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
tornado outbreak wreaking havoc across much of the midwest and south friday. there are now at least 50 preliminary tornado reports in seven states. at least 10 people have been killed and dozens of others are injured. most of the deaths are in arkansas, where the damage is catastrophic reports of at least a dozen tornadoes there. governor sarah huckabee sanders , declaring a state of emergency and activating the national guard. as the storms gutted entire communities. she s expected to give an update on the storm damage at any moment now and the hardest hit areas of arkansas. that was the town of when. we don t know what s left . all my neighbors house is about destroyed. my two boys are out now trying to help dig people out of their homes. little rock also bearing the brunt of these storms, the city s mayor, telling cnn today that entire neighborhoods were flattened. impact is devastating . i just came out of nowhere. clearly no, it was coming. everyone took cover, as relate
stormy daniels. according to multiple sources, trump will turn himself in next tuesday, appearing in a new york courtroom for his arraignment. ahead of that the nypd is making major security preps. all officers are being told to report to work in uniform prepared for deployment. today we want to show you live pictures now of supporters who have gathered in mar-a-lago. let s get straight to paula reid now live in new york for the latest on the indictment. paula walk us through what s going to happen next. at this point. even former president trump s lawyers don t know exactly what he has been charged with. now that is standard operating procedure in a state court charges remain under seal until the arraignment , which as of right now is expected to happen on tuesday. and i m also told that trump s lawyers do not intend to try to push or even ask for the unsealing of that indictment any sooner. but on tuesday, they said he will fully cooperate. he will go through the standard p
hill. this is cnn. mhm. donald trump inside trump tower right now getting ready to leave. for history. we re talking about his arraignment. we still don t know exactly what charges he is facing, but we soon will. we are following all the developments and we have new reporting coming in. the effort to expel three lawmakers in tennessee is now underway. republicans there are trying to remove some democrats for protesting for gun reforms as police now reveal new details about the nashville school shooter. we have just learned he s a billionaire. but could tiger woods soon be wearing green jacket number six. he s won the masters five times already has odds this week as the 87th tournament prepares to tee off those major stories and more all coming in right here. to cnn news, central. a former president gets arrested today. boy those words are something we are closing in on a historic moment. in a first in u. s history, you re looking at live pictures outside trump tower. donald t
york s mayor and the nypd commissioner. prepares to address the media, drinking water and autism. a groundbreaking new study looks into the potential link and risks for pregnant women and their unborn babies. plus tonight is the night will it be yukon or san diego state? what you need to know before the final game of what has been a wild march madness, these major stories and more all coming in right now. to cnn news, central . live pictures now from palm beach airport in florida, where next hour former president donald trump is set to be wheels up and on his way here to new york city for historic moment. he is expected to be arraigned in a manhattan court tomorrow. we re getting new details of how this process will play out. the new york city mayor and the nypd commissioner will make a public safety announcement. the next hour, and donald trump is the first former president to face criminal a criminal indictment. all of this is connected to his alleged role in a hush money p