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Major storm drops feet of snow and spawns tornadoes

Winter storm alerts are posted from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Lakes as the East Coast prepares for a powerful blast of ice and snow. In the South, a rare December outbreak of tornadoes has killed several people in Lousiana as the threat moves into Alabama and Florida. Elise Preston has the latest.