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This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Substituting tonight, Savannah Guthrie. Good evening. As we come on the air tonight, one section of the country is bracing for a wave of Severe Weather. Another is cleaning up after a night of powerful tornadoes. It is the upper midwest under the gun tonight with the threat of heavy thunderstorms and hail. And just look at the size of this twister. One of nearly 30 reported this week through the middle of the country over the weekend. Nbcs john yang joins us from broken arrow, oklahoma. John good evening. Reporter good evening. Take a look at the damage here in broken arrow. This isnt a limb off of the tree. This is the trunk of the tree the top snapped right off. Take a look at the house across the street. One of two. The tops just peeled off and opened up like an onion. Once again Tornado Alley has lived up to its billing. Oh my goodness. You can see it clear as day. Reporter overnight, tornadoes sliced across south western oklahoma. To the
This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Substituting tonight, Savannah Guthrie. Good evening. As we come on the air tonight, one section of the country is bracing for a wave of Severe Weather. Another is cleaning up after a night of powerful tornadoes. It is the upper midwest under the gun tonight with the threat of heavy thunderstorms and hail. And just look at the size of this twister. One of nearly 30 reported this week through the middle of the country over the weekend. Nbcs john yang joins us from broken arrow, oklahoma. John good evening. Reporter good evening. Take a look at the damage here in broken arrow. This isnt a limb off of the tree. This is the trunk of the tree the top snapped right off. Take a look at the house across the street. One of two. The tops just peeled off and opened up like an onion. Once again Tornado Alley has lived up to its billing. Oh my goodness. You can see it clear as day. Reporter overnight, tornadoes sliced across south western oklahoma. To the
And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill president obama made his first secondterm foray outside washington today, with a call to stop gun violence. It was part of a campaignstyle effort designed to goad congress into action. We dont have to agree on everything to agree its time to do something. Ifill the president took that message to minneapolis, a city thats already imposed stricter background checks on gun buyers. The white house plan calls for those checks, a renewed ban on assaultstyle weapons and limits on highcapacity magazines for ammunition. The only way we can reduce gun violence in this country is if the American People decide its important. If you decide its important. If parents and teachers, Police Officers and pastors, hunters and sportsmen, americans of every background stand up and s