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Hanging in the tree there, blew from two houses over. >> reporter: in beach city, texas, a lightning strike set these crude oil tanks on fire. more than 100 families nearby had to be forced from their homes. thousands lost power in raleigh when high winds blew trees thursday night. >> unbelievable that either one was not here, is a miracle. >> reporter: this powerful storm system is now moving east. and at a minimum, could bring heavy rains. >> steve, thank you. let's get right to rob marciano, tracking it all for us. hey, rob. >> reporter: we can already see the northern fringe of the storm, ...

Mississippi river still has to crest this upcoming weekend. this is from valley park, missouri. and i think there was something like 70 to almost 80 highways closed in the state ever missoun of missouri alone. and the same system produced a tornado in garden city, georgia. did significant damage there. and still a tornado threat with us this morning in eastern north carolina. numerous tornado warnings have already happened. no confirmed tornadoes. but if you're in the wilmington area, washington, greenville, plymouth, elizabeth city, that area has a chance of an isolated very strong storm and ...

Action? >> i'm doing what i'm supposed to be doing and that's getting ready. >> reporter: united has promised to release the results of an internal review and the actions it will take by the end of this weekend. david? >> linsey, thank you. next to the weather tonight. rivers flooding in the carolinas. heavy rain moving into washington, d.c., new york city, and boston. drone images of raleigh underwater. water still rising there. this woman escaping through a driver's side window. rushing water destroying this bridge in virginia. rob marciano, what do you got? >> reporter: david, the rain an...

Land fault because it's all about eye wall the strongest part of the storm. if it does could spell disaster. in less than an hour we'll have the latest update on hurricane matthew. from your tracking cities such as charleston, south carolina, they're in a critical state right now. >> they really are because the trend has been for the track to carry it along the coast in northeasterly movement and off shore i really think the forward momentum will most likely make land fall. notice winds 115. this time yesterday was 145. if it just drops by five miles an hour it will be category two. land fall ...

Pope benedict followed that his was a white armored mercedes suv. his had gold trim and a seat with hydraulic lift and built-in oxygen supply. but pope francis likes the open air version with a rain shield saying i cannot greet the people and tell them i love them inside a sardine can, even if it is made of glass. for me it is a wall. for pope francis, this allows him not only to kiss babies but serves for easier dinner delivery. the pontiff's car choice probably adds more stress for his security team but it's also a sign of his leadership and a new phase in the ever-evolving history of the po...