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President Joe Biden is set to run for reelection in 2024. Sources tell CNN it will be official as soon as next week, with a video announcement planned for Tuesday. Plus, involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin relating to the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the ‘Rust‘ movie set are about to be dismissed. We’ll update you on new evidence the special prosecutor says led to t...

A tornado outbreak strikes Oklahoma. Meteorologist Derek van Dam tracks the erratic storm that has put 50 million Americans under a severe weather threat. Plus, the Supreme Court delays its decision on access to widely used abortion pill Mifepristone until tomorrow. And, Twitter says it's going to remove blue check marks from its accounts in a push by the company to have people pay a monthly fee t...

Fox News agrees to settle Dominion’s defamation lawsuit over its lies about 2020 election fraud just as the case is about to be heard. It’s costing the network $787 million, but Fox will not be required to acknowledge lying to its viewers on air. Plus, as a Senate Armed Services Committee is set to hold a hearing about UFOs, a former US Navy fighter pilot joins to talk about his close encounters....

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appeals his detention in a Moscow courtroom. The US maintains he is being wrongfully detained by Russia on espionage charges. Plus, a white homeowner in Kansas City is charged with assault for shooting black teenager Ralph Yarl, after he mistakenly knocked on the wrong door while attempting to pick up his sibling. And, infamous organizer Billy McFarlan...

The defamation trial pitting Fox against Dominion voting is delayed until Tuesday. Is Fox trying to settle?  Protestors take to the streets in Kansas City after a 16-year-old is shot and wounded by a homeowner after the teen went to the wrong address. He was trying to pick up his little brother.  The US carries out a helicopter raid in Syria, killing a senior ISIS leader and two others.    To lear...

A federal appeals court partially blocks a Texas judge's ruling on widely used abortion pill Mifepristone. Though the FDA approval of the drug stands for now, other limitations have been put in place. Plus, the first clues about who has been leaking US government secrets from the Pentagon. And, jury selection begins in the Dominion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, as the judge in the trial san...

Louisville police release dramatic body camera video from Monday's mass shooting inside of a bank. The police chief says his officer’s actions saved lives. Plus, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sues congressman Jim Jordan, the House Judiciary Committee chair, who is trying to challenge his investigation into the prosecution of Trump. And, Republican Senator Tim Scott takes a step towards r...

A bank employee kills five co-workers and injures eight in a shooting spree in Louisville, Kentucky, after recently being told he was going to be fired. Plus, the “Tennessee Three” are closer to being made whole, as Nashville Council votes to reinstate expelled Democratic lawmaker Justin Jones, ahead of tomorrow’s vote on reinstating Rep. Justin Pearson. And, President Biden is set to visit Irelan...

The DOJ appeals a federal judge's ruling halting FDA approval of a widely used abortion pill. Plus, the Pentagon investigates a leak of what appears to be classified documents about the Ukraine war, and key US allies. And, Nashville City Council is set to hold a meeting to discuss potentially reappointing ousted Democrat Justin Jones to his State House seat after his expulsion for breaking rules d...

Tennessee's Republican-led house expels two of its Democratic members for violating house rules during a gun-reform protest.  Escalation in the Middle East, as Israel launches air strikes into southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip after a barrage of rocket attacks were reported in Israel. The Biden Administration proposes a rule that would forbid a ban on trans athletes but would allow exceptions. ...

Former Vice President Mike Pence announces he will not appeal a judge's order to testify about Trump’s actions and conversations he witnessed leading up to January 6. Plus, San Francisco police are investigating the stabbing death of cash app founder Bob Lee. And, the Tennessee House plans to vote today to expel three of its Democratic members. Republicans want them out for violating House rules d...

A defiant Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records relating to alleged hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. In a post-hearing speech, Trump vowed to fight the charges, and railed against the prosecutors and the judge. Plus, Mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson joins CNN This Morning live after winning the Chicago runoff against Paul V...

Donald Trump makes a last minute change to his legal team ahead of his expected surrender to face criminal charges in the Stormy Daniels hush money probe. No TV cameras will be allowed in court, but photographers will be allowed to take pictures before proceedings begin. Plus, millions of Americans face the threat of severe weather, including tornadoes, spanning areas that were recently hard-hit a...

Donald Trump is set to arrive in New York today ahead of his arraignment tomorrow. He’s facing more than 30 counts related to business fraud. The presiding judge is considering whether to all allow cameras in the courtroom. Plus, former Republican Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson says he’s running for President, and that he’s has already called on Trump to step out of the race. And, NASA is set to...

A Manhattan grand jury indicts Trump on more than 30 counts related to business fraud, stemming from the hush money case involving Stormy Daniels. The NYPD is on high alert with all members of the force being told to report today in uniform, while House Republicans and loyalists rally around the former president, blasting the indictment as a political attack. We’ll tell you what's expected to happ...

A Wall Street Journal reporter has been arrested in Russia, accused of espionage. Russia's main security agency alleges Evan Gershkovich was collecting information about the country's military industrial complex. Plus, DeSantis vs. Disney: the legal trick that puts the Florida Governor's new handpicked board overseeing Disney, in a potential bind. And, CNN is live in Rome with the latest on the he...

New body camera footage shows what two hero national police officers confronted when they took down the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville elementary school on Monday. Police tell CNN Audrey Hale legally bought 7 guns despite being under a doctor’s care for an “emotional disorder”. Plus, former Vice President Mike Pence has been ordered by a federal judge to testify in the DOJ’s January...

A former student kills three 9-year-olds and three adults in a mass shooting at a Nashville elementary school. While the shooter's gender identity is unclear, police told CNN Audrey Hale was assigned female at birth and used ‘male pronouns’ on social media. Plus, tensions ease in Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backs off from his push to overhaul the country's judicial system follow...

Mass protests erupted in Israel overnight with tens of thousands of people taking to the streets after Prime Minister Netanyahu fired his defense chief for opposing a plan to reform the country's judicial system. What will the PM do now? Plus, Hollywood star Jonathan Majors has been released without bail in New York after being accused of domestic violence. The actor’s attorney says that he's inno...

The US launches an airstrike in Syria after a drone attack kills an American contractor and wounds five US Service members. The Pentagon suspects the drone was of “Iranian origin”. Plus, Trump defense lawyer Evan Corcoran is to testify before the grand jury in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation, and is reportedly not intending to plead the Fifth. And, Utah bans under-18s from using...

New legal trouble for Trump - his attorney in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation has been directed to testify in front of the grand jury on Friday. Plus, the CEO of TikTok will testify on Capitol Hill this morning to save the App from a potential US ban. And, the Federal Reserve raises rates by a quarter-point, but signals a pause is near. Also this morning: Los Angeles cleans up fr...

Trump faces two intensifying investigations - the special counsel in the classified documents probe has evidence to suggest Trump used his attorney to further a crime, and in New York, the grand jury in the Stormy Daniels hush money case is set to reconvene today ahead of a potential vote to indict the former president. Plus, all eyes are on the Federal Reserve Chairman and his decision on whether...

The NYPD is on alert today in response to Trump's call for protests ahead of his possible indictment, with a source telling CNN all officers are expected to be in uniform, ready to deploy. Plus, a massive strike shuts down Los Angeles public schools as 3,000 school workers walk off the job for at least three days. And, Russia's President Putin and China's President Xi Jinping are set to continue t...

New York City prepares for unrest as Trump calls for protests ahead of his arrest he says will happen tomorrow, in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. Plus, another rollercoaster week for financial markets begins as Swiss regulators announce UBS is buying Credit Suisse. And, Vladimir Putin plays host to Chinese President Xi Jinping in a high-stakes meeting about Ukraine, just days after the Intern...

President Xi heads to Moscow for the first time since Putin invaded Ukraine, amid growing concerns that China is considering providing Russia with weapons. Plus, two-dozen Mar-a-Lago staffers have been subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury in the special counsel’s classified documents investigation. And, as First Republic faces a crisis of confidence from investors and customers, the r...