tornado watches and warnings are in effect right now for parts of mississippi all the way to georgia. it comes as the death toll is rising after those massive storms. toward through seven states, and now at least nine people are dead. dozens more injured. there were over 50 sidings of tornadoes, including 22 in illinois, 12 and arkansas aid in iowa. in arkansas. three people are dead after the violent storms swept through that state. the national weather service has confirmed at least two tornadoes have touched down in the state. girl out of commotion and stuff that it was just over. i go outside, and it s crazy as people get blood all over their faces. three people were killed when an apparent tornado ripped through sullivan, indiana, first responders work through the night to clear the streets so they could get to the places hit hardest. and illinois baseball sized hail damage. some vehicles so badly that they had to be towed from the roadway. but the hardest hit areas a sm
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.
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hello and welcome to inside politics. i m john king and washington. very busy day in the news. thank you for your time right now a supreme court deadline in a critical medication abortion case, a decision on whether to take a pregnancy ending drug off the shelves but now happen at any moment and this hour, an overwhelming show of solidarity for a black team shot for ringing the wrong door. bell, the man who pulled the trigger twice. it s still not under arrest. attorneys for ralph yours, family say that s an outrage and that the reason his black and white and the florida governor versus the house. the mouse build ron desantis threatens retaliation against disney with rival amusement parks. even he says, maybe a state prison crowd cinderella s castle, others eyeing the 2024 republican nomination, say governor desantis is doing harm . the gop s less government free markets brand. this has gone from kind of going after a headline to something that is devolved into an issue and i