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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 the decision. And, it’s been a turbulent week for Elon Musk after SpaceX’s Starship Rocket explodes minutes after its test launch, Tesla’s stock plunges, and the Twitter purge of blue check marks of users who don’t pay. Also, voting systems company Smartmatic sues Fox News and Trump allies in a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit over their election fraud falsehoods. Smartmatic's attorney joins to discuss.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 to have one.Also this morning: three suspects are arrested in the wrong house, wrong driveway, and wrong car shooting cases. Plus, Governor DeSantis is losing Florida Congressional endorsements to Trump, the mystery in our skies is a lot bigger than we thought as the Pentagon reveals its tracking more than 650 potential UFO cases, and, a rare hybrid solar eclipse appears for the first time in a decade.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. And, the Supreme Court is expected to weigh in on the battle over access to the abortion pill, Mifepristone.Also this morning: Buffalo Bills star Damar Hamlin announces his plans to make a comeback following being fully cleared to return to the NFL three months after he suffered a cardiac arrest on the field, and, city investigators try to figure out what caused a parking garage to collapse in lower Manhattan, killing one person and injuring five others.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 McFarland announces Fyre Festival 2 is “Finally happening”. He joins to tell Don Lemon how.Also this morning: the historic Dominion vs. Fox News defamation lawsuit is set to begin, the FBI charges two men with operating a “secret police station” in NYC for the Chinese Government, Governor DeSantis floats the idea of putting a prison next to Disney World, embattled GOP Rep. George Santos announces his 2024 reelection bid, and, what to know on the last day to file taxes.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 sanctions the network for withholding evidence.Also this morning: Kaitlan Collins goes one-on-one with Kentucky Governor Beshear about the Louisville bank shooting and his call for tougher gun regulations, Trump files a $500M federal lawsuit against his former attorney Michael Cohen, NYC appoints the City’s first ever “Rat Czar”, 600,000 protest in France on the 12th day of unrest over pension reforms, and, Senator Dianne Feinstein asks to be temporarily removed from the Senate Judiciary Committee after facing pressure to resign because of her absence due to illness.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 running for President.Also this Morning: evacuation orders are issued as a huge fire burns at an Indiana recycling plant, Biden is to meet with the UK Prime Minister in Belfast for bilateral talks, workers are earning higher wages but are still grappling with inflation, Dominion seeks $1.68B in its historic defamation case against Fox News, and, will the new EV tax credits result in more EV’s on the road?To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Ireland to mark the Good Friday Accord anniversary.Also this morning: the DOJ asks the federal appeals court to stop a Texas judge's ruling that would suspend the use of a widely used abortion pill, the Pentagon assesses the scope of its recent classified documents leak, the US designates the WSJ reporter held in Russia for alleged spying as “wrongfully detained”, and, the City of Tampa gives Taylor Swift the honorary title of Mayor and a Key to the City of ahead of her concert there this week.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 during a gun violence protest.Also this morning: Rutgers University faculty and staff go on strike for the first time in the school’s 256 year history as workers demand better pay and job security, how “Judge” shopping impacts courts across America, and, Spanish Golfer Jon Rahm wins his first Green Jacket at the 2023 Masters.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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.  Stormy Daniels says she is "absolutely" willing to testify in the Manhattan DA's case against Donald Trump but doesn't think the charges against the former president are "worthy of incarceration."  In an exclusive interview with Poppy Harlow, JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon says the recent banking crisis has upped the odds of a recession.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices