i'm brooke baldwin live here in washington, illinois. you can see just the utter destruction behind me. here in the city of washington, population roughly 15,000, just talking to the mayor about 400 homes absolutely gone. including this entire neighborhood behind me. gone. this is illinois. the story in indiana is similar. the damage, much of it, just as frightening and severe. i want to bring in cnn ireporter chris, who is on the phone with me right now. chris, you were in lebanon, indiana. you're a truck driver, and you ha happened to be parked at this truck stop overnight when you start hearing the alerts on sunday morning. tell me what you saw and heard. >> i got an alert on my cell phone that told me to take cover. and i didn't think much of it until i saw some other drivers jumping out of their trucks take cover. and i look out of my driver's side window, and i see a huge debris cloud. and for whatever reason, i grabbed my camera and started taking pictures. when it got to the point where i said, okay, it's getting way too close, i

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 one else may be found within that rubble. >> just describe the destruction where you're standing right now. you can see all of that debris right behind you. >> reporter: yeah. one of the most stark things you notice when driving around here in washington, illinois is how much of the community now looks the same because it's -- it's this. it's piles of rubble. it's concrete just ripped into pieces. just

washington, illinois. we recently spoke with the illinois department of emergency management. it does appear as though a tornado touched down there. overall, the storm prediction center is actually reporting that 48 tornado reports have 98 damaging wind reports. six reports of winds in hurricane force in many of these locations. some of the greatest damage we're seeing in illinois. so a great swath of the country being hit by tornadoic activity as well as just simply severe weather activity. hail has been brought to some places, damaging winds, of course. an ominous, dark clouds. you're seeing some of the images from storm chasers on the ground. many of them in illinois. >> so joining us right now out of indiana, he is outside of advance indiana. i'll tell you, give us an idea of who you're seeing. you said earlier, you're not far from lebanon, indiana. >> i am actually in the town of lebanon. they did sustain a hit from that tornado. there was dang to a starbucks, a vehicle, and flipped in the parking lot

he's in washington, illinois, tonight. you were talking about the devastating scenes that you were witnessing there. >> reporter: yeah, don. tonight it is pitch black here because there's no power here, so you can see out in the distance flashlights and emergency vehicle lights where they are going through the rubble to make sure that there is no one else trapped, and this is going to go on throughout the evening. we're talking about dozens and dozens of homes in this city of washington. it's a small community about 10,000 people in all, and not the entire community was hit. only a few neighborhoods. but those neighborhoods that were hit, and we don't know what kind of a tornado this was in terms of its size, but it was absolutely destructing. it was so intense that these homes -- and you see the video and the pictures coming out of here. it's just astounding what this storm did to these homes. we talked to some of the people that came back to find everything gone. one fatality so far. only one miraculously out of washingt

>> reporter: well, we actually saw the mayor of washington, illinois and the governor of illinois leave this parking lot of the auto shop and go survey the damage. they're amazed at the survival stories and just surveying the damage with the weathercasters. frank, michelle? >> ko im live in washington, illinois, thank you. >>> and that system is still causing some problems. let's check in with lawrence, tracking the storm. >> this storm system more like a spring outbreak of thunderstorms and tornadoes. check it out. we roll the doppler back a few hours, you can see that serious line of thunderstorms from the great lakes down into missouri working across finally toward the east coast. now, looks like most of that is pulling off the coastline still some rain falling in parts of nova scotia but you can see on the back side of the storm system, okay, this is what's unusual. you get these storm systems moving through tilt of year so not only did they lose their home but now you have all that cold air that's settling into place and, of course, many homes are gone. those people have no place t

illinois, bill. >> mike tobin in washington, illinois. radar shows the storms popped. >> just a couple minutes to get safe. joining me now is the mayor of washington, illinois, gary mineer. mr. mayor, welcome, we're so sorry what your town has gone through. how is everybody doing there? >> we're very -- we're very experienced -- [inaudible] get the devastation behind us. it's a tragedy. martha: it's a tragedy, sir. we really do feel for you and we're looking at these pictures of people walking through their neighborhoods and their homes are, literally sticks. how are you, sort of coaching people and helping them through this? what areas are they allowed to get into and not into? how did your home fare, out of curiosity? >> our home was two blocks away -- [inaudible] martha: yeah. unfortunately, obviously there's a lot issues, phone issues and power issues in this area. we're really sorry we can't hear the mayor more clearly. our message to him and everybody there that we are with you and thinking about you today. we know how hard this is

indra petersons is in washington, illinois, this morning. what is the situation there, this morning, indra? >> reporter: it really is amazing. after we took a look around yesterday, i mean, this is the staging area we showed you yesterday. we have a lot of wood frame houses in this residential community you can't recognize. yesterday i was able to drive around in the region in the communities nearby. we were talking about two-story homes and some made of brick and leveled down to the ground. very easy tond how powerful the storm was. we know now it was an ef-4 tornado and winds packing 100 to 90 miles per hour. hundreds of thousands are still without power this morning after sunday's deadly tornado outbreak. illinois's governor declaring seven counties disaster areas in the wake of more than 70 reported twisters that tore across the midwest from missouri to wisconsin, killing at least eight people. >> we were hard-hit. we never, ever, in the history of illinois had so many tornadoes in the month of november. >> reporter: from above, you can

a tornado barrelled through neighborhood in washington illinois. let's listen to this video real quick. >> give us this day, our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive -- >> anthony corey, you are saying the lord's prayer there. >> yes. >> yeah. why? >> the obvious question, why are you praying there? >> i come from a -- i come from a very devout christian family and we just -- we trust in god that he protects us and he always gives us strength and courage. to help us endure all kinds of suffering is and threats. >> i imagine a more direct question is, you are praying becau because of the severity and intensity of the storm. and someone in your family thought they heard a helicopter -- >> yeah, my dad thought he heard a helicopter. and we look outside and just saw this huge tornado in our backyard destroying everything in its path and we all just ran downstairs and started praying. holding each other's hand and we believe that god would keep us safe. >> as we look at that video that someone is shooting out of the window, i believe

now, the town of washington, illinois, just east of peoria may have been hardest hit. hundreds of homes were destriend bigad shaban is in washington. bigad, good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, group to be with you. until this twister touched down this was an ought mottive repair shop. the destruction, in fact, in parts of washington is so extreme it's hard to distinguish one mountain of debris from the next. firefighters in washington, illinois, searched through rubble, lacking for survivors of a massive tornado that leveled the town. spray painted xs signify a home or car has been searched and is clear. this is just one of an estimated 80 twisters reported on sunday. most were in illinois. michael pedune saw a twister headed for his home. >> i grabbed my daughter and ran. everybody is safe. the rest is replaceable. >> reporter: hundreds of homes in washington were destroyed and officials instituted a dust-to-dawn curfew because of gas leaks and downed power lines. it also struck the town of pekin 18 miles away. jeff said he barely escaped. >> my son said there it i

around the peoria area, in and around washington, illinois where we have seven confirmed tornadoes. these are all tornado warnings that have happened within the last hour or so and damage that looks like it could be an ef-4 that moved through around the washington, illinois area. the damage is incredible. i just hope that folks took shelter when the warnings went out. and then moving up towards the north and east, several tornado warnings in and around manhattan and wilmington and braceville as well. so it's going to be a particularly dangerous storm throughout the afternoon and evening hours, and the areas that you see here in pink, the storm prediction center says this is the highest risk for strong, destructive, life-threatening weather, including tornadoes. the red shaded area is the elevated risk. but to see a high risk like this, jamie and greg, this time of year is incredibly rare. this actually might be historic in terms of the amount of tornadoes, the amount of damage we're seeing for the month of november. back to you. >> all right, we hope people heed the call and stay sa

in washington, illinois, as many as 500 homes were either damaged or destroyed. bigad shaban is in washington. bigad, good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning to you. the kind of tornado that whipped through here only comes about every ten years according to the national weather service. and for those who still may have homes to return to in this community, the power is still out. officials say it could be days before electricity is restored. the recovery is under way for thousands of people who lost their homes. curt and bridget williams walked out of their basement in washington, illinois, sunday, to find just about everything gone. >> now, these are actually the clothes that we're at least able to dig out. >> reporter: the town is doing all it can to help. it even set up a day care so kids can play while their parents look through rubble. leave it to a child to best describe what happened to the homes in his neighborhood. >> they're crushed from the storm. and mommy just cried all the time. >> reporter: the storms killed at least eight people here i

easterbrook reports from illinois. >> over here in washington, illinois, it was a clean-up effort underway. the town imposed a curfew at 6 o'clock this evening. they are trying to keep people the streets. there was a lot of debris. we understand there's 100,000 people in the area without power. now, the tornado came through washington at noon. it devastated the area. we talked through a storm chesser. he's been chasing storms for 18 years, benjamin rock. this is one of the worse he's seen, here is what he said. >> the devastation, it looks like a bomb went through, there's nothing on the foundation of some. a lady we helped said her daughter has a friend that was sucked out of the house by the tornado itself. >> one of the issues being faced here is cell service is out. a lot of the cell towers are knocked down. a lot of people who have friends and family in this area have trouble getting a hold of those people. power, cell service will be restored. power will be restored to part of the area and the clean-up can continue. >> diane easterbrook reporting from washington, illinois. a team fro

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damage is extensive in washington, illinois. moments have been reduced to rubble and debris is scattered throughout the county. in wisconsin strong winds have topp toppled trees, shower lines and sheds were destroyed. >> in chicago, 60,000 fans were told to take cover at soldier field as a precaution. >> live reporters are covering every angle. we begin with al jazeera's juan carlos mill eena. >> it's a storm system stretching over the mid west. in washington, illinois, reports that tornados destroyed neighbourhoods. pictures surfaced online, showing homes levelled, vehicles flipped over, possessions of a lifetime buried in rubble. >> they are our two vehicles in the field. one was inside the garage. >> in chicago the threat of weather forced 60,000 football fans at soldier field to take cover. >> there's a lot of wind and people concerned about the conditions that are going on. >> in wisconsin, images of damage. impossible evidence of a suspected tornado. trees ripped from the roots, sheds and farm structures toppled. >> the st

but washington, illinois, was hardest hit. you can see the devastation in these before and after photos. personal checks and other items from here were found 85 miles away. there's widespread damage in this small town. the governor of illinois says these november tornadoes are the deadliest in the state's history. >> first thing i did was declare seven counts of illinois state disaster areas. >> bill baylor didn't need a former decloration. >> i never dreamed we'd get this much. >> but it's a disaster for which he is already recovering. >> since 1986, there have been 194 tornado warnings in illinois in the month of november. more than half were issued yesterday. >> george zimmerman is in trouble again. he's accused of pointing a shot gown at his new girlfriend. ximmer nan smashed a glass table, then locked her out of the house. zimmerman had several run ins with the law. he is currently jailed without bail. >> things aren't getting any easier for rob ford. today the council decided to strip him of many of his remaining powers

i distinguish that from washington illinois. but in washington county, a report of a tornado ef-4, winds are estimated about 166 miles an hour. there are reports if michigan through indiana, ohio, through kentucky. kentucky right now, seeing a number of severe weather reports. the latest that we have, nort nortonville, hopkins county, kentucky. reports of damage from a tornado. just within the last half hour to 45 minutes. also a number of tornado warnings issued across central sections of kentucky as well. we move further north, a number of severe thunderstorm warnings issued. there is reduced visibility, large size hail and strong and gusty wind. we had a wind report out of chicago out of oak lawn. wind gusts of 186 miles an hour. soldiers field was evacuated due to severe weather. the weather improved but now we are watching heavy downpours across section of michigan. coming up, we'll have more details, coming up on the breaking weather situation across the midwestern u.s. right after this. seems every hotel has something to

large areas of washington, illinois, look like a moon scape today. as stunned residents picd through the wreage of wt used tbe their home >> right there you can see tha blant in thattree, our house was right in fnt of that. >> reporter: andrea bers like soany others huddled inhe basement. she held ontoer 3-month-old daughter with all of her might. >> the windows blew out. we huddled together and laidn top of our daughter. everything started falling in. >> reporter: by the time this massive storm rolled through illinois, sipeople weredead. among e vikts,my tippen's andmother francis houy and her great grdfather joseph houy. >> she kept saying want out of here. >> reporter: but the farmhouse could not withstand the strength of the storm. afte surveying the damage up close, i got t see it fm above. i've never sn the aftermath from the air like this before. it's almost as if a bulldozer has run fm one end of town right through the otr. and as far as the eye can see in the other direction. en of course there are the power towers which are just o the groun

washington is a city of about 15,000 people in illinois. it's 150 miles southeast -- southwest of chicago. at least 400 homes were destroyed there, literally wiped off their foundation. stand-alone homes, multifamily homes and apartment buildings were damaged. rescue teams are searching the debris to make sure all the victims are accounted for. several stories have been reported of debris from washington ending up near streeter, illinois, 50 miles away. people in streeter found parts of a plastic recycling bin of the washington city emblem on it and a u.p.s. package addressed to one of washington's hardest-hit neighborhoods. a person in lockport, i will, whicillinois,which is two hours, found a savings bond with a washington, illinois, address. many other illinois communities were struck by the twisters. this photo shows some of the aftermath in brookport, illinois, which is in masik county, the far southern end of my state. several people in brookport said some homes moved as much as 20 feet off their foundations. 70 homes were destroyed a

south, central illinois, tornados touch downs in washington, illinois, we hear reports of 19 injured. emergency responders are racing to the area. some described the area as being levelled. there's no reports of death. this was a fast-moving storm, 55 to 60 miles per hour. a lot of people in chicago bracing for the possibility that there may be touchdowns. >> do you get the impression that the threat passed in chicago? will the fans be allowed back in the stadium? what happens next? >> yes, you can here the fans. they resumed half hour ago when the sun peaked out. wet inside the stadium, but safe. >> an update also on the towns in central illinois. we are hearing damage in the town of washington. do you understand the scale of the damage that we are talking about there? >> that's exactly what first responders are trying to ascertain at this point. it's early. it's been a couple of hours since the storms moved through. we are hearing, as you mentioned 19 injured in central illinois, we don't know about deaths. people came out, who can get out, say they are stunned by the damn on the gr

i was hold are her tight. >> in washington, illinois, onee of the hardest hit. the severity only sinking in. >> we need all the help we can democrat. >> six reported deaths were in illinois including one in the town of washington. search-and-rescue teams are looking for anyone who might still be trapped beneath the rubble. >> tv news anchors found themselves potential victims of the fierce tornadoes. >> i hear things right now. we may need to take shelter ourselves right now. >> we do. >> we need to go off air. >> be right back. >> let's go! >> they were pretty calm considering how terrifying that was. this broadcast from whoi in peoria, illinois, theyized though had to stop telling children to take shelter and take shelter and everyone at the tv station did the same the at united states is promising additional aid as the number people left homeless by typhoon haiyan grows. the philippine government says more than four million people have been displaced by the disaster up from 900,000 last week. nationwide the death toll from the typhoon haiyan is at 4,000 with

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nbc's kevin tibbles is in washington, illinois, again for us tonight. >> reporter: as the sun rises over devastated washington, illinois, breakfast is hot and ready inside the crossroads united methodist church. it is here where many who have lost everything seek shelter. and others who have also lost everything come to lend a hand. >> they are here to help because they feel like they're better off than others. >> reporter: when this massive series of twisters cut through the midwest sunday, all many could do was run for cover in the basements of their homes. >> we just had a big tornado come through. wiped out the whole neighborhood. >> it happened very fast. >> reporter: jonathan dan and his four young children locked emselves in the bathroom. then all hell broke loose. >> my right foot was pinned. and i was able to hear all my kids, so i knew they were all alive. >> reporter: jonathan had his two youngest ripped from his arms, then the house was torn away. they were trapped but alive. >> probably the loudest i ever sang jesus loves me, though. >> reporter: more than 24 hours later, th

. >> reporter: washington, illinois. the community ravaged by a massive twister that opened up a path five miles wide and a tenth of a mile long. >> people not in their homes. >> reporter: not nearly enough. every where you look it's impossible to escape the evidence of the tornado's fury and raw emotions of what some across the region have been through. >> i was waiting for it to bust through that wall at any second. >> and take you with it. >> yep. then just like that it was over. >> reporter: while the storms have passed the tragedy is still far from over. the clean up is only just beginning. >> we will recover. we will prevail over these tornadoes. >> reporter: signs of resilience so many will need as they begin the long and difficult recovery here. jay gray, nbc news, washington, illinois. >>> well, with shouts of shame, toronto's scandal scarred mayor is stripped of most of his powers. he was caught on camera miming the act of drunk driving. later he charged across a crowded chamber knocking over a female. he later

, illinois. just unbelievable. entire neighborhoods destroyed. and as you see with a tornado sometimes just half a block away nothing. the tornado packed winds from 170 to 190 miles per hour. the storm ripped open a path five miles long, destroying hundreds of homes. amid the destruction you hear stories of survival like andrea who held her sleeping 3-month-old daughter in her arms in their basement as the storm rumbled overhead. >> i'm very blessed. when the windows blew out we just huddled together and laid on top of our daughter and everything started falling in. >> glad they are safe. the storms are fairly rare this late in the year and this far north but it was unseasonably warm. at least seven counties have been declared disaster areas. >>> there are grim reports out of the philippines where officials believe the death toll will don't rise this week. as of yesterday government officials announced they have confirmed 3,976 deaths related to typhoon haiyan. u.n. officials say rescue workers h

she is live in the devastated town of washington, illinois. as the sun comes up, it is a devastating sight. >> reporter: truly unbelievable when you think about the fact this is november. we typically see these kind of storm systems in the springtime. but we look behind me. exactly what you're talking about. we are talking about the bark literally stripped off of these trees. you're seeing power lines down right now and seeing some trailers flipped here. it's so hard to tell but this is actually a residential area. you can't even see when you compare this to the google map what it looked like before. you're just seeing some of these interior walls left. the roofs completely gone. to my left even though you can't see it right now, we have an auto parts store which each has parts of the instructor with brick on it. that thing is basically leveled. you have the interior walls where we always say that bathroom on the lowest level currently remaining so we know strong winds ripped through the area. a lot of people are saying how did this happen and

one of the hardest-hit areas was washington, illinois. a town of about 15,000 people, it's about 150 miles southwest of chicago. that's where cbs reporter ko im is live with the closer look at the devastation and slow recovery. ko. >> reporter: it will be a slow recovery and rebuilding process after strong lines of storms hit small towns like this one. as you can see, there is a lot of damage and people are in shelters tonight because they are without power and homes. >>> reporter: from the sky you can see the massive path of destruction the twister carved through washington, illinois. several driveways now lead to empty foundations where large suburban homes used to stand. joey davidson was in the basement of his new home when it hit. now he is in the hospital with a cracked vertebrae and shoulder damage. >> i could feel everything that was hitting me. i knew it was cinder blocks and trusses. it was surreal. at one point, i thought i was a goner. >> reporter: illinois is one of the 12 states twisters ripped through on sunday. in kokomo,

, in washington, illinois, and moving northeast toward the chicago area. so, just these warnings and these watches are in place at least for the next few hours and so people are starting to take cover. again, here, at least in downtown chicago, there is quite a lot of people on the streets, richelle. >> i want people to understand some of the pictures we are showing as you and i are talking about chicago. the storms that cause this damage -- this is the system that is headed to chicago and the pictures that we are showing are from pekin and washington, illinois, more the central part of the state. the damage that we are seeing looks widespread and massive. it is severe damage. to be clear, we do not know of any casualties as of yet. we are doing our best reporting to get that information to you, but it looks like so many people in these neighborhoods that we are seeing lost everything, cars and homes and wood, just strewn across these streets and this is the system that is headed to chicago. so you can understand why they told people to take shelter. now,

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i'm brooke baldwin live here in what remains of washington, illinois. i want you to take a look behind me. we can pan in so you can see what reality is like for the 15,000, population 15,000 or so people here in washington, but specifically for this neighborhood, let me tell you, i just walked two miles just to get here. the security, the police, the sheriff's deputies, it's that tight because they want to keep people, those who should be here, here, and those who should not, out. just a short time ago, the national weather service confirmed this tornado here that ripped through the city of washington, as in fact, an ef-4 storm with wind of about 190 miles per hour at those peak wind speeds. but ly

desde washington illinois, jazmÍn beltrÁn, univisiÓn. >>> como siempre en estas situaciones, eduardo rodrÍguez. meteorÓlogo de univision, nos cuenta quÉ pasa, y que podemos esperar, adelante. >>> hola quÉ tal amigos, un elemento principal es la formaciÓn de aire cÁlido y caliente, desde el oeste, aire frÍo en la capa alta y media de la atmÓsfera. produciendo ademÁs de tornados, representados en color rojo, daÑos por viento, en numerosos lugares y caÍda de granizo, de forma preliminar, 66 tornados, 200 lugares reportaron sitios o daÑos de vientos, con caÍdas de granizo de hasta dos pulgadas, el frente frÍo en el centro del paÍs, aviso y alerta de tormentas severa y viento, desde el oeste de nueva york, hasta tennessee, lo principal en esta noche, horario de la madrugada, noten la extensa zona de mal tiempo, abandonando indiana, y lo que es illinois, quÉ sufriÓ el impacto principal, se dirige al este, el contraste de temperaturas, otro elemento que ayuda a la formaciÓn de tornados, calreo en el centro y sureste, y frÍo, le sigue al que afectarÁ las prÓximas horas y

one person in the central illinois city of washington. both of those communities described as being unrecognizable. meteorologist

. >> new video of that monster tornado that hit washington, illinois, as a man -- ru >> runs inside to take cover with his daughter. >> hear the terror as the house is ripped apart. >> i'm in shock. i can't believe this happened. >> villages are stumble upon so otto pups. >> so young their eyes were still closed. >> how do you search a million trees for one lost little boy? >> click on the thermal. >> and a chance to win a new tv. and what happens when you put the one-hand method to the test. >> now you got that gross end. >> holy moly. >> as you may know, severe weather across the midwest spawned everly horrific tornadoes. one of those tornadoes captured on camera by mark wells. this tornado in washington, illinois one of the hardest hit areas, baring down on his house right in front of him. you see the tornado literally coming at him. now he bails out and runsin side to take cover with his daughter. the camera goes black and listen to the terror inside this tornado. >> uh-oh. this is going to get severe, honey. >> is this going to save us? >> i hope so, honey. >> sounds look they're

i'm standing here in washington, illinois. this was one of the hardest hit areas in the path of that tornado. this is residential neighborhood. it was a residential neighborhood behind me as you can see. homes have been flattened and levels and reduced to a pile of rubble. people are able to get back in today to assess the damage and really see if there is anything that salvageable. authorities confirmed six people have been killed. this town of about 10,000 people was almost destroyed as the storms ripped through washington, illinois. >> a lot of people have a pile of rubble still. i don't have anything. my whole -- its gone. i don't know where it went. >> reporter: taken away by this tornado. the man in this video prayers as the tornado engulfs houses. in just two communities the storms destroyed at least 70 homes. rescuers worked sunday to reach people trapped under the rubble. hiding in their basements. >> it did sound like a freight train. i looked over my backwoods and i saw a debris field coming at me. >> reporter: thes

this one from washington, illinois. everything gone. in one town, in fact, 50 mobile homes destroyed. the same storm system dumping rain and hail along with fierce winds. gusts reaching up to 75 miles an hour. our extreme weather team on this all tonight, beginning with abc's alex perez outside soldier field in chicago. >> okay, this is as close as i ever want to get. >> reporter: within seconds, a quiet sunday morning turned to mayhem, as a vicious storm ripped through the midwest. this video captured in washington, illinois. after the angry funnel clouds, disaster. all as panicked residents seek shelter in the middle of it all. >> getting hit with hail, some debris. >> reporter: response teams in washington, illinois, scrambling to create this triage center, preparing for an unknown number of injured storm victims. and launching emergency shelters for all those displaced by this storm. in peoria, illinois, at least 50 homes crushed like cardboard boxes. a local hospital reporting 37 injuries, all related to the storm. in longpoint, il

and as you mentioned, we had some significant damage in washington or illinois just hours ago where we had reports of seven tornadoes move in and around the peoria area up towards washington. and it looks like we have one death confirmed by illinois emergency management in and around the washington area. then we had several tornado warnings extending up towards northern and central illinois, but again, the storm not done yet. we're going to continue to monitor it throughout the evening hours into the overnight. so parts of ohio, into west virginia, kentucky, tennessee, western carolinas, over the next several hours you need to be monitoring this as well as parts of michigan in towards the northeast. eventually the storm is going to move in towards the northeast overnight tonight. your tornado threat, the highest risk again over portions of

this is outside of roanoke, illinois. >> the small town of washington, illinois, outside of peoria, was especially hard hit. alex perez has our coverage. >>> our father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. >> reporter: one family looking out their window, a tornado barreling toward them as they recite "the lord's prayer." >> this is getting wide, john. look at the left edge. it is getting big. >> reporter: so many families frightened by so many twisters unleashing their fury across the midwest. the angry funnel clouds showed death and destruction, crushing dozens of homes like cardboard boxes like peoria, illinois, injuring dozens of people. the raging storm swept through town after town like this one, long point, illinois. >> we saw it coming this way, the angle toward our house. the whole shed's gone. >> when i seen it coming we run to the basement. it was gone within three or four minutes. you can see what it's done here. just everything. demolished everything. >> reporter: the ones that still have a roof over their heads have no power. hundreds of thousands of households have no

one of the hardest hit communities, washington, illinois. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, john and diana. they believe it was a powerful ef-4 tornado that tore through this town. some families were finally able to return here yesterday. many of them left in tears. the shards of wood, the crumbled bricks, remnants not just of houses that kris lancaster watched get torn away but places where so many cherished memories were made. >> losing our dream home. a lot of people in the area lost their dream homes. >> reporter: from dream homes to the absolute nightmare. the bitter aftermath of as many as 81 tornados that tore through at least five states in midwest, leaving scene after scene of utter devastation. and unthinkable loss. from illinois -- >> we ask god to bless the immortal souls of the six people who were killed yesterday by these tornados across our state. >> reporter: to michigan, where at least one other person was killed. so many are mourning all that was lost and trying to collect the little things that were spared that sign

on screen left, manhattan, illinois. screen right is washington illinois. these are two of the areas hardest hit. now only 24 hours after the storms hit. we're looking at at least eight people who died in these storms. many others are left without any sort of shelter and without their homes and many other injuries and one of our big stories. live images on the screen. we'll keep you posted as we hear more. jon: as you can see parts of midwest are a mess on earth but we're minutes away from an unmaned rocket launch to mars. it is nasa's 21st mission to the red planet. they are sending a row robotic explorer named maven looking to see whether mars ever could have supported life. so what are they looking for up there? cory powell, "discover" magazine editor-at-large joins us now. he knows what they're looking for. >> i know what they're looking for. jon: what are they looking for? >> mars today is a dead planet or maybe if you're an optimist it's a drying planet. it is dry, cold, inhospitable placement everything we've seen from the rovers, everything we know

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, everybody is safe. the rest is replaceable. >> reporter: hundreds of homes were destroyed and officials instituted a dusk-to-dawn curfew because of gas leaks and

. >> reporter: washington, illinois a community ravaged by a massive twister. rped open a path fi miles ng and a tenth of a mile wide, destroying hundredof homes. >> it happened at church time when we had people not at eir homes. >>eporter: but not nearly enough. evywhere you look it iimpossible to escape the evidencef the tornado's fury and a raw emotions of at so many have beenhrough. >> i w waiting for it to bust through the ll at any second. >> reporter: and te you with it? >> yep. i mean and just like that,t was over. >> reporter: while the storms have passed, the trady is still far from over. the cleanup is only st beginning. >> we will recover. we will prevail over these rnadoes. >> reporter: signs of resilience soany will need as they begin the lo and difficult recovery here. jay ay, nbc news. washington, illinois. >>> people screame the word "shame" overndver as toronto's scandal-scarred mayor was stripped of his powers. mo bizarre behavior from rob fo. he mimed the acte drunk driving that you see there, and then later,harged acrs the crowded chamber,

perhaps the hardest hit, washington, illinois. andy roesgen is there. and andy, how are residents in washington coping? >> dell, folks are coming back into the neighborhood, car by car, just checking out what is left here. and disaster relief teams have set up in one parking lot handing out things like cleaning supplies. and in another parking lot, insurance companies to help with claims. from the air the damage is easy to see. miles of flattened areas where homes once stood. on the ground a devastating site. >> it's hard to believe. it's almost like a -- can i wake up now? it's almost like a nightmare. >> reporter: on monday stunned survivors of the storms which ravaged communities in at least 12 states returned to hard-hit washington, illinois to scrape up what they could. >> my neighbor found my daughter's journal that she kept as a kid, so we'll be looking through bits and pieces. >> reporter: it was one of dozens of tornados that slammed through dozens of communities like this one where a brother and sister were killed. >> we was planning on a than

we'll have a live report from washington, illinois where this bird's eye view shows the scale of the devastation. hundreds of flattened homes as far as the eye can see. >> it is important that we see ourselves as a family, that we come together when something very dangerous and difficult and deadly happens to the people. we're all in this together. >> second term blues, plagued with health care mess and credibility, can the president find a cure for his mounting problems. "saturday night live" has a prescription. >> are you feeling depressed, rundown, like you just can't win? are you the president of the united states? ask your doctor for paxil, second term strength. the only antidepressant strong enough for an embattled second term. >> and sister act. the cheney sisters facingi off n a public fight over gay marriage. is the family spat all about politics for the senate candidate. >> i love her very much, her family very much. this is just an issue on which we disagree. >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. dozens of tornadoes ripped through the midwest yesterday killing ei

the mayor of washington, illinois was asked what help the town needed, he said send prayer sneeze the storm system is march -- prayers. >> the new states are under the threat. the tornado threat winds down as we lose the heating of the day. upstate new york, central and eastern pennsylvania may see severe weather tonight. 81 different tornado reports. a couple points of note, that's more tornado today than in an average month of november, but up until today we were on pace to be one of the calmest tornado years in decades. we've been dry for 60 consecutive days. but doppler will be lit up soon. >>> new video showing a terrifying tower of the typhoon that hit the philippines, it was shot by the aid worker that took refuge on the top house of the boardinghouse. >> u.s. and philippine troops are working around the clock the ship out relief supply. 10 days after the storm many communities are fending for themselves and they are running out of time. you are talking about leaving your home. >> yes, there's nothing we can do. there's no problem with us, actually i have lost sleep for nine da

reporter bigad shaban has an update from washington, illinois, where as many as 500 homes were damaged or destroyed. >>> reporter: chris orr hopes he will get a visit today from his insurance adjustor. he said sunday's tornado left his home with at least $30,000 in damage. but he says it's nothing compared to the destruction at his neighbor's house. >> that's a tornado. >> reporter: he and his son took this video from their front porch before riding out the storm in their basement. were you worried about whether or not you would survive? >> well, of course. >> reporter: orr was born and raised here and worries it could be months before many of the residents here are able to rebuild. >> a lot of these people here are just beginning their lives here in this neighborhood or they have been here a lot of them retired and been here their entire lives and raised their children. and now those memories are gone. >> reporter: the national weather service now confirms winds up to 190 miles an hour caused all this destruction. forecasters say the funnel cloud that hit washington stayed on the grou

wendy shows us the damage. >>> tornado leveled an entire neighborhood in washington, illinois. residents went through the pile of splintered woods, used to be homes looking for victims. there's reports that as many as 300 houses are gone. >> there is not right. i said, it's not thunder and it kept coming. kept getting louder. >> amateur video capture add giant funnel cloud barreling down in el paso illinois. >> this thing is huge. it's coming fast. >> emergency management officials say one twister was moving at 6 o miles an hour. >> we started in the hallway, where there's no windows and hild each other. >> the national weather service confirmed one tornado hit east peoria and tvs shut down in other communities like central illinois and indian nach the bears ravens game was interrupted during the torrential downpour. fans were told to evacuate seating areas and players cleared the field. forecasters have been watching the massive storm system for several days. they say residents in other states could see severe weather or tornadoes before it is over much wendy gillette, cbs new

perhaps the hardest hit area, washington illinois. ang andy roesgen is there. andy how are residents coping? >> authorities have announced that they are giving people about five hours to get back into the area, get their personal property and then get out. and a facebook page has been established to try to reunite some of these folks with their personal effects and paperwork that in some cases have been scattered hundreds of miles away. from the air the damage is easy to see. on the ground a devastating sight for hundreds of residents. >> it's hard to believe. it's almost like a -- can i wake up now? you know? it's almost like a nightmare? >> reporter: on monday stunned survivors of the heavy storms returned to hard-hit washington, illinois, to scrape up what they could, and figure out what is next. >> my neighborhood found my daughter's journal that she kept as a kid. so we'll be looking for bits and pieces today. >> reporter: the five-mile wide twister was one of dozens tornados reported in illinois, slamming into dozens of communities like this one where an

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