the world series. it s monday, august 3rd. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now with t.j. holmes and reena ninan. well, we start now with investigators in new mexico looking for clues after two bombs went off outside las cruces churches during sunday services. as federal investigators move in today, worshipers describe the moments of terror and confusion after the blast. abc s kayna whitworth has the details. reporter: the fbi investigating two terrifying explosions at churches in new mexico. it sounded like something had fallen off and, like, shattered the glass in the back. reporter: 8:00 a.m. an explosion in a mailbox outside cavalry baptist church. parishioners left with their ears ringing. 30 minutes later, 8:30 a.m. just as worshipers were receiving communion, another explosion shattering the glass front doors at holy cross church in las cruces. can you contact the daso bomb squad? reporter: that bomb exploding in a trash can near the entra
and good monday morning to you all. we have to start with severe weather that s hitting several states producing strong winds, hail and tornadoes. the radar showing that strong line of storms moving east overnight heading east moving across to detroit heading toward pittsburgh and albany right now. and this image here showing what the storm system is capable of producing. a strong tornado was spotted just west of des moines iowa, some reported damage there. oh, my god. oh, my god, no. i m going to shut the gas off. you re okay. panic in eastern michigan as a tornado rolled through that area. the twister damaged several buildings including a school. severe storms turned deadly in illinois. high winds caused a tent to collapse at a festival. we get more now from abc s bazi kanani. this is horrible. reporter: festivalgoers described the frightening moments that led to this. at least 15 injured and 1 person killed when a sudden storm barreled through the annual pr
images of herself on big game hunts taunting her critics. we ll talk to her. and end of the road. the little robot on a cross country journey to san francisco. strangers supposed to get him all the way. but then this happened. how the happy little life of the robot came to a sad end today, monday, august 3rd, 2015. from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everyone. welcome to today. 7:00 a.m. on the west coast on monday. i m savannah guthrie. our big story is out west. scary scene in california. over 20 individual fires but a couple of them very, very alarming. it s our top story this morning. thousands of homes now being threatened by this california wildfire. and overnight, emergency officials stepped up evacuation orders. nbc s joe fryar is live in lake port, north of san francisco this morning. good morning to you, joe. good morning, savannah. we have just learned this fir
the water. and good monday morning. we have to start with severe weather that s hitting several states producing strong wind, hail and tornado. it s showing it s heading east moving across to detroit heading toward pittsburgh and albany, right now. this image showing what the storm system is capable of producing. strong tornado was spotted west of des moines, iowa, some reported damage there. oh, my god. oh, my god, no. i m going to shut the gas off. you re okay. panic in eastern michigan as a tornado rolled through that area. the twister damaged several buildings including a school. severe storms turned deadly in illinois. high winds caused a tent to collapse at a festival. more from abc s bazi kanani. this is horrible. reporter: festivalgoers described the frightening moments that led to this. at least 15 injured and one killed when a sudden storm barreled through 9 annual prairie fest near chicago. powerful winds sent the main tent and its poles flying. r
the little robot on a cross-country journey to san francisco. the goodness of strangers supposed to get him all the way. then this happens. how the happy little life of hitchbot came to such a sad end today, monday, august 3rd, 2015. from nbc news this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a monday morning. you look so different, matt with your glasses. well thank you very much. matt is off this morning. we ve got carson here and breaking news at the top this morning. it s our top story. the severe storms moving east now, after producing dangerous hail high winds and tornadoes across the midwest. here s nbc s john yang with the latest. reporter: severe weather turned deadly over the weekend when high winds caused a tent to collapse at a small festival in suburban chicago. we had one fatality three serious injured and 17 to 20 minor injuries. reporter: john and