was plastic. the second one was modified and did not work. alec baldwin was handed the only gun capable of firing live ammunition. norah. >> o'donnell: jonathan vigliotti, thank you. all right, america's outbreak of severe weather isn't letting up on the heels of a deadly nor'easter overnight. a swarm of tornadoes ripped through texas and louisiana today. cbs' janet shamlian shows us the devastation. >> reporter: tonight, a trail of destruction in lake charles, louisiana, where a tornado left this neighborhood in tatters. roofs ripped from homes, debris in every direction, and neighbors racing to check on each other. at least one person was hurt. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: texas was also in the path. a tornado in the houston area roaring across an interstate, churning up property and taking out power lines. there are reports of multiple twisters across the loan star state. the system raced across the region. reads in east texas posted vi of the aftermath. >> this whole neighborhood was