reports of the airport at fayetteville now i shut down because of all the degree and, of course, those reports that we re getting at least three deaths in the town of cincinnati, arkansas. the severe threat is extensive. this is a widespread area and very rare, very rare to see tornadoes of this magnitude this time of year, especially as far north as parts of illinois as well as missouri. i mean, december 31st is pretty crazy to see active tornado warnings. part of the reason is we have extremely cold air pouring in from canada and very warm, moist, unstable air ahead of this cold front, and the temperatures tell the story here. 33 in kansas city, 65 in memphis. 70 in new orleans, 49 in atlanta, so you ve got the clash of those two air maases, something you typically see in the springtime. so this is a very rare event that s unfolding. and then the blizzard conditions across the northern plains and
apparently, it s about 20 miles close to the oklahoma state line there, and the system caused damage in many several towns, shut down the airport in fayetteville. emergency responders having trouble reaching the damaged areas and some of the injured people because of downed power lines. but very unusual at the end of the year in this late december for a tornado to hit what is essentially, well, the adjacent corners of tornado alley. but, indeed, it surely has with deadly result. three people have lost their lives. others have been injured in the tiny arkansas town of cincinnati. we ll continue to follow what s happening there, jamie? jamie: gregg, thanks. afghanistan getting some help securing its border. u.s. homeland security secretary janet napolitano in kabul today along with some american border agents she brought over. what sort of impact could that have? gregg: and it s the happiest moment in some families lives.