front pages to here today. very busy. it s going to be our big story. our lead story today. hello, everyone. you see us katelyn polantz five things to know for this monday march 27th 2023 mass protests erupting in israel. as we just said it happened overnight, tens of thousands taking to the streets after prime minister benjamin netanyahu. fired his defense chief for opposing a plan to reform the country s judicial system. the big question what will the pm do now? also mississippi is cleaning up from a devastating tornado that hit over the weekend. more than two dozen people were killed. president biden has now declared a major disaster zone. also this morning we re tracking hollywood star jonathan majors has been released without bail in new york after being accused of domestic violence. the actors attorney says that he s innocent and claims the accuser has now recanted. her story will have more on that. and new overnight. silicon valley bank has a buyer . finally the f d i
tornadoes kill at least two dozen people in the southeast, and the severe storm threat isn t over yet. and nukes next door, vladimir putin now says he ll put tactical nuclear weapons right on ukraine s doorstep in belarus. all right. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. we begin with the crisis in israel , where the country s main airport just halted all takeoffs . it s part of a general strike called for just a short time ago by israel s largest labor union . the aim is to stop benjamin netanyahu s government from pushing through a highly controversial judicial overhaul what one labor leader called quote this craziness. right street. protests against that plan have intensified huge crowds filling the streets of tele viv after netanyahu fired his defense minister. for opposing the overhaul. cnn s had asked. gold is live in jerusalem this morning. what are we hearing from prime minister netanyahu this morning had asked nothing
the new reporting that they are the latest targets of the special counsel investigating donald trump and january 6th. and ron desantis is cashing in, giving donald trump a run for his money, and the florida governor hasn t even jumped into the race yet. let s go outfront. good evening, everyone. i m kate bolduan in for erin burnett. outfront tonight a major warning from president biden to vladimir putin, as new images show the true state of putin s fighting forces. take a look at this new video of ukraine attacking russian positions on the front lines of bakhmut. putin s troops are suffering heavy losses. and you can see that on stark display in this new video posted on social media and verified by cnn. dozens of coffins containing the bodies of russian fighters. they had reportedly been fighting with putin s private force, the wagner group, which is fighting in bakhmut. you can see death certificates with names and even the russian region that they were from. and i l
the morning this monday morning, the top movies at the box office man has to look his best when it s time to get married. or buried. i m going to need a gun number one. that s canada. reeves and john wick. chapter 4 $75.5 million in its opening weekend. i don t deserve these powers from being honest. like what am i even contributing? ow awesome fury of the gods slips to number two, and here s number three. there s a darkness inside of me. the slasher sequel, scream six. alright. hope you have a great day. thanks for joining me. i m christine romans, cnn this morning starts right now. good morning turmoil in israel, huh? all over the
couple weeks. desantis isn t a declared candidate as of yet. but he has spent recent days holding campaign-style events in new york, philadelphia, and chicago. outfront now is scott jennings, former senior adviser to mitch mcconnell and a cnn political commentator. so, scott, what s the significance of these big-name, big-dollar donors aligning behind desantis? well, i see people who are desperate for a way out of the trump wilderness. and they see ron desantis on that path. and they re willing to spend liberally, in this case, to widen that path and pave it for him. what s amazing about it, kate, is that he s not even a declared candidate. but you can see people at the top of the party on the fundraising side coalescing around him. but you also see people on the grassroots side as well. so right now desantis is really in a different universe when it comes to these donors and political supporters and virtually anyone else who s looking to challenge trump. let s compare the desant