were wrong, how they got that far without anyone noticing is a mystery to me. thanks everyone for being with us this morning. i really appreciate it. i m kasie hunt, don t go anywhere. cnn news starts right now what good corrupt deranged, evil, sick, happy easter. everyone. the dark holiday messages from donald trump that might push judges to crack down just as he begins his most important legal month. yeah sensitive data for more than 73 million people stolen from at&t and posted good on the dark web what you can do to protect yourself convicted of killing his wife and son, alec murdoch to be sentenced for possibly the last time kate is out. i m john berman with sara sidner. this is cnn news central april fool s day today. and it is a critical month for donald trump ban and his numerous legal challenges. two weeks from today, his first criminal trial scheduled to start here in new york, and an angry trump lashing out using his easter message to attack prosecutors a
kate is out. i m john berman with sara sidner, and this is cnn news central don. trump launching an all out verbal attack on prosecutors and judges and the criminal cases against me spacing a month filled with crucial legal challenges in an easter day post on truth social, the former president went out after special counsel jack smith, manhattan district attorney alvin bragg, and fulton county district attorney fani willis. those attacks coming as he faces three big legal dates this month, you see them there. the fourth, 15th, and the 25th of april the criminal trial for the new york hush money case set to begin just two weeks from today, cnn s that cohen is joining us now, exactly these increased attacks are really fueling concern it s about security for those he has going after there is already a gag order in place and one of the cases yes. there that s right. look, donald trump using his easter day message to do what we ve seen him do so many times already, go afte
verified live. we start in russia. vladimir putin has addressed thousands of people in moscow s red square, after claiming a landslide election win. the rally is to mark the tenth anniversary of russia s illegal annexation of crimea. standing alongside three loyalist candidates who were allowed to run against him, president putin said that hand in hand russians will move forward. western countries have condemned the election is neither free nor fair. condemned the election is neither free norfair. the us hasjust called it incredibly undemocratic. president putin described the donbas and other parts of ukraine occupied by russian forces, as part of a new russia . take a listen. translation: as for don bass, the eole translation: as for don bass, the peeple living translation: as for don bass, the people living there, translation: as for don bass, the people living there, in translation: as for don bass, the people living there, in those - translation: as for don bass,
opposition candidate allowed to run. the electoral commission says turnout was 77%, which would be a post soviet record. mr putin said the result demonstrated people s trust in russia s current path. translation: whoever might want to intimidate us, - whoever might want to suppress us, ourwill, our conscience, they have never been able to do it and never will. mr putin had no credible opponents with all his opponents dead, jailed or in exile. one of the three men who ran against him even said he was happy with the outcome, calling it a victory. but supporters of opposition leader alexei navalny heeded the call he made before his death in an arctic prison last month to all turn out to vote at noon in a protest against the election. long queues formed around the country. in a rare move, mr putin mentioned his late critic by name while speaking about the election, in response to a question from a western journalist. translation: you may be surprised, but a few days before mr n
in hamas s internal security force during a raid on gaza s biggest hospital. the military also made dozens of arrests in al shifa hospital in gaza city. palestinian health officials said a number of people were injured in the raid, but they could not be helped because of the intensity of gunfire. it comes as a new report backed by the un says famine is expected between now and may in the north this of the gaza strip. here s anna foster. gunfire. gunfire rings out in a street near gaza s biggest hospital. inside it, medics are still working and patients are still being treated. for months, hundreds of displaced palestinians have used the compound for shelter. israel called its operation a targeted mission, saying it used caution and care. hamas accused israel of acting against all international laws. the idf is conducting a high precision operation in limited areas of al shifa hospital, following concrete intelligence that demanded immediate action. we know that senior hamas t