53 in west chicago. Even the big skyway bridge, parts shut down becausesef flyiyi debris. Itit whipping up snow and Severe Weather across the midwest. [ sirens ] [. Reporter overnight, a massive storm s9stem rattling more tn 30 Million People. Tornado forming. Wow. Reporter tornadoes breaking out in the midwest. Tnado warning. Tornado on the ground. Reporter ten tsters reported in iowa alone. Wow, look at that thing. Reporter one of them ripping through this farm. Sheet metal sent flying landing on top of trees. Flipping vehicle, big and small. One after another. And unleashing a string of lightning bolts. The storm stretching further east. Here in ilillinois, toppled electric poles speng balls of fire. And down soh, watch as high winds up to 70 Miles Per Hour caused these power lines to clash. Instany bursting into flames. Three mile long walls of firire stampeding across oklahoma prompting urgent evacuations in at least temp towns engulfing homes like this one. And winds here in chic
Ll, good morning, reena. John. Emwazi. He was unmasked finally in a series of leaked news reports early in the winter of this year after presiding over the video beheading of a number of u. S. , british, japanese aid workers and journalists. Theyve been track him for quite a long time. And thentelligence agencies of the u. U. Finally zeroed in on hiss location. And gotthe green light to attack him with a drone strike in raqqah, syria. As he was exiting the vehicle, a drone missile hit the vehicle he was in. And as one official said to me, evaporated. And on the impact, leaving his car in flames. Okay, so james, were getting that from one official. But will the u. S. Ever have 100 confirmation that he is dead . And how will they possibly try to confirm this . Well, they may not ever 1010, but they can come close, because ey will be looking theyll be l ltening to the chatterf isis operatives, as well as social media and other chatter, cell phones of people in the vicinity of the strike w
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Had the powerful lit shone in their cockpit. T. There have beenore than 5,000 reports of laser strikes so far this year. The university of missouri has named the retired federal civil rights attorney and one of the first black graduates of its law school as interim president. Michael middleton says he is no stranger to what he calls systemic racism on campus, and he is promising to work directly with black activists on issues of racial inequality. Well, from coasttocoast, protesters took part in a million student march to show solidarity with the university of miouri. Walkouts and rallies took place at more than 100 public colleges with demonstrators calling for free tuition and 15 minimum wage for campus workers. The weather throughout ernight is not rain or snow, its actually veryy strong winds in the midwest, especially around the great lakes. The region has seen gusts as high as 66 miles an hour. Wow. Whats causing very high waves on Lake Michigan and lakeshore is flooding likely.
And Jennifer Lawrence speaking out for women taking on hollywoods pay gap. My question to myself was, why am i not asking for it . Well get the answer and more only on gma this morning. And good morning, america. Happy thursday. We are looking forward to welcoming diane sawyer back to gma. Of course, she has that interview with Jennifer Lawrence. Two kentucky women and theyre going to dig into that pay gap issue, an important debate for women everywhere. That is a little later. Always great to have diane in the studio with us. We begin with that large storm sweeping across the country. Ten reported tornadoes, nearly two feet of snow in some areas and wind gusts topping 80 miles an hour. Abcs rob marciano is in chicago this morning and starts us off. Good morning, rob. Reporter good morning robin. The winds have been howling all night long and these flags on the Michigan Avenue bridge have been blowing horizontal. 49mileanhour wind gust at the airport. 53 in west chicago. Even the big s