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>> and her husbands car was with-in the driveway. its back in the alley. >> reporter: gar land took the brunt of the storms. >> i can see it. >> reporter: lafayette griffin huddles with his family under a mattress and prayed as the tornado hit. >> it was terrifying. terrifying. very terrified. you know, they didnt know if they were going to make it. >> reporter: eight people died when a tornado hit the area around interstate 30. and in some neighborhoods storms ripped facades off houses, leaving...

Neighborhood. garwin is also the area where eight people died overnight and five of them were on the highway and five of them were traveling down interstate 30 when the tornado crossed the interstate right in front of them and they were swept off the road and smashed under the pavement below an underpass and were all killed. thats where the majority of deaths occurred. two more deaths occurred in the town of copeville which is about ten miles from here. two people were in a gas station/feed stor...

It flew through a garage and landed in the wall like if anyone had been out there they wouldnt have made it. it was very scary. only lasted like maybe two minutes. shortest tornado ever. but it tore through. >> i was in my room playing on my game, and i heard get in here. i got into my bathroom and then my ears started ringing and i was scared. >> reporter: tornadoes are dangerous any time of the day but especially at night when you cant see them. thats what happened to about five motorists who ...

Area. the folks stayed with us last night. today theyre back trying to get into their neighborhoods to see whats left of their homes. >> what are authorities telling them, dan, about some of the dangers? are there downed power lines? are there ruptured areas? are the roads intact? what is the situation? what are the potential risks? >> one of the big problems right now is traffic. i-30 is the major east/west artery that runs through this area. and it is -- its literally a parking lot in places a...

That was so shut down because of the heavy rainfall in some instances, almost eight inches of rainfall that shut down a western portion of the loop the 12 loop and interstate 30. take a look at what happens. this is a forecast radar. this is not the actual radar. but this is what is expected. from amarillo to lubbock, all the way to midland, texas, a complex of storms as we head towards midnight. look at dallas not just yet, but after the midnight hour it looks like an explosion of storms we cou...

On the interstate near dallas. the lead singer hillary scott was asleep along with three others and posted a photo on instagram writing we had to evacuate quickly but everyone safe and sound. >> it blew. and he looked said there were flames. we got everybody off and luckily, everybodys safe. >> and look at this picture. scott posted this later. a picture of her bible saying it was the only personal item that survived the fire. >> theres a new round of embarrassment for sony pictures from last ye...

Later this month. >> yeah, hes projected to be -- to go number one. the civil suit, its a much lower threshold for proving your case. we will see how this works out. >> it doesnt affect the timing of the nfl draft. >> it affects nothing in that regard. hes out of school and done with that. man, a heck of a way to start your professional career. that young lady trying to get her say in court, as well. >> singer of the hit band lady antebellum hillary scott got quite the wake-up call on her bus to...

♪ welcome back to "morning joe" on this friday. numerous travel trouble out there including baltimore, washington, d.c., the dallas area. this picture is pretty incredible. this is from niagara falls. a huge ice jam near the falls and looks like the ice age. this is the capital here. you notice there has been freezing rain in and around washington, d.c. visibility is pretty low. a lot of problems on the secondary roads and bridges and overpasses so give yourself extra time. right now at 32 d...

Atlanta. >> good morning, guys. yeah, we are still tracking severe weather across parts of texas. we have a severe thunderstorm watch in place until 6:00 a.m. local time. you can still see, we have stronger pockets moving through huntington as well as west livingston. of course were going to continue to see the storms weakening. but still, right now, we are looking at a lot of lightning out there. theres still that danger. and thats why we do have that severe watch in place for some of these are...

Outside their jurisdiction -- >> right now by the baylor medical center area, the exit for -- [inaudible] >> okay. so, and, again, because were talking about suspects that they believe were involved in a violent crime, theyre going to continue to follow this guy, right? >> well, certainly. if, in fact, if, in fact, the woman is in this vehicle as we have just suggested to you and if she was, in fact, shot at last week according to my sources, theres no way that theyre going to back off on this m...