population that has a genetic predisposition to be supersensitive to toxic things in the environment and serenes may be one of them. in fact, the committee of the national institute for mental health, that decides on the directions of research has just opened that door a little by calling for research to look for that particular subsection. i want to take us back to your family, because, of course, it s such a personal story, and an emotional one for you, i m sure. you know, i interviewed my own parents a couple of years ago and it was such a surreal experience. you interviewed your own family, including your 10-year-old granddaughter. let s listen to what she said and we ll talk on the backside. i hope that he gets healed soon. yeah. sometimes when other people, they their lives seem perfect. and when yours when yours, you have to do something that
30 minutes after the hour. your top stories. what s being called an epic streak of extreme weather. violent storms have now killed 45 people in the south. the death toll rising overnight as people survey the damage in virginia. witnesses have reported 230 tornadoes since last thursday from oklahoma to virginia. that doesn t mean there were 230 tornadoes but there were reports of them. there may have been far fewer, but they certainly were powerful as you can see from pictures like this and others we ve got. another story we re watching, a man accused of letting his campfire ignite one of text s wildfires is now under arrest. the reckless endangerment charge is considered a felony in texas. governor rick perry is asking texas be declared a federal disaster area. he says the state does not have the manpower or the resources to fight it alone. the record dry conditions stoking wildfires that have affected all but two of texas s 254 counties. let the mad dash begin. tax day in america.
the entire economic recovery. if it stays high, if it stays high, most economists are now predicting say 2.8% growth instead of 3.3%, 3.4% for the first half of this year. that translates into a loss of about 500,000 jobs that just don t get created. the money leaves the country to pay for imported oil and doesn t stay here to buy say restaurant meals, get your clothes dry cleaned. people spend less money on nonnecessities. and that s why peter says it could affect jobs here. i spoke to tom cloza chief oil analyst at the information service, they gather a lot of data on oil. he predicts gas prices are going to peak in the next few weeks and peak at less than $4 a gallon. that s a little bit of good news. could be. if it happens. we ll see into if you can predict gas prices, that would be something else. it would. i wonder if you approve of this story. of course i approve. if you after the show head over to subway across the street there. which i have had a habit of doing.
my house was there and then all of my belongings are over here. you know, nothing. absolute shock across the south, entire towns almost obliterated. hundreds of tornadoes reported from oklahoma to virginia. the death toll is rising on this american morning. and good morning, everybody. it s monday, april 18th. kiran and christine are off this morning. i m alina cho with ali velshi. today is tax day. supposed to be friday. you got your extension. no reason to be late. new this hour, he sold millions of books and raised millions of dollars for his charityp. one of them became required reading for some troops headed into afghanistan. today shocking allegations that greg mortenson s inspiring story is a lie. plus, it s a booming business. we re talking about the new
villagers. here s what author john krakauer, you ll know him as the author of books like into thin air said about that claim last night on 60 minutes. it s a beautiful story and it s a lie. if you go back and read the first few chapters of that book, you realize, i m being taken for a ride here. the charity that mortenson founded, the central asia institute, is said to have raised more than $60 million. now mortenson himself, the author, has not responded on camera, but he says he stands by the information conveyed in the book. cnn national security analyst peter bergen, has been looking into this one for us, he s familiar with some of the characters, certainly familiar with the region. peter, thanks for being with us. let s just start with the draenl premise in mortenson s book, by offering support, particularly schools, education, particularly to girls, in some of these remote regions of afghanistan and pakistan, it is the best way to undercut the growth of