battery. and we are told she and a court martial were hurt and taken to the hospital after what you saw there. me laura coates, really unbelievable moment there. i hope that that judge is safe tonight. it s unbelievable to think about that. you hope that she is safe. but it also reminds you of the danger that many in the judicial branch are facing on a day-to-day basis, not just the supreme court, not just the more high-profile matters, but every single day, what it is like on the front lines of justice. thank you so much, abby. thanks, laura. i thank you. donald trump, going to the supreme court. but what took him so long? tonight, on laura coates live now, this is the case we have all been watching and waiting for. some might call it the big kahuna. donald trump asking the united states supreme court, the highest court in all the land, to overturn the colorado state supreme court ruling that took him off of the ballot under the 14th amendment s insurrectionist cla
Criminal sderot trial starts in just a couple of weeks. And next hour, the last possible we will sentence for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh. Soon hell find out how much time he will get for stealing from his clients and law firm. Also today, 50 the Million People from texas to virginia are under a Severe Weather risk. Some areas could see some tornadoes. Youll have the latest forecast for you, kate is out, im sarah sidner with john im berman. This is Cnn News Central this morning. Crooked, deranged, et evil. That is how donald trump celebrated easter. The words he used the easter message to describe the prosecutors leading criminal cases against him as he gets ready for critical month, be targeted special counsel, jack smith, Manhattan District Attorney alvin alvin bragg, the Fulton County district attorney, fani willis. This after going after the daughter of the judge overseeing his criminal case in new york in a separate message, seed and Steve Contorno joins us now, pretty stark,
four-times indicted ex-president. nbc news is reporting on potentially game-changing revelation base the former vice president, mike pence. we ll have more on what pence told special counsel jack smith s investigators later this hour. but first, we want to get to the fast-moving developments out of the middle east. at this hour, we are getting our first glimpse of the latest hostages to be released. here are some of the faces of the 12 prisoners released by hamas today, 10 israelis and 2 thai nationals. notably, many are older. among them, a mother and daughter who were kidnapped together. a retired kindergarten teacher. a grandmother of nine. and the 84-year-old founder of one of the kibbutz that was raided on october 7th. this is now day five of the extended truce that for now, barring another extension, is expected to last through tomorrow, for six days in total. as we know, it is a fragile truce and a fluid situation as underscored by the events of just the last 24 hours