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Staging area anticipating the presidents arrival. the president wants to thank first responders for the hard work theyve been doing and the hours and days following sundays powerful ef-4 tornado. late this morning, family and friends held a funeral service for taylor thornton. she was visiting her best friendss house on sunday when the tornado struck. the storm seriously injured her 10-year-old friend and killed her friends parents, her friends father and stepmother. family members decided to wa...

Ef-4 with winds of about 170 miles an hour kit being cutting a 70 mile path of destruction. >> gabe guttierez on the ground for us there. again, president trump expected to land any moment now and make his way to that area that has been completely devastated. let me bring in congresswoman terri sewell. she represents the 7th congressional district there in alabama. and that district encompasses parts of montgomery and birmingham. so congresswoman, i know that your district waurpt sdwrenlgt affec...

That our tornado season is 1 january through 31 december. its always tornado season in alabama. we are used to. its tough. we are number one for long track violent tornadoes in the nation. >> bill: a lot of experience, unfortunately. we heard the briefing yesterday on our program. when the news broke that seven people in one family had been killed. do you have greater insight what happened there? >> no. but the corner did talk corn cod talk about it in a news conference it was two households in ...

Is going to continue to be here and support them and the communities as long as it takes. >> sandra: major, how are people doing when you talk to them? >> listen, this is a wonderful community here. the people are upbeat. you know, neighbor helping neighbor. neighbor providing for neighbor. we are just blessed to be part of this. i know its a disaster tragedy that happened down here in lee county and in to georgia. but, you know, the people down here couldnt be more wonderful. everybody is pitch...

Who mailed these packages, and most importantly, why. david? >> ian pannell with us tonight. ian, thank you. and of course, we are just back from alabama this evening. we have new reporting here after that horrific tornado that hit beauregard, alabama. it was an ef-4, winds 170 miles an hour, as we reported last night. 23 people killed there, including seven members of one family. and tonight here, we have just learned that that tornado was on the ground for a full hour and 16 minutes. abcs st...

Natural disasters, major bill shaffer with the salvation army. major bill, thank you for coming on "americas newsroom" this morning and stepping away from helping the folks on the ground there how do you help a small community like that pick up the pieces? >> well, i have got to tell you the salvation army as a faith based humanitarian organization, you know, we support the first responders and survivors with emotional care for the duration of the recovery period. >> bill: ef-4 really packs a pu...

Well see you again at 6:00. tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. the cruise ship scare. the ship leaving new york city for florida, rocked by powerful winds. gusts of 115 miles per hour. witnesses say it was listing at a 45-degree angle. several passengers injured. tables and chairs thrown. ambulances waiting as the ship pulls into port. breaking news tonight. bracing for protests. this evening, the california attorney general is now out with his decision in the case of...

Alabama. the national weather service says the most powerful of the tornadoes was an ef-4 bringing winds of 170 miles per hour. victor blackwell is live in say l -- salem, alabama. we can see the destruction. >> reporter: so much destruction here. there will be crews looking through piles of debris throughout the day. we just got new information from the emergency management officials here. of the 23 people who were killed, we now know four of them were children, two boys, two girls. their names...

Department could and should release more information than they may typically because its in the public interest, citing a number of sources. look, this is heating up. this is the first time the trump administration has faced this kind of oversight and accountability and checks and balances. there are going to be a lot of fights ahead, lets hope its focused on a fight for the truth not simply partisan food fights. >> thank you for the analysis. happening now, rescue crews in the middle of their...

They now have to plan seven funerals between that connected family. were told that there are still people unaccounted for. and as you know, kate, and everyone has learned after these natural disasters, that these numbers fluctuate. soon after the storm, there were more than two dozen people missing. the number we got this morning from emergency management, there was two to three, but we just learned in a news conference, that could be seven or eight people still missing, unaccounted for. theyre ...