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Into a storm thats called wrapped in rain. well talk about this probably tomorrow as well. because were going to have more wrapped in rain storms. it was raining here and raining all around the tornado so you couldnt see the damage being thrown up. you couldnt see the debris being thrown up. all you could see is a wall of rain and people thought it was just raining. they tried to take pictures and they got in the way and 116 people lost their lives. >> yeah, chad, we just talked to sarah norton ...

How big it was because at some point in time during this day, it got so -- they got so much humidity in the air, this turned into a storm thats called wrapped in rain. weem talk about this probably tomorrow as well. because were going to have more wrapped in rain storms. it was raining here and raining all around the tornado so you couldnt see the damage being thrown up. you couldnt see the debris being thrown up. all you could see is a wall of rain and people thought it was just raining. they t...

But then rapidly bigger. literally not even time to see how big it was because at some point in time during this day, it got so -- they got so much humidity in the air, this turned into a storm thats called wrapped in rain. well talk about this probably tomorrow as well. because were going to have more wrapped in rain storms. it was raining here and raining all around the tornado so you couldnt see the damage being thrown up. you couldnt see the debris being thrown up. all you could see is a wal...

Im thinking, mississippi. naches, mississippi, what about there? >> mississippi river. feeding into it so were looking at the ohio river, arkansas, red river. we have had several rain storms coming across dumping big amounts of rain and snow melt further to the north. like turning on a hose at the top of a slip and slide and just waiting for the water to come down to the bottom thats whats happening. thats where we are seeing the water continuing to pile up. we are expecting it oreach record lev...

Protect nuclear plants from earthquakes were not sufficient. also, the u.s. is sending robots to japan. theyll enter areas where radiation levels are too high for humans. in northern california, communities are tallying up the cost of damage from a series of recent rain storms. one of the most hard-hit places, the city of hercules. in the san francisco bay area. an unstable hillside has doomed several homes and others are now in jeopardy. families are being told to get out and get out fast. kg...

Prompted three weeks of protests in madison heads to the state assembly, where it should pass easily. and republican governor scott walker who championed the bill all along will sign it into law. >> they are so eager to take away the rights that people of this state have enjoyed for 50 years -- >> reporter: those 14 absent democrats are certain to return and the political furor is likely to grow. chris bury, abc news. the severe storms that have ripped through the south may have spawned at lea...

Emergency crews yanked her out. she was so close to going in the river. also in indianapolis, two dogs and their owner got stuck at the edge of the pond. the owner tried to help save them. but she got stuck herself. rescuers had a tough time getting up the ladder with two squirming dogs, as you can understand, under their arms. lets take a look at whats going on right now as people dig out from the northeast down through the plain states. currently from, as you can see, texas along the gulf coas...

Marshlands on the coast. there are skimmers out there and we need to put them to work and bp needs to approve the paperwork to get the skimmers in the water. >> i understand you have to make it safe but at what point does paperwork need to be for forgotten. maybe scum up the oil with the paperwork and get ships out there. >> were standing down for weather. we have a sense of urgency to work between the rain storms but were shutting down midday, sometimes in the morning. the rainstorm passes, wev...

To volcanos, but theyre not snowstorms, theyre not rain storms. nobody knows what could happen next. it could get stronger. but theres a sense of relief here in iceland that sunday was a bit better day than saturday. >> cnns gary tuchman in iceland. gary, thank you very much. now to the personal side of this story, a virginia couple stranded in the netherlands by europes air travel shutdown is using every means possible to stay in touch with their kids who are back home. four children, all under...

Mike householder from the "associated press." thanks for joining us. >> reporter: thank you very much. >> youre welcome. in d.c. there was a horrifying drive by shooting in the southeast part of the city. someone sprayed bullets into a crowd outside an apartment building killing four people and wounding a half dozen others. the shooting happened around 7:30 last night around south capital street. one witness said bodies were dropping everywhere. according to our local nbc affiliate in washingt...