Stalker to get the room next door to spy on her . Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. And we begin with the massive and deadly storm system slamming the south, and about to move right up the east coast. Several tornadoes striking already. And a state of emergency declared in multiple states, mississippi, alabama. And from louisiana tonight, these images coming in. A triple water spout there, forming in lake pontchartrain. One of those reported tornadoes in prairieville, louisiana, tearing up this shopping district. That storm on the move, heading up the coast. Heavy rain, wind and right behind it, sleet and snow. Several major cities in the path. A dangerous night ahead. And a travel nightmare tomorrow. We are on it all tonight, and abcs linzie janis leads us off from louisiana tonight. Linzie . Reporter david, were here in prairieville, where a reported tornado rippled apart this golds gym. It took off the roof, then knocked out this entire side yo
Close the prison at Guantanamo Bay speaking at the white house this morning, the president outlined his plan to close the detention fafality in cuba. He wanan to transfsf more detaineeeeto Foreign Countries and work with congress to find a a ot in the us to hold other detainees. Presesent obama saididis goal to close the e ison is about closing a chapter in the countrys history. Keeping this facility open is contrary to our values. It undermines our standidi in the world. It is viewed as a stain on o o broader recordrdf upholding the highest standards of rule of law the 911 erararison now housus 91 detaees, down fromom high of detainees, down from a high of nearly 700 under former president george. W. Bush. Advocates for closing guantanamoay that holding suspected extremists indefinitely is un american and that the existence of the facility is a recruitment tool for terrorists. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell and many other Top Republicans want gitmo to stay open. But despite th
Behind it, sleet and snow. Several major cities in the path. A dangerous night ahead. And a travel nightmare tomorrow. We are on it all tonight, and abcs linzie janis leads us off from louisiana tonight. Liliie . Reporter david, were here in prairieville, where a ported tornado rippled apart this golds gym. It took off the roof, then knocked out this entire side wall. You can see, the metal beam still hanging. This damage from one of multiple reported tornadoes across the gulf coast. Oh look, its going down reporter funnel clouds trying to touch down near new new orleans. A Tornado Warning in this area. Take shelter now. Extreme threat. Reporter Severe Weather spawning this massive water spout on lake pontchartrain. Watch as two more form on the sides. The threat growing throughout the day. Now, a particularly dangerous situation. Officials in four states telling alert,t,or largrg longtrackinin tornadoes. Major damage to downtown businesses in prairieville. Incredibly, dozens of people
Beth, hospital officials are not providing many details but we can tell you the patient bolted from the emergency room and not a locked hospital unit. How he got keys to an ambulance is also something the hospital isnt sharing. These still photos show policic swarming lindner drive after a resident saw the suspect walking down the street. The chase was over in minutes once police got the tip to locate the man. I seen a guy come out of the garage over there and i thought thats kind of funny and he walked up the street and looked at cars i think he was looking for keys to take by the time i looked up the reet he was on the ground and ops were standing him up, by that gray house, and there were probably eight cop cars there. Police found the ambulance just a block or so away from where they captured the patient. A k9 aided the search between homes. Police say other ambulances from covenant tried to trail the missing vehicle as well. Hours later, the bay door ambulance garage. Police suspe
Reporter and bill it really does look like a whole different world up here in monroe, driving up with manhattan, crossed over the bridge and mixed with snow, into new york and parts of Orange County it started coming down good, and let me set the scene, we have about an inch to an inch and a half of snow, the School District here actually dismissed early, probably a prudent measure, considering some of the side roads are snow covered, sidewalks outside of where i am snow covered as well. One thing were concerned about overnight tonight is temperature on the car, showing 31, probably going to flat line there. As we get warmer air moving in, you get rain falling, but the rain falling down to the sub freezing surface can cause create slippery surfaces. Jeff smith, eyewitness eyewitness news. And lee will be tracking the system all night preparing for the heavy rain, and hell be doing that on facebook live, and download our weather alert app to keep up as well. Turning now to the other new