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. >>> another round of severe weather barreled across kansas wednesday. storm chasers captured several violent tornado rolling through abilene, kansas, throwing dirt and debris. emergency managers say at least 20 homes were damaged or destroyed in dickinson, county. check out how close storm chasers abilene. you can see a video grapher as the things were happening. fortunately no injuries from the latest outbreak. more on the severe weather, bill kari karins, you've been busy this week. >> all of those were with the same tornado. all of the pictures you just saw. numerous tornadoes, you know, formed and reformed. >> talk about a super cell. >> exactly. this was it last night. 7:00 p.m. when we started watching the tornado forming right here a little hook echo right there. as it began to cross and head for interstate 70 we had our tornado emergencies. chapman, kansas, scary. looked like the thing was heading through the middle of the town and went a half mile to the south of there and where most of the homes were damaged. very mature storm in junction city, scared for you too and the st

was touchdowns in texas and kansas. tonight forecasters say there is an enhanced risk of severe weather, including hail, lightning and tornados extending from southern nebraska to kansas tonight. several strong tornados likely into the evening and so take a look right now we are keeping a close eye on these live video streams are coming from some of the storm chasers spanned out in the danger zone scanning the skies for trouble. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in abilene, kansas watching it all unfold. >> reporter: late today a new round of severe storms slamming several states. a tornado touching down in brian, texas, another in north east, kansas. kansas. the relentless wild weather grounding flights in colorado and forcing the brief evacuation of kansas city's airport. and in a kentucky cave, 19 people rescued after being trapped by rising flood waters. all this after a half-mile wide twister chewed through dickinson county kansas late wednesday on the ground for almost 90 minutes. watch as these storm chasers leave a camera on the ground. the incredible 360 video revealing an extrem

alert: you are looking live at a tornado in dodge city, kansas. this video coming from our affiliate in kansas. take a look at that again, we are monitoring tornadoes in kansas but it's just incredible all the storms that have been whipping across most parts of the nation. just look at that we have storm chasers sometimes they are out there. i don't know why in the world they do this but they chase these tornadoes. and they bring us can't even see the windshield wipers on that car. look at that tornado. we have no information right now any reports of any homes being down or any people that have died. obviously dangerous condition, dangerous situation. and if you are watching this area, know somebody in the area, time is now to get into a shelter because those storms are most unforgiving. just take a look at this. this is a tornado in kansas. and that's coming in to us from our affiliate. and it's just extraordinary. tornadoes are not to be fooled with and there is breaking news. if have you seen those airport tsa lines and how about the fact that tsa in 2015 failed mock explosive det

%. lauren: let's do weather right now. tornadoes ripping through kansas. we have maria molina in abeline, kansas. hi, maria. maria: hi, good morning, on wednesday we had a tornado rip through this area in kansas, this is an area just to the east of selina, kansas. maximum peak winds of 100 miles per hour. take a look at the scene behind me. you can see complete destruction and this was very sturdy, you had concrete blocks, you had brick structure out here and completely destroyed. we have seen to many belongs that belong to the families across the region and really heartbreaking and now they are left to pick up the pieces but yesterday we had to deal with another round of severe weather with heavy rain rolling through. we had severe thunderstorm in effect and torpid that possibly touched down just to the northeast of our location yesterday and national weather service crews will be heading out and determining whether that, indeed, was a tornado touchdown, so they will be confirming that and estimating the strength of peak winds. today we are expecting more round of severe storms,

across the country. weatherimages of wild in several places. storm chasers caught this video kansas ands in arkansas. jay korff is live with a look at the very latest happening in this part of the country. multiple tornadoes described as potentially deadly tearing through parts of kansas, oklahoma. it is not clear how much damage has been released. reports are coming in and the storms are still hitting communities. >> we havetwo tornadoes on the ground. jay: this is live coverage from our affiliate in wichita, kansas, tracking the tornadoes to the west of dodge city. this tornado was caught by storm chasers in kansas. tornado on the ground, a quarter-mile to the west. jay: the twisters have destroyed property and homes through parts of kansas. >> a house destroyed northwest of dodge. at least one person unresponsive. >> these are significant tornadoes. jay: in arkansas, another terrifying situation. a 13-year-old ran away into a ipe, but the teenager has been found alive and is being evaluated. are waiting to hear back reports of damage and injuries in kansas, we do have a confirmed

following a week of destruction. >> a tornado ripping through the northeast part of kansas as residents hunker down there. >> maria molina is life in abilene, kansas where we know a tornado touched down there. good morning, maria. >> good morning. wednesday evening the national weather service estimating the tornado that touched down across this area, a rural part of kansas north of the abilene town center getting an ef 4 status with maximum winds of approximately 180 miles per hour. so winds of 180 miles per hour. just to give you an idea of what kind of damage that powerful of a tornado can do take a look at the scene behind me we have a home on concrete blocks that this tornado tore apart. we see bricks torn apart from the toesh doe as well. after surveying the damage of the path of the tornado we notice a lot of homes destroyed and vehicles, power lines that were completely gone and not even able to be found across the area where they should have been and vehicles that were again smashed and really destroyed. yesterday we had to deal with also flash flooding as well. there were so m

storm in my hometown. >> yes, in kansas. it's actually your hometown, steve? holy cow. take a look at this. we have breaking news coming in overnight. a monster tornado tearing through america's heartland. the scene in kansas being described as total chaos. a twister packing winds of 100 miles per hour. at least 25 homes completely wiped out. it was half a mile wide and stayed on the ground for, listen to this, an hour and a half. thankfully, though, no reports of injuries at thist firefighte to door to make sure that no one is trapped. >>> large tornado. >> look at it cross the road. >> oh, my god, dude. >> good news happening there, the twister took a last-minute turn avoiding the nearby town of chapman. chapman was devastated by a deadly tornado back in 2008. that twister carved a path six blocks wide. we'll bring you more on this as we get it. we are praying for folks there and their safety. >>> a fox news alert to bring you right now, a private investigator caming casey anthony admitting to killing her 2-year-old daughter caylee. anthony paid for her legal fees with sexual favors

midwest. we will have a live report from fox meteorologist maria molina and kansas. let's check out u.s. stock market futures for you this morning. right back out pictures of 14, nasdaq futures up for. you are watching "fbn:am," your first look at morning markets and breaking news. ♪ and lauren: welcome back to "fbn:am." good morning. let's get you caught up on what's happening now. a report by the state department independent watchdog shows that hillary clinton was in clear violation of the federal records act and endangered national security. the report criticized or e-mail practices for running the department. the clinton campaign dismissed the criticism. donald trump and massachusetts senator elizabeth warren continued to trade insults in a speech she attacked his business record and he responded by calling her pocahontas, referring to a 2012 controversy over her claims of native american heritage. demonstrators for a $15 minimum wage plan to target big tunnel's headquarters near chicago today during the company's annual meeting. police expect a thousand marchers and protesters in

systems particularly over kansas and oklahoma. >> now, this area of the plains has been rocked by 24 hours of violent weather. >> big-time tornado. >> reporter: large and destructive, ripping through the plains. overnight the first pictures of tornado damage in kansas, buildings torn apart and debris everywhere. the powerful winds picking up this large propane tank and tossing it right into the middle of the road where it started to leak. >> we got a propane tank in the middle of the road that's leaking. >> reporter: just yesterday alone, 26 reported tornados in 5 states from michigan to texas. 18 in kansas alone including these two caught on camera, rare twin twisters. sirens also blared in oklahoma and colorado. a fourth consecutive day of damaging storms in the heartland. and in arkansas, raging floodwaters swept away a 13-year-old boy, and he was found safe several hours later. the teen pulled from a drainage ditch after police heard him calling from below a grate. and it's not over yet. more severe weather is likely as we head toward the memorial day weekend according to abc's r

weather service revealing late today it was an ef-4 that tore across abilene, kansas. a monster tornado. a half mile wide. winds up to 180 miles an hour. and it was on the ground for 90 minutes. look at this. late today. new images coming in. you can see the fire igniting. this twister in brian, texas. and a tornado bending the railroad tracks in kansas. meteorologist rob marciano in the tornado zone, where they believe it will be a dangerous night ahead. >> tornado! >> reporter: tonight, new twisters on the ground power flashes on the horizon showed just that in bryan, texas. >> oh, [ bleep ]. >> reporter: homes ripped apart there. in missouri, passengers at kansas city's airport evacuated. in kansas, parents at a topeka library keeping kids calm with storytime amid the tornado warnings. this after an incredible 24 hours here. in northern kansas -- by some accounts, one of the most intense tornadoes ever chased. an ef-4. with winds of 180 miles an hour. a half-mile wide, traveling 26 miles. on the ground for a terrifying 90 minutes. more than 100 first responders racing to find

she won't be bullied by him. where trump goes, unrest follows. chicago, pittsburgh, kansas city, eugene, dayton. a new "wall street journal" poll finding national political support is split. trump taking rural whiter communities, while clinton gets the larger more diverse cities. trump is struggling to keep the peace, both inside the party and out. >> every day, there's something again that makes me shake my head saying why in the world would i support trump? >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan and donald trump will have a phone conversation tonight. meanwhile, hundreds of protesters were lining this street just a few minutes ago. now, only a couple dozen stragglers remain. meanwhile, anaheim police holding the line. lester, this is the same scene that we are seeing play out in city after city across america. >> all right, katy, thank you. >>> an independent government report is breathing new life into the controversy that just won't go away for hillary clinton. a harsh rebuke from the state department's inspector general's office over clinton "use of a personal e-mail server f

produced several set of twin tornados, which is very, very rare. >> in dodge city, kansas, where resident are assessing the damage. >> outbreak of violent tornados baffled through western kansas tuesday. tearing through homes, oh, no. >> roads. >> this is like an accident -- >> i don't like this. >> and leaving multiple people critically injured. >> in the aftermath, people sifted through debris looking for anyone unaccounted for thousands without power, more than two dozen tornado sitings were reported across the planes further south, powerful storms swept through, at least 8 homes damage in the bristo, where teams and power lines were torn apart. we heard the winds pick up little bit, heard glass, glass start breaking, and then i heard all of the lumber start just ripping apart, and i knew what was going on. >> violent pretty spread west, two twisters ripped through eastern colorado stormed pummeled the area with heavy rains, and golf ball size hail. >> and leveled this business in adams county. >> in jonesboro, arkansas, roads were shutdown after a record 6 plus inches of rain

in the great plains. omar villafranca reports from dodge city kansas where people are assessing the damage and preparing for the worst. >> it was hitting the house! >> reporter: an outbreak of violent tornadoes barreled through western kansas tuesday tearing through homes, roads and leaving multiple people critically injured. in the aftermath, people sifted through debris looking for anyone unaccounted for. a busted propane tank spewed gas along a highway and thousands were without power. more than 2 dozen tornadoes citings were reported across the plains. further south powerful flames swept through oklahoma, trees and power lines torn apart in bristol. >> we heard the winds pick up a little bit. we heard glass start breaking. then i heard all the lumber start ripping apart and i know what was going on. >> reporter: the violent weather spread west where at least two twisters ripped through eastern colorado. storms pummeled the area with heavy rains and golf ball-sized hail and leveled this business in adams county. in jonesboro, arkansas, roads were shut down after 6" of rain trigge

, this video is unbelievable there are reports of the several tornadoes touching down in kansas and oklahoma. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch has more amazing images to come out of the midwest, justin. >> reporter: in the middle will of those severe storms many got out their cameras and cell fence to document damage in real time. there are dozens of report of tornado touchdowns in oklahoma and kansas. heavy rains in flooding and arkansas and two are injured this morning and several homes are damaged. >> is there three tornadoes on the ground at the same time. good night. >> reporter: on the ground look at tornadoes, twisting, tearing across the plains. more than 30 tornadoes sightings were reported yesterday. >> hitting a building. >> reporter: storm chasers captured at least one twister ripping a building near dock city, kansas. >> there is a structure hit, power lines. >> reporter: this crew came across overturn propane tank spewing gaza long the highway. >> just gasoline every where. >> it was are dangerous. >> reporter: national weather service says a at least one tornad

just that in bryan, texas. homes ripped apart there. in missouri, passengers at kansas city's airport evacuated. in kansas, parents at a topeka library keeping kids calm with story time amid the tornado warnings. this after an incredible 24 hours here in northern kansas. by some accoun most intense tornadoes ever chased. an ef-4 with winds of 180 miles an hour. a half mile wide. traveling 26 miles on the ground for a terrifying 90 minutes. >> that's a barn sitting in the road. >> this storm has a huge path. we need help. >> reporter: more than 100 first responders racing to find. -- defying physics. thankfully no injuries. the twister's relatively slow speed giving residents like sam zook and his wife time to get to their shelter. >> the main floor walls of their home blown out. this is mayor master bedroom. the zooks emerging to find their home gone, happy to be alive, but overcome with emotion. >> good lord upstairs. rob marciano, abc news, abilene, kansas. >>> now follow ticks. donald trump has secured enough delegates to clinch the gop attacks against hillary clinton claiming she'

. >> dangerous weather destroyed several homes in kansas yet. correspondent omar villafranca with a look at some of the damage in the hardest hit areas. >> rumbling out of control. a second round of massive tornados slashed its way through northern kansas wednesday. >> large tornado. >> at least one twister spot in the and lean it, made its way across interstate 70, forcing cars and trucks to turn around. >> storms destroyed at least one home near there. >> that's a barn sitting in the road, folks. >> up to 25 other, suffered significant damage, in dickinson county last night. >> definitely going northeast. >> there were tornado sitings near solomon. >> just east from there, a twister around a half mile wide barely missed the city of chapman. >> oh, i think that was somebody's house. >> more than does end tornados were spotted in the southern planes. the violent weather has already left its mark. and ef3 tornado struck western kansas tuesday. >> is that where it tore? >> yes. >> cathy hamilton and her family hid inside a storm shelter as a tornado leveled their home. >> it is gone,

are posted in kansas, colorado, and nebraska. hena daniels has details. >>> there's three tornadoes on the ground at the same time! good night. >> reporter: more than 30 tornado sightings were reported across the plains yesterday. sto stormchasers captured at least one tornado that ripped up buildings near dodd city, kansas. >> there's a structure hit. >> reporter: this crew ran into an overturned propane tank, spewing gas along the roads. >> there was gas everywhere. it was very dangerous. >> reporter: the national weather service says at least one tornado touched down outside of bristow, oklahoma, ripping the roofs off of houses and bringing down trees. the roberts family got an emergency alert on their phone and frantically ran with their pets to the cellar. >> we heard the wind pick up a little bit. we heard glass start breaking. then i heard all the lumber start ripping apart. and i knew -- i knew what was going on. >> reporter: they run a community animal rescue and say they lost dozens of animals. heavy rain also triggered flash flooding in arkansas. a 13-year-old boy was swe

will have the story for us. check this out. fox meteorologist maria molina is storm chasing in kansas. we are going to catch up with her next. checking u.s. stock market futures, s&p higher by 5. you're watching fbn:am, first look at morning markets and breaking news. keep it here, 5:12 on the east coast. t(t(t( nicole: okay, well, it's 5:15 a.m. in new york. donald trump appears to be backing off a bit from his previous stands on taxes and the minimum wage. trump said plans that includes tax break for top-wage earners may be different after negotiated in congress. he said he's now open to possibly raising the minimum wage. west virginia holds democratic primary tomorrow with 29 delegates at stake. according to polling average senator bernie sanders leads by 6 percentage points. fire officials in canada say cooler temperatures and light rain are helping their efforts to fight a massive wild liar that has burned nearly 400,000 acres so far. officials in alberta say fire is still out of control but a change in the weather has slowed progress. let's check out u.s. stock market futures

rapists. lies. >> reporter: where trump goes, unrest follows. chicago, pittsburgh, kansas city, eugene, dayton. welcome to the race to the white house 2016, now with riot police. the imagery couldn't be clearer. america is divided. a new nbc news "wall street journal" poll finding national political support is split. trump taking rural whiter communities, while clinton dominates the bigger, more diverse cities. the candidate not concerned, dismissing tuesday's protesters as thugs who are flying the mexican flag. and trashing the highest republican latina, suzannea martinez for not attending his rally. >> she's not doing her job. maybe i'll run for governor of new mexico! >> reporter: martinez the chair of the republican governor's association is just another trump holdout. >> every day there's something, again, that just makes me shake my head and say, why in the world would i support trump. >> reporter: trump is struggling to keep the peace. both inside the party and out. nbc news has learned that house speaker paul ryan and donald trump will have a phone conversation tonight. meanwhi

gentlelady of kansas. mrs. jenkins: thank you, mr. chairman, for allowing me this great opportunity for introducing mr. thompson, the leavenworth district attorney. mr. thompson is a kansan in every sense of the word. he is a leavenworth native and his family dates back 150 years in leavenworth. he went on to graduate and wash university school of law, his knowledge in the impact that a detainee transfer would have on leavens worth and the entire region is part of his investigation as a top law enforcement official and he has context and insight into this process. i thank him for taking his time to come to washington to sit before the subcommittee to answer questions. i have full faith in his ability and he will help congress and the president, i think, better understand the implications and the repercussions of such a transfer. thank you, mr. chairman, and i yield back. chairman: the chair recognizes the gentlelady, mrs. jenkins. the chair recognizes mr. bouchard for an opening statement. mr. bouchard: thank you mr. chair, and distinguished members of the committee. i am michael boucha

violence and destructive weather. kansas took the brunt of the impact. >> reporter: rumbling out of control. a second round of massive tornadoes went through northern kansas. >> a large tornado. at least one 2016er spotted in abilene and made its way across interstate 70 forcing cars and trucks to turn around. one home near there. >> up to 25 others suffered significant damage. going northeast. >> tornado sightings near solomon and east from there, twister. more than a dozen tornadoes spotted in the southern plains. the violent weather has already left its mark. an ef-3 tornado struck western kansas tuesday. kathy hamilton and her family hid inside a storm shelter as a tornado leveled their home. >> it is gone. everything is gone. >> all we heard was loud noise and the door blew open. and stuff was flying everywhere. >> miraculously no reports of injuries. but not t because there are more storms in the forecast. >>> abilene, kansas. >>> nothing like that headed this way for the holiday weather. topper, what do you have? >> we are in good shape. but we have a system off of the southe

. severe thunderstorms that spawned several tornados in western kansas. authorities say two people were critically injured tuesday when it struck near dodge city. storm chasers captured it on video, including the moment one started pulling apart a home. >> hold up. it's falling apart. >> oh, no. >> there is no word on the extent of the damage to that structure. the national weather service warned resident as head of time to take cover. >>> meanwhile, they got two toward each other. it caused significant damage to a landfill building and other homes and structures. meanwhile, about an inch of large hail coated streets in the denver area tuesday. nbc meteorologist bill karins will have more in just a few minutes. >>> bill cosby's slow motion fall from grace under sexual allegations took a more serious turn tuesday. he is ordered to stand trial on criminal sexual assault charges. the icon is facg s date. >> reporter: cosby is fighting criminal charges that he sexually assaulted former temple university employee andrea constand in his pennsylvania home. in court, a former detective rea

rural kansas for an hour and a half and at least 25 homes were wiped out. take a look. >> maria molina is on the phone at the center of the devastat n devastation. hope you are staying safe. what can you tell us about the scene now? >> we flaw out here in anticipation of the weather that hit the area. the forecast did pan out unfortunately, and we have local reports of tornadoes touching down in kansas east of celina but across places like oklahoma outside of the city of tulsa. we heard a report of a toesh doe touching down there as well. severe weather up and down parts of the great plains and also large hails as large as baseball. flash flooding another big concern for the storms. all of the severe weather including places like kansas and nebraska in portions. it is ejecting and moving eastward. we will be seeing an elevated threat for more of the severe weather perhaps stronger and more widespread. anywhere from texas up through the parts of the central and northern plains. there is potential for more large hail more devastating wind gusts and also violent tornadoes. >> maria

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whipping through kansas. >>> a massive tornado rips its way through kansas damaging more than two dozen homes in the process. that twister was on the ground about 1 1/2 hours last night. this morning, emergency crews will survey the damage left behind despite the destructive nature of the tornado, there were no injuries reported. a tornado watch remains in effect overnight in parts of kansas and oklahoma. >>> at 5:12, a developing story in new york city where authorities are investigating a deadly shooting during a crowded rap concert. chaos unfolded last night near union square right before rapper ti was scheduled to hit the stage. one man died. shots sent everyone in the crowd running for cover. police have made no arrests and there is no word on a possible motive. >>> busted for standing on one of the most famous signs in the world. self-proclaimed youtube prankster climbed on to the hollywood sign yesterday and waving a flag that read "i'm back." it's unclear what that refers to. lapd promptly arrested him with another man. >> a judge in florida told gawker that the case again

a german the motives possibly politically related. >>> gunned down in the line of duty kansas city police mourning the loss of detective brad lancaster this morning. he was shot while responding to a suspicious person's report at a casino. that person now identified as curtis ayers took off in lancast lancaster's car. he led police on a chase before he crashed on a missouri highway. that's when he was shot and arrested. detective lancaster was an air force veteran who served two tours overseas. he's osurvived a wife and two daughters. >> he is a cold blooded killer. he will remain behind bars. he is accused of shooting and killing three people. the spree of violence outside of his daughter's high school where he shot and killed his estranged wife. he allegedly shot and killed two men while trying to steal cars. >>> three teen girls are charged with a 15-year-old. a girl who started the fight is charged with criminal neglect homicide. and two others face lesser charges. amy died from a heart condition that was agitated by that attack. >>> notorious drug lord el chapo guzman could be

, kansas. >> we now that tornado did touchdown. maria molina is live there. >> i want to share with you some of the images from here because behind me we have what appears to have been a home just completely destroyed by the power of that tornado. peak winds estimated to be 180 miles per hour and this is what that does to your home or your structures that get impacted wi that tornado. i want to share with you some of the belongings that we have been encountering. these are people's lives that have been completely destroyed by a tornado in a matter of seconds. here what we have is a bookshelf or storage item. farther into the debris. you can see a lamp thrown off. this structure was very sturdy. it was made out of concrete blocks. you have brick that was completely destroyed by the power of this tornado. also a chair farther off in the distance. so again just people's lives here thrown. and behind me, we have a house, i want to share with you because it really is a spectacular scene to see that a home was left completely intact by this tornado. it just missed it by inches, yet this s

just coming in now from scott city, kansas. take a look. the latest tornado touching down there. more than a half dozen twisters in just the last 24 hours. severe storms, in fact, from texas all the way up to minnesota. tonight, the region where they're most concerned, that includes denver, and the big change coming to the east for the memorial day weekend. abc's clayton sandell now in colorado. >> reporter: tonight, hail is pounding colorado. oklahoma residents are on alert. >> this could produce a large tornado. we are seeing rain curtains rapidly move in. >> reporter: already this week, more than three dozen tornadoes reported in six states. severe hail near amarillo sending this family racing for cover. near frisco, texas, lightning scorching at least three homes, filling bill stovall's kitchen with smoke. >> i heard just an extremely loud explosion, it sounded like a power transformer exploding. >> reporter: in plainville, kansas, lightning ignited an oil tank fire. >> never have we fought a fire in a hailstorm. >> reporter: and at this minneapolis stadium, lightning struck a bad

nebraska-kansas border. one of them dotting the earth for ten miles, damaging rooft rooftops, tossing debris. at least five people injured. in this hour, we're monitoring the latest activity as the sun setting heats things up again. you see the yellow and orange in the middle of your screen. that's been off and on during the day. at the end of the day, we will often see that hallmark red color come back. meteorologist maria molina with us. you brought us some of that eye-popping video. now that we see the classic red boxes there on the map, in the midsection of the united states, what are we looking at? >> those are tornado matwatcheso it means that thunderstorms that form have the possibility of forming tornados and large hail and cause some dangerous lightning and localized flash flooding and potential damaging wind gusts. so those are concerns for tornados. this will be continuing into the nighttime hours. that is what makes the storm so dangerous out there as well. across oklahoma, you still have a tornado watch in effect. some of which could be very intent. in southwest oklahoma,

to get even bigger. >>> plus, tornados roaring through kansas, injuring residents, damaging homes and taking down trees and power lines. bill karins says those storms are on the move with almost 17 million people at risk today. we'll tell you where. >>> and the thunder on the brink in sports. is oklahoma city about to do the unthinkab unthinkable? that is next on "way too early." >> the security chief of the tsa has been fired. [ applause ] yeah. yeah. he's been told to expect long lines at the unemployment line. vo: across america, people are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes with non-insulin victoza®. for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar. but it didn't get me to my goal. so i asked my doctor about victoza®. he said victoza® works differently than pills. and comes in a pen. victoza® is proven to lower blood sugar and a1c. it's taken once a day, any time. victoza® is not for weight loss, but it may help you lose some weight. victoza® works with your body to lower blood sugar in 3 ways: in the stomach, the liver, and the pancreas. vo: victoza® is an inject

tornados in kansas. they are dealing with possible tornados currently. that weather will not move our way. all that weather goes up toward chicago. for us, just a chance of some showers right on through 7:00 tonight. most of the area looks dry tonight. same thing tomorrow. 8:00 a.m. tomorrow nothing but sunshine. tomorrow afternoon, a couple of scattered showers, but really our shower chance less than 20%. tomorrow morning 67. high temperatures tomorrow afternoon into the 80s, but the heat index will be around 91, 92. a very hot and humid day tomorrow. 87 on saturday. 85 on sunday with a chance for some shower activity. then on monday this is a really tough forecast because there's going to be a potential tropical system down toward the carolinas that may give us some moisture this way too. we'll talk much more about that memorial day holiday and the beach forecast. amelia draper is in just a couple of minutes. >>> talk about gridlock not on the roads, but capitol hill. what stopped a plan for energy spending that has nothing to do on national tv tonight. >>> we want to know what's yo

, kansas where he is better known as poppin' joe, owner of poppin' joe's gourmet kettle corn. he's an example of the tremendous promise everyone is capable of achieving. when everyone sought so to limit his potential, mr. steffi and his family developed a business plan and through his hard work he has grown his business to where popping joe's kettle corn can be found at walmarts, fairs, craft shows, car shows, and events throughout kansas and georgia and hopefully someday in my office. mr. steffi has also shipped his kettle corn to our troops serving overseas, and we would have welcomed him bringing popcorn here today, but our rules prohibit bringing food into the room. so unfortunately we probably won't be doing that today. unless he's really per sint, in which case we might. no. he is accompanied today by his father, ray steffi, who will also be available to answer questions. we welcome his father here as well. and once more we thank all the witnesses for being here and miss goring, you're recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, good morning, chairman chabot, ranking member velas

this one, touched down in my home state of kansas. talked to my sister last night, several people being hurt, the extent of the injuries, not quite known at this hour. also, report of homes and buildings being destroyed by these giant tornados. >> other states including oklahoma, colorado, texas and arkansas, saw damage from severe weather yesterday including lightning strikes, and flashflooding. so far no one has died from these storms, but the threat for more severe weather continues to the rest of this week. >> specially this afternoon. >> and, federal authorities are seeking the death penalty against accused charleston shooter, dillan rough. now faces death, there he is, in both federal and state court cases and the state court he is set to be tried in january. but his federal trial has not been scheduled yet. roof is facing multiple murder charges, for killing nine worshippers last june inside after charleston church, back in june of last year. the shooting sparked a national conversation, that ultimately led to the removal of several confederate symbols in that state. septa, how i

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into the planes we are dealing with the rainfall across places like kansas and oklahoma across further west in the portions of the rockies. later on today we will be seeing the threat for severe weather across texas, oklahoma panhandle and a threat for not only damaging winds and large hail but tornadoes through out the night. heads up if you live across the panhandle or western oklahoma and southwestern parts of kansas. heavy rain with several inches expected across texas, louisiana and further north into missouri and kansas. let's head over to you, ladies. >> glad you are back safe and sound. >> chilly in new york city. 10 minutes after the top of the hour. the red sox fan slammed in the head by a broken bat. he is now speaking out. why he says it is time to make some changes with america's favorite past time. >> new york times targeting donald trump but would the mainstream media ever do this. the panel is on deck with the debate. why do so many businesses rely on the us postal service? because when they ship with us, their business becomes our business. that's why we make more e-co

moms, women who are in the hospital fighting kansas, megan is in kansas city with the story. >> hi, happy mothers day. hello. oz. >> thank you. >> reporter: with the hugs and love, you'd think they're family. giving hope and help volunteers, each mothers themselves spent saturday visiting moms with kansas at research medical center. >> we have pill bottle, we have box of tea. >> reporter: armed with a few gifts, the main reason they came was to offer company and comfort. >> some of them just need to know that someone is here, that someone cares. >> feel blessed that someone is out there that care. >> reporter: she was diagnosed three months ago. >> family and prayer helps. it really does. because at first i was in denial. i don't have kansas. >> reporter: share asked tears 10 positive messages created quick relationships. >> she made an impact even. >> reporter: the women were surprised is and deeply moved. >> my that means heaven to me. it meant all the world. >> reporter: a. >> to of healing they will remember as they push through their treatment. >> i want to thank you all for c