that s exactly what it did. all right. for the united states, the south central u.s., great fire danger. this has been continuing for quite some time with some pretty gusty winds. very dry weather conditions, and as a result, we ve got just the fuel for fires that have been burning out of control in some cases across portions of new mexico, and in particular, in the last 24 to 48 hour, right around amarillo, a number of evacuation there s. no one injured from that particular storm. but we ve also seen an outbreak of severe weather across the northern tier. where you see those red shaded areas, those were reports of tornadoes from nebraska into south dakota. and the other big news are the temperatures that are going to be soaring. no relief in sight from chicago to atlanta, to new york, with temperatures about 10 degrees above where they should be for this time of year. like they are in philadelphia. readings in the low to mid-30s.
the president left the city. ja jacob zuma held talks. more than 100 military officers including 100 army generals defected to the opposition. and russia, importing vegetables including crucumbers. more than 1,000 deaths. the outbreak originated in organic cucumbers from spain. those are the headlines. i m zain verge any london. world business today starts now. captions by vitac www.vitac.com good morning from london. here are our headlines, this tuesday, may the 31st. more crying foul overshadowing fifa s one-man presidential race. economic growth in india slows, putting the squeeze on manufacturing. and cubans wake up and smell the rising price of coffee, as a bizarre concoction make as comeback. and doesn t seem in think his is in crisis but in the ongoing mire of controversy, undoubtedly he s in the minority. at the top of fifa, fans, sponsors and other stakeholders agree it s time for the tarnished institution to clean up its act. inside, slightly