good evening, everyone. i m alison camerata. welcome to cnn tonight. we continue our live coverage of the historical day of a former president being arrested and arraigned this afternoon, donald trump faced 34 felony counts for falsifying business records in connection with the hush money payments to adult film star stormy daniels. hours later, and aggrieved donald trump appeared in front of a very friendly mega outfitted proud at mar-a-lago. i never thought anything like this. could happen in america never thought it could happen. the only crime that i have committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it. from there, he went on to spout his usual litany of lies and grievances. but that was the only part of today that was familiar. everything else we ve never before seen a former u. s president under arrest and walking into a courtroom sitting , with his defense team, having to answer to charges just as any other criminal defendants would so now
of all sides work smarter today so they can have more success. tomorrow. it s election night and cnn can project the janet produce a witch and milwaukee county circuit court judge will win a critical seat on the wisconsin supreme court, shifting the balance towards liberals for the first time in more than a decade. this is a consequential outcome since the state s highest court is getting ready to settle a legal battle over wisconsin s law that bans abortion. in nearly all circumstances. this race shattered spending records on the state judicial elections and shows how abortion is motivating voters nearly a year after roe versus wade was overturned, we can also project that progressive brandon johnson will become the next mayor of chicago , defeating paul vallas, a moderate democrat. johnson campaigned on promoting more detectives, arguing that solving
landing at little rock national airport. according to the f.a.a., the nose of the plane had significant damage and a gaping hole. luckily, no one was hurt. this brings to mind, of course, that incredible landing on the hudson river in 2009 when a flock of geese hit a u.s. airways flight and that flight landed safely. new this morning, a man hunt under way for two inmates who escaped from an upstate new york jail. authorities say 34-year-old eddie palmer and 34-year-old joseph lee mitchell removed a metal bar from their jail cell before jumping through a second story window. palmer was in custody for possession of stolen property and mitchell for federal drug charges. both are considered armed and dangerous. the battle over wisconsin s controversial union busting law not over yet. a judge now extending a restraining order against the law for at least two more months. she says she ll use the time to consider a complaint filed by senate democrats who say republicans passed the law illegal
are acting on qaddafi s orders. as usual, in libya, shep, the truth is out there, but it is awfully difficult to find. shepard: yeah, that is the truth. jonathan thanks very much. new round in the battle over wisconsin s plan to limit union rights. the democrats claim the republicans broke the law, plain and simple to pass that bill. now a judge has ruled on whether the measure can indeed take effect and we ll take you live to madison for new details. plus, finally something good out of japan. the dog that survived japan s earthquake and tsunami and apparently three weeks at sea floating on the roof of a house. we ll show you what happens when help finally arrives from the journalists of fox news. no april fools tonight. this is the fox report. also get a free flight.
she is probably the poster child for this activist judge, judicial branch that we have been hearing about for some years. now the senate s chief clerk testified today that the senate rules were followed and he believes that the senate rules trumped the state s open meetings laws which require 24 hour notification. the dayton county district attorney who is a democrat and who is bringing this case disagrees. shepard? shepard: there is a lot of talk about revenge around there. some want to yank the lawmakers right out of their jobs. you know, every single state senator out here who could be legally eligible for recall effort is thought subject of a recall effort. both democrat and republican alike. eight of them from each party. the case of one particular republican, wisconsin democrats have collected enough signatures to move the recall effort forward. shepard? shepard: mike tobin live madison, wisconsin tonight. thanks. japan s prime minister says he is ready for a long battle