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History, the pictures seem to indicate this is close to unprecedented. do the facts support that? >> absolutely. something else that is unique about this storm, erin, eight miles west of where it touched down, there was nothing. there was a thunderstorm. then five minutes later, there was a funnel. five minutes after that, we were ef-2. then five minutes after that, we were ef-4. this developed so quickly. the warning system worked. but the first moore tornado in 1999, people had an hours notice...

250 miles per hour? do we know the extent of this tornado that caused this devastation? >> i dont think well know that until tomorrow. the national weather service will certainly be out there. they were looking at five separate tornadoes today. lets go through them. an ef-0 takes the shingles off a house. an ef-1 takes the shingles and gutters. an ef-2 were looking at 120, 130 miles per hour. that takes the roof with it, all of the 4 by 8 plywood off. ef-3, you lose all the trusses on the roof, ...

>> i remember him working out in f-2, our recreation area, lifting hundred-pound dumb bells like they were nothing. he walked around like he owned that place. no problem getting in your face at any time, for anything. >> and before long, sears gained a reputation to match his muscle. >> he was part of the aryan brotherhood. he was one of the big boys in that faction. he was the type of guy that would have put the hurt on you if you looked at him wrong at that point. >> i guess a lot of people lo...

Maricopa county jail in phoenix, arizona. while many stories focus on things like the striped uniform and pink underwear that both male and female inmates are required to wear, we tried to learn more about the inmates emselves. it didnt take long before we noticed rita, who was at maricopa facing 11 felony charges along with various misdemeanors. >> yeah. only 11. not bad. if youre going to go, yot to go all out. right? i got an f-2, fraudulent schemes. eight f-4, forgeries. i got a dui, dui, dr...

The wild weather menacing the south. violent twisters ravaging parts of mississippi and beyond. >> as the southeast copes with the tornado threat, there are warnings from minneapolis to maine. our coverage beginning with abcs brandi hitt. >> reporter: this monster tornado on the move in central mississippi destroyed several mobile homes and responsible for at least one death in kemper county. across the country there have been nearly 300 reports of severe weather as the storms race east. with mo...

That touched down outside of saint lewis a little town called hazel road. roofs torn off homes. trees. one thing interesting about that storm the worst of it was preceded by what they describe as a wall of light. another ef-2 touching down in arkansas. an 18-wheeler was tipped over. significant property damage. five people injured. following that a freeze advisory is now in effect for arkansas. states like minnesota, the dakotas, bracing for more snow. 3 to 5 inches. happy april, shep? >> shepar...

Few jails in america receive as much media coverage as the maricopa county jail in phoenix, arizona. while many stories focus on things like the striped uniform and pink underwear that both male and female inmates are required to wear, we tried to learn more about the inmates themselves. it didnt take long before we noticed rita, who was at maricopa facing 11 charges along with various misdemeanors. >> yeah. only 11. not bad. if youre going to go, you got to go all out. right? i got an f-2, frau...

>> there have been times, yes, that i got into a fight over certain things, you know, whether it was, you know, a couple guys jumping on me because they didnt like what i said or who i was hanging out with or where i was working or maybe they wanted the job position or something. who knows, you know? maybe they just disliked me for the color of my skin or my attitude or, i dont know, you know. >> sears was convicted on several charges including robbery, kidnapping and rape. he first entered the ...

Rare during the month of january that there was a confirmed tornado in western parts of kentucky. i believe that was hampton county with an ef-2 confirmed. maximum winds of 120 miles per hour. were going to continue to deal with areas of rain across parts of the southeast and also into the northeast and this front will actually stall out across portions of the southeast over the next several days. another thing to note, we too have cold enough air in place across northeastern louisiana and west ...

>> right now, 13 states are under winter watches, warnings and advisories as the storm moves east with powerful winds, knocking out power, glazing over roads and grounding flights, as the snow piles up in new england, heavy wind-swept rain is pelting new york, philadelphia and d.c. >> its just a mess. at one point the snow was coming down 3 inches an hour in parts of indiana. try driving in that. dangerous winds created whiteout conditions around ft. wayne where drivers were told simply stay off...