Peril and from a products all backed by our guarantee, accustoming. Com rahel solomon in new york and this is cnn Closed Captioning brought to you by meso mesobook. Com if you or a loved one have mesothelial will send you a free book to answer questions you may have call now and well come to you, 808 to 14000 this is cnn Breaking News we begin this hour with Breaking News. Former President Donald Trump has Just Announced that despite hedging and saying that he potentially may skip it, he does plan to go ahead with the debate with Vice President Kamala Harris just two weeks from today, he made this official just moments ago, posting on truth social that he has reached an agreement to face off with harris in their first headtohead debate . On september 10 on abc. And for more on this, lets bring in cnns kristen holmes. Kristen, tell us what youre learning well, brianna, that what were told is that this impasse between the harris and Trump Campaign appears to be over and the big remember
The cost already off the charts. More than the gdp of some entire countries. And the dramatic rescue of a 52yearold israeli hostage grabbed from a tunnel in southern gaza, raising new hopes for the 108 people still being held by hamas. What were learning about how the idf pulled it off. So much to get to but we start in georgia where democrats are suing the State Election Board over new rules they say will sow chaos and uncertainty election day. The rules allow Election Boards in 159 counties to make what they call reasonable inquiries about the vote count before certifying the results, but the rules dont explain what reasonable actually means. The lawsuit alleges that even individual Board Members can have the power to delay certification while they hunt for Election Irregularities and then a Battleground State like georgia that could mean holding up not just the state results, but potentially, then, National Results as well. All of it coming as trump keeps fueling the idea that the o
today on inside politics, exclusive new cnn reporting about an immunity deal for a fake bear of electors. new details that make clear the trump special counsel s january 6th investigation is picking up speed. plus, joe biden hardly ever says it, donald trump wants to steer clear of it. mike pence wants to put every single republican on record about it. one year after dobbs erased roe, abortion is front and center in the 2024 campaign. and damning if true, accusations against the justice department. irs whistleblowers bullet point how they say the do j block ed the hunter biden investigation at every turn. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. up first, jack smith plays hardball. cnn s new exclusive reporting breaking right now. it takes us inside the special counsel s investigation into the insurrection. the big takeaway tromwhat cnn is learning, federal investigators are getting important questions answered about the trump plot to overturn the 2020 elec
r.f.k. jr. would like to see debates, but joe says no. hiding biden again teachers union boss, randi weingarten expecting to get grilled. teachers should have been back to work as soon as possible. aaron rodgers bids fare well to green bay. we are all excited to add someone of his character and ability.ndability.and ability. brian: that is billy joel singing uptown girl and it is appropriate. billy joel would have named it longer island, the indians would have or native americans, whatever we re calling them now. this was not written about christie mcpherson, it was written about elle mcpherson. ainsley: i was at a concert and christie brinkley was there on the front row and they shined the spotlight on her. she was in front of the stage on the end on the corner. and i love christie brinkley, as a child, i thought she was see gorgeous, still is. brian: whatever moisturizer she is using is working. ainsley: there are some ladies you want to know who the
good morning. hopefully you re awake. making breakfast having your coffee coffee? welcome to cnn this morning. it is sunday. i hope you re not drinking coffee? actually me just coffee it off because you don t drink coffee. you don t want anyone else to do it right. morning. tea would be nice, right? i don t like taste. there we are. i m victor blackwell. thanks so much for spending part of your easter sunday. what? what would you recommend? just a nice green tea. maybe an earl gray something with cinnamon. maybe. i ve got something. my office. maybe i ll swing by the wild. it s okay. it s all right. here s what we re watching this morning. top democrats are vowing to make abortion a central issue in the lead up to the 2024 election after a judge ordered the suspension of a drug used in medication abortions. what senate majority leader chuck schumer is telling his caucus about the fight ahead a weekend of religious celebrations and escalating tensions in the mideast. the israe