morning. it s saturday. april 1st. i m victor blackwell. april fool s day, huh? hi victor. i m amarillo walker. thank you. so much for spending a part of your saturday with us. here is what we are watching this morning. we don t know what s left. all my neighbors house is about destroyed. my two boys were out now trying to help dig people out of their homes. at least five people are dead and of hundreds of thousands are without power. this morning, i met a tornado outbreak across several states. we are live in hard hit kansas and tracking the threat for more severe storms, as tornado watches remain in effect this morning. the challenge for the nypd is going to be protecting everybody s first amendment right, allowing everybody to have their voice heard. and to do so in a way that keeps the peace. new york city is preparing for president trump s first quarter appearance after he was indicted by manhattan grand jury. what we re learning about the charges and how this historic m
citizens right now, and it s time to go if you re there, and administration is urging us citizens to leave russia after reporter for the wall street journal is detained accused of espionage case stands and what this says about the current state of us russia relations. details about the cdc team that got sick while investigating the cause of the train derailment in east palestine, ohio that was carrying hazardous. chemicals. we begin with people in the southeast, waking up to the threat of severe and dangerous weather, tornado watches and warnings are in effect right now for parts of mississippi all the way to georgia. it comes as we re getting a better look at the destruction left behind after those massive storms or through seven states over 50 tornado sightings have been reported. at least five are now dead. the powerful storms blew through when arkansas, killing at least two people and trapping dozens inside their home, leading town officials to send out a call for neighbo
flattened. hundreds of thousands are without power and our derek van damme standing by in the hard hit town in arkansas, with the latest former president trump will appear in court tuesday after being indicted by a manhattan grand jury. what we know about the charges he s facing and how we expect that court appearance to play out there s some much needed good news when it comes to the economy. the trends that show inflation may be moving in the right direction. undefeated season comes to an end and one team mounts an epic comeback haywire, standing by live in houston with the highlights. we re starting, though, with the severe weather ripping through the middle part of the country. this was the scene across seven states friday afternoon. at least five people are dead. dozens more injured, there were over 50 sightings of tornadoes, including 22 in illinois, 12 in arkansas, eight in iowa and illinois. 200 people were inside the apollo theater in belvedere when the roof collapse
tornado watches and warnings are in effect right now for parts of mississippi all the way to georgia. it comes as the death toll is rising after those massive storms. toward through seven states, and now at least nine people are dead. dozens more injured. there were over 50 sidings of tornadoes, including 22 in illinois, 12 and arkansas aid in iowa. in arkansas. three people are dead after the violent storms swept through that state. the national weather service has confirmed at least two tornadoes have touched down in the state. girl out of commotion and stuff that it was just over. i go outside, and it s crazy as people get blood all over their faces. three people were killed when an apparent tornado ripped through sullivan, indiana, first responders work through the night to clear the streets so they could get to the places hit hardest. and illinois baseball sized hail damage. some vehicles so badly that they had to be towed from the roadway. but the hardest hit areas a sm
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