the death toll from the latest series of tornadoes that have ripped through parts of the united states is rising. at least three people have been killed in the states of arkansas and illinois. dozens have been injured and tens of thousands have lost power. the governor of arkansas, sarah huckabee sanders has declared a state of emergency. our reporter shelley phelps has more. oh, my god! ripping away building tops, downing trees and flipping over vehicles, the catastrophic tornado started moving through little rock on friday afternoon. this man told cbs news what he saw. and through our window i saw a transformer back here that kind of blew up. i saw that the lightning strike, it kind of blew up, caught me off guard, went in the bathroom, closed the door, and then all of a sudden, it was just like so much wind everywhere. it felt like kind of like the house was shaking and things were kind of like being thrown against it. and it was just something i never experienced before.
the pope has said he will take part in the mass celebrating palm sunday in the vatican. a smiling pope francis was discharged from a hospital in rome in just the last few hours where he was receiving treatment for bronchitis. our correspondent jenny hill is in rome. it s a lovely morning in rome. good news for the pope. it s a lovely morning in rome. good news for the pope. good news of the tens of thousands news for the pope. good news of the tens of thousands of news for the pope. good news of the tens of thousands of people - news for the pope. good news of the tens of thousands of people who - news for the pope. good news of the | tens of thousands of people who have come here to saint peters square. it s an enormous significance to catholics the world over because it s not holy week, the the most significant week in the catholic calendar. many were horrified on the idea that the pope might not be able to participate in the proceedings. he appeared very relaxed, smil
the pope has said he will take part in the mass celebrating palm sunday in the vatican. the 86 year old was discharged from a hospital in rome in the last few hours where he was receiving treatment for bronchitis. smiling and leaning on a cane as he left rome s gemelli hospital, the pontiff greeted well wishers and joked he was still alive. the vatican said he d resumed some work duties while in hospital, baptising a new born baby as well as sharing a dinner with some of the doctors and nurses. earlier i spoke to our correspondentjenny hill who had the latest on the ground. he s now out of hospital. as you say, he appeared very relaxed, smiling as he greeted well wishers outside the hospital, telling reporters that he will participate in that mass right here tomorrow. and, of course, you know, pope francis himself is more than aware that talk of his impending either resignation or demise have been filling the newspapers here, you know, joking with reporters. well, i m still
the weather fronts away and mean lighter winds, a drier and a brighter day ahead still a little breezy for east anglia and the south east, but certainly more sunshine than we ve seen of late, a little bit more cloud drifting across scotland at times, northern ireland into wales and the south west of england, too. still rather cool around the east, nine or ten degrees, but most of us, about 11 to 13. and of course, the sun is starting to feel a little bit stronger this time of year. so monday then high pressure still very much with us. we ve got a couple of weather fronts sitting out here in the atlantic and through the week they ll try and nudge in from the west, but they ll bump into that area of high pressure, so largely dry and settled with lighter winds on monday. it is looking like a much improved day. it could be some overnight frost, though. so a bit of a chilly start to things, by the afternoon, though, temperatures between about ten to 13 degrees for most of us on monday. and
the states to the east of the rockies and that s where you have these weather elements that come together producing these super cell thunderstorms that develop into tornadoes. essentially, it s a clash of air masses. you ve got very warm, moist air coming from the gulf of mexico. you ve got the cold air coming down from the arctic east of the rockies, so they are clashing together. sometimes you have dry air towards the mid levels the atmosphere too. so several different types of air, if you like, all competing for supremacy and ultimately ending up with a weather system which has winds changing direction and speed at different heights above us in the atmosphere and starting circulate, producing this tornado, touches the ground. and if the conditions are right, will strengthen further and become violent and we see the awful results from these. upset, angry but not worried . that s how donald trump s lawyer has described the former u.s president s reaction to his indictment