he s going to unveil a jobs proposal that my sources tell me will have specifics in a way his critics have been calling for. so according to my sources it will be actual legislation. that is real detail. until the package will be new initiatives not a rehash of the policies we ve been hearing him promoting recently like patent reform or an infrastructure bank. my sources say there ll be proposals in three main categories, targeted tax cuts, another big one for the white house is new infrastructure investment, and then long-term help for the unemployed. i should point out this is all being worked out right now. it will continue to be hashed out over the president s vacation. the president is meeting with his top economic advisors tomorrow. i ll told it will come up there. already some republican leaders have issued warning shots saying this package should not include any new spending. the president says it will. sounds like we should brace for a fight. so david gather begin,
proposal that my sources tell me will have specifics in a way his critics have been calling for. so according to my sources it will be actual legislation. that is real detail. until the package will be new initiatives not a rehash of the policies we ve been hearing him promoting recently like patent reform or an infrastructure bank. my sources say there ll be proposals in three main categories, targeted tax cuts, another big one for the white house is new infrastructure investment, and then long-term help for the unemployed. i should point out this is all being worked out right now. it will continue to be hashed out over the president s vacation. the president is meeting with his top economic advisors tomorrow. i ll told it will come up there. already some republican leaders have issued warning shots saying this package should not include any new spending. the president says it will. sounds like we should brace for a fight. so david gather begin, last night on the program y
you see that area, that tan area, if you will. all the green around it. that s what was there or should be there, as well. but a straight line that lets you see how this tornado was on the ground and just took out everything that was in its way. also, you may know the president, he was there seeing it for himself yesterday. he said the government is going to do everything to help communities rebuild. and in mississippi and georgia, as well too, the federal disaster list. we have cnn reporters who are dispatched all across the region this morning. we do want to start, though, in one tiny town in alabama. where officials are scrambling this hour to help keep a hellish situation from getting worse. 29 people confirmed dead and more still missing. every business just about wiped out. cnn s marty savidge just arrived there. give us an idea of the type of town you re in. one of these tiny towns that really define the south in many ways. you re right, t.j.
there were people in them driving down that highway, that s where they ended up. so remarkable scenery no matter where you look. it really is heartbreaking. thanks so much from hackleburg, alabama, marty savidge. so while alabama bore the brunt of this storm, there s also tremendous tornado damage from mississippi to georgia. here s a look at the devastation in ringgold, georgia. buzz saws can be heard throughout the area there as well as residents start the difficult process of clearing away the debris. 15 people were killed in georgia. president obama has declared a federal major disaster for that state, freeing up federal relief funds for the victims. and to find out how you can make a difference to help tornado victims in the south, visit our impact your world page at cnn.com/impact. in other news now, the remains of eight air force personnel killed wednesday in afghanistan returned to the united states early this morning. this is dover air force base in
oh, my. reporter: which is good. and her mother-in-law also suffered injuries. the amazing thing is you will hear stories like this over and over again. this is another reason why the death toll exploded so much in this town. a lot of people went to hospital and unfortunately many of them died. 16 at least that were transported later died because of the injuries they suffered. and these are people who took shelter in the basements of their homes, that did all the things you are supposed to do. this storm just really was one you couldn t afford. and if you weren t underground, you probably didn t survive. not really a good chance. marty savidge, thanks so much. appreciate that. well, the devastation certainly seems to be endless. over six states. we want to share some of the photos that we ve been receiving from i-reporters. and they ve been sent to us. we re turning them out to you. these are from thomas carroll who says over 60% of his hometown of smithville, mississippi, was