from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. thanks for being with us well, nashville, tennessee is planning a citywide candlelight vigil tonight for the three children and three adults killed in monday's school shooting. there's already a growing memorial of flowers, balloons and crosses outside the covenant school. nashville mayor john cooper says the city has set up a fund to help support survivors. the shooter killed 39 year olds on monday. evelyn dick house, halle scruggs and william kinney. the adult victims 61 year old cynthia peak, who was working as a substitute teacher , 60 year old katherine coons, the head of the covenant school , and 61 year old mike hill, a member of the custodial staff. police have released dramatic body cam video showing officers responding to the shooting, and they're revealing some disturbing text messages from the shooter. cnn's andrew walker reports and we warn you, some viewers may find the footage disturbing. up to no body cameras revealed police running toward the sound of gunfire without

live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us, and we begin with a major legal blow to donald trump in the investigation of classified documents that his merrill lago estate sources told cnn the justice department has convinced a district court judge that trump may have committed a crime. this is important, of course, because it means trump's lawyer in this case, even corcoran can no longer claim attorney client privilege. in his testimony, cnn's evan perez has more. a federal judge has ruled that former president donald trump used one of his defense attorneys in furtherance of a crime or fraud related to existence of classified documents at mar a lago. sources tell cnn that the ruling from judge beryl howell makes clear for the first time that the justice department is arguing that trump himself may have committed a crime, and george howell believes that prosecutors have met the burden to require trump's attorney, evan corcoran , to testify to a grand jury, meaning he can't claim attorney client privileg

fred pleitgen, cnn, moscow. >> joining us, now cnn selma abdul ab these, live from london.ou, selma. so, what else came out of president putin's meeting with members of russia's federal security service tuesday? and what are you learning about reaction to this ongoing war in russia? >> absolutely, rosemary. you heard a little bit there of the -- the fsb, this is of course the intelligence, arm the intelligence wing of russia. in that speech, he called on its fsb service to step up their, work level up their work in the face of what he says are growing espionage and sabotage attacks inside russia by western intelligence agencies. of course, in the context of the ukraine war. president putin had some very clear instructions for the fsb. i know here that president putin himself was director of the fsb in the late 1990s. so, very clear orders from him to his man. i'm just to summarize a few of them. he calls on them to stop what he calls sabotage groups from entering russia. he calls on the fsb to prevent what he calls again, illegal arms flow into russia. he says that western

watching cnn newsroom still ahead. a judge is deciding whether a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against fox news will go to trial and some of the top brass at fox may be compelled to testify. plus we've got the latest in the investigation into the shooting of two staff members at a denver high school. that and more next . comedy's biggest stars are comingng to cnn kennedy center presents the mark twain prize for american humoror celebrating adam sandler. heaven kennedy center. what have you done? your career has stood the test of time, my friend with special guests, music and more. the mark twain prize for american humor. you are celebrating adam sandler. sunday at eight exclusively on cnn. wells fargo presenting sponsor of the kennedy center, mark twain prize is. make your dream car. a reality. mercedes benz certified pre owned vehicles are rigorously inspected to live up to the highest of expectations. today grab your friends. fun night end. let's go. tomlin jane fonda , marina and sally field in the must see comedy

live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. >>> thanks for being with us, the tworicans who survived a deadly kidnapping in mexico on friday are back in the united states. according to mexican officials la washington mcgee and eric williams were found in a wooden house in mattingly on thursday, williams's wife tells cnn he was shot in both legs, mcgee was not injured, her mother told our affiliate she's spoken with her daughter and doing ok but struggling with fact she had to watch her friends die. the two other victims shaeed woodard and zindel brown were found dead inside that house. one man is in custody accused of doing surveillance on the victims. but officials have not said if he's tied to a criminal group. we get more now from cnn josh campbell. >> we extend our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased. >> the search for four americans kidnapped in mexico end fog tragedy, all four had been located but only two of them alive. >> the two survivors have since been re-patrioted back to the united states occurred with the stands of our mex

live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom leila harare. we begin this hour with extreme weather in the southeastern united states, where multiple tornadoes barrel through the state of mississippi in the past few hours, the national weather service says a large tornado cost significant damage in several towns, including rolling fork and silver city, leaving homes and buildings flattened and trees and power lines down. officials are sending search and rescue teams and first responders to the area northwest of jackson and as the storm system moves east, millions more people are now under tornado or severe thunderstorm watches spread, of course, across parts of mississippi, alabama, tennessee and georgia. brandy shoah, a resident of rolling fork, one of the impacted areas in mississippi joins us now on the phone brandy. we are so glad to hear that you are ok. can you give us a sense of what it was like when the storm struck? um well, i was out of town. i had my grandmother on the phone. she lives over behind the hospital on third street. um i

york only on cnn.any. i'm rosemary church. i'll be back with more cnn newsroom in just a moment. so, hope you can stick around. for your most brilliant ile, crest has you covered. ♪ (laughing) nice smile, brad. nice! thanks? crest 3d white. 100% more stain removal. crest. the new chase ink business premier card is made for people like sam who make...? ...everyday products... ...designed smarter. like a smart coffee grinder - that orders fresh beans for you. oh, genius! for more breakthroughs like that... ...i need a breakthrough card... like ours! with 2.5% cash back on purchases of $5,000 or more... plus unlimited 2% cash back on all other purchases! and with greater spending potential, sam can keep making smart ideas... ...a brilliant reality! the new ink business premier card from chase for business. make more of what's yours. ♪ this feels so right... ♪ adt systems now feature google products like the nest cam with floodlight, with intelligent alerts when a person or familiar face is detected. sam.

you are watching cnn

from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. and we begin this hour with the shocking video of what's become an all too familiar scene here in the united states, a school shooting in nashville, tennessee . that's left three young children and three adults dead. police have released video, which they say shows a former student at the covenant school of arriving monday morning in a honda fit. they have identified the shooter as 28 year old audrey hale. a few minutes later , you can see hail opening fire on a set of glass doors to gain access to the school. police say hail had detailed maps showing entry points to the school. not long after that, you see hail walking through the building, pointing what police described as an a r style rifle. police say they found writings and additional material inhales car and they believe a second attack was planned. the shooting lasted about 14 minutes with hail on the second floor of the school shooting at police cars as they arrived in addition to the er style rifle, officers say they recovere

fbi asked the public for help finding them. >>> live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. >>> thanks for joining iu.s. aviation safety is in the spotlight after a series of near disasters, one man was arrested monday for attempting to open an emergency door on a plane. after he tried to stab a flight attendant in the neck way broken metal spoon. that man francis for res was tack kel by passengers zip tied according to a woman on the flight and immediately taken into custody once the plane landed in boston. torres told law enforcement he was trying to defend himself because he believed the flight attendants were trying to kill him. it's just one incident among several including dangerous turbulence and close calls on the ground. brian todd has our report. >> passengers scream smoke fills the cabin aboard a southwest everything else flight from havana to fort lauderdale, southwest said the plane experienced bird strikes shortly after takeoff sunday, smoke seen coming out one of the engines, the plane forced to return to havana where passengers are to evacuate. >> som

. >> announcer: from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with laila harrak. >>> we start this hour in california, where residents are getting battered by more storms, the result of yet another atmospheric river. at least two people are dead and nearly 10,000 people are under evacuation orders. more than 40,000 homes and businesses currently without power according to poweroutage.us. the central coast has been the hardest hit with creeks being turned into raging rivers and roads being swept apart. the highest level risk warning has been issued for the region, and governor gavin newsom's request for a presidential emergency declaration has been approved by president biden. cnn's nick watt is in central california with more on how these storms are impacting residents. >> reporter: water everywhere, causing chaos across central california. some 25 million are under flood warnings. the kern usually runs at about 6 feet. it's up over 17. snow is the issue up at altitude. in socal, they're rushing to rebuild some sort of road for 450 households. this is their only way out. springville's plea

cnn new york alright. police in colorado now canceling a shelter in place alert after a manhunt for a suspected school shooter turned up a body in the woods, authorities say. 17 year old austin lyle was being searched for weapons at denver's east high school. when he grabbed a gun and started shooting. two faculty members were injured and lyle fled. his car was found hours later in the body, which has not yet been identified a short time after that east high parents and students say they are frustrated and alarmed by how frequent lockdowns are at the school now. there's always a threat. there's always a bomb threat. there's always somebody threatening to come shoot up the school. there's always something where we're on lockdown like we have a lockdown near every other week or every other day. it's so consistent. it's like they don't even surprise me. no more. authorities say one of the injured faculty members is in critical condition. the other is reported stable. alright u. s stock market futures are up t

live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. and we begin this hour and nashville, tennessee with new developments in the school shooting that left three children and three adults dead. police have released dramatic body cam footage of officers responding to the scene will show you that in just a moment, but first police say the shooter audrey hale, was under a doctor's care for an emotional disorder. and their report that hale had legally purchased seven guns in the past few years, hiding them at home. we have also learned that hale sent chilling text messages to a childhood friend minutes before the attack, saying, i'm planning to die today. another one reads . i wanted to tell you first, because you are the most beautiful person ever seen and known all my life. my family doesn't know what i'm about to do. hail goes on. one day this will make more sense. i have left more than enough evidence behind hails friend told cnn what she did next. initially i was, you know, trying to comfort her. but soon as i got it, it was just like

cnn newsroom continues after a break, please stay with us.parica trio, and he's in it to win it. simparica trio is thfirst and only chew with triple protection. , fleas and ticks ♪ intestinal worms... wow heartworm disease, no problem with simarica trio. this drug class has been associated with neurologic adverse reactions including seizures. use with caution in dogs with a history of these disorders. for winning protection. go with simparica trio. are you tired of clean clothes that just don't smell clean? downy unstopables in-wash scent boosters keep your laundry smelling fresh waaaay longer than detergent alone. if you want laundry to smell fresh for weeks, make sure you have downy unstopables in-wash scent boosters. hi, my name's steve. i lost 138 pounds on golo and i kept it off. so with other diets, you just feel like you're muscling your way through it. the reason why i like golo is plain and simple, it was easy. i didn't have to grit my teeth and do a diet. golo's a lifestyle change and you make the change and it stays off. golo's cha

ginny most, cnn, new york. >> that wraps up this hour of cnn newsroom.th us. ♪. ♪. ♪. i'm feeling better. body pain? headache? nope. all in one and done. cuh-congestion? better. cough? fever? better. mucinex all in one relieveves 9 symptoms in 1 dos. itit's not cold and flu season. it's always comeback seasoson. hi, i'm michael, i've lost 70 pounds on golo. i spent thousands on other diets that didn't work. on golo, spent a couple hundred bucks and goback down to my high school weight. you're not gonna believe this thing is possie but it is. >>> welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. hazed on "cnn newsroom". >> and f

cnn sports' coy wire joins me live to break down the ncaa tournament. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. >>> we begin this hour in the u.s. where former president donald trump is trying to rile up his base as he faces a possible indictment in new york. the drama began saturday when trump declared on saturday that he would be arrested on tuesday and just as he did before the 2021 insurrection, the former president urged supporters to protest and quote, take our nation back. hours later, trump also used the potential indictment to motivate donors to donate to his presidential campaign. meanwhile, in new york, authorities are preparing for large rallies by trump supporters who are suspected to march against the potential indictments. the case is related to a hush money payment related to an adult film star. it's one of several investigations that trump faces during his latest presidential run. we're covering the story from multiple angles. our polo sandoval is in new york with a look at how law enforcement agencies are preparing for the possible i

evan perez, cnn washington . now to a cnn exclusive. stormy daniels attorney says communications between his client and trump lawyer had been turned over to the manhattan district attorney. the exchanges raised the possibility that trump's counsel joe tacopina, may be sidelined from the case. second piano denies any confidential information was shared with his office district attorney is investigating trump's alleged hush money payment to daniel's just before the 2016 election. an indictment on charges of falsifying business records is expected any day now. wall street in global markets are closely watching the federal reserve today for another possible interest rate hike. high inflation in the banking crisis have consumers and investors concerned that another increase could hit hard , but most economists are predicting a quarter point hike . here's a look at how u. s futures are trending ahead of that decision, as you can see, they're not feeling optimistic. all three major u. s industries closed higher on tuesday, the nasdaq fed best

arlette saenz, cnn, the white house. >> cnn economics and political commentator catherine rampell spokearlier about why the administration's scramble over the weekend to contain the fallout from the bank's stunning collapse. >> now that the government has stepped in and tried to provide a resolution, that may be calming some of those jitters. i don't know if it will be sufficient, because they've only announced it for these two banks. the question is, how do investors, how do depositors, extrapolate to other banks? do they say, ah-ha, if the fdic and treasury and the fed were willing to stop the panic, stop the bleeding at this one bank, will they do it at my bank as well? we don't know yet how that will be interpreted. >> investors seem to be reassured by what they're hearing from washington. the futures numbers there, there you see the dow futures up more than 1%. the dew also up, as well as the s&p 500 future numbers. >>> more evacuation orders are expected in central california's monterey county as another storm system moves into an already flooded region. floodwaters are expected t

"cnn newsroom." with rosemary church. >> good to have you with us. well, russia is disputing a u.s. claim that one of its fighter jets hit a u.s. drone, forcing it to crash into the black sea near ukraine. the u.s. military says russian warplanes intercepted the american surveillance drone on tuesday, dumping fuel on it, and hitting its propeller. the air force reports the drone was a complete loss. u.s. european command says the drone was conducting routine operations over international waters, and the white house calls the actions of the russian pilots reckless. >> i mean, somebody could have gotten hurt. nobody wants to see that happen. and it could lead to miscalculations between, you know, two militaries that are operating not obviously in ukraine together, but certainly in proximity in the region. and we don't want to see this war escalate beyond what it already has done to the ukrainian people. and so this is clearly was inappropriate, unsafe, unprofessional conduct by the russian pilots. >> r

will ripley, cnn, taipei. >>> there's much more to come on cnn. we'll have the latest on the inquiry into hush money paid to adult film star stormy daniels and the possibility that former presidident donald trump could soon be indicted. >>> and a familyly is pleading r their mother's safe return after authorities say y she was kidnapped from her home in mexico. that story and a whole lot more when we return. ah, these bills are crazy. she has no idea she's sitting on a goldmine. well she doesn't know that if she owns a life insurance policy of $100,000 or more she can sell all or part of it to coventry for cash. even a term policy. even a term policy? even a term policy! find out if you're sitting on a goldmine. call coventry direct today at the number on your screen, or visit coventrydirect.com. shipstation saves us so much time it makes it really easy and seamless pick an order print everything you need slap the label on ito the box and it's ready to go our cost for shipping, were cut in half just like that go to shipstation/tv and get 2 months

live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with rosemary church.d to have you with us, and we begin this hour in the southeastern us, where millions are under the threat of more severe storms, bringing large hail and damaging winds to areas already struggling to recover from an earlier rash of storms over the weekend, at least 10 confirmed. tornadoes strike mississippi, alabama and tennessee, killing 26 people. the city of rolling fog. mississippi was almost completely flattened by one of those powerful tornadoes. the area is still mostly without power, and without the businesses that provide basic necessities. people in rolling fork are helping each other as they tackle the massive cleanup effort, and mississippi's governor says more help is on the way. what we've seen. over the last 36 hours in mississippi , on the one hand, has been heartbreaking to see the loss and devastation of these communities, but on the other hand has been inspiring and gives me great reason for optimism and, quite frankly, makes me proud to be a mississippi and because m

evan perez, cnn washington . now to a cnn exclusive. stormy daniels attorney says communications between his client and a trump lawyer has been turned over to the manhattan district attorney. the exchanges raised the possibility that trump's counsel joe tacopina, may be sidelined from the case. tacopina denies any confidential information was shared with his office. the district attorney is investigating trump's alleged hush money payment to daniel's just before the 2016 election. the grand jury in that case, is expected to resume its probe in the coming hours. despite trump's prediction tuesday came and went without an indictment or an arrest of the former president. prosecutors are weighing charges that trump falsified business records and violated campaign finance laws. a small handful of demonstrators showed up outside the prosecutor's office in new york. after trump called for protests . meanwhile trump's former vice president says he thinks any possible indictment is politically motivated. i think in this instance i would discoura

larry madavo, cnn. you're watching cnn newsroom and up next. chapter of the hit tv shows succession begins this weekend and coming up here from the show's leading man, brian cox. join me in the finished 24 hour challenge. starart by cooking a lasagna, sp the rinsese and load your dishe. 24 hours later, when yourr dishshwasher is full, let finish quantum. clean your dishes. if the stains are gone, your lasagna is on finish. ar you tired of that old worn out bath or shower high? i'm laura edmondsand i'm her to tell you about an all new special offer from my friends. that cuzzi bathroom model that you don't want to miss. you already know, jacuzzi has been making water feel great for over 60 years. now they're bringing you this amazing television offer of 50% off installation with no interest and no payments for one year jacuzzi bathroom model has gorgeous custom designs that you'll love at a price you can afford and best of all. they can install it in his little as one day with no stress and no mess. so call now if you've been feeling a little une

cnn presents on max original heaven's gate sunday at 10 on cnn.hville officials have released some of the emergency calls from monday's deadly mass shooting at a private elementary school. the audio captures some of the tense moments as the attack unfolded with caller's whispering as they hid from gunfire. cnn's call of suarez has the latest on the investigation from nashville. we think we hear gunshots. new 911 calls released from inside the covenant school as shots were being fired another shot. you did hearing more shots? yes please hurry. i'm here you are coming. they're coming. just try . okay let's try to stay quiet. i don't know what's going on there. okay um, nashville city council member tells cnn he's been told the fbi will review a notebook that was left behind by 28 year old audrey hale, and that once that review is complete. the writings should be made public. the development comes as we learn more about the efforts to prevent the tragedy. cnn obtained audio of a call made by hails former teammate calling for help. very very weird mes

cnn joins me now from istanbul with more.th after the initial deadly earthquake and after shocks, what is the situation on. ground for the survivors left homeless? >> reporter: 1 million people living in temporary accommodations hundreds of thousands of people living in tents, set up across turkey southeast as well as efforts to create continues for these people who lost their homes across the region, of course, they're living in temporary shelters. have limited access to basic food like sanitation, water, medical services, limited number of those in the southeastern part hit region in the cities both of which were completely flattened by the earthquake, hundreds of thousands of people including families with young children being forced to live in the tents, some families speaking to us and in touch with us, still living on the streets, waiting for tents to be given to them. so this is a hugely difficult time for those families that have lost absolutely everything. the government said it's working around the clock to provide

from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with kim bruun hoover. it's friday, march 24th four am at the pentagon, 11 a.m. in syria, where they've been tipped for tat airstrikes after a deadly attack on u. s personnel deployed to fight isis. the pentagon says it launched a retaliatory strike targeting a group affiliated with iran's revolutionary guard in the eastern part of the country that followed a drone attack on u. s forces in northeast syria that killed a u. s contractor. and wounded six other americans. let's bring in cnn's international diplomatic editor nic robertson live in london. so nick, what more do we know about the drone attack? well, it's not the first time iranian proxies based in syria and iraq, for that matter have targeted us personnel. this is the deadliest attack in a least a couple of years. the united states has always been in the position of saying it would respond, and we've had this statement from lloyd austin, the secretary of defense, and he says, very clearly that we take all uh, measures to defend our people and will

cnn presents a max original heaven's gate sunday attend on cnn. brought to you by investing help call 1 807 100020 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. this is cnn breaking news. hello and welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. i'm bianca nobilo live from london, and we begin with breaking news this hour out of kentucky officials at the u. s army base, fort campbell have confirmed the crash of two blackhawk helicopters, and it's believed that the incident could be deadly. we're told the aircraft went down in nearby trigg county around 10 p.m. wednesday night local time these photos from the crash site just into us now they were obtained by wkd z radio. in kentucky. the helicopters were with the 101st airborne division , and we're told that they were doing routine training when the crash occurred as of now, the official status of the crew members is unknown, but in a tweet earlier from kentucky governor andy

cnn presents a max original heaven's gate sunday at 10 on cnn.exican officials have announced they will issue arrest warrants or the deadly fire at a migrant detention center near the us border outrage, though he's growing after video emerged from the facility inside juarez, mexico. and a warning. the video you're about to see is graphic. authorities say none of the public workers or private security officers made any attempt to open the door to the migrants. who were locked inside the burning building. at least 39 people died in the disaster monday night. protesters are demanding justice for the victims and accountability from the government. they gathered outside the interior ministry in mexico city and held banners reading. the migrants didn't die . they were killed, but he camargo is the state programs director of the border network for human rights, and she joins us now from el paso, texas, and that's just across the border. from where this fire happened. thanks so much for joining us, and i want to get your reaction to the arrest warrants,

i'm caitlin poland's in washington, and this is cnn. this is cnn. breaking news. hello and welcome to all of you watching us here in the states, canada and around the world. i'm kim brian hooper. we begin with breaking news out of the southeastern united states, where the death toll from a severe storm system spawning multiple tornadoes across mississippi has just gone up. at least 19 people are now dead in mississippi. officials report at least 13 deaths in hard hit sharkey county where homes and businesses were flattened and trees and power lines were knocked down. three others were killed in humphreys county, and at least two people are in critical condition there, and we've just learned that three more people were killed in carroll county search and rescue teams and first responders are on the scene in the hard hit areas north of jackson. we spoke with the resident from the town of rolling four who was on the phone with her grandmother when the tornado went through. listen to this. there's power lines all over the road. there's trees all over the road that the

>>> live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. >> good to have you with us. today is the day donald trump has predicted he will be indicted and arrested by new york prosecutors. but it's still unclear when or if that will actually happen. and a source close to the former president's legal team tells cnn not to expect any arrest or court appearance before next week. still, police in new york are getting ready for any potential protests. mayor eric adams says there are no credible colthreats to the c. but they are putting up a barricade just to be safe. and a police memo says all officers need to be in uniform and ready to deploy today. there's fencing in front of the u.s. capitol to keep protesters away. the grand jury in new york is investigating a $130,000 payment to adult film star stormy daniels. former attorney michael cohen said he made the payment at trump's direction to keep daniels quiet about an alleged affair. >> i've listened to michael cohen stand in front of the courthouse and say things that are directly contrary to what he said to us. now, he's

longoria searching for mexico premieres tomorrow at 10 on cnn. you're live in the cnn newsroom . i'm jim acosta in washington. we begin the hour with horror and heartbreak gripping much of the southern united states. more people have been killed by tornadoes in the last 24 hours and all of last year. this is rolling fork, mississippi, one county constable says the community is gone there and what's left? looks like a landfill. at least 24 people are confirmed dead 23 in mississippi , one in alabama and all of last year across the entire country. tornadoes killed 23 people, according to the national weather service. this is already exceeding that right now, state and federal leaders are already mobilizing help to the hardest hit areas. cnn's nick valencia is in rolling fork, mississippi. nick, tell us what you're seeing there. hey jim. we just got here on the ground and it is just, you know, it's awful. it's striking to see these images anywhere. you go in the country , but you know, our attention was certainly grabbed by the site here and just how much damage there is. throughout

cnn's jeremy herb now.s could potentially serve as another delay tack fix for trump. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. this is another roadblock for the special counsel in his investigation. both into january 6th and the classified documents at mar-a-lago. now we don't know yet the specifics of what was in this filing from trump's legal team because it was filed under seal. sources tell cnn that basically trump is asking for a federal judge to block pence from testifying on executive privilege grounds, on certain matters related to january 6th. it's also important to note that pence himself is trying to block this subpoena which was issued early last month. pence is making a different argument than trump. he says he is protected by the constitution's speech and debate clause which shields the legislative branch from certain law enforcement actions. i think it's important to take a step back about why the special counsel wants to talk to pence. pence, of course, was at the center of one of trump's key efforts

longoria searching for mexico premieres tomorrow at 10 on cnn. live in the cnn newsroom. i'm jim acosta in washington. we begin this hour with the outbreak of tornadoes that's left death and destruction across the south. the mayor of rolling fork, mississippi, says his city is gone, and when you see the pictures, it's painfully clear that he is not exaggerating. these were homes, neighborhoods , communities and here and elsewhere. the staggering loss of property is secondary. at least 25 people are now confirmed dead in mississippi. another person was killed in alabama for perspective. these past 24 hours have seen more tornado deaths than all of last year. many are just thankful to have survived. mcafee unity. and . thank god we're alive, but also were so devastated by the loss. the whole trailer park behind the building is gone and we don't know where everybody is . we don't know who's alive and who's gone. cnn's nick valencia is enrolling fork, mississippi nick just heartbreaking to hear these accounts. what are you hearing from people? it is and it's just awful to see

from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with leila harare.begin this hour with extreme weather in the southeastern united states, where multiple tornadoes barreled across mississippi in the past few hours, the national weather service says a large tornado cost significant damage in several towns, including rolling fork and silver city, leaving homes and buildings flattened and trees and power lines down. search and rescue teams and first responders are on the scene in the area northwest of jackson. we spoke with the president of one of the town's hard hit in mississippi should described what she went through. we watched this tornado form. through the lightning strikes and it became this massive massive monster it and they said, it's headed directly towards town. so i called my grandmother. and i heard her on the phone and told her to get down and she um, she was staying down, but i could you could hear the tornado in the you could hear the roar in the background as she started screaming. for help. and she said that, um. she wants it stopped r

and this is cnn.s morning. we're following two major breaking stories. russia has arrested an american journalist and accused him of espionage. the russians claim he was trying to obtain secret information, but the wall street journal be eminently denies those allegations, and the paper is calling for his immediate release here at home. two army helicopters crashed during a training exercise overnight. the military's reporting. several casualties were expecting to learn more at a news conference. just hours from now. we'll bring the very latest developments as we get them. and as we wait for those updates, we also have a new update here in new york, where it could be several weeks before we actually find out if a grand jury is even going to indict for president trump in manhattan, cnn has learned that the grand jury investigating those hush money payments that were made to stormy daniels is actually getting ready to go on a break for most of next month before president wrongly predicted that he would

and this is cnn. welcome back to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i'm kim bruun. whoever this is cnn newsroom updating our top story. millions are under the threat of severe weather today in the south and midwest, including parts of louisiana, mississippi, alabama , georgia and the carolinas. the storm prediction center says a couple of strong tornadoes are possible across the south. now this as residents of mississippi clean up the debris left by powerful storms that swept through the region friday night , killing at least 26 people and injuring dozens more. president biden has approved a major disaster declaration to make federal funds available quickly and as one of those tornadoes swept through friday night, local meteorologist had this reaction to what he was seeing on the radar of look. we got a new skin coming in here as we speak. oh, man like north side of amory, this is coming in. hello, man. dear jesus, please help them. amen the tornadoes have a

caitlin, poland's cnn washington. police in new york scaled the side of a high rise building to prevent a crime suspect from jumping from the 31st floor. take a look at this. this is the moment when a police officer grappled from above and push the suspect back. inside a law enforcement source says he smashed the window and tried to escape after the fbi attempted to serve a search warrant. a suspected wire fraud on wednesday the suspect in mitchell, then threatened to jump the source says. mitchell was arrested after police forced him back into the building. red tornado has been confirmed near los angeles. the national weather service says it touched down wednesday in the city of monte bello. one person was hurt. more than a dozen buildings were damaged, many beyond repair what residents had to say about the storm. i was not knowing what to do at that time. i was like, i didn't know what's going on. i was kind of scared. we didn't hide in. my coworkers told me we're going to have to hide. you just don't think southern

polo sandoval, cnn, new york. >>> let's discuss this with cnn's senior political analyst, ron brownsteine former president urged his supporters to go back to the streets. how do you interpret this message? >> well, you know, what makes this message so striking is that it comes after january 6th and after the clear effect of his words on that day. you know, if you are the most sympathetic to trump observer possible and you go through ton contortions and backflips, you can come to the conclusion in the most generous possible interpretation that he did not know on january 6th that what he was saying would lead to violence. even with those backflips, you cannot reach that conclusion today. i mean, he knows what he said on january 6th, he knows the reaction to it, and yet here he is delivering similar messages. it is reckless. it is dropping matches in gasoline. and what is so striking is that as so many points in his presidency, once again in this period, you do not see any mainstream republican leaders condemning him for this rhetoric, and in fact, you see them rallying around his argument

cnn's matt eagan has more matt. hey victor, ana maria banking jitters, they continue to rattle us markets. wall street experience that yet more volatility on friday as investors, they just wait for the next shoe to drop in this banking crisis. investors are essentially going from the weakest link to the weakest link in the financial system. remember first, it was silicon valley bank and signature bank. then first republic and credit suisse. and now all eyes are on deutsche bank and deutsche bank shares. they tumbled almost 9% in germany concerns about a spike in the cost to ensure the bank's debt against the fault. of course, that is never a good sign. i would note, though, that much like credit suisse deutsche bank's been in turmoil for literally years, but the bank failures in the united states earlier this month they really cause investors to take a tougher look at banks everywhere. officials in europe . they were quick to come out on friday and say, look, there's nothing to see here. everything's fine. the chanc

cnn presents a max original heaven's gate sunday attend on cnn.ou by investing help call 1 807 100020 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. this is cnn breaking news. hello and welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. i'm bianca nobilo live from london, and we begin with breaking news this hour out of kentucky

live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with kim bruun hoover. and we begin with tip for tap air strikes in syria after a deadly attack on u. s personnel deployed to fight isis. the pentagon says it launched a retaliatory strike targeting a group affiliated with iran's revolutionary guard in the eastern part of the country that followed a drone attack on u. s forces in syria, killing a u. s contractor and wounding six other americans. let's bring in cnn's international diplomatic editor nic robertson live in london, nick what more are we learning? well this retaliatory strike on groups affiliated with the iranian revolutionary guard corps who are believed to be responsible for that drone strike that killed one contractor wounded five u. s servicemen and another u. s service contract to their this retaliatory strike is being called proportionate. it's designed to avoid read escalation. it's intended to avoid casualties, it appears or perhaps if the location is on buildings in a rural area, but if it follows the pattern of what the united states ha

cnn presents a max original heaven's gate sunday at 10 on cnn. good morning to you. so glad to have you with us. i'm jessica dean to have jessica with us. i'm jim sciutto as investigators continue searching for a motive, new details are emerging about the shooter who killed murdered three children and three teachers and staffers at a christian elementary school. former teacher says the shooter was suffering years ago. all of this coming to light as the community tries to respond and take care of each other to face the painful reality. at the time like this, you you love each other. you support each other. you're there for each other, and nobody is walking through this alone. but this has been a tragic and horrible situation. and the lines of communication open with former president donald trump. top house republican lawmakers regularly reporting to him as his enormous power with them on capitol hill indoors, plus just months after walking out of freeman adnan syed, the subject of a popular podcast serial bases a new legal challenge in his case why maryland appellate

cnn presents original heaven's gate sunday at 10 on cnn. ukraine, a hospital, a kindergarten and an orphanage are among the latest targets of deadly russian attacks. this as heavy fighting continues in the key eastern city of mahmoud. let's get an update from cnn senior international correspondent ben wedeman. he's joining us live from the war zone. so ben, how brutal are these latest russian assaults in the east? well, it does appear they're picking up their tempo at the moment. now keep in mind that, for instance, beginning last september wolf the russians change their tactics and we're really focused, focusing on ukraine's ability to generate power power that provides electricity and warmth to the population during the harsh ukrainian winters, but the ukrainians for one thing, their ability their air defense capabilities have drastically improved, and they have also proven very adept at sort of solutions to situations created when that infrastructure ah was hit. so now the russians seem to be changing their focus focusing on military tar

this is cnn newsroom. with rosemary church. >>> good to have you with us, with the u.s. safety board is sending investigators to ohio a little more than 24 hours after another norfolk southern freight train derailed. it was the second derailment by that company in that state in a little over a month after the toxic crash in east palestine. cnn paula sanvol has latest >> general manager of norfolk southern the owner and operator of the train involved in saturday's derailment saying there were hazardous materials transported on this train including ethanol and propane, but they were not on the train cars that actually left the tracks on saturday. it's almost 20 out of the 212 train cars actually left the tracks as this train was headed from northern ohio to birmingham, alabama. authorities are shifting their focus on four tanker train cars, two were hauling being described asfluid, the usot to treat waste water. authorities saying train cars did not experience any sort of spillage. so the head of the epa and the state of ohio saying there was no chemical release into the a

zeye from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with john voyeurs. we begin with it for 10 airstrikes in syria that are having deadly consequences for u. s forces deployed to fight isis, depending on says the u. s has launched a retaliatory airstrike targeting a group affiliated with iran's revolutionary guard in the east . this happened after a drone attack on facility housing u. s personnel in the northeastern part of untr. in a response, u. s defense secretary lloyd austin. said the u. s. will take all necessary measures to protect its people and that no group will strike us troops with impunity. cnn's early even spoke with me a short time ago. a one way drone, essentially a suicide drone carried out attack in hasakah, syria, that's far northeast syria targeting u s personnel there, according to the pentagon, one u. s contractor, an american citizen was killed in the attack. five u. s service members and another contractor were wounded in that drone attack. according to the pentagon. two of the wounded service members were treated at at the site,

cnn presents a max original heaven's gate sunday at 10 on cnn. of course, the start witnessing all of this is the former attorney and fixer michael cohen, trump's former attorney and fixer and start witnessing this hush money case against the former president donald trump, speaking directly to cnn last night, i want you to listen to what he called himself a former fixer told me and my colleague alison camaraderie about the case. here it is. i want to talk about robert costello because donald trump's team sent robert costello in directly to try to counteract what you were saying . what does this say about the importance of the significance of what they saw in his testimony? it was a mistake. you know, bob costello provided clearly nothing. there was no um, testimony that he gave that i was even needed to rebut. that's all been reported. they had me there waiting for about two hours to be a rebuttal witness, but i wasn't needed, which means that the information that he provided was worth this is talking about this donald trump, and he basically sai