morning. today s thursday. i know today actually is don t rush time because it moves fast , right too fast too fast. but it is thursday. thank you for joining us. everyone caitlin is off a lot to get to won t we start with five things to know for this thursday, april 20th 2023. we re gonna start with the tornado outbreak striking oklahoma. at least two people are confirmed dead in the town of coal. significant damage, reported the supreme court, delaying its decision on myth of kristen until tomorrow, the justices seeking more time to assure ruling that could impact the accessibility of the abortion pill across the country and a judge here in new york, ordering mark pomerantz to testify today before june. jordan s house judiciary committee, pomerantz is a former prosecutor who once led the manhattan d. a s investigation into donald trump s business dealings also happening today, twitter says it s going to remove you know those check marks. we have one. with legacy blue check
coming in right here to cnn news, central. what a morning. this has been things you almost never see the huge starship from space x the rocket it did successfully lift off from the launch pad off the coast of texas. that part went well, not so much after that. what was going on in space, it seemed the rocket could not separate from its booster. the spaceship could not separate from its booster and right there. it just exploded. after a few minutes in the air. cnn s ed lavandera is on south padre island in texas, where the launch took place. the good part took place the bad part ed miles above you explain what happened. well as you can see, the launch pad of smoke from the launch has finally been blown back inland, but that launched cleared the launch pad and this area erupted in cheers as the rocket ship cleared the launch pad and we saw it go straight up for several minutes. and so that was a spectacular sight, and it was about that three minute mark where we started anticip
the most powerful rocket ever built a major setback, but not a total failure in the goal of sending humans to mars. one day basketball rules into a man s yard and he opens fire on the neighbors just trying to retrieve it. now a six year old and her father recovering from gunshot wounds. and a manhunt is underway for the suspect. this guy is not a stranger to local police. this is just for the country also latest example of an innocent mistake leading to a shooting and right now, more than 50 million people are under a severe storm threat after a tornado outbreak already tears apart parts of three states. at least three people are dead as search and rescue efforts continue. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news, central. we begin with liftoff and spacex s historic starship rocket, but it s planned journey around the earth didn t last long. just take a look. part into the power was icing on the cake. alright so despite
in the united states and all around the world. i m. ed settlement, fox news will cut a $787 million check for its dominion lies but avoids having to tell the truth that trial and issue on air retractions deadline looming. we re just hours away from the u. s. supreme court s ruling on access to an abortion pill. what president could tell us about this case plus fighting flares up again in sudan s capital as both sides ignore a ceasefire agreement. and the u. n is warning of a catastrophic humanitarian classes. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with rosemary church. good to have you with us with the jury was sworn in. lawyers were ready for opening statements. but then fox news blinked, reaching a last second settlement with dominion voting systems, agreeing to pay almost $800 million to dominion about half of the initial claim for damages. in a statement, fox said, we acknowledge the court s rulings finding certain claims about dominion. to be false, and this settlem
the world. you are watching cnn newsroom and church just ahead. fox news reaches a last minute settlement with dominion voting systems, just as the jury was sworn in, and the defamation trial was about to begin how much the network is shelling out. 84 year old white man is out on bail of religiously shooting, a black teenager rang his doorbell by mistake the charges he faces in court in the coming hours. people cling to anything they can find to escape a deadly fire at a hospital in beijing. buy from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. have you with us with the jury was sworn in lawyers were ready for opening statements. but then folks news blinked, reaching a last minute settlement in a billion dollar defamation lawsuitin systems. ur the deal, fox agreed to pay almost $800 million to dominion about half of what the company had originally sought in damages. the agreement saves top fox executives and the network s most prominent stars from the embarrassment