the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin this hour with the deadly outbreak of tornadoes that ripped across much of the south and midwest beginning yesterday afternoon. just over the last few hours, the death toll has more than doubled. 21 people are now confirmed killed by the storms and all more than 50. tornadoes have been reported in seven states, at least 12 of those tornadoes. were reported in arkansas state of emergency is in place in the hardest hit areas, including when the devastated arkansas town that you re seeing right there. cnn s derek van dam is with the latest from arkansas. jim. i was just talking to my crew a moment ago , and the scene behind us reminds us of being on the set of a major blockbuster movie. i mean, just look at what we have with this destruction coming out of wynne, arkansas, that is a church steeple that was blown off by this tornado. look at the incredible damage in front of that building just in front of us here. we have el
here s the very latest developments. a manhattan grand jury indicting trump on more than 30 counts related to business fraud stems from the hush money case involving stormy daniels before the 2016 election sources tell cnn trump is expected to turn himself in on tuesday and be arraigned in new york city. the nypd is on high alert this morning. every member of the force has been told to report in uniform today as a precaution. meanwhile in washington, house speaker kevin mccarthy and other house republicans are rallying around trump blasting the indictment as a political attack. and as of this morning, president biden has not weighed in on the indictment, not a surprise there. we ll see what he says. we have all the latest reporting cnn this morning. special live coverage starts right now. very early on this friday morning and look at the papers you got was worried this morning when i left at the papers would not be ready. but they are yesterday. you and i were talking about h
good morning, everyone and happy easter weekend. welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday. april 8th camera walker. i m victor blackwell. it is good to spend a little time with you. let what every time i see you now, i just see you know, bunny ears and i mentioned i had bunny tail have no cocktail, but i was a mall easter bunny. and that s the thing. yeah you have this thing with you got it. bring the picture tomorrow. here s what we re watching today. conflicting rulings when it comes to access to a medical abortion pill. one judge halts availability of the drug another preserves access to it in some states were joined by doctor for more on what this means for women across the country. the latest jobs report shows economy is still trucking along, but we re seeing signs that things are cooling down what the numbers say about the fight to tame inflation. at least three people are dead following separate attacks in the middle east. we are live in jerusalem with the latest on
shooter s background. the suspect was under doctor s care . anything explained this senseless act plus taking a break. the manhattan grand jury investigating former president trump set to pause for almost a month. this is a very unusual development in washington to federal probe steamroll ahead. the former vice president is ordered to testify in the january 6th investigation. obviously have nothing to hide so well, he comply and urgent warning. the biggest names in tech called for an immediate halt in artificial intelligence development. i think artificial intelligence is something we need to be quite concerned about technology moving too fast. cnn prime time. starts now. good evening. i m katelyn polantz alongside my all star team of fellow cnn anchors here tonight. sara seidner, michael smerconish and laura coates. we re going to be breaking down all of the day s biggest stories together tonight , but we start in nashville and an emotional vigil tonight for the six victims
right now. breaking news. an american reporter has been arrested in russia accused by russia of espionage. we re talking about an american citizen who has now been arrested for what you can assume is doing his job. two black hawk helicopters crashing overnight in kentucky, sudden old house something pop loud, loud bang helicopters from 101st airborne division were on a routine training mission when the incident happened resulted in quotes several casualties. concerns for the health of pope francis as the 86 year old is hospitalist tests showed that he does indeed have a respiratory infection. it s unclear if the leader of the world s nearly 1.4 billion roman catholics will be able to lead the celebration of this weekend s pump. sunday mass and holy week ceremonies the vatican leading up to easter on april 9th. children are dying. there are six people are dead in that school, including three children, because you guys got rid of the assault weapons ban. talk about protecting o