the southern plains with reports of multiple tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind. plus, a new u.s. intelligence report rekindles the debate over the origin of covid-19. we ll tell you what we know and what we still don t. plus, a shocking new york times investigation uncovers a crisis unfolding in american factories. migrant children found working dangerous and often illegal jobs. we ll talk to the reporter who captured their stories. announcer: live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. we begin this hour with the dangerous storm system battering the central u.s. right now, bringing tornadoes, damaging winds, and hail to parts of oklahoma, kansas, and texas. at least one tornado was confirmed in norman, oklahoma, where students at the university of oklahoma were urged to seek shelter. there are now reports of widespread damage there, downed power lines, and debris blocking roads. the system is so strong, a wind gust of 114 miles an hour was r
world. ru watching cnn newsroom. just ahead, powerful storms sweeping across parts of the united states with reports of multiple tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind. we will speak to a professional storm chaser. and the united states is warning china it could face real cost itself it provides lethal aid to russia for the war on ukraine. and the ex husband and inlaws being charged with murder in the killing of a hong kong model and influencer abby choi. we will have a live report with the very latest. live from atlanta. this is cnn newsroom with rosemarie church. good to have you with us. we start this hour with the dangerous storm system battering the central united states right now bringing tornadoes, damaging winds and hail to parts of oklahoma, kansas and texas. two tornado s have been confirmed so far in oklahoma. there are reports of widespread damage, downed power lines and debris blocking roads in norman. tens of thousands of people statewide are without p
enough time to pick up a cup of coffee or go kite-boarding. we ve been literally talking about their trip longer than it lasted, it was that brief. on the other hand, so was the moon landing. so was the wright brothers first flight at cu kittyhawk. those brief hours they spent on martha s vineyard changed history and left what they re calling an indelible mark on the people who live there. they enriched us, said one resident. we were happy to help them on their journey. unfortunately that journey ended abruptly at a military base at cape cod where our venezuelan brothers and sisters are held against their will, prisoners in a country they thought there was own. kite-boarding is out of the question. just a bitter dream at this point. the people of martha s vineyard knew this was going to happen. and yet, none of them thought to tell their venezuelan brothers and sisters before it happened. quote, i kept telling them it was like a dormitory, jackie stallings, who lives on the
later this hour after republican governor sent a clear message all week. texas governor greg abbott dropping off bus loads of migrant right at kamala harris s doorstep after she said the border was secure. desantis sent migrants to martha s vineyard. they are loud and proud sanctuary en klaifshs. democrats now blasting the governors. the president and white house doubling down on border security. we agree the border is secure but there is still more work to be done. i ve been very clear. it is a political stunt. that s what we re seeing from governors, republican governors in particular. republicans their colleagues should be calling out the cruel way that they are playing and what they are doing with their cruel political games. and again, these are families that are including children, all right? republicans are playing politics with human beings using them as props. what they re doing is simply wrong, unamerican, reckless. any comments on the migrants dropped off?
remained closed in the southern california area, including interstate 5, which is right behind me. normally you would see a lot of traffic, but authorities are still trying to clean up the highway, not just the highway but also the on and off-ramps. authorities saying it is still not safe for a lot of these drivers, who are essentially stranded on the side of the highway waiting to get back on the road, to get to their final destination. in the l.a. area, a lot of rain over the last couple of days. there was flooding, downed trees, and many, many left without power, thousands, in fact still without power. just about 40 miles south of where i am in castaic, california, the ground essentially crumbling and rvs ending up in the santa clara river because of what happened as a result of this storm. many of the residents there extremely concerned and essentially also stranded because they could not get on the highway. here is someone impacted by all