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And tell low. Youre watching cnn newsroom. Thank you for joining us. Im natalie allen. Good to be with you, natalie and im errol barnet. We begin this hour with ukraine. Pro russian separatists in the eastern part of the country saying theyre going to go ahead, move forward with these plans for a referendum this weekend despite a plea from Vladimir Putin to delay that vote. The ballots have been printed already. Theyve already been set up in a number of eastern cities where some residents want autonomy from kiev, the capital. But a Pew Research Poll shows 70 of the people in ukraines east want...

devastating tornadoes. officials nine people died in last night's twisters. two of them were children. we heard this morning most of the victims were in cars. it was a chaotic scene as five tornadoes hit the oklahoma city area last night. a lot of people tried to get out of the area turning the interstates into parking lots. more than 70 people were hurt. while communities are dealing with the mess left from yesterday's storms the big question now is what's next? can we expect more of these dangerous systems? meteorologist karen maginnis is here. karen, what can we expect? >> all rig...

to be the rock star to the far left. i can't sing i can't dance but what i can do is i will work with you to restore trust to state government>> there are an awful lot of group that is try to venture into the state of wisconsin that tried to make an impact on the democratic party. the state of minnesota fought volunteers. howard dean's organization democracy for america it says it may the first hour of phone banking 28 thousand calls into wisconsin. very intense on both sides. patti ann? >> the wisconsin recall the big talker today. many are talking about whether the results will be ...

wisconsin. he knows that. it has been an aggressive campaign season although brooi yated. the governor has maude note of barack obama's notable absence from wisconsin. >> the white house and political allies as president are scared and their candidate doesn't win that may be a sign for the fall leblgs. >> we heard from the president in the form of a tweet yesterday which reads this. it's election day in wisconsin tomorrow. i am standing hined tom barrett. he would make an outstanding governor. a very intense get out the vote effort on his behalf. he let people know constantly that he...

they have not spoken out in public but they did release this statement last night. >> we appreciate everyone's interest and thanks the volunteers who came out to search for her. >> investigators notice they found an open window in the girl's bedroom. the case is being labeled as a possible abduction. they are offering a reward for her safe return. that amount is still unknown at this point. precious little girl. you saw her picture. >> that's a beautiful little girl. thank you very much. we have a fox news alert to bring you this morning. james murdock is set to testify at a courtroo...