going to balance of nature .com and don t forget to use discount code, cnn. hello everyone. i m fredricka whitfield in new york. welcome to the cnn newsroom and we begin in the middle east, where tensions are boiling over into bloodshed on what s considered some of the most sacred holy days of the year for the world s three major religions, recognizing easter, passover and ramadan. israeli defense forces launching major retaliatory strikes in both southern lebanon and gaza this morning targeting sites belonging to the palestinian military group hamas, and just moments ago, an official told cnn that the operations in the two areas are now over as long as there are no new rocket fires. and these attacks happened just hours after dozens of rockets were launched from lebanon in what s considered the largest barrage fired from there in nearly two decades. this all follows the israeli forces led raids earlier this week on one of islam s holiest sites. the al aqsa mosque in jerusale
i had no idea at the time. what was going on? i didn t know if it was like a police chase that ended up in a shootout. it was when i saw the teacher come out of the woods and the kids find her that my heart sunk. that was jason hoffman. he was on with us last hour. talking about just happened to be driving by the school and soft kids running, he says. out of the woods into their parents arms. he stopped traffic to help facilitate the whole thing, and then took some video of it. i mean, just horrific all the way around, the more we hear, the worse it gets, but it is. it s nice to see someone like that. who did take a heroic action that day who got involved and tried to help, even if he was downplaying his own role. we have a lot to get to this morning. good morning, everyone. poppy is off. we have new video. that shows young children escaping and running across the street during the school shooting in nashville, and we re learning alarming new details about the shooter s past
every year since i ve been governor. my message for folks around the world, you are seeing this migration with florida, texas, tennessee and other states attracting wealth and individuals and that trend is going to continue. todd: you re watching fox and friends first, i m todd piro. ashley: i m ashley strohmier in for carley shimkus. new fox poll shows desantis trailing former president trump by 32 points, nikki haley, vaf and robert f kennedy is chipping away at biden. republican presidential candidate vivek ramaswamy is in new york this morning and will be talking to us about the state of the race and the top issues at hand. todd: brooke singman has more on all of it. brooke: the florida governor s address come as supports suggest desantis will announce a 2024 presidential bid next month, joining candidates with asa hutchinson, the latest to announce. new fox news poll putting desantis behind former president trump as the republican preference. here at home, pres
had with the former president, leading up to that day when he and his family were forced to flee a mob demanding he be hanged. today former vice president pence dropped his appeal of the federal court decision ordering his testimony . this would be the first time that a former vice president testifies about his former boss and a criminal investigation. in this case, the boss who according to testimony before the january, 6th select committee, said he deserved to be hanged. you. if i were you, i would still be livid. with donald trump. i would be so furious. and i know you re a measured man. um but are you still angry? well i must tell you the president s words and tweet that day. we re reckless. endangered my family and all the people at the capitol. and i was angry. but you know, my christian faith tells me to be quick to listen. slow to speak and slow to become angry. and then the christian faith. forgiveness is not optional. forgiving is one thing for getting another. we l
alison camerata starts right now. good evening, everyone. i m alison camerata. welcome to cnn tonight, lots of developments today and many legal challenges facing donald trump, including former vice president mike pence , saying he will not fight the order to tell a grand jury about his conversations with president trump regarding january 6th. but there are many more cases, including one you may not be up to date on the begins in just two weeks. plus the grammy winning country musician who says country music can lead america out of its cycle of gun violence. catch c corps of the old crow medicine show is here tonight to explain how also pulse of the people. i sit down with six voters from different generations about the challenges that they face in today s job market and economy and who they blend. well, i think the tax cuts that happened under the reagan administration set us up . and so baby boomers had all this unprecedented prosperity that they thrived under, which is gre