this after yesterday s terrifying tornado outbreak spawned scenes of chaos few have ever witnessed. nbc s jay gray reports from lancaster, texas. reporter: texas under attack. hey, guys, it s throwing 18-wheelers. reporter: the raw power of a massive tornado playing out on live television across north texas, tractor-trailers, more than 50 feet long and 60,000 pounds, tossed hundreds of feet in the air. this is something i have never seen before. reporter: this section of tornado alley is no stranger to twisters but few have seen anything like this. multiple tornadoes tearing through the dallas ft. worth area, tossing everything in their path. to see it on television, you know, we saw it, you know, in the midwest and it s another thing when it comes and hits you personally. reporter: hours after the storms it s still hard to believe, the tractor-trailers twisted and tossed to the side, neighborhoods tattered and torn, survivors who clung to life during the storm
after up to a dozen tornadoes ransacked the dallas area. more than a dozen people were injured, but so far there are no reports that anyone was killed. this remarkable video is not a scene from the wizard of oz. one twister actually picked up tractor-trailer and threw them around like matchsticks. dozens of homes were damaged. this video was taken by mike napoli of the texas rangers from the dugout at the ballpark in arlington as the storm hit. the storm disrupted travel and left thousands without power. karen brown is in hard-hit forney, texas, east of dallas. good morning. what s it like there? reporter: good morning to you, betty. many of the homes here in the subdivision are as damaged as the one you see here behind me, but no major injuries were reported. and entire families say they survived in their bathtubs. you know, betty, this area of texas is often referred to as god s country. and at the very least, many believe there were some miracles. sandy cooper is tryin
reporter: texas under attack. hey, guys, it s throwing 18-wheelers. reporter: the raw power of a massive tornado playing out on live television across north texas, tractor-trailers, more than 50 feet long and 60,000 pounds, tossed hundreds of feet in the air. this is something i have never seen before. reporter: this section of tornado alley is no stranger to twisters but few have seen anything like this. multiple tornadoes tearing through the dallas ft. worth area, tossing everything in their path. to see it on television, you know, we saw it, you know, in the midwest and it s another thing when it comes and hits you personally. reporter: hours after the storms it s still hard to believe, the tractor-trailers twisted and tossed to the side, neighborhoods tattered and torn, survivors who clung to life during the storm now clinging to each other. oh, my god, look at these cars, inside of this house. the wood from the back fence was going that way. i pulled ba
recovery efforts are under way in north texas this morning after up to a dozen tornadoes ransacked the dallas area. more than a dozen people were injured, but so far there are no reports that anyone was killed. this remarkable video is not a scene from the wizard of oz. one twister actually picked up tractor-trailer and threw them around like matchsticks. dozens of homes were damaged. this video was taken by mike napoli of the texas rangers from the dugout at the ballpark in arlington as the storm hit. the storm disrupted travel and left thousands without power. karen brown is in hard-hit forney, texas, east of dallas. good morning. what s it like there? reporter: good morning to you, betty. many of the homes here in the subdivision are as damaged as the one you see here behind me, but no major injuries were reported. and entire families say they survived in their bathtubs. you know, betty, this area of texas is often referred to as god s country. and at the very least, the
its say. folks can head to the polls today in mississippi and alabama where republican presidential candidates have been campaigning hard. caucuses will also be held today in hawaii. nbc s tracy pots joins in w washington with those details. it s going to be so critical in this race. the polls are tight. newt gingrich leading some of those polls. but mitt romney right behind him. in fact, leading some of them, as well. all trying to appeal to the southern voters. i kind of feel relatively at home here. in fact, this morning, when i had grits, i thought it was a very normal thing to do. southern voters say today s primaries are more than grits and gravy. i thought we were going to start talking about grits and biscuits and gravy, it seems like they re talking up to us. i don t think anybody is going to vote because they are hunters or they like cheese grits. i don t think that really matters to most voters in the south. we need not to just say, you know, i came dow