the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin this hour with the deadly outbreak of tornadoes that ripped across much of the south and midwest beginning yesterday afternoon. just over the last few hours, the death toll has more than doubled. 21 people are now confirmed killed by the storms and all more than 50. tornadoes have been reported in seven states, at least 12 of those tornadoes. were reported in arkansas state of emergency is in place in the hardest hit areas, including when the devastated arkansas town that you re seeing right there. cnn s derek van dam is with the latest from arkansas. jim. i was just talking to my crew a moment ago , and the scene behind us reminds us of being on the set of a major blockbuster movie. i mean, just look at what we have with this destruction coming out of wynne, arkansas, that is a church steeple that was blown off by this tornado. look at the incredible damage in front of that building just in front of us here. we have el
pretty much so i m doing right now. i just don t even where to begin. entire communities leveled after violent storms tear through parts of the united states. you ll hear from those directly impacted. donald trump s supporters expressing concerns the former u. s president won t get a fair trial details and how one prominent democrat is responding and we re live in rome as pope francis presides over palm, sunday mass today after leaving the hospital. from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom leila harrack. we begin with those powerful storms that battered parts of the united states and the death toll rising yet again, at least 22 people were killed and dozens more injured after tornadoes and storms hit on friday and saturday, the latest fatality saturday evening in delaware. in tennessee, seven people killed in mcnairy county, the mayor of covington s tennessee became emotional, speaking to the media on saturday. the last life is hard to deal with. we can t rebuild it. hotels taki
cameras surrounding the building behind me, which is where those court proceedings will be housed in tuesday, according to several sources. we have also witnessed an increased nypd presence surrounding the building, as well as court officers that have been asked to work through the weekend. also what you don t see behind the scenes, which is the intelligence operation, intelligence officials scouring the internet, identify any potential threats, and we also know that governor kathy hoco instead of new york, has reached out to new york city officials and offering state resources should that be needed, though the new york city mayor s office, making it very clear that they have not identified any credible threats so far in terms of the logistics, it s certainly going to be a massive undertaken when it comes to what we have seen between secret service and the nypd there, certainly familiar with the practices that come with transporting former presidents in and out of new york city. howeve
which is what will house those highly watched proceedings come tuesday when donald trump is expected to travel here in new york city and face those charges that we learned about on thursday. this will present a major logistical and certainly security considerations. let s get to those first what we have seen not only that increased police process we ve also seen temporary floodlights at the nypd has set up around the building. you see behind me, also temporary cameras. and then also what s not easily seen behind the scenes intelligence gathering that officials have been monitoring online social media chatter, for example, to see any potential protests. we should make very clear that nypd has not identified any credible threats. we do know that new york governor kathy hoco has reached out. the city officials and said that there are plenty of state resources that are available when and if those are in fact needed. but in terms of the logistics, and we heard we heard about that, just a li