people get blood all over their faces. deadly tornadoes ripped through parts of the southern and midwestern united states war storms could be on the way we now know when former president trump is expected to appear in a new york courtroom, how the day could go and how his supporters and mar-a-lago could react. and an update on the health of pope francis were live in rome, where we expect to see the pope discharged from the hospital today. my from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with leila harare. we begin with yet another deadly tornado outbreak and even now, in the middle of the night in the us, it s still underweight states from louisiana to kentucky are under storm alerts right now have been dozens of tornado reports from arkansas to wisconsin, and forecasters predict the severe weather will continue marching east over the coming hours. at least three deaths and dozens of injuries are being blamed on tornadoes that hit arkansas on friday. well, two of those deaths came in
good morning. hopefully you re awake. making breakfast having your coffee coffee? welcome to cnn this morning. it is sunday. i hope you re not drinking coffee? actually me just coffee it off because you don t drink coffee. you don t want anyone else to do it right. morning. tea would be nice, right? i don t like taste. there we are. i m victor blackwell. thanks so much for spending part of your easter sunday. what? what would you recommend? just a nice green tea. maybe an earl gray something with cinnamon. maybe. i ve got something. my office. maybe i ll swing by the wild. it s okay. it s all right. here s what we re watching this morning. top democrats are vowing to make abortion a central issue in the lead up to the 2024 election after a judge ordered the suspension of a drug used in medication abortions. what senate majority leader chuck schumer is telling his caucus about the fight ahead a weekend of religious celebrations and escalating tensions in the mideast. the israe
york on tuesday. to turn himself in. rather stunning. anderson is tuesday certainly will be as well as historic, not the kind of homecoming any president has ever had, or the kind that anyone president or not. whatever wish for cnn s coverage of donald trump s indictment continues right now. good evening, everyone. i m alison camerata, and this is cnn tonight an unprecedented moment in u. s history. former president donald trump indicted by a grand jury in new york. it s the first time that a current or former u. s president has faced criminal charges. the indictment is under seal tonight , but more information will be announced in the coming days. sources tell cnn that the former president is facing more than 30 counts related to business fraud , defiant donald trump, issuing an angry statement tonight calling this political persecution. let s turn right away to cnn correspondent kara scannell and cnn s senior crime and justice reporter katelyn polantz keira. what happens ne
welcome to our viewers joining us from the united states and all around the world and leila, iraq back to back court rulings on the most common abortion pill in the us puts future access to the drug in jeopardy. tourists hits in what israel is calling a terrorist attack as tensions mount in the middle east and. yeah. american swimmer riley gain says she was ambushed by trans rights activists at his speaking engagement she was invited to attend. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with leila harare. the abortion rights debate burst suddenly back into the headlines friday night in the us this time a fight is brewing over access to medication abortion pills after federal courts issued conflicting rulings, just minutes apart was the flores has the details. there are two conflicting orders on abortion that is causing a lot of confusion in the united states. first there s one out of the state of texas a federal judge suspended the fda approval of an abortion pill called mife
to our viewers watching in the united states, canada and all around the world. i m paula newton ahead this hour. we re following a developing story out of trigg county, kentucky, where two u. s. army helicopters crashed during a training mission. plus pope francis remains in the hospital, where he s being treated for a respiratory infection will go live to rome in just a few moments, and us first lady jill biden was just one of the many people who gathered in nashville , tennessee, to remember the six victims killed in monday s school shooting. and we begin with that developing story in southern kentucky officials at the u. s. army base, fort campbell have confirmed the crash of two blackhawk helicopters and it s believed the incident could be deadly. you know, we are told the aircraft went down in nearby trigg county around 10 p.m. wednesday night. that s local time. the helicopters were with the 101st airborne division, and they were doing apparently routine training when t