in on the republican cd candidates who want to be president. announcer: from cnn world headquarters, bringing you news and analysis from across the nation and around the globe. live from studio 7, this is cnn saturday morning. we start now with the devastation across the midwest and the south. these are the scenes people are waking up to today. debris now sits where their homes once stood. at least 31 people are dead. a series of tornados are being blamed for the destruction. there are emergency declarations in place in indiana and kentucky. national guard troops have also been deployed there. before we take you live to indiana for the latest there, i want to show you now an amazing piece of video. it comes from west liberty, kentucky, shot just as the tornado was forming over the town. now, listen very closely to the desperate prayers from one woman as she pleased for her safety. take yourself away from our home. the prayers were answered. she did come through that s
this is cnn saturday morning. it s march 3rd, and i m david mattingly. tornadoes shred through the midwest and south killing more than 30 people, and there is a new threat of storms today. then in two hours washington state republicans will officially select who they think should go up against barack obama. could ron paul finally win one? bus t we begin with the ferocious killer storms that went through the midwest and southern u.s. at least 32 people are dead. now the frantic search is on for survivors, and there are new threat this morning of more severe weather. the monster storm stretched from the deep south, alabama, across the border into tennessee and all the way north into indiana. one of the hardest hit areas, henryville, indiana. a tornado leveled entire neighborhoods. school buses ended up slamming into buildings. businesses were demolished. lord, take this away from us. take this away from us. these people in kentucky prayed as the monster storm came clo
kentucky, tore up several buildings. at least 12 people are dead in the wake of the storms, hundreds are hurt and people in the hard-hit areas are counting their blessings today. after i rolled five times, i can remember everything about it. i was once it hit the ground on the fifth time, everything i saw daylight and i was sitting up against the stove down there just leaned up with my back against it like i was sitting in a chair. i don t know how i m here. someone from above, huh? no doubt. good lord didn t call me. wasn t my time. wasn t his time. parts of southern illinois are declared disaster areas today. the governor of illinois will join us in a minute. two more american troops have been killed in afghanistan. it is the latest in a series of attacks against nato, following last week s burning of korans at a u.s. military base in afghanistan. authorities say the troops were gunned down by a suspected afghan soldier and another man believed to be a langu
were hurt. it was coach frank hall who chased the accused gunman off campus. to the victims families i want to say i m sorry. my thoughts and prayers are still with you. to the families of danny, demetrius, and russell, i want want you to know i was with them. i prayed with them. i wiped their tears. i know god was with them. i don t know why this happened, i only wish i could have done more. i m not a hero, just a football coach and a study hall teacher. coach hall is a hero. the suspect, t.j. lane, is facing three counts of aggravated murder among other serious charges. cnn s ted rolands was at the high school the first time the students returned since the attack. reporter: it was a difficult morning as students along with their parents return today school for the first time since monday s shooting. it was pretty emotional, seeing everyone hug and cry and everyone unite and remembering this hard time. reporter: and remembering the three students killed. 16-year-ol
aggravated murder. there s also one count of felony assault. we re standing by this hour to hear from the football coach who is being hailed as a hero for chasing the suspect out of the school cafeteria where the shoot it is took place. let s go to ted rowlands right now standing by with more on what is going on. dramatic developments under way even as we speak. reporter: wolf, the charges just came down within the last few minuted filed by david joyce. it s three aggravated all against t.j. lane, the 17-year-old who still in the eyes of the law is a minor. we do expect that at his next court appearance on march 6th, next tuesday, he will be sent to adult court, from then on out he will be considered an adult in the eyes of the law. right now says other things that have happened. today the students return to school for the first time along with their parents and counselors were on site there. we also are going to hear from that teacher hero, frank hall, the teacher that h