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that storm that hit hard and fast, it dumped sheets of water and took down trees and power lines, too. this huge poplar just missed the zion church and just down the street, police actually broke out the chain saws after a tree came down on busy tucker man lane during the height of rush hour. but it was frederick where cars came to a standstill as downtown streets turned in to rivers. the speed at which the water rose caught a lot of people by surprise. darcy spencer spoke with residents who caught the flash floods on camera. >> i couldn't believe it. because it came down so fast. >>...

abc 7 news has learned that former first lady betty ford has died. richard reeve joins us with more and the impact she made in washington and away from the white house as well. >> candor and grace words used to describe any ford. she came to the white house in the wake of watergate but in respect of the nation with her brand of courage. >> president and mrs. gerald ford. >> she was always by his side. the president once said he was indebted to his wife. she exuded grace and candor, both were tested with the discovered she had breast cancer months after moving into the white house. >>...

devastating picture. more than 211 twisters touched down across seven states in what is now the second deadliest outbreak in u.s. history. 341 people are now confirmed dead. the death toll, second only to a series of tornadoes that killed more than 700 people back in 1925. by far, the hardest hit area is alabama, where more than 250 people died. 34 people are dead in both tennessee and mississippi and 15 in georgia. closer to home, five people are confirmed dead in virginia. nbc's chris clackum has more on the long cleanup ahead in alabama. >> reporter: the president and first lady w...

>> good evening, i'm jim vance. >> tonight, police officers responsible for keeping layla alive met her and her parents under an entirely different set of circumstances. darcy spencer was there. >> 16-month-old layla plays pick-a-boo with one of the police officers credited with saving her life. >> it was the scariest moment of my life. >> it was october 30, the home comb coming game at university of maryland. layla's mom was carrying her in a sling into the football game. layla was 10 months old at the time. >> i felt her go limp and her head kind offal forward. and when i looked do...

effort begins, some victims will need help of another kind to cope in the aftermath of the disaster. and kate middleton and all the highlights from london's lavish royal wedding. good evening, everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm shawn yancy. >> i'm brian bolter. we'll begin tonight with the deadly tornado outbreak in the south. more than 300 people are dead, the majority of the victims in alabama. today president obama visited the state to get a firsthand look at the damage. fox 5's laura evans is in the newsroom. >> search and rescue dogs try to recover bodies from the rubble. ...