an election denier and his daughter-in-law. that s who donald on trump wants to lead the republican national committee, showing the all but certain nominee is tightening his vice and calling the shots. the gop and disgusting awful, and unhinged. that s how nikki haley is responding to trump, mocking her husband, again, who s in uniform serving erica overseas and she released it. she is releasing a new ad in her home state pitting the former president on what he would do in a second term i m dana bash let s go behind the headlines and inside politics we started new york where voters in the state s third congressional rational district are braving a snowstorm to cast their ballots in a special election democrat tom suozzi, who represented the district for three terms, wants seat back. he s facing off against republican newcomer mazi pilip to replace expelled congressman george santos. it is as tight as they come with enormous consequences. i want to get straight to athena j
citizens right now, and it s time to go if you re there, and administration is urging us citizens to leave russia after reporter for the wall street journal is detained accused of espionage case stands and what this says about the current state of us russia relations. details about the cdc team that got sick while investigating the cause of the train derailment in east palestine, ohio that was carrying hazardous. chemicals. we begin with people in the southeast, waking up to the threat of severe and dangerous weather, tornado watches and warnings are in effect right now for parts of mississippi all the way to georgia. it comes as we re getting a better look at the destruction left behind after those massive storms or through seven states over 50 tornado sightings have been reported. at least five are now dead. the powerful storms blew through when arkansas, killing at least two people and trapping dozens inside their home, leading town officials to send out a call for neighbo
tuesday, april 18th 2023 happening right now is don was saying the wall street journal s from florida. evans herskovitz is inside of a courtroom in moscow. you see him there that is images of him behind plexiglass preparing to appeal his arrest in russia. the us maintains he is being wrongfully detained on espionage charges. prosecutors in kansas city charging an 84 year old man with assault for shooting ralph ja rule. er, liz, this 16 year old who says that he was shot twice after he mistakenly knocked on the man s door and then just hours dominions along the way to defamation trial against fox news begins in delaware judge expected to seat a jury before opening statements prison next to disney world governor ron desantis floating that idea . in his latest attack on disney and softer buns. go your cheese , more special sauce. mcdonald s starving, tweaking its signature burgers, cnn this morning starts right now. so as we said, let s pull up if we could these images because t
quote. call 877 cash now. thanks, j. g wentworth. this is cnn. the world s news network. we have breaking news. a ground stop just lifted after a nationwide halt of southwest airlines flights, the airline dealing with what they re calling a major technical issue . we re getting new reporting in for the thousands and thousands of people affected by this it may happen any moment the supreme court could determine the fate of a commonly used abortion drugs as soon as today . we re outside the court with the very latest, a jury has just been selected in the historic defamation lawsuit against fox news, the latest from inside the courtroom, including what we re learning about the jurors, these major stories and more all coming in right here to cnn news, central. alright the breaking news a nationwide ground stop for southwest airlines was lifted just moments ago. now the federal aviation administration had issued that stopped after southwest reported intermittent technology issues.
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