condemnation from fellow republicans. rick santorum says the comments are absurd. the white house is also being drawn into the uproar. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get right to the breaking news, a huge tornado outbreak stretches from alabama to indiana and beyond. millions of americans are under tornado watches. tornado warnings as well. professional storm chasers have been following these twisters all afternoon, providing dramatic images of an unfolding disaster. new tornado reports are coming in literally by the minute. with indiana, kentucky, tennessee and other states all seeing multiple touchdowns only in the last hour. we also have this video from evansville, indiana. it s far from over. storms are on the move. the destruction could go on for hours. let s bring mayor jim coppinger of hamilton county in tennessee, where chattanooga is located. mayor, set the scene. tell us what s going on inur county. well, we did have a ouchdown of a torn