breaking news this hour on the 2024 race. the gop field is about to get more crowded. florida governor ron desantis set to announce his candidacy. we have new details on exactly how he plans to do it and with whom. plus a teenager now charged with threatening to kill or harm a president. the suspect set to make his first appearance in front of a judge. we ll take you live outside the courthouse. and texas lawmakers scheduled to vote today on a bill that would require the ten commandments be posted in every classroom in the state. it s all part of a national effort to insert religion into public life. we are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. well, the race to become the next republican presidential nominee is about to get more crowded, heated, and interesting. after months of speculation, we now know that florida governor ron desantis will announce his 2024 white house campaign on twitter with elon musk
effort to insert religion into public life. we are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. well, the race to become the next republican presidential nominee is about to get more crowded, heated, and interesting. after months of speculation, we now know that florida governor ron desantis will announce his 2024 white house campaign on twitter with elon musk tomorrow. the announcement will take place at 6:00 p.m. eastern time on twitter spaces, where the site s users can participate in audio conversations. we have team coverage of this breaking political news. we begin with cnn s jessica dean. jes jessica, i wonder why this choice as his first step in the announcement and what we expect to see tomorrow? reporter: i think, jim, today