conversations. two different takes on a controversial ruling out of texas, overturning fda approval of a drug used in medical abortions. we ll have much more about that and all the reaction to it just ahead. plus, local leaders in tennessee are working to reappoint two democratic lawmakers who were expelled from the state house there. and also ahead, former attorney general bill barr ranks the most pressing legal issues for donald trump and predicts another indictment is coming for the former president good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, april 10th i m alley i have day tally in for jonathan lemire. we begin with a string of gun violence over the holiday weekend including three mass shootings. it started in south carolina with a mass shooting at a beach during a high school graduation celebration. six were shot, including two teenagers. six were arrested on gun possession charges. in new orleans investigators are working to find a car who sp
investigation into former president trump has led to 34 felony charges. is the focus of house republicans. the house judiciary committee held a rare field hearing today in new york. g.o.p. members say alvin bragg s policies have contributed to the increasing violence in the city. democrats say today s event was all a political stunt. good evening, bryan. bret, good evening. republicans insist today s hearing was about how progressive district attorneys make america less safe. as for new york city crime victims well, they were just trying to be heard. there are hundreds and thousands of us. we don t give a damn about your politics. we don t care. victims of violent crime in new york city testified today against manhattan district attorney alvin bragg accusing bragg of pushing soft on crime policies that make the city less safe. bragg charged bodega owner jose alba with murder for killing a man in self-defense after he stabbed alba in his shop. the murder charge was later
continues right now. happy. chicago tonight is just the beginning. with our voices and our votes. we have ushered in a new chapter in the history of our city. good morning, everyone . you heard brandon johnson. there we are, following major election results overnight and two important places. chicago has picked a new progressive mayor. we re going to speak to brandon johnson live in a moment as he is preparing to take on the city s crime problem and monumental power shift in wisconsin is projecting that liberals will take control of the state supreme court. could have huge implications for abortion rights and future elections. china threatening to retaliate it s house speaker kevin mccarthy gets ready to meet with taiwan s president today, right here in the united states, but we re going to start with the former president after he is lashing out after he became the first ex president ever and u. s history to be charged with a crime or resident gave a primetime speech at mar-a
to important star stormy daniels karen macdougall and a door man at trump power. o2015 to 2017 payments. all 34 counts date back to 2017 only. as you can see here president trump pled not guilty to charges. the ex-president will will raised his fist and waived to audience. he returned to palm beach to defend himself unprecedented charges against him. i never thought anything like this could happen in america. never thought it could happen. the only crime that i have committed is so fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it. these radical left lunatics want to interfere with our elections by using law enforcement. we can t let that happen. trump used his address to go after manhattan d.a. alvin bragg calling the charges against him a political attack. the manhattan judge who presided over trump s arraignment warned the ex-president not to make any statements that could incite violence. the former president called him a quote trump hating judge. d.a. al
manhattan courthouse yesterday pleading not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records that is typically a misdemeanor. alvin bragg s strategy for elevating those charges appears to be a stretch legally and the case may not make it to a full trial, even the liberal media are seriously questioning the strength of this case. watch. if i had to characterize it it s disappointment. in terms of a case this being brought against a former president, it s a little underwhelming. there is not more to it. this is even weaker than i feared it would be. and i think it s easily subject being dismissed or a quick acquittal to trump. the fact the in the law, what is the crime that prosecutors are alleging escalated this from a misdemeanor to a felony? if this is the only pebble that gets thrown at donald trump, it s a very small pebble. and i do think it could the backlash against this pebble might cow other people who might otherwise have been courageous enough t