not just saying this because they re here. they are the lifeblood of any hospital. it s why it works. and that s why these numbers are are so concerning lot of monday morning quarterbacking about you know what happened during the height of the pandemic in the beginning when we didn t know should you wear a mask? should we be spraying are male or what, have you we were doing it for the front line workers in the people who were like u two who were there and dr sanjay gupta as well. that s what we were doing it for. so um, you know, now we have a whole different idea about what was real and what was not. but certainly we were trying to help these people out here. you both all three of you. find a nose. i admire him. all three of you. i ll never forget the nurse david who cared for my thank you, dad and i see you for four months. he was there day and night. you nurses are so important. thank you. thank you . thank you. thank you admire you and sanjay this morning continues right
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
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
ruling to testify in the special counsel s january 6th investigation. pence is now poised to recount for the first time under oath. his conversations with donald trump leading up to the january insurrection. also tonight, kevin mccarthy leads a defiant show of force in the face of stern warnings from china, the speaker and a bipartisan delegation of u. s lawmakers holding a historic meeting with taiwan s president on american soil. speaking with top democrat who was in the room for the talks. and later this hour, we will go live to jerusalem amid rising tensions in the middle east. there are new fears that violence could boil over after israeli forces raid one of the holiest sites in islam for the second straight night. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is off today . i m alex marquardt in your in the situation room. let s get straight to our top story tonight. special counsel jack smith notches a major victory, securing a
front pages to here today. very busy. it s going to be our big story. our lead story today. hello, everyone. you see us katelyn polantz five things to know for this monday march 27th 2023 mass protests erupting in israel. as we just said it happened overnight, tens of thousands taking to the streets after prime minister benjamin netanyahu. fired his defense chief for opposing a plan to reform the country s judicial system. the big question what will the pm do now? also mississippi is cleaning up from a devastating tornado that hit over the weekend. more than two dozen people were killed. president biden has now declared a major disaster zone. also this morning we re tracking hollywood star jonathan majors has been released without bail in new york after being accused of domestic violence. the actors attorney says that he s innocent and claims the accuser has now recanted. her story will have more on that. and new overnight. silicon valley bank has a buyer . finally the f d i