happening now, colorado s top election official joins us live just hours before donald trump is expected to appeal decisions banning him from the ballot in that state and also in maine. also this hour, breaking news out of japan, multiple deaths now confirmed after a powerful 7.5 earthquake. dramatic pictures from the disaster zone are coming in to cnn. in the midst of war, a potentially divisive ruling by israel s high court, striking down a key part of the netanyahu government s controversial judicial overhaul plan. what will it mean for israel as it s already em broimed in conflict and crisis. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is offer today. i m brianna keilar. this is a situation room special report. we begin this hour with former president trump s unprecedented legal fight against his removal from primary ballots in colorado and maine. the formal appeals expected tomorrow. let s go right to cnn s senior justice departmen
it s 5:00 a.m. in the east. let s get started. first, it s a super soaker. tropical storm hammering florida with extreme weather. the slow-moving snow sith off the coast of alabama and the florida panhandle. the outer bands whipping up dangerous surf and triggering this huge water spout off juneau beach. also spawn ag deadly tornado in florida as it drenches the coast. officials say a woman was found dead in a home in venus located in the middle of the state between port st. lucie and sarasota. a child in one of the damaged homes was also injured and taken by the hospital. people say they were blind-sided by the twisters. i got my wife and my dog put them in a hallway there and said it s coming. about that time it started blowing real hard. it happened real fast, in a matter of 30 seconds. we saw a bunch of wind pick up. shoved into the bathroom. scared half to death. it was pretty traumatic. meteorologist alexandra steele is tracking the storm for us. slow and fierce.