across parts of the u. s after a series of powerful tornadoes ripped through multiple states. security preparations underway in new york as the city braces for potential protests ahead of donald trump s arraignment, plus us president joe biden calling on russia to release evan gorshkov. it s the american journalists through the kremlin has accused of espionage. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. a large swath of the united states from ohio to louisiana is under tornado watches and warnings right now, as a string of deadly storms makes its way across the country. there have been dozens of tornado reports in number of states from arkansas to wisconsin, and forecasters predict the severe weather will continue throughout the day on saturday. at least three deaths and dozens of injuries are being blamed on the tornadoes that hit arkansas on friday. two of those deaths came in the city of wind, where the mayor says the storm damage has cut the town in h
system has spun up several tornadoes, leaving a swath of death and destruction across the mississippi valley in the mid south. donald trump, making travel plans to face more than 30 criminal charges in new york next week, the latest on his historic indictment and. the immediate go to was that my life is over. um everything that i ve worked blood, sweat and tears for has just gone down the drain just like that. transgender american runner, vowing to fight for her olympic dream after world athletics ruled trans women can no longer can be in international competition. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. and we begin with a deadly tornado outbreak that is still underway parts of the united states from kentucky to louisiana under tornado watches and warnings at this hour under the gun right now, mississippi, alabama, tennessee and kentucky . tornadoes have been reported from arkansas to wisconsin. this is what it looked at, like after the storms blew th
[national anthem] [national anthem] [national anthem] [national anthem] will: straight to a fox news alert, israel preparing for a full scale ground invasion of gaza as the idf confirmed troops and tank it is are already involved inside the hamas-controlled area. rachel: overnight an israeli airstrike reportedly killed a top hamas official believed responsible for last week s deadly attack. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu issuing a stark warning to the terror group. [speaking in native tongue] translator: we are pounding our enemieses with unprecedented force, and i stress this is only the beginning. our enemies have only just begun to pay the price. i will not detail our plans, but i will tell you this is only the beginning. pete: the israeli military extending the window for people to evacuate northern gaza to 9 a.m. eastern time, is so just three hours from now. two routes are currently open to allow palestinians safe passage out of gaza cit