hi, everybody. good to see you. i am yasmin vossoughian. we are following some extreme weather impacting millions of people right now. a storm system wreaking havoc in the northeast. the same system leaving tennessee reeling today from the impact of terrifying tornadoes. the funnel clouds caught on camera, the damage is extensive, six people killed, including a two year old. we took a tour this morning of the affected neighborhoods. and there is devastation everywhere. but one thing i love about this city, when there is a need, we rally around that need. also this hour, the president of the university of pennsylvania resigning after congressional testimony and antisemitism and calls for her to step down. now, pressure is growing on the other president to appear. and we just a day away from donald trump taking the stand again in his new york fraud trial, this time, testifying in his own defense. this amid growing concerns about what a second trump term would look l
vehicles involved. at least six people killed and more than 60 going to hospitals for treatment, including rebecca benson, telling us from the e.r. i am unbelievably blessed. the fact that i am not severely injured or dead is nothing short of a miracle. reporter: and the traffic backed up for miles. this is a massive crash scene. you can see in the distance there cars and trucks twisted and crumpled. crews trying to reach people trapped in the wreckage. the subfreezing temperatures making those rescues all the more urgent. the trauma from the crash combined with hypothermia continues to be a concern. reporter: and watch as firefighters even rescue a dog from the wreckage. south of here, in austin, a 26-car pileup. and outside atlanta, another deadly pileup involving more than a dozen vehicles on interstate 75. the storm system wreaking havoc across dozens of states, from texas to the northeast. at pittsburgh s airport, an atlanta-bound delta jet skidding off the taxiway wedne
caving in. stuff started flying through the windows. stuff was hitting us, bricks, everything. reporter: he hid with his wife and 5-year-old son to protect them with mattresses, winds up to 200 miles per hour. made me realize how fragile life is. reporter: 11 people killed in texas alone this weekend whether tornadoes ripped through the state, tearing apart buildings, leaving skeleton structures, and shattered wood behind. the destructive winds are a part of a massive storm system wreaking havoc across the nation with a deadly mix of tornadoes, ice, blizzards, and flooding stretching from new mexico to maine. at least two dozen people have died, and more than 100 million more could be affected by severe storms. flooding and snow from the same system. white gathers his belongings and just a sweatshirt while others in the lone star state are digging out of fridged blizzard conditions.
hour. this is made me realize how fragile life is. but try to do better. reporter: 11 people were killed in texas alone this weekend when tornadoes ripped through the state tearing apart buildings leaving skeleton structures and shattered wood behind. the destructive winds are a part of a massive storm system wreaking havoc across the nation with a deadly mix of tornadoes, ice, blizzards and flooding. stretching from new mexico to maine. at least two dozen people have died and more than 100 million more could be effected by severe storms, flooding and snow from this same system. white gathers his belongings in just a sweatshirt while others in the lone star state are digging out of frigid blizzard conditions, just part of the bizarre and brutal weather here. texas is among the hardest hit states along with illinois and missouri. each reporting multiple deaths. at least four international
complex behind me. residents telling me they only had a matter of minutes to prepare for this system. the force of this ef-4 tornado so powerful, it muffled the sound of the warning system. the mayor pro tem telling me it s a miracle there weren t even more deaths. i just got a lightning strike. reporter: blinding rain, lightning and strong winds in marshall. downed trees and power lines, possibly the work of yet another tornado, touching down in the lone star state. last night, patrons inside a chili s restaurant huddling inside a freezer as tornado sirens sound off. a tornado watch still in effect today. this morning, the monster storm system wreaking havoc across the southern states, making its way eastward. it s a big tornado, big, big, strong tornado. reporter: over the christmas weekend, texas bearing the brunt of the storm, ravaged by nearly half a dozen deadly tornadoes.