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
Not have you know any incident, they are heavily relying upon the nypd. to provide the primary security coordinating role around the courthouse and the new york state court officers will be inside and they ll be maintaining in escorting the former president throughout the entire booking and appearance process until they go, so this is really unique for the secret service typically, jim, you you ve been around them for years. you see them taking the primary role, whether it s an n s s c special, you know your political events. they control every aspect of the security plan here. they are not. they are informed by the security plan, but they are not dictating it. they are not leading it, so it really is going to be an interesting day on tuesday for the secret service, and really everyone that s involved to ensure the safety, not only the former president, but the city at large. it s gonna be a lot of