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i'm veronica de la cruz. we begin with wild weather. a blast of violent spring storms tore across much of the country over the weekend leaving a trail of destruction. in iowa, a state of emergency has been declared in parts of that state where a tornado flattened a fifth of one town. nbc's francesco reports. get back! >> reporter: the tornado, slammed into mapleton, iowa saturday evening wout warning. >> it happened so fast. we were 60 yards away from them. we had a dust swirl. and before we knew it, we had a full-blown tornado on the ground. >> leaving blocks and blocks of the sma...

around $38 billion from the budget, the largest domestic spending cut in u.s. history. both sides claiming victory. republicans for the sheer volume of those cuts, the white house and democrats for outlasting gop initiatives that would have blocked certain environmental regulations and changed a federal program that provides family planning services. a budget that this morning even if barely is still breathing. and as lawmakers take a deep breath now after the debate, the specifics of the cuts still aren't clear. we should get a better idea of that with a closer look at the bill in t...

one major sticking point in the process. federal funding of planned parent parenthood and the president said it would not be cut. if an agreement had not been reached 800,000 federal workers would have been furloughed and several is services would have come to a halt. the short-term measure is expected to be signed by the president this weekend. thousands of people are expected to stay outside because they want a free health exam. this is the first time that something has been done, people are waiting in line, reggie? >> those people are bundled up and waiting outside the gates here...

one major sticking point in the process. federal funding of planned parent parenthood and the president said it would not be cut. if an agreement had not been reached 800,000 federal workers would have been furloughed and several is services would have come to a halt. the short-term measure is expected to be signed by the president this weekend. thousands of people are expected to stay outside because they want a free health exam. this is the first time that something has been done, people are waiting in line, reggie? >> those people are bundled up and waiting outside the gates here....

>> reporter: with the government shutdown less than an hour away, republicans chose a budget compromise, but just a temporary one. >> i'm pleased that senator reid and i and the white house have been able to come to an agreement that will, in fact, cut spending and keep our government open. >> leaders in both parties reached an agreement that will allow our small businesses to get the loans they need, our families to get the mortgages they applied for, and hundreds of thousands of americans to show up at work. >> reporter: as the day dragged on, the possibilities of compromise didn't...