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
Only team that s ever been in the final four before the other three teams first time ever, and florida atlantic san diego state will be the first ones to tip off tonight. we caught up with some of the owls and aztecs fans just a bit ago. march madness is so special fbu has never made it this far. we believe in our school and it s our moment, baby. pretty much went from san diego to houston, but 18 hour drive, but you know, long drive. we do have the sec as such. let s go. text, baby. yeah. 14 unversity f a u f a u f a you alright? how about those texts in texas? oh, fandom. monium pandemonium, jim, nearly 1500 mile drive all the way from san diego state for some of those aztecs pants to get here, more of them. they re everywhere. it s a really special moment. lifetime opportunity, lifetime opportunity for most of the