. tornado alley, gets slammed and does major damage with reports of injuries from twisters across three states. and more probable and parliament with the prime minister. this is the cbs morning news update may 7th, 2015. good morning, i'm allison in for marie green. this morning, communities across the plains are cleaning up from damaging tornados and bracing for more severe weather.

the twisters damage destroyed dozens of homes. no deaths reported but people were injured in oklahoma. five are in critical condition. at tlooes three tore through oklahoma city area. and some are just a pile of rubble. the storms overturned power lines and snapped trees and brought flash flooding. a massive twister black thnd sky as it tore through and at least one in kansas and rural nebraska. >> reporter: debris from dozens of shattered homes litters the ground in as it tore through. >> they lined up. >> reporter: devastation was widespread as one tornado was an estimated half mile wide.

>> significant damage in the city of bridge creak. they just got hammered. ef 2, ef 3 damage. >> other twirsz reported in nebraska and kansas. >> and it was that base of this hill and threw tree debris and stuff down. >> and a day care center destroyed. a hotel in norman also sustained damage with winds over 150 mile-per-hour and heavy rains caused flooding in nearby moore, oklahoma. and the rain made it hard for people to see, not just forecasters but residents. and more is possible by the thoechbtd week. >> and conditions are right for more dangerous weather in the plains.

meteorologit at our wbc shows us the threat. >> we've been tracking these across the plains and more than a dozen of them and the wind reports and hail pretty damaging day across the plains. and the storm system is pushing up through the plains and adding low wind chill and the next couple of days similar thing. and we'll be watching oklahoma and texas pan handle for more tornados and damaging wind gusts you need to be on guard for. and then on friday the same zone and right across will be the highest risk area. and then as we look toward the end of the week, another storm pulls into the rockies and cold enough to bring snow and more chance of severe weather for

mother's day weekend. the first named storm of the season could be forming in the atlantic. they say it's forming in the southeast coast. the worst conditions should start tomorrow and into the weekend. rain and thunder likely and heavy surf. in the carolinas. this morning, tom brady is under fire in the deflate-gate. report says he was likely aware and likely about deflated footballs. that makes it easier for the ball to be caught. the nfl says it was no accident that footballs used by the patriots against the colts were underinflated. a league investigation concluded that patriots likely deflated the footballs and that quarterback tom brady knew about

it. back in january, brady denied any knowledge of deflate-gate. >> i would never do anything to fwlak rules p. >> league rules require it be 12.5 and 13.5. mcnally and equipment assistant were involved in a deliberate effort to release air after referees examined the balls and text messages suggesting inflation and mcnally also reportedly got signed footballs in return. roger goodell says the league will decide what happens next. we will continue our efforts to vigorously protect the league. >> i think he's going to take it serious and possible game suspension for tom brady.

>> the bill bellchuck or team manage squmnts kraft vigorously defended his team. a firry train deramnt has brought up deep concerns about oil. and black smoke could be seen for miles as they attacked the flames. no injuries reported bought small town was evacuated. this is the fifth accident involving that kind of tank car. this morning, department of defense considering inquire nothing to the baltimore police. the decision is seen as an attempt to rebuild a trust effort after the death of freddy gray and subsequent unrest. baltimore's police union welcomes it. in britain, people headed to

the poles to elect a new prime minister. and charley is in london. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you and the fight begins. the early prediction poles are predicting no clear winner. david buchanan is hoping for another five years and the labor party but poles indicate neither will win and leading to a hung parliament. and dhurg last election cameron came together to foorm government and then you add the scottish national party and they are the third largest. so you may see a scenario that it's decided by coalition and the losers might win. and as far as the relationship with the united states that's

not likely eto change no matter who is in power. both of the main parties have -- and u.s. top brass has already expressed concerns that they're not capable of playing a role in affairs. and right now, the united kingdom seems anything but. >> charley, thank you. this morning, we have more chilling details about germanwings flight. french investigators say altitude level was as low as 100 feet on an earlier flight. he also idled the jet liner's flight and he did not lock the co-pilot out of the cockpit. and the right wing coalition

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>> almost losing everything. >> reporter: she was hooked on crack. >> i just kept saying i want to kill myself. >> reporter: so you were holding on by a thread? >> by thread. >> reporter: they found recovery here that annex recovery rehabilitation center but the gospel choir, they say, would keep them clean. >> as soon as i heard those people, i knew i was connected. ♪ >> reporter: staying drug free is the only requirement. it's conducted under the watchful direction of 90-year-old james allen. ♪ a former addict himself, he started the group 40 years ago to help raise money for

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philadelphia police suv and another car collide in southwest philadelphia. >> this happened at 58th and wood land avenue, "eyewitness news" reporter, justin finch joins us with the the very latest information justin. >> reporter: erika and ukee, good morning it does appear that officer and three other people injured in the crash are going to be okay. let's show you crash scene right here at 58th and wood land avenue just before 3:00 in the area. accident investigation is underway at this time and again, information is preliminary but we are told at this time police officer in that suv over there was traveling north on 58th street nissan white altima sedan was going west and here in the middle the two