their investigations. a baby girl in florida has died after her day care left her alone for hours in a sweltering van. and he joined the taliban to fight the united states. now john walker lindh, is set to go free on american soil. good morning, everyone, and welcome to "early start," i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans, nice to see you all, thursday, may 23rd. 5:00 a.m. in the east. a tornado outbreak turning deadly in missouri. >> a tornado emergency for missouri's capital jefferson city. the national weather service confirms the city took a direct hit from a twister. all jefferson city firefighters have been called into work. we just spoke to the city's mayor. >> the biggest concern is that we are hoping that everybody's