the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin this hour with the deadly outbreak of tornadoes that ripped across much of the south and midwest beginning yesterday afternoon. just over the last few hours, the death toll has more than doubled. 21 people are now confirmed killed by the storms and all more than 50. tornadoes have been reported in seven states, at least 12 of those tornadoes. were reported in arkansas state of emergency is in place in the hardest hit areas, including when the devastated arkansas town that you re seeing right there. cnn s derek van dam is with the latest from arkansas. jim. i was just talking to my crew a moment ago , and the scene behind us reminds us of being on the set of a major blockbuster movie. i mean, just look at what we have with this destruction coming out of wynne, arkansas, that is a church steeple that was blown off by this tornado. look at the incredible damage in front of that building just in front of us here. we have el
tonight rips into the judge who we now know will oversee his case plus stormy daniels speaking out tonight for the first time since trump s indictment the woman at the center of all of this the center of those hush money payments, breaking her silence. and you will hear what she is saying tonight caught red handed. that is what the kremlin says about that american reporter who has been arrested on espionage charges. red handed. a lawyer with detailed knowledge of the case warns us that there s virtually no chance of him prevailing in court. let s go, outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett outfront tonight. trump plotting his next move. the former president we understand weighing legal options tonight after becoming the first former president to be indicted, we know that trump will return to new york on monday night and time to formally surrender. that s the term on tuesday. his attorneys say they will challenge the indictment over hush money payments to adult film star stor
latest. we re going to get to everyone there, but let s begin first this hour with cnn correspondent keira scannell, who s outside that manhattan courthouse. keira we start with you because we want you to walk us through what happens now. good morning, jim and jessica s so now we understand from sources that former president trump is expected to be arraigned on tuesday. that means he will surrender. they will work out of time because of the big security issues around a former president coming to appear in court, so there s going to be discussions about security. they will set a time for him to come and surrender and he will surrender to the building behind me around the corner where the d a s office is there he will be processed, just like any other defendant. he will have a mug shot taken. he will be fingerprinted. he ll be read his rights. then, at some point, he will be brought down to the judge and that courtroom where the judge will read the police the charges to him and
hello and welcome to inside politics. i m abby phillip in today for john king in washington. detained right now in american reporter for the wall street journal, is in russian custody after vladimir putin s government accuses him of spying. plus two army black hawk helicopters crash in kentucky nine service members, all of them killed as military training operation goes sideways. they re lost. today is our loss, and we re gonna stand with both those that are here today and again. we re gonna make sure that these families know that they are loved that they are not alone. and gridlock on guns. tempers flare lawmakers literally shouting at one another over on capitol hill over the nashville shooting. you know what i m saying? dying? but first today s major news an american journalist arrested in russia, evan gorski vich is being accused of espionage after russian security services detained him about 1100 miles from moscow. the fsb, says gertjan, which was trying to obtain state
tv. like, did you get a haircut? we re glad you are with us. and it is wow. very busy news friday . let s get started with the five things to know for this. friday april 7th 2023, tennessee republican led tennessee s republican led house has expelled two of its democratic members for violating house rules during a gun reform protests. one of them is justin jones. and he will join us live this morning. a story that is we have so much to cover on that plus escalation in the middle east israel launching airstrikes into southern lebanon and the gaza strip. the move comes after a barrage of rocket attacks were reported in israel. biden administration proposing a rule that would forbid a ban on trans athletes. the rule, however, would allow some exceptions to be made also story. daniels speaking out, saying she is quote absolutely willing to testify in the manhattan district attorney s case against former president trump. she s telling piers morgan. she doesn t think the charges ag