sunday where there might be the odd crack of thunder in northern ireland. we will get to that soon. here is the big picture. a large area of low pressure here is helping to draw in a warm atmosphere from the southern climes and it is spreading across the uk. it has already been the warmest day of the year so far in england, around 19 celsius. in the north of the country, still feeling the chill in scotland, it will be freezing mid morning on saturday. for most of us between four and 10 celsius and on some western coasts. lots of cloud across the north half of the uk. showers from the morning onwards across northern ireland, wales, the north west of england. the best of the weather this programme continues on bbc1. the chairman quits. he falls on his sword to protect the bbc reputation. questions remain about the mysterious £800,000 alone in the independence of the bbc. richard sharp says that the independent report into his appointment found only that he inadvertently broke
quick transition. indictment of news going so good morning, everyone. it s early. we re glad you re with us. let s get started with 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. he railed against prosecutors and the judge. there s a new sheriff in town is a new mayor in town. talking about chicago cnn projects that progressive brandon johnson has won. the runoff is going to join us live in the eight a.m. out. we re going to talk a lot about why he thinks he won what needs to be done in chicago, a sea change for wisconsin cnn projects the liberals will now hold the majority on the state supreme court a significant flip that could have major implications for abortion rights and future election and speaking of major implications for the international community speaker kevin mccarthy is defined china as he is prepari
viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m lynda kinkade. good to have you with us. ahead on cnn newsroom it s in the best interest of all to permanently deactivate the scorpion unit. activists hail a victory in the fight for police reform. it comes after the release of video showing the fatal beating of tyre nichols. details plus where the case against the officers involved goes from here. donald trump says he s even more angry about the direction of the country as he hits the campaign trail ahead of the 2024 u.s. presidential election. and he has advice for one of his potential rivals. and the australian open men s final is underway this hour. we ll break down the highlights of the match so far with cnn s sports coy wire. when 29-year-old tyre nichols is laid to rest this wednesday in memphis, tennessee, it will be in a city that no longer has a special police unit known as scorpion. activists had been demanding the anti-crime squad be terminat