Death toll rises to 29 as severe weather continues in U.S.

STORY: Death toll rises to 29 as severe weather continues in U.S. DATELINE: April 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: ECOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people busy cleaning up 2. various of damaged house in Little Rock by a deadly tornado STORYLINE: The death toll has risen to 29 after tornadoes and storms touched down in multiple midwestern and southern U.S. states since Friday, authorities said Sunday. In Tennessee, at least 12 people died, including nine in McNairy County where more than 70 buildings were destroyed by severe weather Friday into early Saturday, local officials said. Three others -- two kids and an adult -- were killed in Memphis when a tree fell on a structure. Indiana and Arkansas each reported five deaths, state officials said. At least four people were killed in Illinois, including a 50-year-old man who died on the scene when the roof of the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere collapsed on Friday night. Three others were killed following the collapse of a residential