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General, brick bringing the cabinet confirmations to eight. 14 left to go. >> mary bruce with us again tonight. thank you, mary. the stunning images coming from from the gulf now. 11 reported tornadoes ripping through louisiana and mississippi. we learned one of the twisters was an ef-3. winds nearly 135 miles an hour. abc's steve osunsami in new orleans. >> reporter: the view from the coast guard helicopter circling new orleans east says everything. some homes were spared, others destroyed. an awful lottery that stretches nearly two miles long. >> about 300 structures were completely damage...

Building and everything. and the process of looking for a new building. >> thank you so much for talking to us, sir. the governor has declared a state of emergency. around 40 people or so were injured in southeastern louisiana. thankfully, though, what we've been hearing over and over, no deaths have been reported. back to you. >> it's incredible how thankful everybody is. we talked to about it, despite the suffering they've gone through. gabe, thanks for your reporting. i want to get an update on that situation from nbc's bill karins, meteorologist. >> the national weather service just said...

Was destroyed, the gas station, the plaza where they go shopping was destroyed. that looked like it was a pretty powerful tornado as it went through. at least an ef-3, probably winds somewhere about 150 to 180 miles per hour. again, today is a lot quieter. all the rain from yesterday is on its way out. still raining good in northern new england. still have a little bit of showers left over in providence, boston, through cape cod. it is snow in northern maine. that's where they're holding on to the cold air. this was a really bad rain for areas of all the ski resorts, who a lot of them had just...

Area happened in garland. i just got off the phone with the mayor pro tem tells me dozens of people are without power. dozens of people had to spend the night in shelters box there's no places to go. the mayor said they are coping here. the red cross is helping with shelters. they're getting a lot of help from the emergency management team. like that one resident that's come back, it's heartbreaking to see when you have everything that's precious to you lost. many of these people don't have insurance. they're trying to figure out a way exactly how they can move forward with their life, especia...

Weekend. just about an hour ago we witnessed this dramatic scene unfold in dallas when a driver was rescued after his vehicle became engulfed by flooding. rescue workers managed to get the man out, taking him to safety. at the same time, an intense winter storm is taking aim at the central part of the country. snow isn't being tallied in inches, folks. we're talking feet in some areas. start with nbc's charles hadlock who's in garland, texas for us all weekend on the ground for us. one of the air yaus that's been hit hardest by those deadly tornadoes. charles, what's the scene like this mornin...