fog may have lead to this crash in arkansas, killing at least three people. across parts of the west, snow is so heavy, it is slowing a search and rescue mission in washington state. officials had to suspend the search for a missing skier because of avalanche dangers. dangero dangerous winds this california overturning tractor trailers and taking down trees. >> we have another tree down we have to go respond to. >> reporter: more than 38 million travelers are expected to fly through january 3rdrd. as historic heat makes the northeast, temperatures could top 70 degrees in washington, d.c. and new york city on christmas eve. >>> already this morning one person has been killed in arkansas as a result of severe weather. parts of the south are facing tornado watches and warnings. kevin corriveau is here tracking off of it. it is getting ugly. >> it is. just over the last couple of hours, we have seen a big expansion of thunderstorms. nine states are talking about tornado watches in effect. you can see how these clouds and these storms have really built up just ove

candidate live with us from little rock, arkansas. governor, obviously, you have experience dealing with the emergencies like this. i want to talk politics, but first, i want to talk about what is going on there in your home state, because i know that in northern arkansas, there are a number of flood warnings, and we are expecting the arkansas river to reach flood stage tomorrow, and this is going to be worse in your state before it gets bet r better? >> yes, it is. and the floods are the most god-awful thing that you deal with as a natural disaster, because some of the damage, you won't see for weeks if not months after the floodwaters recede. there is nothing that you can do really to stop the flood. people don't take seriously enough the dangers, ooso of all of the emergencies that governors manage, it is one of the most dangerous, and ominous, and more people are killed in floods than in tornado, and it is the kind of thing that you see the pictures. the arkansas river in little rock is moving at 400,000 feet 70,000 feet a second

a dangerous tornado outbreak slams mississippi, and arkansas. and at least seven deaths. >>> the last minute rush for holiday shoppers. >>> hillary clinton fires back at donald trump over his vulgar slur. while ted cruz blasts a political cartoon that bed bikts his daughter. >>> and the panic an elf on the shelf. >>> good morning on this christmas eve. at least seven people confirmed dead following extreme weather in much of the southern part of the country. storms which the national weather service called a particularly dangerous situation, the same such warning. >> reporter: a rare site for december mississippi. the south and midwest on edge and under the gun. >> tornado emergency continues for the cell that has been tracking through north mississippi this afternoon. >> roofs ripped from homes. aff off the roadway near mississippi. >> we're looking still at that across parts of tennessee and mississippi. and there are 72 million who will still see the chance of severe weather overnight. >> reporter: in arkansas, rains and hard winds killing an

tornado spotted on the ground in arkansas, quick break. we're back in a moment. ♪ well, hello... ♪ santa? ♪ (flourish spray noise) ho, ho, ho! dad...what are you doing? i am not your dad... i am santa claus. then who's that? ♪ this holiday, share the joy of real cream... (flourish spray noise) share the joy of real cream... ...with reddi-wip. ♪ (flourish spray noise) ♪ >>> major development in the war against isis, iraqi security forces say they now have full control of a government compound in heart of ramadi. it was previously held for months by isis fighters. the entire city fell to isis back in may. a spokesperson for iraq's military says to us here at cnn that government forces have not yet entered the compound. they are advancing slowly because they believe that isis has left explosives strewn all over the place. iraqi military does expect they say to have full control of ramadi in just a matter of days. let's bring in jim acosta, traveling with president obama in honolulu. the white house, this is a huge win for them obv

they topped number 23 iowa take on arkansas pine bluff riding sterak. have three non- games left before they get into their big 12 schedule- so it's tune things up. up to hilton coliseum we go- a few points in quarter-- but bridgette from beyond the all. how about from she puts the cyclones up 3. now seanna johnson getting it on the wing-- drives the lane-- and banks it in isu up 4. we go back to carlton-- from the other corner-- no doubt about it. she wasn't done another three for the cyclone freshman stretching the lead to 16. carlton with a team high 22 points in today's game. third quarter-- meredith burkhall with a midrange jumper-- knocks it down cyclones up 17. staying in the third frame-- claire rickets gets it down low-- nice reverse lay in and isu continues to stretch their lead. now in transition-- johnson going and lays it in . bry fernstrom just inside the arc-- the lefty knocks down a long two-- she finished with 8 points on the day. cyclones get the win 70 to 41-- bill fennelly applauding the effort by his freshmen today. "bridget played

arkansas state police say it happened late last night on interstate 49. state police say the first collision happened when a tractor-trailer slowed down and was rear-ended, causing a chain reaction involving 10 vehicles. at about the same time, three tractor trailers collided in the northbound lanes... just on the other side of the median from the first crash. crews worked through the morning to clean up the wreckage. it's time now to get a first look at the forecast... let's center. ad lib wx quick family and friends will begin and teacher in madrid. 58-year old randy hinkel died unexpectedly over the weekend. the head football coach walked madrid's sideline for 29-years... becoming only the 11th coach to reach 3-hundred wins... and taking his team to the playoffs 25 times. a visitation for the coach is taking place tomorrow from 4 to 7 p-m in the madrid high school gymnasium....with a short memorial service afterwards. family members are asking visitors to wear orange and black tiger colors. west des moines firefighters are awareness. they put this star

." >> we are from fayetteville, arkansa arkansas, and we started two years ago, six guys who didn't know each other, and now we are best friends. the name backroad anthem, you hear the word anthem, and you think of a full sound, and that what we are with so many instruments on the stage, and the background harmonies that we have with the group. >> and they formed the band in 2012 and performed with other well known kcountry artists lik luke brian, and dierks bentley, and they had a show planned for new year's eve in arkansas, their home state. strickland's wife helen and other band members saying, please pray for craig strickland. they are not quite ready to give up hope for a miracle that he is found alive. but helen tweeting out that their dog, sam was found, and that dog apparently was with strickland on the hunting trip, but randi, it is not sounding good, because they were not using any personal flotation devices, and still have not found strickland. >> and hopefully we will get some good news. and now, tell us about the conditions they were battling there on the hunting trip. >> mo

still perfect at 8- 0, the cyclones went for win number nine against arkansas pine-bluff. could this game be a trap game emotional comeback earlier in the week.... matt thomas doesn't think so....bangs home the first points he would stay hot from distance....17 points and five sharp shooter....... half....hallice cook spots up and ball.....iowa state with 12 buckets from behind the arc tonight.... monte morris hit the game-winner against iowa.....he continues his strong play.....cyclones take the eight point lead... george niang stretches that cushion to 12......the cyclones led the lions 39-30 at reces.... to the second half we go....jameel mcckay the pump fake and the flush....he had a game-high 18 points....the cyclones are 9- 0....78-64 the final. same matchup on the ladies side earlier today......isu also coming off a comeback win over iowa... first quarter......bridge t carleton spots up and hits from deep...she finished with a game high 22 points..... two minutes later.....its carleton again from distance....she buried 6 triples this afternoon.... third quarter now.

arkansas, spring dale. >> northwest arkansas that has largest number of us in the united states. >> reporter: since the 1980s, they have been coming to spring dale in search of education and jobs. 10,000 of them live in this area. there are so many there's actually a government consulate. and with climate change, more people are probably on the way. >> a person called me and said, carmen, if you thought about climate change refugees. >> we would have to come here to live here because global warming keeps making the gloofloods wor the island will disappear. >> if our country sinks, so much of our culture will disappear as well. we're beginning to lose our culture with where we are. >> for now, moving to spring dale is a choice, but flooding could start forcing people out. >> the impact would be that we will probably have a population explosion. >> reporter: in other words, arkansas could become the new marshal islands. >> thinking about my father, and all the loved ones, even though they pass away, their bodies are there. if the islands sink, that is like losing them forever. >> the very high

and she says he wants to marry me but only if i'll move to arkansas. have you ever been to arkansas? [laughter]. >> you know. >> you could say that. democrats aren't going to win arkansas the next election so you're not risking anything. you spent a lot of time, particularly with president clinton at the end, the book that you did with him, kind of reflections on his time in the white house. did you get a sense of how she changed, her time changed? it was obviously a very personally contentious and tumultuous time for them in the white house, it goes without saying. did you get the sense that she came out of the other side of those eight years feeling more favorably disposed to public service than politics? because obviously she ran for the senate and she served as secretary of state. she did all that willingly, nobody forced her to do it, but i can't imagine that that time was a particularly happy one for her, given everything that happened. >> no, but she was still -- that book that i did, keeping his diary of what he would want people to know when h

earlier at least one person was killed when violent weather rolled through arkansas. it is typical spring weather in those parts. but certainly not the usual stuff of early winter. and unsettled weather across the country has forced numerous flight cancellations and extended delays as flight tracker gives us a look right now at the busy skies over the u.s. nbc's mark potter now with the very latest. >> you could see the wedge, cone-shaped tornado on the ground. >> reporter: near clarksdale, mississippi, a funnel cloud ripped through this afternoon. people throughout the south and midwest were on edge. with numerous tornado watches and warnings in at least ten states. >> that is tornado seen it. you see trees stripped like that. >> reporter: early this morning in arkansas, soaking rains and high winds pushed a tree on to a house with five people inside. killing an 18-year-old woman and trapping an 18-month-old girl who was rushed to the hospital. >> you only hear about the stories. you don't expect to be in them. >> reporter: meteorologists say this highly unusual weat

southwest arkansas isolated tornadoes, damaging winds and hail with those downpours. looking on further for the entire day we still run the risk of severe weather as far east as gulfport, mississippi and new orleans and northward into shreveport. but look at this. incredible. we have ice right now. bit 31 degrees in oklahoma city. ice, freezing rain coming into that region and then very heavy snow just to the west and heavy rain to the east. tulsa getting a little bit of a wintry mix as well. this is dangerous across a good portion of oklahoma and texas. in fact travel not advised in some locations. other areas saw complete road closures this morning from eastern areas of east amarillo all the way to the new mexico border in texas. blizzard warning remains. we're getting snow drifts up to ten feet already reported. very dangerous wind. 60 miles per hour and wind chills that are below zero. so treacherous on a day we're seeing so much travel. we're also looking at snow. if you're driving or traveling through wisconsin, minnesota you're going see substantial snow. for c

we're talking excessive rainfall through places like new mexico, texas, oklahoma, arkansas, you see it here. snow, a huge problem across the panhandle of take, as well as inches. it doesn't stop there. the wind will be gusting up to 60 miles per hour, blizzard beginning tomorrow night. they're expecting power outages and major travel troubles. so that's the meas of the snow but as we look toward the rain, it's also going to be a huge problem through portions of oklahoma, into arkansas, missouri, as well as, not just from the system. again, it's the same system that to new england as we head toward into next week. >> axelrod: okay, vaness athank you. from the vatican to the white house this christmas, and far beyond, there were prayers for peace and calls for compassion. under tight security, thousands packed st. peter's square for the pope's annual christmas day message. pope francis condemned brutal acts of terrorism, and prayed for an end to wars in syria, libya, and other parts of the world. >> treating one another with love and compassion. >> axelrod: president obama and the first

in arkansas, arkansas state university apparently has now apprehended this individual who did have a gun. but thankfully no shots were fired. apparently this guy in his truck drove right on through some barricades on to the campus there at arkansas state. here are some pictures. we know that the campus has been on lockdown. there were no reports of shots fired as i mentioned a moment ago. we did learn from nick valencia that there was a propane tank in this guy's truck through the barricade on campus, but again, the suspect is in custody. and the world of politics just a quick reminder that our next cnn debate will be next week in las vegas december 15th. 9:00 eastern. the final republican debate here of this year, six weeks before those iowa caucuses, that being the first of february. so make sure you tune in for that. i'm brooke baldwin here in washington. thank you so much for being with me. we're going to send it off just a smidge early to my friend jake tapper. "the lead" starts now. >>> thanks, brooke, an emergency message overseas, "the lead" now. a terror alert for americans

look what we have, tornado warnings between oklahoma and arkansas. we'll track this eric and keep you posted throughout the afternoon. >> janice, thank you. we'll be here all afternoon following the weather. up next, "sunday housecall" with dr. siegel and dr. samadi. stay with us on this sunday ugh! heartburn! no one burns on my watch! try alka-seltzer heartburn reliefchews. they work fast and don't taste chalky. mmm...amazing. i have heartburn. alka-seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief. . >>> i'm arthel neville. time for "sunday housecall". >> i'm eric shawn. joining us is dr. marc siegel. >> also dr. david samadi chairman and professor of urology at lennox hill hospital. >> every sunday here on the fox news channel, today with the holidays here many people may be sell operating with a few drinks. researchers are warning not to get carried away. a new study

tornadoes wednesday that killed at least 14 people, seven in mississippi, six in tennessee, and one in arkansas. a view from above ashland, mississippi, shows some of the homes that were blown to pieces, these with their roofs torn clean off, others completely flattened. mark strassmann is in the disaster zone. >> reporter: this hilltop neighborhood was hit hard by the twister that skipped across holly springs. some homes here were badly damaged. others are completely gone. >> this is bad. this is really bad. >> reporter: sonya wilkins came home to no sign of christmas joy. and it's gone. >> reporter: the house she shared with her husband, son, and daughter for the past nine years is scattered among a grove of shattered trees. her 35-year-old son was the only one home when the tornado hit. he's hospitalized with a broken pelvis and cuts. we could have been planning a funeral instead. >> reporter: they searched for family mementos. >> pictures of my mom. she passed away in 2010 and i would look at it every night before i'd go to bed and just say, "good night." i wish i could find that picture, t

former arkansas governor mike huckabee talk to voters in the hawkeye state. and the wait is over for star wars fans. movie theaters across siouxland were packed with people hoping to catch one of the first showings of the new movie. we'll check out the excitement in just a minute. and for one of the movie franchise's biggest fans, the new flick has special meaning for a new york boy. star wars is inspiring him and helping him m pe with tism. his story a little later. but first, here's ben. << abundant sunshine returns today with temperatures climbing closerero average levels once again. . ghs will approach the upper 20's today to near 30 in most spots. the dome of high pressure giving continue into tomorrow. wth even warmer temperatures expected saturday afternoon. highs will climb closer to that 40 degree mark due to southeasterly winds. the above average streak of temperatures will linger through the weekend and into the start of our work week with a slight chance of a wintry mix returning for wednesday. wx timer @ :40 >> we officially have a date for the f

this is just coming to us right now from arkansas. we are getting reports of an active shooter situation there at the state university. they're urging evacuation, student evacuation, there's an individual said to be there with a weapon, he is surrounded now by police, no shots have been fired. there are no -- no reported injuries at this point. but we're going to continue watching this again coming to us from arkansas. liz claman, over to you. liz: yeah, trish, they're asking for a evacuation there at the moment but police have now been able to ring fence the shooter, that's what we're hearing, again, this is happening at arkansas state university, any other details we will bring them to you. we also have this breaking right now. chicago mayor emmanuel is fighting for his political life. yesterday at this hour, protesters you see were calling for his resignation, today they're talking about another word that starts are. recall. could we have got jeff flock getting his cameras up right by the federal building where this is supposedly g

mississippi -- a massive tornado was on the ground for ten minutes.and in arkansas -- straight l le winds knocked a large tree onto a house -- killing a young woman.severe weather is not expected today -- but forecasters are turning their focus to the east coast where record-gh temperatures are expepeed. the corridor only had to deal with strong winds and rain yesterday -- but it was a different story near the quad cities.a tornado was spotted southeast ofofdavenport -- in saw debris in the air but so far -- there are no reports of major damageor injuries. weather across the country yesterday is causininproblems at airportststoday. today.major airports on wednesday had to cancel more than 400-flights.a number of flights also had to be delayed until today.about 38-million people are expected to fly throroh the next week.k.another 91-million are expected to travel by road. burgalries are common around this time of year but there are ways you can protect yourself. yourself.cbs 2 reporter stephanie johnson is here with some tips like you said kevin, home break ins are common for the hol

iowa state men also playing 2-7 arkansas pine bluff. game under way, game under way, lions cyclones connor mcgregor talks a big game. but say this about the irish cult hero, mcgregor backs it up. jose aldo found that out. to the mgm grand. holly holm, larry fitzgerald and oscar de la hoya among the celebrities ringside. there were also non-celebrities. mcgregor enters to frenzied cheers. a lot of guinnes sold in vegas last night. jose aldo never knew what him him, and we can't show it. pay per view event. but it last 13 seconds! 13! mcgregor is now the undisputed featherweight champion. he leveled the previous champ with one spectacular punch. and after the texans and patriots, join us for soundoff. deflator workout, scott siepker will join me. hopefully he won't be wearing this outfit. uber is a popular way to get uber is a popular way to get around on the weekends. but one woman in india gave birth in one...and is naming it after the car service. this happened after she repeatedly called an ambulance and they didn't answer, so she too

the products were primarily distributed in western states, but stores in georgia, arkansas, nebraska and hawaii are also affected. a list of recall items is available at f-d-a dot gov. jessica rae: alchohol sales in iowa are on the rise. according to numbers released by the iowa coholic beverage division... fiscal 2015 was a record year with just more than 319 million dollars in sales.... that's a 5-point-4 percent increase from 20-14. quor sales.....for products like are responsible for the majority of that increase. the top-selling brand of liquor sold in iowa was black velvet. jessica rae: a major construction project is finally wrapping up... more than three months behind its original completion date. according to city engineers, glenn avenue will re- open today at noon. many parents of nearby morningside elementary school expressed concern at the start of the school year, when the construction began. although glenn avenue will be open again, the street may be closed briefly later on in the week for a d-o-t inspection. jessica rae: a new poll is finding donald trump the un- dispu

but we're going to continue watching this again coming to us from arkansas. liz claman, over to you. liz: yeah, trish, they're asking for a evacuation there at the moment but police have now been able to ring fence the shooter, that's what we're hearing, again, this is happening at arkansas state university, any other details we will bring them to you. we also have this breaking right now. chicago mayor emmanuel is fighting for his political life. yesterday at this hour, protesters you see were calling for his resignation, today they're talking about another word that starts are. recall. could we have got jeff flock getting his cameras up right by the federal building where this is supposedly going to happen in chicago. we'll get that to you in in a second. and it's a new day with new outcome why oil is still falling, fresh lows look at the market shuttle it all up, we have the dow jones industrial at the highs, holding onto most of the gains here. also at this very moment, folks, we've got a lot happening. fbi director james comey is delivering a classified

a dangerous tornado outbreak slams mississippi, tennessee and arkansas. severe weather being blamed for at least seven deaths. >>> the last-minute rush for millions of holiday travelers and shoppers. with just 24 hours to go until christmas morning. >>> hillary clinton fires back at donald trump over his vulgar slur. while ted cruz blasts a political cartoon that depicts his daughters. >>> plus, the panicked 911 call over an elf on the shelf. >>> and light shows that would give clark griswald a run for his money. "first look" starts right now. >>> good morning on this christmas eve. i'm dara brown. we begin with breaking news. at least seven people confirmed dead following extreme and unseasonable weather in much of the southern part of the country. storms which the national weather service called a particularly dangerous situation. the break, such warning for anywhere in the country in a year and a half. nbc's barry arend reports. >> reporter: a rare site for december. a massive funnel cloud in clarksdale, mississippi. >> it's like 10 to 15 houses totall

texas, louisiana, mississippi, and arkansas. all right. we will see the potential for flooding. in some cases a foot of rainfall monday and tuesday. we have flood warnings in effect already ahead of the storm system. a dozen states under flash flood watches or warnings. and then the snow, blizzard conditions across texas, new mexico, oklahoma and kansas. this could be an historic storm in terms of the blizzard conditions and how much snow they are going to see. you do not want to be on the roadways. this is a dangerous storm sunday through monday. between that, we will see the mix of freezing rain or ice. we haven't even talked about the icing component. dangerous monday into tuesday across the great lakes and the northeast on tuesday. a long lasting storm that will affect millions of people. texas, oklahoma, kansas, watches here too. we will see a period of time of over 30 to 40-mile-per-hour winds blowing the snow around. people are urged to stay inside. you look at the temperatures. of course we've been dealing with warm conditions. record-setting temperatures across the east

those storms killed at least 14 people in mississippi, tennessee, and arkansas. clean-up efforts continue today -- however -- anticipated heavy rain could hamper those efforts. despite all that -- communities are still coming together to help. "we've got red cross has been doors and let people stay the night. everybody just pitched in really well and i'm really proud of this community." this is surviellance video from a bank in holly springs where the storm hit. watch as you see the tornado sped up. president obama and first lady michelle obama want everyone to remember the troops -- while celebrating the holidays with during this season, we also honor all who defend those sing carols and open presents, as we win snowball fights... the president: or lose snowball fights... the first lady: let's also much. if you would like to help the troops, veterans or military families in your area -- you can visit -- joining forecs dot gov. meanwhile -- a solemn christmas for a few troops in afghanistan -- mourning the deaths of six of their own -- who were killed during a su

at least 14 people died in mississippi, tennessee, and arkansas. this mississippi surveillance tornado as it roared through holly springs, south of memphis. seven people were killed. among the dead, a seven-year-old boy who was in a car near his family. he is the youngest of the victims. and in georgia, heavy rain causing flooding in homes and a mess on the roads in the atlanta area. two people were killed on a highway in douglas county. traffic was bumper to bumper, as city workers try to pump the water out. a record was set in atlanta, more than three inches of rain by noon. the governor has declared a state of emergency for supreme north georgia counties. reed: parts of the las vegas valley seeing a white christmas for the fourth time since records were kept of this sort of thing. they came down last night, much to the surprise of many of us trade the national weather 1941. traces reported back in 1988. christine: and if there is any day we prefer to see snow, it is today. reed: chloe beardsley standing by. chloe: we have isolated showers overni

three state affected by the weather, mississippi, tennessee and arkansas. at least ten people are dead today killed in their homes or inside cars when the storms hit. let's bring in chad myers, it's christmas eve, not a joyous day for many people in the deep south today. can you tell where the storm system is right now? >> i can. it is still in the warm sector. it's where the warm fronts is just to our north right through here. the same areas by about 150 miles to the east as we saw yesterday. this is what we saw as the warm air, moisture from the gulf of mexico, rode right up into the frontal system, right through here and there was a jet stream involved. some of these storms were going 60 miles per hour. most of them were severe. some had tornadoes and some had very large tornadoes. hundreds much people are waking up to utter devastation. the destruction caused by a tornado outbreak cutting across the south and midwest. >> i see debris. claiming multiple lives, including a 7-year-old boy, as residents desperately tried to hide in cars and homes. >> by the

arkansas, president clinton lived here first four years of his life. investigators say a fire damaged it inside and out. and it appears that this was no accident. >> strong odorof excelerant. it is a major tourist attraction for the state. >> pennsylvania, watching the area. and that is guess on every year. and for some it is a holiday tradition. a christmas wish comes true. and home burns down just days ago. that you are pulling out all of the stops to help a family get back on their feet. she had worked hard to get where she was. and taxpayers. respiratory and helping stray dogs find homes. if i am not out there taking pictures. they hit the streets feeding and photographing dogs up for adoption. there are 1.2 million strays right now. but the problem they are not spade or neutered. go to blue bell rescue.org. so a couple in nevada celebrating the holwill day season with the long lost dog. he was missing six years. >> we never expected to see him again. >> oh, that is for sure. wouchlt other than are the pup rap off in a vacation. the dog travelled t

iowa state routs arkansas pine- bluf...70-41 the final. three days removed from winning the jim thorpe award, desmond king has been named afirst-team all american. the junior has eight interceptions this season, good for second in the nation. also of note, iowa senior center austin blythe has been named a third-team all american. alex the sioux city stampede have compiled a 16-7 record in their first two seasons as a program. the one thing missing? a league championship. the e ampede held open tryouts this afternoon with hopes ofofdding some talent to ththr experienced roster. sioux city returns 10 all-league players from last year's team that fell in the mfa semifinals. head coach jason garnand has his guys focused on a championship and he is excited to kick off his 2016 campaign. the stampede will play their home games in south sioux city this season. the 2016 schedule will be finalized in the next few weeks. to the pros....the chiefs have won six straight......hostin g the chargers at arrowhead... second quarter....scorles s game....ale

arkansas, president clinton lived here first four years of his life. investigators say a fire damaged it inside and out. and it appears that this was no accident. >> strong odorof excelerant. it is a major tourist attraction for the state. >> pennsylvania, watching the area. and that is guess on every year. and for some it is a holiday tradition. a christmas wish comes true. and home burns down just days ago. that you are pulling out all of the stops to help a family get back on their feet. she had worked hard to get where she was. and taxpayers. respiratory and helping stray dogs find homes. if i am not out there taking pictures. they hit the streets feeding and photographing dogs up for adoption. there are 1.2 million strays right now. but the problem they are not spade or neutered. go to blue bell rescue.org. so a couple in nevada celebrating the holwill day season with the long lost dog. he was missing six years. >> we never expected to see him again. >> oh, that is for sure. wouchlt other than are the pup rap off in a vacation. the dog travelled t

and in pope county, arkansas.... an 18 year old woman died after a tree fell on her house. forecasters say the risk for long- tracked tornados continues through the night: ((eric fisher/chief meteorologist, wbz)) "just urging vigilance for everybody who is in the severe weather threat area, nighttime tornados very dangerous." the threat diminishes thursday. the focus then turns to record-high temperatures expected on the east coast. we have ashley conroy here in for sherry... let's get a check on this christmas eve weather. here's a live look from our strat cam -- you can't see it here, but we have those high clouds all around the valley --- and a full moon outside, so it's really a bright pretty morning on this christmas eve. ...................... speaking of christmas eve... for santa tonight -- our temps will be anywhere from low 40's to upper 30's -- and we do have after 10-pm... ............................. you'll also want to watch our for those winds... our winds will be calm this morning -- but you can see by 4 o'clock this afternoon -- those winds are picking up

twisterses ripping through arkansas -- twisters ripping through arkansas after a string of tornados blasted through a 40-mile swath of texas this weekend carving a path as wide as a football field. police saying at least 11 were killed. >> that's it, that's a tornados. >> reporter: the tornado saturday night bringing winds up to 180 miles per hour. >> big. >> reporter: descending on interstate 30 where 8 were killed. >> it's crossing the highway right there. >> >> reporter: hundreds of homes damage. >> as far as roof all this is gone. i'm grateful we are alive. >> reporter: in the midwest it's the rain historically heavy downpours producing flash flooding killing at least 15. a state of emergency declared in missouri sunday after floodwaters engulfed homes. swept away and shut down major highways. in illinois this flooded creek claiming the lives of five including two children after their car was swept away. >> it makes us sick to our stomachs. we wish it couldn't happen, especially often a holiday weekend. >> reporter: thousands were without power high winds in oklahoma. weather is having