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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20131118:16:46:00

that and this might be seen by some people as deep denial. others as just the confidence that rob ford has always exuded but he told me one day he hopes to hold the highest office in the land and become prime minister. you can't make this stuff up. jon: that would be something, wouldn't it? keep an eye on his career for us. on roberts. jenna: quite a story there. maria was just in the studio telling us what we saw over the last 24 hours may be one for the record books because of the amount of tornados that hit the midwest yesterday. one of the hardest areas hit is washington, illinois and we're going to go back to the ground there. it's where we find illinois congressman and washington, illinois mayor gary mayner and it's great to have you both with us. i know it's been quite a 24-hour period. congressman, this is an area you've grown up in and you spent your childhood in. tell us a little bit about the last 24 hours. describe for us what you've seen

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20131118:17:01:00

neighbor's kitchen. it's just very random. jon: the damage in illinois is staggering and heartbreaking. one town's mayor saying everybody is without power but some people are without everything. hundreds of homes blown apart, debris strewn everywhere. one man turning to god when the storms hit, reciting the lord's prayer. >> our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in hef in. give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. amen. hail mary, full of grace, the lord is with thee. blessed our -- jon: one of my sisters lives in chillicothe across the river from washington, illinois which was hit very hard and she said it was a terrifying day

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20131118:17:10:00

other debris and damage here on other buildings as well. of course, the worst damage throughout the state of illinois was in the central part of the state, the city of washington. that's where we're seeing some of the most incredible video of this damage. entire neighborhoods have been blocked. they're now just fields of rubble and debris. search and rescue teams are continuing their efforts there. we're told a canine team has been brought in there to assist with those efforts and they're continuing to try to find and make sure that everyone is accounted for there and they say the numbers of those that are injured now throughout the state of illinois is between 150 and 200 people. those numbers, of course, continue to rise as they go about and survey the damage. jenna: thank you very much. jon: latest wave tornados taking a similar path to one of the deadliest outbreaks in our nation's history. it was back in 1925 that nearly 700 americans were killed when twisters ripped across missouri,

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20131118:17:18:00

this is not a typical storm for this time of year. how much of an obstacle is the outside temperature right now to getting the help that you need and being able to address some of the families that need the help? >> it certainly has been an issue with the fact that's cooler than we normally would expect in spring or summer when we often see the storms and so with people that are without electricity, i know the illinois commerce commission has been working closely with the power providers here in illinois to facilitate whatever they can do to help get the power reconnected as soon as possible. certainly in some areas where the homes aren't in livable condition, that's another issue. the red cross did have shelters open last night and they continue to have shelters open and we're just looking for any way possible to help the people who have been affected by this. jenna: thank you so much for

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20131118:17:02:00

yesterday. manhattan, illinois we are working to bring the reporter's signal. we'll have the report for you in a couple of minutes. jenna: we'll turn to politics now. some growing dissent within the democratic party after the botched rollout of obamacare. we're trying to put a good spin saying at least the president has fessed up to the problem. >> no one is more disappointed in the implementation issues than president obama and he's taken full responsibility for the mistakes and lack of getting this system up and running when it was supposed to be up and running. jenna: we hear something similar from nancy pelosi. she denies the democrats are defecting in droves just because 39 of them voted for a g.o.p. backed bill on friday. >> as it's the same vote we've been asking for months when the republicans have put up

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20131118:17:51:00

jenna: "happening now," back to our top story today as we continue to watch the recovery efforts in the middled of our country. we saw 40, maybe as high as 60, count is still unknown, tornadoes touch down in the middle of the country. on screen left, manhattan, illinois. screen right is washington illinois. these are two of the areas hardest hit. now only 24 hours after the storms hit. we're looking at at least eight people who died in these storms. many others are left without any sort of shelter and without their homes and many other injuries and one of our big stories. live images on the screen. we'll keep you posted as we hear more. jon: as you can see parts of midwest are a mess on earth but we're minutes away from an unmaned rocket launch to mars. it is nasa's 21st mission to

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20131118:16:02:00

debris when twisters tossed cars like dice and tore roofs of homes and leveled entire neighborhoods. mike tobin in hard-hit washington, illinois, with more for us now. mike? >> reporter: jenna, this is one of the two neighborhoods absolutely leveled when the tornado touched down in washington, illinois. across the debris field hundreds of homes are reduced right down to the ground. the national weather service is estimating that the tornado that ripped through here carryed winds of 170 to 190 miles an hour. now the sun is up, and with dawn resumes the miserable task, picking through the cold finding debris and what belongings can be salvaged and what remains to be kept. as we look through hundreds of homes in two different neighborhoods, devonshire and trails end neighborhood. it happened in a matter of minutes. storm chasers said the sirens whaled by 11:05.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20131118:16:35:00

severe weather during the months of may, april and also june so during the springtime when we have those strong cold fronts pushing eastward, you have the warm temperatures east of them, colder temperatures behind it. a lot of rotation, instability. that's when we're used to seeing those storms but not completely unheard of to see this kind of activity during the fall time as well when we do also see some strong cold fronts pushing eastward. otherwise, right now we do have sole areas of rain with the same storm system across maine but we do not have any severe thunderstorm watches in effect. those have expired as of this morning and also no warnings currently in effect across the region but behind the storm system, it is windy in states like indiana, illinois we're seeing gusts up to 35 miles an hour. temperatures also much colder. cold front temperatures in the 30's and 40's. during the wind chill there in the 30's so it's not good news for people without power, people that have had to go to shelters so that's something that we're keeping an eye on. not good for cleanup efforts.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20131118:16:33:00

for minor diseases? we'll have the study that says very soon our germs could be too powerful to kill. these stories and more coming up on "happening now." jenna: weather now, some deadly twisters across the midwest and northeast today, yesterday and today. these 12 states reporting tornados touching down in their communities and some areas have been completely levelled. take a look at that in hard hit illinois. six people were killed as the wreckage flew by and people enjoying the bears game this chicago forced to take shelter as well. some areas were hit again by these late season tornados in in i understand in, utility workers are trying to get the power back on to thousands of homes that survived the powerful winds and that storm system is still on the move. unique storm system really this time of year. we're lucky enough to have maria

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20131118:17:17:00

we're working closely with the local emergency managers to determine what needs that they have and what assist sets we can bring to bear from the state of illinois. jenna: congressman said the red cross is a good way to help from other parts of the country. is there a way you can recommend to the viewers? is the red cross the best way to help friends in illinois? >> the red cross is always our partner during disasters. they're part of our emergency operations center here in springfield. they help coordinate shelters and other needs to help the people who have been affected. there are usually several other charitable organizations that are worthwhile donating to. we'll have a list of that on our ready.illinois website. jenna: one of the things we've been talking about here on the air is that it's cold.

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