right now. he s nonviolent. he s never done anything please okay, and you don t believe he owns guns i know he doesn t own any guns a chilling 911 call from a woman who told dispatchers she was the mother of the louisville gunman unaware her son had purchased an assault-style rifle last week. the latest in an investigation straight ahead plus donald trump is back in new york this morning for a different legal issue, one with the state s attorney general and we ll have a recap of president joe biden s busy day in northern ireland. we ll take a look at what s on today s schedule all right, good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, april 13th. we start this morning in new york city where just one week after he was criminally charged there, donald trump was set for a deposition in a another lawsuit against him today. the former president is set to face questions related to a $250 million civil fraud case filed last year by new york attorney general l
and around the world, i m anna coren in hong kong. this hour on cnn newsroom. millions across america have already cast their ballots in the midterms and election day is more than two weeks away. ahead, why so many are voting early this year. xi jinping will lead china for five more years after securing a historic third term. we will tell you what this means for china and the world ahead in a live report from beijing. and later the viral respiratory illness known as rsv the symptoms that parents need to be aware of and what to do if your child has it. in just over two weeks u.s. voters will head to the polls and determine which party will control the house and senate. in 39 states nearly 6 million people have already cast early ballots and to win over those who haven t, politicians have been heating the campaign trail with urgency, among them president joe biden who will visit south florida on tuesday to take part in a rally for the democratic national committee. in t
good morning, everyone. it is saturday, october 22. i m amara walker. i m boris sanchez. you are live in the cnn newsroom. we are grateful you are starting your weekend with us. there is a growing health concern this morning for parents of young children as cases of a common respiratory virus known as rsv are surging across the country. listen to this. 74% of u.s. pediatric hospital beds are currently in use with capacity filling up faster than at any other point in the last two years of the coronavirus pandemic. cases are rising fast. during the first week of october, more than 4,400 rsv infections were detected by pcr tests, more than triple the levels were just two months ago, and some states are already in crisis mode. illinois only has 6% of pediatric icu beds left, and space is running out so fast at the connecticut children s hospital that they have had to treat patients in the hallway and in the play rooms. cnn s brian todd has more. the drive to the emergency r
As this judge in new york just found. Stand by. I want to go back to Kaitlan Collins who has been following the trump story for a while. What do you think, kaitlan . Is this really going to have an impact on trump . Is he going to continue to make these statements attacking various officials . Reporter ive talked to people in his orbit as these gag orders have been imposed. The one in washington is on a temporary hold, it appears. I posted this question. Is this something he can abid by. He doesnt listen to the advice. It is something they skirt around often. They would reath didnt say anything at all. At the would rather he didnt speak to reporters or going on truth social. We know this well. Donald trump and who he is and what he does. What is different is that were seeing him face consequences for the first time. And showing it is different when you walk into a courtroom and saying something than just posting it online or complaining about something. The line that his attorneys have
Or maybe republicans learned that its possible to get away with trying to subvert the will of the people which makes their apparent willingness to try it again this november all the more frightening. After all, as the saying goes, a failed coup is just practice. Joining me now democratic Congressman Conley of virginia is a member of the House Foreign Affairs committee and the house account ability committee. Welcome back. What does it mean to have a former president and Presumptive Republican nominee and his allies refused to commit to accept the 2024 president ial election . I think its a dagger at the heart of american democracy. This is truly a critical moment for americans who love their country. We have an absolute demigod will stop at nothing to try to get back in the white house with lots of enablers among republican ranks in congress and throughout the country. Americans have to understand the imminent threat he and that rhetoric represent. Do you have any worry about the possi