lot going on. we re glad you re with us. let s get started with the five things to know for this wednesday, april 5th 2023 donald trump defiant after pleading not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records during a speech last night, he vowed to fight the charges and railed against the prosecutors and the judge. i ll let that sink in. what you just said is a lot and look at that. so their celebration, at least in chicago , there s a new mayor in the windy city senior projects that progressive brandon johnson has won the runoff in chicago. he s going to join us live right here on cnn this morning, eight o clock hour 88 a. m eastern time a seat change for wisconsin cnn projects, liberals will now hold the majority on the state supreme court. that is a significant flip that could have major implications for abortion rights and future elections. also house speaker kevin mccarthy is set to meet with the president of taiwan in california. today it s a rare meeting on
jordan and saudi arabia have denounced israel for what happened, the jordanian foreign minister, saying the world must clearly condemned the attack. shortly after the raid rockets were fired from gaza into israel , the militant group hamas, saying israel s actions in jerusalem wouldn t go unanswered. the israeli military said it had struck hamas weapons sites in gaza in response. and the u. s officer. palestinian affairs says that violence has no place in a holy site and during the holy season calling for restraint and de escalation , guys, there s a lot of concern. this will spiral even further in just the last few minutes. the idea of says two more rockets were actually attempted fire from gaza into israel. they didn t cross the border. but as we speak, we can say that it is calm at the al aqsa mosque compound where islamic authorities say 20,000 worshippers. are praying at this very moment, guys. i had asked gold. appreciate it. thank you. this is cnn breaking news. it is
both sides about when is his next court date, and when could he stand trial our full coverage. also tonight, the dangerous tornado threat more than 40 million on alert in the south and midwest, including areas still reeling from deadly storms al roker is here for the first time the officers who took down the nashville school shooter speak out. what went through their minds as they raced toward the gun fire and the uconn huskies winning it all in the family dynasties inspiring america. announer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome. it was a legal spectacle never seen before in america with potentially unprecedented political ramifications, as well donald trump, the former president and current presidential candidate, walking into a new york courtroom after being fingerprinted and being charged with 34 felonies the charges stemming from a series of alleged hush money payoffs to an adult film star in hope of avoiding scandals as he ra
should be dropped immediately. [applause] norah: new details in the covenant school massacre investigation. what police found while searching the home of the shooter, as we hear from the hero officers for the first time. once we started hearing the first shots, that is when everything kind of kicked into overdrive. norah: millions of americans facing severe weather, including more violent tornadoes. stretching from parts of the great lakes, all the way down to eastern texas. the fbi search for a fugitive, a former top aide to maryland s ex-governor, has come to a sudden and shocking end. we can now declare that finland is the 31st member of the north atlantic treaty. president putin wanted to slam nato s door shut. today, we show the world that he failed. every dog has its day, and this day belongs to the huskies! your mom and dad are watching right now. do you want to pass along a message? i just want to say anything is possible.
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