of destruction across parts of the us in moments will take you to the hardest hit areas until you where millions of people are still at risk of severe weather, plus we re learning more about the plans for donald trump to surrender to new york authorities and appear in court on tuesday, and we get a look at how republicans are now reacting on capitol hill later, you ll hear transgender runner exclusively, tells cnn about how was single decision may have ended her dream of capturing olympic glory. from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with leila harrack. people in parts of the eastern us are waking up to the threat of severe and dangerous weather, tornado watches and warnings are in effect from parts of mississippi up to kentucky with powerful winds and large hail in the forecast, and a new tornado watch has just been issued for parts of alabama and georgia. this comes as we re starting to see more of the damage from a series of massive storms. two people were killed when a st
lawmakers, all democrats targeted by the gop supermajority for their loud but peaceful protest on the house floor. there in nashville. they were demanding gun reform after the nashville school shooting that left six people dead, three adults and 39 year old children. two expelled lawmakers. jones and justin pearson are black. laurie johnson, who is white, kept her seat by a single vote. jones and pearson have called for protesters to return to the capital tomorrow, when the house is back in session, so let s go to nashville right now, and cnn s isabelle rose salas. isabel i guess. first of all, if you can tell us do we expect those protests and materialized ? might they be as big as we were seeing? at the end of last week as they were huge, and the nashville city council doesn t appear they have the votes to get jones back in the statehouse. jim the passions don t seem to be tampering down . we are expecting a day of action is what has been organized on social media with folk
states and all around the world. i m paula newton ahead right here on cnn newsroom hope francis is presiding over easter mass. at the vatican, where thousands have gathered for celebration. but in the middle east religious events this weekend are being marred by ongoing violence. we are alive in jerusalem and beirut for the latest, and we ll take a closer look. at that abortion drug that s at the center of two opposing court rulings in the united states. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with paula neeson. but first it is easter sunday, the holiest day of the christian calendar. celebrating with the bible says was the resurrection of jesus. thousands of the faithful have converged on st peter s square for easter mass. currently underway. you see it there. francis is presiding over the service. now he did not walk in the traditional procession, but instead arrived in a wheelchair . you will soon deliver his traditional easter blessing. the 86 year old pontiff has been
hatred and selective prosecution on steroids. this is necessary, but obviously it s a momentous and tragedy. good morning, everyone and here we are unprecedented moment in american history. donald trump, now the first ex president in the history of this country to be indicted and face criminal charges, charges, sources are telling cnn he is facing more than 30 counts related to business fraud here in new york . he is expected to turn himself in. on tuesday. the manhattan district attorney s case is centered around the accounting of hush money payments to stormy daniels. we ve learned about the grand jury s historic decision. we learned about that last night katelyn polantz some members of trump s camp or caught off guard because his legal team was speculating that maybe this case by the manhattan d a was falling apart. so later this hour. one of trump s current attorneys is going to join us live. also this morning. i want to show you just what everyone is waking up to and rea