under the debris in the towns of pilger, wisner and stanton. authorities say there are a significant number of injuries. abc affiliate katv reports that one person has been killed. while this tornado outbreak hammers the plains, out west fires are raging. this blaze near woford heights, california, chewed through 2,200 acres since it began friday. 1,000 homes are threatened. from the air, helicopters skim the tree tops, water-bombing hot spots. adding to afternoon already expensive season, twice as many acres burned this time as last year. so the fire fight continues here. but in the middle part of the country, there is still great danger. the chance for a large and destructive tornados continues. clayton sandell, abc news, california. now here is a look at today s weather. severe storms covering the entire northern tier of the country with that deadly midwestern storm system now headed to the east. bringing the threat of large
my heart is still pounding. i m still revved up. i told you yesterday, i believe that team usa, despite the odds, would take it. they sure did. you did call it. it was an epic game. unbelievable. everybody s talking about it this morning here. we are psyched. i know you are at home. glad you are with us. the heat, humidity didn t affect it. unfortunately, we have serious news about weather and serious implications with it. we begin this half hour with the state of emergency in one nebraska town, almost completely wiped off the map by deadly tornados. that s right. at least one person has been killed. 16 are now in critical condition at area hospitals. after that rare and terrifying double tornado slammed through the tiny town of pilger. abc s mary bruce has the latest. reporter: storm trackers and rural residents nervously watched massive tornados racing through nebraska. we have multiple tornados on the ground here. reporter: then a rare and dangerous birth of another torn
we have to deal with the issue and how will we do that after coming in to iraq. i know in january, you were calling for military intervention and this is something i want to add to viewers people people feel they were caught off guard. i hope you come back. thanks for the time, today. i would love to. what do you think should be the next step in iraq? airstrikes? our live chat is up. foxnews.com/happeningnow and click on america is asking and we will use your thoughts throughout the show today. rare and deadly. twin tornados hitting a mile apart in northeast nebraska. look at this. dramatic video as one of those
roll by with the stanley cup. the nhl s new champions were crowned last friday night after defeating the rangers. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, june 17th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. we re excited about the soccer win. but we have serious news at the top of this broadcast. we are going to begin with an entire town in nebraska in a state of emergency this morning. at least one person is dead. 16 others in critical condition after a rare, deadly double tornado, effectively wiped at least half the town of pilger, nebraska, right off the map. it was a terrifying sight, rarely seen by the human eye. caught on camera by intrepid storm chasers. we have multiple tornados on the ground here. i have never seen anything like this. reporter: at least two tornados touched down roughly within a mile of each other. 100 miles northeast of omaha. the monster twisters reported to be deadly ef-4s, generating wind
for walking, unplayable, it s unpassable. reporter: mary bruce, abc news. the volatile storm system now moving to the east. millions of americans will get an early, unpleasant taste of summer today. that s right. our coverage continues with accuweather with the latest from meteorologist jim dickey. good morning, jim. good morning. a mild air mass continues to build across the nation s mid-section onto the east. the fringes of the air mass, dangerous storms fire from the dakotas across the great lakes. watch out here, twin cities into chicago, on towards detroit. gusty winds. large hail, not quite the tornado threat we saw yesterday. isolated tornadoes not out of the question. on into the southwest. between cooler air moving into california, nevada, and going to see gusty winds with that. high fire danger once again in the four corners. back to you. jim, thank you so much. that wildfire that destroyed three homes near bakersfield, california, is now 50% contained. evacuation o