on tuesday. and pope francis is expected to participate in palm sunday mass at st peter s basilica just a day after leaving the hospital. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with michael holmes. and we begin with those powerful storms that battered parts of the u. s. and the death toll is rising yet again, at least 22 people were killed, dozens more injured after tornadoes and storms hit on friday and saturday, the latest fatality just hours ago in delaware, and this is what it looks like in wynne, arkansas, where four people were killed. the mayor told cnn. her city was basically cut in half by the damage the storm so powerful it ripped the turf off the football field at the high school. similar scenes in the state capital little rock, where at least one person was killed and 50 hospitalist. many of the tornado s moving so quickly. people had little time to prepare like this driver who rode out the storm in his van. neighbors and neighborhoods and businesses were dec
apparently raising their flag near the center of back move, but that battle is far from over. how significant is it? michael. not the first time we ve seen vagner video emerging of a wagner flag being raised over by mahmoud this was posted on saturday to have wagner affiliated telegram channel. it shows the flag being flown on a building, which is just west of the bomb. vodka river, which sort of backs up reports that we ve seen coming out of both sides in the last few days. that russia has taken up positions along that river potentially even crossed in certain places, which is relatively significant . but this is if you look closer, only a few blocks away from neighborhoods that we already knew to be in russian control, so it shows just how incremental and slow and grinding this battle is. we know that the destruction in that town is intense. i think the snow somewhat masks it in that video, and we know that there s been a lot of expenditure of manpower and ammunition. on both
council members in this tweet to prevent russia from abusing its presidency. while president zelensky says it is time for the council to reform. terrorists should herbal russia is chairing the u. n security. it is hard to imagine anything that proves more the total bankruptcy of such institutions. there is no form of terror that russia has not already committed and there will be no reason that will stop the reform of global institutions, in particular the u. n. security council reform that is obviously overdue to prevent a terrorist state in any other state that wants to be a terrorist from destroying the peace. terrorist must lose must be held accountable for terror in that preside anywhere. meanwhile, russia s vagner mercenaries could be trying to stake their claim near the center of the besieged city of back mood for more clear. sebastian joins me now from london, claire vagner fighters