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massive tornado drove through the center of town in the early evening hours yesterday. killed at least 115 people. making matters worse, search and rescue efforts have been hampered by violent thunderstorms today, driving rains and quarter-sized hail. heres tj winick with the latest. >> reporter: this is what is left of john degraphs house after a deadly tornado struck sunday before dinnertime. >> ill salage what i have. >> reporter: still he considers himself lucky. >> my family is ok...

it stretches up north. it is moving west to east. thunderstorm activity is dying off. somewhat roads to start out monday morning. 64 in fredericksburg. a mild start today. it should be warm. high temperatures around 80 degrees. thunderstorms could be severe in the evening after they start in this afternoon. close to 90 degrees the next couple of days. if you pop up late day storms later in the week. wet pavement, but no accidents to report. here are some of the traffic cameras. here ...

>> a monster twister tears a four-mile path of destruction through the city, and now most of the city is gone. at least 70 tornadoes tore across the midwest this weekend the worst in southwestern missouri. right now the death toll stands at 89, and the search for survivors and victims is just beginning. brianne carter is following all this in our satellite center. >> rescue crews are on the ground but the weather is hampering their efforts. there is more rain and lightning and even rep...

officially. we still have flood warnings on the potomac and coastal flood advisories, all on the chesapeake bay as well through this evening as the flooding continues in some areas at time of high tide. tim has a look at the storms that happened earlier today around 12:30. that apparently prompted that at any time warning on the eastern shore. tim? >> definitely, bob. the tornado warnings were issued around 12:45 or so. and were in effect until 1:15. for queen annes county and kent cou...

hello. good morning, im lynn berry. today we begin with a high-profile arrest. one of the worlds most powerful men is facing serious accusations this morning after being detained this weekend on sexual assault charges. he is the head of the international monetary fund, as well as a potential candidate for the french presidency. and his arrest has sent shock waves around the world. for more, we go to nbcs kristen dahlgren. shes in washington for us. good morning. >> good morning, lynn. ...

drive times looking good towards the tunnels. and 95 through howard county. this is traffic on the west side at frederick road. so far so good. volume building just a little bit. this is traffic at 95 and 152, mountain road. no delays to report. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. flooding remains dire. so allstates are affected. the plan is underway to save two major cities in louisiana. that plan comes with a price. >> a torrent of water rushes down fro...

heres annapolis and you had to wait until 7:30 or 8 to get the storms. but they did blow through. meant business with rain blowing sideways. we have ourselves a look at 61 degrees. at the navel academy, 100% humidity on the threshold of developing fog and thats what we have in many spots. fog at 57 in hereford. 59 westminster and near 60 many places around the bay. looking at marylands most powerful doppler radar, showers to the north. and they are rolling just to the west side of york...

smaller communities. the rushing water rolled across the cajun river swallow farms and submerging homes and roads. officials hoping that spillway will take pressure off levees to prevent catastrophic flooding. >> they will do that to save millions of people from that devastation. but i dont care if its one person or 25,000 people or a million people, when someone gets affected by something like this, its just tears my heart apart. >> reporter: mandatory evacuations have been issued in ...

>> absolutely a disaster. worst stuff ive ever seen. >> reporter: so far, flooding has hit low-lying areas hardest. memphis, which sits higher, remains dry. this area is protected by 1200 miles of levees. mostly of soil. >> coming up, its bad. going down, its worse. because once it gets here, the longer it sets, the longer it becomes saturated. down river and not just mississippi, the river is over 25 feet. its the highest most locals have everyone seen it. but this town has built it...

osama bin laden is dead and risk inflaming anti-u.s. sentiment in the muslim world. >> people who have seen the images describe them as gruesome. is it something the american public needs to see? well get into that and talk to new york citys mayor a day before president obamas planned visit to ground zero in manhattan. >> also on tuesday the white house moved to clear up some details surrounding the raid. initially, u.s. officials said bin laden was armed with an automatic rifle and fi...