begin this hour, with the rising death toll from the tornado outbreak that has ripped across much of the south and midwest just minutes ago, officials in illinois confirmed for more storm related deaths, the overall death toll over the last 24 hours now jumps to 21 lives lost more than 50. tornadoes have been reported in seven states. in the south and the midwest. the state of emergency now blankets, much of arkansas and the national guard is rolling into devastated communities. there are reports of at least a dozen tornadoes touching down in the state. these images are of the hard hit town of wynne, arkansas, and that s where we find cnn s derek van dam. 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 tha
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these were homes, neighborhoods , communities and here and elsewhere. the staggering loss of property is secondary. at least 25 people are now confirmed dead in mississippi. another person was killed in alabama for perspective. these past 24 hours have seen more tornado deaths than all of last year. many are just thankful to have survived. mcafee unity. and . thank god we re alive, but also were so devastated by the loss. the whole trailer park behind the building is gone and we don t know where everybody is . we don t know who s alive and who s gone. cnn s nick valencia is enrolling fork, mississippi nick just heartbreaking to hear these accounts. what are you hearing from people? it is and it s just awful to see this and we apologize for having to go live from our satellite phone. but it s a testament how much damage is here. in sharkey county and rolling fork, mississippi felt hours have been heavily damaged here, which is why we re not being able to go live on air. but wh
velocity wind, it just explodes and it blew the roof off. communities across the south and midwest are cleaning up after powerful storms ripped through at least seven states catastrophic damage, and our team is standing by live in arkansas ahead of females arrival in the state. ahead of his court appearance tuesday. the concerns they have about where a potential trial could be held. an outpouring of love and support in tennessee as two more victims of the nashville school shooting laid to rest yesterday . we have a look at the tributes pouring in power play how disney invoked the royal family took quietly take back power from florida governor ron desantis handpicked board. we start with the threat of severe weather. it s not over yet for the people hit hard by friday s devastating storm is part of the central us embracing for more extreme weather early into this week, and the death toll is rising overnight. it s now stands at 22 , dozens more injured and the destruction we re
Right now. alright kristen holmes. thank you. let s discuss more now. with lynn sweet. she is the washington bureau chief of the chicago sun times. good morning to you. i want to start with christians reporting that we just heard. i mean, do you think trump has a legitimate concern about not being able to get a fair trial in manhattan? or is this a potential stall tactic once again? well, the answer is both of them. it is a stall tactic, and it is a heavily democratic city that has shown no love for its former residents. let s look at how many trump tower signs have been removed by condo buildings in new york. so two things here in this case are true at the same time as trump comes home. for his indictment and arraignment. and as you know, seeing the reaction from the gop and some of trump s leading republican opponents in 2024, they have also been coming to his defense and slamming the manhattan d a. for the indictment. how do you