thank you for being with us. we re following breaking news this morning. tornadoes reported in parts of north texas and oklahoma. just moments ago the airport issued a shrlt in place due to a tornado warning. in wayne, oklahoma, this new footage shows houses demolished, trees fallen and entire neighborhoods destroyed. schools there are closed today. 8 million people are under severe weather advisories in several states. in the plains and southeast, storms barrel east bringing blizzards, hail, damaging winds and tornadoes. maggie vespa is live from minneapolis. how are people there preparing? reporter: people are basically bracing for the worst of this storm right now. this is a season crop this is minneapolis. they are used to severe winter weather, but officials are