nashville and the vote to expel three democratic lawmakers from the state house when jose diaz-balart reports starts now. good morning, 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific, i m jose diaz-balart right now unfolding in tennessee, demonstrators are flocking to the state capitol as republicans push to expel three democrats for participating in a gun safety protest inside the general assembly we ll take you live to nashville. in missouri, at least five people were killed after a massive tornado ripped through the southeastern region of that state as yet another string of wild weather tears through the country. we are following new developments in the special counsel s probe into former president trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election former vice president mike pence now one step closer to testifying before the grand jury this morning, u.s. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are in taiwan as beijing pushes back against the recent show of solidarity we ll take
lot going on. we re glad you re with us. let s get started with the 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 and railed against the prosecutors and the judge. i ll let that sink in. what you just said is a lot and look at that. so their celebration, at least in chicago , there s a new mayor in the windy city senior projects that progressive brandon johnson has won the runoff in chicago. he s going to join us live right here on cnn this morning, eight o clock hour 88 a. m eastern time a seat change for wisconsin cnn projects, liberals will now hold the majority on the state supreme court. that is a significant flip that could have major implications for abortion rights and future elections. also house speaker kevin mccarthy is set to meet with the president of taiwan in california. today it s a rare meeting on
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
arthel. arthel: hello eric, hello everyone i am arthel neville. two other major stories we are filing for you at this hour buried the blizzard warnings in southern california, the first in san diego history and the first in l.a. in 34 years as a massive winter storm slams the region with heavy rain, wind, and snow and some parts. president biden back home from historic overseas trip only to face a familiar headache, inflation spiking again. raising concerns the fed may hike interest rates longer than expected. we have fox news team coverage on all of these stories. trey isn t ukraine. nicole in l.a. on the wild weather there. the first lucas tomlinson but lucas is light at the white house, lucas. arthel hi inflation introduce savings increasing credit card debt with higher interest rates means more americans are feeling the squeeze. we do not have a tell our viewers they feel it every day. now have new economic data shows inflation is getting worse. let s take a look. the p
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