i'm fredricka whitfield. back to "fareed zakaria gps." >>> may day was a day of protests this week across europe, spain, greece, protesters hit the streets angry about the economy. but they are also expressing anger about austerity. the policy of trimming government expenses. with a number of politicians in the west admitting that austerity is failing, is it the end of austerity? i'm joined by two very smart economic thinkers and writers gillian tett from the financial times and rana foroohar. you wrote a column where you said everyone is looking at the numbers from the economic u.s. and said they're bad. you found a silver lining. >> yes, absolutely. the government spending has been down. we're feeling the effects of the sequester and if you look at the 2% economy, which we've been in now for a couple of years, that's in part due to the fact that the public sector has cut back so much. if you strip the public sector out, the growth numbers go up above 3%. about 3.1% and most of that is down to the consumer.

i'm fredricka whitfield. thanks for joining us.here 4:00 eastern time when we'll have a close-up look at prince harry who is paying a special visit to the u.s. this week. right now time for "your money." >>> a recovery? yes. is it enough for the millions of americans still reeling from the recession? i'm christine romance, welcome to "your money." 165,000 jobs added in april. 173,000 jobs a month on average over the last year. that's enough to bring the unemployment rate down to 7.5% in april. that's the lowest it's been since december 2008. most months we see the unemployment rate fall because people are falling out of the labor force. that's not the case in april for the first time in a long time. the unemployment rate fell because people went back to work. >> monthly revisions reveal more than 150,000 more jobs were added in the

i'm fredricka whitfield. look at the top stories we're following from the "cnn newsroom." >>> new evidence in the boston bombing investigation is found in the home of suspect tamerlan tsarnaev. plus, major changes and challenges surrounding his burial. those stories straight ahead. >>> and families are desperately trying to get away from a raging wildfire in california. firefighters have been working around the clock but there could be relief today. >>> and israel carries out an air strike in syria. the target, a shipment of missiles bound for let's blah in leb son. >>> a look at our top story now. people forced out of their homes in california are nervously watching a raging wildfire. wind has been whipping up the flames for the past two days now. the fire has threatened as many as 4,000 homes. take a look at this, people running down the street as flames burn right next to them, just feet away. stephanie elam is live in newbury park, california. where do things stand right now. >> reporter: things are looki

i'm fredricka whitfield. welcome to the "cnn newsroom." a look at our stories topping this hour. president obama toured the damage from that ef-5 tornado. he told people in moore, oklahoma that the nation has their backs. we'll have live team coverage next. >>> and texas is having better weather today after torrential rain and flooding in the area for two days now. two people died in the high waters. >>> the search is on today for suspects in the killing of a kentucky police officer. his body was found yesterday at an exit ramp of the blue grass parkway. the police chief has strong words for the suspect. we'll have the latest on the manhunt. >>> we begin in moore, oklahoma where president obama is touring the damage from an ef-5 tornado. he spoke at the plaza towers elementary school earlier today which took a direct hit. the president also toured some neighborhoods that were decimated by that twister. we have live team coverage now, george howell in oklahoma and athena jones at the white house. athena, let m

i'm fredricka whitfield. look at our top stories right now we're following this hour. >>> president barack obama toured the daniel fr-- damaged area from the ef-5 tornado. >>> british police say they have made more arrests in the killing of a british soldier. three suspects were arrested yesterday and another today in keb with the murder of lee rigby on a london street. we'll go live to london for the latest on that investigation. >>> and a wedding for the record books. it had 25,000 guests. huge! a ceremony that lasted into the next day. we'll tell you why the event was so significant to so many people. >>> we begin in moore, oklahoma where today president obama toured the damage from that ef-5 tornado. he spoke at plaza towers elementary school which took a direct hit. president also toured some neighborhoods decimated by the twitter. his message to residents -- we've got your back. >> we know moore is going to come back stronger from this tragedy. your mayor said that you're already printing new street sig

i'm fredricka whitfield. much more, don lemon joining me now.n extraordinary image we're seeing. a real confluence of events here that continues to threaten millions of people. >> fred, it's been amazing to watch you and to watch the live picture, and to see a tornado actually on the ground hitting homes as we're speaking. live coverage of this tornado activity right now on cnn. fredricka, thank you very much. an interesting evening and it's going to get more interesting. this is serious, folks. this is serious now. we have been telling you since thursday or friday that there would be tornado activity happening this weekend, and that there would be severe weather. and now, here it is. many people facing the brunt of it right now in oklahoma, and if you were not watching cnn, you missed it. and you will probably see more of this, unfortunately, for the people in that

fredricka whitfield is going to get into the legal aspects of this case with two attorneys next hour here in the "newsroom." >> new york city has seen a fast rise, a very scary rise in hate crimes against gay men this year in a city with one of the world's largest gay populations. mark carson was shot to death after being taunted for being gay. it's one of more than 20 crimes like this this year alone in new york. we are joined live from new york this morning. thank you for joining us on this story. it's incredibly troubling. i live right there in new york city and hearing about this it's happening far too frequently. what is the latest and what are people there doing, what are they telling you they are doing to protect themselves? >> people here are vigilant in the wake of the anti-gay hate crimes we've seen. we've seen the most tragic which was 32 year old mark carson shot in the face a week ago simply for being gay. we've also seen a lot of community outreach programs coming in this area handing out flyers and letting people know this is what you can do to stay safe. i did actuall

i'm fredricka whitfield.newsroom." >>> new evidence in the boston bombing investigation is found in the home of suspect tamerlan tsarnaev. plus, major changes and

. >>> hello, i'm allison kosk in for fredricka whitfield. happy mother's day and thanks for joining us. facing death threats after being wrongly link today a forifying crime, now you'll hear from the brothers of kidnapping suspect ariel castro in an exclusive interview with cnn. a break in the mysterious case of an 8-year-old girl found stabbed to death in her california home. investigators have arrested her 12-year-old brother. the stunning details straight ahead. >> prince harry is getting in on the action at the warrior games in colorado. we'll tellio what the veterans he hung out with told you about the royal company. >> we begin this afternoon with the cnn world exclusive. let's go straight to cleveland and cnn national correspondent susan candiotti. susan. >> when ariel castro was arrested on charges of kidnapping and abduction, well, the world was watching. and in fact, that's where he held three women for over a decade in his cleveland home. police also arrested his two brothers, showing their faces to the world. in the minds of many

. >>> hello, i'm allison kosk in for fredricka whitfield.'s day and thanks for joining us. facing death threats after being wrongly link today a forifying crime, now you'll hear from the brothers of kidnapping suspect ariel castro in an exclusive interview with cnn. a break in the mysterious case of an 8-year-old girl found stabbed to death in her california home. investigators have arrested her 12-year-old brother. the stunning details straight ahead. >> prince harry is getting in on the action at the warrior games in colorado. we'll tellio what the veterans he hung out

i'm alison kosik in for fredricka whitfield. thanks for joining us. these stories are topping our news this hour. >>> in hiding after being wrongly linked to a shocking crime. brothers of kidnapping suspect ariel castro are now speaking out exclusively to cnn. >>> a break in the mysterious case of an 8-year-old girl found stabbed to death in her california home. investigators have arrested her 12-year-old brother. shocking details ahead. >>> in washington, top irs officials knew as far back as 20 11 that agents were singling out non-profit groups. what the white house response has been so far. >>> but first, martin savidge' exclusive interview with the brothers of kid naps suspect ariel castro. martin joins us live from cleveland. martin, this is the first time pedro and onil castro have spoken out. what did they tell you? >> they have so much that they have to say. it was really difficult to figure out where do we begin this conversation. we talk about it all. we talk about the first moments which they were taken into custody. they say for 36 to 48 h

i'm fredricka whitfield. thanks for joining us. i'll see you back here 4:00 eastern time when we'll have a close-up look at prince harry who is paying a special visit to the u.s. this week. right now time for "your money." >>> a recovery? yes. is it enough for the millions of americans still reeling from the recession? i'm christine romance, welcome to "your money." 165,000 jobs added in april. 173,000 jobs a month on average over the last year. that's enough to bring the unemployment rate down to 7.5% in april. that's the lowest it's been since december 2008. most months we see the unemployment rate fall because people are falling out of the labor force. that's not the case in april for the first time in a long time. the unemployment rate fell because people went back to work. >> monthly revisions reveal more than 150,000 more jobs were added in the beginning of the year since we thought. the unemployment rate was 4.5% before this recession. we still have a lot of work to do. one big problem, many of the jobs coming back are low-w

i'm fredricka whitfield. the hospital, three in critical condition following a frightening commuter rail crash. investigators are searching for the cause and telling commuters to find another way to work come monday. >>> now to the michael jackson wrongful death trial. e-mails once thought lost now could prove helpful to the jackson family. the e-mails could show that the star's now deceased manager was work more for the interest of the concert promoter than for jackson. the computer containing the messages disappeared but the wife located it. the jackson family blames aeg live for the lawsuit and says hiring conrad murray. the civil trial resumes on monday. >>> the powerball jackpot is at $600 million. today is last day to buy a ticket. the lump sum before taxes could mean more than $376 million. it is the largest jackpot in powerball history. the drawing is tonight. remember, you have to play to win. >>> donald trump took the stand in his own defense this week in a civil suit brought against him by an 87-ye

i'm fredricka whitfield. a look at the top stories this hour.torms, tornadoes touched down in some areas yesterday. and another string of severe weather is moving in today with hail, flooding, and more twisters. the forecast, next. >> and someone won the biggest power ball jackpot ever. in last night's

i'm fredricka whitfield., oklahoma, where the president has been surveying the damage. >> the people of moore and people of oklahoma have been dealing with over these last several days. there are a couple of acknowledgments i want to make, but let me begin by just saying that whenever i come to an area that has been devastated by some natural disaster like this, i want to make sure everyone understands i'm speaking on behalf of the entire country everywhere. fellow americans are praying with you, they're thinking about you. and they want to help. and so i'm just a messenger here today letting everyone here know you're not alone, that you've got folks behind you. obviously, the damage here is pretty hard to comprehend. our hearts going out to the families who have been impacted, including those who have had loved ones who were lost. and that was true for the parents of some of the children here at plaza towers elementary school. there are a number of people i want to especially thank because they have engaged

i'm alison kosik in for fredricka whitfield. thanks for joining us.ng our news this hour. >>> in hiding after being wrongly linked to a shocking crime. brothers of kidnapping suspect ariel castro are now speaking out exclusively to cnn. >>> a break in the mysterious case of an 8-year-old girl found stabbed to death in her california home. investigators have arrested her 12-year-old brother. shocking details ahead. >>> in washington, top irs officials knew as far back as 20

i'm fredricka whitfield. welcome to the "cnn newsroom." a look at our stories topping this hour.mage from that ef-5 tornado. he told people in moore, oklahoma that the nation has their backs. we'll have live team coverage next. >>> and texas is having better weather today after torrential rain and flooding in the area for two days now. two people died in the high waters. >>> the search is on today for suspects in the killing of a kentucky police officer. his body was found yesterday at an exit ramp of the blue grass

our cnn's fredricka whitfield has the story. >> my name is sara. i love reading.writing stories. >> sara is a natural story teller, but the young woman with the tinker bell backpack doesn't write fairy tales. >> they opened the school and the girl want to go to the school, but the parents said only boys are supposed to go. >> it's a story of war-torn sierra leone where poverty, and violence have kept many women from getting an education, women like her mother. >> she can't read and she can't write. but i can read and i can write. i think that makes a big difference between me and her. >> sara went to live with her aunt who's a teacher, so she could go to school. >> she's educated and she wants me to be like her. >> she's part of a project called girls making media. sara is speaking up because she wants a different ending for herself and other girls. >> if you do that through the radio, i think people will hear something about it in the village. my dream is for me to become a superstar of sierra leone. >> good for her, yeah? >> yeah. that's great. sara's now in sec

i'm fredricka whitfield.p stories this hours in the news line. >>> the midwest is bracing for nasty storms over the next few hours. at least one tornado touched down in kansas yesterday. the severe weather system is on the move with hail, flooding and possibly more twisters all in the forecast next. >>> real cars involved in that terrible train collision in connecticut are being cleared arai way. in a few minutes i'll talk to a doctor who was on that train when it crashed. immediately going to work treating the injured. >>> in long island, new york, the family of a hra

i'm fredricka whitfield. a look at the top stories this hour. the midwest is bracing for a second day of nasty storms, tornadoes touched down in some areas yesterday. and another string of severe weather is moving in today with hail, flooding, and more twisters. the forecast, next. >> and someone won the biggest power ball jackpot ever. in last night's drawing, $590.5 million. the winning ticket was sold at a publix super market in zephyrhills, florida. we'll go live to that store. and in long island, new york, a family of a hofstra university student killed by police is preparing for her funeral. we'll find out how she was killed by an officer trying to save her life during a home invasion. let's begin with that severe weather. dark storm clouds are moving across the midwest and plain states today, threatening areas with tornadoes and severe thunderstorms. storm chasers got incredible video just like this of a twister touching down in central kansas yesterday. one home was damaged but no one was hurt. and in oklahoma city last night, rain blue

i'm fredricka whitfield. here's a look at the top stories this hours in the news line. >>> the midwest is bracing for nasty storms over the next few hours. at least one tornado touched down in kansas yesterday. the severe weather system is on the move with hail, flooding and possibly more twisters all in the forecast next. >>> real cars involved in that terrible train collision in connecticut are being cleared arai way. in a few minutes i'll talk to a doctor who was on that train when it crashed. immediately going to work treating the injured. >>> in long island, new york, the family of a hofstra university student killed by police is preparing her funeral this week. i'll have details on that tragedy in just a moment. >>> we begin with that severe weather. tornado watches are right now in effect across the midwest. dark storm clouds have been moving across much of the country's midsection and south all weekend. the storm chasers got incredible video yesterday of a twister touching down in central kansas. take

i'm fredricka whitfield. we're watching a severe whether situation right now.e have heard that an emergency situation has been declared, emergency tornado warning declared for wichita, kansas, which means at least one tornado is on the ground. it means that everyone is being urged to take cover. stay in a safe place. our jennifer delgado is in the weather center. she's been letting our viewers know that a safe place means you've got to be underground because this warning, what comes with this warning is that the words being used is that this is a potentialal killer tornado. we've also been watching affiliate coverage from kwch which is trying to stay on the air. you see the radar picture right there but you are seeing this forecaster right here who continues to do their live reporting there showing the area that is under watch right now. i think we get a chance to listen in. >> -- still have a very pronounced area of circulation strong rotation on the east side of wichita. stay in your storm shelter until we get the all-clear and get this storm out of here. we'

and as we've been telling you, or fredricka whitfield, jennifer delgado, they've both been telling you, you need to get to a place of safety, if you're in this particular area. cnn's jennifer delgado, meteorologist, has been following this. jennifer, unprecedented to see. a huge system we have been warning people about, and now it has come to fruition. >> absolutely right. we see these tornadoes popping up, these big super cells in parts of oklahoma as well as kansas all the tile. especially in the month of may as well as into april. the month of may, fairly quiet. typically we seen about 325 tornadoes for the month. right now we're running well below average. now, what we're looking at right now, this is our radar. we zoom into the area. oklahoma city, giving you an idea. then this is the area we're talking about. i think this is where we do have the tornado warning in place until 5:15. now what we're going to see is the storm. it's moving to the east as roughly about 30 miles per hour. and as it does, we're expecting it in carney at 5:15. earlier we we tawere talking luther could be

i'm fredricka whitfield. two trains crashed in connecticut.g to figure out what happened last night. we'll go live to the scene in a moment. a boston bombing survivor says she will h dance again even though she lost part of her leg in that april blast. we'll follow the story of adrienne haslet-davis. if you have already bought your power ball ticket or you plan to buy one for tonight what are your odds of winning the $600 million jackpot? we'll ask an expert in a moment. >>> train service between new york and new haven, connecticut, could be restricted for days after that terrible crash last night. two trains colliding during rush hour in bridgeport, connecticut. nine people are being hospitalized. the pictures show the inside of the train right there. there is debris and shattered glass everywhere. susan candiotti is live at the scene. how extensive is this investigation? >> reporter: extremely. you can see over my shoulder the back end of one of the trains involved in the collision. just beyond it is interstate 90. that's how close it was to

. >>> "cnn newsroom" continues with alison kosik in for fredricka whitfield. >> hello to everybody.sroom" here are the stories we are watching. >>> areas close to ariel castro's home in cleveland are searched and sealed off. this as one of the kidnapping victims goes mia. >>> russia knew about sinister texts from tamerlan tsarnaev, details coming up. >>> houston we have a problem, for real. an emergency spacewalk is happening right now as astronauts try to fix a leak at the international space station. >>> the man accused of ims prisoning three women for about a decade is spending his first weekend locked up in a 9 by 9 jail cell. one of his captors is in seclusion choosing to have no contact with her family. susan candiotti spoke with one of michelle knight's family members. what can you tell us about that? >> well, first of all, it must be a glorious first day of complete freedom outside of a hospital for michelle knight. the eldest of the three young women who have been held captive for more than ten years. but for her family members who have been wanting to speak with her since