you just heard from a former israeli hostage negotiator highlighting the mounting pressure that is facing israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. this as defense secretary lloyd austin is on the ground in tel aviv right now. he is pressing israeli officials for more clarity on the war efforts as the civilian casualties in gaza continue to mount. and will the election lies change things. a judge ordered rudy giuliani to pay $150 million. we ll talk to one of the attorneys that represented the workers about that impact. and just as airports prepare for millions of people flying for the holidays, the transportation department fining southwest airlines $140 million for last december s historic travel meltdown. what transportation secretary pete buttigieg just told cnn about that fine. this hour of cnn this morning starts now. and we begin with the defense secretary lloyd austin in israel, preparing to meet with prime minister benjamin netanyahu at any moment. his trip t
examining spending cuts needed to. balance america s budget. west virginia senator joe manchin on what he s willing to support to unleash america s energy assets. plus, the people of east palestine, ohio, are still reeling after pete buttigieg showed up three weeks after the train derailment. and then claimed to be on private time as president biden jetted off to ukraine and poland. are you going down will? what s that? are you going down there at all? yes, i am. when are you going? i ll share that when i m ready. can i get a photo with you? maria: all of this as president trump headed to east palestine with water and supplies for the region. we have told you loud and clear you are not forgotten. you are not forgotten. we stand with you, we pray for you, and we ll stay with you in your night to help answer your fight to help answer and the accountability that you deserve. the community has shown the tough and resilient heart of america, and that s what it is.
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weekend weekend, every embracing for what s gonna happen this week. you ready for this week? we are expecting a very busy one. so let s get started with five things to know for this monday, april 3rd 2023 donald trump. set to arrive in new york today ahead of his arraignment tomorrow. trump facing more than 30 counts related to business fraud. also former arkansas governor asa hutchinson says he is now running for president. the former governor says that he has already also calling on trump to step out of the race. meanwhile, oil prices spiking overnight after opec plus announced a surprise cut in production. by the administration, slamming the move in their response. also this morning, nasa set to announce the astronauts chosen for it are two mission. it will be the first manned space flight around the moon in 50 years and go so tigers g e a u x the way we spell it in louisiana, by the way, all shoes women s basketball team as we say, lady tigers, if you re from louisiana ha