i m christine romans. cnn this morning starts right now. good morning, everyone. it is wednesday. kaitlan is back. that makes me very happy. we re back. and so much going on today. and what s going to come. let s hope a deal. yeah. let s get started. i do sense a skeptic? i believe it. let s get to the five things we need to know for this wednesday, may 24th. ron desantis set to announce his 2024 white house run today. there is nothing conventional about this. he s going to make the announcement on twitter with elon musk. the once favored platform for his rival donald trump before he got banned. and speaking of the former president, he now has a court date in the stormy daniels hush money probe here in new york. he ll stand trial in march of 2024, right in the middle of the campaign for the auto term. and a super typhoon is lashing the american territory of guam right now. it is expected to bring a triple threat of heavy rains, hurricane-force winds and life
the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. we begin with florida governor ron desantis set to launch his campaign today in an audio interview on twitter conducted by elon musk, part of an attempt to reset the table as donors express concern. there are other unconventional aspects like this dramatic teaser video tweeted out by his wife. is it worth the fight? do i have the courage? is it worth the sacrifice? america has been worth it every single time. jessica dean has more from miami. reporter: news coming on tuesday that makes it official, something that has been talked about for months and months. ron desantis will announce that he is running for the republican nomination for president. what is unique is that he will be sitting down to do so with the owner of twitter, elon musk. he will be doing that on wednesday night. that is not typically how someone would announce their candidacy, but it goes with what we ve been told about what the likely campa
Was retweeted by her husband, essentially a hype video and at the end there is a code for people to text to the word launch. again, all of these pieces coming together for something that we know has been in the works now for months, but now ron desantis officially getting in the 2024 case and we ll start to see how that shapes up with his rivals chiefly among them donald trump and the sitting president joe biden. donald trump facing new complications in his presidential run. the new york judge overseeing his hush money criminal case setting a trial date that will fall right in the heat of the gop primary season. latest from kara scannell in new york. reporter: new york judge set a trial date of march 25th of next year for former president trump s criminal case involving hush money payments made to stormy daniels. the trial will fall in the middle of the 2024 presidential
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Primary season. during a brief hearing tuesday, the judge said that they can t accept any commitments personal or professional that could prevent them for appearing for the trial putting a potential snag in trump s campaign events or fundraisers. it was his first visit to this courtroom after pleading not guilty of falsifying business records. the judge explained the protective order barring them from sharing evidence turned over by prosecutors on social media. prosecutors requested the hearing to ensure terrorism is aware of the new rules against him and consequences he could face if he violates the court order. but the judge saying he is not imposing a going order in the case. kara scannell, cnn, new york. and kevin mccarthy has told