. in addition to making history , there's also been a jarring day and not just in the former president of united states has been charged with multiple felonies. it's also been jarring in a purely visual sense in the stark contrast between the two sets of images you see on the screen right now. president appearing drawn small, surrounded by council in manhattan courtroom limiting his words. yes i do and not guilty. then later in the one place he can truly feel larger than life. surrounded by fans can shape his reality at mar-a-lago, of course, feeling in control of his destiny. that makes sense, but in reality starting today and likely for months to come in this case and others, his true reality will likely involve courtrooms, attorneys and a defense fight news continues next. hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the

world. i'm bianca nobilo, max foster joining you live from london just ahead on cnn newsroom. no matter who you are , we cannot and will not normalized serious criminal conduct. they can't beat us at the ballot box, so they try and beat us. through the law extraordinarily distressed by this document. i think this is even weaker than i feared it would be. no power. oh, my god. that's right for severe weather will continue on into our wednesday over the great lakes and the ohio valley. i'll have the threats and the timing. knife from london. this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it's wednesday, april 5th nine am here in london, four am in new york and at mar-a-lago, with donald trump and his legal team are gearing up for a legal battle after he

became the first current or former u. s president to be criminally charged. arrested and arrange. trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony criminal charges of falsifying business records in a historic and unprecedented court appearance. the former president heard the charges against him for the first time tuesday. attorneys say the indictment lacks facts but plan to fight it hard. they spoke outside the courthouse. today's unfeeling of this indictment shows that the rule of law died in this country because everyone is not above the law. no one's below it either. and if this man's name was not donald j. trump there is no scenario we'd all be here today. please understand that based on these charges well. prosecutors alleged that trump sought to undermine the integrity of the 2016 election through a hush money scheme with payments to women who claimed they had extramarital affairs with him, the indictment says. for all 34 counts, trump had quote intent to defraud and intent to commit another crime. manhattan district attorney

alvin bragg says he was able to bring the case against trump because of access to additional evidence. he said that serious criminal conduct cannot be normalized explained what this case is. all about the scheme violated new york election law. which makes it a crime to conspire to promote a candidacy by unlawful means. $130,000 wire payment exceeded the federal campaign contribution cap. and the false statements in our mes books violated new york law. trump is back at his mar-a-lago residents in florida, where he spoke for the first time following his arraignment in new york and a speech to a room full of supporters, trump ended his grievances and made a number of false claims. the former president also slammed the district attorney, saying he has no case. cnn's christian homes has more from mar-a-lago. as it turns out, virtually everybody that has looked at this case, including rhinos and even hardcore democrats. say there is

no crime. and that it should. never have been brought never have been. even people that. big fans have said it, they said this is not the right thing to do. it's an insult to our country as the world is already laughing at us. president donald trump, giving uncharacteristically short speech after his arraignment and his mar-a-lago club. he did talk about the new york case. briefly he attacked attorney there, as well as the judge spent more time talking about other investigations into him. he talked specifically about the department of justice's investigation into classified document handling at his mar-a-lago club. now he had a crowd here full of supporters. everyone here was a where i would say is a mega fan. you saw members of bikers. members of 45 , as well as sport of lawmakers

, allies, advisors, family members as well. now i am told that after he made those remarks he went up to the party patio, where he often eats dinner at mar-a-lago. and during his time there, they actually started playing the j six song that he had recorded with the j six choir, who are men that have been incarcerated for their alleged actions. on january 6th. he did the pledge of allegiance. the entire patio stood and then he sat back down, sat back down and then continued eating dinner. now i am told that he afterwards dj with the laptop, something he has wanted to do. when he is at his mar-a-lago club. so clearly, a very long day. he is now surrounded by some of the people who adore him. the most. we are, obviously or just starting this process with this arrangement, something that we will be watching very closely, particularly as it pertains to his 2024 campaign. kristen homes cnn west palm beach, florida learn something there. didn't we was caught off

guard by that indictment specifies how donald trump personally signed checks to his so called former fixer michael cohen, trump cohen and others in the trump organization also set up catching kill schemes where they would pay to have stories about trump out of the media, and that included the payment to stormy daniels, michael cohen. since then you'll remember has gone to prison and faced a backlash from trump, and here's how he reacted to being a key witness in the investigation. my loyalty belongs to my wife, my daughter, my son and my country , and i believe that it's important that everyone who commits a crime be held accountable. and if those crimes were relevant enough by the southern district of new york to hold against me, then certainly it should be. it shouldn't matter that it's donald j. trump or former president or anyone. he refuses to listen to anyone. he allows his worst nature to

come forward, and that's not going to help him in this case, you know, it's not just this case, he knows that there's the georgia case. the fani willis the d a case coming down the pike very soon. you have both object. smith's case also and this notion that well, why did alvin break go first? what's the difference? why all of a sudden? are we treating this like? it's a horse race who's coming in first? 2nd 3rd and 4th. it shouldn't matter if you break the law. it's called accountability, and it goes right back to the adage that no one is above the law, and that includes donald j. trump. so what comes next? prosecutors say that they expect to produce most of the discovery in the next 65 days. trump's team has until early august to file any motions and the prosecution must respond by mid september. the next person hearing is set for december. 4th joining us now is thomas gift, an associate professor of political science and founding director of the center on us politics at

university college. london great to have you on the program, thomas. i noticed yesterday, i'm sure you did to a decisive shift. in tone with regard to how media and people from all sides of the political spectrum we're talking about the former president. it was in a more human way. it was as though it was just a very sad day for american democracy and slightly less targeted and politicized. would you say that was your assessment? well, i think you're absolutely right, bianca. and thanks so much for having me on the show. i think it goes without saying that prosecuting not only a former president but also the de facto leader of one of the country's two major parties isn't a sign that america wants to project whether you think the charges are appropriate or not, it's still tarnishing to the country's reputation and we've obviously seen former heads of state face criminal charges in other advanced democracies, but this is unique in the united states, and it does shatter a longstanding executive norm. for that reason, it is unprecedented . it's newsworthy, and it's a

big issue. what did you make of the difference in character we saw from trump going into the courthouse and trump going into mar-a-lago and speaking in front of his supporters. well, what struck me most about yesterday. max was just this basic contrast . you know, trump wanted to spectacle with the arraignment. the district attorney's office didn't in the end. i think trump got what he wanted purely by dent of the fact that this was inherently a political moment, and we saw that with his speeches, tirade, trump exploited that to lash out at the prosecution to denigrate other ongoing investigations. trump clearly knows how to activate his supporters and raise money. that's obvious, but it's also important to highlight think that his primetime speech was not coalition building in anyway, so trump is really doubling down on a strategy that might earn him the republican nomination. but in some sense, i think yesterday was also instructive because it's getting harder to see exactly how he can translate his sort of brand of

grievance politics into, you know, a broad enough support to win a general election and for trump. i think that's the real challenge as he gears up for this legal battle. and thomas. you mentioned how these events and norm shattering, of course in the united states, investigation or conviction is no legal bar to the presidency. is this likely to prompt any discussion or thoughts about the constitutional viability of not having that as an impediment? i think probably there's not going to be any serious conversation about changing the current constitution based on donald trump's actions and what is currently uh, setting up the stage four. but you know, at the same time it donald trump is just such a unique political figure right? and so we could think about all different ways that institutional guardrails and checks on executive authority maybe need to be reformed in light of his behavior. i don't know if all of that is possible. probably much

of it is unlikely simply given polarization, but you know, it is something. i think that thoughtful people will try to consider okay, thomas gift. thank you for your perspective. there. thank you. more than 60. million people in the u. s under some level of severe weather threat states in the midwest and south or at risk of dangerous tornadoes to on tuesday, there were more than 100 reports of hail and five reports of preliminary tornadoes. this is the damage after tornado without 115 mile, an hour winds hit the city of kelowna in illinois state of oklahoma is dealing with an entirely different weather problem. wildfire that's raised more than 1400 acres of land. officials say that no lives have been lost, thankfully and no structures have burned down so far. cnn meteorologist brittany ritz joins us now from atlanta with more on the severe weather threat. britney what can you tell us? unfortunately we are still dealing with tornado warnings and tornadoes on the

ground at the moment in arkansas . this cell right here produced a tornado near hardy. arkansas and it continues to track off to the north and east quickly 45 mph. so if you are in this fuchsia box, you need to make sure you're seeking shelter. now get to your safe spot. this is ripley county, arkansas until 3 45 central time. donovan flat. woods and gatewood all included within that warning if those were near your cities then you need to get to your safe spot at this moment. not only that, but we also have another tornado warning in effect until 3 15, central time for wayne county, greenville included and another until 3 45 for isert and stone county, melbourne mountain view and newburgh again if i'm saying those in those are your city names, you need to make sure that you're getting into your safe spot. we widen things out. a tornado watch holds in effect until nine o'clock central time from southern illinois back into

central arkansas little rock included back behind that another line of storms that are capable of producing winds of 75, mph and hail that's two inches in diameter. severe thunderstorm watch boxes from eastern iowa back down into northeast oklahoma and those go until the next hour or so. the severe weather threat isn't done yet. threat for severe into wednesday afternoon and again into the evening across the great lakes in the ohio valley, detroit back down into memphis. same threats long lived dangerous tornadoes a possibility, especially across southern michigan. back down into northern ohio and northern indiana. late afternoon wind and hail some of the bigger threats here and again over 75 mph and two inch in diameter. hail a possibility. timeframe wednesday morning, nine o'clock that line really starting to move through the ohio valley and the great lakes. the real brunt of it

picks up through the afternoon. we get the energy we get to lift the moisture all the right ingredients there so to about four o'clock central time these storms really ramp up across the ohio valley. finally they'll start to weaken as they moved back into the mid atlantic. but again, we really have to focus on that severe weather threatens not just the tornadoes and hail and the wind. we unfortunately have that threat for flooding. these grounds are saturated. we've had a lot of rain over the past week in areas in yellow from louisville back down into houston, holding on to the threat of flash flooding. these are areas that could pick up an additional 2 to 4 inches. of rain. max bianca. meteorologist britney words. thank you. sorry my whispering cnn projects. progressive. brandon johnson will win chicago's mayoral race. former teacher union organisms, er and cook county commissioner told supporters. his victory had ushered in a new chapter in the

city's history. the first thing that i want to say is to the chicagoans. who did not vote for me. here's what i want you to know. that i care about you. value you and i want to hear from you. i want to work with you. and i'll be the mayor for youtube. johnson beat moderate paul balas, a former school superintendent, who had campaigned on a pro police message in a race where concerns about violent crime were pretty essential. now another race we're watching cnn projects democratic back to janet protest , ceviche will win wisconsin supreme court election flipping majority control in liberals favor her win could prove pivotal as the state's top court will decide the fate of key issues like access to abortion and voting rights. his win likely breaks up an era of

republican dominance in a race that shattered spending records on state judicial elections. wisconsin is one of 14 states are directly elected supreme court justices of the number of u. s job openings is down to levels not seen in nearly two years. what it means for the wider economy coming up, top, u s diplomat antony blinken said about finland becoming nato's newest member, a clash that one of islam's holiest sites in jerusalem is raising more tensions between israel and the palestinians will go live to jerusalem. let's be real. your ears are g gross. yeah. you head me right and let me guess you're cleaning them withth these. you need to be using wash. trust me. no one wants to tell you how gross your ears look. triple streams safely clears dirt and wax build up, but all you really need to know it feels incredible. bush by blackwolf

get 15% off and free shipping at try wish dot com purchased a house and was told that it was cleane and it wasn't right away . i knew there was problem because it was leaking and we have a gate doesn't open to angie and i typed in water here, garage interior painting type in crown molding painting. there's an option. i still walk in my house, and i'm like, wow. this is gorgeous. got a home project get started and angie .com today spills splashes boil overs and burns. your stove is a mess and all that soaking, scrubbing and scraping are keeping you in distress high. luca puto here with stove guard, the number one top quality stovetop protector on the market and a must have in every kitchen. look these messages are no match for the stove guard ooey gooey cheese and macaroni red. staining sauce

. even this sticky, melted candy . they just rinse right off in seconds and your stove stays sanitary, spotless and clean so you can clean less and live more love to cook, but i absolutely hate to clean stove guard. i rinse it off, and then i'm back to spending time with my family . now we've all seen the old tin foil trick. but it just doesn't cut it and these other brands are just way too flimsy and leave way too much uncovered. look how much thicker stove guard premium is than the competition. there's no comparison and it's custom designed and precision cut to fit perfectly around every burner. plus every stove guard is made from durable fire retardant. to improve material and cfo a and b p a free, it's almost impossible to destroy, and it's always rinses off perfectly clean are expensive, and i don't want to have to go out and buy a new one. i want to protect the one that i have. and stove guard lets me do that

keeps my stovetop looking like new like i just bought it. ordering your own stove guard premium is as easy as 123. just locate your model number behind the door or bottom drawer of your stove, type it into are easy to e u's website and wa la order today and we'll ship it to you free. that's right, go to stone guard dot com right now for free shipping. and if you order now will also send you the stove gap guard free to help you say goodbye to that hard to clean gunk between your stove and countertop. just pay a separate processing fee. this item is not available in stores. so scan the qr code on your screen or go to stoke card .com today. heart attack. do they have life insurance? no we have life insurance. john trying to find something we can afford. fortunately in only a few minutes, select quote found john a $500,000 policy for only $29 a month and his wife and a $500,000 policy for only $21 a month to select quote .com now

and get the insurance. your family needs a price you can afford. select quote. we shop you save meet kerri and sheri. they started apparel company for women who ride business took off they needed alone. smart biz lunch .com. found them a bank which cattlemen s b a loan with a great rate without smart biz. we probably wouldn't have gotten alone. smart biz loans .com. violent clashes between israeli police and palestinians inside one of islam's holiest sites, drawing international condemnation. that happened when police entered the al aqsa mosque in jerusalem to break up a large group they say was barricading the entrance. police say there are met with a barrage of fireworks, stones and sticks and that one officer was injured . palestinian red crescent says at least 12 people were hurt in the mosque clashes video posted

online appears to show israeli officers attacking some of the group. police say they arrested more than 350 people. as soon as hadas gold covering this live risk from jerusalem and pretty incendiary images coming through. yeah. very direct images coming through space at the compound behind me. you can see right here. this is the golden dome of the rock and over my right shoulder. this is actually the al aqsa mosque with the black roof here. this is where all of the events overnight took place. now for several nights now there have been groups have been staying overnight in the mosque, they say, out of fears that jewish extremists we're going to try to come up. to this compound, which is known as temple mount to the jews holiest site in judaism, but the place al aqsa mosque compound, the haram al sharif is also it is the third holiest site in islam. and, of course, right now is the holy month of ramadan. but also tonight is the first night of passover. and so this morning israeli police entering the mosque itself. they say that they were met with fireworks. they responded with stun grenades and rubber bullets

. we see some very violent images there overnight, and there's not only those injured and of course, the 350 or so who. were arrested, but also the damages to the mosque itself, which from videos we've seen do seem to be quite extensive now to give you some context about why this is so significant, not only because of the violence because of the status quo because of the sensitivity of the state, israeli police even stepping foot into the mosque is by itself considered offensive and so to see them entering like that and using force in the way they did in arresting people in the mosque that is seen is even further offensive. and so that's why we're seeing condemnations from across the arab and muslim world world because what happens in jerusalem, of course, has ripple effects all across the world. we're hearing condoms. nations from the jordanians from the egyptians from saudi arabia and, of course from the palestinian authority. now then , what happened is after these events at our at al aqsa rockets were fired from gaza. into israel, israel the israeli

military responding with airstrikes on what they say were hamas targets so far, though, we've had no injuries from either those rockets or the responding airstrikes, and so far today, things have been calm . it's a very tense calm. there's already been jewish visitors up onto the site. they're allowed during certain hours. but there's you can definitely feel that there's something in the air and that things could very quickly. descend once again into further violence. max bianca and jerusalem thank you so much. now, the opening bell on wall street is just a few hours away . his look at how u. s stock futures are doing and they're all looking pretty down the dow the s p 500 nasdaq all closed lower on tuesday as well after a key labor report. that labor report showed job openings in the u. s shrank more than expected in february. the number of available jobs in february dropped to 9.93 million is the lowest number since may. 2021 that's down from january's 10.56 million openings. the labor market has remained historically tight as the federal reserve

continues to tamp down on inflation, a series of interest rate hikes. walmart has announced its laying off 2000 warehouse workers. the company warned several weeks ago that this would be a tough year the cuts that america's largest private employer will be spread across texas, pennsylvania, jersey and florida. walmart like other major retailers, has been impacted by tight labor market to help with worker retention. the company recently announced its raising its average minimum wage for store employees from 12 to $14 an hour automaker general motors says about 5000 of its salaried employees. have taken a voluntary buyout. gm offered three different packages to workers who had been with the company at least five years and two international executives who had been there for two years will cost um about a billion dollars during the first quarter that it takes effect, but it will also save the company the same amount every year. executives wanted to avoid mass layoffs but say they did already cut a few 100 jobs. meanwhile

german automaker volkswagen is dealing with recalls in the u. s the company has recalled more than 143,000 atlas suvs over faulty front passenger side airbag. vw says a faulty sensor can turn off the air bag. they don't yet know what's causing the problem but have narrowed the defect to vehicles produced during two specific timeframes. the company says they'll notify owners once they find a fix for it. still ahead, donald trump pleading not guilty to all criminal charges the former president is saying about the manhattan district attorney and the judge involved in the case. and what did trump voters think about his indictment coming up? we'll go to a swing state pennsylvania to get their reaction and we're following severe weather brutally joins us again after the break. direct for severe weather continues on throughout the rest of the morning, and fortunately into the afternoon, we'll have the locations, the current warnings and threats after this. hi i'm michchael. i've lost £70 on goa.

oh, i spspent thousands on other diets that didn'n't work. angola oh, i spent a couple of 100 bucks and got back down to my high school. wait. you're not gonna believe this thing is possible, but it is sometimes one thing leads to another thing . en all of a sudden, it's on with roman, you can take ca of erectile dysfunction discreetly . so whenever the moment happens, you're ready. roman ready? save up to 80% buying factory direct. compare this famous brands one carat band at 8800 with the jury exchange for 14 91 carat engagement rings. 26 90 thousands of gi a diamonds guaranteed to appraise for double the jewelry exchange, victim of identity theft every three seconds. and checking your credit score or bank statements may not be enough to alert you. that's because identity threats appear in more places than you realize. identity thieves can use your information to open loans, transfer home titles,

even commit crimes. someone stole my information and try to buy a car in my name. lifelock monitors for threats to your identity, including ones you may miss and alerts you if there is an issue, and if you're a victim , dedicated, us based restoration specialist will work to fix it. if something happens , you have somebody fighting for you. plans backed by lifelock million dollar protection package, including reimbursement for stolen funds. i know lifelock has been covered. lifelock identity theft protection starts here. call the number on your screen or visit lifelock dot com slash 25 now and use promo code 25 now to save 25% on your first year of identity theft protection enroll now. do you struggle to fall asleep and stay asleep? asleep support has a unique blend of five key ingredients that can help you false it faster. stay asleep longer, so you can wake up refreshed que no. the brand i trust. good morning, everyone.

we do begin wit plus buy now

and pay overtime with a firm believer .com. melanie's nana in washington, and this is cnn. welcome back to cnn newsroom i'm bianca nobilo joining us god stories this hour more than 60 million americans are under some level of severe weather threat. tornado warnings and watches have affected one tornado reported on the ground and cnn projects. brandon johnson has won chicago's mayoral race, beating paul vallas. johnson and former teacher union organizer and cook county commissioner told supporters. his victory had ushered in a new chapter in this city's history unprecedented day in u. s history as former president donald trump appeared for his historic arraignment in a new york court, speaking to supporters in florida after his

court appearance, a defiant trump claimed the charges are an attempt to derail his white house run, he said the only crime is committed is to fearlessly defend the nation. the charges stem from an investigation into a 2016 hush money payments scheme to adult film star stormy daniels. trump has pleaded not guilty to all 34 felony counts is what one former trump official had to say. well speaking as someone who very strongly does not want donald trump to get the republican presidential nomination. i'm extraordinarily distressed by this document. i think this is even weaker than i feared it would be. lashed out at manhattan district attorney alvin bragg and the presiding judge, in the case is what brags predecessor had to say about it all. i found that the document actually quite detailed. i mean, it is a speaking indictment, and it has quite a bit of detail about the history and laid out the facts underlying then the various counts that are listed, so i thought that the indictment

provided more detail than than perhaps others expected. bernarda the alona is a criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor. she joins us live from new york. we're waiting for all of these counts to be made public. we didn't know quite what was in them. what stood out for you? well definitely was that stood out to me. this is definitely unprecedented times. but what stood out to me in terms of the councils that they're off felony counts felony counts that carry up to a four year sentence on each one of those counts, but everything is shaped around the payment that was made to stormy daniels of $130,000 in order to cover up a story to benefit the 2016 campaign by donald trump. and what do you think trump is most likely to face as a result of these, these challenges is a fine the most likely scenario.

so it all depends. so of course, these are 34 accounts, and for each one of these counts, he can face up to four years and it can be consecutive to each other, but it can also be as minimum as probation. and that is if he were to be found guilty. donald trump has already stated that he will not plead guilty to any of these counts, so we should expect a jury trial to take place at some point in the future because we don't know when it will take place. and when it does, 12 jurors will have to unanimously of agree whether he's guilty or not guilty of any of these accounts or all of these counts. how hard is it for the prosecution to prove the case unequivocally. so any case is very difficult to prove. there's no guarantee in a conviction in any case that you put before a jury. however it is very early on. we don't know much information. while an indictment was unsealed, it doesn't give the exact

information of every piece of evidence that was presented to that grand jury because, in the end, a grand jury did hear the evidence presented and voted to indict donald trump is going to be a long road ahead, but based on the statement of facts, we hear that they are emails, text messages and even an audio recording as well as phone calls and documentary evidence in order to corroborate the testimony that these payments were made in furtherance of concealing of crime. and of course, in this case in new york of the 34 felony counts is not the only one in which former president trump faces some form of legal jeopardy. which of the other cases, do you think? potentially could present the greatest challenge to trump. well all of them taken together can have a great challenge to donald trump. you have to think the but the first one, of course , is new york county because

they are actual charges. he has been arrested, and now he's been arraigned on those charges that the investigations are still ongoing. we don't have any charges or pending arrest to make any determination as to what is to happen, but either way he has exposure, at least on three other cases, having to deal with classified documents with interference that the election in georgia as well as the january 6th insurrection, either one of those alone can still exposed him to jail time. in terms of the timeline here. is it likely that this trial would take place during the presidential election? so that is the million dollar question. when will the new york county trial take place? as of now? the next court date is not until december the end of this year and as for decisions or any motions to dismiss or any other types of motions that either the prosecution or donald trump's legal team puts before the judge

. even after that date, the decision has to be made of when to trial would take place which puts us into 2024. so it is possible that if donald trump receives the republican nomination that he can be receiving a republican nomination and still have a pending trial, open or going through a trial aside from that , just because new york was the first place that actually charge and arrest donald trump, it doesn't mean that if there are other cases in the atlanta or dc whether those cases they can also go first. it all depends on what's going on. a decision that is made by donald trump being the defendant if those cases were to proceed with an arrest. bernard. avi alona. thank you so much for joining us. trump voters. reacting to the former president's indictments, cnn's danny freeman is in the swing state pennsylvania to find out how some voters there feel. now

we're in media, pennsylvania that's in delaware county. it's one of the collar counties surrounding philadelphia, the all important philadelphia suburbs when it comes to presidential elections, and i want to introduce you to voters that we spoke with both republicans. the first one is a gentleman by the name of bill he's a longtime republican voter who voted for trump twice. but after all the commotion, including this particular scandal and others before, he says he is now shopping for other republican candidates, and then also introduce you to another republican voter. who says, you know what? trump is still my guy even through this latest scandal. i think he's divisive when it comes to thinking about trump in 2024, you kind of feel like you gave him a shadow already had his shot and he blew it as far as i'm concerned. does president trump being charged today. does that change your perspective going into 2024? why not? he still. still has same values views as he did so. i still support that, so as you can see

, die hard supporters of the former president, they're still staying in his column. for now, however, other republicans are looking for other options, especially after these charges. teddy freeman, cnn media, pennsylvania, several prominent fox news hosts will be called to testify in dominion voting systems defamation case. the trial against the network to me is suing fox for $1.6 billion, claiming the network pushed various pro trump conspiracy there. freeze. about the election technology company. in court filings, the network said it would call as part of its defense took a carlson, sean hannity and other high profile hosts and executives. dominion also wants to question them as part of their case. we're following the severe weather across the u. s. midwest and south more than 60. million people in the u. s under some level of severe weather threat. a tornado has just been reported in arkansas, which is under a tornado watch until later today , along with portions of illinois and missouri, just

pretty risk joining us from atlanta with more on the severe weather threat. what's happening? right now. really? that tornado that you said was reported in arkansas now starting to make its way over the state line into missouri. this is ripley county, missouri, under a tornado warning until 3 45. this is a particularly dangerous situation here. the tornado still reported on the ground near gatewood, moving quickly off to the north and east, roughly 50 to 55 mph. so if you are within this fuchsia box, you need to seek shelter immediately. get to your safe spot. gatewood flat woods, donovan all in the line of fire. higher for this storm itself, and that's not the only tornado warning that's in place. madison county also under a tornado warning until four o'clock central time, and we get down to the one that was under a tornado warning, now weakening under a severe thunderstorm warning. this is fulton izard in sharp county until 3 45 central time again. these storms are moving quickly. whether or not you're

under a tornado warning. these storms are very strong. we need to heed warning with them overall. we have that tornado watch box in place until nine o'clock, central time for southern illinois back down into central arkansas little rock included back behind that severe thunderstorm watch boxes for eastern iowa back down into northeast oklahoma until the next hour or so, unfortunately, this is not just the threat this morning. we have to deal with it throughout the afternoon and into the evening for the great lakes in the ohio valley, detroit, memphis, nashville, louisville, columbus. all included in that area in orange, where we're a little more vulnerable for that tornado threat really focusing in on southern michigan back into northern ohio as well as indiana for that tornado threat, large hail and damaging winds. we're talking hail two inches in diameter. also winds gusting over 75 mph at times timeframe here. look at this. wednesday morning, nine o'clock central time moving through the great lakes starting to work its way

into the ohio valley. it really ramps up through the afternoon. that again is where we have the heart of severe weather. and then, of course, it starts to weaken as we move back into the mid atlantic and off toward the east coast. we'll keep an eye on it briefly. thank you. us secretary of state anti blinken is in brussels meeting nato foreign ministers what he said about russia's vladimir putin coming up next. this is annie. she startedd a school for dogs but had troublele getting the ln she needed to grow smart business loans d dot com. found them a bank which got them an s b a loan with a great rate. it was fast. it was easy. they were super nice. and i got the loan today at smart business loans .com list is n angie, and it's easier than ever to get your projects done right iide outside, big or small and helps you find the right solution for whatever you need. done with angie. you can connect with top local pros and the ratings and reviews just search or scroll to see upfront pricing on hundreds of projects. and when you book and pay their angie, you're

covered by our happiness guaranteed. it's easy to make your our home and angie home .com today, angie and done wash the powered massaging cleaner for your ears skills. awesome like a massage in my ear. general triple spray flushes earwax away. cotton swabs just pushed the wax in, but whooshes triple spray gently flushes it out by using the wish product or achieving a safe and satisfying way of cleaning. the wax out of the air canal here feels so clean on at get .com to get 15% off the brand new wash and free shipping. heart attack. do they have life insurance? no but we have life insurance. john i'm trying to find something we can afford. fortunately in only a few minutes, select quote, found john of $500,000 policy for only $29 a month and his wife and a $500,000 policy for only $21 a month. go to select quote .com

now and get the insurance. your family needs a price you can afford. select quote. we shop you save good morning, everyone we do begin with give your small business one tech solution that checks all the boxes. it's all here with the comcast business complete connectivity solution. peace of mind with cyberthreat security. the power of the largest, fastest reliable network. plus, save up to 75% a year with comcast business mobile. the complete connectivity solution. from the company powered by the next generation 10g network. get started for just $49 a month. and ask about an $800 prepaid card. comcast business. powering possibilities™.

you. touch of modern .com. cnn news central today at nine eastern. nato foreign ministers are meeting in brussels today, including us secretary of state antony blinken. he's been holding talks with his counterparts from new zealand and croatia. finland became the military alliances 31st member on tuesday and blinking gave credit to russian president vladimir putin for the move, saying this is maybe the one thing to thank him for. this is the moment and guard race. finland's flag outside nato headquarters in brussels on tuesday. this marks a strategic

change for finland, which avoided joining for decades but changed course when russia invaded ukraine, russian president vladimir putin and his belarussian counterpart alexander lukashenko, is scheduled to hold a meeting in moscow today is entry into nato. double the alliance's border with russia. on all of this, we're joined by nada bashir. what else will think and be discussing while he's in brussels? look, he's said to have a number of meetings when there's nato counterparts that's set to continue today. and we do know, of course that he met yesterday, crucially with the ukrainian foreign minister dmitry caliber, where he reiterated the us government's commitment and support. to nato's cooperation with ukraine when it comes to his counter offensive against the russian armed forces, and, crucially, he announced further us funding for ukraine's military effort valued at around 500 million u. s dollars, so this is going to be a significant boost for the ukrainian armed forces. and of course, he is holding a session today with other nato

counterparts, focusing on defense and focusing on the threats and challenges that the nato alliance is currently facing and of course, russia and the war in ukraine is expected to be top of the agenda. but of course, as you mentioned that the big focus continues to be finland's accession to the nato alliance, and, of course, russia's response to that, typically, as expected, russia has not taken so kindly to this accession by 31st member and also a country which has a significant border with russia. and of course, now we are seeing the nato foreign ministers meeting they're gathering for their family photo. there will be a further session late to dig eight today because the prime focus continues to be defense against the russian armed forces, particularly ukraine. sorry. i was just wondering. russia's concern isn't necessarily joining. perhaps, but the fact that nato equipment and forces could go closer to the russian border up in finland . absolutely and in fact, the russian foreign ministry

statement yesterday was pretty clear on that. it did say that russia now feels that it is forced to respond to this latest expansion of nato along its border when it comes to the military, technical front and other measures. they didn't go into details. but there was that caveat that this would depend on how far nato goes, so whether or not we will see nato infrastructure military hardware in particular. uncivil weapons being deployed to finland over the coming weeks and months here. thank you. now the u. s. house speaker is poised to meet with taiwan's president in the coming hours and historic meeting, which is already drawing warnings from time and condemnation. of course from china. kevin mccarthy is expected to host president i in when at the reagan presidential library in california for the talks, beijing says it resolutely opposes the meeting. his mark stewart is following all these developments for us. from tokyo and the images are pretty potent when you're looking at from china's point of view. no question. good morning,

max. hi there, bianca. look if we talk about this visit, there is so much symbolism. first of all, this is the first time a president from taiwan is on u. s soil meeting with the u. s. house speaker that sends a message within itself. but if we also look at the invite list, there are members of congress, including representative pete aguilar. who is a leading democrat, as well as members of congress, who sits on the select china committee that sends a statement and then let's look at the venue where this meeting is being held. it's been held at the reagan library, a hallmark in many ways of us history, a spot where us president were a us presidential debate took place. that two cents a message . so for those reasons, it is certainly angering china as this is taking place. there is also another diplomatic visit that has now started earlier this

morning, french president manuel mccrone arrived in beijing for a state visit chinese state visit with president xi now it'll be interesting to see exactly how much is accomplished there because this is a state visit, and not that it's not serious and not that it's not formal. but there is some room for relaxation. for example, the french president will be attending a cultural festival chinese french cultural festival there may perhaps turn down the temperature of the talks and allow president macron to talk about some very serious matters such as the war in ukraine and china's support for russia and its lack of condemnation of russia's role in all of this. a he's not. he's not. he's not going to be scolding. he's not going to be scolding china per se, and, of course, there are also be some room for economic talks. so the influence of china apparent on many continents max

and bianca. okay mark in tokyo. thank you still ahead. tiger woods, returning to compete in this year's masters tournament. perhaps for the last time, we'll have an update from augusta clean. moderatee to severe eczema. it doesn't care ifif you have a datate. that they off ora double shiftft. make your move d get out in front of eczema with steroid free. psa pinko, not an injection. pinko is a once daily pill for those who didn't respond to pass treatments, and it's proven to help provide clearer skin and relieve its fast, pinko continuously tree texoma. whether you're flaring or not, can lower your ability to fight infections, including tb before and during treatment. your doctor should check for infections and do blood tests. tell your doctor if you've had hepatitis b. or c have flu like symptoms or are prone to infections do not take with medicines that prevent blood

clots. serious, sometimes fatal infections, lymphoma, lung skin and other cancers, serious heart related events and blood clots can happen. people 50 and older with heart disease risk factors have an increased risk of serious heart related events or death with jack inhibitors. it's time to get out in front of eczema. ask your doctor about once dailyaid bink. oh i'm jothan lawson here to tell you about life insurance through the colonial penn program.f your age 50 to 85 lking to buy life surance on a fixedudget, remember the three ps? what are the three ps three ps of life insurance on a fixed budget, our price price and price. price you can afford. a price that can't increase the price that fits your budget. i'm 54. what's my price? you can get coverage for $9.95 a month. i'm 65 take medications. what's my price? also 9 95 a month just turned

80. what's my price? 9 95 a month for you, too. if you're aged 50 to 85 call now about the number one most popular whole life insurance plan available through the colonial penn program. it has an affordable rate starting at $9.95 a month. no medical exam. no health questions. your acceptance is guaranteed, and this plan has a guaranteed lifetime rate lock, so you re can never go up for any reason. so call now for free information, and you'll also get this free beneficiary planner. and it's yours free just for calling. so call now. for free information. call 1 803 3 to 8300 for your free information and free gift that's 1 803 3 to 830,803 3 to 8300 call. now there's a new victim of identity theft every three seconds. checking your credit score or bank statements may not be enough to alert you. that's because identity threats appear

in more places than you realize . identity thieves can use your information to open loans, transfer home titles, even commit crimes. someone stole my information and try to buy a car in my name. lifelock monitors for threats to your identity, including ones you may miss and alerts you if there is an issue, and if you're a victim, dedicated us based restoration specialist will work to fix it. if something happens, you have somebody fighting for you. backed by lifelock million dollar protection package, including reimbursement for stolen funds. i know lifelock has been covered. lifelock identity theft protection starts here. call the number on your screen or visit lifelock .com/ 25 now and use promo code 25 now to save 25% on your first year of identity theft protection, enroll now. closed captioning brought to you by invent help. call 1 807 1. oh oh! oh two. oh, you have an invention idea, but don't know what to do. next call invent help today they can help

you get started with your idea. call now. 807 100020. new photograph of britain's king charles and camilla has been released alongside the official invitation for the upcoming coronation. it refers to her as queen camilla for the first time, marking a change from the queen consort title that she's been using up till now. the coronation service will take place at westminster abbey in london on may, the sixth in front of 2000 guests. buckingham palace also announced that eight pages of have been chosen to attend the coronation, including king charles, grandson and heir to the throne. prince george. um . speaking to someone the palace this morning, saying that the coronation is an appropriate time to start using queen camilla in an official capacity . they said that the consort title was used to avoid, um some confusion in relation to queen elizabeth. the second and now is

the appropriate time to start using the queen title. so is it more of a decision? on the basis of public sensitivity. just they wanted to wait a while after the death of queen elizabeth the second and i think the back of everyone's minds. you know diana was going to be queen diana so stepping into the title that she would have had, and there was a huge amount of sensitivity about that, but i think charles basically put his foot down and said, i want her to be queen. golf. this week, the golf superstar tiger woods will be competing at the masters for the 25th time in his career. a tournament, which he has won five times at 47 years old and two years after surviving a car accident, the game is harder on him physically than it used to be. cnn's world sports don riddell last words about the significance of this year's competition. when you're playing this course. does it ever cross your mind? this could be the last time. yes it has. um, i didn't know i went last year was kind of um, i didn't know if i

was i was gonna play again at that time. for some reason, everything kind of came together and kind of pushed a little bit. i was able to make the cut, which was nice and ah, yeah. i don't know how many more i have in me. so the adjustable appreciate the time that i have here in chairs that the memories but of course, a masters champion like woods does have an invitation for life automatically. it will just be his decision. whether or not he wants to play in future always have an invitation and you could take a break and come back, i guess, but he's getting older, isn't he? don't fall having longer and longer careers these days, i don't know, but he'll want to be at the top of his game, obviously, and the little sportsman choose to retire. rather than struggle on i'm told now, this is the story. everyone's talking about golf, not the queen, a new teaser trailer for the barbie movie, bringing the iconic doll to life.

hi barbie. hi, ken. new footage shows margot robbie as the fashionable and versatile doll from toy maker mattel round. gosling playing the boyfriend ken started cast also features your leader and disarray as other bobby's simeulue as rival ken and will ferrell as executive. the movie will be released by warner brothers, which is owned by cnn's parent company, barbie, set to open in theaters. in july. fun did you know that 100 barbies this sold every minute? i can imagine. i mean, you do see them everywhere that you're around the world. it's just it's not just an american in the office. i've got loads of home. actually my daughter was into them massively for a very brief period. and then she dumped them all. reeves is gearing up to bring character john wick back to the big

screen. lionsgate has just announced a spin off to the john wick series called ballerinas set to hit theaters next summer . this is more like it, isn't it really along with the notoriously syllable assassin paid by reeves, the film will also feature oscar nominee and, uh, the how do you say that as well as angelica houston and in mcshane? maybe i'm lost to watch coming up. thanks for joining us here on cnn newsroom i'm max foster and i'm bianca nobilo especial edition of cnn this morning is coming up for you next. do youou struggle to fall asleep and stay asleep? asleep susupport has a unique blend of five key ingredients that can help youou false it faster. stay asleep longer, so you can wake up refreshed que no. the brand. i trust. meet kerri and sheri. they started apparel comny for women who ride when business took off. they needed alone. smart busess loans .com bank

which got them nsb, along with a grea rate outsmart phase, we probably wouldn't have gotten alone smart business loans dot com. sometimes one thing leads to another thing. then all of a sudden it's on with roman. you can take care of erectile dysfunction discreetly. so whenever the moment happens, you're ready. roman ready? heart attack. do they have life insurance? no we have life insurance, john. i'm trying to find something we can afford. fortunately in only a few minutes, select quote found john a $500,000 policy for only $29 a month and his wife and a $500,000 policy for only $21 a month to select quote .com now and get the insurance. your family needs a price you can afford. select quote. we shop you save the timeless gift stackable bands 1 89 tennis bracelets for 99 12 hearts become one pendant 6 99 half carat bands 3 99 and one carrot

top white studs. 5 99 all guaranteed to appraise for double the jewelry exchange direct somebody lost the list. the angie's list look. so what happens to all the people that needed the list? wait, please. oh yeah, everything's still works. we just made it better. so you knew about this. plumbers contractors, cleaners. they're all still here. we even let you book services instantly now, angie. i like it. your home project today, angie .com. good morning, everyone we do begin [ ominous music playing ] here we go! level up your speed. mario! yea! [ screaming ] introducing the xfinity 10g network.

super fast internet today. with even faster speeds tomorrow. woo-hoo! whole new dimension touch of modern .com. i'm jeremy diamond at the white house. and this is cnn. well, good. very early morning, everyone. uh