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>> marina molina in the extreme weather center. mike tobin in henryville, indiana. check in with mike tobin, first. >> rick, everywhere is a profound scene of destruction. this house the roof the house was blown off. the location is right across the street from the henryville high school where students were sheltering in place. the local emergency authorities say this is proof that the air early warning system worked because of all of the people sheltering in the high school only one person was killed. i want to show you amateur video out of pe pekin indiana where you can see the funnel cloud forming in the sky and reaching its fury and reaching down toward the earth and cutting its path of destruction. we now know from the national weather service debris was pulled some 5,000 feet in the

air before it was deposited. we also know as the tornado was working its way along the ground four people on that particular scene were are killed. marysville indiana. wiped out an entire town. back out here live you can see the power crews restoring power engaged in what is now the primary activity. there are no more people unaccounted for so the primary activities are cleanup and restoration of the infrastructure. back to you guys in new york. >> tough to look at those pictures. mike tobin, thank you so much. >> and strong storms taking their toll on tennessee as well. families there searching for what little they can salvage. sad scene like the one we are showing you now playing out in neighborhoods across the state after a reported tornado touched down in nine counties.

we go to jonathan who is live in hard hit delano, tennessee. what can you tell us? >> there used to be a house sitting right here where you see the remaps of a wooden porch. what used to be the house is now scattered debris in the family's backyard. there were five people inside the house at the time. they all survived although four went to the hospital with varying injuries. take a glance at this home over here. a manufactured house where mitchell dykess. it had been tied down with anchor straps. he saw the tornado coming and grabbed it -- >> that was johnathan serrie there in delano tennessee. we will get back to him late. our hearts go out to everybody dealing with this destruction. and we have brand new information just coming our way

from the national weather center. more.lina withmaria mow low >> the tornado watch in georgia has now allowed to expire. we are thinking that severe weather or the risk of severe weather is greatly diminishing here. the storm is losing its punch and the sun starting to set to we lose the day time energy or heat that we get from the sun to fire up the storm systems. still a strong line of storms into southeastern georgia and around the florida panhandle. still expecting h heavy rains from the storms. something that we are seeing with them is actually flooding. no current tornado warnings in effect or severe thunderstorm warnings. stay alert across the area because you have the slight chance that some of the thunderstorms could become strong enough to produce large

hail or damaging wind gusts and an isolated tornado cannot still be ruled out although the tornado watch has again allowed to be expired. we do have a number of flood advisories across parts of the florida panhandle into southern parts of georgia. we did have a flash flood warning across southern parts of georgia that has also been allowed to expire. talking about generally speaking 3 to 5-inches of rain. locally higher amounts and that is another big concern with weather events because flooding is a big concern as far as deaths that occur on a yearly basis as far as the weather. of course, something else to take seriously. do not drive-thru flooded roadways and stay alert throughout. of course, a lot of debris so any one that lives in an area hit hard by a tornado be careful and try not to go out in the debris field because you could have other dangers lurking throughout. guys? >> marina, thanks. >> we will go back to jonathan

serrie. before we lost your signal you were temperaturing us about behind you once stood a house yesterday or hours ago. a house, the five family members inside survived thank god for that. i want people to understand as they are listening to your report that those people's lives are profoundly changed and i want people to keep that in mind. take it away, jonathan. >> they are, indeed. four of the family members were hospitalized. injuries ranging from minor are to serious. i also want to tell you about the neighbors. a house where mitchell dykes lives. he saw the tornado coming, grabbed the cat and ran inside to an interior bathroom. a portion of the house was picked up several feet before it slammed down. the house is tied down with anchor straps which may have prevented more serious damage. we spoke with mitchell today and he says that he is amazed that there wasn't more damage

to his house but his neighbors weren't as fortunate. listen. >> as you can see, you know, it looks like a bomb went off over here and a bomb went off over here and i got picked up and kind of threw over there. i don't know, man. i'm still in shock big time but i'm okay. my cat is okay. so, you know, he don't know, we'll just move on, man, that's all you can do. >> now, we want to show you video from another community outside of chattanooga. the hair arer harrison communi. a big problem there downed trees. for awhile some residents were trapped inside homes. today crews went out with chainsaws cutting down the trees and clearing the roads. we heard a story of one woman who took cover under her stairway. her house was competely destroyed but she amazingly survived with only a scratch on her arm. we are hearing plenty of stores

like that. people fortunate to be alive and today many of those people including those who lived in this house coming back to inspect the damage and pick up the pieces and arthel as you pointed out, many of these people their lives will never be the same. mitchell the gentleman that we spoke to his house was insured but his two next door neighbors were not and mitchell says that they will likely be looking for help from others in this very tight knit community. >> and, of course, you know, jonathan when we see the stories and pictures, people do come together to reach out and lend a much needed helping hand. thank you very much. speaking of pictures we want you to send your pictures to us and video of the tornadoes. we are getting dramatic images as you can imagine from the storms including this one here. a destroyed fire department of all things. a building there in ohio. and this image of a huge ball of hail. i'm not sure if i'm saying that right, in indiana.

e-mail us won't you at ureport @ fox news .com. give us your name and location and a brief description of what we are looking at. we will get those on the television, of course. but your safety is priority when getting the videos and pictures. >> more on the storms in a bit. now, to politics and super tuesday which is just three days away. up for grabs, more than 400 delegates spread across ten different states. one of the biggest prizes for republicans is, of course, ohio. a major battleground in the general election. chief political correspondent carl cameron is live in cincinnati today with more. hi, carl. >> rick, it is a very important state in primaries, too, because of its significance in the general election but also because in both democratic and the republican parties it is a bellwether and indication of where the hearts and minds are of ohio wans and in fact the whole country and that is what

makes it interesting. rick santorum has been going after mitt romney suggesting that on a whole host of issues he simply isn't a reliable conservative. h his record santorum argues proves that. mitt romney said well, i changed in many ways. when i was governor of massachusetts i grew and became much more conservative and you have to look at what i have done in the time since he was governor of massachusetts. and the way in which his policies have evolved. listen to the exchange with mr. santorum really questioning whether or not mitt romney can be believed. >> i think there is no question whether it is healthcare, whether it is cap and trade, whether it is bailouts, whether it is just the roll of government in your life governor romney has a very, very bad track record of being for government type solutions. >> now, romney counters that santorum very much has a similar record. that when was in the u.s. senate he south ear marks and brought home a lot of federal

money, a lot of pork to pennsylvania and sort of a big government proconservative prounion rather type of republican. romney argues that in time all that, too, will come out. listen. >> i wasn't looking for ear marks. i was looking for money. every governor and every institution frankly goes to washington and talks with their needs and tries to encourage congress to appropriate funds in the normal process and that is how the system works. it is up to the government, it is up to the congress and the president to decide what the priorities are and to balance the budget. >> that was romney responding to criticism from santorum video appeared inual you 2002 when romney was running for governor he told a trade group he would use his associations there to make sure that all the federal money would come back to massachusetts. he has been dealing with problems from his past and rick santorum is taking advantage of

every one of them. there are 66 delegates availal here in ohio. rick santorum was unable to qualify for some of and of the 66 overall he is ineligible to collect 18 of them. literally almost a third. that gives mitt romney the opportunity to collect the most delegates even if santorum were for beat him in ohio in the popular vote. over 400 delegates available on super tuesday. this state, the buckeye state of ohio is the one where most eyes will be focused. rick? >> carl cameron in cincinnati. carl, thanks so much. right now, washington state holding its republican caucuses. result there's could be trickling in any minute now. the early buzz is focusing on ron paul who may get his first win of the political season. for the latest on the race bret baier anchor of special report

joins us now. if ron paul does pull up the win of sorts it is really mainly about bragging rights because it is a nonbinding straw poll so it is momentum leading into super tuesday. >> sure. eventually it does lead to delegates. 43 delegates on the line in washington state. we should be getting results from the smaller counties and throughout the evening we will get more of the results and should know the washington state gop is optimistic that they can have a winner declared by 9:00 p.m. eastern definitely before 10:00 p.m. eastern when we have a special roundup. be anecdoteally they had a lot of turnout in the different precincts across the state of washington. in benton county it was so packed in the three he rivers convention center they had to turn away 1500 people and you can imagine folks were very upset about that. mitt romney has good organization on the ground. ron paul does. and santorum has been out there

cam paping but the only candidate out there tonight with a results watching party, congressman ron paul who is going to be out there and we are going to talk to him later tonight on the 10:00 p.m. show. >> we will be looking forward to that for sure, bret. of course, romney is seen more of a moderate and ron paul more of the conservative. how do you think that is playing out there in the state of washington? >> well, you know, mitt romney has been trying to shore up his conservative credentials all throughout this process. congressman paul came in a strong third in 2008. in fact, just behind mike huckabee with 22% roughly ron paul took in. huckabee 23%. john mccain 25% of the vote four years ago. so people in washington state know ron paul. he has got some organization. and this could be his first win. his deal is delegate hunting. and these caucus states usually line up for him. he needs a win on the board. he hasn't had a w.

this could be it. >> 43 delegates up for grabs there but they won't be assigned immediately, correct? >> right. that is the definition of the nonbinding because they have to go through the process where they have a district convention and the state -- a county convention and then a state and eventually elect the folks that go to the national convention. incidentally ron paul is banking on all of the caucus states that his people are the diehards to want to go to all the different meetings along the way and they will be the ones that stick with him until the end. >> and we will be watching. we will be watching you tonight. bret will have a special edition of special report bringing you full results of the washington caucuses tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern right here on the fox news channel. we are just getting word within the last half hour or so that rush limbaugh is now apologizing for calling a female georgetown law school student a "shut and prostitute"

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afternoon. all current tornado warnings expired at this hour. welcome news as emergency crews in five different states combing through devastated homes and neighborhoods searching for tornado survivors. at least 38 people dead after a wave of powerful storms in the midwest and the south. bp reaching a settlement for the oil spill in the gulf of mexico back in 2010. the deal one of the largest class action settlements ever. the energy giant estimates it will have to pay almost $8 billion to more than 100,000 plaintiffs. in ohio, hundreds of mourners gathering along a street to honor one of the three teenagers killed in a high school shooting this week. the funeral for the 16-year-old is the first of three scheduled funerals. maine republican senator olympia snowdropping a bomb shell about week. the three term republican moderate announcing she will not seek reelection after facing a tough primary challenge from a tea party supporter and it is not just

republicans. former nebraska senator bob perry sent the liberal blogo sphere into a panic when announced he was running for his former seat. what kind of effect has this had on beltway politics adam founder of research incorporated and jehmu green. good to see both of you. >> good to be here. >> i'm starting with you. why does it seem that the word moderate is a bad word amongst the gop party and should they stick to their guns if yo you will, stick to their principles? >> i think it is a false assumption. there are plenty of moderates extraordinarily principled republicans and it is a false argument to say if you are moderate you are not principled. it is something that has been around forever. it has been around certainly from the days of barry

goldwater and moving on through the 1980s. i'm not sure if ronald reagan would be considered a conservative candidate if he were running today. >> let me ask you then. these are not my wards. words. folk. those are people on the campaign trail. >> the moderates need to say time out i'm just aspirinned if not more than you. what we also bring to the table is the ability to win in the middle. 40% of americans these days consider themselves to be in depep dent. you can't win elections unless you win independents. even barack obama understood that. in 2008 he understood -- he he campaigned as a moderate but governed as a liberal. saying listen the extremes that keep popping up here and they are everywhere, she says it is bringing up too much vitreal

and gridlock. i asked you you is that the winning combination to be extreme like this? so be so divided. >> first let me start by thanking senator snow for her service and her role as an important moderate voice in the senate and incredible pieces of legislation that would not have moved forward without her support. we to look at this in the bigger picture and i just came across a study by dr. keith poole. he looked at republicans and democratic house votes from 1879 to 2011 and what he found in the in depth study is that starting in 1980 that the republicans started voting along strict partisan lines in much greater ways where democrats stayed the same since the '80s, republicans have moved so far to the fringe element of the right have moved so far to the extreme this is how they have squeezed moderates out. this is why we are losing

senators. >> jehmu, if i may. >> this is how the american people are responding to gridlock and saying they are up in arms about congress but you have to point blame it where it lies because the house republicans -- >> let me -- >> hey -- [ overlapping speakers ] >> i want you to know that republican tip from bob corker from republican, tennessee, is even jumping in in the argument saying hey guys, this is extremism is causing too much trouble and we better stop it now because the american people are beginning to distrust the republican party as a whole. head. >> there is extremism on both sides. bill clinton understood this. he is a democrat. he trianglulated and won reelection handily. >> but as they move away from it just being an electoral discussion and actual impact on moving policy and solving the problems that congress is -- >> in other words, we are supposed to understand that president obama's radical left

agenda doesn't count in this study? is that pretty much the deal. >> i think there are lots of radical lefties that totally disagree with you and have been pushing back for the last three years. at the end of the day you guys have opened up untuned for -- >> and that will be a problem for heck electorally. you can't have the left saying you are not going far enough when most of america is saying time-out that is what not what we want. >> the left saying he is not going far enough and the right saying he is do, too much. probably puts him in a good position for independents. senator snow retiring opens up an opportunity for a strong conservative in her state. >> barack obama's ratings among independents, 42% job approval. >> i will jump in adam. we are short on time here but give you some feal thoughts here. are you saying there is not so much vitreal infighting if you will in the republican party

that it is not creating a problem for them. >> i think it is a problem. here is the solution. >> go ahead. >> barack obama. he will do what republicans can't do. he will unite the conservatives and moderates and bridge that gap and everybody will come together behind the nominee. >> you are not answering my question. that is what people are tired of hearing. >> you haven't given me an answer. you are just saying antibarack obama. that is fine. that is how it will play out. >> that is the solution and that is what is going to happen. >> we are in a crisis because the republicans have moved so far to the reit. >> i don't know if that is a fair statement either. i get what you are saying. >> look at the study. >> the bottom line is people want some sort of coming together if youing. because guess what we need to get policy. >> i have a solution. let's get rid of all of these men and it is about women running because that is where you will see real change. women compromise. >> that will be change. >> i will let jehmu have the last word about women winning.

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33 minutes after the hour. time for your top headlines on saturday. the race on in washington state but the gop contenders looking aead to super tuesday in a couple of days. the evergreen state set to announce kaw you sauc caucus ry minute now. all current tornado warnings have expired at this hour. welcome news as emergency crews in five states comb through devastated homes and neighborhoods searching for tornado survivors. at least 38 people are dead following a wave of powerful storms in the midwest and south. and coming home one last time. the body of war correspondent

marie colvin handed over by syria. her remains now being returned to her mother in the united states. and as rick just mentioned, several county results now, in in today's washington state caucuses. dan springer is there live from seattle. so, dan, what do we know so far? >> well, arthel we just got handed the first batch of results from 15 of the 39 counties. these are the smallest counties. most in eastern, washington. the early results are good news for mitt romney. ron paul and also rick santorum. 31.5% of the vote went to romney out of these 15 counties. paul in second at 26.9. and santorum is closely behind paul at third place at 24.38%. so you have a pretty closely contested three person race so far. again, the eastern counties in the state of washington smaller

counties. that is really good news for ron paul. he has put in a lot of effort here. he is the only candidate still in the state of washington. he showed up at a caucus earlier today. we were there. we saw him. he was treated like a rock star as he went through the crowd getting pictures with people and then maybing his last appeal to voters to vote for him. he has not had a win yet and he desperately wants a victory and whatever delegates he can get from washington state. he is ron paul. >> i take my oath of office seriously. i believe you you take the oath of office you shouldn't vote for anything that is not permitted by the constitution. >> and newt gingrich is also in the state of washington. he was here once. he is trailing all the other candidates. he is at 12%. this is early. and we are expecting the results to be trickling in over the next couple of hours and hopefully later on tonight we will have the winner of this nonbinding straw poll. arthel? >> still early. still tight.

what is up for grabs tonight. >> 43 delegates from the state of washington. none will be awarded tonight. a nonbinding straw poll. the real value here is momentum. the last contest before super tuesday a few days away. any one who wins this will claim that they have won another vote. if it is ron paul it will be his first. he spent a lot of time in this state so he is hoping for good results. we had a poll done about two weeks ago and that poll showed rick santorum with a sizeable 11-point lead over mitt romney and gingrich and paul were third and fourth. but in the last couple of weeks that has completely flip flopped and we have had a big surge from mitt romney in the state. he now leads according to that poll by 5% head into today's vote. santorum has come back and romney has gone up and looks like ron paul as a very strong state here in the state of washington is paying off. he clearly spent the most time. organized here four years ago.

a big grass roots effort here and lots of volunteers going out door to door and making phone calls. rick santorum did come back to the rest of the pack and now trailing the other two in the early results. arthel? >> exciting to say the least. dan springer is there live in seattle where 15 caucuses reporting in the state of washington so far. thanks, dan. >> okay. >> the newt gingrich campaign hoping for a big win in his home state of georgia on super tuesday. also where he served as congressman and was speak are of the house while representing that state. real clear politics showing gingrich with a 16-point lead over mitt romney and a 12-point lead over rick santorum. joining us is bob mccune, head of the ohio leadership team for the gingrich campaign. good to talk with you, sir. thanks for are being with us. >> thank you. my pleasure. >> before we talk about ohio and georgia we just h heard from dan springer reporting

from washington state. no where in dan's report was the name gingrich. has he sort of become part of another conversation? i'm just wondering why aren't we hearing more buzz about the gingrich campaign these days? >> well, he mentioned that he was 8 or 10 points behind percentage wise just at the beginning in washington. that is just a matter. the fact is on tuesday the largest state to commit delegates will be georgia. he will carry that overwhelmingly. the other states are proportional. he will get a significant percentage of those. of the 2300 delegates that will meet in tampa, less than 300 have been assign sod far. there is much to go. 32 more states and territory. we have no doubt that he will continue to make a significantly strong showing especially for those that are concerned about the economy and those that are concerned about energy. >> what about ohio? because today, sir,, two of your state's biggest newspapers the cleveland plain dealer and the cincinnati inquirer both

endorsing mitt romney today. why didn't they endorse newt gingrich and how well is he going to do in ohio? >> he is going to do very well. there is a spread between the top three as we have seen. and there is no question that there is a group that is behind one candidate, the establishment candidate and that there are those that have other concerns about why should this nation that can and should be energy independent be going and bowing down to saudi princes when they could have a leader that could make us to be independent number one. number two is that in our lifetime since calvin coolidge left the it has never happened that any one has been able to balance the budget. when newt was speaker he negotiated the only five year agreement that after one year they he would balance the budget for four consecutive years and pay off debt. america's debt is as large as our total gdp. never happened in history.

if behad continued on the same path as when newt was is in control instead of being 100% of gdp, the debt would be 15% of gdp. >> you are true believer, i hear you. why hasn't that message been getting out there and why hasn't rick santorum been able to rise to the number one or number two spot and become the nonromney candidate and stay there when newt gingrich h held that position a little bit but is now sort of by the wayside? >> the fact is these are very good people. the capacity of of the republican candidates versus what is happening in washington is night and day. the question is who do people best identify with for particular concerns whether is be social concerns, establishment concerns or economy and energy production as with newt. we are going to see as the american people focus on particular issues that particular state tends to respond in a certain way and i think that what we are going to see is those that are concerned about our future for those that see that america is at the

threshold just let me remind you of this, they just announced that greece now has 120% of gdp debt. we will blow past that before obama leaves office. >> there are a lot of folks and i only have one time for are this question. they are not big fans of mitt romney but feel like as long as newt gingrich and rick santorum are both in the race sort of splitting a lot of votes that mitt romney is going to have a clear path to the nomination. is that a concern of yours and is it a concern of newt gingrich's to the point where maybe he would consider dropping out of the race to prevent mitt romney from winning the gop nomination? >> whenever you are a candidate you would appreciate your oh poynants to no longer be in the race because it does create different dynamics in different states no doubt about that. across the spectrum if a person prepared for this moment on defense, for foreign policy and domestic policy i think they will continue to see newt's strong showing and a month ago

it seemed like a world away. a month from now we will see significantly changes and you will see that the background and experience of the speaker will come through. >> we'll have you back on and we will talk about that and see what the story line is a month from now. always good to talk to you, sir. former u.s. congressman from the state of ohio. thanks again. >> you have heard the saying they say money can't buy you love. it looks like it can't buy an election either. mitt romney probably has the biggest team on the campaign trail but nearly lost his home state. why the race to the white house is proving once again, that money is not everything. [ jim ] sam adams boston lager is my favorite

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already. susan estrich is a fox news contributor. in one of your columns you speculate maybe he is too rich and has too much personal wealth for the campaign season. explain. >> this is a tough time for most americans. while it is true that most people who run for president are part of that 1%, i think this year it is especially vulnerable because of the hard time people are coming through and you know, rick, the most important question on a poll is does this guy or girl understand the problems of people like us. and these mistakes romney keeps making, you know, h his wife drives two cadillacs, he knows the nascar owners, i think introduced a lot of doubt that this guy really understands of the problems of working americans. >> who of us doesn't aspire to that kind of success in our

chosen fields. who wouldn't look up to somebody like a mitt romney and say that man knows what it takes and that is someone to look up to. >> it is fine to have someone to look up to if they remember where they came from or some of their relatives came from. he is in a fight right now. first of all, he has conservatives many of whom who are concerned that he is not really a conservative. second of all he keeps putting his foot in his mouth. third of all he has the back and forth on social issues which matter a lot in primaries and caucuses because they are controlled on both sides by the idealogs in the party and fourth he has the new party rules which are making it harder not easier for as we used to say a winner to win. when you put all that together and add the fact that he doesn't seem to get it it is problematic. >> let me ask you something quickly. we heard from rush limbaugh today apologizing to that law

student who he talked about on his radio show this past week. we know that the president called the young woman and offered her support. we also know that the president is now booked to give the commencement address at barnard, a women's college. how do you think this all of these social issues contraception and the like is going to play out in the general election no matter who the nominee is? >> well, i think it is a disaster for republicans frankly. the fact that we are sitting here in 2012 debating contraception. i mean this isn't even abortion we are talking about. we are talking about contraception which the overwhelming majority of women in this country rely on. >> they say it is about religion freedom, not contraception. >> with it is playing out o when you start calling women names nobody is telling anybody they have to use contraception. but to say that my insurance company can't tell me how to live my life is a different issue. and just to conclude quickly

jobs is the issue republicans want to be talking about. the economy. not my sex life. >> susan, thank you so much. >> thank you you for joining us from california. we will be right back after a quick break. ok, guys-- what's next ? chocolate lemonade ? susie's lemonade... the movie. or... we make it pink ! with these 4g lte tablets, you can do business at lightning-fast spes. we'll take all the strawberries, dave. you got it, kid. we have a winner. we're definitely gonna need another one. small sinesses that want to grow use 4g lte technology from verizon. i wonder how she does it. that's why she's the boss. because the small business with the best tecology rules. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 1-800-974-6006. spark card from capital one. spark cash gives me the most rewards of any small business credit card. it's hard for my crew to keep up with 2% cash back on every purchase, every day. 2% cash back. that's setting the bar pretty high. thanks to spark, owning my own business has never been more rewarding.

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any cardinal dolan we are talking about wrapping up the battle over mandates for contraception coverage in healthcare plans calling it a battle for religion freedom. laura ingle with more on what he had to say. >> more feisty words from the spiritual leader of the archdiocese of new york telling a crowd of nearly 1,000 that the mandate that would require providing free contraceptive services to workers of religion institutions is an unwarranted unprecedented radical intrusion intrusion. propromints say it is a break through in plans for women's rights. >> we are not trying to impose our teaching on anybody. we are saying don't impose your teaching upon us and make us do as a church what we find unconscionable to do. >> dolan got more in depth with

reporters after his speech and was asked if there would be any legal action coming. >> wiebe shops have been boltered by a good number of people, many of whom are not catholics, constitutional scholars and other legal experts who approached not just the bishop's conference but individual bishops to say we are on your side and feel passionately about the protection of religious freedom and we are and your side and count on us and we will take them up on that yes. >> said the catholic church will never compromise on principle but you there is room for a compromise on the mandate saying the federal government could widen the exemption so that the church won't be forced to obey something that it views as a violation of religious freedom. >> laura ingle, thank you very much for that report. >> just an update here. we have been following the story of the terrible storms that moved through parts of the country large portions of the

country. deaths as a result of the storms, in alabama, georgia, in indiana, 14 people dead. kentucky with the worst death toll, 19 people dead. and three in ohio. and as we learn more about this i suspect those numbers going to go up. our hearts and prayers are with everyone who was affected by the terrible storms. >> and we will tip to cover the story for you and bring you the latest. that will do it for us. stick around because there is more to come right here on the fox news channel. harris faulkner is up next with "the fox report." we appreciate your time and we will see you next saturday. >> don't forget the huckabee forum at 8:00 on fnc and then captioned by closed captioning services, inc.

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