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this is "cnn saturday morning." its march 3rd, and im david mattingly. tornadoes shred through the midwest and south killing more than 30 people, and there is a new threat of storms today. then in two hours washington state republicans will officially select who they think should go up against barack obama. could ron paul finally win one? bus t we begin with the ferocious killer storms that went through the midwest and southern u.s. at least 32 people are dead. now the frantic sear...

everywhere. i thought it was a dream. >> a dream? more like a nightmare, if you want to be honest about it. this is what was left behind by a strong storm. total devastation. several tornadoes touched down. as many as 28 people are dead. in some areas, rescue crews worked deep into the night to find survivors and victims. national guard troops were called up to kentucky and indiana to the hardest hit communities. you can see tornado in tennessee. dozens of people were injured in the st...

lets talk about what concentrated areas are kind of in the bulls-eye, so to speak right now. florida among them. >> north florida and southern parts of georgia. its really this squall line we are looking at right here that has the most potential for producing tornadic storms. right now there are no tornado warnings that are in effect. some of those thunderstorms could produce wind damage in excess of 60 miles per hour. sometimes those real down burst winds can cause as much damage as a...

him minutes ago. okay. were going to stand by for that. and chad myers, tell me where the storm is now. >> ashleigh and jeff were on the same road. >> they were on the same road together? >> going different directions. ashleigh is going toward st. louis, jeff is to the west driving toward the tornado. they crossed each other, obviously didnt see each other because its raining so hard. but they went the opposite direction. jeff is following that storm -- it did some damage near birds ey...

Fatalities here. of course, it is a very sad story in other parts of missouri and especially illinois and kansas. >> there are a few other states right now still under watches or warnings regarding more tornadic activity possibly. what kind of warning did folks get there? >> reporter: well, what were having now is very high winds. you often find this in winter tornadoes. thats caused havoc to the utility crews trying to work very high up in the buckets and restore power. its also caused the fire...

Thanks anita. bill: so many other people are affected by the storm. it is not over yet as it moves east. janice dean in the extreme weather center with a look at that. who is in the cross-hairs. >> not only cold bringing snow across the great lakes but the warmer part is bringing risk of tornado. already this morning two tornado watches until 4:00 p.m. local time. nine states with risk for tornados, large hail, damaging wind. there is the tornado warning, tornado watch meaning conditions are fav...

well see more of you tomorrow morning as well. meantime, this is a pivotal day in the 2012 presidential race. the nations first southern gop primary is happening right now in south carolina and the contest promises to be quite the cliff hanger. well get you the latest dramatic poll numbers in just a moment. but first, the two leading contenders in the state, newt gingrich and mitt romney, actually ended up campaigning in the same spot this morning. tommys country ham house in green...

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weaker but what they really need is for it to move a little faster. it is just sitting there over parts of the gulf coast right now, already causing flooding and it doesnt seem to be going anywhere anytime soon. also, listen to this, buy a raffle ticket and you could win a glock handgun. its part of a republican fund-raiser in tucson, arizona. the same city where a gunman using a glock handgun killed six people and shot congresswoman gabrielle giffords in the head. critics are callin...

I guess the death toll unofficially now maybe ten here in oklahoma, and theyre still trying to find people. there was a lot of tornadoes, big tornadoes on the ground for quite a while today. >> yeah. david payne, im glad you were safe and appreciate you talking to us tonight. there has been loss of life in oklahoma. joining us on the phone is the governor of oklahoma, we appreciate her calling us, mary fallin. governor, what is the latest information about the situation in oklahoma? >> were stil...