tv. like, did you get a haircut? we re glad you are with us. and it is wow. very busy news friday . let s get started with the five things to know for this. friday april 7th 2023, tennessee republican led tennessee s republican led house has expelled two of its democratic members for violating house rules during a gun reform protests. one of them is justin jones. and he will join us live this morning. a story that is we have so much to cover on that plus escalation in the middle east israel launching airstrikes into southern lebanon and the gaza strip. the move comes after a barrage of rocket attacks were reported in israel. biden administration proposing a rule that would forbid a ban on trans athletes. the rule, however, would allow some exceptions to be made also story. daniels speaking out, saying she is quote absolutely willing to testify in the manhattan district attorney s case against former president trump. she s telling piers morgan. she doesn t think the charges ag
surrender and appear in court on tuesday afternoon. he reportedly faces more than 30 charges related to hush money payments made to adult film store. stormy daniels. it is impossible to imagine all the scenarios manhattan law enforcement officials are gaming out right now, given what happened on january 6th given that trump has again called for protests this coming tuesday and given that supporters like republican congresswoman marjorie taylor green are tweeting things like this new york put your maga hats on under our constitutional rights. we will support president trump. and protest the tyrants. i ll see you on tuesday . cnn s polo sandoval joins us now, with more on the extraordinary measures going on outside the new york city courthouse in lower manhattan. polo uh, that s a that s a cocktail of a lot of different things coming together on tuesday. you re going to be busy following all of this. what are you seeing right now? certainly all eyes will be on the building is t
searched his florida resort for sensitive files. the most vicious, hateful and divisive speech ever delivered by an american president. hello and welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we begin this hour in britain. the front runner to become the next uk prime minister, liz truss, has promised she ll set out immediate action on energy bills next week, if she is announced as leader of the tory party tomorrow. she told the bbc s laura kuenssberg that she would lay out plans to cut taxes and get the economy growing again. she also said she would focus on securing long term energy supplies for the uk. herfellow contender, rishi sunak, said he had a clear plan and framework to tackle energy bills and he would help three groups of people. our political correspondent, tony bonsignore, told me more. what we know is liz truss is promising there will be immediate action, within a week of her taking office, and, if as we expect, she does become prime minister, that w
the front runner in the contest for the conservative party leadership liz truss says she will act on energy bills within a week if she becomes prime minister. her rival rishi sunak says he cannot rule out blackouts this winter if he becomes pm. the uk is facing a genuine emergency on energy, he said. the winner will be announced tomorrow and take office on tuesday. our political correspondent tony bonsignore reports. whoever wins the leadership race and becomes the next prime minister will be walking straight into an economic storm. they face one urgent question before all others what to do about soaring energy bills? rishi sunak has long promised some financial support for everyone, with more on top for especially the most vulnerable. today, liz truss promised that if she wins, help is on the way. i understand that people are struggling with eye watering energy bills, and there are predictions of even worse down the track. and i understand that. and i can say, laura, that
the most vicious, hateful and divisive speech ever delivered by an american president. pope francis has beatified one of his predecessors popejohn paul i in a ceremony at the vatican. police investigating the murder of nine year old olivia pratt korbel in liverpool have arrested two men, one on suspicion of murder. our correspondent laura trant is with me. laura, you have more details on that statement from merseyside police? yes, there has been a development in this tragic case. two men were arrested this morning in the runcorn area south east of liverpool in relation to the death of nine year old olivia pratt korbel. the force said that a 34 year old man was liverpool from liverpool was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder and he remains in police custody and is being questioned by detectives. am year old man from knowsley has also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, and he is also in custody. merseyside police are continuing to ask for a