Bush will tour tornado-struck areas

President Bush on Saturday will visit areas hit by a violent storm system that spawned tornadoes in several states and struck an Alabama high school, killing eight students.

The White House said Bush would make two stops on Saturday, but his destinations were still being worked out with governors in the affected states.

The burst of tornadoes was part of a line of thunderstorms and snowstorms that stretched from Minnesota to the Gulf Coast. Authorities blamed tornadoes for the deaths of a 7-year-old girl in Missouri, 10 people in Alabama and nine in Georgia, and twisters also damaged homes in Kansas.