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in brooklyn, as it tore off roofs and knocked down countless trees. >> it swept across the entire new york region with little warning. whipping up high winds, flooding and hail. emily schmidt shows us the spots that were hardest hit. >> reporter: just as rush hour hit new york city thursday afternoon, so did a fierce, fast-moving storm. >> i thought it was the end of the world. >> reporter: tornado warnings went out around 5:30. at least 30,000 people lost power, as lightning filled the skies. >> all the doors in my house flew open. the air conditioning in my room crashed in. the win...

89 miles an hour. it's what he did next, though, that makes this story incredible. we'll show you in just a few minutes. first, to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. this morning's "washington post" is reporting that a group of republican senators are considering an alternative approach to the tax cut debate that is bitterly dividing congress. currently senate minority leader mitch mcconnell and john boehner locked in a standoff with president obama and democrats over the fate of the bush tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of the year. democratic l...

>> alan: san francisco based craigslist responds to its critics without saying anything at all. good evening everyone. the web site for classified ads took down its adults services section, replacing the title with the word censored. this comes after 17 attorneys general called on kraig list to get rid of the ads. >> are the thumbing their nose or seriously taking down adult ads for good? we found ads posted that are soliciting sex. >> those are now full of praise. >> over a number of years, we have persuaded craigslist to take action eliminating prostitution ads, and fortunately now...

read all the texts for the ads and review the images, make sure they're 100% compliant with the law. >> reporter: but mike sugerman took another look. >> ire nick and elegant, playful and mature experience. the picture is a bikini bottom. >> reporter: but take a look now. you will find a black bar. craigslist has been feeling the heat to end adult ads. >> we persuaded craigslist to take action eliminating prostitution ads and it's done the right thing voluntarily by shutting down the adult service services section. >> reporter: philip markoff the so-called killer used the site to lur...

into vital networks and systems. the government is taking the threat so seriously, it is organizing special teams to respond to emergencies at plants across the country. >> and the conspiracy is apparently much wider than that, as our michael barr reports. >> reporter: it's not just a nationwide threat. it's a worldwide threat to power plants. federal investigators discovered hackers are trying to break into computer systems and gain control. the department of homeland security discovered for the first time, a malicious computer code that was created to seize inner workings of not on...