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
Line of fire through dry grassland dangerously close to isaac hamms house. Pulling into my driveway. This has bad idea written all over it. R porter and from fire to ice. In colorado drivers are getting a cold wakeup to winter. Frozen roads sent cars careening like hockey pucks. He saved it. Reporter one after another. Heres one. Reporter the storm brought the first major snow to denver this seseon, up to eight inches in some places, and in the mountains nearby nearly a foot. Clayton sandell, abc news, in douglas county, colorado. Our thanks to clayton. Some impressive pictures there. And that massive system drenching a dozen states right now. Take a look at this radar. Heavy rain falling across the Great Lakes Region. All the way down into the deep south. So exactly where is it headed today . Lets check with accuweathers cam tran. Good morning. Howling winds across the Great Lakes Region where we could see wind gusts of Miles Per Hour near the lalas. Further out well see wind gusts of
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. Good morning, robin. The winds howling all night long in chicago. The flags along Michigan Avenue for the most part have been 0 horizontal. 49mileanhour wind gust at the airport. 53 in west chicago. Even the big skyway bridge, flying debris. Thats just the win. This storm is whipping up snow and Severe Weather across the midwest. [ sirens ] reporter overnight, a massive storm sy
Be awarded a medal of honor by presesent obama later today. Retired Army Captain Florent groberg was seriously injured when he pushed a suicide bomber to the ground. Groberg has undedeone more than 30 surgeries innis recovery. His heroic actions saved the lives of men in his unit and several afghan officials. What a incredible moment that must have been. Yeah, absolutely. And speaking of vets, this isn incredible moment as well. A former navy s. E. A. L. Has found a rather unique way to raise awareness and money for the families of fallen s. E. A. L. S. The guys name is andy stump. Seen here. And he just set a very dangerous new record. Stumpf jumped out of a plane at more than 36,000 feet wearing a wingsuit and parachute. He then glided over 18 miles through the air. Yeah. Thats the furthest distance anyone has ever flown in a wingsuit before touching down. The stunt was aimed at helping raise a Million Dollars for the families of navy s. E. A. L. S killed in action. Stumpf c cled the
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