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Delays. and well have a domino effect, not only on the road and in the skies but this and two days before christmas, were in december. i dont remember a tornado hitting in december. it must be extremely rare. >> it is pretty rare. we have more of a springtime pattern in place with temperatures running 20 to 30 degrees above normal, and were going to see travel coming home from the holidays on sunday. were looking at a snow system impacting portions of oklahoma,

>> severe weather caused some major travel problems and headaches across the country. in total, 55 million people min 24 states faced winter advisories and the first major storm of 2015. karen mcguinness has details for us. >> reporter: the first major storm of 2015 bringing severe weather to much of the eastern half of the country just as millions of travelers are headed home from the holidays. in all, 55 million people in 28 states faced winter storm watches, warnings and advisories this weeke...

>> we got downstairs in the basement, it just started going crazy. we was praying and just thanking the lord to get us through it. >> small town in northern oklahoma took a direct hit last night as well. at least one person is ted in that state. and -- is dead in that state, and destruction in kansas as well. yet another tornado hitting near baxter springs, kansas, leveling homes and businesses there. now, meteorologists to not yet know how strong these tornadoes were. the national weather servi...

Sucked the contents out of those buildings as it passed. there was a double whammy of the tidal surge like what came with the tsunami a couple years ago and the wind the equivalent after tornado hitting at the same time. bill: you have a huge job ahead of you. its great to know you are there. paul kennedy in the philippines where there are so many who need so much there. martha: you can tell obviously hes trying to be measured in his comments and they are assessing the situation. but the descrip...

Its fascinating. >> i cant imagine that would happen now. >> again, i dont think it happens now and, chris, especially at schools. its one thing with all of the homes there, but certainly do you sense, did you hear yesterday with the press gagles people talking about the need to at least make sure that every school had these shelters? >> reporter: yeah, i think that when you talk to parents certainly and you talk to residents, they think that there needs to be a reassessment of whether thats ava...

Of moore. 75 to 100 horses killed at what they call oar farms in moore. a massive farm that a lot of the locals are familiar with in and around. anything living in that area, it is our understanding was picked up in a way that -- if this tornado can pick up a home and spin it around and toss it in all directions there is no safety for humans. >> well, there isnt. you can see the types of structures, heavy vehicles that get tossed. we talked with a woman in shawnee and that ef4 tornado that went ...

>> jamie: a deadly tornado striking near tokyo, japan, a tornado hitting in a mostly residential area, 40 miles northeast of the capital, officials say a 14-year-old boy was killed. there are also reports of dozens more injured. this particular twister sheering off roofs and shattering a lot of windows, 200 homes were damaged. tornadoes relatively rare in tokyo. >> eric: seen as a rising star for the republicans, florida senator marco rubio, on the short list of possible running mate for mitt ro...

Through the midwest and the plains over the weekend. thousands of people are picking up the people in dozen of towns. but our chief meteorologist rick reichmuth is live in the city where that twister hit. >> reporter: imagine a tornado hitting at 12:158 in the morning. a lot of people hope to rely on a tornado warning system. but a storm went through and hit the siren system so the siren did not sound. they dont create sirens to let people inside know there is a tornado. but a storm hits in the ...

i couldnt move. it was really rough. >> what was going through your mind? >> i swore we were going to die. all i could do was pray. >> half of the death toll centers in one small town. 9,000 people live in harrisburg, illinois, six people died there. don lemon is there. the national weather service says the tornado was the second most powerful on the rating scale. how widespread is the damage this morning? >> reporter: ef-4. its huge. pan around here and look. this is a neighborhood, a...

interest in her disappearance. im going to talk with holly hughes here in just a minute, a criminal defense attorney. but first im joined on the phone by pierce county sheriff spokesperson ed troyer who has new information for us. what do you know, mr. troyer? >> well, at 12:15 this afternoon there was report of a fire. a social worker was bringing the kids for a visit with josh from foster care network and she dropped them off as she of before. within this particular occasion he loc...