york, the u. s secret service is playing an active role in planning for thompson. trump s court appearance. this as trump is holed up right now in mar-a-lago and florida rally. his supporters and lashing out at the prosecutor. and we re following breaking news on the tornado danger right now in the midwest and parts of the south as twisters are spotted in arkansas and illinois, millions are under a rare high risk storm alert right now, welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news and we start with the breaking news. a very dangerous tornado outbreak is tearing across the midwest and south right now, with millions and millions of americans under a rare high risk. storm alert. let s check in with cnn meteorologist chad myers, chad give us the latest off about an hour ago, we had a tornado that rolled through little rock. we do know that there is damage there. we do know that the
surround this historic moment as trump and the nation soon learned the charges, he will face words that russia hoped to never see. finland joins nato. this just happened moments ago. why this move reshapes europe include influence putin s invasion of ukraine plus plotted for months chilling you detailed in that mass shooting at a christian elementary school in nashville. these major stories and more all coming in right here to cnn news, central. you are looking at live pictures outside trump tower right now, as we are hours away from the arrest and arraignment of former president donald trump a first in america s history, and we have new details on exactly how today s events will unfold. cnn has just learned that the former president may speak to cameras in the hallway outside the courtroom before or after his arraignment. that s according to his attorneys. the judge overseeing this case is not allowing cameras to broadcast the official proceedings, but still photographers wi
to broadcast the hearing and whether trump s indictment will be unsealed before it begins. we re also tracking the massive security operation underway right now, as officials prepare for the former president s movements. through the city and the courthouse. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. our top story tonight. we re less than 24 hours away from the arrangement of former president donald trump had a new york city courthouse. cnn correspondents are on the ground in manhattan with new information about the case. we also have a team of experts ready to break down this truly historic moment from every angle first, let s go to our senior legal affairs. correspondent paula reaches just outside the courthouse for us. give us the latest paula great. we learned that trump s lawyers are opposing having cameras in the courtroom for tomorrow s historic arrangement. a media organizations, including cnn,
before. i ve covered many cases here. high profile trials. nothing like this ever before the idea that the secret service is involved in all of this security, they will be the ones bringing donald trump here. they will be the ones greeting him at the door when he arrives, taking him inside. the district attorney s office. one hogan place. it s a famous place where many celebrities have come through high profile defended to have surrendered, but certainly nothing like this before. when you have, literally you have secret service agents that are standing in the middle of the street behind me, waiting for him to arrive. they will greet him. they will take him inside, where he will be met almost immediately. by the staff from the district attorney s office. the investigators, there is a investigator who is going to actually be the arresting officer with the assistant district attorney. they will go upstairs to the seventh floor where the processing will begin
into the building. here at one hogan place, which is the entrance to the manhattan da s office. but here outside the courthouse here at 100 center street, you could see wolf. the barricades are now up. we are certainly seeing more officers. those are court officers from the courts here in new york state who protect the courtrooms to protect the courthouse and they ve been out here all day. we ve seen some of the numbers of officers grow here, and we expect obviously tomorrow from the nypd officers from the nypd and then more caught up court officers as they get ready for the arraignment and the arrest of donald trump. and certainly for tonight, you know, we expect to see this increase in security of the roads will remain open for tonight. but tomorrow morning, we ll start seeing some of the roads shut down, more barricades will be out. and this street here. at some point, we ll get closed while the former president is inside the courthouse. the concern here is obviously supporters and