you are in the cnn newsroom. hi everyone. i m jessica dean and washington. and at this hour we are closely following breaking news and violent storms that are threatening nearly 110 million americans tornadoes have killed at least 15 people, including two young children. north of dallas. you re looking at aerial shots of the devastating damage in that community and more areas are bracing for hail and powerful winds. this moral day weekend take a look now at the radar. you can see the areas that are under these threats for possibly dangerous weather tonight we have cnn s ed lavandera and valley view, texas with the latest developments on the ground. first though, let s go to cnn meteorologists, elisa rafah, whose joining us from the weather center and alisa, you re saying that tonight and today, we have more threats than even yesterday yes. we have another particularly dangerous situation, tornado watch that s in effect for parts of missouri, illinois tennessee, arkans
Im Courtney Reagan. Stocks trading again in another fa narrow ray but another high. A volatile session for oil. Saudi arabia and three other countries cutting ties with qatar raising concerns about supplies. More on this as oil prices fall. And whats moving. A major cancer conference under way in a number of biotechs rallying as a result. Loxo and puma among them. Herbalife down 6 of its latest outlook. Brian . Here is what else is happening this hour. Csx shareholders approving a proposal to reimburse 84 million for arranging the hiring of a new ceo hunter harrison. The ceo of mantle ridge, by the way, is the vice chairman of the board for csx. In the skies the good times continue to roll. Airlines globally are collectively raising their profit forecast. The Industry Group that represents more than 200 Airlines Says the profits should top 31 billion this year. Thats about 1. 5 billion more than previously forecast. And the Supreme Court scaling back the s. E. C. s power to recoup prof
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