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Another. thats what its been literally like for two days in the state of texas with a blizzard to the west and steady rain and the potential of tornadoes down to the southeast. >> wow. well, those pictures of these tornadoes just awe inspiring to see the scope and the power and just the devastation. dan halliburton with us from the red cross. thanks for your insights i dont want you stay safe. >> thank you. >> and tornadoes are not the only severe weather. the governor of new mexico just declari...

The exact same areas that already saw it. on the backside were talking blizzard conditions. its a double whammy this weekend, some areas getting tornado and damaging wind, others with feet of snow. >> we did get the release from the governor of alabama, theyve issued a state of emergency for the entire state due to flooding, excessive rain. and they say flooding is a major concern for them right now. thanks so much, alison. still ahead for us, a holiday flight turned into a 20-hour odyssey for...

Defense secretary ashton carter spoke recently about the weak state of iraqs military the countrys deep rooted turmoil that had efforts to build a military leaving it in other disarray. this despite u.s. efforts to train iraqi forces to better prepare themselves for the war against isis. much of the discord lies in the fact that the country does not exist as a unified state due in large part to a deep sectarian divide divide. lets get more on this from adam kissinger. he served in the air force ...

After three decades in power. rebels who have been battling his government for years are now joining demonstrations in the streets. britains prime minister today became the first world leader to visit egypt since president hosni mubaraks ouster. state-run media reporting that egypts caretaker regime now has frozen the assets of mubarak and his family. so were staying on top of egypt as well. the unrest in libya could have a direct effect on all of us. the country produces massive, repeat massi...

Nashville but theyre in the rescue portion of this disaster. were still plucking people out of homes and roadways and places where theyve gotten into trouble. this is an ongoing disaster, and its not over yet. jon: what a mess. our thoughts and prayers are with you, jerry heidt, from the tennessee emergency management agency, thank you. >> thanks. jane: were monitoring the cleanup of the oil push good -- gusher in the gulf of mexico, this coming in from governor charlie crist, hes extending the ...

That makes it mixing with the moisture to bring snowfall along parts of 87 and north of boston on 95. we are seeing snow pop up there, light to moderate, but into the afternoon it could become heavy and damp. the heavy snow has a tendency to weigh down the tree branches, trees already in a weakened state due to subsequent storms. at the same time, some of the strong winds. speaking of the winds, yesterday at jfk a 74-mile-per-hour wind gust was reported. thats the equivalent of a category 1 hurr...

Plan forces americans to buy health insurance without real competition against them. >> do you think it could be completely scrapped like republicans are saying? start over again? >> you say start over again -- >> is that reasonable? that is killing it, right? >> its not that hard to put together a bill that could get 70 votes. >> if we dont, it will be a lot worse five years from now. i guarantee you that. our system will be more expensive and more cumbersome. >> what is incomprehensible to me?...

A point of development where they can credibly demand that and want to look at the upcoming summits to see if thats something they put on the table if they see formal recognition from south korea and the united states and the other most likely explanation is now that theyre going to put more of their resources towards developing their economy which is in a pretty dire state due to some strong international sanctions all right lets break down this statement from came a little bit more because it ...

Their vote before election day. thats on par with 2008 and its not an inconsequential third. in 2008 in iowa, then senator barack obama received fewer votes than senator john mccain on election day. but still won the state due to tally from early voting. this year, president obama could receive the same edge from early voting. and the iowa secretary of states office says that democrats have a 5 to 1 advantage over republicans in the number of absentee ballots requested. now, though the states re...