Devils brigade. I was on the hallowed grounds of arlington today to see the canadian cross of honor erected in 1930 by our government in those majestic fields to honor the 3,000 americans who died in world war i serving with canadian units. And the heroics of the devils brigade continue. Our joint defense of north america through norad, korea where tommy prince served in the battle of kapyong, in the korean war. In afghanistan, where the 40 americans who died serving alongside canadians in kandahar are held as close to our chest as the 158 men and women we frost that dangerous province. And today our Royal Canadian air force and our soldiers from the jtf 2, the successor unit to the devils brigade, are serving in iraq in cause of freedom and alongside our allies and friends like those in the United States. So its my honor to represent canada here today to thank you for recognizing these special, special veterans and allowing us to remember the service and sacrifice their unit remembers
His cell phone to record the twister while miles away it destroyed a church and homes and his sons high school. The van is almost destroyed. The fieldhouse is gone. Just all the portable buildings for classrooms are gone. Reporter here in houston, texas, the tornado destroyed some buildings and tore down power lines. Francis lowe and her husband couldnt get away in time. We tried to leave at first but couldt because the truck was off the ground, and it wouldnt go. Finally, it touched the ground, and we took off. Reporter damage from a tornado in pearl river, mississippi, stretched a mile wide. Eight people were taken to the hospital. Ted Williams Family was home celebrating christmas when the tornado hit. We went in the laundry room and sat down and hunkered down. Reporter further north ice and snow covered the roads in oklahoma. I got my chains on. Im probably the only one with chains on driving around going 5 miles an hour. Reporter the storm is picking up steam as it heads through a
Arkansas and into the midwest. Within those warning areas, blizzard conditions are expected over the next 24 hours or so. Reporter tomorrow, there could be up to a foot of snow in many parts of new england. Edward lawrence for cbs news, washington. Airlines have already canceled 5,000 flights this week because of the weather. Even more cancellations are expected over the next couple of days. There are already significant delays this morning at indianapolis and dayton, ohio. The nations airports are expected to be busy once again today as people start heading home after their christmas gatherings. Its wise to check your Airline First to check flight status. Heavy rain meant worries for people on the peninsula preparing for more flooding along the san fransesquito creek. Crews from the city and california conservation corps spent a lot of christmas stacking sandbags on the levee to keep the creek out of gardens neighborhood. Theres already been some flooding from ver buena verbena drive