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
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federal judges split, throwing the future of a key abortion medication into question by the administration should ignore this ruling. how will the fda respond? health and human services secretary javier bezerra and democratic congresswoman alexandria koziol cortez next and political retribution. tennessee republicans expelled two democrats over their gun reform protests during session they think of the issues over we ll see you on monday, another flashpoint in the guns debate, baldy congressman tony gonzalez will join me. plus ultra mega, a defiant former president vows to fight charges against him as other ongoing probes accelerate . how are republican voters responding? do not go to the gutter avoided, it turns off the voters. i m dana bash in washington, where the state of our union is wondering what doesn t become politicized these days, we just closed out and especially bitter and divisive week in american politics. on tuesday, former president donald trump was indicted
happen with this court. i do. but i m not on the courts, and certainly i m not on that court where that texas judge decided to, uh, turn upside down the whole process that fda you has used for years for many drugs. cnn s elaine to train is in washington. for us, elena. i mean this was a controversial decision to be sure. so what our members of congress, saying this is all about? well for the reaction has been pretty disparate immediately after the court s decision was announced, democrats began railing against the ruling. they held press conferences. they span the airwaves, and some even went so far as to tell president biden that he thinks that they think that he should ignore the ruling altogether. now republicans, meanwhile, have been far less outspoken, but we did hear from a few today who were pressed on the issue during the sunday shows that includes congressman tony gonzalez. he is a republican from texas, and he had some pretty harsh words for the biden. ministrations
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