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Hanging in the tree there, blew from two houses over. >> reporter: in beach city, texas, a lightning strike set these crude oil tanks on fire. more than 100 families nearby had to be forced from their homes. thousands lost power in raleigh when high winds blew trees thursday night. >> unbelievable that either one was not here, is a miracle. >> reporter: this powerful storm system is now moving east. and at a minimum, could bring heavy rains. >> steve, thank you. lets get right to rob marciano, t...

Mississippi river still has to crest this upcoming weekend. this is from valley park, missouri. and i think there was something like 70 to almost 80 highways closed in the state ever missoun of missouri alone. and the same system produced a tornado in garden city, georgia. did significant damage there. and still a tornado threat with us this morning in eastern north carolina. numerous tornado warnings have already happened. no confirmed tornadoes. but if youre in the wilmington area, washington,...

Action? >> im doing what im supposed to be doing and thats getting ready. >> reporter: united has promised to release the results of an internal review and the actions it will take by the end of this weekend. david? >> linsey, thank you. next to the weather tonight. rivers flooding in the carolinas. heavy rain moving into washington, d.c., new york city, and boston. drone images of raleigh underwater. water still rising there. this woman escaping through a drivers side window. rushing water de...

Land fault because its all about eye wall the strongest part of the storm. if it does could spell disaster. in less than an hour well have the latest update on hurricane matthew. from your tracking cities such as charleston, south carolina, theyre in a critical state right now. >> they really are because the trend has been for the track to carry it along the coast in northeasterly movement and off shore i really think the forward momentum will most likely make land fall. notice winds 115. this t...

Pope benedict followed that his was a white armored mercedes suv. his had gold trim and a seat with hydraulic lift and built-in oxygen supply. but pope francis likes the open air version with a rain shield saying i cannot greet the people and tell them i love them inside a sardine can, even if it is made of glass. for me it is a wall. for pope francis, this allows him not only to kiss babies but serves for easier dinner delivery. the pontiffs car choice probably adds more stress for his security...

>> lets get back to chad. this is a precursor. what do we anticipate, given the indications that youre getting? >> well, you can see the lightning now on the screen. it would be amazing to continue to watch this storm as it moves right over the camera, because it will. its moving at about 20 or 30 miles per hour coming in -- i know think that im losing the visibility on the edge of the camera and that means the rain shield, the pale shield is right there getting closer and closer to us, probably...

On tuesday the storm makes it to the east coast. heavy rain spreads up the eastern seaboard during the day. start out dry in areas like north carolina, then it will move northward, the rain shield. reach areas like new york city late in the day. as far as the snow goes, the heaviest snow will be as we go through tuesday night into wednesday morning. up into areas like pittsburgh, possibly, buffalo, syracuse, and also northern new england. as far as snow totals go, possibility of maybe three to s...

Environment where it can draw a tornado at any time. were keeping a very close eye on it right now. >> what is your location. >> caller: were almost at i-40. on 18 north of shawnee. >> on 18 north of shawnee. are you coming up on i-40 right now. >> were heading outside toward i-40. looking off to the east. >> southbound on 18? >> caller: right. >> how far north of i-40 do you think you are right now? >> caller: how far north? >> how far north of i-40? >> caller: like a mile. one mile. if that. >...

It is 5:46 in the morning. the sun is up in washington, d.c. it looks like a beautiful day. lets get a check of the weather from bill karins, good morning. >> for everyone in new england, thats whats coming, it will take a little bit. d.c. had their rain yesterday and it cleared out. in new york city the rain is over and youll clear out during the day, very slowly, if youre lucky, some sunshine late in the day. the rain shield is over connecticut, rhode island, from boston to the cape, its a sog...

good morning to you. im carol costello. thank you for joining us this morning. mitt romney is standing by his decision to attend a vegas fund-raiser with donald trump today even though the real estate mogul wont let go of the birther issue. trump is again questioning where president obama was born. he first raised the issue a year ago. you know, back when he was running for president. >> barack obama should end this. he should provide the public with a birth certificate. if he doesnt d...