Top of the Hour: Tornadoes and Baseball-Sized Hail Rip Through North Texas, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

Residents in North Texas are cleaning up this morning after tornadoes tore through the Dallas metro area. We speak with Lieutenant Tim Jones from the Sheriff’s Office in Johnson County about the damage and cleanup.  In other headlines, Romney sweeps primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington, DC; five former New Orleans police officers will be sentenced today for their roles in the deadly shootings of unarmed residents after Hurricane Katrina; and a popular spicy tuna roll could be the cause of a massive salmonella outbreak across 19 states.

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