sickness at a hospital in san diego. it s the second incident this summer involving a military plane. last month, 15 marines and a navy corpsman were killed when their kc-130 aircraft crashed in a field in mississippi. the secret service is investigating comments made on line by a missouri state lawmaker who said she hoped president trump would be assassinated. the comment from democratic senator maria schaaple nadal has been deleted. she has apologized claiming her comment was born of frustration with the current political climate. others are calling for her resignation. yes. seems inescapable. yeah. a rainy friday on tap in the northeast. then a weekend warmup ahead of monday s total eclipse of the sun. sing it. you sing it. no way. let s get to the derek van dam who will not sing. great friday morning. this swirling mass of clouds you
year. millions from the midwest to the south, you face the threat of severe weather today. meteorologist derek van dam tracking the storms. great friday morning, john and christine. it s presentlytty clear on the satellite loop. check out the swirling mass of clouds in the texas panhandle. this is the area of low pressure that will send about 30 million people in the path of the potential of severe weather today. that means damaging winds and large hail and isolated tornadoes. greatest risk across san antonio and into the greater houston region. also parts of kansas expecting enhanced risk of severe weather. you see the low pressure system and cold front with the particular low. there s also a significant weathermaker across the gulf coast producing a bit of rainfall. look at the rainfall totals over the past five days.
any easier. this is going to be a difficult recovery if they don t get it done coming in 48 hours. the weather in 48 hours is much worse than what we are seeing now for sure, wolf. they have to move over the next few hours and try to get it done. explain what a gyre is. it s a swirling mass of water. talk about the one that we know about the most, right there. it s in the pacific. it s the same reason why we had the tsunami debris coming off japan. we got it back towards the insurance. eventually that water goes all the way around in a very big circle. this could take years for that circle to go around and what we have here is a different one. this is the one here in the indian ocean. let me see if i can open that up so you can see it. this is a gyre that goes this way around. it s probably not this has
years. windchills across the midwest and plains are dipping to 50 degrees below zero and montana has already reached minus 61. in those temperatures, it can take just minutes for frostbite to set in on any exposed skin. emphasizing just how desperate this situation is, there is a code red travel warning throughout half of the indiana making it illegal to be on the road unless you have an emergency or are seeking shelter. in frigid temperatures are not isolated to the northern parts of the country. nashville, tennessee is in the single digits and it is colder in atlanta, georgia than it is in anchorage alaska. joining me now is nbc meteorologist rafael mir an da. what is causing us and can you explain what a polar vortex is precisely? polar vortex, trending on twitter. everyone is talking about it. it is a normal thing that happens every winter. the problem is usually it stays over the north pole. think of it as a swirling mass
tick to ck. three days to super tuesday. who stays, who goes? tonight, it s all about the washington caucuses. tsunami on tape. incredible new images out of japan like you ve never seen before. why there could be thousands more like these to come. that and more right here, right now on cnn. good evening, i m don lemon. tonight, you re going to meet some of the people mind images of destruction that you won t soon shake. you ll hear stories of survival from americans who through quick thinking, luck or divine intervention will live to see another day. we begin in henryville, inn inl. if you re ever this close to a tornado, run to a safer place. luckily our i-reporter did survive. [ bleep ]. we ve got to get in the house. [ bleep ]. look at that. my friend lives right over there, too. oh, good! come on, nick. that is nuts! [ bleep ]! same town, same storm, but a different man who has to duck into a gas station for cover. a fearsome sight of a swirling mass tearing u