tornadoes in the last 24 hours and all of last year. this is rolling fork, mississippi, one county constable says the community is gone there and what s left? looks like a landfill. at least 24 people are confirmed dead 23 in mississippi , one in alabama and all of last year across the entire country. tornadoes killed 23 people, according to the national weather service. this is already exceeding that right now, state and federal leaders are already mobilizing help to the hardest hit areas. cnn s nick valencia is in rolling fork, mississippi. nick, tell us what you re seeing there. hey jim. we just got here on the ground and it is just, you know, it s awful. it s striking to see these images anywhere. you go in the country , but you know, our attention was certainly grabbed by the site here and just how much damage there is. throughout this town of about 2000 residents were in rolling fork. this is the mississippi delta and this here is one of the staples of the community. th
william, i think this will be seen as a hugely respectful thing for her to do her majesty. i asked her if i could have a hug and she hugged me back. i m still shaking now. people here are wondering whether or not this was a photo opportunity or whether this is truly the beginning of some kind of a reconciliation process. i m pamela brown in washington. you are in the cnn news room. in great britain tonight, a royal transfer of power. king charles iii is formally named sovereign of the british monarchy. the ancient ceremony, making its own history. this is the first time the british people could turn on their actual tvs and watch the proclamation of their new head of state. and amid that new beginning, a final farewell. the funeral for queen elizabeth ii now announced for a week from monday. and her eldest son, today formally proclaimed as the new king mourns the loss of his mother who he shared with the world. my lords, ladies and gentlemen, it is my most sorrow
to stir up controversy. it is horribly inappropriate and he should apologize. he reinforces democrats have the right message to continue to highlight the dangers presented by the extreme maga republican party. also tonight the director of the national institute on drug abuse, warning unchecked cannabis use could be damaging young brains. we need to recognize that what may be okay for an adult may not be okay at all for an adolescent. and counting down. the artemis rocket is finally on the launch pad ready to fly for the first time on monday. it is no longer the apollo generation. it s the artemis generation. and that brings new discoveries. i m pamela brown in washington. you are live in the cnn newsroom. this week florida s former republican governor charlie crist won a primary election so he can run for governor again but this time as a democrat. within of his chief talking points? taking the wind out of the sails of incumbent republican governor ron desantis
washington. republicans are not opposed to any substance. i think it s a political move, and i think it s disgusting. it really is an ongoing crisis here at a scale that is almost unimaginable. you can see some of the garbage that is still over here. and you can actually see how high the water has come. this is what we do not want to see a flood watch. with more rain coming, we expect the water to rise even higher. you re live in the cnn newsroom. and we begin this hour with the passing of two legends who were both game-changers in their respective fields. basketball great bill russell led the boston celtics to 11 nba championships. his final two titles as the first black head coach in a major american sports league. and he was also a tireless champion for racial justice and civil rights, working alongside dr. martin luther king jr. and muhammed ali. in 2011, he was awarded the presidential medal of freedom. and we re also remembering nichelle nichols, who playe
good evening. right now it s 2:00 a.m. in gaza, but there will likely be little sleep for many people there tonight. tonight we ve been watching multiple images of multiple explosions lighting up the night sky around gaza city. cnn s nic robertson in sderot witnessed some big secondary explosions and a huge fire in gaza. nic and his crew witnessed eight rockets being fired from gaza and israel. the idf tell cnn six of the eight rockets were intercepted by the country s iron dome defense system. israeli police say there are no reports of casualties that they can pass along at this moment. meanwhile, u.s. secretary of state antony blinken has wrapped up his meeting with arab leaders in jordan. he s heading to turkey. blinken stressed support for israel to implement what s being called a humanitarian pause in the fighting in gaza, that is far short of the cease-fire wanted by arab countries and international aid agencies. minutes ago israel s military said it would allow a a w