we re alive. that s the main thing. we ran to the restrooms and watched the buildings fall. luckily the restrooms didn t fall. what is that a tree behind them? you saw the roof damage. that is major. kaitlan is on assignment, poppy and i are here. wow. wow indeed. a lot of weather and storm damage. all across the country. officials calling the tornado damage near history. debris scattered across miles. this morning the area is on high alert. live on the ground in pasadena, texas. plus this. what is going on? you tell me how did classified documents end up at your brother s house? i have no idea. if he said he didn t, he didn t. my brother is very honest. classified documents found again but in a different vice president s home. former vice president mike pence s indiana home now in the hands of the fbi. those documents are. what we re learning about the new discovery. and this. it could have been you, don t gavel me. i m here to let you know, i can
good wednesday morning. i m erica hill. i m jim sciutto. tornado warnings in effect for parts of the southwest. this after severe storms yesterday. more than a dozen tornados reported tearing across the south. look at these pictures here. homes, buildings disappearing. we ll speak with the mayor of deerpark, texas. new this morning, germany will send those leopard 2 tanks to ukraine and it comes as the u.s. is sending abram tanks to ukraine. bottom line, is it enough? we begin with those destructive tornados slamming parts of texas and louisiana. rosa flores is in pasadena, texas, with more. rosa? reporter: this tornado activity was so powerful. let me show you what we re seeing on the ground. this was a power pole that simply snapped. if you look down, you ll see a mangled piece of metal wrapped around parts of the debris and the rest of the pole is back here. beyond the pole you see it s shear devastation. there s a trailer that s turned on its side. it s upside dow
also, ahead tomorrow major marches around the country for abortion rights marking the 50th anniversary of roe v. wade. i will talk to one of the organizers about the midwest city that will be ground zero for action. plaster latest on the breaking news we have been following, a doj investigation of a company at the center of a national baby formula shortage. out a shocking scene at an nba, game as football hall of famer shannon sharpe rather takes on players from one team and their family members. we will tell you about what happened, next. but we start with some of the most extreme players in the republican party winning powerful seats on house committees. here s what congressman quickly hill said earlier today. looking ask miss greene s appointment where i said, you know this will afford her the opportunity to really investigate those space lasers causing fires in california. joining me now washington post national reporter a pay bar. as you just heard congressman crai
delayed for hours and airlines are scrambling to get things back on track but that could take awhile. i have school tomorrow, so i have to change my flight to tomorrow morning and i have classes in the morning. we ve had a lot of airport issues this season. we have, yeah. over new year s we had issues as well. it hasn t been fun. just delays and a lot of canceled flights. it s just the latest disruption to travel after the difficult holiday season that affected millions of travelers. we re going to get an update from one of the nation s busiest airports. plus, what we re learning about how the biden administration is responding. also this morning, the new dangerous scenes unfolding out west as dangerous storms are walloping california. at least 17 people have died. millions of people remain under flood watches. hillsides and roads are giving away as folks across the state brace for more storms and rain. two feet of mud and water coming down the street and into
good day. i m chris jansing live at msnbc head quarters in new york city. if you re watching this from an airplane gate, you already know the headline. more than 8500 flights delayed or cancelled after a key system went down. your flight was supposed to leave at 9:30 this morning? yeah. what time are you going to get to leave? 5:00 p.m. wow. so what are you going to do? just wait. how much more do passengers have to take before something is done to fix the airline system? plus house republicans are staing the first battles of what looks to be an all out political war over the next two years. votes on abortion rights, immigration and the irs are expect anded soon. is it just for show? and somehow the catastrophic situation in continueses to get even worse. relentless rainstorms have led to the deaths of 17 people. hundreds of homes have been damaged. some ripped right off their foundations. i ll speak live to the local sheriff about how they are coping, even