lawmakers outside the governor s office. tlej slthe legislation is so draconian, it makes bringing snack or a water to an elderly water waiting in line a crime. the obstacles to casting a ballot is a big lie about the last election. defeated former president s lie. affecting new legislation. in addition, there s the fear among his fellow republicans which he himself said outside without the new voting laws, they don t stand a chance. dianne gallagher is in atlanta for us, joins us now. what changes are now in store for georgia s elections? look, anderson, this new law changes georgia s elections from top to bottom, but the part that you heard democrats and activists sort of zoning in on, the fact that many of the components of this might make it harder for some people to vote, specifically voters of color. and look, some of them are requiring id for absentee voting, limiting drop boxes, you mentioned not being allowed to give food or drinks to people who are waiting in line
protest and not without drama. like you re going to do something. are you serious? no, you are not. she s not under arrest. for what? under arrest for what? that is a democratic state lawmaker arrested outside the governor s office. the legislation is so draconian, it makes bringing a snack or even water to an elderly woman in a long waiting long a criminal act. the justification for that is essentially the big lie about the last election. a defeated former president s law affecting new legislation. in addition, there is the fear among his fellow republicans which he himself said out loud that without these new voting laws that. don t stand a chance. all cnn s dianne gallagher is in atlanta and joins us now. so what changes are in store for g s elections? anderson, this new law changes georgia s elections from top to bottom. but the part that you heard democrats and activists sort of zoning in on, the fact that many of the components of this might make it hard
to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and around the world, i m kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. we start here in the u.s. where powerful storms have been hearing through the southeast. in a deadly and destructive night at least five people have been killed in alabama as a tornado swept through calhoun county. so far seven tornadoes have been reported in the state. here in metro atlanta and surrounding areas a powerful tornado swept through south of the city and a tornado watch is still in effect. the cleanup will be substantial as the heavy rains and intense winds left a trail of wreckage in its path, knocking down trees, blowing out windows and leveling homes. now, in a stunning video one man captured a potential tornado touching down. watch this. [ bleep ]. oh, [ bleep ]. oh, no. search and rescue missions are continuing into the night across the south more than 45,000 customers are without electricity. communities in alabama and georgia are
elections. the bill greatly improves the process of administration of elections. president biden feeling emboldened during his first news conference. i think my republican colleagues are going to have to determine whether or not we want to work together or continue the politics of division. what we saw with this press conference is what we ve seen with the biden presidency throughout, which is biden has tried to set a different kind of tone. announcer: this is new day with alisyn camerota and john berman. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is new day, friday, march 26th, at 6:00. and we begin with a developing story in georgia, a black lawmaker arrested by state troopers for knocking on a governor s door as he signed a sweeping law overhauling voter rights. here s that moment. are you serious? no, you are not she s not under arrest. under arrest for what? for trying to see something that our governor is
behind closed doors last night. when georgia state representative park cannon knocked on the governor s door repeatedly, calling for transparency, she was arrested are in just doing that. watch. why are you all arresting her? why are you arresting her? why are you arresting her? can you cite the code? why are you all arresting her? why are you all arresting her? this morning, she faces two felony charges. two felony charges for that. the fight, though is not over. a lawsuit has already been filed on behalf of three civil rights groups. the bill in georgia matters a lot for the people of georgia, but it is just one of many efforts across the country to restrict voting after the nation saw record turnout in the november election. so let s begin with dianne gallagher. she joins us in atlanta, georgia, this morning. good morning, diane. for people who don t fully understand what this law does, i just want to start by running through a few scenarios with you if that s okay