killed in a crowd surge in yemen s capital what witnesses say caused that deadly crush and the supreme court buying time moving the deadline to decide on abortion pills to tomorrow at the stroke of midnight? good morning. good thursday morning. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. at least two people are dead this morning after severe storms tore across three states overnight. 97 oh, my gosh, this is incredible. one back up a little bit more. we re fine. where we re at the tornado is getting stronger. wow at least 14 tornadoes reported across the heartland seven in oklahoma, four in iowa, three in kansas with buildings ripped apart like this hardware store near oklahoma city, officials say. based on the level of damage you see here, it s possible more deaths and injuries will be reported in mclean county, oklahoma. officials say they have reports of people trapped inside shelters. they say first responders have been hampered
morning. today s thursday. i know today actually is don t rush time because it moves fast , right too fast too fast. but it is thursday. thank you for joining us. everyone caitlin is off a lot to get to won t we start with five things to know for this thursday, april 20th 2023. we re gonna start with the tornado outbreak striking oklahoma. at least two people are confirmed dead in the town of coal. significant damage, reported the supreme court, delaying its decision on myth of kristen until tomorrow, the justices seeking more time to assure ruling that could impact the accessibility of the abortion pill across the country and a judge here in new york, ordering mark pomerantz to testify today before june. jordan s house judiciary committee, pomerantz is a former prosecutor who once led the manhattan d. a s investigation into donald trump s business dealings also happening today, twitter says it s going to remove you know those check marks. we have one. with legacy blue check
coming in right here to cnn news, central. what a morning. this has been things you almost never see the huge starship from space x the rocket it did successfully lift off from the launch pad off the coast of texas. that part went well, not so much after that. what was going on in space, it seemed the rocket could not separate from its booster. the spaceship could not separate from its booster and right there. it just exploded. after a few minutes in the air. cnn s ed lavandera is on south padre island in texas, where the launch took place. the good part took place the bad part ed miles above you explain what happened. well as you can see, the launch pad of smoke from the launch has finally been blown back inland, but that launched cleared the launch pad and this area erupted in cheers as the rocket ship cleared the launch pad and we saw it go straight up for several minutes. and so that was a spectacular sight, and it was about that three minute mark where we started anticip
the most powerful rocket ever built a major setback, but not a total failure in the goal of sending humans to mars. one day basketball rules into a man s yard and he opens fire on the neighbors just trying to retrieve it. now a six year old and her father recovering from gunshot wounds. and a manhunt is underway for the suspect. this guy is not a stranger to local police. this is just for the country also latest example of an innocent mistake leading to a shooting and right now, more than 50 million people are under a severe storm threat after a tornado outbreak already tears apart parts of three states. at least three people are dead as search and rescue efforts continue. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news, central. we begin with liftoff and spacex s historic starship rocket, but it s planned journey around the earth didn t last long. just take a look. part into the power was icing on the cake. alright so despite
in the sky whwhy the pentagon s warning tonight is not about alien life the severe weather threat across the plains millions facing high winds and large hail in the middle of the country. our series, climate challenge, the threat facing some endangered gentle giants of the sea, but also signs of hope and the official end of a bygone era, streaming giant netflix pulling the plug on its dvds by mail announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome. they are the things that happen all the time, a mixed up address, pulling into the wrong driveway, or confusing one car from another, yet remarkably for a third time in a week, seemingly innocent moments of confusion have led to bloodshed from kansas city where a teen who approached the wrong doorstep is recovering from two bullet wounds, to new york state where a 20-year-old woman was fatally shot after the car she was in accidentally drove up the wrong driveway, and now in elgin, texas, a h