nuclear program. at the same time, he vowed to prevent iran from building nuclear weapons and defended israel s right to make its own decisions about its security. netanyahu addresses the convention tonight and minutes from now, we expect to hear his and the president s opening comments from the oval office. we are on that story for you. also, single biggest election day of the presidential nomination process is now just one day away, 437 delegates up for grabs tomorrow in ten states from alaska to massachusetts. now the superest state of all may be ohio. georgia has more delegates but no state matters more as a general election battleground. now, mitt romney, fresh off his weekend victory in the washington state caucuses, is in ohio today, so is rick santorum, whose early lead in ohio polling has faded. newt gingrich in tennessee, ron paul in idaho. we are following it all for you. now, over the weekend, romney also picked up some key conservative endorsements from house m
georgia. winds as strong as 200 miles per hour ripped through towns. at least 37 people are dead. as many as 17 million people were impacted by the storms. scores of injured people waking up in hospitals this morning. their homes and the homes of their neighbors gone. people now picking through the rubble to find anything they can salvage. president obama is offering federal assistance in the areas battered by the storms. in the little town of west liberty, kentucky, the town felt the full force of a tornado s 1 135-mile-per-hour winds. it leveled building, uprooted trees. cnn evers rob marciano is there getting the first look at some of the town s most extensive damage. rob, good morning to you. good morning, gary. they ve finally got the roads cleared enough to where larger vehicles can get in here including obviously rescue and recovery vehicles and our satellite truck so we re getting now a first look at a live look at the main street. over my left shoulder you re see
everywhere. i thought it was a dream. a dream? more like a nightmare, if you want to be honest about it. this is what was left behind by a strong storm. total devastation. several tornadoes touched down. as many as 28 people are dead. in some areas, rescue crews worked deep into the night to find survivors and victims. national guard troops were called up to kentucky and indiana to the hardest hit communities. you can see tornado in tennessee. dozens of people were injured in the storms. we are watching all angles of the story this morning. susan c susan is in ohio. rob is in tennessee where we have seen significant damage. bonnie schneider is standing by in the severe weather center. the damage we have seen have been small towns like henriville. how bad is it? reporter: it is very bad. crushing damage. people here are reeling from what happened to the area. 15 deaths confirmed so far in the entire state of kentucky. a couple of them here in clark county. just to give you
this morning from the atlanta area. we will have the latest on the search for survivors and victims. and on the campaign trail. today it s washington state s turn to way in on the republican candidates who want to be president. we re watching all the angle of this developing story of the severe weather that just continues to move across our country. susan candle yoty is in henryville right now where daylight has brought a stunning new look. our bonnie schneider is in the weather center keeping an eye on the new watches and warnings in effect right now. but before we get to them, i want to show you an amazing piece of video. it comes from west liberty, kentucky. listen. take it away from us, lord. take it, lord, take it, lord. take it away from us, jesus. what we re watching is this funnel cloud is swirling, getting ready to hit the earth. you hear a woman praying to god to have the storm move away, while her prayers were achbsed, her home was spared but the town that
us. ted, how hard has it been this morning for kids and teachers to arrive at school? reporter: well, as you can imagine, fred, it s been a very tough day here. it was a tough day yesterday, too. students came with their parents yesterday to school. they had about 1.5 hours in the school cafeteria, the school classrooms where they could go. there were counselors on hand to talk to. they have changed the school taffe tear yeah. that s where the shooting took place. they changed it in a way that they ve painted it. they ve changed the way the cafeteria tables are arranged in the room for students. of course four students were shot sitting at one of those tables. they are really encouraging the community to be involved in this healing process. take a lis ento the superintendent yesterday at a press conference at the school. parents, be a model for your children. they watch and will embrace everything you do. send them off to school each day with a hug and a kiss and the mess