even now we have a tornado warning in effect heading towards shreveport, so definitely time to take cover. if you know anyone in the region, call them, tell them to take cover right now. we're looking at a huge line of storms that made its way across yesterday, 31 reports of damage from tornadoes, and that's not all. wind sometimes just as strong as tornado reports, 102 reports of those and even large hail. you can really see as the storm made its way across, a long-track tornado was reported. just take a look at the damage reports. really kind of spreading towards illinoisa. we have heard reports that homes there have been wiped completely down to the foundation. we'll have to have the national weather service investigate this, but we have the potential for an ef-4 or ef-5 tornado that cruised through the region yesterday. we're looking at this debris ball around the mayflower region yesterday. where you see the pink, you can see the debris that was picked up as the rotating cell moved through the region. the concern this morning, of course, still tornado warnings in effect but also torn

. >> shreveport, louisiana. he was in a difficult relationship, and his partner threatened to turn him in they broke up for not having initially disclosed to him. that's exactly what he did. robert has to be a registered sex offender for 5015 years. his driver's license has in big red capital letters sex offender on it. and these cases are happening at a faster and faster and faster rate. so the injustice on people with hiv, it's also horrific public health policy because you can't be prosecuted if you don't know you're positive. so it's become take the test and risk arrest. these laws create an illusion of safety for people who are negative or don't know their hiv status, says it's somebody else's job to protect you. it's really an arrogance thinking that it's the rest of the world's job to protect your hiv negative status. the hiv-specific statutes are, in my view, the most extreme manifestation of stigma. what is more stigmatizing than the government creating a different law for some part of the society based

look at memphis, little rock, even towards shreveport, we have the concern that the severe weather is still ramping up currently. reason why, jet stream dips all the way down south here. combine that and there is a perfect storm. all the warm, moist air of the gulf, dry air behind it, a cold front making its way in and a low spinning more storms up towards iowa. all of these ingredients combine together to produce that severe risk out there. still looking at that today, even as the frontal system continues to push farther to the east. we'll be looking at this outlook to extend even through tomorrow. tomorrow just a slight risk, so conditions will improve, but of course, we have today to get through first in through tomorrow. we'll start to see the threat even through the east coast, so very dangerous, yes, in the overnight hours, but especially through the afternoon again today and into the overnight again. >> and as the sun rises, our hearts go out, they're saying at least 13 deaths now because of the storms. thanks, indra. >>> now the search for flight 370. the bluefin submersible i

we've report the 1.2 inches have rain in shreveport, louisiana in the last 24 hours. as i said, that soaking rain is going to continue to trace right along i-20 into georgia. the severe thunderstorm watch goes until 2:00. we could see a few isolated tornadoes, as well. >> back from the brink, the gray whales that have managed to stave off extinction now getting a boost to a struggling economy. you're watching aljazeera america. [ male announcer ] it's here -- xfinity watchathon week, your chance to watch full seasons of tv's hottest shows for free with xfinity on demand. there's romance, face slaps, whatever that is, pirates, helicopters, pirate-copters... argh! hmm. it's so huge, it's being broadcast on mars. heroes...bad guys... asteroids. available only on mars. there's watching. then there's watchathoning. ♪ your chance to watch full seasons of tv's hottest shows for free with xfinity on demand. there's romance, face slaps, whatever that is, pirates, helicopters, pirate-copters... argh! hmm. it's so huge, it's being broadcast on mars. heroes...bad guys... asteroid

birmingham, jackson, over toward shreveport watching the skies today. the storm tracking eastward. lots of heavy rain across the east. we could see pockets of flooding. then as we head toward tuesday, this heavy rain is right along the east coast. could be disruptive to travel here from boston down toward d.c. that is snow on the map. the storm system bringing in enough cold area the back edge should feature in some spot as few inches of snowfall. look at the temperatures by tuesday. a major divide. the mild air, 60s and 70s to the east but 30s, 40s, 50s to the west. it's a sign that winter is not completely done just yet. i'm eric fisher, cbs news. a deadline today for pro russian separatist in ukraine has passed and they have vowed to order a large-scale operation to regain order. on sunday the u.n. security council met for an emergency session. holly williams joins us on the phone from sloev yans in eastern ukraine. holly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, marlie. ukrainians had set a deadline for this morning for the prorussian gunmen who have occupied buildings in easte

this is this reef shreveport, l. nebraska, iowa, right on the border of kansas city and missouri. this line here, this was the main event as we went through this evening. last night, that was. it was one super cell thunderstorm that produced all of this tornado damage. one storm. a very strong storm that produced it appears about a 2 1/2 hour tornado. a large wedge tornado. that's the tornado that goes all the way to the ground. the damage i've seen so far, i'd say probably about an ef-3 or greater. 150-mile-an-hour winds plus and that damage path was 100 miles long. there's a lot of small towns, little houses out in the rural areas we haven't seen yet because we haven't gotten helicopters over the area. as far as the storm goes, it's cranking over nebraska. it will be with us two to three days. as far as today goes in yellow, slight risk. about 28 million people. this area of red, potential for more tornadoes. a line from nashville to jackson, mississippi. >> tough morning. >> when we see the pictures, it will be sad. >> nbc meteorologist bill karins. thank you. >>> also developi

i am from shreveport, louisiana. i have a problem. i am single and 55 years old. my health care will cost me $400 per month. i lost my job. i cannot get medicaid and i have no idea what to do. i am just sick. guest: you say your health care is $400 per month? caller: that's what they said it would cost me is $400 per month. guest: so you went on health care.gov and try to sign up? caller: yes, sir. guest: it sounds like you did not end up getting that insurance. caller: no, sir, i cannot afford it. bobby jindal is my governor and he did not expand medicaid. i could not qualify for it so i have no idea what i will do. guest: do you have an income now? caller: i have no income whatsoever. they said i did not qualify for medicaid so i don't understand. you are in the category of people we just talked about. caller: yes, sir. i heard you were talking about that. i don't know what to do. i am really scared. it's tough if you lose your job and you are in a position like that -- recently lost your employment -- there is always an option called cobra coverage after you le

let's go to shreveport, louisiana. randy is on the line for independents. caller: about the schools -- that is the government training center. the first amendment, you can speak where you want, when you want. not in an alleyway. you can talk about anything you want to talk about. they have taken so much of that away from us. back in the 60's, i was just a kid. that was freedom of speech when they were protesting against the vietnam war. they could say what they wanted to. host: should there be any limits? caller: no. why should there be? you speak your mind. we are not a democracy, we are a republic. mind, cannot speak your you might as well go back to germany. speak.eople could not stalin, those people could not speak. that is what is coming here, it looks like to me. it is just a matter of time. their taking all of this away from the american people. it is so unreal. host: taking a look at another story making headlines. -- was shattering in eastern ukraine. by mannedned separatists. this comes as joe biden is headed to that region today. the prime minist

mid-south, memphis, down across parts of mississippi, toward jackson, perhaps shreveport also seeing those storms. all told, as we head through tonight, tomorrow, and monday, 22 states in at least a slight risk of severe weather from the storm prediction center and 10 in a moderate risk. a tremendous area, and the rainfall prodigious here, jim. we're talking 2-5 inches of rain for a lot of folks. so we'll also watch the threat of flashflooding. >> axelrod: up until now, it's been a slow start to the severe weather season. any risk of complacency? >> i think there is. you know, even for folks who are so used to seeing severe weather, it's been a while. a record-slow start to the season. there have been no deaths due to tornadoes so far in 2014, and jim, that is a streak we want to keep alive in more ways than one. >> axelrod: eric fisher keeping an eye on the weather picture for us. thank you, eric. history will be made at the vatican tomorrow. for the first time two living popes, benedict and francis, will preside at a canonization ceremony during which two former popes, john xxiii a

this of involves a teacher at a christian academy in shreveport who called a 12-year-old student a sassylut. the parents say other students her the comment and reduced their daughter to tears. the parents are upset because the teacher is suspended six days with pay which is the same as a paid vacation. >> trading is underway on wall street so we will look at the big board: the dow is flat up only four points at 16250. a warning if your computer runs on end withs xp you are on your own. microsoft is ending technical support for the old operating system today and an estimated 30 percent of businesses and consumers use xp including many bank a.t.m.s but you can still run xp after today but no longer get security updates, patches, or technical support. >> a new consequence of rising lime prices can some airlines are not offering airlines in crock tails and beverages. united is offering lemon rather than lime on some flights. the average lime price at supermarkets jumped 20 cents in two weeks with the california drought and the mexico drug war to blame. >> there is a little bit of lemon rathe

just outside of shreveport, louisiana, back to you. >> let me out. anyone anyone? >> what ever it takes to get off a morning show. >> he is alive and well. i saw him in the newsroom. >> "salem" premieres this sunday at *9 p-m central time. in chicago, wgn america is only available on directv channel 307, and dish network channel 239. both wgn t-v and wgn america are owned by tribune broadcasting. that means we can leave him there as long as we want. >> note to self. don't take that kind of assignment. 43 degrees right now. wind of south at 16. yesterday it was breezy but today we expect a gusty conditions. wind could cost up to 30 mi.. we're up near 40 mi. per hour yesterday. it is 40 degrees in joliet. 43 at o'hare and midway. 37 degrees in valparaiso. temperatures are in the upper 30s but as you travel out the west not much of a temperature range. only 42 in rockford. satellite composite shows like rain will miss us later today into tonight we expect a cold front. this could moderate our temperatures and bring in a few showers but with each new set of data, it lo

and then as we head into monday, still the area, very expansive here from shreveport heading up intois, we lose the probable. nevertheless, still in this pocket here we are likely to see the potential for not only strong thunderstorms but severe storms. 60-mile-an-hour winds plus. the tornadoes as well. very large hail, which will begin today across the midsection from northern texas and then all of this will be expanding further to the east over the next several days, so that again by monday, into tuesday we'll begin to include places like atlanta. we'll be watching this closely. one of our first significant severe weather events of the 2014 season. >> all right, ivan, thanks very much. >>> the duke and duchess of cambridge has reached the end of their marathon three-week tour of new zealand and australia. our max foster was with them the entire time. >> reporter: he can't even walk yet but prince george's first tentative steps into a lifetime of public duties it seems like such a long time ago but when they arrived in wellington on that horrible, wet, windy day it was a great start

as you head through the afternoon here, notice the explosion of showers and thunderstorms from shreveportnd little rock. and springfield. that's at 6:00 tonight. just because the sun sets doesn't mean the storms will end. in fact, these storms will continue into tonight and tomorrow. where are we talking about for the greatest risk of severe weather -- here's the bullseye. southern missouri through arkansas, northern louisiana as well, strong winds, large golf ball sized hail as well as the potential for some tornados. we've only had 25 tornados this year. we could easily double that amount in the next couple days. national weather and a look at your local weather coming up. bian bianna? >>> we're going to turn, now, to history being made at the vatican this morning in front of a million pilgrims for a joint canonization for pope john paul ii and pope john xxiii. not only has the elevation of two popes to saint hood never happened before, but it's the first time two popes were there to witness it. abc's terry moran has the story from vatican city. good morning to you, terry. >> reporter:

as we go into tomorrow, the severe threat ramps up quite a bit in the arklatex area, shreveport, littlek, memphis. we could see large tornadoes as we go through tomorrow into monday, the severe weather threat will still remain for the mississippi river valley. still including memphis, jackson, mississippi, and then the heavy rain component, don, as we go through the next two or three days. we could see two to four inches of rain up in the north, including the ohio valley and even for the southeast. tuesday through thursday timeframe. we are going to see quite a bit of rain as well. so, this is the time of year we start to see the tornado threat ramp up. 80 normally in march. 155 tornadoes normally in april. don, this is that season. we've got to be on the lookout and be prepared for the next couple of days sbl be prepared for the possibility of tornadoes and, for sure, you're going to get wet. >> yes. >> thank you, jennifer gray. we appreciate that. i want to check some news for you. overseas now, president barack obama is in the capital of malaysia right now, kuala lumpur. third stop i

i'm going to write a show for us and put it on right here in shreveport. >> the message to america, truste, they'll pull it off for sure. mickey rooney, who died on sunday, was the country's top box office attraction in 1939. he beat out spencer tracy for that spot in 1940, clark gable in 1941. it was never as great for him again, maybe never so great for a country, still staggering from the great depression, fearful of a second world war, yet somehow willing to believe. adds franklin roosevelt once said, seeing and feeling the spirit of hope so alive and resilient in the land, much of it because of him, he said thank god our problems are only material. mickey rooney, the kid who could, made it to 93. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "all in with chris hayes" starts right now. >>> good evening from new york. i'm ari melber in for chris hayes. there is some important new survey data out today from gallup. it's not about politics but it could have some major implications for politics and the public interest. the data is about how many people have health care in the u.s.,

that's memphis, little rock, just north of shreveport all the way to st. louis.u are traveling on i-40, i-44, those are going to be spots for the afternoon and evening where we could see damaging wind, hail and an isolated tornado. ginger zee, abc news, new york. >>> a day in court for the teenager who sneaked into the country's tallest building and made his way to the top. a new york judge ordered 16-year-old justin casquejo to be evaluated in a youth program for his stunt at the one world trade center. police say casquejo went to the top story of the 104-story skyscraper. >>> and we have a warning from police this morning. police in a philadelphia suburb have found razor blades duct-taped on to playground equipment. now no one was hurt but this follows a similar incident in illinois a week ago in which a child was injured. pennsylvania authorities think this latest incident could be the work of a copy cat. police will of course check out playgrounds more frequently. >>> this one will make you mad. a school bus driver caught on camera mocking a little girl who w

tornadoes that produce hail, damaging wind gusts, and an isolated tornado, but it's this focus from shreveportlouisiana, into most of missouri and including all of arkansas where we could see long track tornadoes develop, especially later on today and into tonight, those are extremely dangerous because they stay on the ground for an extended period of time crossing over many areas. that's something we have to focus on for this afternoon. it is going to be very active later today. lester. >> all right. thanks very much. >>> the los angeles clippers will take to the court in a playoff game later today with their owner donald sterling caught in the middle of a firestorm. he is accused of making racist remarks that were caught on tape and posted by gossip site tmz. our joe fryar is live in oakland with this story. joe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lester. the clippers will play golden state here in the first round of the playoffs this afternoon, but the nba says owner donald sterling will not be at the game in the wake of this controversy. >> green is ascending tall. >> reporter: as th

. >> waking up in shreveport saying, can you believe she changed a word? >> i know. >> this is not the most shocking thing that's happened in louisiana politics, mike. >> no. ed edwards is asking -- >> ed edwards -- was that blaze that paul newman played? >> yeah. >> huey -- >> not huey -- was it earl? >> it was earl. anyway, we'll get to that later. >> so, new york city mayor mike bloomberg. we were just talking about him in the previous story. if you thought leaving office would be rest and relaxation for bloomberg, think again, jeremy peters in "the new york times" reveals a $50 million plan that bloomberg challenges gun legislation. the new group will be called "every town for gun safety" and bank rolled by the former mayor himself. 50 million bucks. with tv ads, but the new group will focus on being a grassroots operation to rival the nra. bloomberg was asked his own persona could undercut that. i don't know what your perception is of that is around the country, buttest place he goes, he adds, you're a rock star. people yelling out of cabs. hey way to

to be the day where we'll really be concerned about, especially the arklatex area, little rock, shreveport through monday. >> jennifer, thank you. we'll be watching it along with you. other news to report to you this afternoon. president barack obama is overseas on a four-nation trip. part ceremonial, part serious. it comes at a time when malaysia is fully involved in searching for that airliner that vanished seven weeks ago. let's go to erin mcpike at the white house today. how much is that missing plane coloring the president's visit to malaysia? >> reporter: don, it certainly has been a factor this weekend. although he did not mention the missing plane in remarks that he made at a state dinner last night he did grant an interview to the malaysian newspaper, "the star" yesterday. in those remarks he offered his condolences to the people of malaysia and also made important points about the help that the u.s. has offered to that country. as a friend and partner of malaysia, the united states was one of the first countries to join in the search for the missing plane. u.s. navy ships, aircra

going to be across the deep south, dealing with record high temperatures across texas, low 80's shreveport, mid 70's in atlanta where is where we should be this time of year. the northeast, temperatures warming just a bit, but it's still going to feel on the cool side with northwesterly winds. low 60's around new york city and lower to mid 60's in d.c. heading into the upper midwest, temperatures are actually warming up. we're seeing snow into northern minnesota changing are a rain. back to you. >> ebony, thank you. >> ukraine and russia trading rather heated words again. >> with american troops, gathering in the region, some question whether u.s. military involvement maybe eminent. we'll talk with a retired u.s. brigadier general about the situation on the ground and the american military build up. >> it's time for us to be a part of the discussion and i think that's huge. >> football players at northwestern university set to vote on a union. why getting it to pass may be he haar said than done. >> a little girl steals the show from first lady michelle obama. primetime news. >> welcome to

low 90s around houston today, 85 in shreveport. the air mass across much of the deep south very warm, moist and juicy. we are going to see more storms erupting here. atlanta, an isolated storm today, low 80's, upper 70's tuesday. once we get behind the storms, temperatures drop significantly. it's warm for now in advance of the storms but then we are going to cool off with highs only getting into the upper 60s by the latter part of the work week. today we keep our temperatures, around denver, not really getting out of the 50's today. >> after the winter we just had, 90 doesn't sound bad. >> wait until summer. he'll be complaining about that. >> that's what i do. >> a severe drought is having a devastating effect on haiti, remote regions without rain for months. that means they're relying more on donations and government handouts. as the drought runs on, the donations, too, are drying up. >> high in the mountains of northwestern haiti, it's only rained once in the last seven months. its valley should be full of healthy crops and liv

louis sliding down into little rock, shreveport, the areas we are most concerned with here as we headm and by the time we head into tuesday slipping it a little further to the east so atlanta you're implicated. not just one or two days, several as we head on into next week having to deal with strong storms. be prepared now. >> thank you, alex. >>> today in the ukraine crisis an economic salvo. the new sanctions to be implemented any day now. this morning president obama warned russia of growing consequences if it continues down what he called the path of provocation. the president also sought to dispel vladimir putin's claims that the u.s. has you wiulterio motives for ukraine. >> it's important for us to make sure we are part of an international coalition sending that message and that russia is isolated in its actions rather than falling into the trap as interpreting this as the united states is trying to pull ukraine out of russia's orbit circa 1950. >> joining me now john jacobs and msnbc military analyst. colonel, you heard him right there president obama said he has no interest i

steer elementary school in shreveport has all three. ngratulations to principal kendrick, principal of the year. the third grade language arts teacher, glenys johnston is the ka doe parish teacher of the year. each year she bring -- each day she broings a positive, motivational approach or the classroom. the fruit of a great prains pal and excellent teacher is often seen in their students and fifth grader tyndal hamm is a final example, she's the gifted young lady who is named ka doe parish student of the year. she's gifted in academics and active in her church and in sports. congratulations a.c. steer elementary, i'm proud to see you recognized for your achievements. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. moore: my fellow americans, the results are in -- ms. brown: my fellow americans, the results are in. o

we're building it in shreveport, louisiana. to use this seatbelt and we're going to test the air bag. >> look out! i only have three wheels! >> oh, my gosh. this is not a way to get revenge. >> that's the last we saw of them. that is cool. very nice. like more information about that car? go to our web site. >>> coming up, what did john kerry say that has people calling for him to resign? laura ingraham weighs in on this coming up. then he was so excited to receive his diploma, but there college grad fell a little short. >> what happened next? we'll play the rest of the tape straight ahead on this fox friends -- "fox & friends". >>> good morning. it's tuesday, april 29. i'm steve doocyment we start with a fox news alerts. a second wave of deadly tornadoes slamming the south. >> get out. let's go! >> a new warning this morning. this may be just the beginning. maria molina is live from tupelo, mississippi. >>> outrage after secretary of state john kerry's slur about one of our biggest allies. the country of israel. should john ker

host: this is wayne in shreveport, louisiana, republican line. caller: i'm a supporter of the keystone pipeline. host: are you there? i think we lost wing as far as the connection is concerned. if he has the ability to call back am a please do so. house speaker boehner weighing in on the decision yesterday saying that, for no other reason than the refusal to stand up to the extreme left, good jobs and more energy remain out of reach. steve from florida, independent line. caller: hi, pedro. how are you? host: i am well thanks. caller: i don't think we should do this pipeline. i know republicans and democrats both want higher gas prices because it yields economic for alternative energy. i think the balance that we have right now is fine. if the only reason to do it is if we were at war, it was declared war and we needed the energy to fuel our jet planes. but the thing about it is, we don't need this dirty oil in the united states. that is how i feel about it. host: some of the politics behind it, that i told you about, it was 11 senate democrats th