lot going on. we re glad you re with us. let s get started with the five things to know for this wednesday, april 5th 2023 donald trump defiant after pleading not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records during a speech last night, he vowed to fight the charges and railed against the prosecutors and the judge. i ll let that sink in. what you just said is a lot and look at that. so their celebration, at least in chicago , there s a new mayor in the windy city senior projects that progressive brandon johnson has won the runoff in chicago. he s going to join us live right here on cnn this morning, eight o clock hour 88 a. m eastern time a seat change for wisconsin cnn projects, liberals will now hold the majority on the state supreme court. that is a significant flip that could have major implications for abortion rights and future elections. also house speaker kevin mccarthy is set to meet with the president of taiwan in california. today it s a rare meeting on
where the hurley family is fun, danny hurley his dad coached for years there at saint anthony s bobby hurley was the star of the family. danny was a good player. and first of the national championship as a coach. ainsley: amazing. congratulations. i love looking at the reaction of the people in the stands. brian: instead of tearing like light poles. will. ainsley: fantastic. tear them down. steve: no celebrating whether it comes to the march madness bracket because of all the upsets so many cinderella season april nobody got a perfect bracket. there will be winners but nobody got the perfect bracket. brian: women has had a great side too. record ratings for them yesterday or i should say on sunday. but, for uconn in particular they say they are the best program. five titles in 25 years. we ll see how it goes. and i will say this: this is the era of one and done for entire team. it s the name, image and likeness. you can establish a program in a year, get five guys o
north myrtle beach. and it is rising here in new york city. it s actually a beautiful day. ainsley: and, if you live in chicago, go vote early in the morning. i think they are expecting bad weather later this afternoon. steve: but, if it s chicago. ainsley: for mayor. steve: if it s chicago vote early vote often. ainsley: is that the slogan? steve: for many years. ainsley: polls just open. brian: important election in wisconsin as well. everyone is talking about what is happening in new york. steve: couple hours away from former president donald trump s unprecedented arraignment here in new york city where he will be arrested. brian: one report indicates he will have 34 felony counts it however the indictment remains under seal. a press conference from alvin bragg later. sources say he is not expected to be put in any handcuffs. ainsley: our fox news senior correspondent laura ingle got up early. she joins us outside of the court house. when i was dri
there s also the possibility that the judge could put into place a gag order for the former president. you just heard martha and valerie and trey talk about this and will undergo deep down that s what that will really mean for a man who is running for president currently. and, his supporters. people want to hear from him. most specifically they have to get it what words could he not saying that sort of thing. all important. i am harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. harris: no former or current or any president has ever been indicted. here is one of trump s attorneys with his expectations. it won t be a long day in court and one thinking and sure of is that he see you here today there ll be no guilty plea in this case is one thing i can guarantee you. i don t think this case is going to see a jury is going to go away on papery and i think there s a li keqiang as i will be made and should be in a successfully. harris: the former president not bringing in a