i'm fredericka whitfield. we're tracking a threat of possible deadly tornadoes and storms. 20 million people could be affected this weekend. a separate storm system produced several violent tornadoes just last night in parts of north carolina. a shredded and leveled homes. folks there are now cleaning up and trying to salvage what they can. a relative of a man who lost his home says this is heartbreaking. >> i understand we got through it okay. as you can see, this house isn't but it's heartbreaking. i feel for him and -- >> just glad he wasn't in it. >> we'll do everything we can to help him. he's a part of our family. >> meteorologist jennifer grey in the cnn severe weather center. jennifer, this really is just the beginning. isn't it? >> really just the beginning. it's going to effect a large area of the country. possibly 20 million people affected as we go through the entire weekend. and you can see these different colors on the maps, this is saturday, sunday, and monday. so, fred, it basically just marche

i'm fredericka whitfield. stay tuned. right now, time for "your money" with alison kosik. >> america's middle class no longer the richest in the world. i'm alison kosik in for christine romans. this is "your money." your middle class paycheck is not keeping up with the rest of the world. this week a stunning report from the "new york times." for the past 14 years median incomes have grown nearly 20% in canada and in britain as well. they've also grown double digits in ireland and the netherlands, but in the u.s.? median incomes have barely budged at all, up just .3 of 1%. meantime america's rich are doing just fine, from 2000 to 2012. 95% of the income gains went to the top 1% of earners. yet some billionaires have said they feel persecuted that there's a war on the 1%. not yet a billionaire. poppy harlow sat down with the world's third richest man this week, warren buffett. continues to feel like that one america, two economies. you know, how does buffet see this income divide playing out? >> that's a lot of

i'm fredericka whitfield. here are the top stories i'm following. >>> a violent string of tornadoes and thunderstorms is moving right across the middle of the country. right now it comes on the heels of another storm that already caused damage and injuries. millions are at risk this weekend. >>> historic day in the making as pope francis gets ready to elevate not just one but two popes into sainthood. how that canonization will be different than any other coming up. >>> and president obama visits a country tormented by a missing plane but russia is becoming a major distraction for the president. what the president is saying about all of it. >>> let's begin in washington. president obama is out of town on his four-country tour of asia. but the crisis in ukraine is moving very quickly. and we're learning new details about what the u.s. and other countries plan to do next. erin mcpike is at the white house even though the president is traveling. so, erin, what is the latest on the u.s. response to the situation w

i'm fredericka whitfield. says a chinese ship detected a pulse signal with the same frequency as a black box. but there is no confirmation that this is con necked indeed to the missing plane. >>> families of the passengers have been clinging to every piece of news hoping that it's good but there's also been a lot of skepticism as well. pauline chu is in beijing. what have you been able to tell us about what the families are saying and thinking as it relates to now a chinese vessel saying it believes it has picked up a pulse that may be connected to these black boxes? >> well, fredericka, they are cautious and their expectations are quite low. as soon as these reports came out about this possible ping we reached out to many of the relatives and one man whose sister was on the plane said to me, i don't believe this. listen, no debris has been found so how can you actually find the black box. he said, let's wait until tomorrow. get more information and maybe we'll find out this is a mistake again. also, a relativ

i'm fredericka whitfield. stay tuned.st in the world. i'm alison kosik in for christine romans. this is "your money." your middle class paycheck is not keeping up with the rest of the world. this week a stunning report from the "new york times." for the past 14 years median incomes have grown nearly 20% in canada and in britain as well. they've also grown double digits in ireland and the netherlands, but in the u.s.? median incomes have barely budged at all, up just .3 of 1%. meantime america's rich are doing just fine, from 2000 to 2012.