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live in the cnn newsroom. i'm 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 night's tornado outbreak today, the secretary of homeland security toward the area, along with the head of fema and other top federal officials. they were joined by the state's governor, who delivered this message to his f...

Same areas highlighted in red montgomery jackson alexandria, a couple long lived tornadoes strong, ef three or stronger, also large. hail. we're 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 o'clock tonight, where we're 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. brightly reads. thank you very much. joining me over the phone right now is bill newsome. he is...

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 overflowing from this downpour of rain. it might be a paddleboard, somebody's little boat got caught ...

Evening. still aboard the u.s. s i don't 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, i'm 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, wasn't it? and what about the lightning show we had at the same time. >> it was nice seeing both, even though the lightning kind of got my -- me seeing more of the lig...

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. that's one key ingredient. we just don't have it. a lot of clouds these thunderstorms this morning are preventing a widespread outbreak this afternoon. still, we have threats out there...