AMNA NAWAZ: In the day's other headlines:# The Central U.S. is cleaning up after a## string of suspected tornadoes killed at# least three people overnight in Ohio.## Dozens more were injured.

Authorities# warned the death toll will likely rise,## as crews and cadaver dogs search# through debris in several states.

Lisa Desjardins has the latest.

MAN: Oh, my God.

LISA DESJARDINS: A terrifying scene# for residents in Western Ohio.

MAN: Oh, no.

LISA DESJARDINS: A tornado# tearing through last night.

The aftermath is a trail of# destruction, sheared roofs,## flattened buildings and downed power# lines leaving thousands in the dark.

AMBER FAGAN, Lakeview, Ohio,# Resident: Our laundromat is## gone.

The old plastics building is just# completely dem.. LISA DESJARDINS: The area's hardest hit# appeared to be at the junction of three states,## in Logan County, Ohio, and the towns of Milton,# Kentucky, and Winchester and Selma, Indiana.

Emergency management officials say# that half the buildings in Selma,## a town of about 750, were damaged.

CAPT.

TYLER PARKS, SELMA, Indiana,# Police Department: This is the first## time anything like this that I.. been some that have been close, but never# that's impacted the actual town itself.

LISA DESJARDINS: Tornadoes were suspected across# a wide zone, including Illinois and Missouri,## in what is now one of the worst storm nights# of the year.

The National Weather Service## tracked more than 300 storm reports, which# placed more than 13 million people under a## tornado watch.

Authorities are now surveying# damage and looking for any more survivors.

RANDALL DODDS, Logan County, Ohio, Sheriff: The# devastation was such that we have to get heavy## equipment into these areas to be able to move# this material where homes have collapsed to see## if there's anybody injured.

So it's a sustained,# slow pace.

It's going to take a long time.

LISA DESJARDINS: Residents# across the Midwest are shaken.

WILLIAM TINGLE, Madison, Indiana,# Resident : I was always like, ah,## we will never have tornado.

We .. my house.

I'm like, I never, ever thought# in 100 years it would have happened again.

JAMES ASHTON, Milton, Kentucky, Resident:# There ain't nothing you can do.

If it's## going to get you, it's going to get# you.

There ain't nowhere to go here.

LISA DESJARDINS: Meteorologists warn,# the severe weather pattern has moved## southeast and are watching for strong winds# and the potential for more isolated twisters.

For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Lisa Desjardins.

AMNA NAWAZ: A Russian missile attack on# the Ukrainian city of Odesa today killed## at least 20 people and injured scores more.# The region's governor said the attack hit a## residential area.

Thick smoke loomed in the# air, as bodies littered the ground below.

In the meantime, the leaders of France,## Germany and Poland met in Berlin and# pledged continued support for Ukraine.

OLAF SCHOLZ, German Chancellor (through# translator): Today, we have agreed on## a few main issues, and, among others,# we will ac.. Ukraine.

We stand closely by Ukraine's side.# We have made this clear from the beginning,## and this is true for as long as it takes.

AMNA NAWAZ: A United Nations-backed report today## revealed new evidence of Russia's# torture of Ukrainian prisoners of## war.

It says the practices are -- quote --# "horrific" and could amount to war crimes.

In Russia, elections that are sure to secure# another six-year term for President Vladimir Putin## are under way.

He faces no real opposition and# has cracked down on independent media and rights## groups.

Russians went to the polls to kick off the# three-day voting period.

Some voters were eager to## show support for their country, as Russia's# war in Ukraine stretches into a third year.

SVETLANA, Russian Voter (through translator): We# couldn't miss this election, as we are for Russia,## after all.

We are for the special# military operation.

Our nephew died,## but we believe.

We believe victory# will be ours, and we are the coolest.

AMNA NAWAZ: There were at least six# reports of vandalism at polling places,## including a firebombing in St. Petersburg# that was caught on surveillance camera.

Back in this country, White House counsel# Ed Siskel sent a letter to House Speaker## Mike Johnson urging him to end the impeachment# inquiry into President Biden.

In six months,## House Republicans have not been# able to substantiate claims that## the president benefited from his# family's foreign business dealings.

Siskel wrote -- quote -- "There's too# much important work to be done for## the American people to continue# wasting time on this charade."

An independent commission investigating October's# mass shooting in Maine has determined that the## sheriff's office had reason to take the# gunman into protective custody before the## rampage.

Eighteen people were killed that day# in Lewiston.

The gunman, an Army Reservist,## died of a self-inflicted gunshot.

His# family and fellow service members had## raised red flags about his mental health and# potential for violence prior to the shootings.

McDonald's restaurants are coming back# online after experiencing a system outage## that disrupted operations around the world.# The fast-food giant said the issue was caused## by a third-party technology provider and# was not a cyberattack.

McDonald's has## about 40,000 restaurants worldwide.

More# than 14,000 of those are here in the U.S.

The National Association of Realtors has# agreed to cut its real estate commissions## to settle a wave of lawsuits.

The group will# also pay $418 million in damages over the next## four years.

If approved by a federal court,# the deal could drive down housing costs,## since home sellers would no longer have to# pay agents around 6 percent in commissions.

And on Wall Street today, stocks gave# up more ground amid concerns about## persistent inflation.

The Dow Jones# industrial average lost 191 points to## close at 38715.

The Nasdaq fell 155# points, and the S&P 500 slipped 33.

Still to come on the "NewsHour": the# efforts to put a third-party candidate## on the ballot in November's presidential election;## a new book explores Jewish people's# relationship with God, Israel and each other;## David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart weigh in on# the week's political headlines; plus much more.