Businesses. Another twister hit Pearl River County in mississippi. Blowing insulation into trees and peeling back walls of homes. There were some injuries reported there. But no deaths. Judging from some of the damage we witnessed today, its a miracle that no one was hurt any worse than they were. In this truck. And kept us from being sucked up in the tornado. Reporter further east in the state, in stone county, Theresa Mason and her boyfriend took shelter from a tornado inside their truck. It started jerking us and spinning us. Reporter the same fastmoving storms brought blizzard conditions to parts of the countrys midsection. Causing a 21vehicle pileup in Oklahoma City. And the system is heading east, bringing with it treacherous conditions on the day after christmas, often a busy travel day. Enough of a threat for some in cleveland to stock up on supplies. Ready to go. I decided to get what we needed and go home. Reporter the storms are blamed for at least three deaths in texas, lou
Good morning, everyone. Im muhammad lila. And im brandi hitt. Paula and rob are off this morning. Travel could be a challenge across much of the country. Tornadoes, rain, snow, even a blizzard are all a threat. They are picking up the piece of a series of storms turned deadly. Wendy gillette is joining us with more now. Wendy . Reporter muhammad and brandi, we may dream of a white christmas. And many of us got one. But these storms also delivered a deadly punch, all across the country. Oh, jesus. Look at that tornado. Reporter this is just 1 of more than 30 reported tornadoes that touched down on Christmas Day, leaving behind heavy damage. Still on the ground for over a minute. Reporter this one roared through mobile, alabama, tearing down parts of Trinity Episcopal Church and downtown businesses. Another twister hit Pearl River County in mississippi. Blowing insulation into trees and peeling back walls of homes. There were some injuries reported there. But no deaths. Judging from some
Education, as well as access to guns. Reporter with the onemonth anniversary of the shooting at newtown, connecticut, approaching, washington is pressured to take immediate action. Gabby giffords who was injured by a gunman two years ago, is taking a prominent role in the gun debate. Giffords and her husband have pushed for congressional action, on Mental Health, highcapacity gun magazines and background checks to purchase a gun. I bought a gun at walmart recently. And i got a background check. Reporter the shock over the Elementary School shooting has led many communities to offer gun buyback programs. If we can prevent one child, one innocent bystander from being the victim of a random accident, or the target of an unstable person, it will be well worth our time and effort. Reporter but at the same time, gun stores say their merchandise is flying off the shelf. People want to be able to protect themselves. Reporter the biden task force hopes to make recommendations by the end of the
Along with americans, the militants are also holding british, norwegian, french and japanese workers. The United States strongly condemns these kinds of terrorist acts. Reporter the militant group has been linked to a series of kidnappings of foreign nationals for ransom in north africa. They say the attack was in retaliation for the frenchled invasion in the neighboring country of mali. The french are trying to stop an Al Qaedalinked group from taking over that nation. U. S. Officials believe the attack was too wellorganized and orchestrated to have been planned since the french invasion. Paula . John . Now, we do know the leader has a bit of a track record. The leader of the Group Holding the hostages. What else do we know about him, tahman . Reporter well, we know this leader is ruthless. He runs an african organized Crime Network that reportedly has made tens of millions of dollars in ransom from kidnapping and smuggling. His nickname is mr. Marlboro. One former captive describes h
Timberwolves All-Stars Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns each scored 27 points, while the Minnesota defense held the Nuggets to just 80 points, their lowest total of the season.