president biden holds his first aevent since announcing he s all in for 2024. he says he s ready to finish the job and take republicans head on, but how are those in his own party feeling ability his bid? a key hearing set to take place in russia interest key opposition leader alexei navalny as we learn more about his deteriorating health inside what he calls a hellish prison. his daughter will join us live. plus five members of the proud boys on trial accused of assembling and leading the mob on january 6th. closing arguments are happening right now, so what will the jury decide? we re following these major development stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. moments ago president biden gave his first public remarks since he announced that he is running for re-election and the crowd of union workers made it clear they heard him. president biden made his 2024 bid official in a three-minute video this morning. it started with images of the januar
His company a few weeks ago. There were huge financial penalties he was ordered to pay in that case. He is going to appeal the judgment, going to appeal the ruling in that case. But he in the meantime has to put up a bond while he files that appeal. We have been watching this because the amount of the judgment against him was so e huge, the bond he has to put up is huge, roughly a half billion dollars. So his lawyers told the court as the deadline for filing the bond, for posting the bond approached, his lawyers told the court that they had been unable to obtain a bond. They said they had reached out to 30 Different Insurance Companies but nobody would help him post a bond of that size. At that point, it looked like new yorks attorney general, who brought this fraud case in the first place, the a. G. Might be about to start seizing trumps Bank Accounts and seizing his properties to secure the judgment. But then, you may recall, there was sort of a lastminute f reprieve for trump. A new
Ever from all different fronts. And its quite possible this may not be enough. That was conservative attorney George Conway reacting to the modified gag order in Donald Trumps Hush Money Case. It comes as the former president has posted the bond for the appeal in his civil fraud judgment. Well go through both of those Significant Developments in just a moment. Also ahead, well bring you the latest on two major stories out of the middle east. A Deadly Strike in syria. And also what appears to be an israeli strike in gaza that killed several humanitarian volunteers. Plus, well break down the key abortion rulings yesterday from floridas Supreme Court and how those decisions could impact novembers elections. Good morning, and welcome to Way Too Early on this tuesday, april 2nd. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And we have a very busy show. Well begin by following a Major Development overnight in Donald Trumps new york Hush Money Case. The judge who will preside ove