cnn joins us from cart hey na. what's the latest on the investigation where it stance? >> reporter: well, as you pointed out, those two u.s. government sources telling cnn that in fact these secret service personnel did bring back several prostitutes to their hotels. now, it's still a little squishy as to some of the details after they brought them back to their hot hotel, but at some point according to these sources, there was a dispute overpayment, and then the police, the local police got involved. about a dozen secret service officers are involved in this scandal. we're told it's a mix of undercover agents as well as the uniform officers. they were not part of the president's protective detail but were part of the overall security team here in colombia. now, we do understand that president obama has been informed about this investigation along with secretary na poll tan oof homeland security, an investigation, an internal investigation is now under way. >> so dan, this clearly overshadowing the president's visit in colombia. what is on the agenda for that summit today? >> reporter: this is not only an embarrassment, but it's a major distraction for the white house. the president came here to focus on critical issues, not only to the united states but also to the region, focusing on energy, on trade, on the economy. the expansion of the economy has bench quicker since the economic downturn in the latin american region than it has been in the united states. so the president today meeting with the ceos at a ceo summit here talking about expanding trade in this region, job creation back at home, and this public private partnership, that's very much what the white house wants the focus to be. >> and then there was some other type of security scare in colombia on the eve of the summit. explain what happened? >> reporter: that's right. you know, we had explosions happening not only here in cart hae hey na, two in bogota, one near a bus stop, another near a shopping mall. no injuries, only minor damage and we're told that no one has claimed responsibility. these devices were described by law enforcement sources as kind of home made devices. so nothing very sophisticated but no doubt did cause a bit of a stir here because the ones in cartagena happened a few miles away from where theels world leaders are staying. >> thanks for that update from colombia. the cdc says people are infected with a strain of al monday ella. they they it was caused by people eating raw yellow fin tu na. it is used to make sushi and sa memy. and bee gees start robin gibb in a coma. he according to a representative, doctors believe the singer has developed a secondary tumor. and one of the accused tulsa shooters says he is not a raisist despite being charged at the state level with a hate crime. 19-year-old jake england is accused of killing three strangers on april 6th because they were black. on the tape he said he had grown up in a large african-american community in tulsa and quote, got along with everybody. the los angeles dodgers should be under new management by the end of this month. a bankruptcy court approved the baseball team's reorganization fans on friday. it allows the owner to sell the team for $2 billion to gug enhiem baseball management, a group that includes magic johnson. and we're keeping a close eye on severe storms that could unleash powerful tornadoes across much of the plains states today. let's find out what's happening from jackie in the weather center. >> today is going to be an for examplely day and things are already getting started across parts of the plains. this is what we call a high-risk day. only a few days per year maybe would occur this way. this is not a typical tornado day. this is where we're expecting large destructive long-lived tornadoes, ones that stay on the ground for a long period of time. and if you don't take the proper precautions and live in this area today, it could spell really bad news. we could have fatalities today if you're not underground. we're talking about this large pink area, about 5.5 million people live here. omaha, into wichita, down through oklahoma city. those are areas where you have a one in three chance of a tornado coming within 25 miles of your home. here's the atmosphere already beginning to explode. we can see a lot of convection as we call it into kansas and nebraska. we have two watches and these are what we call pds watch, that stance for a particularly dangerous situation. and there you can see right to the north into northern parts of kansas where things have been developing and we do have a couple of warnings in effect, knuckles count, but these are doppler indicated tornadoes, there are storm chasers out there now that we're staying in contact, as this continue continues to develop and unfold, we'll keep you up to date. we're talking into the overnight hours potentially when people are asleep. you need your noaah weather radio on. people living in the direct path of these storms are on edge. in norman, oklahoma, people have already suffered damage after the tornado touched down there. it also happens to be the home of the national weather center. susan candiotti. what are they telling people? >> this is an epicenter for all the meet yol gists all over the company. right here is where all the action is. we're supposed to be taking in hush tones because people here, all the meteorologists very busy looking at all the latest weather data. each person here has their specialty and area of expertise and then they put it all together so they can put out the latest information for all the meteorologists in particular and weather watchers all over the place looking for the highest risk areas. and they have this bank of monitors to look at this. but this one over here is of special interest. it has all these extra colors on it. you see the yellow that indicates every place in this region in particular, and across the united states for that matter, where there is some kind of weather warning at this time. any kind of weather warning. and then you see the circles of the red and the purple, jackie was talking about, where the highest risk areas are. steve weiss, one of the immediate roll gists hard at work here. this could be a very dangerous day into tonight and sunday morning. how bad could it get? >> there's certainly potential for long track destructive tornadoes to occur this afternoon and tonight over parts of the plains states. we're already seeing thunderstorms, parts of kansas, into nebraska, we're seeing indications near the border of rotation in the storms, tornado warnings have been issued for parts of that area. and we anticipate there will be additional storms developing later today into tonight. >> if people aren't paying heed to these warnings, what could happen? >> they certainly have potential to have damage to where they are at, and we really do hope that people will increase their awareness of the threat today. it's a weekend, there can be people who have plans for their weekend. please be aware of the weather and the threat that we're going to have continuing into opportunity. >> thank you very much. and this is the second time only since 2006 where they have issued this kind of a high-risk warning. two days in advance. giving, trying to give people enough warning of what is coming up. and they have so much more improved technology to use nowadays. so it's important, you've said it, jackie's saying it, you've got to have a plan. please pay attention. especially because the worst of it could happen overnight. pay attention to these warnings. back to you. >> all right, thanks so much. i appreciate that. susan candiotti from norman, oklahoma. the images that we've become used to seeing from lie beeria are war, poverty and child soldiers. now there are new glimmers of hope. we'll get a look at the changing face of an african nation. i went to a small high school. the teacher that comes to mind for me is my high school math teacher, dr. gilmore. i mean he could teach. he was there for us, even if we needed him in college. you could call him, you had his phone number. he was just focused on making sure we were gonna be successful. he would never give up on any of us. and who ordered the yummy cereal? 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[ male announcer ] want great taste and whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. all right. time now to look at other stories making headlines around the world now. the u.n. security council voted this morning to send 30 observers to syria. meanwhile activists say at lease 16 people were killed around the country today. iran is discussing its program with members of the u.n. security council today, and the top negotiator says he is bringing new initiatives the table. the u.n. hopes to convince the country to give up its nuclear program. and a century after the titanic hit an iceberg, a cruise ship will make a special journey. the a service aplanned tomorrow, passengers are donning costumes and enjoying food from that period as well. the deep scars of war are starting to heel in liberia. it's still one of the poorest countries in the world. our brenda bush is from liberia and she went back to visit and report on the country making a comeback. >> reporter: i turned a corner and came up on these kids, dancing in the streets. and it strukt me. almost ten years ago, children this age were killing and dying in these same streets. i will never forget the horrific images of liberia's child soldiers, armed, drugged, and deadly. it was difficult to watch my country the place i was born and raised em broiled in one of african's most brutal civil wars. i was one of the lucky ones because i was able to flee the violence. i've made many trips back through the years, but this time the spirit of monrovia is different. liberia -- i'm visiting my very american daughter who decided to move to liberia after college. she says this is one of her favorite places in the city. the marketplace known as waterside. everything can be find here for a bearing an. from hand-made bags and shoes, to food. but you've got to love to shop. broad street is another busling part of the city. the pen pens in these parts for the constant annoying sounds of their horns. you can escape it all at the beach. tourists are exactly flocking to liberia, yet, but they are starting to come. several hotels have opened up and i'm told liberia has some of the best surfing in the world. sunday is beach day. >> liberia have a seeing that the country is sweeter and i'm hearing more and more of it these days. >> this is amazing time for liberia. >> this is the place to be right now. just happy to be a part of it. >> there's no doubt that a long, difficult road lies ahead in this struggling nation by the sea. an entire generation of children was unable to go to school because of the war. so for me the sight of kids with their backpacks heading to school is the promise for this country's future. i know many lie beerian children still have a heavy load to bear. but there are no longer child soldiers on these streets and hopefully one day all the lie beerian children will have reason to dance. >> beautiful look at liberia, and brenda bush here. and this is home for you, even though the states are home, but your daughter still lives there. we look at these images and we can't help but think of utopia, but all of liberia isn't this way. these are just pockets you saw of pockets of hope. >> i don't want anybody to think utopia when they think liberia at all. it's just starting in the comeback. electricity we don't have. running water. education is a problem. health care is a problem. all these problems still exist. i wanted to focus on what had changed there, because there is change and you see it, you feel it. you hear it when you talk to lie beerians who are there and that's what i wanted to focus on. >> and all of those things that people recall, in terms of the child soldiers, et cetera, it didn't go away overnight, or did it, when charles taylor as the president was removed, is that when we started to see this evolution of change that people were feeling more hopeful about a prieter, better liberia? >> you know, it's taken a long time. the war is almost, ten years of peace almost. not even. next year will be ten years. so it's taken ten years to reach this point. and there's still so much more to do in liberia. i think that the, because the spirit of the people, the desire to improve, and the belief that better days are ahead of us, that's finally come. and i think that's what i was seeing on this trip. because i've been back many many times and i didn't feel this prior to this. >> something happened on this journey. >> you know, it was as if when i turned that corner and came up on those children, it was like i realized my country had turned a corner at that time. because our children who were killers, liberian children, thousands of them were child soldiers, they were the ones killing. they were taught to kill and they were made to kill and they saw family members. >> they were made to kill their own family members. >> yeah. they were there wits sing their parents being killed and they were taken. we have a horrible, horrible history. and i think when i saw my husband and daughter and i were in the car together, and she sees the liberia of hope. so when she saw the kids dancing in the street and she's sitting in the car, she's dancing too. and my husband and i who know the horror of liberia, i said to him, our children have their child hoods back, and he said yes. this is a good thing. i was not even doing a story on it. i wasn't even thinking about being a journalist. at that point i was a liberian, be a mother. this was a moment for me, the camera man was on the back, i didn't even know he was videotaping. >> it's a beautiful story in which to tell and a great view that we rarely get a chance to see. thanks to brenda bush for bringing it to us. >> thank you. have you filed your taxes yet now that you're back home? >> that's another story. >> we've got some help on the other side of this break. some of the last minute advise that you do not want to miss from our karen lee right after this. 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