terry anderson joins me in sturgis, south dakota, so, te y terry, you are used to harsh winters in south dakota. in the plains. but this is crazy. when have you ever seen something like this, this early on in the season? >> you know, don, it's just pretty unusual for this early in the season. we usually get snowstorms in early october, but you might see a couple inches. and this was 30-plus inches. and i'd say it's going to be probably by tomorrow before we can get out and actually get out on the streets of sturgis here in western south dakota. >> so, how are you dealing with the snowfall so far? your family, i mean. i would imagine this is an emergency for your family. are you stocked up? are you hearing about any other families around the area being stuck? >> you know, it's -- we had a pretty good warning that this was coming. the weather stations around the area told us about four or five days in advance, this looked like a pretty major storm coming in. so, we were prepared for it. and my family, my wife and daughter are on the eastern side of the state right now doing a college visit

there is wall south dakota and there is spear fish south dakota. miserable night in the plains states tonight and there is more to come. this is in addition to what will come. also wyoming and montana hit as well. there's the storm center in south dakota and those are wind gusts predicted by the model. winds over 40 mi. per hour. meanwhile we stay in the warm sector of this storm. all month long we have stayed warmed. in south dakota 37 in. and wyoming 27 in.. wyoming again at 24 in.. tornado watches. the front producing the weather out west is eastbound. warnings in these counties that are colored by their. that will be in our area tomorrow night. you jump to the cold side of the storm and their art blizzards and winter storm warnings. meanwhile tropical storm warnings in the gulf coast. this will produce wind driven rain in that area. in our area 74 today. there is the big storm and a tropical storm showing up on the satellite picture. 88 in st. louis today and 44 in billings. when you get in that corner of the jet stream has we will be tomorrow,

dakota, but because it's critically important to all producers across south dakota. the farmers in the eastern part of my state, the people in the entire farm belt, the regions of this country that depend upon agriculture for their existence need to know what the policies are going to be, what the rules are going to be so they can plan and plan effectively and so that we have the mechanisms in place, so that when something like this happens, like happened in western south dakota this past week, there is a mechanism in place, there is a way in which we can respond and provide support for the hardworking farmers and ranchers and the millions of people whose jobs rely on agriculture. so, madam president, it was a very -- looking at those images yesterday was very, very gripping, very, in many ways very disturbing. as you fly over these areas and you see this massive losses of livestock and you realize what that means for the people who are out there every single day who for generations have made their living on the land by raising these cattle and have contributed in su

nowhere is this felt more strongly right now than in south dakota. i'm not from south dakota. the presiding officer's not from south dakota, but we have colleagues here who have been in the -- on the floor. i have talked to the senators from south dakota about this i know who are deeply concerned, as well as the senators from north dakota. but in south dakota, where last friday, october 4, an early autumn blizzard killed an estimated 75,000 head of cattle. 75,000 head of cattle. and just one of the many pictures of what is happening as a result of this blizzard. many producers lost half their entire herd. keep in mind that many thousands of these cows would have produced calves in the spring, so these are losses that are huge for ranchers and families and will be felt for many, many years to come. these cattle ranchers and their families have no safety net, zero safety net. they don't get direct payment subsidies. they have right now zero safety net. they only had livestock disaster programs which expired october 1 of 2011, 741 days ago. their losses are expected to reach into

dakota yesterday, and also across the south-west. well, we have some severe weather to worry about today in terms of wind. we have high pressure in control, winds pushing in out of the east. los angeles climbing to a high of 92. low-levels of relative humidity. we'll see an increased fire danger and threat. which is why the national weather service in los angeles issued a red-flag warning. we'll have to be careful out there today. you can see the winds turning to the north, around shoamp where we should snow on the backside of the winter storm. there's a blizzard warning across south dakota, and an additional 4-5 inches of snow akumualate switching over the rain as it pushes to the east. one thing it is doing is cooling it down tremendously. look at rapid city. it's expected to be the high in the kansas city. further on into the east is where we could see severe weather, i think from chicago all the way down to indianapolis, cincinnati and into portions of arkansas. damaging winds, hail and isolated tornados. we'll keep you updated o

melted, dead cattle scatter the south dakota ranches. ranchers are calculating their losses following an unusual early blizzard. >> very distinct possibility that this will ruin some of the ranches that got the worst losses without some kind of assistance somewhere. >> reporter: jim bakeer spent the last week cleaning up after losing 10% of his cattle. he's not alone. >> it's incredibly emotional and personal. it's been decades in the making of the individual animals that we lost, and it isn't something that we will get over immediately. >> reporter: the south dakota cattlemens association says it's too early to know precisely how many cows died. they believe the number will be in the tens of thousands translating into untold millions of dollars in losses. >> a lot of them were still on summer pasture, which don't have the really good protection. a lot of them in the good protection blew out because of the 70-mile-per-hour winds and the snow got so deep it filled up the protection and they drifted out of it. >> reporter: cattle prices ar

the snow is in south dakota. this is a large storm that will impact the area for at least the next 24 to 48 hours. stormy weather tomorrow fur 67 and dropping -- are 58 but dry on wednesday. the heating continues in houston and memphis, eventually that will make its way to the northeast. the area of the typhoon, are continues the move and another storm will impact japan. watching these two storms closely, not only vietnam but this will turn north northeast and bring a lot of rain to tokyo. that's the latest del. >> thank you. where that is filled with strange creatures. converging on the big apple this past week for the comic con, considered to be the second biggest festival in the united states, behind san diego's comic con. thanks for watching al jazeera america. i'm dill walters, techknow is next. live long and prosper. check us out, pr following comments from the white house. >> undercover and now she's taking us to new york city where some of the toughest put it to the test. >> the engineer who designed the

and we have winter weather with more snow really over wyoming and south dakota. here is the radar showing all of that rain the next 12 hours the rain coming through iowa and then through the midwest into chicago. this storm really large and just taking shape now. by tuesday morning there is rain in minneapolis and the cold air in western south dakota that leaves snow but as it pulls away the it will dry out. the melting snow is what leads to more flooding in south dakota. >>> the temperatures will climb through tuesday and then get cooler and thursday right at 60 degrees. >> thank you very much. still ahead, granny is taking self defense classes. >> no, no. >> we'll tell you about the daily threat these seniors are facing and the success they've had fighting back. antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours. >> what do you think? >> consider this. unconventional wisdom. that's all i have an real money. victoria azarenko >> now three days to raise the debt limit or the gove

a whiteout, as stretches of i-90 in south dakota shut down. and snow, up to two feet deep, smothering backyards. like this october monstrosity. tearing at trees and power lines. threatening iowa, minnesota and others along this cold front, with more severe weather. >> ginger zee reporting in from the gulf tonight. clearly, going to be a troubling and challenging scene for the gulf. we'll check in with ginger and that forecast as we continue here. in the meantime, we move on next to washington tonight, word of yet another frightening incident playing out in the nation's capitol. a man set himself on fire on the national mall this afternoon, a witness says he dumped gasoline on his head. and then lit himself on fire. they took off their shirtsz to dowse the flamps. the man has burns on 80% of his body. of course it comes a day after that other harrowing scene in washington. the young mother with her baby in her car who triggered 38 minutes of chaos at the capitol. miriam carey shot dead after a high-speed chase with police. her baby girl is all

rapid city, south dakota, 19 inches yesterday. but lead, south dakota, up to 44 inches. absolutely unbelievable numbers. there was the severe weather. including tornadoes which you see right there on that map. >> violent, large tornado. >> reporter: large, violent and 18 reported tornadoes from nebraska to iowa. all part of a series of volatile twisters including this one in nebraska. leaving behind dozens of tramped homes and businesses. several injuries reported in wayne, nebraska after an apparent tornado slashed through. check out that hail. meanwhile, behind that front, a blizzard for the books. >> a huge tree fell down. fell on my grandfather's car and flattened the tire. it took out the whole windshield. >> reporter: texas, wyoming, paralyzed under record-breaking snow. airports shut down. closing highways. from the windy and cold. to windy and dry, wildfires flarg in northern california. all this as tropical storm karen tries to swirl toward the coast. scurrying to sandbag outside of louisiana. >> i'm very stressed. >> reporter: so, overnight the storm did weaken

the iowa in the weather in south dakota is stationary. were looking at snow and wind over the same area. this line breaking apart of this and still holds together fairly well through iowa and in to missouri, kansas and oh oklahoma. a few severe storms in that line and it's pushing to the east. that's the cooler air that is moving in. that storm is spinning over south dakota. that's not moving. still seeing a lot of snow, wind and some rain in south dakota in the same area. not much change there kpwu the severe severe weather is moving through. all quiet for now. next 24 hours, seeinging that snow end eventually tomorrow afternoon as the severe weather moves east. chicago will get a shower or thunderstorms there. but storms spreading out just a bit until finally ending by to recall night. now, the focus turning to the tropics. than will be tomorrow night on sunday. the satellite picture shows a storm away from the condition is. the track of the national hurricane center by tomorrow evening and sunday morning and by louisiana. that's where

we're joined live from south dakota, diane, let's start here. how are the ranchers in the area coping with this situation? >> reporter: it's a tough situation tony. there are ranchers here who have lost more than half of their cattle, and some aren't sure they're going to be able to stay in business. these are two of the 300 cows that died on the ranch when a freak blizzard blue threw south dakota dumping two feet of snow. >> it's just incredible how muddy it is. >> reporter: now there is so much mud and music on the acreage he can't get tractors in to remove the dead cat. >> well, i spend a lot of days with my head down thinking how the livestock suffered. they not only died but they suffered before they died. >> reporter: the storm hit and miles away and they could not move them in closer for food and shelter. >> there was just too much snow too fast. >> reporter: at $21 billion annually agriculture is south dakota's largest industry, and cattle make up a quarter of it. this is the time of year when ranchers earn most of their living, selling

the buffalo here are direct descendants of five wild calves saved by a south dakota rancher in 1883. by then buffalo were this close to extinction. in one of the more shameful episodes of american history, a combination of greed and government policy nearly wiped out these magnificent creatures. in nearby rapid city we found amuseum dedicated to telling that terrible teal. tale. inside susan are ricci shows us. >> slawd erd by trappers and tourists and hunters often with the support of the u.s. government. >> as the real road forged its way west and settleers rode the planes, bison were in the way and so they were shot and exterminated to make way for western settlement. >> the railroads promoted buffalo shooting excursions, where buffalo were shot not for their meat or hides but merely for sport. >> it was such a glorious event and so sporting and exciting to be in the american west and shooting these large animals and there was nothing sporting about it. >> then the army hired hunters to kill millions more knowing the indians considered the enemy back then, depended on the buffalo

this hit south dakota, five feet of snow. and we have to visit south dakota. and not necessarily sure what happened to them. and when everyone was digging out many buildings caved in, tens of thousands of livestock, and anybody's lifetime. the economic impact would be huge trees. the very next 80 park officials putting those cones back along this one, five feet of snow, i would like to know if you think that would be there that morning. >> i could not, i don't set local priorities like that. >> i got people around that area steamed because they were extremely upset that here they had lost their businesses, lost their livestock, they couldn't access their homes, they were trying to dig out and protect people and the park service was mainly concerned with going out and pleasing cones that didn't allow them to view what they see as partly their monument as well from a far. it was very disturbing to them. from that point do you believe it was appropriate to take that type of action at that point in time? >> i can't comment on local issues like that. i have no know

>> reporter: south dakota's cattle were still in summer pastures when the blizzard hit. they had not grown out their winter coats. the animals were fully exposed to blinding snow and 70 mile per hour winds. some wandered for miles before collapsing and suffocating in snowdrifts. >> the day after the storm i started counting cattle that were dead of ours and, you know, i just -- i had the -- i got sick to my stomach. >> reporter: these tags belonged to the 200 animals he lost, that's nearly half his herd. other ranchers lost everything. >> my biggest fear is that people that lost livestock won't be able to recover. you pray for them and you hope that, you know, they get guidance and have the ability to big out of that, but that's a big hole. >> reporter: ranchers can't report their losses to the agriculture department because government offices are closed and relief programs that might offer help part of a farm bill that has been delayed by congressional gridlock. >> it affects not only the ranchers but it affects the business people. it's just such a large trickle effect

it was a heavy snowstorm that clobbered south dakota last week. up to four feet near deadwood. that snow has had a devastating effect on cattle ranches. here's carter evans. >> reporter: the dead cattle littering the south dakota prairie are victims of last week's freak fall blizzard. tens of thousands were killed. farmer monty williams. >> a lot of guys losing everything. cows, calfs, you name it. >> reporter: many of the dead animals were found huddled in groups. others buried in snow bank as long a 100 mile swathe of the storm's path. its catastrophic for ranchers says south dakota farmer's union director karla hevencki, by using the cash crop that is this year's paycheck for them. by losing the cows themselves, they've lost paychecks from years to come. >> reporter: the early autumn blizzard dumped up to four feet of snow in two days. it hit before the cattle had developed thick winter coats. and many may have died of hypothermia. this disaster comes as many south dakota ranchers were still recovering from last year's severe drought. things had been looking up says livestoc

iowa and south dakota also the same thing yesterday. waking up this morning to millions of dollars of damages and rooves collapsed and trucks turned over and homes torn from their foundation. many people like this nebraska woman ran for cover. >> we just knew there was a tornado and the sirens went off. my husband was out watching. i heard on the radio that it was going to hit the town and he ran in and we went to the basement. >> i would not have expected it to be like this when we got out. it was loud, but not -- did not expect this. >> and on top of the tornadoes more than 30 inches of snow fell earlier in parts of south dakota. the storms are expected to keep up and are making a mess over the weekend. janice dean is live in the fox weather center. >> there is lots to talk about including 18 reports of tornadoes yesterday. and you can see the snow flying as this low pressure center continues to push eastward and dropping several tornadoes, 18 reports as i mentioned yesterday in parts of nebraska and iowa. they are destroying homes an

. >>> people in south dakota are dealing with a different situation. they are digging out after a powerful winter storm hit them this weekend. take a look at this. this is waul, south dakota. heavy snow and winds make it impossible to see the roads. it left behind massive snow drifts. 30 inches of snow fell in rapid city. >>> rain was the problem in kentucky, major downpours and flooding. 6 inches of rain fell in 2000 hours. water creeping into homes and car -- many people are waiting to start the cleanup. >>> and a fire breaking out at the camp pendleton marine base in california. the video is from saturday. crews are billing lines around the wildfire that scorched 4- square-miles forcing people to evacuate the base. the fire is said to be 20% contained. >>> a brush fire sparked a massive backup in the san francisco bay area. flames erupted not far from the bay bridge, crews were battling the fire from a ground and a boat. the california highway patrol shutdown part of the bridge. it is now reported the fire is out. >>> all right. once the sun goes do

a whiteout, as stretches of i-90 in south dakota shut down. and snow, up to two feet deep, smothering backyards. like this october monstrosity. tearing at trees and power lines. threatening iowa, minnesota and others along this cold front, with more severe weather. >> ginger zee reporting in from the gulf tonight. clearly, going to be a troubling and challenging scene for the gulf. we'll check in with ginger and that forecast as we continue here. in the meantime, we move on next to washington tonight, word of yet another frightening incident playing out in the nation's capitol. a man set himself on fire on the national mall this afternoon, a witness says he dumped gasoline on his head. and then lit himself on fire. they took off their shirtsz to dowse the flamps. the man has burns on 80% of his body. of course it comes a day after that other harrowing scene in washington. the young mother with her baby in her car who triggered 38 minutes of chaos at the capitol. miriam carey shot dead after a high-speed chase with police. her baby girl is all

south dakota does that. when south dakota, our dear friend, christie noem, she says when -- kristi noem, she says when south dakota pointed out, hey, this is a state road, the federal authority said, no, this is on federal land and we're not letting anybody pull over. so this is what you get. this is the way americans are treated unless you're going to be illegally in the country and have a protest, then we'll give you permits, whatever you want. i was gratified to hear our friend, representative noem, int out to us that those sad that south dakota had four feet f snow in some places, unfortunately that covered all the barricades and cones, so strictly in the interest of safety, south dakota had to send their snowplows and wipe all the snow and there was no way to sort out the cones and barricades, so apparently they're in some ditch somewhere, but for safety purposes, because they were just trying to help those south dakotans and americans that wanted to see mount rushmore, get through that road, that state

buffalo, wyoming, 30 inches. 48 inches in deadwood, south dakota. rapid city hit with 23 inches. their second highest snowfall on record. >> a little too early for me to have this bad of winter. >> reporter: made even worse by snow drifts piling up much higher. i'm six feet tall, or 72 inches tall. this is higher than me. as people begin digging out, some are taking their huge portion of snow with a side of humor. >> i'm sure it's in conjunction with the government shutdown. >> reporter: clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> our thanks to clayton. now, to the tornadoes. a small nebraska town dev stated and abc meteorologist ginger zee on the outbreak tonight. >> reporter: tonight, we know that tornado in wayne, nebraska, was an ef-4. winds of 170 miles per hour. ripping across the earth for 19 miles. >> oh, my gold. >> reporter: it crushed the airport, destroyed at least ten homes and sent a dozen people to the hospital. >> oh, my god. i was right in front of our house. >> reporter: the same cold front that kicked up the tornados did this to louisville today. more than a half foo

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it's located on the western part of south dakota and west of the missouri river. there are three counties there that were hit by this storm. and that is nearly where a third of the state's cattle reside. we want to show you some of the images. many of the cows were in summer ranges when the storm hit ?rrchltn'.and some ranchers sayt 20 to 30% of their cattle. >> long after the snow has melted, demetrio dead cattle scr along these ranches. >> this will ruin some of the ranch that got the worst losses without assistance somewheren't >> jim baker spent the week cleaning up after losing 10% of his cattle. is the cattleman's association says it's too early to know howp cattle died. the number could be in the tens of thousands translating into municipalities omillions of dol. some of them were in summer. the snow was so deep and it filled up their protection. they got stuck in a snow bank or ran into a fence corner and the snow covered them up and basically drowned them. >> cattle prices will go up regionally. the ranchers are focusing on keep being thkeeping the surviv

eastern wyoming, western south dakota. the bulls eye today, rapid city, south dakota, making it a top ten potentially snowfall. coupled with this the winds are ferocious. 40 to 50-mile-per-hour winds and blizzard conditions there. now to the tornado threat. we saw it yesterday. today it's certainly not quite as robust but the threat has moved east ward. again, 18 preliminary reports. six thus far have been confirmed in three states. uncommon but certainly not unheard of. we had 11 in october in 2001. the national weather service is out doing a post-storm survey to assess the damage. and now further west to southern cal. the fire threat is there of course, october is fire season. santa ana winds howling. the winds could really push any small fire out of control already. 77-mile-per-hour winds in laguna park and ventura county. 52-mile-per-hour winds in los angeles county, fred. so that has just begun to exacerbate the troubles with the fires that are already present there, fred. >> nasty stuff. and then we're not done with

a whiteout, as stretches of i-90 in south dakota shut down. and snow, up to two feet deep, smothering backyards. like this october monstrosity. in wyoming. the wind tearing at trees and power lines. inside the blizzard. and tonight, the volatile atmosphere threatening iowa, minnesota and others along this cold front, with more severe weather. >> tropical storm karen is a very disorganized storm i have to show you the path and timing let me take you through it tomorrow night into early sunday, we'll start to feel the effects especially tip of louisiana, up to the gulf in the panhandle of florida and georgia by early next week. the other threat we have is wild fires in northern california, big high pressure system in the pacific northwest shoving air down, relative humidity less than 8% at times, 35 mile per hour gusts, those conditions improve as we go through the weekend. david. >> in the meantime we move to washington tonight, another incident in the capital. a man set himself on fire on the national mall this afternoon, a witness says he dum

iowa, south dakota, and nebraska. in wayne, nebraska, as many as a dozen homes were destroyed in the storm. unfortunately no one was killed. the storm also knocked out power to half the residents of rapid city, south dakota. >>> a little further north, some states got a dumping of snow. parts of south dakota saw more than 30 inches of snow. that's unbeliefable. here's a look at the mess in rapid city. things weren't much better in other parts of wyoming where blowing snow created blizzard like conditions for drivers. >>> so a tornado, blizzard, aren't enough that we've got in a tropical storm out in the gulf, as well. no longer a danger to becoming a hurricane but residents along the gulf coast are still being warned. cnn's chad myers is here with more on this. so tropical storm, might it dissipate into a depression or is it still threatening as a tropical storm? >> you know, i've seen storms get stronger over swamps. literally. and the bayou of southern louisiana is just that, it's wet. it's not dry land where storms

but it's not just south dakota. it's not confined to south dakota alone, and people of my state are not alone in their experience of sticker shock. look at what's happening in the state of nebraska where premium increases are 143. or in georgia, where premium increases are 198%. money that could be used to pay off student loans, save for a home or start a family is now going to be used to pay for obamacare. according to a new analysis by avalier health americans could face steep cost-sharing requirements like co-payments, coinsurance and deductibles layered on top of their month little premiums. it's -- monthly premiums. it is clear health care costs are going up, not down, particularly for younger americans. additionally, president obama promised health care premiums would go down by an average of $2,500 per family. if you look at what family premiums have done, they've actually jumped by more than $2,500 since obamacare became law. while costs continue to increase, despite the president's promise to the contrary,

but lead, south dakota, up to 44 inches. rapid city set a record just yesterday. it's not done for all of these areas. we had severe weather to talk about. this was damaging and in some places, dangerous. you can see all of the reports there and you can see all of the video here. >> violent, large tornado. >> reporter: large, violent and 18 reported tornadoes from nebraska to iowa. all part of a series of volatile twisters, including this one in nebraska, leaving behind dozens of trampled homes and businesses. and as they do, tossing trucks and cars along the way. >> i don't know what that is over there, but it used to be a building. >> reporter: several injuries reported in wayne, nebraska, after an apparent tornado slashed through. check out that hail in council bluffs, iowa. meanwhile, behind that front, a blizzard for the books. >> a huge tree fell down, fell on my grandfather's car and flattened the tire. it took out the whole windshield. it looks like the frame may even be twisted. >> reporter: texas, wyoming, and south dakota, paralyzed beneath under record

south dakota, we go with 3 feet of snow. on the back side of this potent storm where it wasn't heat like we're seeing with the tornadoes. it was the call air top to bottom. more snow today, rapid city, south dakota, potentially a foot which will put it on the top ten snowstorms on record. to wyoming, more snow there. today, it is eastern wyoming. heavy, wet snow, and again, part of the same system that's all pushing eastward. so more snow today in eastern wyoming. here's a look at the radar picture. this is the swath of concern today for severe weather. not as intense as we saw yesterday. so the tornado threat not as bad. but what we're going to see the winds that will be a factor and also hail. chicago to st. louis, there's the line of rain right now. kansas city down to oklahoma city it is all moving eastward. in chicago, madison, wisconsin down to indian st. louis. again not as intense but gusty wind and hail. all of a sudden, the threat pushes eastward and actually into buffalo, new york. this day, it will be very gusty

rapid city, south dakota, digging out tonight. look at the giant wall of snow right there, surrounding that suv. and then the tornadoes tonight, sweeping across several states. 20 reported since just friday. the worst in wayne, nebraska. millions in damage, this home, completely gone. abc meteorologist ginger zee with the forecast in a moment, but first, abc's clayton sandell on that very early winter. >> reporter: tonight, wyoming and south dakota find themselves dragged head first into winter. heavy snow from a major blizzard is overwhelming trees. >> a huge tree fell down, fell on my grandfather's car. >> reporter: knocking down power lines, leaving thousands in the cold and dark. >> day two of being trapped. we lost power yesterday. >> reporter: travel is treacherous. airports are closed. roads vanish under mountains of white. parts of interstate 90 shut down. the official snow totals, impressive. buffalo, wyoming, 30 inches. 48 inches in deadwood, south dakota. rapid city hit with 23 inches. their second highest snowfall on r

manuel bojorquez is in stchlt onge, south dakota. manuel. >> it's being called one of the worst disasters in south dakota history. the herd were still in summer pastures and had not grown winter coats. south dakota's $7 billion livestock industry will be digging out for years to come. the numbers are astounding. tens of thousands of dead cattle are being collected from south dakota's western prairie. on october 3rd, an unusual snowstorm blanketed 100 miles stranding animals where they froze to death and many more could die in the months to come. >> as the snow came over the top, it literally started burying them. >> reporter: he lost over 200 cattle. >> the worst thing is we had two inches of rain followed with 3 feet of snow so not only was the ground wet, the cattle sunk into it. many of them drowned. >> reporter: others lost 80% to 90% of their herd. it's catastrophic. >> by losing the cows themselves, they've lost paychecks from years to come. >> reporter: the blizzard coming just days after 80 degree weather brought winds of 70

the presiding officer: the senator from south dakota. mr. thune: madam president, yesterday, the white house said it is "winning" -- "winning" the shutdown debate. understand that it is "not concerned how long the shutdown lasts." well, the democrats may be content with playing political games, republicans remain focused on find a solution to reopen the federal government. when the white house says it is winning, madam president, maybe winning the political debate, winning the political game, if you will, it is the american people who are losing. the obama administration said dwhread it would support a measure providing retroactive compensation to furloughed federal workers, yet it continues to oppose funding for the national guard and reserve. veterans services, nutrition assistance for low-income americans, fema, lifesaving medicines and cures at the n.i.h., national parks and museums. mr. president, what i would simply say is that there are bills that have been sent here by the house of representatives that are available to be picked up b

a look at the winter-like conditions in south dakota. >> residents around south dakota's scenic hills are digging out of 3 and a half feet of early autumn snow. it set records in some places and a one-two punch produced rain, hail and snow in nebraska and iowa. some 25,000 customers are without power today. >> and we're starting you off with a live look out doors. a little hazy already. reports of patchy fog and mist at the airport. so watch out for that if you're traveling this morning. temperatures are mild in the 60's and low 70's. the warm front all the way to our north is what's producing showers from pennsylvania into new york. it's humid enough that we're seeing some of that fog develop once again. i think tomorrow morning we will have to look at some of that developing. 73 downtown. what is this extreme weather pattern with extreme heat in the east and extreme cold and snow in the west? we're on the warm side of things again today. temperatures from 85-89, throughout the day partly cloudy skies and it's towards the afternoon that it will become fwreezey. the winds will pick up

south dakota that's a bull's eye around rapid city. minneapolis to omaha, you is see lightning strikes. that's where potential could be for severe weather today. winter threat, blizzard conditions and snow, rapid city points east through pierre. up to an additional ten inches in rapid city. that area had between 15 and 20 inches. more to come today. that will come to an end. in addition to that, here is the severe weather. at least 16 reports of tornadoes yesterday. six confirmed. and that was in three states. here is where the threat is today. the threat of storm is not as intense, but hail and damaging winds are part of the picture. madison, chicago, the situation changes tomorrow. detroit, even buffalo could see strong winds tomorrow. we're seeing it all, no question about that. and to the west, with fire threat from santa barbara to los angeles, palm springs down to san diego. incredibly strong, and hot winds. because it is windy, any small fire could blow up because of the amount of winds here, fred. >> the santa ana winds, fierce

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now, there's blizzard warnings in south dakota and severe thunderstorm effects in iowa, as storms move through. it is a large storm system that will push to the east and as the remnants of karen move up the coast, look what happens on monday. heavy rain from philadelphia to new york and new england monday and tuesday. temperatures will be a little bit cooler but that rain could change to flooding. , as the remnants of karen move across the northeastern parts of the country. that's your national forecast. >>> helping, new york stop paying hotel bills for nearly 300 stormless storm victims who have been housed in new york city hotels. now the red cross will add $1 million to the fund, for those who have a more permanent housing solution off the work. >>> shipwreck off the italian coast. so far, 127 people are confirmed dead. that number of expected to rise. sonia galego reports. >> rescue continues in the water off lampedusa. >> well continue all day and all night until we're able to bury these bodies. >> the bodies that were recovered from the water were brought to the hangar on the isl

iowa, south dakota, and nebraska. in wayne, nebraska, as many as a dozen homes were destroyed in that storm. and fortunately no one was killed. tropical storm karen is in the gulf of mexico right now and is headed towards the gulf coast. the hurricane warning has been called off but residents along the keycoast are still being wad a brace themselves. so where might karen make landfall? let's check in with cnn's chad myers and talk about the possibilities of karen. >> you know, this thing has been a long tease storm and it's been teased by the wind, by dry air, and what we call sheer. there's the center of karen. no, the center mub here somewhere. no, it's not. it's far awe from what is the center because the wind is blowing the storms away from the center of circulation. and that does not allow the storm to develop. that's great news because this could have been a much bigger storm. no question in my mind that this could have been certainly a cat one or cat two hurricane by now if we didn't have the sheer because the

that's moving to the dakotas pushing to the east. that's just in western south dakota. already too much rain and snow on the ground, the moisture is saturated, and this rain coming down and can't go anywhere. that's why flood warnings are issued there. the storms will move through the midwest, minnesota and the great lakes. that cold air there, the snow is drying out just a bit, just light snow but certainly in an indication of how cold the air is behind this storm. you can see the temperatures in chicago climbing in the upper 60s with thunderstorms tomorrow, and then dropping into the 50's with a low of 40 on wednesday. that wind will pick up there in chicago, but it dries out as the storm pushes a little farther east. the temperatures are warming up in houston. the 80s. there is that cold air in billings, 41 degrees and warming up i in the mid-atlantic coast s systems push to the east. >>> typhoon nari effecting vietnam and now turning towards japan. watching the tropics closely as it passes by tokyo in the next few days. >> keep in mind that as you watch this next st

a huge snowstorm in south dakota. it buried more than 70,000 cows. the cattle markets are reacting to it. mark zuckerberg buying out neighbors homes toogive himself a little more space. it is all about privacy. those stories this hour on markets now. ♪ connell: there we go. how is it going? it is friday. dagen: why are you being so friendly? because you do not have to see me for the next two days. that is why. let's get to the markets. nicole petallides is at the new york stock exchange. nicole: taking a little bit of a breather after yesterday. it was a great day on wall street yesterday. today will be a little bit more of a quiet type day. yesterday we ran up pretty fast. you do not normally see that. we are seeing the dow up. we know that in washington they continue to try with the negotiations. the october 17 date is still something they are keeping in mind. connell: thank you. dagen: president obama will meet with the last of the four congressional caucuses over the debt ceiling. connell: republican leaders met with the president last night. t

lead, south dakota, got 43.5". in rapid city, 19". the old record was 1.4" for the day. trees full of leaves pulled down power lines throughout the dakotas, leaving 50,000 residents without electricity and heat. >> i don't have a generator. i don't know what we're going to do. it's kind of a bad situation. >> that was jim cantore reporting. we're also tracking what's left of tropical storm karen. the storm was downgraded to a tropical depression with sustained winds of 35 miles per hour. karen is stalled off the louisiana coast. as it approaches land, the remnants could bring a three-foot storm surge. mandatory evac wags were lifted. karen doesn't seem to be muchative factor around here. >> she will play a role in our heavy rain threat for tomorrow. big plume of tropical moisture will be forced up the eastern seaboard. as a result of that moisture coming north and seriously strong cold front coming in from the west tomorrow promises to be a very busy weather day here in the midatlantic. that could impact not only your commute but also a couple of other folks reaching out

especially in south dakota and alaska. it's persistent pernicious and adaptive. and kenji said native americans shouldn't have to be -- have to pay for their votes to be counted. throughout the show use the twitter hashtag, ajam stream. >> love lynn has worked on native american voting rights since the 1960s. in our google plus hangout sarah frankenstein. , and hans, manager of the election law reform initiative. welcome everyone to the th thanks for being here. >> several counties and the montana secretary of state's office for equal voting rights, what printed the lawsuit? >> my native american constituent. who came home in a flag draped coffin. we can fight and die for our country, and equally, we engage in the military at higher percentages than any segment of society. but when we can't come home we do not have the same access to voting. i thought that was inherently and morally and ethically unfair. i reached out to the secretary of state and asked her to have a meeting on this issue. for 89 days she declined. for 89 days i had the chairman of the blackfoot

in south dakota this morning. we could see another 6 to 10 inches of snow in other locations before it all winds down. pretty incredible to see those kind of snow amounts so early in october. anthony and vinita, back to you. >>> in tucson arizona parents are asking questions after 16 middle school students were sent to the hospital feeling sick. the arizona poison control and drug information center say the students apparently ingested a prescription drug used to treat high blood pressure or attention deficit disorder. no word on how the student came in contact with them. >>> new york yankees' third baseman alex rodriguez is suing major league baseball and bud selig for allegedly trying to destroy his career. as you know he tops the list of suspended players for allegedly using performance-enhancing drugs. let's get the inside pitch from shaun gregory, inside sports writer. he decides to sue right at the time of playoffs. >> alex has a history of interfering with october. if you're a yankee fan he interferes by un

how exactly are they going to do this, to blow up the biggest building in south dakota? is anybody going to get hurt? >> to protect the public, that are thes set up a wide perimeter. because there is so much land around the building, the plan is to tip the zip over like a tree rather than implode it straight down. that way, fewer explosives are required, according to demolition site manager, eric schuller. >> it was a very solid structure. to install enough explosives would have been a pretty big feat. to tip it over, it was a lot easier method. the explosive experts removed concrete in between the columns and then installed explosives in those columns. the plan was then to remove that support structure similar to falling a tree, creating a wedge for a tree to fall down to the east. >> on december 6th, 2005, with tens of thousands watching in person and on tv, the zip's time has come. >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 -- >> whoa. >> the zip dips but it doesn't tip. >> instead of going over like i knew it was supposed to, it fell into this hole. a story and a half was blown out of it and