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Million of school funding from the state and increase in pay. the protest comes a month after teachers in west virginia went on strike for 9 days. jillian: turning to extreme weather, violent storms leaving a path of destruction across the midwest. this massive storm barreling ohio pounding hail and strong winds, destroying this barn and knocking down trees. >> indiana flash flooding tearing this road apart. the storm taking aim at the east coast and more snow expected later. >> that wasnt in th...

>> this is what we should be seeing this time of year. what we have been getting,ç though, is these storms have been so close to oklahoma city and oklahoma city being -- having such great meteorologists in the yeah, so prepared for the storms and they have theç choppers, and were getting live shots of towards like we havent gotten in previous years years d theres so many more storm chasers on the road. were getting a lot more information. the good part is were also saving lives in the proces...

Stretches from central texas to the great lakes. with that concentrated area where we see in red where we think all of the conditions have become favorable for large destructive dollars tornado areas. wichita falls, springfield. unfortunately, bret, we will still see these storms firing in the overnight and into tomorrow. this is really a three or four day event across the central u.s. not out of the woods so to speak. back to you. >> bret: thank you. we will continue to monitor that. head back ...

Problem. the perception of soldiers out there is that, at leaf in tst i past, we were relying too heavily on drugs. now weve taken that on-board and are working alternative medicine very, very hard. we believe were close to having a biomarker thats going to allow us to go up with a small machine, the same kind of thing you would use if you were checking somebodys blood sugar, and youre going to be able to take a quick blood sample and tell if somebody has had a concussion. were working with diff...

Instruments to measure pounds per square inch, acceleration that occurs during blasts, to see if we can collect more information on individuals so they can be treated as we unlock the secrets of the brain. now, i got to tell you, i worry watching the coverage of these tornado areas, the number of folks that are going to come out of those areas that have post traumatic stress. im sure theyre going to have cases of traumatic brain injury. but post traumatic stress in those areas, seeing some of th...

today, serving those who serve with the vice chief of staff of the army peter kror relly. veterans advocates with tim tats and paul rykofp. chairman of the senate veterans commit patty murray. >> paying for veterans is a cost of war. >> and an iraq veteran -- >> ive been told welcome home dozens of times. i met a vietnam vet who had never been told that once. im candy crowley and this is "state of the union." this afternoon president obama visits joplin, missouri, the town devastat...

1 in 10 of those returning from afghanistan or iraq have lost at least an arm or leg. 1 in 4 coming home with deal with issues like depression, substance abuse or homelessness. and 1 in 4 between the ages of 18 and 24 is employed. having done a job for their country most veterans find a way to cope, but many other need help in the business of living. today, serving those who serve with the vice chief of staff of the army, peter corelli. >> i want to fix it as fast as we can. >> veter...

>> thats a country you want to have nukes. >> and the mississippi river levees rising floodwaters continue to threaten several states. >> low-lying areas outside memphis are being told leave their homes as muddy waters continue to rise. near respect floodwaters, even begun to pool in downtown memphis on the famous beal street. there is now rain in the forecast this weekend, a tiny bit of good news amid all that. >> the pictures are stunning. >> osama bin laden grabbed the headlines but we have t...

Folks. certainly the forest service, game and fish here on the state level, our local law enforcement emergency services and everybody, and please, we just ask all of america to lift up their thoughts and prayer for the families of those that have victims and missed loved ones. any questions? well have to be brief. [ question inaudible ] >> ive grown up on the river and ive grown up in tornado areas. we know natural disasters. one of the things we know to have good neighbors youve got to be a go...