dozens of people were hurt. hundreds of homes were damaged, and destroyed. a live report in a hard-hit town in oklahoma is just ahead. but here is how one survivor in iowa described the storm. you know, it was no straight wind, it was a regular twister. the wind was just blasting out. the bathroom, like they always say, and while we got here, the roof went here. the good lord was with us. he sure was. it s about more than you can bear. we re glad larry hill is okay. the u.s. coast guard searching for four people missing from a yacht that ran aground during a race in san francisco. a massive wave hit the eight-person crew aboard the yaud called low-speed chase. then hit the rocks near the islands about 25 miles due west of san francisco. we re told one person died, three others were rescued. deadly attacks in the capital of afghanistan. insurgents targeted several key areas of kabul, including the embassy area. presidential palace and the parliament. the taliban claimed re
several critically. hundreds of homes damaged and destroyed. some houses were turned into rubble in a matter of seconds. that piece after iron had to come from a building. it was, you know, it was no straight wind. it was a regular twister. the windows was blasting out and out and out. we went into the bathroom, like they always say, and while we got here, the roof went here. the good lord was with us. he sure was. it s about more than you can bear. well, four states were hit. oklahoma, iowa, nebraska, and kansas. but all of the fatalities were in one particular community, woodward, oklahoma. cnn meteorologist rob marciano is in woodward and joins us now live. rob, first of all, i m thankful you re safe. you ll know why in a second when you show some of these amazing pictures, but describe the devastation you see there. reporter: well, it s a pretty narrow swath, but it s right through the heart of town, gary. and that s all it takes in these populated areas. we had s
in targeting militants that hide inside the pakistani tribal areas, and two, according to many of the pakistanis are believed to be protecting. however, listen to the list of what they really want from the united states in order for relationships to resume normality, an immediate end to the drone strikes, and hot pursuit of militants by u.s. forces here in afghanistan, as the militants often make a hasty effort across the border for safe havens there. they also want no covert operations by either the u.s. military or the cia, including any private security companies the cia may use or their operatives and finally they want unconditionable supply for that killing, however inadvertent it was of the 24 pakistani soldiers back in november of last year. as a result of the closure of the supply convoy, it s costing the u.s. taxpayer about $87 million a month. that s so far almost
of bin laden though we can t write off ayman al-zawahiri, the new leader of al qaeda in the pakistani tribal areas but he s worried about yemen and al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and also, somalia, across the waterways there where you have al-shabab. so, al qaeda has been morphing for quite some time, since 9/11 and i think he s saying the threats are moving in that direction and that he thinks and the administration believes that al qaeda, the one we think of from 9/11 purposes, usama bin laden and ayman al-zawahiri, may be on its death bed. alisyn: and how, in this new 2.0 version, how much of a threat is anwar al-awlaki. he s dangerous, he was here in the u.s. on 9/11 and left the u.s. and went to yemen and, is responsible probably for at least three major attacks or plots in the u.s., including the
write off ayman al-zawahiri, the new leader of al qaeda in the pakistani tribal areas but he s worried about yemen and al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and also, somalia, across the waterways there where you have al-shabab. so, al qaeda has been morphing for quite some time, since 9/11 and i think he s saying the threats are moving in that direction and that he thinks and the administration believes that al qaeda, the one we think of from 9/11 purposes, usama bin laden and ayman al-zawahiri, may be on its death bed. alisyn: and how, in this new 2.0 version, how much of a threat is anwar al-awlaki. he s dangerous, he was here in the u.s. on 9/11 and left the u.s. and went to yemen and, is responsible probably for at least three major attacks or plots in the u.s., including the detroit under wear bombing.