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
the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin this hour with the deadly outbreak of tornadoes that ripped across much of the south and midwest beginning yesterday afternoon. just over the last few hours, the death toll has more than doubled. 21 people are now confirmed killed by the storms and all more than 50. tornadoes have been reported in seven states, at least 12 of those tornadoes. were reported in arkansas state of emergency is in place in the hardest hit areas, including when the devastated arkansas town that you re seeing right there. cnn s derek van dam is with the latest from arkansas. 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 that building just in front of us here. we have el
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united states and all around the world. i m bianca nobler foster joining you live from london just ahead on cnn newsroom. former president donald trump will arrive in new york city. we have heard him talk about how it is a political hopes and the witch hunt don t invite people. grand juries indict people we are going to take the indictment of value, ate all our legal options and pursue everyone most vigorously. this explosion killed one of russia s most prominent pro war military bloggers. none of that is good for the kremlin because it says , either that they re not capable or that they don t know when the next attack is going to come. live from london. this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is monday, april, the third nine am here in london, four am new york, where in the coming hours, former u. s president donald trump will head to new york for what will be one of the most unprecedented moments in u. s history. sources tell cnn that is expected to appea