3 Things To Know Today

1 EF-2 Tornado Confirmed In Oklahoma; More Severe Weather Expected

The National Weather Service is confirming a tornado that touched down in Oklahoma is an EF-2. The twister hit Saturday morning in Geronimo, about 90 minutes southwest of Oklahoma City. Two homes were destroyed. And the worst may not be over. Oklahoma residents are bracing for another round of severe weather. The National Weather Service says strong storms could impact the Oklahoma City area today. The storms could generate 60-to-80-mile-per-hour wind gusts, possible tornadoes and baseball-sized hail. As a results, a number of school districts in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa areas have cancelled classes and activities today due to the severe weather risk. But it’s not just Oklahoma. The severe weather is rolling through Louisiana, Nebraska, Mississippi and Alabama. Strong storms will also reach into the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and eventually into the Northeast. Damaging winds are expected to be the primary threat with an isolated tornado possible in spots.

2 Trump Vows Iran Will Not Be Allowed To Get Nuclear Weapon

President Trump says he's not gunning for war with Iran, but he insists he won't let that country get a nuclear weapon. In an interview on Fox News, Trump blamed Iran for instigating wars across the Middle East. Trump added that Iran “must not be allowed to get a nuclear weapon,” but says he doesn't want war with Iran and hopes he can solve the problem economically. Still, he sounds ready for a squabble. "I don’t want to fight,” he offered. “But you do have situations like Iran, you can’t let them have nuclear weapons -- you just can’t let that happen.” Relations with Iran have been strained in recent weeks, prompting the Trump administration to send a carrier strike group to the country. But the President is also amping up on Twitter. “If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran,” he noted prior to his interview airing. “Never threaten the United States again.”

3 Trump Says TX Migrants Will Not Be Sent To Florida

It appears Texas migrants will not be going to Florida after all. A spokeswoman for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said Saturday that federal authorities will not be sending the immigrants as previously thought. Local officials in two Democratic counties had said they were told by federal officials last week to expect two planeloads of undocumented immigrants to arrive each week. Now a spokeswoman for the Republican governor says DeSantis and President Trump spoke and that Trump told the governor that there are no plans to send immigrants to Florida. Further, he said he had not authorized such a plan. That’s a mindset backed up by Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan. McAleenan tells CBS' “Face The Nation” says migrants are not being moved in such a way and when asked if migrants were specifically being transported to the cities that don't cooperate with federal immigration authorities, McAleenan said "no." He went on to say that the department's transportation is based on necessity and capacity and that's what it's doing.


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