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
kentucky or officials at the u. s army base. fort campbell have confirmed the crash of two blackhawk helicopters now there with the 101st airborne division. and the status of the crew members is at this hour unknown in a tweet earlier from kentucky governor and we share, he said. fatalities unfortunately, are expected in the statement comes from fork in the statement that we received from fort campbell also notes. the helicopters were doing what was routine training when the crash occurred once again. we are getting news that two blackhawk helicopters out of fort campbell in kentucky of crash that s in nearby trigg county. the governor, saying fatalities are expected now stay with cnn. we, of course, will bring you the very latest as developments continue to come in to cnn. the meantime, mayor of nashville, tennessee, says the city s heart is broken and its residents are united in mourning . a huge crowd turned out for a vigil wednesday evening to remember the three children
at the u. s army base, fort campbell have confirmed the crash of two blackhawk helicopters, and it s believed that the incident could be deadly. we re told the aircraft went down in nearby trigg county around 10 p.m. wednesday night local time these photos from the crash site just into us now they were obtained by wkd z radio. in kentucky. the helicopters were with the 101st airborne division , and we re told that they were doing routine training when the crash occurred as of now, the official status of the crew members is unknown, but in a tweet earlier from kentucky governor andy beshear, he said that fatalities are expected and asked for prayers for those affected. stay with cnn for the very latest will bring you any updates as they come in. it s been four days since three children and three adults were killed in a school shooting and for many in nashville, tennessee , and across america, that pain and recovery will last a long time. the mayor says that the city s heart is
to our viewers watching in the united states, canada and all around the world. i m paula newton ahead this hour. we re following a developing story out of trigg county, kentucky, where two u. s. army helicopters crashed during a training mission. plus pope francis remains in the hospital, where he s being treated for a respiratory infection will go live to rome in just a few moments, and us first lady jill biden was just one of the many people who gathered in nashville , tennessee, to remember the six victims killed in monday s school shooting. and we begin with that developing story in southern kentucky officials at the u. s. army base, fort campbell have confirmed the crash of two blackhawk helicopters and it s believed the incident could be deadly. you know, we are told the aircraft went down in nearby trigg county around 10 p.m. wednesday night. that s local time. the helicopters were with the 101st airborne division, and they were doing apparently routine training when t
leaders rare and public back and forth over controversial judicial reform plans. good morning. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. we begin this morning in kentucky, where two blackhawk helicopters crashed overnight. officials say they went down and trigg county, which is just north of the kentucky tennessee state border. the crew was flying a routine training mission at the time. the army has just confirmed several casualties. we don t have an exact number yet. this photo from wk dz radio shows flames from the crash. here s what one witness who lives about a half a mile away from the crash site saw and heard. two helicopters came over pretty low and all of a sudden, soon as i got older house, something loud banging everything shut down just all of a sudden, so we joined the truck came over here. that s what we ve found two helicopters so still waiting for more information from the army about how many people were on board ea