envy to what the competitor is doing for inspiration. we have to truly say what is it that microsoft can uniquely contribute in a competitive marketplace? and so i went all the way back to the first product of the company, which was paul and bill creating the basic setup for the alter, and right there is who we are in our core we create technology so others can create more technology. we are a toolmaker, a platform provider. that s who microsoft is. we re a platform company and a tool maker. so i said, okay, let s now capture that in words, you know, which is we talk about our mission, empowering people in organizations all over the plan tote achieve more, and each one of those words is key to us. if there s so much data out there and so much computing power that can analyze it, there are some dangers, right? we of soon it in the last
so far there have been no report of injuries. meanwhile, there is a new ceo at the helm of volkswagen after the company was accused of rigging emissions tests. matthias mueller knows the company well as the former head of volkswagen s porsche division. he has a tough job ahead. welcome aboard your own private jetta. reporter: volkswagen appointing a new captain to pilot through a turbo-charged crisis. translator: i am sure that we will manage this crisis. reporter: matthias mueller faces the enormous task of steering volkswagen through an emissions cheating scandal that s spread from the u.s. to europe. he s spent his entire career in the volkswagen family. he started as an apprentice tool maker at audi and rose to become the head of porsche. mueller is well respected. he s gained massive gains during
the most notorious concentration camps. he worked as a guard at auschwitz and that s where prisoners were killed in the chambers. he immigrated to the united states in 1952 and he worked as a tool maker until his retirement. fascinating. let s talk about an extreme weather alert that damaged dramatic pictures after a south dakota town takes a direct hit from a tornado. 100 national guard troops are moving in there to help. we have the risk for more severe storms today right across the center of the country. this is the area that has been seeing a lot of severe weather over the last several days in