civilians left lying in the streets where they died. it is hard to imagine that it could get worse, but that is exactly what we re hearing tonight. ukraine bracing for the worst in the east as vladimir putin tries to refocus his murderous efforts on the donbas region. the pentagon calling it the early stages of a new offensive. russia amassing troops and equipment. cnn has geo located this vehicle showing a large column of russian vehicles today traveling in the direction of the donbas. after his 75-minute meeting with putin, austria s chancellor has this grim warning, quote, the attack being threatened cannot be underestimated in its violence. when you think about what we ve seen, the warnings of worse to come, they re appalling. disturbing reports just coming out of the possibility of a strike involving chemical substances of some kind of a target in mariupol today. those reports unconfirmed, but president volodymyr zelenskyy warning the possibility should be taken seriousl
bill: that is jg jefferson on the left and john painter on the right. they were best friends known as the dynamic duo on campus and we are told that j.j. married this year and john was his best man in that wedding. dana: in new york city, an off-duty nypd officer was shot in an attempted carjacking. police say it was happening when he was on his way to work. two men tapped on his car window and when he got out of his vehicle, one shot him several times. bill: police have arrested a suspect a few blocks away. a gun recovered on the scene. thankfully, that officer is expected to recover. dana: all of this is unfolding as new york city mourns another fallen hero. he is one of two officers shot and killed last month responding to a domestic disturbance in harlem. not only did he die protecting new yorkers, but he donated five organs saving five lives in the process. bill: an inside look of st. . a funeral will begin an hour for an outfit for the second time in five d
tapper with the linux on this breaking news from atlanta these cnn breaking news and welcome to the lead arm, abby phillip in for jake tapper. we come on the air this afternoon with huge breaking stories. first in atlanta, video from just moments ago, showing that orange suv right there that rammed into the gate of an fbi office we re told at least one person is now in custody and we ll bring you everything that we know about that incident in just a few moments, but also breaking this our brand new images showing the aftermath of a deadly air strike. iran says that it is a consulate building in syria that was hit and it blames israel for the attack we have brand new reporting from the region in coming up and back here in the united states, a news conference just wrapped up in baltimore. authorities there detailing plans to reopen that major shipping port after last week s catastrophic bridge collapse. but first let s begin with cnn s evan threats, evan what is unfolding rig
after unusual torrential rains hit this leaving tens of thousands of people trapped christina coleman joins us live with the latest, christina. county sheriff s office that it is investigating a death at this rain events they have not released information on how this person died at this time. more than 70000 people usually attend burning man each year end abnevada s black rock desert its unusual for storms and floods to soak the event typically dry and dusty site. close gates to the event to keep vehicles or being stuck in the sludge it is eight muddy mess. some participants say they have embraced the challenging conditions. consent one just the past two days have the best i ve had watching everyone come together and enjoy it and you ll be dripping wet and bone cold you ll be walking by because you ve been discussing porta potty but it does not matter everyone is inviting you into come dancing and cheering you on. tens of thousands of participants were ordered to shelter
kate is out. i m john berman with sara sidner, and this is cnn news central don. trump launching an all out verbal attack on prosecutors and judges and the criminal cases against me spacing a month filled with crucial legal challenges in an easter day post on truth social, the former president went out after special counsel jack smith, manhattan district attorney alvin bragg, and fulton county district attorney fani willis. those attacks coming as he faces three big legal dates this month, you see them there. the fourth, 15th, and the 25th of april the criminal trial for the new york hush money case set to begin just two weeks from today, cnn s that cohen is joining us now, exactly these increased attacks are really fueling concern it s about security for those he has going after there is already a gag order in place and one of the cases yes. there that s right. look, donald trump using his easter day message to do what we ve seen him do so many times already, go afte