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>> macy's, i think. that's not a designer. >> good enough for me, though. >> lucky i didn't say t.j. maxx. >> what was it like? >> it was incredible because i don't know if you know this, but the special came together in a matter of seven days. that's a huge undertaking. hank williams apparently, huge country star, has very strong ties in it alabama, went there, couldn't believe what he saw after the big tornadoes that blew through six states, those killer tornadoes. he made a call and within seven days, this came together. now, we don't know how much monewas raised last night. but we do know ...

the killing of osama bin laden, new details. we have correspondents covering all angles. they'll join us at the top of the hour. but first politics. ron paul wants president obama's job. he announced his intentions earlier today and plans a news conference at the top of the hour. the republican congressman joins newt gingrich in the gop race for the white house. a long time political observer, broadcaster and businessman has a new book, fail up, lessons from building successes from failure. tavis, welcome. >> good to be on. >> i want to talk about your book in a little bit, but fir...

As you saw in reynolds' report, people are still cleaning up. in today's building up america, we are looking at homes actually built to survive tornadoes. here's cnn's tom foreman. >> reporter: thousands of homes damaged or destroyed, hundreds of lives taken. officials in alabama and other states are still adding up the losses from those killer tornadoes. while far away in another part of the so-called tornado alley near little rock -- it all looks perfectly normal. john house's home is a model of new technology aimed at stopping such terrible destruction. >> they would have no idea whatsoever...

Killer tornadoes cause death and destruction across other states in the south. in georgia, for example, more than a dozen people are there. buildings collapsing turning to rubble as you can see on your screen, rescue crews searching through the wreckage looking for survivors as the governor declares a state of emergency. storm survivors sharing their harrowing experiences with us. >> the thing was coming off the road, stuff flying around. i grabbed on to the porch and the porch was lifting up. i thought i was gone. and then it was over. >> i said let's get to the basement. she got to the basem...

Behind today's biggest stories. >> we did have to scale back the operation of the library system and to look more carefully at all the things we're doing. >> how secret bets on wall street impacted so many areas around your street. executives of investment giant goldman sachs answering now for their actions. plus, a deadly street. >> all i can say she was a happy baby. so precious. i will always, always miss her. i love her. >> mourning the youngest victims of mississippi's killer tornadoes. it just breaks your heart. let's do this. let's get started this hour. lawmakers demanding answers ...