reports of a top syrian rebel leader killed in an airstrike. who he was, what this means to the war on isis. your new day starts right now. happy saturday to you. i m kristi paul. i m errol barnett in for vict victor black well. we want to deal with this unrelenting weather the region hit by a tornadoes outbreak earlier this week, now, look at these pictures we re getting in. drenched with double digit rain totals. terrible flooding in some parts. we re talking 14 million people today facing new severe threats. more than 22 million tomorrow overnight the death toll from this week s tornado disaster did go up. at least 15 people are now confirmed dead. dozens more are injured.
why this could put hillary clinton in a tough spot, and why is donald trump claiming credit? hello, everyone. merry christmas to all. we begin with the aftermath of that tornado disaster that has left parts of the south in ruins. today that region is facing new threats. the death toll from that storm is rising still. at least 14 people are now confirmed dead. dozens more are injured across mississippi, arkansas, and tennessee. now people are there sifting through the rubble. spending krmsz day trying to pick up the pieces. nick valencia has the very latest for us on the storm and its destruction. the destruction is just horrific, nick. it is horrific. especially for those waking up
for a key city. plus, be careful. be careful. that s donald trump s new warning to hillary clinton. is his trump card allegations about her husband s past? very simple. very simple. welcome to the lead. merry christmas. i m jake tapper. we re going to begin with the national lead, a tornado disaster and state of emergency on this christmas eve. at least 11 people now confirmed dead and dozens injured across mississippi and arkansas and tennessee. unseasonal weather unleashed a barrage of twisters, one this terrifying staying power. forecasters say this tornado may have barrelled aacross the street ground fwor 150 miles tearing apart homes and lives across two states. unfortunately, the trouble is not all now behind us. there is new danger tonight. millions of americans facing the threat of severe storms across a wide section of the east and
the towns of mayflower and vilonia, just outside little rock. the mayor of vilonia spoke to cnn about what it looks like on the ground there. there were people reported bandaged and bloody, people trying to help them. they set up a triage center across from city hall. we re trying to do a search-and-rescue and see how many people we do have injured and try to help those first and wait until the sun comes up in the morning to see how bad the damage is. also a tornado touching down in northeast oklahoma, blamed for at least one death in the small town of quapaw, near the border of kansas and missouri. police say about half the town suffered extensive damage. emergency officials are conducting search-and-rescue operations at this moment. a tragic toned a tornado disaster in north carolina. 11-month-old gavin soto has died for injuries suffered on friday. a tornado there ripped the roof off the family s house. it came crashing down inside.
he tunnelly has his hand on his gun and keeps say step closer. . shelly claimed her husband had punched her father in the nose and smashed he ipad. lake mary police investigated, but decided no charges would be filed. zimmerman has also been stopped twice for speeding, once in texas where he told police he was carrying a gun. with a warning, okay? reporter: the second in lake mary, florida. stopped you for speed. reporter: where zimmerman was given a ticket and fined $256. now, zimmerman is being held tonight without bond. he is scheduled to go before a judge tomorrow afternoon. jake? thank you, elena. now to the tornado disaster, at least seven people are dead,