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live in the cnn newsroom. im jim acosta in washington less than two days after deadly tornadoes ripped through the south and new threat of severe storms is now hanging over some of the hardest hit areas, and the threat includes possible tornadoes. some 30 million people fall under this new threat, including mississippi were 25 people are confirmed killed in friday nights tornado outbreak today, the secretary of homeland security toward the area, along with the head of fema and other to...

Same areas highlighted in red montgomery jackson alexandria, a couple long lived tornadoes strong, ef three or stronger, also large. hail. were talking golf, ball size, hail and damaging winds going to extend back up into the carolina his timing this out anywhere between now and about 67 oclock tonight, where were dealing with some of the stronger storms across the south and pushing down into the florida panhandle , rolling into early tomorrow morning, still holding the same threats, jim alright...

Overnight. jillian: millions of americans bracing for more severe weather. aishah hasnie joins us with the latest. >> reporter: we have been dealing with quite a lightning show. we had to hide out in the car and you might see some of it behind us. right now the rain is the problem. a flash flood warning in effect in oklahoma city. it is very dangerous. look behind me, you can see this road looks like a river. this is in the middle of our neighborhood. behind me, that is a man-made lake that is o...

Evening. still aboard the u.s. s i dont recollect ton. it sure was great to hear so many people scream and cheer and shoult. we had pictures of people crying, their hands up to the sky as the sun became over shadowed by the moon. >> i think the consensus here, im going to ask these folks here. hey, guys, the consensus, was it kind of a let down with the clouds or was it better? say that again. >> it was still great. >> it was, wasnt it? and what about the lightning show we had at the same time. ...

Threat of tornadoes appears somewhat less likely in some areas. steve, what are you seeing on the map that tells you that something in this area will be lowering the tornado threat? >> good question melissa. these storms that you see right now are the answers to that question. the storms are robbing the energy stealing the show from the afternoon. normally if you want a severe weather outbreak you need sunshine. thats one key ingredient. we just dont have it. a lot of clouds these thunderstorms ...

A causative relationship. >> they could have saved him. >> and why was it they could save him. he was not dead when he hit the floor. >> it is a sad story, but is the airline responsible for his death and that is the question. >> peter hitch people might have seen him before. >> thank you. >> jenna? >> and jon, we are moving on to a extreme weather alert on severe weather up and down the east coast. a giant tree crashed in the house and nearly hitting the woman inside. thankfully she is okay. an...

And wait and hope for people until the very end. >> thank you, sir. >> thank you. >> all right. coming up, we actually -- we have some pretty bad thunderstorms coming in, a little bit of a lightning show behind us. were going to take a quick break. on the other side, well be talking to bill karins giving a sense of what happened yesterday, whats in store with tornadoes on the horizon as well as how badly the recovery operation is going to be impacting today. >> the line of trucks, cleanup trucks...

Lightning show. we heard thunder all night and again today. last week, we thought wed seen a terrible tornado and we did, tore up big parts of the state. and just as theyre starting to recover from that, yesterday happens and then again today theyre expecting some storms. it was interesting to see the front page of the paper here today. there was a storm here on may 3rd, 1999 which is viewed as the worst, most powerful tornado in the history of the world. >> we were saying, people around here sa...

well share that with you. in the meantime, good morning, welcome to early start. >> happy friday. we had some crazy weather here in new york overnight. maybe some tornadoes upstate. well have the latest in just a few minutes. plus dr. conrad murray is reaching out to the late king of pops mother now. youll find out why coming up. but first, well talk about politics and mitt romneys rocky start in london. this was a trip intended to charm the brits, to show off romneys statesmanship...

rupert murdoch under fire in britain and in the united states. two separate u.s. agencies calling for investigations into rupert murdoch. have you heard this story? an 8-year-old boy kidnapped, murdered, then mutilated. now new york place are scouring a stream of surveillance video for answers. more on that. first, i want to begin with this. lets just plunge right into the debt negotiations at this hour. daily talks at the white house resume in one hour, and by all accounts, they a...