still feeding red meat to the base. u.s. president donald trump marks his 100-day milestone with an unapologetic and determinedly populist speech to cheering crowds in pennsylvania. in the meantime, it's only a two and a half hour drive, but worlds apart, journalists gathered for the correspondents' dinner. mr. trump was a no-show, but the zingers kept coming. right now death and destruction brought to the southern united states. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world.

i'm george howell at cnn headquarters in atlanta. >> and i'm hannah vaughan jones in london. this is "cnn newsroom." it is 9:00 a.m. here on this sunday morning in london. saturday, though, was an historic milestone for u.s. president donald trump, his 100th day in office. he marked the occasion with a campaign-style rally before a large and supportive crowd in pennsylvania. cnn's jeff zelany has our report. >> reporter: president trump delivering a rerun on his speech last year. president trump ran through a litany of grievances with familiar attacks on the media, familiar attacks on the obama administration taking little responsibility for any of his own crises and chaos in the west wing during his first 100 days. but he was speaking in harr

harrisburg, pennsylvania to supporters at the same time the correspondents' dinner was going on back in washington. he made that clear from the very beginning of his speech. >> a large group of hollywood actors and washington media are consoling each other in a hotel barroom in our nation's capitol right now. [ cheers and applause ] >> they are gathered together for the white house correspondents' dinner without the president. >> reporter: the president did not tell his supporters that he, in fact, has attended this dinner for years, and he will likely attend it next year, he says, he did turn to other issues as well, particularly on china. his language on china so different than during the campaign. and he explained exactly why he

now says china may not be a currency manipulator. >> and i think it's not exactly the right time to call china a currency manipulator right now. do we agree with that? >> reporter: the president also said he will decide within the next two weeks whether to pull out of the paris climate agreement. of course, this was the accord reached during the obama administration about climate change. he's being advised by some of his officials inside the west wing to withdraw from this. others say he should stick with it. now, this is one of the big decisions, as he said, that's facing him going forward in the next chapter of his presidency. so many more decisions as well, as well as some legislative accomplishments like health care and other matters he has yet to achieve during his first 100 days. jeff zelany, cnn, harrisburg, pennsylvania. >> thank you for the report. before going on stage at the rally in pennsylvania, the

president added on to his list of executive actions, signing two executive orders on trade, one calling for a new deal on all current trade deals. the other set up a new office of trade and manufacturing. mr. trump has logged 32 executive orders in his first 100 days. that's more than any president since harry truman. well, about 100 miles away, 160 kilometres, also, the correspondents' dinner was being held in washington, an event mr. trump refused to attend. it is the first time in more than three decades that the sitting u.s. president has not attended the dinner. despite his absence, journalists still addressed mr. trump's attacks against the media. >> the effort today to get this best attainable version of the truth is largely made in good faith. mr. president, the media is not

fake news. >> comedian manage headlined the event and joked that he would not take on the trump administration, but of course he did. >> do you know donald trump does not drink, right? does not touch alcohol, which is oddly respectable. think about that. that means every statement, every interview, every tweet completely sober. how is that possible? we've all had that excuse, haven't we? i said what? no, listen, babe, i swear to you i was hammered, that's not who i really am. what does donald trump tell melan melania? listen, babe, last year on that bus with billy, that's exactly

who i am. she tweets -- he tweets at 3:00 sober. who tweets at 3:00 a.m. sober? donald trump because in london it's 1:00 a.m. that's business hours. >> our colleague ryan nobles was at the correspondents dinner. he filed this report from the red carpet. >> reporter: it was a black tie event, and there was no red carpet, but there was no doubt the correspondents' dinner was different this year in d.c. than years past, and the main reason was because the president of the united states was not here. donald trump told the organization via tweet weeks ago that he had no intention of attending this dinner to make him the first president since

ronald reagan in 1981 not attending the dinner. there were also far less a-list celebrities that made their way down this red carpet. very different than it was during the obama administration. but many of the journalists in attendance here today thinking perhaps that's a good thing, that the focus of this dinner can go back to its main purpose, and that's to raise money for aspiring journalists through a scholarship fund. so no president, no celebrity, but still what many considered to be a successful white house correspondents' dinner here in washington. ryan nobles, cnn. the president is not ruling out taking military action if north korea carries out another military test. he downplayed a military test by

kim jong-un. >> you said they would pay if they tested a missile. they tested a missile. is the test working? >> he has to do what he has to do, but i have to tell you, a man i have come to like and respect, the president of china, president xi, i believe has been putting pressure on him also. so far perhaps nothing has happened, perhaps it has. this was a small missile, this was not a big missile. this was not a nuclear test which he was expected to do three days ago. we'll see what happens. >> you say not happy. what does that mean? >> i would not be happy if he does a nuclear test. i will not be happy. and i can tell you also, i don't believe that the president of china, who is a very respected man, will be happy, either. >> not happy mean military action? >> i don't know. i mean, we'll see. >> will ripley is the only u.s. tv reporter in north korea right now. he's there on -- get this -- his

12th trip and joins me from pyongyang. president trump says he would not be happy and china would not be happy, either. is that enough of a deterrence for kim jong-un? >> reporter: in a word, no, but it certainly does send an interesting message, doesn't it? we know the united states and china appear to be, according to president trump, and hints we get out of beijing as well in close communication on the north korean issue, china state media has really been -- they have their state global times putting out editorial warning jong-un they would face consequences for a possible nuclear test. donald trump said they expected a nuclear test three days before that interview, which i believe would be friday or saturday in the united states, i'm not entirely sure. i think it was on saturday. the fact they thought there would be a nuclear test last

week, that's new. the last that we heard the pyongyang nuclear site had actually appeared to have stood down from having a nuclear test imminent. so is the pressure from beijing working? north korea would never acknowledge that. they would never say that pressure from china is influencing in any way their activities, but apparently the u.s. and china have made it clear that this sixth nuclear test is a red line, but the so-called small missiles, like the modified scud that north korea attempted to launch in the early morning hours on saturday that blew up after traveling just 22 miles, blew up over north korean territory, the president said that provocation was acceptable, that these large scale fire drills are acceptable but the nuclear tests are not acceptable. they say they will conduct the nuclear test no matter what the u.s. or china thinks, but after having a nuclear test imminent, they haven't had one yet. we may never know what happens

behind closed doors, obviously, but the actions so far have not led to a significant response from the u.s. or china, so that's noteworthy for sure. >> we may mark what's going on in pyongyang with these nuclear tests, i believe it was the sixth one this year, but with each test jong-un is getting closer to a nuclear test that could threaten the u.s. >> reporter: absolutely. even though this test was a failure, each test, each rocket launch is closer to a success. they've been launching since the beginning of the trump administration, so now on the first 101 days or so, and they've attempted to launch at least nine missiles. there have been some successes, there have been failures, but with each case north korea learns more. i want to show you, too, this live image we have of pyongyang. this is the only day off of the

week for those who live in north korea. life goes on in this city. people have the day off, they're out playing sports, really oblivious to what's happening in the outside world. if they are made aware by their state media, they say they're not worried about war, they're going on with their lives here. >> fascinating to see what's going on in that secretive state. will ripley, thank you. still ahead, there is widespread destruction as severe storms tear through the southern part of the u.s. we'll have the very latest on that weather system ahead. plus, thousands of protestors marching in blisteringhe heat, even snow, a they take on trump's policies. luckily the geico insurance agency had helped the pig with homeowners insurance.

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in those demonstrations. take a look. >> reporter: a mass of thousands making their way up pennsylvania avenue near the washington's capitol to the white house. they are here to shine a light on policies they say constitutes the biggest assault on the environment from any administration in history. the administration says they can drill for resources that they desperately need without hurting the environment. do you believe that? >> not at all. they've had over 100 spills and it's not going to work out. >> reporter: they say it's covered up economic growth. president trump said, i am committed to keeping our air and water clean, but always remember that economic growth enhances

environmental protection. jobs matter. he got access to the keystone pipeline that the epa had blocked. and the epa removed most of its things on climate change. they said it's being updated to reflect the approach of leadership. under the obama administration, they say there was steady progress toward a clean environment and getting rid of fossil fuels. >> every single one of those decisions is being challenged and being blocked and we've got oil tycoons running the government. >> this is the 100th day of the trump administration, the most anti-environmental pro-polluter in our history. this is the perfect chance to tell the president everyone is against what he's doing. >> reporter: silent except for the simulated heartbeats to show their unity and conviction. this protest, held in

conjunction with hundreds of similar events, across the u.s. and around the world. participating in the d.c. event, like-minded politicians and celebrities, including former vice president al gore and leonardo dicaprio. >> after today, what is the most important step for people on climate change? we need to take the energy here, we need to take the people's energy, we need to go back to our communities. please, run for office. let's take these people's power and build it up right up until we take control of the building behind us. >> reporter: two leaders expressed to me they don't want an adversarial debate with president trump over these issues. they pointed out that economic growth doesn't have to come at the cost of the environment, and for the past eight years, they say it didn't. the activists are ready to work with the president if he embraces that idea, but they're also willing to stage more protests if he doesn't. brian todd, cnn. in 2016, it was then presidential candidate president

trump and russian president vladimir putin, certainly a relationship that has raised eyebrows about the connection between the two. observers thought the old cold war enemies might set off to be allies. but as cnn's matthew chance reports, relations between russia and the u.s. are rocky since trump took office. >> reporter: at first he was the darling of the kremlin-controlled media. russia state television off and on -- fawning over donald trump and his pro-moscow policies. >> wouldn't it be nice if we actually got along with russia? >> reporter: there were even trump election parties in moscow, with some russians literally toasting their good fortune. donald trump shared with this politician, now we can become allies in syria and ukraine, he

declared. maybe america can stop funding nato. it was, of course, wishful thinking. talk of partnership ended in a barrage of 59 u.s. cruise missiles, russia's syrian ally. those targeted may have been moderate damage. the putin-trump friendship was blown to smithereens. >> translator: one could say the level of trust on a military level has deteriorated. >> reporter: in fact, that may have deteriorated before amid suspended russian links with trump officials. reporting of which annoyed the kremlin as much as it did the

white house officials. >> stop spreading lies and false news. this is good advice for cnn. >> reporter: are you concerned that the investigations into russia are going to turn up more secret meetings? >> please stop spreading lies and false news. >> reporter: it was that almost constant flow of bad news that may have eventually taken its toll. the disillusioned russians protested the amount of trump coverage on their television screens. we're all against trumpmania here, says this woman. behind the complaints, though, real disappointment that trump's first 100 days saw hopes of an early diplomatic foe with russia slip away. matthew chance, cnn, moscow. >> thank you, matthew, with those reports on some awkward moments and presidential u-turns. donald trump's first 100 days in office paint a picture of unpredictability at the center of u.s. government.

so cnn decided to take a closer look at a couple key foreign policy issues of the trump administration, nato and isis. >> reporter: i'm nic peyton walsh. despite a torturous bloody battle, those losses are said to have about 70% of territory down from a third@their height. the issue is this isn't really necessarily trump's doing, a struggle to find people who say he's majorly changed the pace on nature. this is obama's pentagon plan simply playing out. >> reporter: imer 'm erin mcglon

in london. president trump has openly acknowledged he didn't know about the alliance at the time of those remarks, but he took credit of nato on counterterrorism and increased defense bergen sharing. they say nato has been an alliance for years, but a nato diplomat tells me as a result of president trump's remarks, there has been a renewed focus on the areas of counterterrorism and defense spending and that we could see concrete steps forward in those areas as early as may. president trump says that nato is, quote, no longer obsolete, and nato officials say that after 100 days in office, they believe president trump has a clearer picture of the importance of the nato alliance. >> the u.s. president making several changes since being on the campaign trail and now taking office. we'll, of course, follow all the details of the president's first 100 days here on "newsroom."

we're following a story in dallas, texas of a massive tornado that ripped through a community. it killed at least five people, injured a dozen others. the twister that spawned that system is not done, cutting a deadly path. to talk about this, this is in the northern part of texas near dallas. >> about 60 miles east of dallas. in fact, unfortunately, there are two additional confirmed fatalities to cnn out of the same storm system, one coming from a 72-year-old female out of missouri that was swept away in her car in floodwaters. another storm-related death in arkansas via a tree falling onto a mobile home. deadly tornado and lots of loss. this is denton county where the town of kenton is located. you can hear it as well, often

like a freight train, the way people describe tornadoes as they approach you. take a look at this damage from this particular tornado and you can see roofs being completely torn off of buildings, cars flipped over as though they weigh nothing. and, unfortunately, there were over 50 injuries reported, and you can see some of the individuals being admitted to the hospital here. take a look at the stats behind me because this is interesting. we're now getting into the peak season of tornado time. april seeing about 155 tornadoes on average. now as we work our way into may, that's when we see around 276 on average. how many tornadoes did we experience for the day on saturday? four confirmed for the moment, but the national weather service has to go and assess and make that final number. but still, several dozen hail and wind damage reports coming out of the central united states, and it's not over, as george just alluded to.

we have a new watch box through much of central and eastern louisiana, a very strong set of storms moving eastward from alexandria into the baton rouge region. that will certainly impact that area in the coming hours. we'll continue to monitor these storms as they head eastward. also snowfall, a combination of storm systems. several inches of snow falling across colorado, wyoming, into the texas panhandle and also flooding causing destruction across parts of arkansas and missouri. take a look at the footage coming out of this region, and you'll see the tug-of-war of two seasons. we go from spring to winter. this is all part of the storm system causing havoc across the central u.s. >> those are extremes there. >> it really is. >> thanks so much. >> derek, george, thanks so much, indeed. we'll stay up with that story and other stories as well. stay with us this hour, because after the break, as donald trump

reaches an important milestone in his presidency, we'll take a closer look at what he has and has not accomplished in his first 100 days. plus, the parents of madeline mccann say they are still hopeful ten years after she vanished. stay with us. finding time to get things done isn't easy.

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office with a campaign style rally in pennsylvania. he told the cheering crowd that he was thrilled to be out of the swamp of washington for a few hours. >> that rally was held at the same time as this year's white house correspondents' dinner in washington, d.c. mr. trump skipped that dinner. it may be for the first time in three decades the sitting president has not attended it. comedian minhag hosted the dinner. it raised money for scholarships. doing military drills with south korea's navy. the tension could raise serious issues with north korea. president trump says he hasn't fulfill fulfilled his promise to north korea because he's relying on china to carry out their agreement. a tornado kills five people

near dallas. the storm ripped through a community, tearing through some neighborhood. one home had its entire roof blown off. rescue teams are now searching for survivors. it's a story we're continuing to follow. many trump voters hoped he would be the man to shake up washington, but how much has the president actually lived up to his campaign promises on the campaign trail as we mark these first 100 days? our tom foreman has the record. >> reporter: 100 days of promises colliding with political reality started with a staggering loss. >> on my first day i'm going to ask congress to send me a bill to immediately repeal and replace -- >> repeal and replace -- >> repeal and replace that horror show called obamacare. >> reporter: that pledge brought surefire applause on the campaign but clalamity in offic. the president's party, even in control of congress, found

people bitterly divided. some went too far, some not far enough and his first legislation was yanked without a vote. as far as his pledge to have a border wall and have mexico pay for it, there is no concrete progress on that, either. true, the president has signed more legislation than any previous five presidents in the same period, much of it erasing obama-era regulations, but none of it produced the broad impact typical of native laws. for that he has turned to executive actions, signing more than any other president in the first 100 days since harry truman, quickly wiping out the trade deal known as the trans-atlantic partnership. >> we just officially put out tpp. >> reporter: but several have

stalled in the court over protests. >> protecting the military in the united states is a vital instrument for strengthening our national security. >> reporter: trump has scored by far his biggest victory. >> we have to replace judge scalia with a conservative, great judge. >> reporter: despite overwhelming democratic opposition, neil gorsuch was approved and seated on the supreme court. >> and i got it done within the first 100 days. that's even nice. >> reporter: even as the courts overall challenged other trump initiatives, including his attempt to cut funding from so-called sanctuary cities for not helping enforce immigration laws. meanwhile, on the foreign front, the president reversed on his campaign promise not to intervene in syria, taking fast action following a syrian gas attack. unleashing a barrage of missiles and the mother of all bombs in afghanistan, raising tensions not merely in the middle east

but also with far-flung allies and adversaries, including north korea. his meetings with foreign leaders came with the backdrop of a fiscal plan to boost military spending while cutting other agencies. >> i tweeted today. don't worry, i'll give it up after i'm president. >> reporter: and, of course, there were tweets. unproven claims of voter fraud, unproven accusations of president obama wiretapping trump tower, and a relentless stream of attacks on the media about what president trump calls fake news, especially over the march of stories about possible russian ties to his circle. this president has undeniably pushed forward at a breakneck pace, and perhaps many of his promises will yet come to pass. but faced with a string of protests and a plummetting approval rating, his first 100 days, as he himself has hinted,

have been more complicated than expected. tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> more complicated than expected. tom foreman, thank you for the reporting. let's bring in brendan o'connor, professor at american politics at university of sydney in australia. good to have you with us, brendan. the president says he believes he's done very well with his first 100. what are your thoughts? >> well, it was going to be very difficult to govern. a new administration in the united states requires filling a lot of positions within the executive, within the state department. hardly any positions have been filled, so it wasn't a trump team. it was a bit of a one-man show with a view to the right campaigners working for him. he struggled to govern because he doesn't have the people in place, doesn't have the experience and there's conflict within the administration

between reince priebus, an establishment out of the administration, and steve bannon, the more far right conservative, sort of the nationalist arm of the administration. it hasn't been great governing, even if you -- whatever you make of the policies, it just hasn't been made very smooth at all. >> brendan, while you were speaking we were looking at this campaign-style rally that the president held in pennsylvania. look, he was surrounded by his supporters. he hit on some of the popular themes that he hit on during the campaign. attacking the media, things of that nature. but listen to what one cnn commentator had to say, david gerg gergen, about his speech there in pennsylvania. we can talk about it on the other side. >> to bring your campaign speech into the presidency is something presidents rarely do. this was the most divisive speech i've ever heard from a sitting american president. others may disagree about that. he played to his base and he

treated his other listeners, the rest of the people who have been disturbed about him or oppose him, he treated them basically as, i don't give a damn what you think because you're basically an enemy with the press. i thought it was a deeply disturbing speech. >> david gergen's words. elb he believes president trump doesn't give a damn about the people who oppose him. >> it's very hard to message him, it's very hard to tell if he's going to change his ways. what's fascinating about that speech in the campaign, it hasn't really followed policy. there's been some deregulation in environmental policies. these are standard policies we got from george w. bush. these aren't bringing back jobs to america, protecting american manufacturing industries from the chinese, calling china out

as a currency manipulator, putting a 45% tariff on chinese goods while, you know, sort of getting after and tearing it up. he's done none of those things. he's made a lot of promises to places like the midwest, people who have felt the effects of the industrialization. but he's give vn very little to them. he's attempted to, saying he's connected to those issues, but he hasn't delivered much. he keeps going back to these people for adulation, and these people are not getting more stimulation economicwise. you can't not deliver on some front. the problem is it's all been politics. he's gone to the carrier in indiana and said, look, i'm going to save this air-conditioning firm, i'm going to keep them from going to mexico. it's going to be very difficult

for foreign policy when it's so haphazard. >> brendan o'connor, it's good to get your insight. live for us. thank you so much for your time. >> my pleasure. coming up on trump's first 100 days. also after the break, the failed coup may have been months ago but their government appears to be expanding. we'll take you live to istanbul for the very latest. ed sglt2 inhibitor that works to lower a1c. invokana® is a pill used along with diet and exercise to significantly lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. and in most clinical trials, the majority reached an a1c goal of 7 percent or lower. invokana® works around the clock by sending some sugar out of your body through the process of urination.

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it's been nearly ten years since little madeleine mccann went missing and her parents are speaking out to mark the anniversary. madeleine was just three years old when she disappeared during a family trip to portugal. she would be nearly 14 years old now. her parents say they still have hope that their daughter is alive. listen. >> i think it's been good for the general public to hear the police say that there is no evidence that she's dead, and

there is an active investigation, and there's still hope. certainly from my point of view, somebody knows what's happened. >> there is progress being made. you know, it might not be as quick as we want, but there's real progress being made, so i think we need to take heart from that. and we just have to go with the process and follow it through wherever it takes as long as it takes. there is still hope we find madeleine. >> detectives in the case of the missing british girl say they are still pursuing critical leads in the case. nearly 4,000 turkish public employees have been fired over alleged national security concerns. that is according to a government website. it's all part of the ongoing purge of last year's failed coup. daytime shows have now been banned and wikipedia has been

blocked. the on-line encyclopedia is part of a, quote, smear campaign against turkey in a national arena. this all comes two weeks after the turkey president won in a referendum. we join the ally in istanbul. ben, tens of thousands of people have been detained since this coup attempt last summer. we're now hearing about this cens censorship of the press. it seems president erdogan is flexing his newfound muscles very quickly. >> yes, he is flexing his newfound muscles. at this point we've seen 20,000 people dismissed from their jobs since july 15th of last year when that failed coup occurred. 40,000 are in prison at the moment as a result, and of course, yesterday 4,000 people, state employees, dismissed. wednesday a thousand policemen dismissed. and yesterday morning around 10:00 in the morning, we saw

that wikipedia was blocked and now the turkish government has in the past blocked other sites, including facebook, twitter and youtube. but this is the first time they've blocked wikipedia. now, the turkish government didn't give specific reasons why wikipedia is blocked, but there is some speculation that it's because the wikipedia entry on the referendum that occurred on the 16th of april which gave the president sweeping new powers did include some rather negative entries or mentions of that vote. that may be the reason behind that. now, a court has two days to possibly overturn this decision by the government to block wikipedia, but at this point it is, yes, another indication that following that referendum which the president didn't really win

with a mandate in any sense, he won by 51% as opposed to 48 who rejected the referendum, but he does seem to think it's enough of a mandate to round up more potential opponents and silence more potential forms of opposition. hannah? >> a very narrow margin of victory in that referendum, as you say, ben. turkey is a member of nato. is there any other concern among the united states as well as fellow observer's rights as well as to what's going on in turkey right now? >> human rights observers are very concerned what's going on in turkey right now. turkey is a jailer of journalists. as far as nato is concerned, that's a different sort of subject altogether, really, that has more to do with differences over the conflict in syria.

the united states, of course, supports factions in syria that the turkish government considers to be affiliated with the kurdish workers party, the pkk, which turkey is adamantly opposed to and considers them terrorist organizations. turkey does definitely feel that it's under attack from a variety of directions, from the pkk, from fito accide orfitoula gere believes is hind tbehind the co turkey feeling pulled in a variety of directions. >> thank you in turkey. still ahead, we have a story about flight attendants who lost their livelihoods because of how they look. we'll hear of the russian

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aeroflot denies the claim, but flight attendants claim they're getting less work because they don't fit the part. we take a closer look. >> reporter: perfect lips and a perfect manicure. the hammer and sickle of aeroflot. staffed, it seems, by just the long-legged. but what if you don't look like this? did you do this? >> yes, but of course my size is more -- so i've had to change my -- >> reporter: you've done this very well. last year she was told she had to be photographed, head and body shots. then her career with aeroflot changed. international flights, because they are afraid i'm fat, ugly

and old. >> reporter: your boss said that to you? >> yes. >> here's a photograph showing the salary deductions of 100 rubles or less than $200 per hour. the stats don't meet their requirements. as a result, she took aeroflot to court, citing discrimination, and lost. there are other flight attendants too scared to speak out against russia's national flag carrier. >> translator: several hundred have been affected by this but most of them have small children so they're trying to hold onto their jobs any way they can. >> reporter: at a news conference last week, a representative from aeroflot's public council encouraged

stewardesses to lose their jobs or lose weight, as he did. >> i just corrected my meal plan. i don't understand how this is such a mission impossible. >> reporter: aeroflot said these men don't speak for the company. they also deny discrimination but stand by their policies, saying, cabin crew of a national flag carrier are the calling card of their country. their deportment and how they serve passengers reflects the attitude of russia. with its suggestions of latest chauvinism widely covered in this country covers one of its widest brands. >> i'm hannah vaughan jones in

london. >> and i'm george howell in atlanta.

if the media's job is to be honest and tell the truth, then i think we would all agree the media deserves a very, very big fat failing grade. >> on day 100 of his presidency, donald trump returned to his campaign trail persona, blasting the media in front of a large rally of supporters. >> that's because he skipped the white house correspondents' dinner, but he was still the main topic of conversation and the zingers kept coming at his expense. plus a deadly tornado ripped through eastern texas on saturday. we'll have more on how that region is