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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pretty much so i m doing right now. i just don t even where to begin. entire communities leveled after violent storms tear through parts of the united states. you ll hear from those directly impacted. donald trump s supporters expressing concerns the former u. s president won t get a fair trial details and how one prominent democrat is responding and we re live in rome as pope francis presides over palm, sunday mass today after leaving the hospital. from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom leila harrack. we begin with those powerful storms that battered parts of the united states and the death toll rising yet again, at least 22 people were killed and dozens more injured after tornadoes and storms hit on friday and saturday, the latest fatality saturday evening in delaware. in tennessee, seven people killed in mcnairy county, the mayor of covington s tennessee became emotional, speaking to the media on saturday. the last life is hard to deal with. we can t rebuild it. hotels taki