Presents blue carbon natures, hidden power premiers tomorrow night at nine eastern end pacific, only on cnn good morning and welcome to the best de of the week. It is saturday, april 20. Good to have you with us proceed in this morning. Im victor black wash. Just pictures opinion. I love it. Im amara walker. I love my sundays. Heres what were working on for you this morning. Were just hours away from a rare saturday session in congress to pass a critical 95,000,000,000. 04 aid package package backed by Speaker Johnson, but it could cost the republican his speakers gavel for sliding or depending on the democrats for their votes inside the deep divide in house and with The Middle East already on edge after strikes in israel and iran, what were learning about a series of deadly explosions at an iranbacked militia based in iraq. Thats ahead in life report happening today, former President Trump is set to make his First Campaign appearances since a jury was selected in his historic Hush Mon
Pictures coming in from that the lead with jake tapper starts right now cnn Breaking News and welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper and we begin today with multiple breaking stories. All of which will have wideranging impacts on the 2024 election and moments from now and florida, former President Donald Trump will welcome the House Speaker mike johnson. To his maralago resort. The two men are holding a Press Conference in which they will discuss. They say election security, though we should note the last time the two teamed up on this issue they worked to try to undermine the 2020 election. So skepticism may be warranted. We are told the two Republican Leaders are expected to highlight the issue of non in citizens voting in federal elections. And if youre thinking, doesnt federal law already van, noncitizens from voting in federal elections, you would be correct. It is true but some municipalities allow noncitizens to vote in some local elections, like the mayor of tacoma park, maryland.
some of the israeli hostages who were seized by hamas during the group s deadly raids into israel in october, are due to be released. paving the way, for the first time in seven weeks, a temporary ceasefire between israel and hamas has begun. hamas which is designated a terrorist group by the uk has pledged to release 50 israeli hostages. in return israel will release 150 palestinian prisoners. let s look at the timings for the day. the ceasfire got underway at 5am this morning uk time. 13 of the 50 israeli hostages are due to be released at 2pm, at the rafah crossing. and within two hours, by lipm, 39 palestinians are due to be released at a west bank checkpoint. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. as the sun rose over the gaza strip the new truce brought relative calm. and soon, after nearly seven weeks of brutal fighting, and soon, after nearly seven weeks of brutalfighting, people and soon, after nearly seven weeks of brutal fighting, people were on t
politics i am the president, but i am also a dad joe biden, in the complicated pander and chief candidates for reelection and concern father as his son sits inside of delaware courtroom facing criminal charges brought by it biden, justice department plus file and error. donald trump s conviction on criminal charges rallies republicans to his side while democrats are divided on this question, is branding trump with a convicted felon label, help or hurt their chances at stopping has returned to the white house and capitol hill flash at this hour, republicans are grilling dr. anthony fauci on his tough and controversial decisions during the covid pandemic. i m dana bash so let s go behind the headlines and inside politics we start right now. we are going to go right up to capitol hill and we re going to get into that hearing. marjorie taylor greene is questioning dr. anthony. good okay. we ll we ll take that as a you don t know what you represent. this as director of the nih
all so much for joining us. we ll see you tomorrow live from atlanta, seen a news node, abby phillip starts right now right here in new york. are we watching an omen of what november may brain? that s tonight on newsnight cnn s breaking news good evening. i m abby phillip in new york moments ago, a major cnn projection in the race, the entire political world s attention has been fixated on tonight. jamaal bowman is now officially out of a job. the squad member losing two tonight to george latimer. it is an important marker and it shows the potential political power and parallel of the war in gaza. it also shows the candidates aren t taking a dramatic risk perhaps when they alienate jewish voters. bowman is younger, more high-profile. he s a key fixture was thought to be the ryzen wing of the democratic party alongside fellow new yorker alexandria ocasio-cortez, rachida to leave. and also ilhan omar but he is now on the losing end of the most expensive house primary in ame