captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the cbs evening news with katie couric. couric: good evening, everyone. a dangerous storm is moving across the middle of the country tonight, a mix of thunderstorms and tornadoes blamed already for at least nine deaths. this powerful storm was produced by a collision of weather fronts and the result is destruction across much of the south. at one point today, tornado watches were up across eight states and as many as 30 twisters were spotted, including this one in jackson, mississippi. you can see flashes as the tornado rips down electric power lines. cbs news has reporters all across the region tonight, and we begin in arkansas. reporter: in bald knob, arkansas, about 60 miles northeast of little rock, one of the several places hit hard by overnight storms here, claiming the life of a six-year-old child as he slept inside his home behind me. authorities say that this massive oak tree was
from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the cbs evening news with katie couric. couric: good evening, everyone. a dangerous storm is moving across the middle of the country tonight, a mix of thunderstorms and tornadoes blamed already for at least nine deaths. this powerful storm was produced by a collision of weather fronts and the result is destruction across much of the south. at one point today, tornado watches were up across eight states and as many as 30 twisters were spotted, including this one in jackson, mississippi. you can see flashes as the tornado trips down electric power lines. cbs news has reporters all across the region tonight and we begin in arkansas. reporter: in bald knob, arkansas, about 60 piles northeast of little rock, one of the several places hit hard by overnight storms here claiming the life of a six-year-old child as he slept inside his home behind me. authorities say that this massive oak tree was no match for high velocity wi