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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.
we re crossing the half hour and our top stories, what is called an epic streak of extreme weather. violent storms have 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 and another storm is brewing right now. the same region could see more twisters tomorrow. a man accused of letting his camp ignite one of texas s fires is under arrest. governor rick perry is asking that texas be declared a federal disaster area. he says the state does not have the manpower or resources to fight it alone. the record dry conditions stoking wildfires that have affected all but two counties. a wake-up call for snoozing air traffic controllers. federal officials have rolled out new rules to keep them awake. among the changes controllers must now have a minimum of nine hours off between shifts.