Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 13 March 2015

Cyclone Pam begins to strike, Alice Clements, Unicef, preparing for long night, Resort manager: cyclone will kill people if it hits full force, Cyclone Pam could bring extreme weather to NZ, American driver pleads guilty over crash, Man dies after being tasered, Killer faked mental health and remorse, Hunt continues for person who shot two officers in Ferguson and Author Sir Terry Pratchett has died.