saying ahead, protest mad. i ll cover your legal fees, knock these guys out and his rallies he s never been held responsible for. no, he hasn t and so this culture of intimidation and threat threats and violence is something very purposefully stoked and conditioned to this environment. for moments like this. another person who s getting death threats is alvin bragg, the d a. and one of the things molly as you know that they keep doing is trying to link him to george soros. so george soros is the a universal bogeyman for a lot of people on the right. and they say that alvin bragg was supported by him . they the truth is the two have never met. they ve never communicated. they ve never spoken on the phone, however. george soros did give to a pack that is a sort of social justice pack that contributed some money . too many different campaigns. one of them was alvin brooks. yes as a jew, i ve i ve sat in horror and watch these trump supporters say like trump is good fo
arkansas governor sarah huckabee , sanders declared a state of emergency as the storms ripped through several towns. she spoke about the destruction a short time ago. i ve had the opportunity over the last couple of hours to speak with both the homeland security secretary as well as president biden, who have offered a tremendous amount of support anything that arkansas need from a city county state and federal perspective, i would say that everyone is working in total lockstep and we re going to do everything we can to make sure that people of our state are back on their feet again. but the storm threat is not over. a new round of severe weather is threatening 70 million americans today. cnn has teams following all the latest developments from these deadly storms. let s begin with derek van dam. he s live for us in hard hit. when arkansas derek what s the situation? yeah fredricka. you know the devastation here is immense, quoting the mayor of when arkansas, he said. it s lik
and activating the national guard as the storms gutted entire communities. she spoke about the destruction earlier today. i have had the opportunity over the last couple of hours to speak with both the homeland security secretary as well as president biden, who have offered a tremendous amount of support anything that arkansas need from a city county state and federal perspective, i would say that everyone is working in total lockstep and we re going to do everything we can to make sure that people of our state are back on their feet again. and more devastation in several other states, including indiana and illinois. people are waking up to their homes and businesses destroyed their neighborhoods littered with debris. but the threat is far from over. some 70 million americans are now bracing for more severe storms. today cnn has teams tracking all of the latest developments from these destructive storms. derek van dam is in wynne, arkansas. at this hour. derek to you first. w
weekend of deadly severe storms. in parts of arkansas. the damages catastrophic reports of at least a dozen tornadoes. they re the hardest hit area was the town of wind. we don t know what s left. all my neighbors house is about destroyed. my two boys are out now trying to help dig people out of their homes. little rock, arkansas also bearing the brunt of these storms, the city s mayor, telling cnn today that entire neighborhoods were flattened. impact is devastating. i just came out of nowhere. clearly no, it was coming. everyone took cover, as relates to the emergency response from that standpoint, but just to see the devastation of the impact of the flattening of homes, flattening of businesses and a matter of minutes. and more devastation and several other states, including indiana and tennessee , as state that is reporting seven deaths now, but the threat is far from over. millions are now bracing for a new round of storms. today cnn has teams tracking the latest from th
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