openly hostile environment for black and lgbtq americans and that desantis is making aggressive attempts to erase black history and to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in florida schools. the group s leader was doubling down on all of this earlier. the governor has perfected to gain c campaign contribution. we should not use race or othering as a tool to weaponize against people. unfortunately for a large percentage of floridians, that s what he has done. therefore we are advising african americans and others that if you travel to florida, beware that your life is not valued. that we have a political landscape that could cause harm. dana: team desantis responded to the travel advisory calling the whole thing a stunt. byron mcdonald is slamming the move. it s silly, dumb, political. makes no sense. we should be focusing on making sure people have the opportunity to achieve which florida is actually doing in thriving and way better than other states.
the reason behind your suspension was it found you to have espoused conspiratorall views orly, in writing and indicated support for the events of january 6th, is that correct, yes or no? that is the language that they placed on the letter. that s a yes then. do you believe it s important for federal agents to have allegiance to the united states, yes or no. it is absolutely important that personnel have allegiance. do you believe you should have allegiance to the united states to possess a security clearance. absolutely. do you believe your obligations as an agent should supersede your please rephrase the question. do you believe your obligation as an agent should supersede your first amount right. do you believe that you have an obligation to serve as a federal agent regardless of what your personal political beliefs are? yes, i have an obligation to serve the united states. do you believe that f.b.i. agents should be permitted to express support for
joining us here in the united states and all around the world , which church just ahead on cnn newsroom kansas city man accused of shooting a black teen who mistakenly showed up at his front door, now charged with felonies. prosecutors saying there was a racial component to the case call for peaceful protests in ohio after a ground jury decides not to charge eight officers. who shot a black man dozens of times after a chase plus the $1.6 billion defamation trial against fox news set to begin in the coming hours or a last minute settlement. keep this case from going forward. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with rosemary church. thanks for being with us first here in the united states , a white homeowner in kansas city, missouri, is facing two felony counts after allegedly shooting and wounding a 16 year old black teen who went to the wrong house to pick up his siblings. an arrest warrant has been issued for 84 year old andrew lester, who is not in custody. the pros
good morning and welcome to cnn this morning. it is sunday, april 16th. i had to be reminded of that just a few minutes ago. i m aymara walker. i m victor blackwell. she was talking about yesterday on sunday. and i m thinking we do the weekend. so clearly yesterday wasn t sunday . i thought today was monday is with us. all right. thanks for spending good morning with us. here s what we re watching for you. at least 56 people are dead. excuse me in sudan. there were explosions repping night clashes between the military and armed group or escalating will tell you what we know about how this started and what the rest of the world is doing. in response, congress returns from recess this week with a laundry list of to do items among them coming up at the plan to fund the government look at other major priorities for both parties in the coming days. the $1.6 billion defamation trial against fox news starts this week. what s at stake for the company and watch fox apologized to the j
take the leaf off. she s gonna drop this on my own. right. he s not supposed to eat the leaf. alright, watching all new eva longoria searching for mexico tonight at nine p.m. on cnn. hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me on fredricka whitfield and we re learning new details about a deadly mass shooting in alabama . at least four people were killed and 15 teenagers shot and wounded at a sweet 16 party. the shooting happened last night in the small town of dade ville. cnn s isabelle rose. alice is following the latest developments and joins me now from dave, ill. isabel, are you learning anything more? hey, fred. yeah, we are learning new details here. one of the four victims that have been killed from the shooting right behind me at this dance studio venue what has been described as a sweet 16 party birthday party has been identified as filled dowdell. mrs. per the dj who attended this event was in charge of the music here. also according to the pastor, and n