for free visit otter.ai. ai or download the app my more than liebermann at the pentagon. and this cnn cnn breaking news all right, hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. whitfield and more and are breaking news this hour after devastating tornadoes rip through the central plains overnight causing widespread damage. now, a stronger storm system is taking aim at the same region right now, a tornado watch has been issued for 1.5 million people people across eastern kansas and southeast nebraska. where they are bracing for tornadoes, tennis, ball-sized hail, and damaging winds. there were reports about 80 reports of tornadoes across five states on friday, including this one in lincoln, nebraska. and despite the large scale of destruction near omaha, there are no fatalities reported. now, rescue crews are up against the clock searching flattened homes for any one potentially trapped before more storms roll in for the latest noun joined by cnn s lucy kavanaugh i
need 77538, 383882, or visit home serve i m rafael romo, the georgia state capitol in atlanta. this is cnn on trial opening statements are expected tomorrow, and the criminal trial of former president trump is a witch hunt with case in the hands of the justice system. will he accept the results? trump supporter and potential vp pick south dakota governor kristi noem joints me exclusively next and head-to-head while trump s on trial, president joe biden is ramping up his campaign travel from scranton all across the country. and as he faces rising third-party challenge, and he expand a map, this ball, the stakes couldn t be higher, fresh off the campaign trail for biden, illinois governor jb he pritzker is coming up plus taking a stand after a torture journey through congress. the house passes aid for israel, ukraine, and taiwan the bill was passed. now can speaker mike johnson keep his job? our panel of experts are here to discuss hello i m dana bash in washington where th
you so much for joining me today. anna very busy saturday. i m fredricka whitfield, the cnn newsroom with alex marquardt, starts right now you are in. the cnn newsroom. i m alex barack board in washington. thank you so much for joining us. we begin with breaking news on capitol hill after months of delays and political turmoil in a rare saturday vote, house lawmakers passed stay billion package of aid for ukraine, for israel and taiwan now the deal heads to the senate for a vote before it can be signed by president joe biden two reporters across washington as well as in kyiv and in jerusalem. let s start with cnn s lauren fox on capitol hill to help break it all down. lauren, what is the latest yeah obviously this vote a long time coming. alex and there s been a lot of questions about whether or not speaker mike johnson was ever going to get to this point, putting this ukraine aid package as well as additional aid for israel and taiwan on the floor of the house of representat
it was a man who lit himself on fire feet away from me and a public park and i say i was shocked, would be an understatement. you must remember. i didn t come to this anchor desk in a traditional way. i was a federal prosecutor who was gone in and out of a courthouse more times and i can remember inside those courtrooms, you get witnesses to recount truly horrific details and stories to a jury who will decide the fate of the accused well, today it was us who bore witness and my instinct told me to tell you what i was seeing my mouth narrated my eyes but my eyes i wish i could unsee it my nose wishes to smell it my heart breaks for that man and his family and my mind what has the same questions you have? who is this man? well, he happened to be someone that we think we saw milling around earlier and throughout the week near the courthouse where we were and tonight, we know a little more police say that he was a conspiracy theorists and while his theories run the gamut, the
first? that s tonight on news night good evening. i m abby phillip and washington tonight. a special news night interview with speaker emerita nancy pelosi. we have a lot to ask about and we ll get to that in just minutes. but first, the staring contest between the republican speaker of the house and the republicans who don t think that he should have a job on cnn tonight, johnson defended his decision to put forward a massive foreign aid package. the pair s billions for israel with billions for ukraine and billions for taiwan. now that earned him praise from the democratic president and scorn from the republicans. that is a good recipe for dysfunction here in washington and for setting a timer on how long johnson can keep the gavel. tonight johnson wants to turn the debate over what to spend into a debate over who s shadow looms larger over today s gop is it ronald reagan s or donald trump s i m a child of the 80s regard myself as a reagan republican. i understand the