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Plus some severe spring storms causing plenty of problems across the plains and even midwest. reports of tornados. janice dean is tracking the weather threat up next. [ hypnotist ] you are feeling satisfied

A quick weather update now, dangerous spring storms that struck the south and midwest yesterday and last night are now heading east. at least eight tornadoes touched down last night in missouri and texas causing damage and some injuries. powerful thunderstorms also caused flash flooding, they trapped drivers in their cars and baseball-sized hail also felt in some areas. right now, severe weather warnings are up from new orleans north to charleston, south carolina. and now, we turn to politics. a...

When the tornado touched down monday, it caught a lot of people off guard. because there had been a lull in tornado storms this year. prior to monday, only about half the number of tornadoes had actually been reported. they say unusually cool conditions cut tornado activity by depriving spring storms of moisture warm air that they need to fuel tornadoes. but even with fewer storms, america still has the bulk of the worlds tornado activity, which brings me to tonights number, 75%. thats the perce...

>> none of the men was wearing an avalanche beacon. two of them managed to save themselves. a hard week for avalanches in utah, 34-year-old craig patterson, a highly experienced avalanche forecaster was killed when he was caught in a small avalanche on a very steep slope. late heavy snow packed on to icier, older stuff, perfect and unforgiving avalanche conditions. now, this is the biggest problem that officials there are dealing with. these very heavy spring storms. there is more snow forecast ...

At least three people died. one tornado left a 30-mile path of destruction. while the south deals with damage from spring storms, it still looks like winter in parts of minnesota. bird island got nine inches of thick, wet snow. some people had already put away their snow blowers and were getting ready for spring. whats that? kids were happy. they got another snow day off for school. today a background check is expected to be introduced into the house of representatives. its co-sponsored by mik...

In the everglades. the state officials commissioned a python hunt earlier in year to get rid of some of them. >> steve: just send that guy out. >> brian: so you have to nive the water and grab somebody slippery like a snake by the head or it squeezes you to death? that is a good idea? >> steve: that is a hero. and grilled cheese in two minutes. >> brian: if something happens to the tour guide, what happens to the tourists? >> gretchen: send you there for a road trip. >> brian: fantastic. >> stev...

>> we are still in the midst of the spring break season. and the lines are very, very long. >> brian: okay. really? asking police to help your staff cut the long lines? >> steve: jump the line. then want to know how jay-z and beyonce got in to cuba? listen to this. ♪ ♪ boy from the hood ♪ i dont agree with your parents ♪ >> steve: so they got white house clears. you know the white house says it wasnt us. jay-z couldnt come up with a better rhyme. who do you believe? jay-z or jay carney? ...

Ebel was killed in a shootout. authorities believe he killed a pizza driver and used the victims uniform to get clements to answer the door. >> a deadly bus crash in texas, two people killed and more than 40 injured after the bus swhrapld into a concrete barrier and flipped over. some people who saw the accident rushed to help. >> we wanted to get everybody that was able to walk out towards the back of the bus away from the field and off of everybody else that was already injured. >>gretchen: on...

Of the trade center. >> thats beautiful seeing that go up. a cold morning across a lot of the northeast right now. this big warm-up back in the plains again. were going to have severe weather again. eastern part of the country all extremely clear right now. take a look at this. we had a couple tornadoes last night in the texas panhandle area. today its going to be just to the east of this. plan on a bulls eye of severe weather kansas, missouri and northern texas. anywhere from wisconsin to texas...

The jet stream pattern expected through spring, forecasters are saying this looks like a tough season for spring storms. sam champion, abc news, new york. >> weve seen some awful storms in the midwest over the last 18 months or so. tornadoes in alabama and joplin. and weve seen all these things. its the last thing folks want to hear-s a tough spring ahead in terms of more storms and possible tornadoes. >> plants, trees, flowers, dontrail know what to do with this weather. it was almost 70 degree...