammed into his mobile home, sheering off the roof and the wall. do you feel lucky to be alive? >> i'm not lucky. i'm blessed. >> reporter: but the tornado tore his neighbor's mobile home from its foundation and sent it sailing across a highway. a two-year-old boy, his father, and another man died. their bodies and other debris were found 300 yards away. somehow, the boy's mother in nearby appomattox, virginia, a 78-year-old man died and 100 buildings were damaged after a funnel cloud left an eight-mile path of destruction. at least three tornadoes were reported in north carolina. in oxford, parts of this farm were leveled. in pennsylvania, a tornado ripped through amish country, hitting structures in narvon. a torrential downpour lead to flash flooding in and around washington, d.c. and left one major road flooded for the morning commute. in the new york area, a gust of wind sent this truck airborne. and, scott, take a look at this. off queens, new york, 12-foot waves capsized a coast guard boat

neighbor vincent donald was home . >> i survived. >> cbs news, new york. >> and mild and quiet stretch of weather and looking forward to the weekend. >> it is going to be beautiful. right now for this weekend, temperatures out there are not that bad. it feels like temperatures in the teens. we are also increasing our daylight. and we will gain another 15 or 16 minutes or so. a lot more sunshine. clouds continue to spill in. coming up soon. >> moving this year's st. patrick's day parade because leaders are concerned about closing so much of downtown to traffic because of the ncaa tournament. the parade will be held on friday, march 18. they will pay $10,000 to move the parade date. new security measures that will make it impossible for the government to break into a locked iphone. security and privacy are at the center of the battle over unlocking a phone used by one of the san bernardino shooters. tim cook says he is prepared to take it to the supreme court. >> if we allow this to happen, everything from now on will be an open book to every government in the world. >> a judge ruled tha

>> reporter: vincent donald survived. some of his neighbors did not. >> i see my friend, they say he died. disappeared. >> reporter: elsewhere in virginia, dozens of buildings were reduced to rubble. several reported tornadoes also touched down in pennsylvania and in the carolinas. this dairy farm was demolished >> we are thankful we lost no animals and nobody was hurt so that was the main thing. >> reporter: the storm also brought heavy rain and strong winds to other parts of the east coast including in new york. in d.c., cars submeasured in water. >> when the water is this high, it's scary because you don't know what is going to happen. >> reporter: powerful winds caused power outage in the northeast and those windy conditions are expected to stick around today before the sem moves storm moves out to sea. yesterday, at least 16 tornadoes were reported along the east coast. d.c. could get a warm up with temperatures into the 50s today. >> that would be a welcome relief. don champion at new york's laguardia airport, thank

. >> reporter: vincent donald survived, some of his neighbors did not. >> i said he's my friend. he said he died. they all disappeared. >> dozensover buildings were reduced to rubble. several reported tornadoes touched down in pennsylvania and in the carolinas. this dairy farm was demolished in seconds. >> we are thankful we lost no animals and nobody was hurt. >> it also brought heavy storms and strong winds to the east coast, including here in new york, making a mess of travel. >> in the dc area, cars got submerged in flood water. >> when the water gets this high, it is scary because your cars are here: you don't know what's going to happen. >> it causes thousands of power out --ages. it is expected to stick around today before the storm moves out to sea. >>> now to campaign 2016, the remaining five republican presidential candidates will face off in houston in a debate. trump, cruz, rubio, kasich will go head to head in the final debate before supertuesday. experts say the field is expect today narrow to three candidates after supertease with john kasich and ben carson seen as

chip reed is at one tornado site. >> reporter: vincent donald was about to sit down right here to watch tv when the tornado slammed into his mobile home sheering off the roof and wall. >> reporter: but the tornado tore his neighbor's home from the foundation. a 2-year-old boy and his father died. somehow the boy's mother survived with serious injuries. in near by va 78-year-old man died after a funnel cloud left an eight mile path of destruction. at least three tornados were record in north carolina. in pennsylvania a tornado ripped through amish country hitting farms and this structure. a down pour led to flash flooding around washington, d.c. and left a major road flooded for the morning commute. in the new york area a gust of wind sent this truck airborne. take a look at this. off queens new york 12 foot back here in virginia yoo ur u're looking at a photograph of a-plus tornado and now after the tornado. this was the garage door and that was once the roof. it's a good example much what happens when a tornado meets a building. >>> there are new concerns over the safety of e-cigarette

. >> reporter: vincent donald was about to sit down right here to watch tv when the tornado slammed into his mobile home, sheering off the roof and the wall. do you feel lucky to be alive? >> i'm not lucky. i'm blessed. >> reporter: but the tornado tore his neighbor's mobile home from its foundation and sent it sailing across a highway. a two-year-old boy, his father, and another man died. their bodies and were dewe were found 300 yards away. survived with serious injuries. in nearby appomattox, virginia, a 78-year-old man died and 100 buildings were damaged after a funnel cloud left an eight-mile path of destruction. at least three tornadoes were reported in north carolina. in ox fard, parts of this farm were leveled. in pennsylvania, a tornado ripped through amish country, hitting structures in narvon. a torrential downpour lead to flash flooding in and around washington, d.c. in the new york area, a gust of wind sent this truck airborne. and, scott, take a look at this. off queens, new york, 12-foot waves capsized a coast guard boat as it was trying to rescue fishermen on another vess

neighbor vincent donald was home when the storm came through. >> a force of wind come, spinning, phew -- lifted the roof off. you know? i don't know. but, i survived. >> reporter: at least three tornadoes were reported in north carolina. home owners, farmers and businesses are all now assessing damage. >> samantha: all right. time now, 12:20. of course that same system brought us rain showers yesterday. but we have transitioned from rain over to snow and those temperatures, well, they are very chilly. yesterday we hit a high of 49 in cleveland. of course, it took us forever but we did make it eventually. today, of course, a lot colder. we are right around that 30-degree mark. temperatures expected to stay below freezing throughout the afternoon. but, it's been so mild, speaking in a general sensory sently, at least -- general sense recently, at least, that temperatures are well above freezing. that's why we aren't seeing a ton of stickage. maybe porches and decks but those surfaces have been pretty warm as well. you can see the snow continues to come down but again, it's a good kind o

. >> reporter: vincent donald was about to sit down right here to watch tv when the tornado slammed into his mobile home, sheering off the roof and the wall. do you feel lucky to be alive? >> i'm not lucky. i'm blessed. >> reporter: but the tornado tore his neighbor's mobile home from its foundation and sent it sailing across a highway. a two-year-old boy, his father, and another man died. now you're look at a-plus tires after the tornado. this was theiage door. that up there is the metal that was once the roof. scott, it's a good example of what happens when a tornado metal. >> pelley: and we want to point out, no one was injured in the coast guard incident today. chip, thanks very much. the world's appetite for portable electronics has triggered huge demand for rechargeable batters, but many of these batteries are now bursting into flames in places you would least expect. vinita nair is looking into this. >> reporter: when the fire first ignited, employee as this kentucky gas station thought it was a bomb. e-cigarette that exploded in josh hamilton's pants. he suffered third degree bur

(sot vincent donald/ resident) i saw one of my friend, he said his brother died.//the house disappeared elsewhere in virginia...dozens of buildings were reduced to rubble. several reported tornadoes also touched down pennsylvania and in the carolinas. this dairy farm was demolished in seconds: (sot sears day/ farm owner) we're thankful we lost no animals and no one was hurt so that's the main thing (vo) the storm brought heavy rains and strong winds to other parts of the east coast including here in new york...making a mess of travel. -nats- rain quickly accumulated on roads in the new york and throughout the dc area...submergi ng vehicles.. (sot bruce caylor) when the water gets this high, it's scary because your cars are here and you don't know what's going to happen powerful winds also caused thousands of power outages in the northeast. those windy conditions are expected to stick around today...before the system moves out to sea. don champion cbs news new york. ((sherry swensk)) > the same storm system brought twisters to southern louisiana and mississippi tue