really interesting to see the vice president cast that vote before dawn. well, certainly she leaves the u.s. senate and she has to be back in that chair to break the tie. this isn t the first time you ll see her breaking ties in an effort to try and pass the president s covid relief package. look, this was a major moment on the senate floor, and they started this entire process yesterday at 2:30 in the afternoon. then they had 15 hours of what is known up here as a voterama. it s a lot tougher because members are voting every 10 or 15 minutes on different amendments that folks are bringing to the floor. it s really an effort by the minority party to try to put the majority in tough spots by having to take very hard votes they can then later use on the campaign trail. and that works both ways. both parties using this process to their advantage. but here s why it all matters. this unlocks joe biden s ability to pass a covid relief bill with just democratic votes. what you ll
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
rn mor see how easy it is toe hundreds a year on your wireless bill over t-mobile, at&t and verizon. to learn more, visit your local xfinity store today. good morning. we re all here. all three of us. you see, caitlin is downtown at 100 center street where it s all happening. everyone will be. this is gonna be a significant day in american history a significant day for the first time ever. we re going to see a former president surrendered to authorities on criminal charges again. you can see katelyn polantz. the courthouse should be reporting. there it is. tuesday it s april 4th 2023. we re gonna get started with five things to know. for today. first of course, donald trump expected to be arraigned in the afternoon before returning to mar-a-lago for a news conference . he added a new attorney to his team just yesterday we ll discuss. and overnight the judge has decided not to allow tv cameras in court today, but stil
Congrats to yukon and the l s u tigers. and you said you wish you were here with me. jealousy assignment will next month. we re going to the f one race in miami. so don i can see you in one of your miami vice suits and we ll go down there and we ll do our thing. he s leaving to go to miami. now he s gonna see you there out of here. i can t believe it. also, i do have to say though i m digging outfit this morning. i was just thinking this thinking i was thinking that it looks good on whoever wears it. oh okay. that means you too. props for that means you too total props. you look great. i really love it. and you did a great job. congratulations seriously, obviously joking about the assignment that you perfect person going to f one. yeah, of course he is. yes well, that we re all going now. i m just throwing it out there. you know, you see it, believe it achieve that that sort of thing last year manifesting it manifesting . all right. thank you. thank you very much. oy alright, well
Capitol hill. this is cnn. as march gives way to april, the men s basketball tournament reaches the game s biggest stage. yet the final four fans have been waiting for tonight s games in houston all year long and so has our very own coy wire coy. i know the atmosphere. atmosphere has to be electric where you are right now in the tip off is just a little while from now what can you tell us? yeah, they re getting ready for the buzzer beaters and the high flying drama. we re here at the tip off tailgate, jim. wish you were here with me. we re just outside of nrg stadium. that s where the nfl s houston, texas play their game. but that s how big march madness is. they have to put a basketball court on a football field, not one of the best things about final four are the fans and we re getting to meet some of them here. you re going to have yukon they re the