medicare. done. well this is cnn. the world s news network. top of the hour on this monday morning. hi, everyone. i m jessica dean. good to have you, jessica. i m jim sciutto. today a new york grand jury is reconvening as it continues to weigh potential charges against former president trump. might be seen indictment today. cnn is outside the courthouse. plus this happening right now. massive protests in israel not just protests, crippling union strikes, store and restaurant closures, even hunger strikes by several israeli mayors. all of this over prime minister benjamin netanyahu s planned overhaul of the judicial system , his firing of the country s defense minister for opposing him in that plan. is the u. s s closest ally in the region, moving further away from democratic principles. israelis fear so we re going to the latest from jerusalem. also today, another round of severe weather is expected to strike the southeast after devastating tornadoes ripped through the region
surround this historic moment as trump and the nation soon learned the charges, he will face words that russia hoped to never see. finland joins nato. this just happened moments ago. why this move reshapes europe include influence putin s invasion of ukraine plus plotted for months chilling you detailed in that mass shooting at a christian elementary school in nashville. these major stories and more all coming in right here to cnn news, central. you are looking at live pictures outside trump tower right now, as we are hours away from the arrest and arraignment of former president donald trump a first in america s history, and we have new details on exactly how today s events will unfold. cnn has just learned that the former president may speak to cameras in the hallway outside the courtroom before or after his arraignment. that s according to his attorneys. the judge overseeing this case is not allowing cameras to broadcast the official proceedings, but still photographers wi
many charges and will the former president say anything to the many cameras at the courthouse were on it. we want in nato to that is the message from ukraine this morning after the major news that finland officially joined the alliance what this means for the war and the world. brand new jobs. data just dropped what it says about the state of the u. s economy, these major stories and more right here on cnn news, central. in just a few hours. former president trump will turn himself in appearing before a judge and what you re looking at that in manhattan to be arraigned on criminal charges. it is a historic never before seen situation in the united states. you re looking at some live pictures outside the court and outside trump tower where donald trump spent the night cnn this morning, acre katelyn polantz and cnn senior legal affairs correspondent paula reid joins us from manhattan, caitlin. you have been there all morning since very, very early. can you give us a sense of wh
weekend weekend, every embracing for what s gonna happen this week. you ready for this week? we are expecting a very busy one. so let s get started with five things to know for this monday, april 3rd 2023 donald trump. set to arrive in new york today ahead of his arraignment tomorrow. trump facing more than 30 counts related to business fraud. also former arkansas governor asa hutchinson says he is now running for president. the former governor says that he has already also calling on trump to step out of the race. meanwhile, oil prices spiking overnight after opec plus announced a surprise cut in production. by the administration, slamming the move in their response. also this morning, nasa set to announce the astronauts chosen for it are two mission. it will be the first manned space flight around the moon in 50 years and go so tigers g e a u x the way we spell it in louisiana, by the way, all shoes women s basketball team as we say, lady tigers, if you re from louisiana ha
york s mayor and the nypd commissioner. prepares to address the media, drinking water and autism. a groundbreaking new study looks into the potential link and risks for pregnant women and their unborn babies. plus tonight is the night will it be yukon or san diego state? what you need to know before the final game of what has been a wild march madness, these major stories and more all coming in right now. to cnn news, central . live pictures now from palm beach airport in florida, where next hour former president donald trump is set to be wheels up and on his way here to new york city for historic moment. he is expected to be arraigned in a manhattan court tomorrow. we re getting new details of how this process will play out. the new york city mayor and the nypd commissioner will make a public safety announcement. the next hour, and donald trump is the first former president to face criminal a criminal indictment. all of this is connected to his alleged role in a hush money p