unusual newsday, which may b in part a function of th holiday? but i don t really think, so i think it s just turning out to be an unusual newsday. first, of all i should mention that this remarkable search an rescue operation is stil underway right now about 370 miles off the coas of newfoundland in the north atlantic a submarine is an autonomous self supporting undersea vessel. a submersible, as opposed to a submarine, is a vessel tha also goes under the water bu it is not autonomous it has the use either anothe ship or a surface platform o some kind as a home base t which it is based. the vehicle that has been lost that they are looking for righ now, is a submersible. the ship from which it launche lost contact with it yesterday about an hour and 45 minutes after it started a dive. the dive was supposed to b about two and a half hours down, three hours on the bottom of the ocean, and then another tw hours back so it was about eight hour beneath the waves but about an hour
3 3 3 3 3 a closer look now, at that line of storms as they moved across the panhandle yesterday. this is by the town of century in escambia county.. where at least one tornado is believed to have touched down. at least two homes were destroyed, at least 20 others suffered serious damage. trees and power lines were ripped from the ground. even a tanker truck was flipped over. one 94-year-old woman was trapped in her home. and neighbors cut through the debris using a chainsaw. thousands of people up there have spent the night without power. we should get a much clearer look at the damages, during good day. 3 3 while the south has been dealing with the wind and the rain the past 24 hours. up north, it s a much different story. they re dealing with snow and ice. 3 up to a foot of snow is western pennsylvania to northern new england. freezing rain and ice are anticipated across much of the eastern seaboard. several winter storm warnings and freezing rain warnings have been in
((walter)) its now 5: thanks for joining us. i m walter allen((jen)) and i m jen epstein. thunder and lightning likely woke-up lots of you overnight. it s a busy weather morning. let s go right over to dave. it s not gonna last all day, right? 3 a tornado watch is in effect until 8am as showers and storms quickly move through the area. sunshine will return later today, with high temps near 70. tonight will be clear and cool; lows in the lower 50s. tomorrow will be mostly sunny and pleasant; high temps near 70. 3 3 3 3 no closed captioning is available for traffic. 3 3 3 3 while the south has been dealing with the wind and rain, the past 24-hours. up north, it s a much different story. they re dealing with snow and ice. 3 (walter up to a foot of snow is expected before the end of today, from pennsylvania to northern new england. and much of the eastern seaboard is bracing for rain and ice. there are several winter storm warnings and freezing rain warnings have been issued as
Racing on Memorial Day Weekend is a NASCAR tradition and Charlotte Motor Speedway will once again take center stage by hosting all three national series.