be greeted by the queen, but if he thinks that protest tonight was big, he is likely to see a wave of opposition here when he gets here, probably in the summer, david? terry moran tonight. terry, thank you. to a devastating scene in texas. at least four tornadoes confirmed. winds up to 110 miles an hour, and there were straight line winds. damage from the air. look at this. shattered homes in san antonio, and powerful winds twisting this transmission tower, bending it in half. there are many without power at this hour, and abc s phillip mena is in san antonio. reporter: lightning electrifying the sky as powerful storms blow through, bringing high winds and heavy rain. snapping trees from texas to the southern plains. near san antonio, the storms spawning at least four confirmed tornadoes. one of them, tearing a path 4 1/2 miles long. it s kind of like a sonic boom. reporter: adrian venegas and his family of four racing to a neighbor s for shelter. by the time i realized it
known up and down the eastern seaboard. the first storm of the hurricane season will dump rain through the weekend in every state from florida to maine. parts of the northeast seeing rain totals that they haven t seen since superstorm sandy last october. in roadways all across the south, downed trees and closed streets, making it challenging to get around. it s pretty bad and the flooding around here is getting worse and worse. reporter: in florida, andrea spawned multiple tornadoes. one twister near palm beach. flipping a 28-foot boat, blowing cars off of driveways and snapping trees in half. i didn t hear it coming. reporter: another reported tornado near fer nan dino beach, florida, tearing apart this roof. as soon as i puts the phone down, a huge gush of wind and i looked out the window and it was literally like it was coming off the ocean and i got so frightened i screamed. reporter: the sunshine state pummelled with rain for two days as the flood threat now spreads up
rain totals they haven t seen since superstorm sandy last october. in roadways all across the south, downed trees and closed streets, making it challenging to get around. it s pretty bad. and the flooding around here is getting worse and worse. reporter: in florida andrea spawned multiple tornadoes. one twister near palm beach flipping a 28-foot boat, blowing cars off of driveways and snapping trees in half. i didn t hear it coming. reporter: another reported a tornado near this beach in florida tearing apart this roof. as soon as i put the phone down, a huge gush of wind and i looked out the window and it was literally like it was coming off the ocean. and i got so frightened i screamed. reporter: the sunshine state pummeled with rain for two days as the flood threat now spreads up the east coast. forecasters predict some areas could see as much as six inches of rain. and as you see in this picture taken in florida after andrea, brighter days will come after
beach. hey, christine. the water is starting to come up since the last hour we spoke and the winds are steadily increasing. tropical storm andrea has caused a mess in florida as you know and now it s moving its way towards north carolina. reporter: rain, rain and more rain. fast-moving tropical storm andrea is making her presence known up and down the eastern seaboard. the first storm of the hurricane season will dump rain through the weekend in every state from florida to maine. parts of the northeast seeing rain totals that they haven t seen since superstorm sandy last october. in roadways all across the south, downed trees and closed streets, making it challenging to get around. it s pretty bad and the flooding around here is getting worse and worse. reporter: in florida, andrea spawned multiple tornadoes. one twister near palm beach. flipping a 28-foot boat, blowing cars off of driveways and snapping trees in half. i didn t hear it coming. reporter: another reported
all about the economy, though. it has the to be. everyone s number-one issue, of course. moving on now. a strong line of storms swept across east tennessee last night. snapping trees and knocking out power for thousands of folks near knoxville. this huge tree dragged down phone lines as it crashed into the roof of a house. not far away from that rescue crews are racing through great smoky mountain national park to reach visitors who might be stranded or even hurt. the midwest is facing yet another day of deadly blistering heat. with the temperature expected over 100 again today, summer school classes in chicago have been canceled. heat contributed to the death of two men in the city. though they had other health problems. the high temperatures will move east over the weekend with the readings expected to be 100 or above. as for the rest of the nation s weather some severe storms are a threat in parts of michigan, wisconsin as well as in the dakotas. showers will stretch fro