Venice beach. Witnesses say they have never seen or heard anything like it. The loudest clap of thunder ive ever heard in my life because it was so close. I thought it was like a bomb almost. Reporter but it was like the lightning that did the damage in Southern California this afternoon. Most of its a venice beach, killing a 20yearold. Among the dozen injured, a 15yearold boy. Witnesses say the sky drew dark, then came the lightning. The entire storm lasted 15 minutes. Some victims were on the beach. Others the water. Still others on the famed venice beach boardwalk. Nine were taken to the hospital. One listed in Critical Condition. All of a sudden you heard this crack, this giant bolt up in the sky. I had never seen it like that. Im from the midwest. About the same time as venice beach was being hit a 57yearold man was struck on catalina island. Hes listed in stable condition. Meteorologist rob tracking this storm. Its so rare to so many people hurt by Lightning Strike here in califo
Good evening. Were going to start here tonight with what may be happening outside your door this evening. Severe weather, a violent weather system working its way from the midwest to east tonight with millions of people in its path. Weve already seen strong thunderstorms and large hail on a vast stretch extending from illinois all the way to massachusetts. And as we look now at live radar, parts of kentucky, ohio, eastern tennessee, west virginia, and pennsylvania are under tornado watches and what could be a very tough and dangerous night. Well get the latest guidance on the storms in a moment. First, nbcs john yang tells us what theyve done so far. Reporter large hail, intense lightning, high winds and dangerous thunderstorms push through several states including illinois and kentucky triggering a dozen tornado warnings and watches. The tornado touched down in central connecticut this afternoon with estimated winds of 85 miles an hour. Trees and power lines were down and several home
Who has been riding along with commuters. She joins us live on the train. Megan . Reporter well, eun, we are still riding along the silver line with commuters this morning getting thetakeir on how things went. Of course it opened over the weekend but today, this mornings rush hour the first big test as folks went to the station, many people for the very first time and tried to make their way to work. Weve been talking to folks all morning long and it went pretty well. The gate at the spring hill station opened just a little before 5 00 a. M. Elsie isaac was one of the first commuters to catch the silver line train. Make my commute quicker, much quicker. Maybe my 30 minutes. Reporter things went smoothly this morning. Riders seemed genuinely excited about the new line and the prospect of a shorter ride to work. Its a gamechanger, no doubt about it. Saves me 15 to 20 minutes each way. I used to have to catch the orange line, get off, hit the fairfax connector. Now i go all the way down t
Lester holt. Good evening. Were going to start here tonight with what may be happening outside your door this evening. Severe weather, violent weather system working its way from the midwest to the east tonight, with millions of people in its path. Weve already seen strong thunderstorms and large hail in a vast stretch extending from illinois all the way to massachusetts. And as we look now at live radar, parts of kentucky, ohio, eastern tennessee, west virginia, and pennsylvania are under tornado watches, and what could be a very tough and dangerous night. Well get the latest guidance on the storms in a moment. But first, nbcs john yang tells us what theyve done so far. Reporter large hail, intense lightning, high winds and dangerous thunderstorms pushed through several states, including illinois and kentucky. Triggering a tornado warnings and watches. A tornado touched down in central connecticut this afternoon with estimated winds of 85 miles an hour. Several homes were damaged in w
The Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Centerâs targets team launched a Pathfinder Zombie target May 19 from the Hebrides Range in Scotland during the ongoing At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield 2021 exercise.
The purpose of At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield 2021, which includes approximately 10 nations participating with ships, aircraft, ground assets and deployed staff, is to improve allied interoperability in a joint live-fire Integrated Air and Missile Defense environment. SMDC played a role in the exercise by internationally shipping a fully integrated round for the first time.
âThis was my first mission as test director for SMDC. Leading this team of professionals in the first international Pathfinder Zombie launch was an honor for me and being in Scotland was pretty special within itself,â Pamela Galloway, mission test director, Targets Test Directorate, Technical Center, said. âWe provided a successful target at the planned launch time and appeared to hav