and in western pennsylvania, clean-up after two ef-1 tornadoes. and then that monster in mid michigan, rated ef-2, it was one of six confirmed tornadoes in michigan. ashley is relieved. her house was destroyed, but her

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tomorrow, what you're going to see here, right there, tomorrow this extends all the way into western pennsylvaniawestern new york, and this entire week ahead. i'm very concerned because the jet stream does something called "negative tilt." it has more time. could be violent storms from the mid week and beyond. >> on the watch straight through the week. pulling double duty with me, ginger, thank you. >>> overseas tonight and to a surprise visit in syria. senator john mccain spending this memorial day meeting with the rebel fighters in syria, the ones trying to bring down president assad. abc's alex marquardt is in beirut for us tonight. >> reporter: good evening, david. we spoke tonight with the group that organized that trip for senator john mccain today. they told us that he crossed into syria from turkey with a contingent of american security, but largely under the protection of the syrian rebels. we're told initially he wanted to go deeper into syria, but in the end, went just across the border. he spent about an hour meeting with five different rebel commanders who came from all over syria to

we are talking about western new york, western pennsylvania, not so much the tornado threat on the other hand though. warm air coming in from the gulf of mexico has a lot more room to travel and modify. that means less of a collision of air masses but it is still there. we're still going to be seeing the risk of hail and definitely some of these damaging winds, straight line winds and some of these gusts from a few of these storms to. upwards of 90 to 100 kilometers per hour. there is still a risk of a hr tornado here but only the stronger cells and not the risk of these larger, massive ones we saw throughout the last several days. now that system will push off toward the east. fair weather in the central u.s. desert southwest though, fire weather down here. kind of a 180 from the east. a few wildfires are already in place. then to go even a little bit farther into the extreme, talking about hard freeze watches into northern nevada. they needed snow in some of the higher elevations in the northern rockies due to low pressure spinning through there cooling things off. only 13 and 14 for y

stretching from texas through oklahoma, northern missouri, all the way into western pennsylvania andk. that's just tonight. the set-up for this week, with the jet stream the way that it's moving looks not only dangerous, but potentially deadly. it digs in, doing a negative tilt and really allow for those storms to be violent. right there in the center, the hot pink color. >> again, we're talking millions and millions of americans looking at the sky tonight. thank you, ginger. >>> and we turn next to that mysterious explosion after a freight train collided with a truck today outside baltimore, maryland. it was so powerful, it could be felt blocks away. and eyewitnesses said buildings shook, windows shattered. abc's david kerley is right there. david, that's the smoke i see behind you? >> reporter: it is, absolutely. firefighters just started pouring water on it again, the burning railcars. plenty of smoke. this started at 2:00. a truck driver is in serious condition. and wait until you see this explosion right after the derailment. >> two railcars burst into flames after derailing. bu

and in western pennsylvania, clean-up after two ef-1 tornadoes. and then that monster in mid michigan, rated ef-2, it was one of six confirmed tornadoes in michigan. ashley is relieved. her house was destroyed, but her family is fine. >> i just threw clothes over my kids' heads and held them. we were just praying for safety. and it was over before i knew it. my kids are safe and that's all that matters to me. >> reporter: there have been more than 1,000 reports of severe weather in just the last week, more than 250 tuesday. but so far with this outbreak, flooding and lightning have been the biggest killers. a photographer captured these incredible moments over downtown chicago. and back in moore, oklahoma, where 24 died last week, they're still cleaning up. >> i think it's coming our way. >> reporter: and keeping an eye on the sky. >> you try to pick through. now here we go again. >> reporter: so let's focus in on who needs to be alert tonight -- it's a large area in the plains specifically -- for those tornadoes. from nebraska down through kansas

in western pennsylvania, cleanup after two ef-1 tornadoes. and then that monster in mid-michigan.ed ef-2, it was one of six confirmed tornadoes in michigan. in goodrich, ashley's house was destroyed, but her family is fine. >> i just threw clothes over my kids' heads and held them. we were just praying for safety. it was over before i knew it. my kids are safe, and that's all that matters to me. >> reporter: there's been over 1,000 reports of severe weather in just the last week, more than 250 tuesday. so far with this outbreak, flooding and lightning have been the biggest killers. a photographer captured these incredible moments as storms made their way over downtown chicago. and back in moore, oklahoma, where more than 20 died last week, they're still cleaning up. >> i think it's coming our way. >> reporter: and keeping an eye on the sky. >> you try to pick through. now here we go again. >> reporter: ginger zee, abc news, wichita falls, kansas. >> and conditions are ripe for another round of severe storms and downpours later today for millions of people in the middle of the coun

my job as a congressman, i represent people in western pennsylvania, hard-working, tax-paying families, and they want to know why this heavy hammer of the government can be so -- you no. what it's like. you can't make a mistake, you can't stutter or stammer. they're all over you. some of them are nice people. but the power that they are endowed with is incredible. the fact they can target groups and go after them and ask things like, how much money do you have in your wallet? what yard signs do you put out? what is the content of your prayers? anything to do with tax revenue or tax law? give me a break. this ills intimidation and -- >> neil: who do you think was calling the shots? any sense from the commissioner today? i didn't. -- that this was led by higher ups? >> well, we're going to delve into that. he is going to greener pastures right knew and is going to retire and get rewarded and keep everything he has, and we, the american people, get to keep everything we have and that's an overreaching government and a government that is way too intrusive in our lives and pick out who to t

it happened tuesday evening in western pennsylvania.hite tail who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. bambi trying to bolt across the street smashed into the windshield of a moving bus and hopped around frantically near the driver, trying to jump back through the window it came through. and it jumped on the seats, ran in circles and jumped into the window trying to find an exit. luckily there was only one passenger on board. the driver stopped the bus, opened the door and bambi made his escape and ran away. and according to reports the driver, bambi, the passenger were all okay. good news. that's all we have tonight. greta is next to go on the record. we will see you back here with great conservative news tomorrow night. greta, take it away. >> this is a fox news alert. the irs executive who was head of the division targeting conservative groups is now running the obamacare office at the irs. abc political director rick klein reports us. abc news broke that story tonight. who is she? >> sarah hall ingram and she was in charge of t

see heavy rain is going to be developing along this system from the west all the way into western pennsylvania, central new york on into the east coast. and then as we move to the west, wildfires in santa barbara, california. check this out. we have wildfires over a thousand acres. 4,000 people have been evacuated in the mountains over santa barbara county, about 1,000 campers, 3,000 residents. and the bad news is, the weather is not going to cooperate. over the next 24 hours, high wind warnings, northwest winds in the mountains. 15 to 30-mile-an-hour gusts up to 60 miles per hour. and that's going to fan those winds, making it difficult to contain those wildfires. matt? >> al, thanks very much. come on inside. we'll get to your local forecast. >>> meanwhile, president obama is visiting the jersey shore this morning to see the recovery from superstorm sandy and to meet again with republican governor chris christie. nbc's white house correspondent peter alexander is in asbury park ahead of the president. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. president obama is expe

noog too heavy right now, but you see what's moving into western pennsylvania. that is going to be some heavier rain that will move out ahead of this cold front. we might even see strong storms, especially virginia into the east coast of north and south carolina with downpours and down bursts possible. there is a secretary cold front. that one doesn't have a lot of rain with it but it will reinforce the colder air. >>> and here's a look at our temperatures. 40s and 50s outside. lots of low clouds and patchy fog that will be clearing by mid-morni mid-morning. temperatures making a jump upward. 80s in the valley and close to 90 in san jose and close to livermore. 70s in oakland. about the same for mother's day tomorrow, then we'll see cooling and the sea breeze turns stronger monday into tuesday with mild weather. >>> and that's your latest forecast. lester? >> thanks, dylan. >>> britain's prince harry is in colorado this morning, part of his high profile tour across america. today his mission is to bring attention to our nation's wounded military veterans. taking

host: western pennsylvania is not alone in this. if you look at eastern ohio the traditional west belt you see a similar thing, out migration and more deaths than births. this has not been happening overnight. you're not going to see tumble weeds going down the street. it is a slow process. these places can't grow naturally. guest: i think what he's talking about is coal related, energy related. that matter how much we loss in the mines it's going to continue as pressure continues to use cleaner renewable fuels and worry about man maid climate change. it's an open ended debate right now but it's going to continue, natural gas is going to underprice coal and it's going to continue in those areas. it's going to cause problems in those counties. but we have not really looked at policy intervention that is might help it and i think we need to. host: caller from montana. caller: i'd like to reiterate about the population issue and connect that with increasingly scars resources. i used to teach math and fiss i cans for quite a while and i

in western pennsylvania, cleanup after two ef-1 tornadoes. and then that monster in mid-michigan.higan. in goodrich, ashley is relieved. her house was destroyed, but her family is fine. >> i just threw clothes over my kids' heads and held them. we were just praying for safety. it was over before i knew it. my kids are safe, and that's all that matters to me. >> reporter: there's been over 1,000 reports of severe weather in just the last week, more than 250 tuesday. so far with this outbreak, flooding and lightning have been the biggest killers. photographer nick ulivieri captured these incredible moments as storms made their way over downtown chicago. and back in moore, oklahoma, where 24 died last week, they're still cleaning up. >> i think it's coming our way. >> reporter: and keeping an eye on the sky. >> you try to pick through. now here we go again. >> reporter: ginger zee, abc news, wichita falls, kansas. >> and conditions are ripe for another round of severe storms and downpours later today for millions of people in the middle of the country. >> want to check in with meteor

take three caught in the video of the morning, out of western pennsylvania.gh the windshield. >> wow. >> aw, i feel so -- >> it scrambles -- >> you would have thought the deer -- >> the deer is trying to get out, poor thing. >> bus driver pulls over, open the doors, and then the frightened, obviously stunned deer makes her way out. >> approaching more and more into nature, we're seeing this more, you know, deer coming through malls and convenience stores and -- >> they just want to do some shopping. >> of course. >> i'm, of course, kidding. >> yes, again, the comedy -- >> yes. >> yeah, the deer looking for sales. >> yeah. >> i do feel bad for the deer, though. >> he had to get out, because he didn't have exact change. it's about a buck. >> i was waiting -- >> yeah, i know, i know. we'll get the grasshoppers out of our teeth while natalie -- >> one person out of 80. delayed reaction. >> it took a while. >> i tried it at 7:00, and it got the same reaction. i'll do it on kathie lee and hoda. >> okay, let's get to the headlines. officials in north texas are looki

severe weather, anywhere from texas up to parts of the dakotas and as far east as western parts of pennsylvaniauld be looking at thunderstorms that could produce large hail and even tornadoes. large section of the country that could be seeing severe storms. right now no warnings in effect. east of the storm system, very warm, hot day in texas. 91 for the high in dallas. new york city, not too high. next several days we're talking upper 80's. >>steve: not exactly going to be grill weather everywhere. instead of grilling your own, go to smashburger, tom, thank you for joining us on national hamburger day. this is really good. gretch and brian, in to you. >>brian: later you'll tell me why you decided not to wear a smock and maria did. a controversy at "fox & friends." 24 minutes before the top of the hour. >>gretchen: fox news alert, crews working through the night to fix a haz mat situation, a water main broke gushing oil and water on the street. you're seeing sand to prevent the floods from spreading. right now no homes have been evacuated. bill: we carried -- >>brian: we carried that story beca

up and other the pocket happened in of the northeast and hail from western new york and that's what it looks like all in pennsylvania and new york too. >>> let's talk about who is going to be on tap for severe weather today because that's what we have to be concerned with. the same cold front pushes to the east. i'd say from the mid-atlantic, norfolk, wilmington, the carolinas into parts of south texas and, of course, eastern florida so jacksonville going to be in the thunderstorms, as well. so severe weather potential that continues today. it would be mostly damaging wind and hail but, remember, lightning, one of the bigger killers too. i'll be back with the nation's forecast but for now dan and bianna. >>> prince harry is waking up in the mountain time zone. here he is at a cocktail party in colorado. last time he was in this part of the world it got wild. there was that lost weekend in vegas but this time around things are very different and abc's lama hasan usually in london is on this side of the pond covering the story. >> yes, good morning to you. great to see you. it's a treat to be here so thank you for hav

weather happened in the northeast, and we've got pictures, hail from western new york, and that's what it looks like all in pennsylvania new york too. let's go ahead and talk about who is going to be on tap for severe weather today because that's what we have to be concerned with. the same cold front now pushes to the east. and here's who you have to look out for. i'd say any p where from the mid-atlantic, norfolk, excuse me, wilmington, the carolinas into parts of south texas and, of course, eastern florida, so jacksonville going to be in those thunderstorms, as well. so there's severe weather potential that continues today. it would be mostly damaging wind and hail but, remember, lightning, one of the bigger killers too. i'll be back with the nation's forecast but for now back to dan and bianna. >> all right, ginger, we'll see you a little bit later. >>> prince harry is waking up in the mountain time zone this morning. here he is at a cocktail parove. last time he was in this part of the world, you may remember, it got a bit wild. there was that lost weekend in vegas, but this time around things are very different, a

saturday now gets into the ohio valley, into the portions of the northeast including western new york and northwestern pennsylvania. the other issue to track is this major temperature change here in the northeast. temperatures well above average. 15 to nearly 20 degrees above average in the northeast. so this heat wave, a couple of days above 90. it's going to last. start, we're right up there in the mid to supper 80s. d.c., we're going to hang on to those '90s throughout the weekend. and then we've got the rain in florida that has golfers stuck inside all week long. this pattern is also going to continue through the next couple of days. we've got high pressure risks off the coast. low pressure, all of it combining to give us rain in florida. so a couple more days of showers and storms here in central and southern florida. we'll send it back over to you the. >> okay, jen, appreciate it. thank you very much. >>> looking at a you know, business factor is pretty good. 80% of meat consumption in china is pork. andrew, we have an spr -- >> strategic pa toll yumm reserve? >> strategic pork reserve in china that has exis

pennsylvania? host: harrisburg. guest: i am from the westernerie, i amburgh, her glad that he is keeping on trying, because we have got to get through this. but he is right, you cannot make it on the salaries. by the way, not all government workers are getting steady increases. the federal government has been on a wage freeze and what they are calling a sequester, which really means that they are not layoffs,- partial pay. they are cutting back salaries. beenme states massive layoffs of government workers. there is an attack on government workers and, as we know, not enough jobs out there. and there are too many jobs not paying a living wage. host: i want to get a reaction from you on a couple of other stories not related to the workplace. this piece from frank gaffney, the female scandal of the benghazi factor. he goes on to say -- there are plenty of men indicated in the run-up in the efforts to conceal the scandal. their contribution to this requires their own investigation, but so does the peculiarly not implicated valerie jarrett and hilla

pennsylvania has 30 of the same design as the collapsed minneapolis bridge. in rhode island, 411 bridges, more than half the total, are deficient. bridges in westerntates tend to do better than other parts of the country. one reason, the bridges are newer, but climate also plays a major factor. professor asani says bridges in colder climates corrode more quickly. >> the reason primarily is because of the de-icing chemicals that we use every winter to keep the roadways clean. >> reporter: federal officials say in order to get our nation's bridges in better shape it would cost more than $20 billion a year for the next 15 years. >> dan simon reporting. for more on the sorry state of the bridges and roads we all rely on, we're joined by northeastern university's steven flynn, co-director of the research institute for homeland security. you saw him in dan's report. he's also the author of "the edge of disaster, rebuilding a resilient nation." first explain to us what these terms mean, structurally deficient and functionally obsolete, because according to the federal highway administration, there are 66,000 bridges in the united states right now that ar

western hemisphere and third tallest in the world. >>> this next story simply stunning. a 53-year-old mother of two from pennsylvaniaperson in key largo, florida. brenda heist disappeared on february, 2002, developing two children off at school. heist was worried about financial issues and an impending divorce when she left her family behind. >> i was shocked. our department was shocked. because i will tell you, i was convinced something horrible happened to her years ago. she said she thought of her family and children every day and her parents. however, she never acted on that and never made any phone calls. not one. >> detectives say heist spent years in florida, sleeping under bridges and tents and eating food thrown out of fast food restaurants before turning herself last friday. that is a long, long time. >> a bizarre story. >>> another bizarre story. mountain dew under fire for an ad some are calling the most racist ever. >> i don't think i can do this. >> just point to him. >> i'm a player. >> no. >> he's wearing the do rag. >> come on, the one with the four legs. >> thought she was going to kiss me. keep yo

western part of the united states. look at it now. it's all changed. you have the marcellus up there in pennsylvania which is now second, the second largest employer in pennsylvania. and so it's scattered throughout. the reason for this surge is because the use of horizontal drilling and high drawling -- hydraulic fracturing has let us reach production we otherwise could not do it. we have grown by 40% in our production, all, 100% of it, on state or private land. none of it on federal land. in fact, during this boom that we're in the middle of right now that's so productive to the economy of most of the states now, none of that came from the federal government, in fact, we had a reduction during this time in the production from federal lands. so the institute for energy research recently issued a report stating if we enacted policies that allowed aggressive development of this offlimit land that's there right now it would generate $14 trillion in economic activity, create 2.5 million jobs and reduce the deficit by 2.7 but most of all we could become totally independent from having to import our ener

pennsylvania. that's up there, the marcellus. and we have opportunities all over. so it's completely around all over the country, not just in the western part of the united states. and where oil and gas activity has historically been isolated to just a few regions in the country, like oklahoma and texas, they're now all over the country. because of these great domestic resources, i believe we can achieve domestic independence in a matter of months. the use of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling have caused domestic energy production to soar with the last few years. production is now over 7 million barrels a day, 40% higher than it was in 2008. bit as the congressional research service recently confirmed, all of this -- all of this production -- is on state and private land. none of it on federal lands. in fact, on federal land, in spite of the boom that has been taking place because of president obama's war on fossil fuels, it has actually reduced -- it's reduced on the -- the production is reduced on federal lands and it's kind of embarrassing because we can see on the second chart a significant amount of our nation's oil and