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Heat alerts. so these are the types of challenges that folks in matador are facing as theyre working to clean up, as theyre working to get that power restored. we know that there are cooling centers that have been opened there as first responders continue those search efforts and as folks look at rebuilding and recovery and cleanup at this time. with more severe storms on the way for parts of the country again today. jose? >> priscilla thompson, thank you so much. we have breaking news out of ...

BENTON COUNTY, Wash.- The eastbound lanes E. Bowles Rd. from S. Oak St. are currently closed due to a fuel spill.

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SHREVEPORT, La. - As the cleanup continues from the recent storms, more examples of people helping people are emerging.

Issue by making a deal with the saudi backers of liv golf. watson reaffirming his support for the families of the victims of the september 11th terrorist attacks in an open letter. the eight time major champions letter reads, in part "i still await saudi acknowledgment of the role in the attacks of 9/11." and a salty spill. millions, millions of french fries scattered across a highway in utah after a truck reportedly crashed into a barrier and a light pole. >> what is that? >> its french fries! ...

>> how are you doing emotionally right now? >> its hard its really hard >> reporter: but some relief for the devastated town. texas governor greg abbott on the ground saturday signing a disaster declaration and promising help to rebuild. amid so much uncertainty, a community coming together, inspiring hope in those like oscar, determined to find a way forward. ana, i just cant say enough about that resilience. in just about every yard and business, you see a handful of people coming together to ...

Tornado ripped through part of mississippi, the southeast pummeled by another round of summer storms, and 12 million americans across the south at risk today it comes after a weekend of walloping weather. >> it was like rumbling. you can hear stuff cracking, breaking. >> reporter: reports of at least 14 tornadoes touching down in nine states, killing five. from intense storms to extreme heat some 31 million southerners remain under heat alerts as record-breaking triple-digit temperatures grip th...

Right across the street. he helped pull her from the rubble. >> her house where the black jeep at. >> right there. >> it was right there. its gone now. theres nothing there. its completely gone. >> reporter: its the latest in a deadly storm system sweeping across the south and central plains producing at least 17 confirmed tornadoes in just four days. among the towns hit, perryton, texas where the storms destroyed downtown and this mobile home community, killing three people. oscar hernandez los...

F human beings with feelings and families. cleanup is underway in northern texas days after a tornado killed three people and destroyed hundreds of homes. the governor has signed a new disaster declaration for several more counties in the area. that summons more state resources to help in the rebuilding process. the tornado that struck this town was rated an ef-3 and had peak winds of 140 miles per hour. it was on the ground for only about 11 minutes, but the governor says the storm left behin...