alabama to detroit to salt lake city. as you can see, 2014 was also a very wet year for many. number three, twin tornados. this is the aftermath in nebraska where a pair of violent tornados tore through the tiny town with a population of 380. the tornados causing two deaths. the first tornado-related fatalities in nebraska in ten years. number four from twin tornados to tornado hurricanes in bermuda. this is what it looked like from outer space. i think we had that advantage point. the second hurricane in less than a week hit there it is there. that s what it looked like when the second hurricane less than a week hit going back in october causing up to $400 million in damage. number five from that to this.
this morning on world news now extreme weather. from another set of twin tornados in the plains to dangerous fires in the west to oppressive heat in the east. get the latest from accuweather. this morning on world news now extreme weather. from another set of twin tornados in the plains to dangerous fires in the west to oppressive heat in the east. get the latest from accuweather. football fight. the latest challenge to the washington redskins team name. a major move which could cost the owners a fortune but will it force a change. and i m sorry, the ad campaign about two words that some women say too often. it s like, oh, my gosh, i do this all the time. and i don t even know it. an eye-opening look at the sexism, the apologies and the advertiser cashing in. it s thursday, june 19th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good thursday morning, to
it has been a relentless three days for severe weather and mother nature does not seem to be ready to take a break just yet. this time, the target south dakota, people in wessington springs will be surveying the damage from several businesses and homes. that tornado injured one person we ll told. bill karns is here. bill, give us a big impact on this week and what you think we minute seeing today as well. it s been a tough week. it s been our most active three-day period that we ve seen this year. usually may is the peak for our severe weather season. this year it looks like it shifted into june. of course we started with the very memorable and historic twin tornados in pilger, nebraska. day two we went to coal ridge. it wasn t two but one big nasty looking storm. that barely hits the outskirts of one town. we shoulder you the pictures of
good morning. i m rina n good morning. i m reena ninan. i m devin dwyer. here are some of the top headlines we re following on world news now. people in nebraska, nebraska town of pilger, are struggling to put their lives back together after gifting raked over by powerful twin tornados. 75% of the town was shredded to pieces and two people were killed. gm ceo mary barra heads to capitol hill today. she ll be answering questions stemming from a gm ordered report about its mishandled recall of millions of small cars. lawmakers are expected to ask what barra knew and when about ignition switch problems. the ak bats badly injured during a circus stunt last month are planning to sue. four of the women spoke out yesterday saying they re learning to use their arms and legs again hoping to heal enough to live without pain.
marcus wellons and john winefield was put to death. the another large tornado touching down in nebraska late yesterday. several farms were destroyed. no deaths or injuries have been reported. it was one of multiple slow-moving twisters that loomed over the northeastern part of the state a day after the rare twin tornados levelled the town of pilger. a terrifying accident with a tractor trailer. a jeep cher key slams into into it flipping over the trailer. one person was injured. police investigate if the driver was impaired there. prosecutors in physical are asking an appeals court aget john f connelly was initially convicted of second-degree murder for his role in the 1982 murder allegedly org straited by bulger. the conviction was tossed due to an issue with the statute of limitations.