town sweet 16 party. fox defamation trial delayed just hours before opening statements . is this a sign a settlement could be near. and spacex boss elon musk, downplaying expectations with his company about to launch the most powerful rocket ever built. good monday morning to you welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. we begin with carnage at a sweet 16 birthday party in a small southern town. four people were killed, nine injured, some critically in this rampage saturday night. indeed ville alabama so far, authorities have not released details about a suspect or a motive. but overnight we did learn the name of one of those killed kiki smith, who was a student athlete athletic manager on the high school s track team. for more on another of the victims. a star athlete, let s go to cnn s isabel rizal is indeed ville. i spoke with michael taylor, who is the assistant football coach over a day ville high school. and he says th
morning. we re just talking. do you think they should settle? i was saying to pop in there like go. i didn t even have time to answer that. i mean, it s fast fox news, by the way in dominion. what do you think? fascinating. i think they have a lot to weigh in whether lives are going to a good start morning, everyone said. there s a lot lot to wait here. you know , i think there is a value and a trial and there s also risk in a trial. yeah we ll see. we ll see . we re going to update you on all of that. good morning, everyone, caitlin today it s just popping i so we re gonna get started with the five things to know for this monday, april 17 2023. we re going to start with the dominion trial that dominion trials start, though. in that box defamation trial abruptly delayed until tomorrow . the wall street journal is reporting its because fox is making a late effort to settle we ll get into that. also, protesters taking to the streets of kansas city after a 16 year old was shot a
delayed until tomorrow settlement would avoid weeks of further embarrassment for fox, including testimony by its highest profile stars and executives. there s something about being on the eve of trial that can really sober up both parties. it s a reality. another mass shooting this time at an alabama sweet 16 birthday party. it appears that someone just started firing from within, and then he just saw the bodies of teenagers dropping do exactly what we need to do to ensure justice brought to those families. these children had very great features. they just wanted to have fun. the blame game continues in sudan over who exactly is responsible for this fresh round of violence. the majority of fighting is happening in the capital of cartoon as the country s army and paramilitary groups fight for control. people in sudan want democracy. sudan needs to return to that path. kansas city community protests after 16 year old ralph yaro was shot. this is not something that has been dism
joining us here in the united states and all around the world . i m rosemary church just ahead on cnn newsroom. we re learning more about some of the victims of a mass shooting at a sweet 16 birthday party in alabama details along with the message from police as they search for a suspect. congress is returning from a two week break with a high stakes debt ceiling standoff looming in d. c will president biden budges republicans ready a spending cut bill with strings attached, plus chaos in khartoum, fierce fighting between rival generals in sudan has left hopes for a peaceful transition to civilian rule. in tatters. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with rosemary church. well the new school week starts in a few hours here in the united states . one community will be facing it with a sense of loss, both impossible to explain. and yet all too common dave will. alabama is the latest city grappling with a mess shooting. police say four people were killed at a sweet 16 bi
morning continues right now. done. my nephew is alive. yes healing. it is not the story that that individual intended for us to tell you that right? there is a lot of hate. yeah right. here is a lot of love. love versus hate . disappoint they were making good morning, everyone. we re so glad you re here. caitlin is off protests and outrage in kansas city after a homeowner shot a black teenager. police say the team went to the wrong house by mistake when he was just trying to pick up his younger brothers to talk to you about the fox news to many in trial, it is delayed. there s new reporting. the network is trying to settle out of court with dominion voting systems. we re live outside the courthouse for you. brand new cnn reporting this morning. we re learning supreme court justice clarence thomas is going to make some changes to his financial disclosure forms after a real estate deal with the gop mega donor came to light this morning calls for justice across the country after