you have melba benjamin and ed sotto, the faces of the missing as families are still holding on to hope their loved ones are still out there. a maui local creating a public spreadsheet where people can track down their loved ones. so far, almost 5,000 names have been entered, over 1,000 still not found. as the search continues, residents are still cut off from the hardest hit parts of lahaina, and with no cell phone service, they are desperate to get in to try to find their family members. linsey. most important of all. will, thank you. tonight, millions are on alert for severe storms in the nation s heartland. that threat is moving east to start the work week. powerful storms lashing parts of oklahoma this weekend, in knoxville, tennessee, this tree crashed down on a home during strong winds. the same area is under threat tomorrow. and a dangerous heat wave now unfolding in the northwest. meteorologist somara theodore joins us now. can you time this out for us? reporter: these s
york, thank you. let s get more on the severe weather threat right now. meteorologist somara theodore joins us. somara, where are these storms moving next jose, we are looking at strong storms set to impact major travel hubs like washington, d.c., philadelphia, up towards hartford and boston as well they have severe thunderstorm watches in effect in the northeast as we head through tonight. now, travel with me down i-95 into the carolinas where we re keeping a close eye on tropical storm colin and that region along the outer banks and in areas like cape hatteras, they re set to see wave heights as high as six feet so if you re planning on taking the boat out this weekend, keep that in mind rip current risk, moderate to high through the weekend. the good news is we ll see major improvements in the eastern half of the country as we head to your fourth of july just in time for the fireworks. areas like the great lakes, though, they could see some rain. jose, back to you. somara theodo