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
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 as republican president ial candidates come out against raising the minimum wage we , speak to nobel Winning Economist joe stiglitz about rewriting the rules of the American Economy an agenda for growth and shared prosperity. Is as low as 45 years ago, halfcentury ago, says something. In economy that does weve had technological change, globalization, all of these things which are supposed to make our economy better and stronger and yet at the bottom, they havent had a pay raise in a halfcentury. It is not a living wage. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Up to 7500 Kurdish Peshmerga forces backed by. U. Sled usled warplanes have launched an offensive against the selfproclaimed Islamic State in northern iraq. The offensive seeks to retake mount sinjar and surrounding areas from isil. Last year, isil trapped tens of thousands of yazidi religious minorities on mount sinjar, prompting president obama
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
He wore a grey hoodie and a flatbilled hat, possibly with a Jacksonville Jaguars logo on it. Anyone with information is asked to Contact Crime stoppers at 712258tips. Months of tension over the potential construction of the Bakken Pipeline across iowa came to a head at a public hearing in boone today. 2 13 this pipe line is a very, very bad deal. It offers very little to no benefits to iowans. 03 its goininto be hundreds of mimiions dollars worth h wages de and about 50 million in income tax to the state of iowa. People both for and against voiced their opinions today during a public hearing. Dozens crammed into a buildling at the boone county fairgrounds to speak to the iowa utilities board. Some noted a large portion of people who support the project are from outside iowa. The utilities board is overseeing an application to build 1,100mile pipeline from north dakota through south dakota, iowa and illinois. Just two days after the fourth gop debate p psidential candidate Carly Fiorina