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welcome everybody to Cheddars. News rapid. It's thursday, March 31st 2022. I'm headed over in new york city and I'm ken buffa also in new york city. Thank you so much for joining us. Coming up. We have a great show for you. Severe weather wreaks havoc in the US. We've got a recap of the damage and where the storms are heading next. Also, President Biden unveils a new strategy to address skyrocketing gas prices here in the U. S. And a bit later. A shaky cease fire could be on the horizon in Ukraine will have the latest on the invasion from the ground that and much more. All ahead on the news wrap. Let's start with a wraparound today's news cycle though, almost 30 tornadoes have pummeled seven states across the south and the midwest. At least two people in florida have died since these storms broke out on Tuesday, severe weather warnings are now stretching up the east Coast this month has broken the record for most tornadoes for the second year in a row. Now standing at least At 214. By the way, that's the most since 1950, scientists say we're likely seeing more tornadoes earlier in the year due to climate change and turning overseas. There's hope for Ukrainians still wanting to flee the country as Russia continues its attack. The two countries agreeing to a temporary cease fire Mario pole, allowing civilians to get out in humanitarian aid to get in previous attempts at humanitarian corridors have been shaky with both Ukraine and Russia accusing each other of violating ceasefires. Meanwhile, newly revealed US intelligence suggests Russian President Vladimir Putin feels like his military leaders have not told him the whole story about the state of the invasion. Russian leaders reportedly did not tell him important details about military failures because they were scared of making him angry. Caitlyn Jenner has a new onscreen gig signing on to be a Fox news contributor making her network debut this evening. Fox calling the former athlete reality star and Republican candidate for California governor, a Trailblazer and a story for inspiration. Jenner who formerly went by the first name Bruce, came out as a transgender woman in 2015 and while she has advocated for trans rights, she has also faced criticism from liberals for siding with conservatives on some very controversial issues. Also, the fight for L G B T. Q rights is not over yet. Gay rights activists are now suing florida governor Ron DeSantis over the recently signed so called Don't say gay law. The lawsuit led by the National Center for lesbian Rights on behalf of other equality groups claims the law violates the First Amendment. The law bans classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade and has faced harsh opposition, including from the biden administration. Six high flying tourists are now astronauts after blue origin launched its fourth successful space tourism mission. Five paying customers and a company engineer boarded the new shepard capsule this morning soaring more than 2000 MPH. Now, once the group officially reached space, they were weightless for a few minutes while enjoying it out of the world view. Now, if you want to get on board the next flight, well folks, you gotta start saving while Blue Origin did not reveal the exact ticket price for today's launch. We learned that one seat sold at auction for $28 million astronauts though. Hannah astronauts 10 minutes of space. Space men and women. If I give you a bend, it doesn't make me a doctor. Yeah, I'm with you. I'm with you. All right, we'll say so. In another part of space, thankfully much farther away, a massive solar flare erupted from the sun this week. The blast was so powerful that it caused a short wave radio blackout with some pilots and boat captains even noticing the disturbance. The worst case scenario, powerful flares can be dangerous to satellites, power lines and astronauts. I think the real ones, the silver lining to this most recent blast. There's a chance the flare could cause a beautiful aurora in the sky. The eight year wait is finally over. This is really exciting guys. The US men's soccer team is headed to the World Cup Despite losing to Costa Rica yesterday, the team had to avoid losing by six goals or more in order to claim a spot in the championship. This will be the first men's World Cup appearance for the us since 2014. The team did not qualify for the previous men's World Cup in 2018. We'll find out tomorrow which nations the us team will battle first, but the games won't actually start until November in Qatar.