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
bianca is off for today, but just ahead on cnn newsroom i ve heard another tornado warning, it s like never ending today. this is an early wake -up cal for people living on the southern plains. everyone wants this constam nation gone from the community. the town is rallying around each other and i think we re all on the same page for the first time in two weeks. the chinese were very, very slow in alerting the world to it. i m not entirely surprised. the chinese have mishandled covid at every step of the way. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is monday, february the 27th, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 3:00 a.m. in the central u.s. where a powerful storm system is battering parts of oklahoma, kansas and texas with tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail. at least nine tornadoes have been through so much, seven in oklahoma, two in kansas. there are reports of widespread damage. downed power line and debris blocking
what this week s interest rate increase means for your money and how you can soften the blow. smash and grab. the d camera and the suspects million-dollar getaway. you ll want to see what they stole. and later, building history. the landmark that stands up for barrier-breaking women. we want to embrace women and art, just like they did, back in the 1920s and 30s. this is the cbs weekend news, from chicago, with adriana diaz. good evening. thank you for joining us. communities in the south have been flattened by a series of tornadoes that tore through several states late friday, leaving behind an almost apocalyptic path of destruction. more than two dozen people were killed in mississippi. at least one in alabama. and the search for the missing is under way. president biden pledged the government will do everything it can to help. nbc s omacbs omar is in stille have silver city. reporter: when the sun came up, residents realized their house was tore down. this
president biden pledged the government will do everything it can to help. nbc s omacbs omar is in stille have silver city. reporter: when the sun came up, residents realized their house was tore down. this is some of the damage they re starting to see. the walls are gone. the roof is gone on this home. and residents spent all day trying to pick up the pieces. the view above silver city, mississippi, shows devastation all around. homes flattened. cars destroyed. trees split apart. we lost everything. we got out alive. reporter: rayford thomas has lived in the old town subdivision for 30 years. but last night, he almost died in his home when the tornado ripped through the neighborhood. i heard the loud crack. oh, i realized it was that tree.
i took my legs and everything into one ball. reporter: instincts. you just balled up. i balled up to try to get into the tightest corner. reporter: thomas says he s lucky. his next door neighborhood didn t make it. the man was killed when the tornado smashed a mobile home frame through his wall. this 17-year-old survived but lost everything else, including her blood pressure medicine. she was too overwhelmed to talk but found some of her medicine in the rubble. tornado. tornado. reporter: the nighttime tornado also tore through the town of rolling fork, killing at least 13. search and rescue. reporter: houses were pummeled and roofs were ripped off. the nationl weather service says the tornado cut a past over 100 miles long. and there s widespread structural damage in the city of aimry, including the water department, leaving residents