here s a look at where the governor is talking about, mayfield kentucky in the western part of the state. it s got a population of about 10,000 people. the governor believes 50 people are dead. that number could rise between 70 and 100 statewide. that candle factory, 110 people were inside at the time it was hit. many people no doubt working the second shift. the governor believes dozens could have perished in that building alone. take a look at what this tornado did to the area here, we see cars mangled, just tossed around here, picked up by those strong winds and flung. other cars you see they are really just completely together in a mangled pile of metal, hard to even see exactly what we re looking at here. one of the things that made the storm so dangerous is that the tornados hit when it was dark out. and the governor says people were given advanced warning but also called this a storm unlike anything they ve ever seen. unfortunately, it wasn t just kentucky. take a lo
indescribable. the level of devastation is unlike anything i have ever seen. it appears total and complete. here s some footage today of an amazon facility in illinois. that s where the roof of the building was ripped off and a 100 foot portion of a wall collapsed, at least two people are reported to have died and multiple others have been injured there in edwardsville just a bit near st. louis. an employee described that chaotic scene. when i went around to the back area, that was completely destroyed. it was debris all across the lake, the power loss, the majority of the cars, some of the amazon advance close to the lake, and it was just completely destroyed. in arkansas, at least one person is dead, fiver seriously injured at a nursing home. the facility saying they took a direct hit from a tornado there: governor asa hutchinson is touring that damage in monette today. here s a look at some of the damage as tornados ripped through parts of missouri where at least one p
you are live in the cnn newsroom. good afternoon. and thank you so much for joining me. i m boris sanchez in for fredricka whitfield. we begin with a horrific mass shooting in baltimore. officials there just gave a public update on the investigation a short time ago. in all 30 people were shot at a na neighborhood block party, two dying from their wounds. police believe there were multiple shooters following a fight that was sparked at the block party. this is about people who cowardly decide to come to a celebration and shoot it up. let s call this what it is. let s not make this into some political dog whistle. the reality is i can tell you today that homicides in baltimore or down 20% but who cares today because 30 people were shot and two are dead. the reality is we re going to work hard every day to make sure we re reducing violence in baltimore, regardless of who is pulling the trigger, where they come from, baltimore city, baltimore county, kalamazoo michigan. if th
he s still not cleared yet, though, to compete. he will miss the qualifying. lucky to walk away from that. good afternoon. thank you so much for joining me. i m boris sanchez in for fredricka whitfield. we are about to get an update from officials following an horrific mass shooting. investigators say more than two people were killed, more than two dozen injured while people were enjoying a block party. officials are vowing to bring those responsible for justice. you re looking at live pictures where this press conference is set to begin at any moment. first we want to go to the scene not far from where the shooting took place. gloria, walk us through the details, what we know about how all of this unfolded. reporter: yeah, boris. we have our eye on that update, which is happening just about a block away from where i m standing right now. and there are several outstanding questions for officials, including whether or not they have been able to determine whether there is a
discussion it lasted about 35 minutes, during which time the chinese leader acknowledged that the two sides had candid and in-depth conversation and acknowledged common understanding. it appears that any talk regarding any more contentious topics may have happened away from cameras. remember, this visit was already delayed once after a chinese spy craft was found drifting over the u.s. president biden this weekend called that airspace intrusion silly. but blink s visit he said to the country could serve to ease tensions. the white house recently acknowledged that china had secured a i do buckeye base in china there had been tensions to sooth. this conversation between blinken and xi capped hours of high stakes meeting between the secretary and other chinese officials including top diplomat wang ye, according to the state department, the meeting with ye, quote, underscored the importance of importance and manageability competition between the united states and china through op