of oklahoma city, were flattened. more heartache in the heartland. two people are dead in stafford county in kansas. they were driving when a possible tornado uprooted a tree that slammed into their van. emergency officials say two people died in arkansas last night. heavy damage to trees and homes reported in denning and johnson county, that s in the northern part of the state. you know the weather is extreme when the staff at the local storm prediction center is forced to evacuate and that is exactly what happened in norman, oklahoma, last night. a tornado was coming right at them. it missed. but others nearby weren t so lucky. five people were killed in the state and the national weather service says at least five tornadoes touched down there. let s bring in ed lavandera, live in piedmont, oklahoma, this morning. ed, what s the story? ali, this is the area where those five deaths you talked about happened last night, and the sheriff in this area says that death toll could continue
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later on this half hour, our business editor explains the impact the disaster s having on the economy in japan and worldwide. coming up on america this morning and good morning america, the latest to address the nuclear crisis. with that, here s a look at your wednesday weather. showers from philadelphia to new york and boston. tapering off before noon. light rain lingers in the carolinas and northern new england, a wet day along the pacific coast from seattle to san francisco. 1 to 2 feet of snow in cascades and northern rockies. 49 in seattle. 49 in sacramento. 61 in salt lake. 50s in chicago and indianapolis. 66 in omaha. new york warms up to 55. atlanta, 64. and new orleans, 71 degrees. the disaster that is shattering lives in japan is touching hearts around the globe. now prayers and well wishes are soaring their way by the thousands. students at emporia state university in kansas and other schools have been busy raising money by folding paper cranes
bill: thanks for staying with us, i m bill o reilly reporting tonight from southern california. we continue with the kelly file. you may remember that a late term abortion doctor in kansas george tiller was charged with 19 misdemeanors in a 2007 case put together by former kansas attorney general phill cline. tiller was equited. they were so disturbed by the case that it launched an investigation after the court decision. however, in may of 2008, dr. tiller was murdered in a horrifying crime. now, the board that oversees all attorneys in kansas is trying to revoke mr. cline s law license citing that case. joining us again from new york megyn kelly. so everybody is clear how intense the case is we interviewed a woman named kelly who got pregnant at age 13 in cans.
bill: thanks for staying with us, i m bill o reilly reporting tonight from southern california. we continue with the kelly file. you may remember that a late term abortion doctor in kansas george tiller was charged with 19 misdemeanors in a 2007 case put together by former kansas attorney general phill cline. tiller was equited. they were so disturbed by the case that it launched an investigation after the court decision. however, in may of 2008, dr. tiller was murdered in a horrifying crime. now, the board that oversees all attorneys in kansas is trying to revoke mr. cline s law license citing that case. joining us again from new york megyn kelly. so everybody is clear how intense the case is we interviewed a woman named kelly who got pregnant at age 13 in cans.