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We go to bill karins with the weeke weekend forecast. >> this was all wind damage, we had the most active day so far this spring season and these storms tore through not just rural areas, but right through downtown chicago, what was formerly known as sears tower had windows blown out of it. we had 55 reports of severe weather, either large hail or damaging winds, northern illinois, through ohio and into southern michigan. we already are tracking strong storms this morning, severe thunderstorm wa...

Any injuries. >> harris: i was watching it earlier this afternoon and were they wearing harnesses. i remember, with my mouth gaping open, are they going to make it. >> gregg: its really amazing. glad everybody is okay. >> harris: severe thunderstorms tearing through the midwest. those storms caring 70 mile-an-hour blowing out windows at chicagos willistow, formally known as the sears tower. witnesses describing the scene like icicles. also in chicago, heavy rains swamping wiggly field flooding t...

>> harris: it is the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news. severe thunderstorms ripping through the midwest yesterday. one person killed near detroit when a tree fell on a car. in chicago, 70 mile-per-hour winds and rain blowing out windows in the former sears tower and flooding wrigley field. >> gregg: security remains a major concern in afghanistan. a report by the united nations shows that insurgent violence rising sharply over the last three months. >> harris: bps ceo tony haywar...

Will be going to a good cause. a fox weather alert now and a powerful storm rocking chicago this afternoon. blowing out windows and tower once known as the sears tower making the building sway so much that inside office doors were slamming shut some workers complaining they felt sea sick. forecasters learn that this storm could also bring large hail, heavy downpours and even tornadoes. about 300,000 people reportedly without power right now. were told there could be more storms on the way: jenni...

The next one we heard a lot about, may 2002. he was arrested later convicted of supporting terror. when you hear about jose padilla, you might be thinking of the term dirty bomb. he was originally accused of trying to set off these dirty bombs in america. he was ultimately convicted of something he, of conspiracy and supporting terrorism. lets bang through a few more. the lackawanna six arrested september 2002, later convicted of providing material support to al qaeda. that was up near buffalo, ...

Incidents popping up. skipping a couple years. this is the next big one you might remember. the sears tower plot. focusing originally with a plot against chicagos tower. the liquid explosives plot. 24 men arrested in london august 2006 for a plot on u.s.-bound jets and we all know that because thats why to this day we have to handle the liquids differently coming into the united states. now imagi nownajabullah zazi. this is september 2009 in a plot against the new york city subway and as though ...

Iyman faris and later pleaded guilty in a plot to destroy the brooklyn bridge. a few more, the sears tower plot. this is when seven men were arrested in june 2006 for this alleged plot against the sears tower. lets any to a couple more here pf liquid explosives plot. no one will forget that, that changed the way we all go through secure whit we fly. 24 men were arrested in london and that was on a plot for u.s.-bound jets. najibullah zazi and several others arrested and that was just in septembe...

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