viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, donald trump s new court battle, a new york city columnist set to take the stand today, accusing the former president of rape. debt ceiling drama in d.c., a vote in the house could happen in the coming hours. but republican leaders are struggling to get support for their plan, as the u.s. default clock ticks down. plus, the taliban take down the mastermind of a deadly suicide bombing that killed 13 american troops at the kabul airport during the chaos of the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. and we begin this hour in new york, where the woman suing former president donald trump for battery and defamation in a civil trial is expected to take the sand in the hours ahead. a source says e. jean carroll is set to testify about her allegations that trump raped her
randi weingarten expected to get grilled on capitol hill. new report out on response to covid calling collective national incompetence. many. schools could have been opening earlier. rodgers newest member of the jets. bidding heart felt farewell to green bay. aaron one of the best quarterbacks to play this game. we re excited to add someone of his character and his ability everything you re doing right now making me crazy i want to kiss you on the dance floor. steve: 7:01 if you look live at myrtle beach, south carolina right now. if you are out there, one of those folks on the beach, it a gorgeous start to the day. it s currently 60 degrees. they are going for a high of 71 down there. and, look, the pink sky over south carolina. beautiful pam met toe company nice day to start our wednesday hour two of fox & friends. ainsley: beaches are so great down there they are large and flat hard sand. steve: you can ride a bike. ainsley: you can walk on it and
states and all around the world . you re watching cnn newsroom and i m rosemary church just ahead new details about some of the victims from a mass shooting at a sweet 16 birthday party in alabama how some members of the community are remembering those who were lost. fighting in sudan enters a third day as the army and paramilitary groups struggle for power will look at the toll it s taking on civilians and g seven foreign ministers meet in japan two days after an explosive object was thrown at that country s prime minister will show you the dramatic video of the moment a bodyguard jumped into action. from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with rosemary church. thanks for joining us with the new school week starts in just 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 day ville alabama is the latest city grappling with a mess shooting. police say four people were killed at a sweet
bianca nobilo, max foster joining you live from london just ahead on cnn newsroom. four lives were lost in the tragic event that occurred here and david. what we ve built with is something that no community should have to endure. we are seeing a historic refugee crisis across the western hemisphere. nearly 90,000 migrants have made the track so far, all of them on their way to the u. s southern border. a power struggle between the two most powerful general in sudan. there is a shared deep concern about the fighting violence that s going on without . hi from london. this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is monday, april the 17th nine am here in london. three am indeed ville, alabama. another community is now mourning the loss of children at the hands of gun violence. investigators in dade villa working to find who is responsible for a deadly shooting that killed at least four people and injured 28 others at a sweet 16 birthday party. some of the victims ha
know, we don t have any gun violence here. we re going to have to really be a family now, have counseling for kids it s going to take a while to recover from this. that s a high school football coach from dadeville, alabama, the latest american town rocked by a deadly mass shooting, this one at a 16-year-old s birthday party. we ll have the latest on the shooting and the reaction to more gun violence straight a ahead. plus, the legal fight over abortion medication will go before the supreme court we ll break down the new developments in the case. and also ahead, new reporting on the wealthy donors that are now backing away from ron desantis and why they re ditching the florida governor before he even gets in to the 2024 presidential race good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, april 17th i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin today with another american community in mourning following a deadly mass shooting four pe