Van. And he joined the taliban to fight the u. S. John walker lynn is set to go free on american soil 17 years he served. Good morning and welcome to early start. Im christine romans. A lot of outrage about that one. Im dave briggs, thursday, may 23rd, 4 00 a. M. In the east, 3 00 a. M. In missouri, and thats where we begin this morning with breaking news overnight. A tornado outbreak turning deadly in missouri. A tornado emergency for missouris capital of Jefferson City. The National Weather Service Confirms the city took a direct hit from a twister. The damage is extensive. Roofs ripped off of homes, debris everywhere, at least 10,000 customers are without power. People on the ground tell cnn they were sheltering wherever they could as flashes lit up the sky. Officials are asking people to remain indoors. We do not need citizens coming out helping us by driving around identifying problems. We got enough calls coming in from affected citizens to where we dont need people driving aroun
course of jefferson missouri. you look at the thunderstorms themselves, the one that spawned that large tornado. i believe i heard christine talking about the 13,000 foot high debris that was loft into the atmosphere. 40,000 feet high. an incredible thunderstorm. still watching this into the early morning hours. additional tornadoes possible the next couple of hours. we ll stay with you for that. thank you, my friend, we ll check back with you next half hour. joining by phone is the mayor of jefferson city, kari turgeon, what can you tell us about the extent of the damage? yes, well, i m actually out walking the streets right now. assessing damage. we have our public safety officials are working very hard