and 2016 is on the horizon. can you believe that? that means new year s resolutions are in order. we know what julie s are. studies show we rarely keep them. she never does. but we have suggestions that could, well, maybe make yours stick this time around. yeah. i ll believe it when i see it. we begin now with the devastating storms and tornados battering the southeast. 17 people dead. dozens of people, families are homeless. you can see the path of destruction left behind by one tornado in mississippi. as it completely leveled buildings and tore up the land in its path. brian yennis live. reporter: 17 people are now dead after two more bodies were found in mississippi today. unseasonably cool weather spawning severe weather all week. tornados and flooding from arkansas to tennessee to mississippi, leaving dozens of families homeless for the holidays. on christmas night in alabama, a tornado touching down in the state s capital, birmingham. three homes reportedly destroye