tornado alley. they drove their vehicle right into the twister. this is what the specially designed vehicle looks like. looks like the batmobile. we re told the instruments on the roof were ripped off by yesterday s twister, a door and a hatch were torn open but everyone made it out safe and sound. i climbed around in that last year when they came by with it. i still wouldn t drive into a twister but it s a cool thing. especially designed for tornadoes and it still suffered some pretty heavy damage. all right ahead on early start, a senator sneaking into a war zone. john mccain s secret mission into syria, next. plus the rutgers athletic director accused of abuse speaking out this morning. hear what she had to say and why the school says she s going to keep her job. hey, look! a shooting star!