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
you understand what it s actually worth. then they auction it to their network of professional buyers. get more for your jewelry with worthy .com. longoria searching for mexico premieres tonight at 10 on cnn. hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me this sunday. i m fredricka whitfield and we start in the south, where the danger from potential tornadoes is growing at this hour, just days after a devastating outbreak of severe storms right now, more than 30 million people are facing a storm threat in the midwest and south. the storm prediction center, upgrading the risk bracing for tornadoes in texas. louisiana mississippi and alabama, and that includes areas like rolling fork, mississippi, already reeling after being obliterated by an e f four tornado overnight friday, the death toll from this weekend storms rising to 26 president biden approving mississippi s disaster declaration, freeing up federal resources, and today, state and federal officials saw the dam
choosing now to sit down with cnn for an exclusive interview, his first televised interview since returning to power. in recent days the u.s. secretary of state, cia director and the white house national security adviser have all converged here. a clear sign that the biden administration and closest allies realize this region is frankly on the precipes. over the next hour you re hear from prime minister benjamin netanyahu on a number of key topics including how he envisions any sort of peace with the palestinians. the backlash to his new right-wing coalition government, whether israel plans to further help ukraine in its war against russia, including militarily and his relationships with both the current and former presidents of the united states. we started our conversation on the surge of violence between israelis and palestinians, which in recent days set off fears of perhaps a new uprising that could lead to a bloody, deadly war. tonight, the u.s. state department confirm
the backlash to is no coalition government. and whether it plans to help women s war with russia. including militarily, and his relationships with both the current and former president. of the united states. we started our conversation on the surge of violence between israelis and palestinians which in recent days have set off fears of perhaps a new uprising that could lead to a bloody, deadly war. tonight, the u.s. state department confirms senior u.s. officials are remaining in the middle east after traveling hair to try to help israel and the palestinian authority lower the temperature. that s where i started our exclusive conversation with prime minister netanyahu earlier tonight. netanyahu, thanks for so much for joining us. my pleasure. wait a minute, i have to tell you something and i spent some years in philadelphia. i don t want to intervene in politics but i understand that you ve made it to the super bowl. we did. i offer you my congratulations. all right
A reminder of the breaking news this hour. Apologies for the departure of our camera. Israel has told the United Nations that more than a million palestinians must leave the Northern Gaza Strip further blasts have been heard overnight in gaza, as Israeli Forces aim to eradicate the Hamas Militant Group in the wake of saturdays attacks. This is the scene live in gaza where it has just gone 7 30 in the morning. The un said the order by the Israeli Military also applied to all of its staff and those sheltered in un facilities, including schools, Health Centres and clinics. An hamas official, quoted by the reuters newsagency, said that the Relocation Warning from israel was fa ke propaganda. That is the life seen over gaza as we entered the seventh day of this conflict. At other points we have seen fresh plumes of smoke over the area, indicating fresh rocket fire coming into the area. We have had heard so many humanitarian issues, shortage of supplies and hospitals. We will return to any b