Blown out, a piece of plywood came flying through the windshield, impaled in the passenger seat. Eyewitnesses who lived through this tornado say it blew through around 7 00 p. M. And lasted less there it is, i see it. Reporter even by texas standards it was a monstrosity. Oh, i see it, its crossing the highway right there. Big, big tornado. Reporter at least eight tornados exploded through dallas county, the hardesthit areas are garland and rowlett. Oh theres stuff flying in the air reporter damage has been reported along a 40mile stretch of homes and businesses. In the darkness last night the destruction was hard to see. But by this morning the path of the tornados was clear. Entire communities are flattened. Many of the houses Still Standing are without roofs. Vehicles are flipped or buried under debris. In garland the storms killed eight and destroyed 600 in rowlett, the tornados injured 23 people and level the 40 homes. High winds tossed trailers at this Mobile Home Park and damaged this strip mall. We pray and support those who have lost a family member. Reporter Texas Governor greg abbott says more storms today are complicating recovery efforts. I want you to know that texas is doing everything we can to help you piece your lives back together, to help you better deal with the challenges that you are facing right now. Reporter this afternoon, mike girard brought his wife nancy back to their home for the First Time Since they lived through the tornado last night. We were on our patio in the back of the house. What was that . That was the ceiling falling in. We went from being just inconvenienced to to been dead. And in an instant, it hit. And less than 60 seconds, it seemed like eternity, it was gone. Nancy, are you okay . No. My boys grew up in this house. Everythings gone. Im sorry, baby. Everythings gone. We just we we dont know what to do. We went from happy to homeless in a minute. But well well rebuild or well do what we have to do. Reporter mike says when the tornado finally moved out of the area he walked outside to see what was left. And he saw his neighbor, who lives here on the second story of her home. The roof was gone. And there she was waving for help. Jeff, she was stranded but she wasnt hurt. David begnaud in rowlett, texas. Before this week, 2015 was shaping up to be a record low but since wednesday, they have claimed at least 28 lives, nearly tripling the number this year. Survivors are telling remarkable stories tonight. Here is dan hagerty of our cbs dallas station ktvt. Its unbelievable anybody could come out of there alive. Reporter linda helens family survived. They had two minutes to get into a closet when the tornado hit. The front of the house is gone. The only thing left was the closet they were hiding in. And the kitchen. Reporter the twister ripped off the roof of neighbor David Dennisons house. Me and my roommate were holding each other. I was just praying, whatever. You just its crazy. Its its an experience i wouldnt wish on anybody. Heartbreaking. You know, lose everything you ever owned. Reporter Michael Norris was at a christmas party. His house is now gone. I it flipped over and hit my car, hit the next door neighbors. Again. Sounded like a train. Reporter Frank Montgomery and his family took cover under a stairwell. Sounded like so many trains were coming. It was frightening for all of us. Reporter several homes were destroyed in the glen Heights Community outside dallas. Residents broke down to tears when they saw whats left. Its just sad. Its hard to see all these peoples livelihoods gone. Cars destroyed, flipped over in front of houses. Its just hard to see. Reporter here in garland more than 600 homes were damaged. Eight people lost their lives. And jeff, many others returning to scenes like this, total losses with nothing left to return home to. Dan hagerty, thank you. More dangerous weather tonight. Blizzard conditions in parts of texas, oklahoma, and new mexico. Lets bring in david payne, chief meteorologist at our Oklahoma City affiliate kwtv. David, whats happening there . Well, its been a wild day so weve had a lot of ice, a lot of sleet in oklahoma. Oklahoma. Just a big mess around here. I40 westbound west of Oklahoma City has been shut down several times today, to just simply too much ice and sleet. We are not through, more on the way. Jeff, back to you. David payne, thank you very much. Farther west in roswell, new mexico, heres cheyenne cope of our albuquerque affiliate krqe. Im standing in two and a half feet of snow, its up to my knees and causing dangerous road conditions. Several roads have been shut down due to dangerous conditions across the area. Police are asking people to play it safe and stay off the roads saying theyve never seen snowdrifts like this before. The snow started falling yesterday and hasnt stopped. A blizzard warning is in effect across the east central plains. Yesterday people here in roswell scrambled to get lastminute essential supplies, clearing store shelves of snow shovels and other goods to tide them over through the storm. Cope, cbs news. Almost sixty million americans are affected by mental illness. Together we can help them with three simple words. My name is chris noth and i will listen. From maine to maui, thousands of High School Students across the country are getting in on the action by volunteering in their communities. Chris young action teams of High School Students are joining volunteers of america and Major League Baseball players to help train and inspire the next generation of volunteers. So you, too, can get in on the action. If you were a hippie in the 60s, you need to know. Its the dawning of the age of aquarius. Yeah, and Something Else thats cool. What . Osteoporosis is preventable. All osteos preventable . Right on if you dig your bones, protect them. All cbs cares more now on the forecast from chief meteorologist eric fisher of our cbs boston station wbz. Even with all of this activity the storms arent done yet. Certainly not. Very powerful winter storm here. Jeff all sorts of weather hazards from blizzard conditions eastern new mexico and west texas, flooding in between, a tornado watch is in effect to the east, and more flash flood watches farther east than that. So everything in a very sloppy weve already seen some destructive storms with this. Well be tracking it north and eastward through tonight. By tomorrow evening all the wintry mess across the upper midwest including chicago, davenport, des moines, heavy rain on the eastern end of the storm. Tuesday by the morning weve got our first winter storm in the northeast. Many folks seeing snow and ice for the first time this season. It took quite a while. Finally it all winds down on tuesday evening. In terms of the snow, a swath of very significant snow totals here. Around kansas reaching up toward the twin cities and into parts of wisconsin into that snow on the northern end coming across new england. The ski areas finally getting some of their first snow of the season. The other thing to note, heavy, heavy rainfall in areas that have already seen their wettest year on record. Eric fisher, thank you. The iraqi army tonight is claiming they are close to a major victory over isis. After weeks of fighting in the western city of ramadi. On the streets of ramadi today as iraqi soldiers pushed to retake the city after months of isis control. An Iraqi Military source says troops control most of the city though pockets of resistance remain. United states Defense Department could not confirm those reports. Troops inched forward street by street securing a path to its intended targets. A government compound held by isis fighters. Iraqs counterterrorism soldiers moved cautiously, tearing out buildings once controlled by isis fighters, fearing that some of the structures had been rigged with explosives. The offensive, which began five days ago, has been slow and tough going. Iraqi forces were hampered by sniper fire and were forced to navigate roads littered with ieds. Recapturing ramadi will not only be a psychological leap for the Iraqi Military, which suffered a humiliating defeat and were seen fleeing the city when isis took control of it in may this year. Stepping stone for the Iraqi Militarys plan to take back mosul, the largest city in iraq controlled by isis. Tonight a major wildfire in Southern California is 70 contained. It destroyed more than 1,200 acres this weekend in Ventura County north of los angeles. Heres maria villarreal. Reporter this is the nightmare Southern California residents fear most after four years of drought conditions. A wall of flames overtaking a major highway within inches of homes and evacuees like jane johnson, caught in the middle. Go, go go weve got to get out of here reporter its been more than 40 years since the Coastal Community of solimar beach last burned. As flames exploded this family had minutes to evacuate. Were probably going to head to santa barbara. Im 29 years old. I dont think theres ever been a fire here. Reporter once residents head on. This video from the Ventura CountyFire Department shows a bulldozer scraping brush near the flames. Santa monica deputy fire chief tom clemo despite the challenges of high winds, steep terrain, significant brush, we were able to bring a stop to all forward progress of the fire and did not lose any structures. Reporter it may be another day or two before the fire is fully contained. All that remains now are hot that a major disaster was avoided. Maria villarreal, cbs news, los angeles. Tensions remain high in chicago after a Police Officer shot and killed two people this weekend. One of them it appears accidentally. Heres anna warner. Reporter Chicago Police admit an officer mistakenly shot and killed a 55yearold mother of five, betty jones. Jones was reportedly shot in the neck as she waited for police to respond to a domestic Jacqueline Walker is her longtime childhood friend. She was shot down. A beautiful woman. A beautiful woman. It hurts my heart. To see that. Reporter jones was one of two People Killed in the Police ShootingEarly Saturday Morning inside this chicago home. After Police Responded to a call at 4 28 a. M. Upon their arrival they were confronted by a combative individual. Resulting in an officer firing shots. Reporter that allegedly combative individual was 19yearold quintonio lagreer. Police shot him multiple times. Photos shows a bloodstained floor and bullet in the wall. Wearing a sweatshirt critical of chicago mayor rahm emanuel, lagreers mother spoke to the media. She says her son was a College Honors student but was mentally ill. I used to watch the news daily. I would grieve for other mothers, other family members. And now today im grieving reporter the latest incident comes amid protests over a string of deadly Police Shootings including the death of 17yearold laquan mcdonald, shot by officer Jason Van Dyke 16 times in october of 2014. When is the man going to step up . When is he going to step up . Because we cant get no help with the police. Reporter the Justice Department is already investigating whether Chicago Police used deadly force appropriately. The families of betty jones and quintonio lagreer say for them the question has already been answered. Anna warner, cbs news, chicago. Off the coast of florida the Holiday Weekend began with a wild boat chase. Julianna goldman has this story. Reporter the highspeed chase began early Christmas Eve when authorities were alerted to a boat theft in ft. Myers beach, florida. The men tried to ram into the sheriffs boat and then fled, skimming across the gulf of mexico for nearly 20 hours at speeds of over 70 miles per as the boat approached international waters, the coast guard was called in with three aircraft, the small boat crew, and the coast guard cutter william trump. That was the ship that finally stopped the stolen boat on christmas morning. The suspects had led authorities for more than 345 miles and ended up about 65 miles off the northwest tip of cuba and about 125 miles east of cancun, mexico. These folks that were taking part in the illicit activity, they werent going to quit and neither were we. Reporter today the coast guard returned the three suspects to shore in handcuffs. Julianna goldman, cbs news, washington. Coming up, Peyton Manning slams a report accusing him of using Human Growth Hormone. 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It would never be under peytons name, it would be under her name. Reporter sly claimed the mannings received the drugs from called the allegations simply not true and said mr. Sly was never an employee of the Guyer Institute and his brief threemonth internship occurred was not even being treated. The documentary alleges several other professional athletes, including Baseball PlayersRyan Zimmerman and ryan howard, took illegal performanceenhancing drugs too. Their Attorney Says he plans to take legal action against al jazeera. Surprisingly at the end of the documentary, al jazeera says sly backed off his claims. Charlie sly said his statements about athletes were false and incorrect. Reporter the documentary offers no further explanation. Manning questioned why the network decided to release the story, knowing one of their main sources changed his. Ive done it the long way, ive done it the hard way. 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