jason van dyke has been suspended by the department, accused of shooting 17-year-old laquan mcdonald 16 times in 2014. the shooting, captured on video, prompted mass demonstrations and a civil rights probe of the chicago police department. >>> people in oklahoma are assessing damage of severe storms that spawned at least one tornado. seven people were injured in the tulsa area. roofs were ripped off of businesses and trees and power lines are littering the streets. let's bring in nicole mitchell for more. >> reporter: yesterday was a big day for severe weather. and today could be the same. and there's a risk of severe weather. all of the places in green, we have different watches, and the reds, we have actually seen some of the flooding and the warning areas that we have had. all of that moisture from the great lakes to the gulf coast will continue to spread to the east through the course of the day, but also the severe weather. hail is a primary threat just like it was yesterday. and we'll see that, and the oranges are some of the best chances for the severe weather. but there will

officer jason van dyke said his client received death threats so he's asking the judge for permission not to attend the may 5th hearing. that's the deadline to assign a special prosecutor. >>> flint county customers were needlessly and tragically exposed to toxic levels of lead. the task force, appointed by michigan governor rick shnied nidor, places much of the game on the administration. it identifies failings by every state and local agency involved. the task force offers recommendationsations to prevent this from happening again. scores of children got sick, after e flint's water supply to the flint river in 2014, to save money. >>> looks like we're in store for a longer peak period than normal for the cherry bloss that's because the trees are still in various development. they now expect 70% of the trees to be in full bloom, thursday through the weekend. >>> they were supposed to bloom today. but they're not ripe yet. it's very important to cherry blossom because it was kind of like a gift to washington. >> sure was. that's a smart little girl there. the cherry blossoms were a gi

killing anita alvarez is ultimately the person who is responsible for prosecuting people like jason van dyke, like george hernandez, and the list goes on and on, of officers who have gotten away with murder because of anita alvarez. and -- this is something that has existed in chicago for a long time. organizer, iack understand there is a need for change, but i also understand that there is a need for an entire restructure in the way politics and people engage in the society, especially the way back lives are -- amy: i want to go to anita alvarez being charged by former state's attorney kim foxx. >> the laquan mcdonald case has been a key point in the campaign. he said at the time that you made the charge against officer van dyke, that you have been before for the fed charging him, and the fed still has not finished the investigation. with that the pure position now if the video had not been released? >> i reached out to the state's attorney, and we met on december 2014 and agreed to joint investigation. doing it with the fbi, the united states attorney, -- stillyou believe he would be

announced murder charges against the officer jason van dyke the same day the video was released of the shooting. president obama has announced he his nominee for the supreme court to replace the late justice antonin scalia. the announcement is due at 11:00 a.m. eastern. republicans have vowed to block any obama supreme court nominee. in yemen, 41 civilians have been killed and 75 wounded after u.s.-backed, saudi-led airstrikes hit a crowded market. the vast majority of civilian deaths in yemen have been caused by the u.s.-backed strikes. an alleged isil state commander has died of his injuries following a u.s.-supported strike. omar al-shishani died on monday evening. russian forces continue to depart syria. peace talks aimed at ending the five-year-old conflict in syria have entered a third day in geneva. the obama administration's loosened restrictions on travel and trade with cuba days before president obama is set to become the first sitting u.s. president to become -- visit the country in 88 years. the new restrictions allow cubans to have u.s. bank accounts and earn salaries from

this after one of his officers, jason van dyke, was charged with murder in the shooting death of teenager laquan mcdonald. >>> skiers caught in an avalanche. the scary event caught on camera. look at this. >> whoa! >> this video coming out of vail, colorado. you see white piles covering the camera lens as they try to dig out. the video was released as a warning to skiers. miraculous miraculously, everybody was okay. do you remember this picture, sad paul-paul? he had a picture for 12 grandkids but no one showed up. the community rallied, thousands showing up for a cookout. some even drove 20 hours to be there. >> it had went around the world before i knew about. an ordinary person seeing that is just unbelievable. >> you love your grandparents still, go see them. tell them you love them. take them to eat. hang out. realize, hey, they're not going to be around forever. >> don't stand up your family, especially on the easter holiday. he says all the money from the cookout is going toward his grandkids's college funds. how about that, tucker? >>> 37 after the hour. on to guys. making a delic