will: did for everyone but you. ainsley: great to be at work. pete: tomorrow is april 18th. it is just finishing their taxes. ainsley: so is everyone else. so stressful. pete: bank statement. ainsley: are yours in? have you completed yours? pete: yes, i need an extension. will: i need extension. it is in my inbox. i need do digital signatures. pete: how about you? ainsley: all mine are finished. done. which is a good feeling. all right, it is 6:01 on the east coast. the house judiciary committee is in new york city this morning to hold a field hearing on violent crime. will: crime victims will testify about the direct impact alvin bragg s policies have had on their lives. alexandria hoff joins us in washington with more. d.a. bragg is calling this is a political stunt which is a term we have heard republicans describe his prosecution of former president trump. spent thousands ton that while declining to prosecute 1200 felony cases last year up from 828
when the weather is good. a golf driving range and now a tent city that will only get larger. first wave after arriving from texas. it will be more than more like the city providing three meals a day. fluff and fold laundry service. phones, video games, wifi and popcorn machines for the initial 500 men housed there. eric adams saying the key word here is care. history of this country has always been tied to welcome in those who are fleeing harm. that is the spirit of this country. it must be done in an organized way and i believe that we will always be responsible as new yorkers to make sure whoever comes here we re going to do our job and that s what we ve done. i think new york has been a role model on how to effectively use our infrastructure to address the crisis and make sure we treat people in a humane way. that s what we have done. dana: laura engel is live on randall s island. what have you seen today? we haven t seen any buses yet. today is the day that the
we ll have a foerk on to what to expect. also this hour a cnn exclusive. bri brittney griner s wife. we want to welcome the viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. alleged pressure on a former white house aird that gave bombshell testimony to the house january 6 select committee. congressional correspondent ryan nobles is working the story. tell us what you re picking up. reporter: we are learning about the committee s concern that witnesses to the investigation could be intimidated by former members of the trump administration, pips the president himself. one witness they re concerned about is cassidy hutchinson. witness intimidation is a serious focus. cnn learned that the examples of possible witness intimidation on tuesday directed at the witness cassidy hutchinson. you will do the right thing when you go in for your deposition. i think most americans know that atfrlting to influence witnesses to testif
dozen states in the middle of legal battles over a abortion bans. and now some states are bracing for an influx of patients across state lines. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with michael holmes. we begin in ukraine where a u.s. supply advance weapon is reportedly starting to gain traction on the battlefield. the senior u.s. defense official says ukraine has used the high rocket launchers to take out russian command posts and other targets. at least four of those systems are already in ukraine. four more on the way. meanwhile, president zelenskyy accusing russia of terrorism following friday s missile strikes on a residential area near odesa. at least 21 people were killed. 40 others wounded. zelenskyy also says no one should buy russia s usual spin on attacks like this one. three missiles hit an ordinary residential building. a nine story building in which no one hid weapons, military equipment or ammunition. as russian propaganda and officials always te
Brian happening right now defense forces. Responding to terrorists overnight. The israelis say they are now in full control of the border with gaza. Took long enough, killing 1500 fighters who infiltrated into israel. Ainsley day four of the war. Hundred murdered in israel including at least 11 americans. Egyptian Security Officials are confirming strikes near the crossing into rafah, gaza. Idf forces told gazaens to evacuate. Though through that border before it closed earliy theyre morning. Sirens are now going off in southern israel. Steve the people there are getting used to it, unfortunately. Israeli police releasing video from A Gun Battle Yesterday as they try to rescue Wounded Soldiers. Watch this. [explosions. Steve oh, man. Later today meanwhile here in this country, President Biden will address the nation at 1 00 this afternoon as four American Families search for answers about their loved ones who are among the more than 150 being held hostage in gaza. Lawrence im here on c