mississippi governor declaring a state of emergency in affected counties in mississippi emergency management agency said search and rescue teams are on the ground. arthel: we have talked to starstruck this hour. meteorologist adam standing bite storm chaser zachary hall is on the ground was served charles watson who is live in mississippi with the very latest in there, charles. say, eric, we are in anne-marie, mississippi right now we are trying to make it to the downtown portion but the closer and closer we get to make it into the downtown area. part of the reason you see the line of cars trying to get into the downtown area. part of the reason it is hard to get in here you see police out there blocking that area from folks heading through. we have not been able to get down there just yes. you can see from a distance there is just a lot of destruction down there. i believe we can see cars tossed about. we see a lot of the electrical lines toppled over and lines and down on the ground. just piles and piles of rubble. we could also see people's exposed roofs down there but you can imagine, er

mississippi governor confirming 23 mississippi has lost their lives. loss the towns will remember forever. as you look around and hear silence, it is somber. you can hear cars pulling into the town and the sound of alarms blaring to my left but there's still active search and rescue and in some cases unfortunately, recovery still happening as we speak. many people still unaccounted for or unable to get in contact with their loved ones because power is still out. communication slim to none. if possible in an area you see the epicenter of disaster here. the strong storms, long track ones that tore through several miles of the state of mississippi. so you can imagine the pain, the cleanup will take a long time but the priority right now is finding everyone making sure they are okay getting the help they need trying to restore any sense of contact they can to make sure everyone is accounted for, it's going to be a very long and painful day here in rolling fork. i am the call for fox weather. >> joining us is mallory white, chief communications officer in m

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he expedite it and the people of mississippi appreciate it. the second thing he said that day on the phone call is that we will be there to help and we will stay till the end. i believe him. i appreciate him. i appreciate the cause saturday. i appreciate -- the call on saturday. i appreciate the fact that the president of the united states is standing here to deliver more remarks today and hear from the people most affected. most important as he and dr. biden have done throughout the day, show compassion for those most affected. without further ado, please give a warm mississippi welcome to the president of the united states. thank you, mr. president for being here. thank you. [applause] president biden: governor, thank you very much. you know, when i heard about the devastation here in rolling fork . the first in the came to mind as i have to get a hold of bennie thompson. this is his district. he treats it like his home. he has been a steadfast leader in every crisis i have worked with him on. he is always there is a constituent. he has been

following devastating tornadoes in mississippi this week.orkas on the ground with the fema administrator sending message that washington will be there through the very difficult process. let's bring in today's political panel, with me south carolina republican congressman nancy mace, member of the arms services oversight and veterans affairs committees and florida democratic congressman. welcome to both of you. >> thanks for having me. >> thank you for having us. >> congressman, in florida you get different types of severe weather, a lot of hurricanes, what's your reaction of scenes in mississippi and the response so far? >> the images are heartbreaking. the response seems to be going as it should. the president signed the declaration. you have the fema administrator and homeland secretary there which is different usually the homeland secretary doesn't come so that does show that the administration is giving us the priority they need. i mean, listen, if i were those local elected officials i would be asking for 100% reimburse meant for the n

reporting tonight from rolling fork, mississippi. >> david: good evening tonight from mississippi whereon the scene of unspeakable devastation. one tornado on the ground for 5. 70 minutes of horror and you can see the seam right here behind me playing out in the neighborhood after neighborhood here. the remarkable survival stories and you will hear them in just a moment. we are also learning at this hour about the victims and their stories. unfortunate, we begin with yet another horrific story playing out in the south. a deadly school shooting in an elementary school in nashville. three nine-year-old and three staff members shot and killed by a shooter. please have just identified the 28-year-old armed with at least two assault style weapons. they say it was a targeted and premeditated attack. the suspect was shot and killed by police. authorities say the suspect shot through a door at the covenant school private christian school for -- where some to 300 children. police were is receiving reports of an active shooter rushing at the school, a hearing gunshots, confronting the shooter. wi

northern mississippi and we are toll it did take a direct hit.talking about reports coming out of there, buildings being down and people being trapped inside those buildings. about 30 miles away from rolling fofork is silver city, mississippi, took a direct hit and there is some damage. reports there is debris being taken up from this tornadic activity. that's an indicator of significant strength. there are people on the ground saying the path of this tornado is 80 miles long. if you have silver city 30 miles away from rolling fork and 80 miles, that means there is of areas still trying to make their way through to see if there is damage and see if people are in harm's way. we'll keep you up to speed. we do not know the categories of these tornados. we do know this activity is moving into northern alabama and middle parts of tennessee. continuing coverage of breaking news as the information comes in on fox news at night. >>> first up in tonight's real news round of the biden administration cracking down on-air conditioners. it is all part of what

rolling fork, mississippi. who serves not only his community as mayor but as the funeral director and i think of the task that he has ahead of him given the incredible devastation as a result of these ef4 tornadoes. it really can give you chills to think about he -- has for all of our prayers. will join him in sending him his way. meantime, everyone, before we go to break. i'll tell you what we have coming up on the other side as we promised to continue this coverage for mississippi for you. we are getting a political talk about -- too wet and. we're talking about former governor of new york andrew quorum we'll run it on all of the legal cases against donald trump. what he said might leave you shaking your head. also, donald trump is clearly having a great time in his texas rally. but then, people started asking questions. and his mood quickly changed. -- right in the middle of all of that. he's gonna tell us what happened next. of eczema... with steroid-free cibinqo. not an injection,... cibinqo is a once-dail

to have some pretty rough disasters in mississippi.and doing a good job mitigating some of the response. doing a good job mitigating some of the reaponse-_ doing a good job mitigating some of the reaponse-— the response. thank you for telling us about your _ the response. thank you for telling us about your experiences - the response. thank you for telling us about your experiences today. l us about your experiences today. let's move onto some of the days other stories now. let's move onto some of the days other stories now. russian president vladimir putin has announced plans to station tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of its neighbour, belarus. he indicated a few months ago that some belarusian military planes were being re—equipped to potentially carry nuclear missiles. we have already transferred to belarus our well—known, very effective complex iskander. it can be a delivery vehicle as well. on april three, we will start training the ci’ews. 0njuly one, we will finish the construction of the special repository to store th

president biden has approved mississippi disaster funding, federalfunding approved mississippi disasterral funding will approved mississippi disaster funding, federalfunding will be made available for those who are affected by the tornado. donald trump has opened his campaign to win back the us presidency by railing against the dark forces he says are lined up against him. at a rally in the us state of texas, mr trump claimed the multiple legal investigations into his conduct and finances were straight out of a stalinist russia horror show. shelly phelps reports. dressed for the occasion, die—hard donald trump fans turned out in their thousands for this airfield rally in the texan city of waco. the legal threats hanging over the former president at the forefront of some of their minds. if trump got arrested for the charges they're talking about now, i would vote for him ten times over, because if he was a democrat, it would never come up. donald trump is for america and he fights for americans. the far left doesn't like that, and so that's why they keep attacking him. it was his first p

sophie long, bbc news, rolling fork, mississippi.ndent cristian benavides gave us a sense of the devastation and loss some communities have been facing in mississippi. we are in silver city, mississippi and i want you to get a sense of the devastation around here. these are neighbourhoods and communities that have just been absolutely wiped off the map. we spoke to one man who lives right behind this debris and he said all of it lasted just about a minute, and when he stepped outside he realised his home was one of the few that were left standing. he lost his cousin in the storm, his cousin passed away. also when he stepped out of his home, he said that a neighbour of his was holding a baby that was bloodied and neighbours were scrambling to try to help that baby, that baby was taken to a hospital and sadly later on he found out that baby passed, so this neighbourhood has lost a number of people. these are tight—knit communities. everybody knows someone who is affected. just looking where you are stood now, it looks like utter devast

the mayor of jackson, mississippi, chokwe antar lumumba. makani themba, jackson undivided coalition. we will into your piece in the nation "apartheid american-style." next up, we go to atlanta and the fight to stop cop city. 23 war protesters have been charged with domestic terrorism. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: "guns of brixton" by the clash. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. as we go to atlanta, where prosecutors have charged another 23 forest defenders with domestic terrorism after their arrests late sunday at a festival near the site of cop city, a massive polictraining facility being built in the weelaunee forest. the arrest followed clashes between police and protesters sunday afternoon. this comes less than two months after atlanta police shot and killed a 26-year-old environmental defender who also went by the name tortuguita. earlier this week, organizers with the faith coalition to stop cop city gathered to condemn the plans to build cop city in the police department's cck

i went to school in mississippi, grew up there. damaged not only homes but areas but also hospital nearby as well. nearest town being vicesburg but crews are working to get in there now. >> the trees and homes are mangled. it's unrecognized. the landscape completely changes, so you have people waking up today returning to their homes that they were lucky enough to get out and looking around and not recognizing anything. those who live there become accustomed to nocturnal weather events. that's where you can't depend on your eyes to see what might be coming in front of you. >> i think it's coming right for us. >> the flat landscape allowing for wedgier tornado to turn on from one state to the other aishah, you mentioned 2,000 people. the damage there is grim and small but beloved business district completely destroyed. just like the endless homes that surrounded. we had homeowners send us videos. thankfully that are able to get in safe place. you see the car there, exterior. too much to process. i spoke with the home owner by phone.

for now, the worst of the weather is certainly over in mississippi.to be fine but that we do have a chance for some severe weather again in mississippi. but it will be south of where we had the worst storms last night. this is definitely above average. peak severe weather season is where we are. march, april, may. i understand that what is really shocked people is that this was being tracked, alerts were given out, which was fantastic because it allowed people to seek shelter but it was the ferocity with which it touchdown. just talk us through that. what would people have experience? we don't generally know how devastating they are going to be until about an hour or less, sometimes before the actual tornado touches down. so, adding difficulty tiara tornado touches down. so, adding difficul a ., , , difficulty two things is the tornadoes _ difficulty two things is the tornadoes last _ difficulty two things is the tornadoes last night - difficulty two things is the i tornadoes last night occurred difficulty two things is the - tornadoes last night occu

amory, mississippi, as well. similar sites.o go back to there, under 2,000. the damage is so grim and so heartbreaking, its small but beloved business district destroyed. homes that kid the not get torn off their foundations were torn apart nonetheless. we had some photos from a homeowner there, thankfully, they had made it out safely. we got some interiors of hair home, just completely destroyed. you can see their personal belongings there. and speaking with them a short time ago, their hearts are shattered. the extent of the support needed, as we were talking about, it was revealed as the sun rose. local churches, as the speaker mentioned, other sites offering support in the short term, but if you are outside the area, there are ways to help. you have the red cross of mississippi and alabama, there's also samaritan's purse which supplies volunteers to areas like this and the salvation army as well providing cast leaf are. butting, yeah, once again, there are people who capitalize off the pain of others, so it's best really to

as many as 12 reported tornadoes ripping across mississippi and alabama. at least 26 people killed across the two states. rescue workers were out in full force overnight and will be working into tonight as well. we have two we begin with priscilla thompson in silver city, mississippi. >> reporter: the devastation was swift and severe. deadly tornadoes touching down in the darkness of night across mississippi and alabama. >> when did you notice something was going on? >> when i saw the tornado. >> yeah. you saw it? >> i saw it. >> what did you see? >> a big whirl of -- two tornadoes together. >> reporter: the damage hard to fathom. parts of homes wrapped in trees. 18-wheelers upended. entire blocks flattened. state officials report at least 25 people dead in mississippi with dozens more injured. the governor issuing a state of emergency. >> me and my brother was texting at the time when the storm was coming through, and i mean, i got to hear his last words. >> reporter: at least 12 separate tornadoes touched down. one on the ground for a trail of 80 miles l

i'll be on the ground there reporting from mississippi tomorrow.h for watching tonight, and linsey davis in new york, david murray from the tornado disaster zone tomorrow. have a great evening. good night. >> tonight on abc7news, of the big rainmaker on the horizon. the measures some flood victims are using to keep water away. >> how're we going to save this? how are we going to bounce back from this? >> 2000 pounds of pastrami. in east bay sandwich top is forced to throw a $100,000 in revenue. >> he has a great story. he is going to take it all the way. >> a young man from the bay area is a local fan favorite in this year's march madness tournament. the days game is not the last you will see of him. abc7newst a moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7news. >> make sure they have flashlights. make sure their phone is charged. >> first responders urge the public to get ready for the next storm. this as pg&e races to complete work on -- compromised by mudslide. advice to prepare for more rain ahead. let's get a check with spencer christian tal

tate reeves, the governor of mississippi.ners hoping to make berlin climate neutral by 2030 appear to have lost the referendum — acccording to initial results. the binding referendum was seen as a test of whether germans want their country's climate policy to be more ambitious. 0ur berlin correspondent, damien mcguinness, explains more. just over 400,000 people voted no but slightly more than that voted yes. so what that means is more people voted yes than no, saying they wanted a climate neutral berlin by 2030, but not enough to make this law, and that's because of the things about this referendum is, you needed 25% of the entire berlin electorate in order for this referendum to be valid and binding and to go straight into berlin law. that did not happen, so they missed the target. campaigners say they're disappointed but they say this is just the beginning of theirfight, because this is obviously a long—term issue and the national target of 2045, a lot of people in berlin say is too little too late. the reason they didn't w

sophie long, bbc news, rolling fork, mississippi.aking at a press conference in the last hour, mississippi governor tate reeves thanked those who had joined the relief efforts so far. would we have seen over the last 36 hours in mississippi on one hand, it's been a heartbreaking to see the loss and devastation of these communities and on the other hand, it's been inspiring and it gives me great reason for optimism and quite frankly makes me proud to be in mississippi and because mississippians have done what mississippians have done what mississippians do in times of tragedy, and times of crisis, they stand up and they show up. and there here to help themselves of their neighbours and as we talked individuals throughout the devastation behind us yesterday morning and again today, what we are seeing is you have a lot of people, great people who live in this great state. and i'm proud to represent them and i like to take this opportunity to get as many resources you possibly can. campaigners hoping to make berlin climate neutral by 203

mississippi that we are here not just today— mississippi that we are here not just today but for theartbreaking to hear the loss of life to see the devastation first—hand. also as the governor expressed — first—hand. also as the governor expressed it is inspiring to see the people _ expressed it is inspiring to see the people of— expressed it is inspiring to see the people of mississippi come together are not— people of mississippi come together are notjust the people of mississippi but the people of this country— mississippi but the people of this country come to assist those in such dire need _ country come to assist those in such dire need. and it's inspiring to see the first— dire need. and it's inspiring to see the first responders, the disaster response — the first responders, the disaster response official, the volunteers and even — response official, the volunteers and even individuals who they themselves have survived the disaster— themselves have survived the disaster rise in the help their fellow— disaster rise in the help their fellow mississippians in a time of such grea

army in mississippi. thanks so much for being here with us. so first of all, just described the conditions you've seen out there. well it's uh, the pictures and the video that we see i really do not. um, you know, aren't don't give justice. it's really just overwhelming that the amount of destruction there is and so widespread, and so certainly there's some challenges that inherent with the rural area and being spread out as all the devastation is, yeah, we're just looking at the pictures now, especially those aerial pictures. just give give us an idea of exactly what you're talking about how widespread the damage is, i mean, you know, an area not unused to tornadoes. but have you ever seen anything like that ? were you surprised by just how bad the damage was? i'm fairly new living in the region in my assignment with the salvation army in mississippi, mississippi , but certainly we have seen a frequency of these kinds of storms and normally our concerns with the tropics, but we certainly have seen a lot

the ground in rolling fork mississippi as the tornado hit. good to see you. i just can't get over the devastation that is surrounding you but i want to start with what you witnessed. can you just tell our audience, you know, what y -- you saw, wht you heard? >> most of it is what i didn't see, and all my surrounds, hit the town of rolling fork after dark and makes it more heroine because the folks i talked in the community, they didn't know it was coming. however the information is out there, they didn't consume it so a lot of people were caught off guard. now, i was just south of town about 4 miles away from the tornado as it came through so we got to this town just a couple of minutes after the tornado exited and what we saw without being too much of a clichÉ on this, it looked like a war zone. the rain was still going off. there was -- extremely windy. some people were fully clothed, some people weren't fully clothed, some people were injured and it was absolutely chaos, chaotic is the best way to put it. aishah: incredible. it's so dark,

mississippi's republican governor also out here with the president welcoming him. of course, governor tate reeves has been a vocal critic, but today politics put aside and show you live why the devastation was so bad, this was a tree that was completely ripped to shreds, you can see the shrapnel in the air is now in the tree. and if you think that's bad, this was a shipping container tossed like a tin can and you see a recycling bin thrown into it, opened it right up. this is just a small portion of the damage spread across the mississippi delta, and you imagine the people have lost their homes, their businesses, you cannot just start over tomorrow. it going to take a long time. the president is going to talk about what the next few months and years look like later this hour. >> just really something what they continue to go through and look at them proudly flying that american flag behind you, even though they are going through such a mess right now, mark. it shows you the spirit is alive. thank you so much, mark, appreciate that. fox corporation is proud to be a

on the ground in mississippi.ert has the latest. >> good morning to you all as a very swift wind is coming in here into rolling fork. a cool temperatures this morning and you could see the destruction behind me. unfortunately. this is a home, a large wood beam that has smashed to the ground from this ef-4 tornado. 166 mile-per-hour plus winds. mile and a half long this town of rolling forks is in shambles. it will need to be completely rebuilt. over 2,000 people live here. 24 people have lost their life in the state of mississippi one dead in alabama. federal, state and local on the ground yesterday. talked to governor tate reeves listen to what he said about this situation. >> the resources of the people here in rolling forks and throughout mississippi need help is on the way. makes me damn proud to be a mississippian. mississippians have done what mississippians do. in times of tragedy. in times of crisis, they stand up and they show up. >> you know, is he right. there are many ngos and local organizations on th

sophie long, bbc news, rolling fork, mississippi.ke to tanya gulliver—garcia, from the center for disaster philanthropy. she's been speaking about how the experiences of the last 2a hours have affected the community. we're hearing that this is unlike anything they've seen in a really long time. just was on a call today with about 60 people, about a0 organisations on the ground or getting ready to go. the government isn't actually letting most of them in yet. and just hearing that, it's heartbreaking. it's devastating. it's wrenching. it's complete and utter destruction. the groups that can get in now are going to be doing sheltering and feeding and distributing water and basic supplies. there are groups that will start coming in probably tomorrow, will be helping people try to make the best of what they can, find their belongings, if they do have any homes standing, putting a roof, a tarp on their roof, cleaning them out, trying to give them some solace, and doing an emotional, spiritual care. so helping meet their mental health need

at least 25 people killed after a series of twisters ravaged mississippi. homes leveled, people's lives up-ended. we're going to take you to the stat. >>> water crisis. videos show a panicked run for bottled water in philadelphia after a chemical spill. what officials are saying this morning. >>> killer blast. at least seven people are dead after a chocolate factory explosion in pennsylvania. the latest on the search for victims. >>> good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. dangerous storms will continue to sweep across the south today after more than two dozen people were killed in a tornado outbreak in mississippi. the severe weather leveling homes, businesses, and up-ended people's lives. now the satellite images show the devastation in rolling fork, mississippi, after a tornado ripped through there friday night. let's get right to cristian benevides who is there for us in the hard-hit town with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. this powerful tornado wiped out thousands of homes leaving behind a field of

, the mississippi river all the way into northern parts of alabama from here. this powerful line of storms continues to progress across the southeast, still tracking some powerful thunderstorms. we've got numerous severe thunderstorm warnings through northern parts of georgia, east tennessee, and now crossing into north carolina, with some wind gusts possible even now, through the overnight hours and into the early part of our saturday up over 60 mph and those threats will be there moving through the day until this eventually finds its way to the atlantic coastline. from here, marianne . this front gets hung up. we'll see the atmosphere recharging as we move on through the weekend temperatures south of that cold front that boundary trending tend to as much as 20 degrees above average or renewed severe weather threat. developing for the second half of the weekend across the mid south. that's something we'll be watching very closely here on fox weather and you can tune in for continuing coverage of this devastating outbreak of severe weather here on fox weather a

but did the most damage in mississippi.does this sort of thing and chasing the storms to get the latest enjoins us right now. he was in the thick of all of this and then trying to deal with people who are stuck after this, chris, what can you tell us? >> i will just tell you it is something you never see again. u.s. he turned it on drop right in front of you an open field and you see it rolling straight for town. as a small tornado it instantly becomes nearly a mile wide tornado. it's something you never want to see it's on the worst-case scenarios that you can see as a storm chaser. when you are one of the persons into a town, you are the first responder most times. he ate what did you encounter? i heard the cigarette and think of it obviously, this thing massively grew in a matter of seconds. could you explain what you saw? >> it was just so quick. i know my phone went off about five minutes prior member fiber tenants prior to it hitting or rolling fork. as soon as the phones went off it was going into town. i never heard

sophie long, bbc news, rolling fork, mississippi.e long from rolling fork in mississippi — sophie i can see — utter devstation where you are. just talk me through where you are? it's difficult to comprehend. you can see the clear line that the tornado took them some trees that been stripped of their branches and uprooted and others that are completely untouched and this is where it came through. these are peoples homes just two days ago on friday evening and people were gathering in these buildings and when you look at the devastation here, it is remarkable that andy got out alive. you heard my report, he hid in his bathtub and i said to them, how did you know it was safe to get out and he said, because all the walls in the roof had been ripped off and he could see that the tornado had passed. yesterday, people walking around, visibly dazed and confused trying to comprehend what happened to their town. today, it's much more a hive of activity can really see much of the work that's been going on behind me but their crews working to ge

our north america correspondent sophie long reports from mississippi.s is rolling fork, a small, close community in mississippi. there is little left. they've lost loved ones, their homes, everything. we get storms like bad rain or, you know, probably high winds or something. but we never experience nothing like this where it can wipe out a whole town. you know, schools, children, you know, parents, loved ones. it wiped out everything. these girls said they came back to look for their belongings. they didn't find much. this is what remains of people's homes here in rolling fork. you can see washing machines, signs of a life that took place here before. the tornado struck in the middle of the night. many people were sleeping. you can imagine just how terrifying that must have been. i saw how the tree was blowing. iran in the bathroom, closed i the door and jumped in the tub. francisco said the only warning he had was the noise of the wind, a sound that will haunt him forever. it was terrifying. and it was like something that i i never want to go through

as part of mississippi and now the sun is coming up. beginning to see how does this destruction and devastation is. every industrial building has been wiped off. every car completely destroyed or flipped over and then every home on this block also destroyed. some of this debris is so compact, they have to bring in heavy equipment to find any survivors that may still be here. this is the largest system that continues its trek across the country. this morning, over 20 dead after this massive and violent tornado strikes western mississippi. leaving the towns of silver city and golden fork in ruin. >> a big tornado! do you see it? take cover immediately! >> rob: video shows storm chasing. as fears brains help their vehicle. >> slowed down. back it up. >> rob: the tornado's deadly path stretching over 19 miles. homes torn apart. businesses left in ruin. debris strewn everywhere. a dangerous power lines fallen across roads. the power out nearly everyone. >> complete and utter devastation. trees up. i have seen several areas were part of the a

and amory, mississippi. charles watson, fox news president, biden says he's reached out to the governor of mississippi and offered full support from the federal government as work begins to recover from those deadly storms. mr biden released the statement reading in part to those impacted by these devastating storms into the first responders and emergency personnel working to help their fellow americans. we will do everything we can to help we will be there as long as it takes. we will work together to deliver the support you need to recover. at least two people are dead and five missing after an explosion had a chocolate factory in pennsylvania. the explosion yesterday captured on video firefighters in the philadelphia suburb of west reading responded to reports of an explosion at r. m. palmer company that sent debris flying into the air. eight people were taken to the hospital. the extent of their injuries has not yet been released. one of them was pulled from the rubble overnight. crews are using canines

the tornado came and tear into rolling fork mississippi in the delta about 8:00 p.m.ere is no electricity here, there is a sense of sadness and hell people have gone through in this town just under 2000, we spoke to many on the ground, let's listen to what one person told us. >> when i went in the closet and it smacked the door open and pulled me out i heard the roof coming off. i did not go down there when they told me, she stayed in the motorhome i didn't even go. i didn't want to see it. >> 25 people have lost their lives in the state of mississippi. one in alabama and it is block after block that you see the insides of people's homes. a stovetop and other areas and we will show you as the sun comes up all around here we are surrounded by what was the neighborhood, ho homes now just labs. children's class into dresses, close hanging from trees that were blown by this tornado, this tornado lasted for dozens of miles and to consider a mile and a half wide of the destruction, national weather service is giving a preliminary rating of an ef for, that means wind exceedi

greenville, mississippi. yes. zeus city, vicksburg. all those communities came to help and that's what mutual aid is all about. so we personally thank you for that. so proverbs talks about with without a vision. people perish. well. the vision for this community. is, you just won't come back. but you'll come back better. and so that's the commitment that you hear from later in the presentations. so without further ado let me introduce the governor. the state of mississippi. tate reeves. thank you. thank you, congressman. and thanks to all of you for being here for those of you from around the country. quick break as we are waiting to hear from the president from mississippi will be right back. one teaspoon of potassium iodide science think that's carmina. right? let's go. go in the amount. just the amount let's do more. do more. yeah, i can do. i can do more. yes, please. super easy. i know. i just bought a car from carbon. a lot can happen in a moment. we're delivering it here, like finding your perfect mix of down and monthly payment

a state of emergency was declared in the western mississippi counties struck by a storm across the mississippi and alabama. the reports of leveled buildings overturned cause down, power lines and trees. given the scale of the destruction there were fairs of a deaf toll could rise, search and rescue team who deployed saturday morning to find those traps. we lost everything and got outlined. told him that there were multiple reports of tornadoes amid the storm system and the national weather service and investigative to ascertain whether many of those reports were for the same tornado tracking north east, across the region for over 130 kilometers. we can think that it's only one single. we're tracking over a very long distance. but as the damage surveys are conducted, they can see those missing points between tornadoes and determine if it was one long tornado or multiple large tornadoes produced by the same storm, which is equally as impressive when they see any just beginning in the south. and already there have been several devastating incidents meteorologist say this storm system was fueled b

that doesn't include mississippi.>> david: yes, the system potentially coming through again the same region. we thank you for your coverage tonight. following all the way to this point. thank you. our coverage of course of the deadly tornadoes, we are going to have much more later right here during this broadcast. we are going to move on to the potentially dangerous situation after benjamin netanyahu tried to push through changes to the judicial system, taking some power away and then firing has defense minister appeared today tens of thousands coming out into the streets of jerusalem. major unions going on strike. late today, benjamin netanyahu postponing those changes in tel aviv tonight. >> tonight, people on the israeli streets. benjamin netanyahu dealt a rare defeat, finally relenting to pressure and agreeing to temporarily pause his plans to reform the judiciary. "not ready to tear the people apart. we are in the midst of a crisis that endangers the basic unity among us." after a night of violent clas clashes, t

also in the mississippi and for louisiana. i think the bulk of that stays to the south of the rolling forth rolling fork. is the county seat of sharkey county courthouse was pretty much demolished, and we saw the entire city with rare exception that was so affected by this tornado, which the preliminary estimates are it was an e f four and f four and ef five. tornadoes are considered rare. but very, very dangerous and deadly. when you look at that it is staggering to see just the extent of that damage and e f for will top acars. it'll destroy sturdily built homes. so when you think about what an ef five could do, it wouldn't even it's unimaginable already. 26 reported deaths here. very volatile atmosphere across the deep south. also, the carolinas can expect to see the volatility as far as the weather is concerned, mostly with severe thunderstorms that track from rolling forth to winona, the track that moved towards the northeast, preliminarily 59 miles long. that tornado was estimated to be three quarters of a mile wide. if y

sophie long, bbc news, rolling fork, mississippi.ls in a referendum on whether to make the german capital climate neutral by 2030. the results of the binding referendum will be a test of whether germans want their country's climate policy to be more ambitious. germany aims to be europe's biggest carbon—neutral economy by 2045. critics say the campaign's goal is unrealistic, because it would not be possible to reach zero net emissions within seven years. well, a little earlier i spoke to our berlin correspondent damien mcguiness and i asked him how much support the measure has. i think on the one hand there is a lot of support and on the other criticism. it is an issue which divides berlin. in the centre of berlin, the city centre, lots of constitunecies vote green, whereas on the outskirts the outer boroughs of berlin. concrete measures, for example. if the referendum went through, if 600,000 of berlin's voters said yes, this would mean dramatic changes. it would go into berlin law and the senate would have to push through some drast

as we zoom on in, this wasn't just in mississippi.rough atlanta and a little into the east coast. be careful. call up your family members if you have or know anybody in the area. we'll see the severe threat linger on today, something i'll keep an eye on. chris? >> thanks for the analysis there. >>> this morning, we are digging deeper after an unarmed man says he was punched and pepper sprayed by a san francisco police officer while that man was sleeping on a muni bus. all of it caught on officers' body cams. the video would have been kept hidden, but because of a new transparency law, it is now public. investigative reporter obtained it and it's something you'll see only on nbc bay area. >> reporter: may 31st, 2018. body-worn camera footage of that day shows how officer brian burk and a rookie he is training handled a routine call of an unarmed sleeping passenger the driver wants off the bus. >> hey, police. wake up. >> reporter: the sleeping man doesn't seem to respond. >> hey, buddy. police, wake up. >> there you go. >> reporter: wi

to assist the people of mississippi. to be here on an enduring basis, not just through the response, but through the recovery as well. we are mindful of the fact that that will take time. but we are here for the time. it will take. this is going to be a long term recovery event and we can see just where we're standing here that one of the major issues that we're going to face is housing and how do we help number one? concerns is still life safety as you look around here and you look at the debris, i just really encourage everybody to remain vigilant. stay cautious. for more now on the severe weather threats happening today, let's bring in cnn meteorologist allison chinchar allison. here we go again, right? there's more on the way. that's right. we've got two separate waves. we've got that first wave from this morning that's still kind of making its way through the carolinas, georgia and alabama. but we have a new portion that's developing across eastern texas , and that's going to be the more concerning one going forward

the rare path through mississippi, trauma that has not had time to settle. national weather service warned of more severe weather through the weekend. governor kemp issued state of emergency. high winds and multiple tornados there, troop county, tornado is blamed for damaging 100 structures. back in mississippi, community members in rolling fork say they will recover and rebuild when they can. >> we're just trying to get what we can out of the rubble. it's pretty shocking and very sad, very sad. everybody is coming together and it is great. god will get us through this and we will come out stronger. >> alexandria: this is just the start of the tornado season for the gulf states. >> ashley: alexandria hoff, thank you. to fox news meteorologist janice dean tracking the latest. >> janice: 11 confirmed tornados march 24th and 25th. zooming in to where we had the deadliest tornado rolling fork was ef-4. up to ef-5 on the rating system we look at. then look at the before and after of rolling fork. unbelievable, right? just completely destroyed. we're unfortunately

sophie long, bbc news, rolling fork, mississippi.oined now byjarrett brown — he's a volunteer on the ground with the ngo team rubicon in rolling fork. thanks very much forjoining us. we were seeing in that piece, and we can see behind you, just how appalling the devastation is. tell us what you're doing and what people need. , , ., ~ i. ., need. yes, first, thank you for havin: need. yes, first, thank you for having us _ need. yes, first, thank you for having us on — need. yes, first, thank you for having us on the _ need. yes, first, thank you for having us on the show- need. yes, first, thank you for having us on the show to - need. yes, first, thank you for having us on the show to tell. need. yes, first, thank you for i having us on the show to tell our story and what's going on here on the ground. as you can see, standing behind me used to be at home. the neighbourhood i'm standing in was completely levelled. there's not much left from the path of the tornado out here. complete devastation throughout the entire town, about three

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to assist the people of mississippi. to be here on an enduring basis, not just through the response, but through the recovery as well. we are mindful of the fact that that will take time. but we are here for the time it will take and let's begin this hour with cnn's nick valencia in rolling fork, nick jim, with all of those who were unaccounted for on saturday now being found the focus entirely here in rolling fork is on the cleanup effort. there is debris scattered everywhere in this small community of about 2000 residents, and it's something that the governor of mississippi said will take some time. he spoke earlier today at a press conference and underscored just how everyone here in this community is chipping in. it's something that we have noticed as well, even those who have had their homes completely just leveled. by this tornado that ripped through here on friday night are chipping in to help. we spoke to the vice mayor who also lost her home, she said, though she was out, giving meals to her constituents yesterd

the last time mississippi itself saw an ef four was april of 2020. so you're looking just about three years since they've last had an ef four and an ef four. specifically you look at the wind indicator right there. it ranges from about 1 66 to 200 mph. this one they estimate was about 1 70 so again, kind of right. they're in the middle of that scale, but they looked through the damage. when you see all the video that we've been showing the photos of what the damage has been from this specific tornado, part of the reason they can give it they deem it that a forest things they're looking for are well constructed homes that are just leveled. also cars when you can pick up a car and use it as a projectile. that's another very good indicator of an ef four or at least an ef four in this particular case. so they do. the survey crews will go out there is still not done with this tornado, by the way, and a lot of that has to do with the length but people tend to forget is they have to walk this path? you can't take a car for that 59 miles, mostly because the

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that reveals the true scope of what's a tragic setup that just occurred there in mississippi. we've got some storms still progressing off to the east from here. some severe thunderstorm warnings northwestern parts of georgia and into east tennessee, still representing a strong straight line wind threat, we could still see some wind gossip over 60 mph as the storm system moves east. yeah so we and people need to stay vigilant. fox weather meteorologist ian oliver. thank you so much for all of that insight, and now we want to go to a storm chaser. his name is zachary hall is a storm chaser from arkansas. zachary, are you there? yes i am getting hear me. okay i can hear you. were you on the ground tonight when this was happening? yes me and my partner, frankie shepherd. we were in rolling fork. we drove south of town. and actually witnessed the tornado right before it moved into town. unfortunately, can you tell us what you could see? because again, i've heard this described as a wedge tornado. this first one the hit rolling fork. can you talk about what you saw? yes it was. it w

nbc's -- has more on the recovery in mississippi. what >> this is the scene this is the scene of destruction and rolling for it, mississippi, as crews are working to clean up some of the areas with debris. this is what used to be people's homes, destroyed as far as the eye can see. workers have been here all day, cleaning the areas. we also have crews from the power company doing what they can to restart save us. we've seen downed power lines and polls that were torn out by the tornado. this is one of the -- installed in place. there's a lot of work to be done. now, there's also a message being sent by authorities -- as you have all of this work happening, we can also see some residents coming in to try and find valuable objects and what used to be their homes. so authorities are warning them, because of the hazards that -- in the area, in the debris, and as the workers aren't doing what they can -- the messages for people to be careful when they arrive in these areas of debris. also, structures like the one behind me, they're pretty