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David Williams is a News Desk Producer on the National News Hub in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Homes and structures were completely damaged after a confirmed tornado touchdown near Potosi, Missouri, on Wednesday, according to state troopers. They added that everyone was accounted for with minor injuries and no fatalities.

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Live Updates Destructive tornadoes rake across central US in rare 5 of 5 threat

A powerful, wide-reaching spring storm is threatening parts of the central and eastern US, with a life-threatening outbreak of long-lived and strong tornadoes possible in some areas. Follow here for live updates.

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A ‘bright star’ helicopter pilot, a daughter of immigrants and figure skating champions are among DC air collision victims

All 67 people on board the American Airlines regional jet and US Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided midair Wednesday night are presumed dead – a grim tragedy that has left a heartbreaking trail of mourning families in its wake.

Passengers exit a Delta airplane at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta after an emergency on the runway on Friday, January 10.

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Passengers evacuate Delta flight on slides after aborted takeoff in snowy Atlanta

A Delta jet with more than 200 people on board was evacuated on the tarmac at the Atlanta airport Friday morning after an engine issue prompted an aborted takeoff, airline and airport officials said.

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His parents said their son had ‘the biggest heart.’ He’s one of the victims of the Bourbon Street attack

A loving father of two, a former college football player, and a student from the University of Alabama were among the 14 people killed when a rented pickup truck plowed into a crowd celebrating the New Year in New Orleans during Wednesday’s early hours.

MADISON, WISCONSIN - DECEMBER 17: Crime scene tape continues to be stretched around Abundant Life Christian School as police continue to investigate (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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New details emerge as the search for a motive drives Wisconsin school shooting investigation

The Abundant Life Christian School in Wisconsin’s capital remains a crime scene Thursday as detectives search for a motive in the deadly Monday morning shooting carried out by a student and probe her possible links to a California man who authorities say was planning another mass shooting.

In an aerial view, flood damage wrought by Hurricane Helene is seen along the Swannanoa River on October 3, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina.

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People desperate for answers as family members remain unaccounted for days after Helene’s devastation

North Carolinians among those desperate for answers as family members remain missing days after Helene’s devastation

via AP)Blood, medical debris, and crime scene tape are at the scene of a shooting that results in a man sustaining life-threatening injuries at a pro-Israeli protest in Newton, Massachusetts, United States, on September 12, 2024. A Framingham man faces charges after he allegedly shoots another man who tackles him at a pro-Israel protest in Newton on Thursday, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan announces. The shooting happens around 6:40 p.m. at the intersection of Washington Street and Harvard Street. Speaking several hours later at Newton Police Headquarters, Ryan says a group of pro-Israeli demonstrators gathers on one side of Washington Street. Shortly before the shooting, another person walks down the opposite side of the street. ''Words are exchanged back and forth across the street,'' Ryan says. Ultimately, the person from the other side of the street ''comes very rapidly across the street and tackles one of the demonstrators.'' Ryan identifies the man who is tackled as 47-year-old Scott Hayes. She says a scuffle ensues during which Hayes shoots the man who runs across the street. Ryan does not identify the man who is shot but says he suffers life-threatening injuries and is receiving care at a local hospital. Police arrest Hayes and charge him with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and violation of a constitutional right causing injury, according to Ryan. Hayes is expected to be arraigned in Newton District Court. Ryan says Hayes legally owns the gun that he allegedly uses in this incident. While waiting for more information, friends of the pro-Israeli protesters say they rush to the scene. ''We don't know what the shooting is all about,'' one person says before the update from Ryan. ''It might be related to the demonstration or just a poor coincidence. We don't know right now.'' Speaking after Ryan, Newton Acting Police Chief George McMains says police will add extra patrols at local houses of worship in the coming days.

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A confrontation at pro-Israeli rally leads to gunfire after a man tackles one of the demonstrators

A suspected gunman and the man he allegedly shot both face charges of assault after a clash at a pro-Israeli demonstration in Newton, Massachusetts, authorities said.

Tyler Johnson and his father Chris Johnsons are seasoned hunters in and previously hunted black bears in Alaska.

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‘It was a growl and then an immediate charge’: How a man survived being mauled by a bear in the Alaskan wilderness

A man was nearly mauled to death by a brown bear while hiking in the Alaskan wilderness with his father earlier this week.

Heath Barnes took this photo of fire and smoke pouring out of an exhaust funnel of the Carnival Freedom cruise ship near Eleuthera Island, Bahamas, on Saturday, March 23.

Fire extinguished on Carnival Freedom cruise ship after witnesses reported possible lightning strike

Heath Barnes opened his book on the upper decks of the Bahamas-bound Carnival Freedom cruise ship in between bouts of rain. His relaxation was suddenly stolen with the loudest thunder he’d ever heard and then news the vessel was on fire.

Firefighters battle the Smokehouse Creek Fire north of Canadian, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 (AP Photo/David Erickson)

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Hundreds of structures are lost in ‘utter devastation’ as the biggest wildfire in Texas history could spread more rapidly

As many as 500 structures have already been obliterated as the biggest wildfire in Texas history continues its deadly march across the state’s panhandle. And the devastation is far from over as the inferno is expected to spread more rapidly this weekend, with ferocious winds and drier air fueling the flames.

Dolly Parton speaks onstage at the 53rd Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala at Music City Center on October 11 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Dolly Parton sings ‘I will always love you’ to dying fan whose wish was to meet her

After LeGrand “LG” Gold was diagnosed with Stage IV colorectal cancer, he made a list of things he hoped to do in the time he had left. One was to meet Dolly Parton.

Ventura, CA - December 28: Men watch from a balcony in Faria Beach as huge waves crash on the shore Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023 in Ventura, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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California beachgoers enthralled by huge waves from storms – but they bring flooding and rip currents, too

Offshore storms shoved waves toward communities along the California coast, bringing flooding, road closures and fright to nearly 20 people who were briefly swept away on a Ventura beach on Thursday. Eight people were taken to the hospital, officials said.

David Williams is a News Desk Producer on the National News Hub focused on using social media to find and verify video to use in CNN’s coverage.

He came to CNN as an entry-level video journalist at Headline News in 1994, performing a bunch of tasks. He’s worked a variety of different roles over the years, ranging from TV producer to legal writer to science producer and online community manager. He graduated from the University of Georgia.