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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

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 during a gun reform protest.Also this morning: Poppy Harlow sits down with JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon for his first interview since the banking crisis, CNN goes inside a nuclear-powered warship put on alert after Speaker McCarthy meets Taiwan’s president on US soil despite China’s threats, Hugh Jackman warns fans to use sunscreen amid a skin cancer scare, pension reform protesters storm BlackRock offices in Paris, and Israeli forces raid Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque for a second time just hours apart, as Ramadan and Passover, overlap.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Vallas. And, liberals now hold the majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, in a significant flip that could have major implications for abortion rights and future elections.House speaker Kevin McCarthy is set to meet with the president of Taiwan in California, in a rare meeting on American soil. China is already threatening to retaliate. Plus, Tiger Woods teases a possible Masters retirement, a “large and extremely dangerous tornado” hits Missouri, and the Nashville officers who responded to last week’s deadly school shooting speak out.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 across the North and Midwest. And, Chicago voters head to the polls in a tight Mayoral runoff.Also this morning: the NYC Mayor warns Trump supporters to “Control yourselves”, Trump plans a Mar-a-Lago speech hours after his historic court appearance, how much data the Chinese spy balloon was able to transmit to Beijing, police say the Nashville school shooter planned the massacre for months, and, Democrat lawmakers in Tennessee face expulsion over joining a gun violence protest.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 announce the astronauts chosen for it's first manned space flight around the moon in 50-years. Also this morning: Oil prices surge overnight after OPEC+ announce a surprise cut in production, inside Trump’s rocky relationship with the Supreme Court, Senator John Fetterman recounts his “Downward Spiral” before his depression treatment, and LSU take home their first NCAA women’s championship title.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 happen to Trump next.Also this morning: the security concerns ahead of Trump’s court appearance next week, a safety team is probing the chopper crash that killed nine US troops in Kentucky, the CDC team got sick studying the effects of the Ohio toxic train crash, a Marine veteran freed from Russia responds to the detainment of an American journalist over allegedly spying in the country, and the jury in the Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash lawsuit reaches its verdict.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 health scare that has put Pope Francis in hospital.Also this morning: Trump fights the federal judges’ ruling ordering his top aides to testify about January 6, two US Army helicopters have crashed in Kentucky during a training flight, Elon Musk joins dozens of tech leaders signing a letter hoping to slow the progress of artificial intelligence over risks to society, Kentucky lawmakers enact a bill banning youth gender-affirming care, and Minnesota residents are evacuated after a train carrying ethanol derails and catches fire.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 6 investigation. And, former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is set to testify on Capitol Hill about Starbucks’ alleged efforts to block unions.Also this morning: inside America’s gun culture – what motivates Americans to own assault-style weapons? Plus, a Colorado casino worker is accused of a $500,000 heist, Senators press regulators about why Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, Dominion wants Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson to take the stand in their defamation lawsuit against Fox News, and, the fictional bands from movies and TV that hit it big.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 following mass protests. And, NASA says five planets will align starting tonight, but you won’t need binoculars to see them - just look up.Also this morning: a crucial witness in the Trump hush money case testifies before the grand jury for a second time. Plus, Evanston, Illinois adds a cash option to its landmark reparations program, there’s new unrest in France over Macron's increase to the retirement age with protesters vowing mass demonstrations to shut the country down, and, Prince Harry and Elton John take the Daily Mail publisher to court in privacy lawsuits.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 innocent, and claims the accuser has now recanted her story. And, beleaguered Silicon Valley Bank has a buyer for its remaining assets and loans.Also this morning: Putin plans to put tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, the House GOP doubles down on their Manhattan DA oversight efforts, at least 26 people have been killed after tornados hit Mississippi and Alabama, Elon Musk suggests Twitter is now worth half what he paid for it, a fake AI-generated photo of the Pope in a puffer coat goes viral, adding to growing fears of tech tools being used for misinformation, and, the men’s final four is set in March Madness.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices