right now the flood is cresting near the arkansas city, and then just to the west here we see showers developing in the south of texas, oklahoma tonight. most of that precipitation will stay out towards the west. lots of wirntd pnter precipitat the sierra and southern cascades looking at isolated, heavy snow once again. western canada is looking at rain. we have large wildfires in northern alberta. about 250 kilometers north of edmonton. it's dry and windy since the weekend, so a couple of showers coming on on wednesday night. just a quick look at your temperatures then. we have 16 degrees in vancouver, mid and sunny, partly cloudy skies in seattle, 17 degrees. it stays mild in pin peg and very warm down in houston again at 31 he degrees. all right. here is your extended forecast now. >>> and that wraps up this edition of "newsline." do stay with us. /s ge 0çc@

where the river is cresting is arkansas city. that's in arkansas. this is the area we are talking act here. vicksburg, that's where martin is. you can see 14.5 feet is where it's supposed to reach above flood stage on thursday. we have a long way to go and it's already at the record. it's beaten the record. red river landing 16.5 feet on may 22nd. we are talking seven to ten days from now. look at new orleans. look at that. it's cresting. why is it cresting? because we have opened the spillway. the big thing then, we'll show you on the graphic. there it is. the river gauge at new orleans saying it's cresting. this is a manmade controlled crest. not a natural crest like what's going on up in arkansas city. here is the 17 feet. the forecast brings you out five days showing it stays at that 17 feet. it's based on controlling and opening up more spillway gates as necessary in the weeks ahead. keep in mind, you know, they are being pushed to the limit at 17 feet as well. it's right at flood stage. as long as everything operates like it's supposed to, it'

where the river is naturally cresting at this time happens to be up here in arkansas city, arkansas. that's where the cresting of the natural river is occurring right now. vicksburg is a record level already. they are not expected to crest until thursday. there you can see it as it continues down the line. the last thing i want to show you, this is the river at new orleans. it's at 17 feet now. it's forecast to stay at 17 feet all the way through the 23rd. the amount of water released through the spillway will increase or decrease as necessary to keep that level in hopes that the entire left of the levee system holds intact and we don't get the sand boils to put kinks into the plans. so far, it's operating as planned. >> we are hoping for the best. thanks so much. meantime, it is graduation season. hundreds of thousands of students are getting diplomas. can you guess how much they paid for their caps and gowns? the answer when we come back. so, what's the snapshot discount? it's pretty revolutionary. patented, actually. it takes a snapshot of your good driving habits, so you can save

this is up here into arkansas city. vicksburg hit the record level today, but they are still not expected to crest until thursday. notice may 22nd for red river levees here. new orleans says it is cresting now. the river levels are expected to stay flat where they are right now. it is at 17 feet now. it is staying at 17 feet for another seven to ten days. as long as they need to, they will continue to open up these gates. you know, all the little gates along the spillway, to keep the flow consistent and hopefully spare some of the bigger cities. >> they don't do it at once. it will be a human surge of water. >> right. the crest is still coming. so they need to open it up more in the days and coming weeks. >> what else can they deal with down there? we'll check back with you. >>> we'll check out the situation up river from louisiana in a few minutes. redwood, mississippi, is one town along the mighty mississippi keeping a close eye on the water level. there's a levee there that has folks there very concerned. we'll take

the natural crest of this river right now taking place up here in arkansas city. vicksburg exceed d the record crest tied, the record height but they will top that because it will still be rising until thursday, and then it's going to move downstream and down towards nachez and cresting here towards new orleans so that's all the control stuff of what's going on here right now. it's operating done exactly as it was designed, to but knock on road, you can see the breach of levees to make these things fall apart in between here and there. >> mississippi has a mind of its own. keep our fingers crossed. more on the morning forecast. >>> also ahead, we'll check out the situation up river from louisiana in just a few minutes. redwood, mississippi, is one town near the mighty mississippi keeping a close eye on the water level. there's a levee there that has folks 30 miles away very concerned. but, first, new develop just in tonight and the story of a global business big wig ments. charged with forcing himself on a hotel maid while naked. he's responsible for billions of d

city. his lawyer argued otherwise saying he has a daughter here, he has a house in georgetown, still the judge set -- denied bail. i spoke to a former prosecutor who says probably the bail issue will be renewed at the next hearing, but right now he is charged with criminal sexual acts in the first degree, attempted rape in the first degree along with a handful of other charges, but his lawyer saying this is defensible and possibly they will be exonerated. meanwhile more is coming out on this poor woman that apparently she's a religious woman, devout woman, and she has a teenage daughter and from a french speaking part of west africa. >> wow. you know there have been others asking about that flight risk, the questions about that flight risk, people saying look what happened with roman polanski. france and the u.s. don't have extradition agreements. >> not when it comes to sex crimes. again, this is a man who has so many resources behind him, he has millions of dollars and so he could have te

several tornadoes hitting oklahoma city. the governor is expected to declare a state of emergency there this morning. >>> searchers still going through the rubble from sunday's tornado in joplin, missouri. they are trying to find 1500 people who are still considered missing. authorities think many are alive but unable to communicate with relatives. more than 120 people died in the storm in joplin. >> kiet do is at mineta san jose international airport. the storms are causing cancellation in the bay area. >> reporter: big headaches in the bay area certainly. if you are getting on a plane today and you're planning to go anywhere in the midwest, anywhere from chicago to detroit down to texas, good luck. here's why. take a look. we have some fresh video from dallas/fort worth as dozens of stranded passengers are trying to rebook their flights. the morning is not going well for them. not shaping up well at all as a monster storm rolls through the midwest. now, the faa has implemented a delay program for chicago o'hare. that's the

. >>> severe flooding has devastated parts of arkansas with one city under 40 feet of water. the mayor says at least 30 homes have been damaged or destroyed. water has flooded most homes and businesses. residents have left and those who are not are using boats to get around. about 50 homes in nearby towns are also under water. >>> five thousand prisoners in louisiana are preparing to evacuate over flood concerns. a prison called the alcatraz of the south is surrounded on three sides by the swollen mississippi river. farmland is under water. inmates are filling sandbags and have put up a tent. they're moving prisoners to other facilities. >>> good morning to you. a live look at berkeley and the widespread gray outside this morning. those low clouds began rolling in last night and just continued to fill in throughout the latenight, early morning hours. giving you a look at some temperatures this morning, in addition to the clouds we've got cool weather, from five to 10 degrees cooler than yesterday morning and wind to contend with as well. look, 49 degrees now in napa, low 40s

outside oklahoma city, homes were turned to rubble while others next door stood untouched. violent thunderstorms and high winds pounded kansas and texas causing evacuation of upper deck of rangers game. this came after tornado ripped through joplin, missouri, and killed 122 people. one survivor is looking for his wife who was lying next to him when the twister struck. >> i heard her scream. then it collapsed on us. that was the end of it. >> the search continues for 1500 people still missing in missouri. >>> back here, alameda county judge will hear further arguments whether or not to issue preliminary injunction against controversial memorial to the jonestown massacre. the plaques containing the names of those who died at jonestown will be installed at the cemetery. but a pastor who lost 27 relatives in the incident filed suit to block the further construction and take jim jones' name off the memorial. jones founded the people's temple in san francisco. then moved it to guyana where he forced hundreds of followers to commit suicide. >>> the san jose city council is putting

. >> across arkansas missouri mississippi and tennessee authorities are asking thousands of residents to evacuate and find higher ground. in south memphis the grandmother who now lives inches from rising floodwaters was refusing to leave. >> to the point that the water is actually coming in there. >> looks like you are going to get some water. you are going to get some. >> 72-year-old rosanna hunt hid behind her screen door and said she lived her all her life. >> don't you think you should leave now? not now. >> it's a story we heard over again. jerry burke has water at his backdoor but he will not go. across the region floodwaters flooded hundred more roads today. national guard is preparing for what happens with f the levee fails. we will move in quickly and help people get out. >>> back here in the bay area work to shore up a hillside in san pablo is still on hold after homeowners objected to the city's terms for doing do i the job. part of wyman street slid because of rains. the city wants to be released of all liability built. contra costa times reports six of the seven homeowner

louis to can kansas city to rogers, arkansas, and no news is good news right now, i guess you could say, as long as nobody pinpoints where he's at, there's still hope. we just want to find him. >> everything we hear is that people are going through every house, lifting up everything that can be moved to look for people, to look for survivors. and as you say, the fact that he hasn't been found has got to be some form of good news. >> from the firefighters to national guard to lance's friends that actually located the car to, you know, we got from jt, jonathan taylor, the kid that was with lance, where to look for the car, but one of lance's friends was actually the ones that found the car and we were all there within minutes. and firefighters, national guard, cadaver dogs and we've ran every hospital, we've ran every lead and thank god you guys put us on to get it out there, maybe somebody's seen lance hare. he's 16, 190 pounds, 6 feet tall and his family just wants him back. >> we'll put that picture up on the screen so everybody can see it and maybe we'll get word of where he might be.

eight victims died near oklahoma city and that's where we find cbs news correspondent rebecca jarvis in the hard-hit area of piedmont, oklahoma. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, chris, this is the hardest hit part of oklahoma city. piedmont is now home to 75 to 100 homes that look like the one behind any, shredded to pieces by the storms that tore through town last night. at least four tornadoes were spotted in oklahoma city and its suburbs late tuesday, entire neighborhoods of el reno and piedmont were wiped out as the twitters flattened homes, uprooted trees and downed power lines. >> expected trees and no roof but totally gone. i had the house here. we had a three-car garage, two-story garage apartment, silo, another house. >> reporter: at least five people were killed and 60 others hurt including three children that remain hospitalized in critical condition. one twister carved its path of destruction into the ground as described by a helicopter pilot from oklahoma city affiliate kwtv. >> look that the guys. that is just unbelievable. this is just one damage path. >

city leaders are refusing of abandoning home to find more survivors. 1500 people are still missing and they are reexamining areas that have already been searched as many as three times. they have been training search dogs for over a decade and she is not giving up. >> neewly released video shows how quickly it hit joplin on sunday. take a look. customers spotted a tornado out of a window and rushed to take cover. moments later the twister blew out the shops windows and sent debris flying. moments later, sunday's tornado packed winds up to 200 miles an hour. >>> here is the bay area we have scattered showers still. meteorologist mike nicco is tracking the system. >> let's check out the rain. still up in the north bay but starting to coming down into san pablo rain and started raining 20 minutes ago. it's been around 2/10s in santa rosa to tenth in mill valley and it looks as we'll measure this around to a tenth and less. i expect this line to slowly sink to the southeast to about 3:00. to loose a lot of its strength, about a quarter of an inch in the north bay and tenth of an inch aroun

city leaders are refusing of abandoning home to find more survivors. 1500 people are still missing and they are reexamining areas that have already been searched as many as three times. they have been training search dogs for over a decade and she is not giving up. >> newly released video shows how quickly it hit joplin on sunday. take a look. customers spotted a tornado out of a window and rushed to take cover. moments later the twister blew out the shops windows and sent debris flying. moments later, sunday's tornado packed winds up to 200 miles an hour. >>> here is the bay area we have scattered showers still. meteorologist mike nicco is tracking the system. >> let's check out the rain. still up in the north bay but starting to coming down into san pablo rain and started raining 20 minutes ago. it's been around 2/10s in santa rosa to tenth in mill valley and it looks as we'll measure this around to a tenth and less. i expect this line to slowly sink to the southeast to about 3:00. to loose a lot of its strength, about a quarter of an inch in the north bay and tenth of an inch around

this is video of a tornado was captured just outside oklahoma city. several people were killed, dozens hurt. mary found, oklahoma governor says this series of storms is unprecedented. >>: i have been in office for 20 years and have been your natural disasters but i have never seen this many in a short period of time. in >>: joplin missouri in a tornado warning put in place briefly tuesday night as high winds and lightning moved into the area. unfortunately, the worst of the weather and passed to the north of the town. rescuers were still going through rubble, these images inside of st. john's medical center show the scale of the damage. survivors and joplin are sharing their experiences. r >>: all the sudden a reindeer-- all of a sudden, the wind started rolling, it looks like a freight train was coming through. >>: in this catholic priest survived by taking shelter in a bathtub as his rectory was ripped up by the storm. note >>: i just prayed and said, let thy will be done. >>: or a massive cleanup effort done today, a small sign of progress in a bro

it was one several twisters that tore through oklahoma, kansas and arkansas and killed at least 13 people. that's in addition to 122 people killed by the tornado in joplin, missouri on sunday. the oklahoma governor says she has never seen so many tornadoes in a row. >> i've been in office 20 years. i've been through a lot of these natural disasters. but i've never seen this many in a short period of time. >> the national weather service upgraded the rating of the joplin tornado to an e-f-5 -- ef-5. there are still 1500 people missing. right now the joplin tornado is classified as the eighth deadliest single tornado on record. >>> a menlo park search team is prepared to join the rescue in missouri if they get the call. >> every hour that goes by, the hope of finding survivors alive is gonna diminish and there will be a time where they need to go to recovery phase. it doesn't need that miracles can't happen but it will become less and less a possibility. >> this search team leader talked to ktvu news this morning about the scope of the operation. this is video of the warehouse where the cal

and in arkansas, the river crested at 12 feet above flood stage. flooding could close the river to shipping at the new orleans port as early as monday. that could cause all kinds of economic consequences. also louisiana's governor says flooding problems could be around for a long time. >> this isn't going to be over this weekend. we're going to be facing weeks of elevated water, some parts of our state will be higher than normal through july and even august. >> yeah, be around for a while. we're feeling this awesome power of the mighty mississippi. reynolds wolf, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> where do we even start this morning? are they going to open the spillway? >> they are. but what's amazing is about it time we get to say the next day or so, we could see parts of the area under 20 feet of water which is really amazing. but you have to look at the choice here. here's one example. you have the idea of seeing massive flooding in places like baton rouge, perhaps into even other communities downstream or new orleans. but there's an optio

oklahoma city suburbs took a direct hit. this woman lost her home but she is grateful her family is safe. >> she is on a trip to six flags with piedmont high. my daughter is safe. and my son is safe. god is looking out for us. >> reporter: they feel the same way at this joplin, missouri church when sunday's record setting twister blew through. members were getting ready for evening services. 16 people huddled inside this small hallway and prayed. >> the door was coming off and we felt the building move and shake. it's almost like the building was breathing. >> reporter: the christ point church was one of three on this block after the tornado it's the only one left standing. now church members are cooking meals and handing them out to the hundreds in this community who have lost everything. and for the third straight day, rescuers were sifting through this debris looking for survivors. but for the first day since sunday there were no live rescues here in gop lick. they are still holding out hope. they are still calling this a

it could drop dramatically since the san jose city council has reduced that loves from more than 100 to 10 . >>> the former arkansas governor made an announcement during his new show tonight that he gave the run for the republican nomination a thought but his heart was in it that wasn't in it. he had been at the top of many polls. his decision leaves the conservative supporters up for grabs. >>> a palm punishment is lifted after 200,000 people complained. the high school senior who set off a national outcry. >> if someone would have told me i would be walking at that graduation, i would say that was impossible. >> he makes history just by picking up his diploma, the amazing projects that help him walk today. >>> bound for home, it is an -- decision in los angeles that would allow them to return to the they area. james tate. he was banned from the dance after he taped 12- inch cardboard letters on a o be his >>> a prom reprieve for a connecticut high school students. he was banned from the dance after he taped 12 and cardboard letters on a wall and asked someone to be his date. the sc

here is video of a tornado in just outside of oklahoma city. >>: 1/2 mile wide, a killer tornado. >>: several killed, dozens heard, this series of storms is unprecedented >>: i have been in office for 20 years, i have been through a lot of natural disasters, i have never seen this many in this short period of time. >>: in joplin, a tornado warnings were recently. fortunately, the worst of the weather passed to the north of the town. rescuers are still picking to rubble from sunday's historic storms. survivors in joplin are sharing their experiences. >>: what i remember is like armageddon. it is like everything you think is real and solid is deadly weapon, everything is blowing up. there have been some incredible stories of survival. this catholic priest survived by taking a shelter in an open a bathtub. >>: i lay there, i prayed and said, let thy will be done. >>: 5:37 a.m. is the time, we are back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a programming note about tonight. the giants are on nbc, kron will be. nbc programming, minute to win it acne p.m. and 9:00 p.m. and the kron 4 new

they captured this video of the tornado just outside oklahoma city. >> it's a half mile wide. >> reporter: several people were killed, dozens hurt. oklahoma governor marry fallon says this series of storms is unprecedented in her memory. >> i've been in office in 20 years, been through a lot of these natural disasters, i've never seen this many in a short period of time. >> reporter: in missouri, a new tornado warning was put in place briefly tuesday night. rescuers were picking through the rubble, survivors are sharing their experiences. >> what i remember is like everything you think real and solid, everything is blowing up, but there have been some incredible stories of survival. this catholic piece survived by taking shelter in a bathtub as storm ripped up. >> i lay there. i just pray that thine will be done. >> weather is expected to be here today. we should help with search and rescue efforts. i want to show you what people are coming back to here in their neighborhood. it's utter devastation, for the first time yet this morning we here the sounds of chainsaw as crews begin to work

the city's latest construction funded by a voter-approved measure. >>> will he or won't he? former arkansas governor mike huckabee is expected to announce tonight whether he will run for president. huckabee told his viewers to tune in to the fox news show tonight for an important announcement. and he has not given any clues as to which way he will go. he has been in the lead or near the top of virtually every poll of republican primary voters. just a few days ago, former house speaker newt gingrich announced his bid for the white house. >>> the shuttle endeavour is set to blast off monday morning. it will be nasa's next to last shuttle flight. endeavour will fly to the international space station under the command of astronaut mark kelly, husband of representative gabrielle giffords. the congresswoman is in the hospital recovering from her gunshot wound but is expected to be at cape canaveral for the second launch attempt. >>> tomorrow marks the 100th year of a rowdy san francisco tradition. what the city is doing to crack down on the chaos known as beta breakers. >>> many o

. >> flood concerns are forcing people out of their homes in arkansas. as a mandatory evacuation order. as the water rises in the city of cotton plant, the national guard is helping people out of their homes after water rising slowed over a levee. now, more than 20 miles of highway has been closed by floodwaters. >>> trapped in muck. rescuers in china struggle to save four. the workers were buried by still barge and concrete. after about an hour and a half, rescuers finally reached all four workers and they did pull them out. >>> in poland, an explosion at a coal mine. one miner and another died when the methane gas ignited last night. 15 workers are being treated for burns. >>> a dangerous job. workers in japan's crippled nuclear reactor. this is our first look at the fukushima daichi plant. the workers are installing machines to absorb some of the radiation leaking from the plant. they need to lower levels before they could install more cooling systems for the dangerous fuel lines. >>> check in for eyewitness news at 6:00. denise is in the newsroom wit

major flood stage, putting the city's leaking levees to a test. >> the rivers aren't expected to crest until wednesday? wow! >> across arkansas, missouri, mississippi and tennessee, authorities are asking thousands of residents to evacuate and find higher ground. in south memphis, the grandmother who now lives inches from rising flood waters was refusing to leave. >> this is going to take her to the point that the water is actually coming in the house. when she sees that, she'll leave. until then, you guys, us, it ain't going to happen. >> it looks like you're going to get water though. >> yeah. >> you're going to get some. >> reporter: 72-year-old rose anna hid behind her screen door and explained she's lived her all her life. don't you think you should leave now? not now. it was a story we heard over and over again. jerry burke has a broken leg and water at his back door but he will not go. >> we've been living all our life. we don't want to go nowhere. >> reporter: flood waters closed at least 100 more roads today. the national guard is here preparing in case the levees fail. >> we

pick city, rogers, arkansas. knwa. morning sunshine and afternoon showers. as we look at the temperatures, they kind of fall apart there at the end there, don't they? that's okay. you guys sound good. 90s to 100s in the southwest. 40s in new england. 08s throughout texas. where is your coach? we got plenty of showers working into the pacific northwest. yeah. that's what's go st. louis good morning to you. it's going to be another warm day. high pressure has set up. it's shifted to the east a little bit. for us, that means we're going to drop off a few degrees. our temperaturing are milder than yesterday. tomorrow we're expecting a significant cool down as onshore cool kicks in. we're looking for in terms of your weather forecast. temperatures looking comfortable in places like san francisco. 76 degrees. 87 in loss gad os, and 81 degrees in santa cruz. >> that's your latest weather. happy cinco de mayo, mr. lauer. >> you too. when we come back, the oregon woman who underwent oral surgery and woke up with an engli car karen, take it away. >> we'll be right bac

prince charles will visit common foods city farm. tomorrow the prince of wales will be a keynote speaker before visiting the supreme court. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon, scouts found after lost in arkansas. >>> waiting for osama. one teacher breaks out the razor. >> storms are headed in our drefntle the complete forecast is coming up. i'm done with all these lists. and dring all over town. i want one list. for one store. [ female announcer ] at safeway, you get it all. great quality and great prices. so you just need a safeway list. [ male announcer ] with thousands of everyday low prices you'll save all over the store. [ female announcer ] plus we have great club card specials like refreshe water, 24 packs are only $2.99 each. [ male announcer ] quality and low prices. so there's one stop for everything. [ female announcer ] at safeway, that's our promise. that's ingredients for life. >>> the tornadoes that tore through the southeast are continuing to make history. 312 touched down, double the record in 1974. 340

they're from arkansas and head straight to joplin. >> we headed out 6:00 this morning and brought cases of water, palettes of water, try to do what we can. >> reporter: the men said they're average joes trying to help. one of the first houses they came across had a wall on a car. >> he needed help getting that off. we just asked him, he said he'd love that. >> reporter: robert owns the house, he said people have offered to help all day. >> they stopped and asked me if i needed help. these guys just come over and they was ready. >> reporter: the men also brought their chain saws, and starting cleaning the roads. >> we saw it on tv last night. heard about it, some of the other guys had aunts and uncles in the area. they are okay. eight guys doink what we can. >> reporter: layer said he just bought a storm shelter a couple months ago that saved his wife. >> it was so loud. >> reporter: and the average joes found a battered flag on the ground and made sure to hang it back up where it belongs. >> prdy needs prayers here. >> reporter: in the midst of all of that devastation, a sign of hope em

. >> at least 12 people are dead from storms in arkansas, kansas and oklahoma. eight of those deaths in oklahoma. the towns of canton and chick ashea were especially hard hit. several tornadoes hitting oklahoma city during the tuesday afternoon commute hours. dozens of people are injured including three kids who are in critical condition. entire neighborhoods are wiped out. the violent weather continued into the early-morning hours. a television news crew was in the air when a tornado forms over oakland. >> i would almost say with this rotation, guys, the tornado is going to be imminent here. there is a funnel. >> there's a funnel! >> i believe we got debris on the ground, guys. we got a tornado on the ground. >> that's a tornado on the ground. >> look at that rotation there, guys, on the ground. that's amazing. >> the funnel is really starting to grow. you got vortex there on the ground. you have vortices there spinning around on the ground. we just had a big cg right out the window real close to us. there is a high likelihood of a multivortex tornado back ther

just to the area of louisiana and clipping parts of arkansas as well. we're seeing severe weather rolling through texas right now, strong storms work their way through the dallas area and look for more just north of the city with frequent lightning strikes and heavy downpours of rain. as you head to the east, a long line of thunderstorms are rolling through the nashville area right now into lexington, kentucky, this will also bring unfortunately more rain to the flood-ravaged area of the midwest and that's what we're tracking as well. i'll talk more about that later on, t.j., but this rain is the last thing feekz olks in this pf the country need now. >> bonnie schneider we appreciate you. thanks so much. >>> it happens more often than you think. can you imagine? operating on the wrong body part? no, doc, it's this eye, not this one. you'll hear how you can prevent something like this from happening to you or a family member. the rare, the hard to . to those who'd climb mountains or sail across seas for the perfect vanilla or honey from bees. to the love

. >>> parts of arkansas dealing with major stores. governor surveyed the scene and flooding in the area in the eastern part of the state. this weekend, he declared 57 counties as disaster areas. look at the high waters drowning lanes on interstate 40. the arkansas highway and transportation department says that it might take two days for those waters to recede. >>> last week's tornadoes took the homes of a couple in pleasant grove alabama. they shared the home for 49 years. the only thing left standing a. hallway where they were hide when the storm hit. a lot was destroyed -- when the storm hit. a lot was destroyed but they say not all is lost. >> i got my mind on is hunting her jewelry and i found her good jewelry and a lot of her custom jewelry. >> you found pictures of the grand kids. >> i found all them and i said i would have-- >> the pictures. >> she worked hard putting them albums together and they are wonderful pictures of our grand daughters. >> they lost everything but you can't help but smile at the great attitude. they say

the former arkansas governor made his announcement during the fox news show. he says he gave the idea of a run for the republican nomination a lot of thought but his heart was not in it. he has been at the top of the polls in the crowded field of candidates. it leaves the conservative supporters up for grabs. >>> and haiti has a new president, a pop star known for bad language on stage. he pledged to restore the country still hurt badly after the massive quake. his priorities include education, taxes, security and foreign investment. he was the under dog candidate but won the office in a land slide with more than two thirds of the vote. >>> and a campaign to keep the situation in libya on the front pages. >> free, free, libya. >> why protesters from around the bay area are still fighting their fears and the gadhafi regime. >>> if somebody told me i would be walking at that graduation i would say it was not possible. >>> and a berkeley graduate making history just by picking of his certificate. the amazing project that helped him to walk today. >> and bound for

arkansas tor among more than 30 that touched down overnight. john hendren has more on those. >> reporter: the new spate of twisters swept in ravaging the landscape outside oklahoma city. >> this was a large tornado. >> reporter: some homes were turned to rubble, killing several residents, as others right next door stood nearly untouched. >> we had a house here, three-car garage, silo, another house, my wife's new car is in the tree. >> reporter: the oklahoma governor is warning residents to stay out of harm's way. violent thunderstorms pounded rural kansas and texas, evacuating the upper deck of a rangers game. in joplin, missouri, another somber day. as residents continued to pull sur sfriefrts rubble. at least 122 people were killed there in the deadliest twister in the u.s. in nearly 60 years. >> seeing this right now, i'm in shock. it doesn't even look the same. >> reporter: the search continues for some 1,500 still missing. stephen campbell is looking for his wife, tammy. she was lying next to him when the tornado hit. >> i heard her screa

these before-and-after photographs taken from space show the effects on the city and its surroundings. damage estimates so far have reached $320 million. across the river in arkansas, the damage to farms and crops is already much higher at $500 million and counting. >> i've got a neighbor that's got $2.5 million worth of wheat flooded right now. it's gone. >> brown: now, town after town along the southern mississippi can only wait. over the next week, the river is projected to crest at or above records set during the great flood of 1927. we take a closer look now at the levee and floodgate system. for that, we turn to larry larson, executive director of the association of state floodplain managers. and john barry, a new orleans resident and author of "rising tide: the great mississippi flood of 1927 and how it changed america." he joins us tonight from memphis. larry larson, starting with you. is it, in fact, correct in terms of its construction and mission to think of this all as one system? >> well, in fact, the lower mississippi river from cairo south was designed as a system, corr

two more were killed in arkansas and around dallas, severe thunderstorms dropped baseball sized hail and left 70,000 people without power. terrell brown has more. >> reporter: this was one of several tornadoes that roared through the suburbs of oklahoma city right after rush hour tuesday. the twisters turned over tanker trucks, tore down trees and leveled homes. >> i was expecting trees gone, maybe roof, but obviously totally, totally gone. had the house here, we had a three-car garage, two-story garage apartment, silo, another house. >> reporter: the car tim's wife just bought is now leaning against a tree but he's looking at what he didn't lose. >> the family is all safe and that's what matters. >> reporter: within hours of the tornado's hitting, homeowners started searching for anything they could salvage. this devastating twister carved out a distinct path in the land below a news shop from oklahoma city cbs affiliate. >> look at that guys, that's just unbelievable. this is just one damage path. >> reporter: the winds dumped a huge pile of debris into a lake. >> right now guys, i

patients were rushed to other hospitals in missouri, arkansas, and oklahoma. just beyond the hospital, block after block, neighborhoods are wiped out. an estimated 30% of joplin is destroyed, hundreds of homes are leveled, cars are strewn about, and heartache hangs over the city of 50,000 people. sara and her two young daughters were inside their home when the tornado moved it 20 feet, leaving only the walls. >> we ran to the bathroom, i got the kids in. i swept everything off of the bed and put a mattress over us and held it down really tight. >> reporter: she's now looking for her daughter's favorite stuffed animal and trying to come to grips with the tornado's aftermath. >> loud and scary. mainly my kids were screaming, so i've been praying to god. he kept us all safe. >> no way to describe it. >> reporter: jim cook came to check on his 97-year-old step mother who survived the tornado. >> a gentleman came over and pulled her out. she's got scrapes and bruises and she's sore. but she's a trouper. >> reporter: while she survived, his boyhood home like so many

at least 15 people have been killed in the latest series of storms which hit oklahoma, kansas and arkansas. meanwhile, crews in joplin prepare for a fifth sweep through the rubble, though there have been no new rescues yet. >>> new images tr joplin, you see the left to right track that the city took through the city's heart. all of the damage and debris looks brown from this height. >> closer up, st. john's hospital as it looks today and joplin high school, parts of it literally flattened. >> joplin is not alone. more severe weather overnight. here is john hendren. >> reporter: the twisters just keep coming. >> oh, my god. >> that's my truck. >> reporter: dozens of tornadoes swept the midwest and south, raking the landscape and leaving a state by state tally of devastation. in oklahoma, this cyclone was caught on tape shredding jeremiahn's truck. morrison's t. he was in the cab. he survived with just a broken arm. >> closed my eyes, pull mied hands over the face, felt bouncing around and pretty sure i went out the passage side window and land on the ground. >> reporter: in arkansas at leas

citi can help you write it. >> vicki: death tolls from the tornadoes continue to rise. the severe storm aftermath. >> reporter: it is the deadliest tornado of regan has. to rip through tennessee, arkansas, virginia. >> my dad was in the house with my son, they were scattered through 23, found in the creek. >> reporter: think contribute to survey the damage and devastation. >> we still have each other. >> you see the devastation yet the shelters have hardly anyone in them. it is because neighbors of their home spirit >> reporter: president barack obama lewis bought by the devastation >> well survivors are picking up the pieces, they are happy to be alive. >> there is no way we should've made it through that. it was bad. terrifying. kron 4 news. >> vicki: smokers you know about the 20 ft. rule, we see people lighting up where they should. >> future cast showing into the 80s volume more but the forecast coming up. the internet on a plane! are you from the future? um, no. cleveland. listen cleveland, your savings account is stuck in the past! earn more with interestplus sav

four people died in arkansas and to people in kansas. i am grande lotus, kron 4 news. >> we have new video out of joplin missouri, this is a surveillance video, it shows how quickly people can hit. look at the customers and workers reacted, this is inside of a frozen yogurt shop. space-bar the tornado and then ran. look at the debris, the windows are being blown out and debris flying all over. sunday's tornado had winds of more than 200 mi. per hour. 125 people killed, that number could go up as crews continued to search for bodies and survivors. roughly 1500 people are still missing. we have a more dramatic images from the midwest tornadoes plus your of eulachoyour photos from. that is on our web site, www.kron4.com. >> the life of a 17 year-old student about to read way from high school, tonight people are looking for his killer. that teenager was gunned down near ricci and all of st. just a few blocks from castlemont high school, his high school. reggie kumar is alive at the oakland police headquarters with the latest on the >> studen

several tornadoes hit oklahoma city area during tuesday afternoon commute hours. dozens of people were hurt including three children who are ininn critical condition at this hour -- who are in critical condition at this hour. entire neighborhoods are wiped out. the violent weather continued into the early-morning hours. a tv news crew was in the air as a tornado formed over oklahoma. >>> funnel is really starting to grow. you have vortex there on the ground. you have vortexes spinning around on the ground. it's got to be. whoa. we just had a big cg right out the window real close to us. >> why those guys are up in the air we didn't know but some unbelievable pictures there. the severe weather continues today with flood warnings in some of the areas that were hit by those tornadoes. we have some amazing video this is from oklahoma once again a at any time crossing a highway and it will rip a tractor- trailer to pieces. you can see parts of the big rig blown many feet into the air. no word this morning on the condition of that driver. but some crazy times out there

. >> hundreds of homes in southwest oklahoma city were reduced to splinters. >> this is devastating. >> the total rose to 125 it has been revised down to nine in oklahoma. four people died in arkansas, two people died in kansas. >> and a tornado in joplin is the country's seventh million-dollar natural disasters six others ranged from a natural disaster, to a blizzard in the northeast have caused more than $1 billion in damage. >> wal-mart says that its pledges $1 million to help victims. it's said that it has already directed truck loads of water and food and other basic supplies to the area. it says that the store in joplin was badly damaged. an unknown number of people were killed and hurt, but none of them were wal-mart employees. >> a tornado affecting the midwest. with see a tornado outside of chico. severe thunderstorms that is the red part of the screen. this also shows a rotation. the tornadoes through the severe thunderstorms. 2 tornadoes have already touched down. if you know anyone in the chico area, make sure that they are aware of the dangerous situation, heavy winds, h

. >>> meanwhile, in arkansas, floodwaters have apparently trapped a group of boy scouts. six teenagers and two leaders haven't been heard from since thursday. >>> and in alabama, the frustrating search resumes for hundreds of people still missing after last week's deadly tornados. 340 missing in the city of tuscaloosa alone. accurate information, very hard to come by, as power remains out in many areas. >>> and gas prices have hit a new springtime record. they're averaging $3.96 per gallon nationwide. that's up 8 cents in the last week alone. >> ouch. >> that is hurting. let's face it, we now near the summer months. we're all going to be on the road. you figure those things are going to rip past $4 a gallon. >> to be that high this early is really terrifying. >> very, very. again, welcome. it is an honor, a pleasure, to share a desk with the both of you. >> and our company softball team just got a lot better. woo. not that you're bad, sam. >> yeah. yeah. thanks. thanks, robin. welcome, josh. >>> let's get to the boards. one or two things going on we want to talk about. we

. >> at least 16 people were killed in storms that struck parts of oklahoma, kansas, and arkansas. ten of those 16 dead are because of this monster. >> oh, my gosh! >> another killer tornado. >> dozens were injured in central oklahoma, many along the interstate 40 corridor leading out of oklahoma city. watch as this twister swallows this 18-wheeler. somehow the driver in the cab made it out with only minor injuries. >> it's coming up to i-40 right now. unbelievable. it's a killer tornado. goodness gracious. wow! >> the oklahoma governor mary fallen declared a state of emergency statewide. >> it's devastating. >> in arkansas, at least four people were killed by the storms and another two in kansas. in these states, as well, overturned trucks, destroyed homes are scattered for miles. more than 500 people have been killed this tornado season, a season that still has months to go. i want to give you another remarkable view of a tornado that touched down in oklahoma from david payne. >> the motion is tremendous. david payne, are you still with us? violent tornado. >> another killer torn