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Coming out of texas. this is out of granbury. we know now, reportedly there were 16 tornadoes, this is according to the national weather service. dallas office yesterday. and the one in granbury was actually an ef-4, thats winds, 166-200 miles per hour. thats why we saw the homes being taken off the frame. to make things worse for areas in texas to the south of dallas, including granbury, looking at showers and thunderstorms there, a lot of that is going to come to an end around noon and some sc...

Once again. neighbors help neighbors pick up the treasured remnants what used to be home. >> hard to believe we werent hurt or killed. truly god was watching over all of us. >> reporter: prayers answered and said for the six people killed and dozens injured as ten tornadoes descended at dusk tearing a destructive path through several communities. one an ef-4. packing winds up to 200 miles per hour. >> i was tightening that door, it was shaking. >> oh, my gosh. >> i was screaming. >> its over. we...

>> it is amazing that we werent hurt or killed. >> reporter: lisa montgomery said a prayer of thanks the tornado tore her home to pieces but she and her grandson hid in a bathroom and made it out alive. >> the door, i just like, shaking, shaking, shaking, shaking really bad. >> granbury suffered the most, a subdivision of homes many built for the poor by volunteers were wiped out by the twister. investigators say it was an ef 4 with wind speeds nearly 200 miles an hour. in cleburne, 23 miles sou...

Far here in north texas and the first ef-4 to touch down around the dallas/ft. worth area in almost 20 years. you can see the video now. this is from above. this is the subdivision were across the street from. we cant get in there. the residents cant get in there, guys. utter devastation. two homes were wiped off their slabs, thus the rating of ef-4, a high end ef-4 which will put those wind gusts as high as 200 miles an hour. weve heard last night and this morning of the seven folks they cant l...

Purring like a kitty cat should this morning, mika and joe. >> be careful. >> a lot of tornadoes, first time ive had a pet come up to me. >> adopt that cat. say you will. >> ive got two dogs at home. i dont know if my dogs would like the cat. im not sure how that would go. well see what we can do with the kitty cat. i think he lives in the horse barn. >> mike seidel, granbury, texas, thanks very much. lets go to meteorologist bill karins. >> the one image mike mentioned two houses were wiped fro...

Of the damage. >> im kind of antsy to see whats going on. i know the structures there. i just dont know what devastation is done to it. it still looks sound. but the house thats on the corner, she has no roof. shes got a roof, but a big hole in it. >> reporter: authorities here in north texas say most of the subdivisions 110 homes were damaged or destroyed in the storm. >> its a mess. but were all still here. >> reporter: al is relying on his faith and his neighbors, hoping to rebuild their tigh...

>> they certainly are. in fact right here behind me is a huge chunk of metal we can only assume came from horse barn right behind it. were talking about a verve powerful tornado that came through here. the national weather service says the preliminary report shows it was an ef-4, the second highest -- the winds are capable of some 200 miles-per-hour and we have seen from the aerial pictures, homes flattened, cars tossed around like toys. hail the size of baseballs and grapefruit fell with the st...

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...

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 were some murmurings bill clinton was giving her some advice. >> apparently there were reports bill clinton was talking to the secretary of state that she might be somebody and she actually might be somebody who is a potential candidate still. she says she wants to spend time with her family. i know we kind of joked that is sort of f-4 on the computer for politicia politicians saying they dont want to run. she is going through a tough time personally, going through a separation, maybe even...