Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and all around the world. Youre watching cnn newsroom. And im rosemary church. Just ahead, Donald Trumps legal battles picking up steam. As his lawyers push back on a request to limit what the former u. S. President can say about the election interference case against him. Severe storms roll across the eastern u. S. , tearing down trees and toppling power lines, leaving hundreds of thousands in the dark. And police in montgomery, alabama, are promising to make arrests after a massive brawl broke out along the citys riverfront. Good to have you with us. The drug in dumps election subversion case is moving quickly. She wants to have a hearing on how to handle evidence and what trump can say about the case. Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys are facing a 3 00 p. M. Eastern deadline today to come up with options. The Justice Department wants restrictions on trump, fearing he could disclose Sensitive Information or intimid
eastern united states. on monday, 600 storms were reported, with strong winds and heavy rains causing damage across the country. this was the scene in tennessee, after storms came through knoxville, ripping roofs off homes and scattering debris around the apartment complex. storms in the state of indiana uprooted trees and destroyed buildings. and a man in alabama died after being struck by lightning in a parking lot. at one point on monday, more than 1 million people in the u.s. were without power. right now, more than 600,000 customers across ten states are still without power. thousands of flights were impacted as ground stops were put into effect at several major u.s. airports. according to flightaware.com, more than 8,400 were delayed and 1,700 flights were canceled