And spawning even more tornados. Meteorologist Angie Lassman is tracking the threat. At least two people are dead after a workplace shooting near philadelphia. Three others also shot. Police still investigating a possible motive. A major reversal from a onetime trump adversary. Nikki haley now says she will vote for donald trump, despite her reservations, but will her supporters follow suit . A new warning today about a scam using Money Transfer apps like zelle. What police say you should look out for. And p yif youre hitting th road or the skies, get a jump start to your Holiday Weekend. We break down whats expected to be the busiest memorial day holiday. Its thursday, may 23rd. Early today starts right now. Good morning. Glad youre with me. Im frances rivera. We begin with Severe Weather causing turmoil in central texas. Hail and reports of tornados in the region. The city of temple issuing an Emergency Declaration after a twister touched down, damaging homes. The red cross has opened a shelter for displaced residents. Meanwhile, in iowa Officials Say there have been at least four deaths, maybe more from the tornado outbreak that tore across the midwest tuesday. There were reports of 23 tornados with the most in iowa, one leveling the town of greenfield. There were also at least 35 people injured. Heartbroken residents are now working to pick up the pieces. Nbcs maggie vespa is there. Reporter in iowa, a sprawling landscape of destruction, after the latest deadly tornado outbreak. Thats a tornado, guys. Reporter more than two dozen reported twisters sliced through the midwest, mostly iowa. One leveling the city of greenfield. Official surveys dubbing it at least an ef3 tornado, packing winds up to 165 miles per hour. Everything was on top of me. Reporter jo newell was trapped under the rubble of her home for 45 minutes before her apple watch alerted rescuers. At one time they didnt think i was down there, and i kept hollering, i amihere. Reporter this entire neighborhood is obliterated. One woman tells us her house was on a lot down the block and the cars on her front lawn, she has no clue where they came from. Iowa authorities saying multiple people were injured and killed, adding theyre still in search and rescue mode. The states governor declaring an emergency in 15 counties. What would you say to people who feel like theyre seeing an increase in the puerfrequency a severity of these storms . Its cyclical. But they need to take it seriously. Reporter a warning amid a ruthless spring with jawdropping twistersfrom oklahoma, to michigan to tennessee. Weve only seen two days without a tornado reported. Total, 20024s seen more than 80 tornados reported across 34 states. Ive never seen a tornado like that. Reporter back in iowa, donna pruitts house used to sit across the street. Its a matter of 30 seconds, and it was gone. And they said donna, if you had been here, i wouldnt be here today. Reporter maggie vespa, greenfield, iowa. Now to a deadly workplace shooting west of philadelphia. The community of chester, pennsylvania was shocked by an Early Morning attack on a local linen rental company. Officials say an employee took out his anger on the workers there, killing two and injuring three others. The information i have right now is the employee had some issues with fellow employees, but nothing that would lead to what happened here today. This is everyones worst nightmare. Authorities later arrested an alleged gunman in a nearby city. They have not named him yet. The possible motive is part of an ongoing investigation. Nearly two years after a gunman killed 19 children in uvalde, texas, the victims families announce ing a 500 million lawsuit against more than 90 officers who say they botched their response to the mass shooting. The School District says it is open to exploring a resolution in the lawsuit. The department of Public Safety says it does not comment on pending litigation. The families announced they have settled with the city for 2 million, with city leaders promising better standards and training for local police. Now to a new twist in the race for the white house. Nikki haley, a fierce critic of donald trump on the campaign trail now says she will be voting for him. Heres peter alexander. Reporter a surprise move. Nikki haley, one of president trumps most critical opponents says she will vote for him. Despite her reservations of policy and handling of the border. Trump has not been perfect on these policies. I have made that clear, many, many times. But biden has been a catastrophe. So i will be voting for trump. Reporter haley, mr. Trumps fo former u. N. Ambassador was the last candidate to drop out after repeatedly slamming her former boss. Donald trump was totally unhinged. Unhinged. Hes not qualified to be the president of the united states. Reporter mr. Trump fired back in january, questioning why haley was still in the race. Who the hell was the imposter that went up on the stage before and, like, claimed a victory . Reporter haleys announcement comes as the presumptive nominee is considering a Vice President ial pick. This month, mr. Trump posting that nikki halgyey is not under consideration. Even after exiting the race, she was still getting doubledigit support among republican primary voters. Trump would be smart to reach out to the millions of people who voted for me and continue to support me. Reporter the question, will haley voters follow her lead and vote for trump or will they vote for biden . Israel is slamming spain, ireland and norway for announcing they will recognize a palestinian state next week. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it with reward terrorism, citing a poll from late last year, he claimed that 80 of west bank mt bank minutet t palestinians support the attack, saying they cannot be give and state. He added, in the midst of a war with tens of thousands dead and injured, we must keep alive the only alternative that offers a safe home for both israelis and palestinians. A surprise announcement from rishi sunak, calling for new elections on july 4, six weeks from now. The vote was originally expected to happen in november. It promises to be a matchup between sunaks tory party and the Labor Party Led by keir starmer. Lets go to chapman bell. Do we know whos favored to win . Reporter good morning, frances. As you say, bringtish Prime Minister sunak calling that surprise election. After 14 years in power, his conservative party is polling 20 points behind the Opposition Labor Party. And, as usual, the papers in the uk having a field day with it, one saying sunak bets the house. Another saying drown and out. That referring to his speech in a rainy london yesterday, calling this election and alluding to his uphill battle he has, and in front of downing street, covered in rain, the Prime Minister had this to say. Im guided by doing what is right for our country, not what is easy. I cant say the same thing for the labor party. Because i dont know what they offer. And, in truth, i dont think you know either. And thats because they have no plan. Reporter now some analysts believe sunaks gamble was attempt to get a bounce off falling inflation levels and a better economic outlook. And while trying to catch the Opposition Labor Party off guard. But the leader of the opposition, keir starmer had this to say in reply. Have a listen. We will stop the chaos. Look around our country. The sewage in our rivers. People waiting on trolleys in a ar ar and e. Food prices and mortgage prices through the roof. Its all, every bit of it, a direct result of the tory chaos in westminster. Reporter so keir starmer referring to the tory party and westminster, the center of government in the uk. It will be a battle but likely an uphill battle for the Prime Minister as they face the election on the 4th of july. Chapman, thank you. A judge in tennessee has blocked a foreclosure sale of Elvis Presleys estate. Elvis granddaughter has accused a creditor of trying to take over grace land through a fraudulent loan agreement. The judge expected keogh to prevail. The judges decision makes it clear that the estate is no longer in danger of being sold. Severe weather could cause trouble for anyone getting an early start for the Holiday Weekend travel. Nbc meteorologist Angie Lassman is tracking storms for us. An important weekend being outside. But it seems like these storms have been back to back. This month has been crazy whet when it comes to Severe Weather. You can see already active across parts of the south. Its the plains that well watch specifically from top to bottom, really as we get through the afternoon and evening hours. 23 hl p 23 Million People at risk. We are concerned about the baseballsized hail as the day goes on. Looking ahead to tomorrow, we know a busy travel day. 37 Million People at risk for some of the strong storms, including chicago stretching as far south as dallas. Those are some of the major cities in the bulls eye with that. Weve got flood alerts for texas and oklahoma. 9 Million People included in this as we go through the day today. And you can see why. Ample rain on the way for folks across this region as we get into the weekend. Speaking of the weekend, big picture look. Strong thunderstorms across the midwest. Well see scattered thunderstorms for the southeast and the morning showers. For the northeast, those are the areas ill watch for impactful weather, potentially out west we could see showers and gusty winds. Places like the airports there could need a littl t today. 88 for richmond, thunderstorms in the forecast for new york and boston. And thats a look at your forecast. Back to you. Well see you in a bit. Thank you, angie. We will be back in one minute with a warning about a scam on the rise. How a friendly conversation at a park cost a woman thousands of dollars. Ost a woman thousands o dollars. Auntie, in that dishwasher . Watch me Platinum Plus gives you the highest standard of clean, even in your machine. Clean enough for you . Yeah scrape. Load. Done. Cascade Platinum Plus. Wanna know a secret . More than just my armpits stink. Thats why i use secret whole body deodorant. Everywhere. 4 out of 5 gynecologists would recommend whole body deodorant, which gives you 72 hour odor protection from your pits to your sfx deoderant being sprayed secret whole body deodorant. 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Its literally like the kids on the subway saying im collecting money for my school. Reporter but instead of asking for cash, these suspects want donations sent through zelle, the electronic payment system. They were like, dont worry, we take venmo and zelle. Reporter just like the woman in this video, she fell victim, too. They were tell me about their team and how they were performing and they were distracting me. And one of the boys was like, dont worry, maam, ill put my information in your phone. Reporter she made the mistake of handing her phone over to one of the suspects. Within about 15 seconds, they were like, thank you, maam, and they ran away. Reporter she checked her bank app and discovered 2,000 was gone. Word is out. Bad guys are communicating via social media, telling them how easy this scam is. Reporter in less than one month, scammers have stolen 35,000 from 15 victims. Mostly women hanging out in parks. I called my bank right away. Tried to get things frozen. 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