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
Capitol hill. this is cnn. as march gives way to april, the men s basketball tournament reaches the game s biggest stage. yet the final four fans have been waiting for tonight s games in houston all year long and so has our very own coy wire coy. i know the atmosphere. atmosphere has to be electric where you are right now in the tip off is just a little while from now what can you tell us? yeah, they re getting ready for the buzzer beaters and the high flying drama. we re here at the tip off tailgate, jim. wish you were here with me. we re just outside of nrg stadium. that s where the nfl s houston, texas play their game. but that s how big march madness is. they have to put a basketball court on a football field, not one of the best things about final four are the fans and we re getting to meet some of them here. you re going to have yukon they re the