they are very proud of their airline. it is a national airline. in fact, just yesterday, they were versusing about having an all-female crew flying for national women s day. and of course, we understand that there are at least a couple of casualties. where the place went 40-minute e international airport. i am at the airport and there are planes still taking off and landing here. we do know it was flight number 302. we also want to tell our viewers that our meteorologist eric van dam has looked into this. he said there was no weather or thunderstorm activity in that area, or where it took off. or the area where it crashed just a few minutes later. and, robin, the amount of time that the plane from takeoff
when i can be myself. i feel free because i have family that loves me and that supports me, that i can come to school and learn and have friends. join us march 20. celebrate how fun my freedom day and to eradicate child slavery. we invite you to tell the world what makes you feel sfree? share your story using the #my freedom day. well, president trump made a stop in lee county, alabama on friday, back-to-back tornadoes devastated the area last week killing at least 23 people, injuring gins more. this weekend, 15 million people across the u.s. are under a severe storm threat. our meteorologist eric van dam is here to tell us about the storms. you know one of the reasons that tornado in lee county was so destructive is it was on the ground for over 70 miles.
we are going to take you to missouri next because look at this. hundreds of cars and trucks stranded for hours as the winter storm pummels the areas and it is moving east. eric van dam joins us with more about it next.
the wint er storm is packin more damage and could do more damage with cities inundated with the stuff. st. louis, missouri has received a blanket. eric van dam is covering this story. it s heading east and getting more powerful. it s center over st. louis right now. but the mid-atlantic states they re going to be feeling the impact from the storm system as well. that s not just for heavy snow. it s across the western portion of north carolina into virginia. look at the warnings, here s the
listen. this investigation s in its early stages. there are actually two parallel investigations going on. the ntsb is conducting an investigation into the sinking of the vessel and the circumstances surrounding that immediate event. missouri state highway patrol is conducting a broader investigation into the circumstances that led to this tragedy before hand and whether or not this should be treated as a crime scene. again, we know that it went down during a storm. we re going to turn now to northern vietnam. speaking of storms, rescuers there working to rescue and relocate hundreds of people after a typhoon triggered severe flooding and landslides. 21 people have been killed and the search for people still missing is under way. we have eric van dam following the weather across the continent. it stretches vietnam to parts of china and lots to cover. let s get to the video from vietnam to show you what the