steve: we re standing in front of a 25-foot, 25th anniversary. 25-foot cake from our buddy cake boss. i don t know where we are going to put it. it 50 birthday. brian: i will be watching. steve: golf cart. brian: we to the better after the dropping things. when we started the show we dropped confetti just on you. this time managed to spread the balloon drop on everybody. as you look at all the law enforcement to come out to support us yesterday. of course, we have had your back for decades here at fox. and. have had our backs. while we supported all the viewers who have made us number one for over 20 years. you know, i forgot yesterday to mention all the people behind the scenes. you only see the three of us. we have 10 times that number of people. ainsley: they work more than anyone. steve: they work around the clock. brian: the last year has been the hardest. some people are started and didn t even see anybody for a year and a half. steve: until about two weeks ago. brian
hello i m abby phillip in washington. thank you for joining us. today we begin with the deadly storms ripping across parts of the midwest. the destructive system spawned at least 11 reports of tornadoes. now, take a look at this. this is video of missouri, where at least four people are now confirmed dead and several others may be hurt. missouri s governor, mike parson, has activated the national guard to assist with the storm recovery and is expected to go on a tour of that area soon, and this is the scene in neighboring illinois. you can see straight into that building after storms ripped off the roof and the danger is not over. yet more than 60 million people remain under the threat of severe storms. meteorologist jennifer gray is tracking that from the cnn weather center for us, but let s begin with cnn s adrian broadus, who is on the ground and kelowna, illinois. adrian i know that you have been speaking to some of these individuals who have lived through the storm and a