for more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm matt pieper, cbs news, new york. it's monday, april 3rd, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." preparing for court. former president trump will be arraigned this week on criminal charges. his new comments overnight about his upcoming hearing. damage and destruction. at least 50 tornadoes ripped through the south and midwest killing dozens. as people begin to clean up, a new storm threat is on the way. lsu has captured its very first national championship! >> last team standing. lsu dominates iowa for the women's college basketball title. how the victory sends the tigers' head coach into the history books. good morning, and good to be with you.

i'm anne-marie green. former president donald trump will head to new york today ahead of his historic arraignment tomorrow on criminal charges. last night on his truth social platform trump wrote that he will be leaving mar-a-lago at noon to head to trump tower. he also said on tuesday morning, "i will be going to, believe it or not, the courthouse." he is the first former president in u.s. history to be indicted. law enforcement in new york city is on alert ahead of possible protests. jarred hill is in new york with more on all of this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. and the security presence here outside of the courthouse in lower manhattan has been intensifying over the past couple of weeks. again, in anticipation of what we're expecting this week. meanwhile, we are learning a bit more about what likely will be happening once the former president arrives here at manhattan court tomorrow. a handful of supporters of former president donald trump gathered outside his estate in

florida as he prepares to fly to new york to be arraigned on criminal charges. >> we will very loudly and proudly say nothing. -- say not guilti. >> reporter: the indictment is still sealed, but a source tells cbs news former president trump will likely be charged with falsifying business records in the first degree. it's a felony stemming from alleged hush money paid to adult film star stormy daniels before the 2016 election. trump denies any wrongdoing. his lawyer says he'll likely motion to dismiss the case. >> somehow a state prosecutor has taken a misdemeanor and tried to cobble it together to make it a felony by alleging a violation of federal campaign violations. >> reporter: new york remains on high alert as trump's calls for protests. we're learning more about what will happen at manhattan criminal court tomorrow. two law enforcement says -- sources tell cbs news president trump will fly in on his private plane. he's expected at the courthouse on tuesday where charges will be read aloud.

all under the protection of secret service. >> he will be given a booking number. at that time he is officially, quote/unquote, under arrest. >> reporter: as the legal battle plays out, political shock waves. sunday former arkansas governor asa hutchinson, a republican, announced he plans to run for president in 2024 and says trump should drop out. >> for the sake of the office of the presidency, i do think that's too much of a side show and distraction. >> reporter: most republicans including other possible opponents are offering trump their support. this is expected to be a pretty quick trip to new york for the former president. he has already announced that he's going to be making some public remarks about all of this tomorrow night from mar-a-lago. back to you. >> should be interesting. jarred hill in new york. thank you. more severe weather is forecast this week throughout the midwest and parts of the

south, and it comes after at least 33 people were killed when dozens of tornadoes tore through at least eight states between friday and yesterday. this is what it looked like in little rock after a tornado caused massive destruction. omar villafranca reports from hard-hit wynne, arkansas. >> reporter: weekend storms dropped more than 50 tornadoes in the south and midwest. this giant funnel cloud was recorded ripping through north little rock on friday. in wynne, arkansas, people spent palm sunday cleaning up debris after a tornado hammered the small town 100 miles west of memphis. the only way into curtis mcnelly's house is through a blown-out window. whose bedroom is this? >> this is my son. >> reporter: a powerful tornado destroyed his home. >> we are all hunkered down -- >> reporter: he survived with his wife, two kids, and mother-in-law by hiding out in this hallway. >> my daughter, we told her to keep her head down.

but she -- she don't listen. and she told me she thought we were in heaven with the angels. she thought it was done. for a while i did, too. >> reporter: more than a dozen are dead in tennessee after a suspected tornado roared through several counties on friday. the same system killed one person in belvidere, illinois, when the roof of a packed concert hall collapsed with 200 people inside. in ohio, powerful winds knocked a tree down onto a house killing a 13-year-old. >> this is crazy. >> reporter: and in delaware, one person was killed when a tornado touched down in sussex county. back in wynne, there won't be monday classes at the local high school. >> when i walked out yesterday, i didn't realize that would be the last time i would teach in this classroom. >> reporter: teachers and students are praising the wynne school superintendent because on friday the superintendent dismissed classes early so

people could get out of the way of the storm, and people here are saying that saved lives. omar villafranca, cbs news, wynne, arkansas. russia opened a murder investigation after a prominent military blogger was killed in an explosion at a cafe in st. petersburg. yesterday's blast killed vladlen tatarsky who was a vocal supporter of the war in ukraine. at least 30 people were hurt. russian media said the bomb was hidden in a small statue that was handed to him as he led a discussion. no one has claimed responsibility. pope francis presided over palm sunday mass at the vatican one day after being discharged from the hospital. the 86-year-old pontiff spent three days in a rome hospital for treatment of bronchitis. the pope battled a hoarse voice as he appeared before thousands in st. peter's square. he will take part in holy week activities. and women's college basketball has a new champion. lsu defeated iowa for their

first ncaa basketball in school history. lsu coach kim mulkey is the first women's coach to win national championships at two different schools. she won three at baylor before coming to lsu. >> this is the start of things, and i'm happy to be part of it. year one, i never thought i was going to be able to do this with coach mulkey. i told her i wanted to win. i wanted a fresh start. just to be happy. i've got all three. i'm happy right now. >> lsu was able to overcome iowa's star. caitlin clark, the ap national player of the year, scored a record 191 points in this year's tournament. the men's title will be decided tonight when san diego state goes up against the university of connecticut in houston. it's the first ncaa championship game for san diego state. connecticut is going after its fifth national title. and later today, nasa is set to introduce the four astronauts who will fly around the moon. the three americans and one canadian will make up the crew

of "artemis 2" when it blasts off no earlier than the end of next year. the astronauts will not land on the lunar surface. the ten-day mission will travel around the moon before heading back to earth. nasa astronauts last headed to the moon in 1972. coming up, the big winners of last night's cmt music awards. why some can thank god for their win. and later, pressure on gas prices. how much more you could be paying at the pumps this summer. this is the "cbs morning news." s summer. this is the "cbs morning news." (vo) if you've had thyroid eye disease for years and the pain in the back of your eye is forcing bad words from your mouth, or...the bags under your eyes are looking more like purses, it's not too late for another treatment option for thyroid eye disease, also known as t-e-d. to learn more visit treatted.com

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nicolelstin thmo good morning. >> reporter: good morning, maybe i should say howdy from the moody center here in austin where the "cmt music awards" were held last night. and there was a lot to recap. take a look. >> three awards in one night! >> reporter: jelly roll came out on top at the 2023 "cmt music awards" sweeping the three categories for which he was nominated, including male video of the yea. >> here we are, man. it's unreal. it's a testament to the fans. >> i was going to say thank you to the fans. >> reporter: kane brown and katelyn brown won video of the year. cody johnson took the prize for performance of the year, and lanie wilson won for female video of the year. >> this is austin, i still love you! >> reporter: blake shelton gave the first performance with his hit "nobody." ♪ carrie underwood sang "hate my heart." ♪ and wynonna judd and ashley

mcbride paid tribute to the late naomi judd with "i wanna know what love is." ♪ shania twain received the equal pay award for her contributions to highlighting diverse and underrepresented voices in country music. >> man, "i feel like a woman" has been adopted by an array of fantastic communities all around the world. >> reporter: the rewards started on a serious note with kelsea ballerini honoring those who died in the school shooting last month including three children. >> i pray deeply that the closeness and the community that we feel through the next few hours of music can soon turn into action like real action. >> reporter: the final performance of the night was a star-studded tribute to the late lynryd skynyrd guitarist larry rossington. ♪ bringing this texas crowd to their feet.

he, own got the group/duo video of the year, and megan moroney won female video of the year. back to you. >> i love to see the collaborations. i think more and more over the years we're seeing people outside of country music getting into the country music vibe, and it's working out great. thank you, nicole nielsen. so coming up, thanks but no thanks. why some people in britain say president biden snubbed the royal family. biden snubbed the royal family. i suffer with psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis. i was on a journey for a really long time to find some relief. cosentyx works for me. cosentyx helps real people get real relief from the symptoms of psoriatic arthritis or psoriasis. serious allergic reactions and an increased risk of infections or lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms, had a vaccine or plan to or if ibd symptoms develop or worsen. i move so much better because of cosentyx.

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corporate roles and at its owned restaurants. get ready for the possibility of higher gas prices this summer. saudi arabia and other oil producers say they're cutting about a million barrels a day from may until the end of the year. experts say the oil cuts alone could push u.s. gas prices up about 26 cents a gallon in addition to the usual increase that comes when refineries change the gas blend during the summer driving season. and they are popular with locals and tourists alike, but parisians have voted to ban rental electric scooters in the city. the referendum's in response to a rising number of people being injured and killed on e-scooters in the french capital. the three scooter operators say they transported nearly two million people in the city last year. that is your cbs "money watch" report for this monday morning. i'm matt pieper, cbs news, new york. "dungeons and dragons: honor among thieves" stole the top spot at the weekend box office. >> we didn't mean to unleash the greatest evil the world has ever

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