says the judge overseeing his indictment hates him. see where this one is going to lead starts right now tuesday 2 15 trump s arraignment s set, according to cnn sources, the unprecedented security that now needs to happen for this unprecedented court appearance, plus 30 news organizations come to the defense of an american journalist detained in russia. their demands to putin and a friend of that reporter will also join me this hour. and from the midwest to the south confirmed tornadoes on the ground with the governor of kentucky, saying tonight s forecast is the worst he has ever seen. welcome to the lead on this busy friday. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper, and we start in our politics lead with new developments surrounding the historic indictment against former president donald trump tuesday around 2:15 p.m. trump is expected to appear before manhattan judged to be arraigned, according to sources . the former president is facing more than 30 counts related to business
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
new tornado emergency for you that storm right there is on the ground producing damage. we do know that it is a large and damaging tornado right now that just moved through winnie and parts of arkansas just to the north west of memphis, likely mrs memphis, but we ll keep watching that iowa city big storm just to your northwest was rotating for awhile. tornado was on the ground and things but on the ground since ottumwa, iowa, a long path so this area here from chicago through devenport all the way down to louisiana and mississippi, all part of the same system with e f to e f three s and larger likely with this not by tomorrow, this thing even gets to some of the big cities. now i m not e f two and e f three s. but watch this is hour by hour. i set this up because i know you all don t live in parts of arkansas but hour by hour as we roll this through the ohio valley down through tennessee, we go from seven o clock to nine o clock in advance again. back into the evening hours.
learned trump, when he ll come to new york to face charges and what this could look like, what the american people could see. and what do we know about this indictment? how many charges? erin from the courthouse in lower manhattan tonight. deadlys shooting at that christian school, 9-year-old evelyn dick haas. the tribute from hundreds of mourners, many wearing pink to honor her. the american journalist being held hostage in russia. president biden telling demanding he be let go. the pope s condition in the vatican tonight. before he s released, the remarkable moment baptizing a baby in the hospital. tonight, here a first look at the espn investigation on 20/20 later tonight. the story of lauren mccluskey, the beloved daughter and university student and athlete. her story shook the nation. never-before-seen surveillance here tonight. the man she had been dating seen here stalking her outside her dorm, dressed in character from the movie deadpool. lauren s multiple attem
caught on camera, and hospitals prepare for injuries. cars thrown and heavy damage to homes. the national guard called in. tens of millions at risk, the dangerous tornado emergency from the midwest to the mississippi valley. we re tracking it with our team in the storm zone. also tonight, new details about the historic indictment of former president trump. sources telling nbc news it contains around 30 counts of document-related fraud for his alleged role in a hush money payment to an adult film star. mr. trump calling the democratic d.a. s move a political persecution. what we re learning about when the indictment will be unsealed and what will happen when mr. trump arrives in a new york city courtroom. just released, the names of the nine soldiers killed in the nightmare traini crash of those two army black hawk helicopters. our inside look at a remarkable new treatment. helping peopeg their sense of smell and taste lost for years due to long covid. and the cinderel