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we're following the breaking news this hour, a tornado outbreak that scraped parts of the midwest this morning, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 100. hardest hit, harrisburg, illinois, where at least six people died, including two children. within the last half hour, we learned the tornado was a category ef-4, with winds, get this, up to 170 miles an hour, and as wide as two football fields. in the last hour, the mayor spoke at a grief-stricken news conference. >> we have suffered the loss of lives. we've suffered many injures, and millions of dollars worth of is i...

whitney houston on a dangerous path days before her death. she drank heavily in the days before her death. she started drinking 10:00 in the morning poolside. also, have we got a deal for you. and i mean it. a payroll tax cut deal is now actually in place. the lawmakers using a word they haven't used in a while, the big c word, compromise. iran showing off a new level of nuclear know-how and playing the oil card, as well. what does iran want and what is it capable of? we're speaking to an expert who has been inside iran. if you are about to or in the middle of packing your chil...

ee electr electrocutions are mostly to blame for deaths. health officials say malaria could compound the disaster in the coming weeks. the floods are also taking a financial toll. finance ministry estimates the waters have caused $6 billion in damage. two pakistani cricketers have been found guilty of conspiracy to accept corrupt payments and conspiracy to cheat. the two players threw parts of last year's test match between england and pakistan. sentencing is wednesday. both players could spend up to seven years in prison. there may be new trouble at japan's crippled nuclear plan...

>> all right. first, though, big news today. the trial of the accused underwear bomber begins this morning with earnest with opens statements at the federal courthouse in droit. umar farouk abdulmutallab is charged with trying to blow up a flight on christmas day 2009 with a bomb hidden in his underwear. >> the defendant is acting as his own attorney. cnn's deb feyerick in live in detroit, where you were the night this all developed and christmas day 2009. deb, what is the situation? >> reporter: well, ali, christine and carol, we can tell you that he is facing eight charges today. i...

>> just hours after we left prison, we were able to swim in the waters of the gulf. we stayed up all night with our loved ones and we watched the most beautiful sunset we've ever seen. these experiences will be with us for the rest of our lives. we would like to thank oman for welcoming us and hosting our families. >> also present at the press conference were both men's families as well as sarah shourd, bauer's fiancee. while they refused to answer any questions, they were all smiles when they were presented with gifts given by omani officials. both men made their way to the tarmac w...