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The scene here and those two cars as the cleanup now begins in the town of fairdale. that will take quite some time. most of the residents here feeling very lucky simply to be alive here today. jake? >> thank you so much ed. to think thousands of people had to run for cover when this storm hit. others ran right into disaster zones. lets bring in chad connell, the fire chief in kirkland illinois. thanks for joining us. we understand you saw the tornado from your house? how close were you? >> i wa...

A beautiful kitchen with granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances. its also just got a wonderful open floor plan, big, big high ceilings. its also with the breakfast bar and a big master bedroom. >> its huge. >> with a wonderful master bath. its a really wonderful property. and this one is on a half an acre and its going to run you about $1,100 a month. >> why am i living in new york? ridiculous. why am i here? >> clarksville, tennessee. >> this one is going to run you $300,000. this is ...

Insurance. >> wow. i guess in my head i was thinking these parents are moving into a loft apartment somewhere. not quite. >> oh, no. >> you can go to raleigh, north carolina, hot spot in the united states right now. what can -- whoa, another beautiful house there. >> another. these are some beautiful homes. and theyre in the city areas. this is another one. 299, three bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths. a little smaller. 2600 square feet a. colonial. its got a wonderful fireplace and living room. bright and ...

♪ are the sound effects included? >> woosh! >> called the loony luge! >> well, there goes the neighbor kid. >> dad built it especially for his kids in the backyard of his long island new york home and put together this video of the kids having the time of their lives sledding the new york course. i would like to do this. could you do it off the back deck? that might be a lawsuit, though. >> kids are having to sign waivers or the parents are having to sign waivers for their kids. >> thats so, s...

These days almost anyone can skydive. >> there are exceptions, but the sport has gotten to a place now with the way the equipment and training is that anybody who really wants to do this is capable of doing it. >> what did you think? >> i say lets do it again. my golly. thats wonderful. >> reporter: so vern maynard obviously isnt afraid of trying new things. this is a guy whos parasailed, jumped off of the back deck of a cruise ship and jumped out of a plane on his 100th birthday. whats next? >>...

They have never taken a 100-year-old up before they say it is a good example of how these days almost anyone can skydive. >> there are exceptions, but the sport has gotten to a place now with the way the equipment and training is that anybody who really wants to do this is capable of doing it. >> what did you think? >> i say lets do it again. my golly. thats wonderful. >> reporter: so vern maynard obviously isnt afraid of trying new things. this is a guy whos parasailed, jumped off of the back d...

Its 5:30. >> right now? >> close enough. >> now? >> close enough. >> right now? >> yeah, sure. >> generally, shes up a lot earlier than me. she doesnt even really say good-bye. shell just tell me what time it is, and out the door she goes. >> when he gets up, he goes to the coffee pot, he goes out on the back deck, and hes like the neighborhood alarm clock. he coughs and coughs and coughs until he throws up. then hes like, well, i got to smoke a cigarette. theyre for my lungs. it drives me crazy...

Side of the boat. he has a cover and a ziper to get inside. he started to go up to the ladder and he saw blood on the deck and blood on the side. then he looked in and he has a box that has the engine that is raised on the back deck. he thought he saw a body behind it. he got right down and ran into the house. he called 911. he was still on the telephone when he was coming across the street. dont hang up. keep talking, keep talking. they came right into the house and then everything converged on...

Romney has campaign aides with him on this vacation likely discussing campaign strategy as well as the search for a vice presidential running mate. after the holiday, president obama heads to ohio and pennsylvania for a two-day bus tour and governor romney will remain in new hampshire until sunday when he goes to new york for some fundraising events. back to you guys in new york. >> all right, molly, thanks so much for that comprehensive update and now to the rest of the headlines on the eve of ...

Hour. nearly 1.3 million across seven states and washington, d.c. remain without power. it is now the fifth day that theyre without electricity after deadly storms. crews working around the clock to help restore power in unbearable heat and more bad weather expected to hit parts of the east coast later today. >> on the eve of the fourth of july, a fireworks explosion causing the back deck of a new hampshire home to go up in flames overnight. >> and i saw the cloud, i knew it couldnt be done so i...