A storm system seen in Eastern and central United States on satellite imagery taken January 25, 2012.

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters)-tornadoes hit Austin, Texas, and thunderstorms hit the San Antonio, Dallas and Houston on Wednesday, bringing dry the Lone Star State drenching rain and wind damage that knocked out power, flooded the streets and on emergency workers busy rescuing the stranded drivers in high water.

A Tornado touched down in the early Wednesday in Northeast Austin, ripped across the u.s. 290 and became subdivisions, damaging a House along the road called Happy Trail, according to the National Weather Service.

Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico springlike dropped rainfall is greatest – 6-8 inch-in Eastern Austin and San Antonio and extending South to Houston, she added.

“It’s very unusual for this time of year,” said dir. Meteorologist Mark Wiley. “It was so much rain in a short period of time. In so many areas, the soil is still pretty dry, but it’s just so fast that it had no place to go, especially in urban areas. “

British Foreign Secretary said Sunday that European Nations will increase pressure on Iran over its nuclear program, but insisted the West is not pressing for military action.

William Hague told Sky television News that he believed the EU agreed new given strict sanctions against Tehran oil sector later this month, and will continue to seek a peaceful method of persuading Iran to the gutter with the pursuit of nuclear weapons.

Iran insists nuclear programme is meant for peaceful, but Western and others have accused it of trying to build a bomb. British Defence Minister Philip Hammond said earlier this month that Tehran was working “flat out” on weapons programs.

“We have never ruled out anything. We do not rule out the option, or support options. We believe all options should be on the , which is part of the pressure on Iran, but definitely not our calling on or advocating military action, “said Hague.

“We advocate meaningful negotiations, if Iran will get into them, and an increase in the pressure of sanctions to try to get some flexibility from Iran,” he said.

“At this point, I just can’t move,” Scott said in a speech delivered in the House Chamber to haltingly jammed and viewership TV live, with lawmakers the s full of flower commemmorative. “I asked again today to send me a budget that significantly increases State funds for education. This is one of the most important decisions we can make this day for Florida’s future. ”

Scott last spring signed a budget that cuts spending on schools by $ 1.3 billion. But in a series of meetings with parents across the country, he said they were convinced favored more money for school, and in an election year, the emphasis on education is likely to be well received by the voters.

He said the three most important goals as Governor to ensure that people have jobs and quality education and maintain a low cost of living. He called for reforms to reduce fraud in the automobile insurance system errors are not Florida, and he spoke in private personal job history, including running two donut shops.

In his address to the legislature dominated by Republicans, Scott claims that in the past year, the country saw 135,000 new jobs the private sector and a drop in unemployment among the State’s second largest (2 percent). He celebrated the census figures show that Florida grows more than 250,000 people over the past 15 months.

WASHINGTON

Harry Thomas, Jr., a Democrat 51 years, was charged earlier in the day in the criminal information after plea discussions between lawyers and federal Prosecutors. The documents usually show the defendant

(Charles Dharapak/Associated Press)-FILE-in this 2nd December 2011 file photo, the FBI and IRS investigators seized a motorcycle from home Washington DC Council Member Harry Thomas, Jr., in Washington. Authorities said Thomas had been accused of stealing more than $ 350,000 government funds and filing a false tax return.

After facing calls for his resignation throughout the day from Mayor Vincent Gray and from some fellow, Thomas issued a statement through his lawyers Thursday night said he will resign, effective immediately. He apologized for what he called