possible protest. maggie haberman will join us in the moment with her new reporting on the hush money case against him. also one of the republicans who voted to impeach trump says of all the things to go after him for this, isn t it? he s also going to join us in this hour. we also have one of the former president s attorneys right now. publicly trump has not been keeping his feelings close to the vest on all of this, instead lashing out at the judge that he is actually due to appear before on tuesday, alleging on social media, the judge juan manuel, march, 10 was quote handpicked by the prosecution and hates me. this is also the same judge. we should note who oversaw the trump organization trial and the sentencing of the former trump financial chief, allen weisberg . and for the first time since trump s indictment, we are also now hearing from the woman at the center of it all, stormy daniels, who was the recipient of the hush money payout at the center of this case, the adu
begin this hour, with the rising death toll from the tornado outbreak that has ripped across much of the south and midwest just minutes ago, officials in illinois confirmed for more storm related deaths, the overall death toll over the last 24 hours now jumps to 21 lives lost more than 50. tornadoes have been reported in seven states. in the south and the midwest. the state of emergency now blankets, much of arkansas and the national guard is rolling into devastated communities. there are reports of at least a dozen tornadoes touching down in the state. these images are of the hard hit town of wynne, arkansas, and that s where we find cnn s derek van dam. 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 tha
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
we re also going to have expert analysis on just how historic this indictment really is. the political fallout that s unfolding how it could potentially benefit trump. i ll tell you what s happening right now. moments ago here in new york city, alvin bragg, the manhattan district attorney, arrived at his office just hours after former president donald trump was indicted. we ve learned this morning that trump had been asked by braggs office to turn himself in today to face those criminal charges here in new york, but his defense lawyers say that trump and the secret service needed more time to coordinate his surrender. after yesterday s historic indictment, sources tell cnn the former president is facing more than 30 counts. they re related to business fraud. and he is expected to turn himself in. on tuesday. the manhattan district attorney s case is centered around those hush money payments. surrounding stormy daniels caitlin s reporting that number of members of trump s camp