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
united states supreme court, revealing the next steps in the legal battle over access to a widely used abortion pill. the high court is up against the deadline tonight and a ruling could come at any time and we ll also take you inside auschwitz where dana bash and i took a very emotional and deeply personal tour of the death camp , including the spot where i believe two of my grandparents were murdered. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. tonight a 65 ft crater marks the spot where russia dropped a bomb on its own territory. state media is calling the release of the weapon near the ukrainian border. accidental cnn s ben wedeman is joining us now from ukraine with the latest ben tell us more about this admitted admitted blunder by russia as its war against ukraine rages on. yes wolf at 15. minutes past . 10 pm thursday. a russian air force s u 34 twin engine fighter bomber flew over the russian
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