critically, and search teams are still going through debris looking for people who may still be trapped. there was a couple houses on this side of the street and across the street there was three houses, which are gone. there were three houses on the opposite side of the block that are gone. everything is just leveled. indra petersons is there in pilger this morning. i imagine now that the sun is out you re getting a better sense of just how devastating these tornados were. reporter: complete dru destruction is what everybody is saying this morning. this was a town of about 350 residents and this morning you can tell about 75% of this town has been completely wiped out by twin tornados. what s so unusual is not that there s two tornados, that is something you can see often, but what you don t see is two equally sized violent tornados, one right after the other, directly hit a town. unfortunately, that s exactly
thanks to you. the town model of pilger, nebraska. too tough to die. it could not be more appropriate. the tiny community is reeling and grieving but determined to rebuild. rare twin tornados ripped through neighboring community. killing at least one person. 16 others were hurt. and take a look at what the monster storms left behind. virtually nothing. those tornados destroyed nearly 75% of pilger. we seen them coming and we watched and it was moving awful slow. we went down to the basement and took about 2 1/2 minutes. it s unbelievable. you re kind of in a state of shock because it s you can t believe it can be gone so fast. the weather channel mike
under the debris in the touns 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
this morning on world news now military response. the president s decision to send troops to iraq. the explosive situation in the country on the brink of war. twin tornados, a rare sight in the skies, the double danger on the ground. the human toll as the twisters wipe a town off the map. impressive victory, team usa s amazing win at the world cup, and unlikely american hero getting so much attention this morning. kiss after kiss oh, those steamy interactions on last night s the bachelorette. our senior analyst is here to show us which guys may have a chance and which ones will get the boot. that s in the skinny on this tuesday, june 17th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now.
cell phone videos shows the man shouting and ignoring pleas to calm down on saturday on that new york to las vegas flight. now the fbi says that passenger has had a medical evaluation and will not be charged in the incident. investigators say there was never any danger to the aircraft. it looks like several circus acrobat hurt during the human chandelier stunt last month may sue. seven of eight have hired a law firm in chicago to represent them. the women were injured when the apparatus fell when they were suspended. sending them plummeting 20 feet. two women suffering spinal cord injuries. it s not clear if they will walk again. we expect to learn more during a news conference with the acrobats later today. and a demonstration in washington, d.c. yesterday against the so-called yoga tax. protesters are rallying to vote down a proposed 5.75% 75% tax on gym memberships and fitness and yoga classes. they say wellness should be encouraged. they shouldn t have to pay