visit your weight matters dot org. captioning funded by cbs it's thursday, march 31st, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." a twister touches down in tulsa. the most damaging part of a severe weather outbreak expected to continue today. donald trump's political rivals pounce. after the gop front-runner reverses himself after making a controversial statement about women who have abortion. an emotional reunion. a michigan resident wounded in the brussels airport, sees his family for the first time since the terror attacks. and band fright. spectators trying to get an nba

stands. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. powerful and dangerous storms are predicted to move across the central and southern plains today and tomorrow. on wednesday night, a tornado touched down in tulsa, oklahoma, hurting at least seven people and knocking out power to thousands. >> we could see it right there. you see the house right there in the debris. as it's hitting the houses in stone canyon, there is debris off of some roofs. i people are taking cover in this area. >> reporter: the twister touched down multiple times around tulsa. >> look at that. >> reporter: the hardest hit area measured a mile in a residential section of the city and homes there sustained severe damage. >> the debris going around in circles. my son, wife, the client, get down on the floor. two minutes later,

the high winds came through and broke everything and broke out windows. >> reporter: the storm shredded roofs and brought power lines to the ground. >> right there, you see he that rotation? it's back on the ground. on the south side of claire more right now. we see the power flashes in that area. >> reporter: nearly 9 million americans were in the path of severe weather on wednesday. a hail storm pounded homes near wichita, kansas, in the afternoon. >> sounded like golf ball-sized hail. sounded like a hurricane was outside the front door. >> the storm system is wreaking havoc as it moves east but it remains a threat in the southeast today. forecasters say baalabama is at risk for tornadoes and northeast of louisiana could get up to half a foot of rain today. this morning,'s donald trump's comments about abortion

protesters. trump said women who get legal abortions should be punished. brian webb is here in new york with the details on the latest trump controversy. >> reporter: donald trump's turnaround is little to come the firestorm that erupted moments after he said this. >> the answer is that there has to be some form of punishment. >> not woman? >> yeah, there has to be some form. >> reporter: soon after making the comments, the gop front-runner released a statement saying if abortions were illegal, the doctor or any other person performing this illegal act upon a woman would be held illegally responsible, not the woman. the anti-abortion rights group, march for life" quickly panned trump for being out of step with the movement saying, in part, no pro lifer would ever want to punish a woman who has chosen abortion. trump's chief rival ted cruz shared similar

it's the latest demonstration of how little donald has thought about any of the serious issues facing this country. >> reporter: some of trump's supporters quickly came to his defense. >> he is not a politician. has not been coached. >> reporter: trump's latest controversy is putting him further at odds with the gop establishment and women voters who prefer democrat hillary clinton over trump. clinton is now asking rival bernie sanders to back her in becoming the party nominee. >> i'm ahead. i'm ahead by a significant number. i believe i'm going to continue to add to that number. >> reporter: sanders is counting on a win in wisconsin's primary next week to stop clinton's momentum. donald trump will be off the campaign trail for the next couple of days. sanders campaigns in both pennsylvania and new york today, which hold crucial primaries next month, and hillary and bill clinton hold organizing events and fund-raisers in new york and massachusetts. >>an

here is an example of just how the race for the republican presidential nomination has shattered party unity. watch how ted cruz answered a question regarding donald trump on jimmy kimmel live last night. >> who do you like better, obama or trump? >> look. i dislike obama's policies more. >> i see. >> but donald, donald is a unique individual. i will say i was watching the early part of the show and if i were in my car and getting ready to reverse and saw donald in the backup camera, i'm not confident which pedal i would push. >> cruz, trump, and john kasich now say they may not support the republican nominee. coming up on "cbs this morning," we will discuss the impact of trump's latest remarks with bloomberg politics co-managing editor

heilemann. this morning police in minneapolis are appealing for calm. the african community is outraged after a prosecutor decided not to press charges against two white police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a black man. jamie yuccas reports. >> reporter: protesters gathered on the north side of minneapolis in the same spot where police shot and killed 24-year-old jamar clark last november. >> we are going to use our voice and our vote! >> that's right! >> we are going to turn this thing around! >> reporter: wednesday, hennepin county attorney mike freeman announced two minneapolis officers will not face charges in clark's death. video shows clark's girlfriend loaded in the ambulance and clark is seen banging on the ambulance doors. mark ringenberg and dustin

from his right hip to the small of his back and told schwarze he's got my gun. laboratory testing found the dna of clark's on ringenberg's hip and ringenberg's gun. >> no take the police -- in a crime. >> reporter: an internal investigation and a department of justice probe are still pending. jamie yuccas, cbs news. the wife of a u.s. air force lieutenant colonel was killed in the brussels terror attacks. it's unclear where gail martinez and her family were when the bombs went off. her husband and four children are still hospitalized. at least 32 people were killed and dozens wounded in the explosions at the airport and a subway station. one of the brussels victims, former basketball -- professional

sebastien bellin was brought to tears when his family surprised him in his hospital room. >> surreal. i'm sorry. i'm at a loss for words. if you had told me that this was going to happen, i don't know however i will repay my gratitude to have my family around me. >> reporter: bellin was almost killed in the airport bombing. the explosion sent him flying 50 feet in the air. so fashion he's had four operations on his hips and legs. the centers for disease control says sqomosquitoes thatn transmit the zika virus may live in more areas in the united states than previously thought. a map of the range of mosquitoes extending from the parts of of the midwest and as far as parts of new york. even if a mosquito lives in an area, they have to bite a previously infected person in order to spread the disease. a new warning about the effects of global warming on rising sea levels. a just released study says the

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weapons. he restated his commitment to reducing warhead stockpiles and keeping terrorists from getting atomic weapons. more than 50 world leaders will meet today in washington for a nuclear weapon security summit. "the new york times" reports some corporations are nervous about the republican national convention. they are worried about donald trump's campaign and how it's been alienating women and minorities. activists are pressuring companies to withhold sponsorship. the san jose mercury news reports the conviction of a former stanford swimmer for sexual assault. 20-year-old brock turneras found guilty of trying to rape a drunk and unconscious woman last year outside of a campus party. he faces a maximum prison term of ten years. the baltimore sun reports the first organ transplants and

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worse, being robbed. the state department tweeted it wants all americans to be safe while traveling. a scare for some young fans of stephen curry. four of them, including three children, fell out of the stand when a railing gave way. they were trying to get the nba's superstar's autograph and it happened before golden state's game against the jazz in utah. no one was seriously hurt. curry goes on to score 31 points in a 103-96 overtime win for the warriors. golden state need to win five of its last seven games to notch the nba's all-time best record. finally, one man has a dream ncaa bracket but there is one big problem! james kiki is tied for first place among 500,000 entrants in yahoo!'s bracket challenge. he correctly picked all final four teams but he forget to announce a winner. with that happening, he cannot win the 50,000 grand prize. coming up r

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trump stands off on abortion, and criticism comes from all sides, including his rivals. we will start out nice today, and allison has the forecast. >> reporter: not a bad start at all today. today is okay. it's as the sunsets that things will change, and you may want to find the umbrella that you need for the next 24 to 34 hours. i will explain coming up. 55 is a big improvement. maybe just a light layer, because you're not going to need a jacket this afternoon. headed into the 70s today. we are headed out with a lot of sunshine. by lunchtime, turning to mostly cloudy and overcast skies around the dinner timetable. windy throughout the afternoon. we will time out the chance for showers and thunderstorms coming up. larry,

we are dealing with road construction along prince george's county, 210. the beltway is a quiet this morning. if you live in the district, you need to watch out for the road closures associated with the nuclear summit. you don't have to worry about that for right now. we will let you know how things are shaping up throughout the day. maryland police are looking for a driver who is under arrest. >> it ended with the pursuit of a driver on the chesapeake bridge. the driver drove off during an attempted traffic stop in baltimore county. the driver was spotted driving erratically on i-97. no one was hurt, but the driver faces numerous charges. people in loudon county are reacting to offensive words spray painted near a popular jogging trail. it's under a bridge in hands

word and the f-word and then get money underneath it the popular lyrics are from a song from the notorious b.i.g. >> a lot of people here are numb to it. it's not that unusual to hear that around here. >> we are responsible to training our youth to be accepting of all nationalities. the block buster musical hamilton has some singing cries of reserve discrimination. a casting call says producers are seeking nonwhite men and women. randolph mclaughlin says there would be outrage if the ad said only whites need apply. >> you cannot advertise showing you have a preference for one racial

as an artistic question, sure, he can cast whoever he wants to cast, but he has to give every actor an opportunity. >> the cast says that the language was approved by the actors' union president. we thank you for joining us here for wake up washington on wus a 9. right now at 4:30, how a nuclear summit could cause haakes on the roads. >> i'm mike hydeck, and thank you for joining us. >> larry will be up in

minute, but first to allyson. >> reporter: later ton today, the clouds will increase ahead of showers and even a thunderstorm, but that's not going to be until tomorrow morning. temperatures are mild out there. the southerly winds into the 50s overnight. 57 for manassas. we will see the temperatures low to mid-70s it will be windy during the afternoon and even the morning showers at times. we will see spotty showers after the sunsets and the chances increase after the midnight hours, and we will time out the showers and thunderstorms in a few moments, but first, here's larry miller. >> reporter: good morning. if you live in the district certainly close to the convention center, leave plenty of time there. for folks traveling 395 making your way in