a camp in rafah leaves dozens dead. breaking moments ago, israel s prime minister now calls that strike quote a tragic mistake. then later, a bipartisan group of lawmakers now putting china on notice while in taiwan meeting with their new president. so a lot to get to today and we begin with that breaking news right now. 21 people are dead. that s a higher number than we had just an hour ago and nearly 600,000 homes are without power across 11 states. 71 million people are still under severe storm risk from alabama to new york. eight of the deaths were in arkansas alone where hard hit neighborhoods now look like war zones, streets littered with debris. winds so powerful, they ripped off the front half of this dollar general store. in kentucky, take a look at this massive twister that touched down in edlyville, two hours west of bowling green. governor bashir said one tornado was on the ground for at least 40 miles. in missouri, 20 minutes outside of st. louis, golf ball siz
it is 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. we begin this hour with deadly storms now making their way northeast after leaving behind a trail of destruction across texas, oklahoma, arkansas and kentucky. at least 19 people are dead and dozens more injured. take a look at this. valley view, texas, gas station. officials say as many as 125 people were sheltering when a powerful tornado struck. overnight kentucky governor andy beshear declared a state of emergency as the severe weather threat continues into today for millions of americans. it leaves hundreds of,sands across the region without power. joining us from valley view, texas, is nbc s priscilla thompson. priscilla, good morning. where do things stand now? reporter: jose, good morning. right now in the hardest-hit areas there s devastation everywhere. we re here and you can see there s a car with its windows completely blown out. that car was actually in that gas station parking lot when this tor
very outstanding presidential record. that s not the reception that trump is used to receiving. the former president was boo d and heckled saturday at the libertarian national convention. we ll have more from that event in just a moment. plus, the latest on a bipartisan show of support for taiwan. a group of u.s. lawmakers visiting the island days after its new president took office. and we bring you a live look at arlington national cemetery in virginia, where a memorial day ceremonies will get underway in a few hours from now. good morning, welcome to msnbc s live coverage on this monday, may 27th. it is indeed memorial da thank you for being with us. we have lots of in touz bring news to bring you over the next couple hours. polls showing a tight race for the white house, donald trump made a pitch to libertarian voters over the weekend who were less than enthused to hear from the former president. without further ado, i would like to welcome to the stage, the 4
memorial day. monday, may 27th. this is fox & friends. fox weather alert. desks and destruction. at least 18 people dead as tornadoes rip through america s heartland. millions still under severe storm warnings as they prepare to hit the road. damn is tracking it. rachel: that s right. he sure is plus, trump met with roaring reception at the coca-cola 600 in charlotte. [. [cheers and applause] joey: and saluting service, billie ray cyrus joins us with a special performance of some gave all. fox & friends begins right now and remember, mornings are better with friends. [god bless america] [god bless america] lawrence: that s a great way to start this morning. we are honoring memorial day with the navy band northeast ceremonial band performing live on fox square. good morning to you all, rachel, as well as joey. thank you for your service, brother. joey: thank you. lawrence: on this memorial day. rachel: good morning to both of you. there s a lot plan
come with emory in tokyo and this is cnn it is monday, may 27th memorial day. and right now on cnn this morning, over 100 million americans facing potentially deadly, whether on this memorial day after a weekend of violent storms killed at least 18 people rough air for the second time in less than a week passengers or injured by severe turbulence during flight plus the libertarian party should nominate trump for president of the united states. donald trump cutting his campaign speech short after getting heckled and move 601 here in washington, that is a live look at the world war ii memorial on the national mall on this memorial day, when we think so many who gave the ultimate sacrifice for us. good morning, everyone. i m jessica dean infer kasie hunt. it is great to be with you today. more than 120 20 million people are under severe storm threats after deadly thunderstorms battered the southern plains this weekend, killing 18 people. in northern texas at tornado reduce p