you went with the south african variant. very on theme. reporter: a welcome return after the pandemic break and after several years of president donald trump not attending, which is tradition. presidents do typically come to this dinner. despite the pandemic, despite the large number of attendees who all had to prove a negative covid test, the night was all about honoring journalists and returning to some normalcy. kate bennett, cnn, washington. we re following the aftermath of several tornados in the u.s., and there are more storms brewing. details from the cnn weather center after the break. we disiscover exciting new technologies. rededefine who we are and how e want to lead our lives. basicacally, choose what we wat our future to look like. so what s yours going to be?