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heat warning. we are 30 minutes from the start of the boston marathon. forecast high by afternoon, a sweltering 84 degrees. organizers telling some runners to come back next year. 18 hours of attacks. afghanistan military putting a end to weekend barrage bombings. the risk american troops are facing. the "snl" surge. mitt romney said to be considering a guest spot on the show but will it help or hurt his image? have you ever put in more than 40 hours a week and not paid for it? a...

>> yes, yes. >> will cain you were on tv working this weekend. >> still hasnt shaved. >> didnt have a chance. worked all weekend. >> you lie. were not going to pretend to feel sorry for you. our "starting point," towns in the plains adding up the damage from a swarm of tornados that happened over the weekend. reports of more than 130 twisters that touched down over four states, many tornadoes happening in kansas, the community that may have been the hardest hit is in woodward, oklahoma...

Follow the powerful storm system and all the heart-breaking damage. we will update you throughout the newscast. and for the latest storm coverage, go to foxnews.com to check it out. >> jamie: another fox news alert for you. a series of coordinated attacks against our forces in afghanistan. at least seven targetsurn attack in kabul, including the u.s. embassy and nato headquarters. more than 10 separate explosions rocked the capitol. the taliban claiming responsibility, warning its just the begin...

Afghanistan, after a string of assaults being called the start of a spring offensive. welcome back to "caught on camera." im contessa brewer. if a ship is sinking, the maritime rule is the captain goes down with the ship. but in our next story, the captain of the oceanos cruise liner decides he has other plans and its left to a group of untrained, unqualified entertainers to pull off a dangerous rescue. off the coast of south africa, the 12-ton oceanos cruise liner pitches and rolls wildly in ...

and destroyed. some houses were turned into rubble in just a matter of seconds. >> that piece of iron had to come from a building. it was -- you know, it was no straight wind, it was a regular twister. the wind was just blasting out and out and out. the bathroom, like they always say, and while we got here, the roof went here. the good lord was with us. he sure was. its about more than you can bear. >> four states were hit by the tornadoes. oklahoma, iowa, nebraska and kansas. but all ...

dozens of people were hurt. hundreds of homes were damaged, and destroyed. a live report in a hard-hit town in oklahoma is just ahead. but here is how one survivor in iowa described the storm. >> you know, it was no straight wind, it was a regular twister. the wind was just blasting out. the bathroom, like they always say, and while we got here, the roof went here. the good lord was with us. he sure was. its about more than you can bear. >> were glad larry hill is okay. the u.s. coast ...

several critically. hundreds of homes damaged and destroyed. some houses were turned into rubble in a matter of seconds. >> that piece after iron had to come from a building. it was, you know, it was no straight wind. it was a regular twister. the windows was blasting out and out and out. we went into the bathroom, like they always say, and while we got here, the roof went here. >> the good lord was with us. he sure was. its about more than you can bear. >> well, four states were hit. ...

U.s. servicemen and women believe they are making good progress with respect to the strategy. there has been military success particularly in the south but also in the east and the taliban is on their heels and we have been busy the last eight to ten weeks trying to prevent their ability to have a spring offensive. we believe we have degraded their ability. >>shepard: i dont think anyone doubts that but the problem is internal since the russians high hailed it out. the problem seems to be now yo...

of the turmoil on wall street has been triggered by fears over the european debt crisis and the anemic economies. and richard quest, one of the best people to turn to when we want perspective on the global economy. he joins us from london. what happened in the european markets today? >> reporter: the europeans went down initially and then down further and they rallied with wall street. we closed down 1% in london, and paris 1%, and frankfurt, once again the german market is being cream...

>> thats what some say. heres what he said about sarah palin. >> excellent individual and could be a real contender in this process and respect her and obviously think she has the qualifications to be president. >> certainly seems to be a vacuum right now. a lot of other candidates potentially throwing their hatted into the ring. well tell you about those other potentials coming up a little bit later. first your headlines. >> overnight, two nato troops killed in southern afghanistan by an insurg...