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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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