defendant trump in photos that will live in infamy. the first american president to be charged with a crime. defendant donald j. trump, is seen here surrounded by his legal team a photo trump most certainly did not want you to see. it s nothing short of a remarkable image of the new reality for the man who raged in all caps on social media ahead of his day in court before surrendering for arrest and processing in manhattan criminal court. trump was uncharacteristically grim and silent, ignoring questions from reporters before pleading not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. the now unsealed indictment lays out the 34 counts. in the form of numerous entries made with, quote, intent to defraud and intent to commit another crime and aid and conceal the commission thereof the indictment isn t explicit about the other crimes trump tried to conceal but it s laid out clearly in the prosecutor statement of fact as a scheme involving trump a
boat followed by ron desantis at 20%. not even close not this impact and the republican party has been remained in trump s images is a grassroots in the base and this is a runaway tripling the amount of support from the next contender and there was event in palm beach for a bunch of donors to have a different view of the horserace but in early primary states were a challenger we need to gain momentum it can be a headwind to be the front runner who clearly still has the pulse of the base and after the mar-a-lago raid that ended up bolstering support for him. if they re going after him that way he s laid out policy videos and proposals being proactive of what he would do in the future he talked in his speech same working to harvest better in the legal way to gather early votes the way the left has dominated we need to get into the business. it was a strong speech and a big win on the pole. he laid out what he stands for and the selection pretty set at the top of my list wil
the way she did, to look amazing and know she s expecting baby number two, fantastic. the lead with jake tapper starts right now. the white house insists that there is no indication extraterrestrials are affiliated with these flying objects. for now. t the lead starts right now. four times in eight days flying objects shot down over north american skies by the u.s. military. were they a security threat? what did they carry? and why different protocols now for shooting them down then for the chinese spy balloon? plus, a father s pain. after his 14-year-old daughter is bullied and beaten at school and later died by suicide. why he says her school did not do nearly enough. and the thrill of victory in the face of my beloved eagles agony of defeat. two-time super bowl mvp patrick mahomes will join us live, fresh off his incredible come from behind super bowl victory. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. we start with our world lead. so many questions and so few
tonight on the reidout i was asked by the u.s. attorney s office in the southern district to stand down on our investigation, which had commenced involving the trump organization and i was somewhat surprised after mr. cohen pleaded guilty that the federal government did not proceed on the areas in which it asked me to stand down. former manhattan d.a. cy vance revealed why it has taken so long to get to this point just hours from the fingerprinting of the first criminally indicted former president. and as we have been seeing all day, trump s strategy is to turn this humiliating event in his life into a media spectacle. omarosa, who knows a thing or two about trump and spectacle, joins me tonight to discuss. and that is where we begin tonight, on the eve of a legal reckoning for donald trump in new york city. trump made an ignominious return to his former hometown today ahead of his history making day in court tomorrow. as the first american president ever charged
will: yet another installment today on our way to easter. pete: making our way to easter. there he is he will be joining us at the top of the hour and at the bottom of the faith and friends concert series and that opening shot clarksville, tennessee just outside fort campbell, so everyone in the 101st airborne good morning, hope you re watching. will: it was an army base of knowledge or i m a new tennesseen? pete: that s army base of knowledge combined with the tennesseen getting his bearings abdomen wanted to show it off a little bit. rachel: we re super-impressed. pete: thank you. will: we have to get to news starting with a fox weather alert. it s now 26 people who are dead after historic outbreak of tornadoes in the south. pete: the path of destruction stretching for more than 100 miles leaving communities in ruins. rachel: fox weather correspondent is on the ground in mississippi. robert, good morning. reporter: good morning to you. the sun is up here this morning in the