minden, illinois. a man and his sister died when the twister hit their farmhouse. heavy rain, hail and high winds contributed to damage in at least 7 states. illinois saw the brunt of those storms. but because of poor cell reception and blocked roads because of debris, it's still unclear how many people may have been injured and whether that death toll will continue to rise. live in washington, illinois i'm bigad shaban. back to you. >> bigad, what can you tell us about the search and recovery effort this morning? >> reporter: well, i spoke with a state trooper today who says they will certainly continue that effort. with just so much debris and piles of rubble to go through, you had as late as last night firefighters searching for survivors and now law enforcement officials say they will restart back those efforts this morning hoping to find more survivors, although they were humbled to find out that no one has been reported missing here in this city of washington, illinois. so there are hopes that no

you're looking live at new minden, illinois. the search for victims and survivors continues this morning. cbs news reporter bigad shaban joins us from one of the hardest hit communities, washington illinois. only residents and emergency workers are being allowed into the town today. >> reporter: michelle, good to be with you. as the sun came up through washington, it's revealing some of the destruction just one of those tornadoes left behind. this used to be an automotive shop. here's a broken seatbelt we found that came from one of the nearby vehicles or one of the store shelves. debris stretches down the block. >>> reporter: firefighters in washington, illinois, searched through rubble looking for survivors of a massive tornado that leveled the town. spray-painted xs signify a car or home has been searched and is clear. >> go, go, go. >> reporter: this was just one of an estimated 80 twisters reported in the midwest sunday. most were in illinois. michael perdun saw a twisted headed for his home. >> grabbed my daughter and ran,

norah, charlie, back to you. >> mike colombo in new minden illinois. two new mexico police officers are under investigation this morning after one opened fire on a minivan. a mother and her five children were inside. the shooting happened last month after a traffic stop turned into a high-speed chase outside of santa fe. bill whitaker looks at newly released video of the confrontation. >> you were doing 71 in a 55. >> reporter: 39-year-old mother of five arianna ferrell is pulled over for speeding by a new mexico state police officer just north of santa fe. the dash camera captures the encounter. >> turn the vehicle off for me. >> reporter: but ferrell drives off instead. the officer pursues and pulls her over again. emotions escalate. >> get out of the vehicle. get out of the vehicle right now. >> sir -- >> get out! >> reporter: she didn't budge but her 14-year-old son jumps out. he retreats when the officer pulls out his taser. >> you're already facing evading charges right now. you ran away from me okay? >> reporter: finally she gets the. >> turn ar

in new minden, illinois, one of the strongest tornadoes, as ef-4 leveled joseph hoy's farmhouse and killed hoy and his sister. greg woody, came by to rescue a swan, a goose and other exotic animals hoy collected. i asked him about the lost of his friend. >> you don't like it one bit, but it's part of life. at least he's not laying around suffering anywhere. >> reporter: scenes like this all over the region. >> reporter: do you want to come back here and live? >> no. >> reporter: why not? >> i'm too scared. i just can't do it. >> reporter: for those who do want to stay, there's a lot of rebuilding to do. officials say that either damaged or destroyed. . >> john clay, the mayor told me he was in his car when the tornado hit, it spun his car around, ply out the windows, tipped the car to one side. he thought he was not going to survive it, but he got out of the car. he said he was determined to get home and save his four grandchildren hiding under the staircase. >> still ahead, a family feud over same-sex marriage. >>> plus the toronto marriage talk about thinks crack-smoking controversy and

it certainly looked like that hit this property. >> brian todd on the phone for us in new minden, illinois. >> ef-4 tornado. to think there were dozens and dozens of tornadoes that touched down over a wide, wide area. people in indiana also recovering from these severe storms, but thousands of them will have to do all this cleanup work without electricity this morning. check this out. police dashcam video from boone county showing a well-formed twister dangerously shadowing that big rig. and the governor touring the area this morning. we are expecting to hear from him at any moment. he is stopping at kokomo, where schools are closed this morning, where we find cnn's george howe on the ground there. >> reporter: good morning, john. you can see the podium the governor is expected to speak at at any moment. we're waiting for that news conference but, he has had the opportunity to tour a lot of the damage here in kokomo and you look behind me and see what used to be the fire station. we watched as they slowly defollowished that fire station and moved the rig from under there out from under the

want to show you video of new minden, illinois. blue tarps covered damaged homes there. people say some of their homes were ripped from the foundations. they are just completely gone. others are now clearing out debris, sorting through into piles. at least two deaths are blamed on that tornado. >>> fire crews back here are making progress on the fire burning in sonoma county. it started friday about ten miles northeast of geyserville. it is now 65% contained. 3300 acres have burned. all evacuation orders for the area have been lifted, though. some of the firefighters, they will start leaving today. the cause of that fire, still under investigation. >>> 8:25. an unattended deep-fryer is to blame for a house fire last night in pittsburgh. it happened at 5:30 p.m. yesterday at a house on springfield drive. firefighters say the smoke was visible from a half-mile away. the fire caused about $60,000 in damage. >> on scene, we had heavy amounts in the kichable. it started to -- kitchen. it started to spread in the living room. we were able to knock the fire down. >> the chief s

look at the aerial images over new minden, illinois. as the sun comes up we get a new look, where an ef4 tornado is said to have blown through. what began the weekend as homes and infrastructure now just litters the area, nothing more than debris as you can see even from that height, and in all there were dozens injured, six is the death toll. just because there's not loss of life doesn't mean there isn't loss. there is incredible loss all through the midwest. i want to bring in illinois congressman aaron shock. he's a republican representative from the 18th district, some of the hardest hit areas including washington and peoria. we are in washington this morning. thank you for taking the time. >> good morning. >> reporter: this is the least of the exposure you've had. you've been walking and seeing what's out there. >> it's amazing. pi came over yesterday right after it hit and we're standing in neighborhoods that literally the only thing left is the pavement, not a single structure, not a single light post, the homes are completely va

including an elderly couple in the rubble of their new minden farm house and one was a teenager who picked up a downed power line. usher authorities are concerned about protecting property, right? that is right, john. just to give you an idea the curfew is in effect like it is in many areas in central illinois. it's in effect here and it's holding. i will pipe you t point you to e residents have come home to. take a look at this front yard. have you an uprooted tree. >> an the powerful forces of the wind that flew through this area. the residents got the first opportunity to come back today to survey the damage and at this point it's very much a salvage operation. three hundred nine sheridan road was once a home now it's just an address dave's elderly grandparents lived here for decade. >> i used to come herewhen i was favoufavour sixfive or six and e back bedroom. the framed family photos, glass intact. >> this was my grand father. the storms ripped through the different parts of the small down. in peakin 48 homes are uninhabitable. >> it cut a path through the city. it bounced a few time

when it spped communities like washington a new minden wereor the most part wiped away. >> it's pretty bad as faas people not being able to stay in thei homes. the roofs are gone. church steeple is gone. some damage on the inside. yeah, would sayt's pretty >> reporter: a path of splintered homes, and communits leveled by the tense storm stretches fro kentky to michigan whe more than250,00 famies wereeft without power though ty understand hundreds of families have lost a lot more. it's a tragedy thateally is fema teams o the ground here and across the region. thwhite house has sai the president continues to get updates on the situatio live in washington, illinois, jay gray. laura, back t you. >> it's hard to see and fathom. >> if you happeno he plans to travel back to the midwest o expecting guestto flyn from that region we can tell you flight delays are a real possibility. marla tellez is in the newsroom with all of the things you can expect. good morning. >> as of ts minute i have mostly good new to report. i have cheed in with all three of o mor airports and so far ere is just one ma

slamming into dozens of communities, like new minden where an elderly brother and sister were killed. >> we was planning on a thanksgiving down here. amy bought the turkey and uncle joe, we was going to fry a turkey down here, so we were all looking forward to that. >> the southern illinois city of brookport had at least 50 homes leveled or gone entirely. after an all night search and rescue, three fatalities. in pecon, another 135 homes. >> this neighborhood is one of the worst as as far as the most homes in one area. >> the storms which have left hundreds homeless and thousands without power have sent shock waves throughout the heartland where many are not allowed to return to their homes, which are deemed unsafe. >> once you got back into town and pulled in the first neighborhood, i had no idea where i was at. the houses were gone. >> illinois governor declared disaster areas in seven counties. >> it's important to begin the assessment of the damage for insurance company purposes, but definitely for any kind of application that we make to the federal government for federal disaste