January 6th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today. Well be back at 7 25 with a e people are standing right now. Al, fast forward 24 hours, what will they be dealing with . About 8 degrees air temperature. Itll be about 15 degrees below zero wind chill. Thats whats headed in our direction. Its heading this way. This extreme cold is todays top story. Records could be set in some two dozen major cities from texas to the midwest. Lets get to nbcs dylan dreyer. Shes braving the elements in green bay, wisconsin. Good morning to you. Reporter oh, good morning, savannah. I can say with 100 certainty, i have never experienced cold like this in my life. It is 10 below here in green bay. But with this wind, it feels like its 40 degrees below zero. This is a deep freeze we havent seen in decades. And its only getting colder. And this is just miserably cold and extremely dangerous for anyone to be outside. The big question, how low can we go . Sub zero temperatures shattering records sendin
Now. Could be headed for your driveway. In just moments, its fresh wheels for a deserving family. So, buckle up. [ horn honking ] good morning, america. And good morning, america. Cannot wait to see who gets the new car this morning. Yeah. We have real headlines from our abc News Washington post poll out this morning. Some real bad news for president obama. His approval numbers at an alltime low. And were also learning this morning that the white house was warned, as early as march, about problems with that health care website. Also this morning, a milestone. Can you believe those are the mccaughey septuplets. Today, they are sweet 16. We followed them from birth. Thats a houseful. Theyre driving now. Theyre driving now. Its a schoolful. Its our abc news exclusive. Well get to that. First, lets get all of the news from josh elliott. Breaking news from overseas. Two bombings outside Irans Embassy in beirut, lebanon, this morning. At least 23 people are confirmed as having been killed. I
We are learning more about the batch of violent storms that plowed through 12 states flattening entire neighborhoods. The series of tornadoes swept through the midwest sunday, leaving at least eight people dead. But if not for accurate Early Warnings, the toll could have been much higher. Meanwhile, thousands remain without power. In washington, illinois, as many as 500 homes were either damaged or destroyed. Bigad shaban is in washington. Bigad, good morning. Reporter annemarie, good morning to you. The kind of tornado that whipped through here only comes about every ten years according to the National Weather service. And for those who still may have homes to return to in this community, the power is still out. Officials say it could be days before electricity is restored. The recovery is under way for thousands of people who lost their homes. Curt and Bridget Williams walked out of their basement in washington, illinois, sunday, to find just about everything gone. Now, these are act
Pam next at five. Pam hollywood stops production of fast and ferious seven. Pam and get ready for another night of the big chill. Im pam moore. Kron4 news is next. male announcer this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. Pam now at five. Pam an attempted kidnapping caught on surveillance camera. A man grabs a woman right outside the open doors of a city bus. It happened in milpitas tuesday. And police are searching for the pair. Kron 4s rob fladeboe is live tonight at the scene of this brazen assault. Rob . Reporter number 217 pulled up at a stop here on east calaveras boulevard and reporter opened its doors. Police sergeant raj maharaj says the Surveillance Video, captured by a camera on the bus, jibes with the story told by the bus driver, who called 911. Reporter the video shows a violent struggle. The man can be heard referencing a bag at first held by the woman, who in turn is shouting for the driver to call police, who are treating this as a possible kidnapping.
Tornadoes this late in the year are rare, but this week before thanksgiving dozens of them tore across the nations midsection. Preliminary estimates from the government say there were 75 tornadoes yesterday in seven states from tennessee to michigan. At least eight deaths are reported. Relatively few considering the number of twisters. Accurate forecasts and Early Warning apparently saved lives. Illinois was hit hardest. Six died there. In the city of whitaker, 82 yearold pat lost her home washington looks like it was hit by a bomb. Dean rends is there. Dean . Reporter since 1986 there have been 194 tornado warnings in the month of november in illinois and over half of them were issued yesterday. Whats the condition of your town . Devastation is the best way to describe it. Reporter gary manier is the mayor of washington, a city of 16,000 residents and tons and tons of rubble. What are you telling people . Actually, the message ive been sending this morning is be patient. Reporter 400