in america this morning. biden's announcement the president's pitch for a second term as he launches his re election campaign, all coming as former president trump faces a sexual assault trial beginning today, and a new timeline emerges in the georgia election interference case. tucker carlson out of fox news. after months of turmoil and lawsuits from january 6th to allegations of sexism what we're learning about the final decision to push him out, lawmakers silenced. police in riot gear entered the house floor in montana, arresting protesters after a trans lawmaker is blocked from homebuyersit pwithsai

good credit scores m paying more while people with lower scores pay less later, a surprise gift from tom hanks and where it showed up. and the new research out about french fries the surprising way they could be affecting your health. from abc news in new york. this is america this morning. tuesday morning, everyone i'm andrew denber. good morning to you. i'm marie in an alley. we want to begin with the announcement today. long expected from the white house. president biden is making his pitch to the american people for a second term, asking for more time to finish the job despite sagging poll numbers and concerns about his age. meanwhile the leading candidate on the republican side, former president trump is facing a civil trial that gets underway today in which an author claims trump sexually assaulted her ine more on that in just a moment, but first abc s face the booby has more in biden's big

announcement expected faith good morning. good morning to you. rhiannon president biden has acknowledged the questions about his age as saying. they're they're totally legitimate. but he also says that the only thing that he can say about that right now is quote. watch me exactly four years since he officially launched his 2020 presidential bid, president biden set to do it all over again. you know, biden expected to officially announce his reelection campaign in the coming hours. through a video message asking voters to give him four more years to finish what he started on a range of issues, including the economy, climate change, infrastructure and education. public school teachers arrays. i mean it. you can stand for that one. it's important. abc news has learned that julie chavez rodriguez, a senior white house adviser and the granddaughter of american labor leader cesar chavez, is bngeruslyided to rune . but the president faces a

tough battle ahead on the campaign trail. republicans ready to hammer him on his record polling also shows that 70% of americans, including a majority of democrats do not want president biden to run for the oval office again. in part due to his age. biden, already the oldest american president, would be 86 years old. by the end of a second term. this raises lots of concerns justifiable concerns, in my view about his ability to fulfill all the obligations of the office concerns about his health. the front runner on the republican side is no spring chicken, either. if it ends up being trump, he will be 78 donald trump. the former president gaining support among republican lawmakers as questions grow over whether florida governor rhonda santa's plans to jump into the race falling behind that trump any thoughts on that. i'm not. i'm not a candidate, so we'll see if and when that changes, and despite some hesitation, the

president still has the support of 88% of democrats. the democratic lieutenant governor's association already telling abc news that it plans to spend nearly a million dollars to mobilize lieutenant governors across the country to shore up votes for biden hairs ticket. andrew faith, thank you. jury selection begins in new york today and a civil lawsuit against former president trump. former columnist e. jean carroll accuses trump of raping her in a department store dressing room in the nineties. trump is not required to appear in court. meanwhile the prosecutor investigating 2020 election interference in georgia says she plans to announce this summer whether trump will be charged. the probe was triggered by a phone call in which trump pleaded with election officials to find the votes he needed to win the state. in a statement yesterday, the fulton county d a warned reaction to her announcement could be violent and urged law enforcement to prepare we are learning more this morning about the exit of fox news host tucker carlson. he reportedly got the news just 10 minutes before it was made public. here's a b cs lionel

moise this morning a new message from now former fox news host tucker carlson, urging his fans to sign up on his website for text alerts to find out what he's up to next after the network suddenly announced his exit. we have some news from within our fox family, fox news media and tucker carlson. ly agreed to. fox providing no reason, the times reports. the decision came from the top from fox chairman rupert murdoch, after months of internal turmoil. just last week , fox settled a defamation lawsuit with dominion voting systems over false election claims for nearly $800 million, a case that implicated carlson and brought embarrassing text messages to light in which he called management and colleagues at fox. pathetic. former producer on the show also sued, claiming she was bullied and subjected to sexist and anti semitic comments and the l a times reports. carlson's coverage of the january 6th

attack was also concerning to murdoch. they were peaceful. they were orderly and meek. these were not insurrectionists . they were sightseers. carlson had promoted the conspiracy theory that attacks is man who was at the riot worked for the fbi. there was an effort to make me the scapegoat. but 60 minutes orked.ed sundayep has t cnnr dis to dius gd mornin evy by management, but cnn says lemon was offered an opportunity to meet with management, but instead released a statement on twitter backlash for his comments about former south carolina governor nikki haley's presidential run. nikki haley isn't an enterprise. sorry. when a woman is considered being a prime in our twenties and thirties and maybe forties. wait that's not according to me for what was suspended in february. he also did not accusations of workplace misogyny and back to

fox. the company stock fell after the news about tucker carlson wiping out $500 million in market value. the company is facing another defamation lawsuit from another voting system company smartmatic, which is seeking $2.7 billion. brandon andrew. lionel thank you. a 72 hour ceasefire is now in effect in sudan amid concerns about a civil war breaking out, the pentagon is considering sending troops to report city in sudan to help evacuate americans about 16,000 of them are in the country, many of them dual citizens. the white house says aerial surveillance is already being conducted along the route from the capital, khartoum. to the ports on the red sea. back in this country, immigration officials are now testing a new tracking device for migrants who entered the country illegally. it's a wrist worn gps device that is similar to a smart watch . they will be used to monitor a limited number of migrants who are seeking asylum, who are released as an alternative to detention. some migrants are waiting up to 10 years for an

asylum hearing in court. montana and chaos erupting at the state capital over the silencing of a transgender lawmaker who republicans say disrespected the chamber with comments they say were inappropriate. montana state capitol police in riot gear entering the house chamber, forcibly removing protesters arresting seven of them. chaos erupted republican leaders prevented democrats zoey's effort from speaking for a third day due to her remarks about gender affirming medical care for the first openly trans woman in montana's legislature has not been allowed to speak on the house floor since last week when she slammed a proposed ban on gender affirming care in the state, saying it would lead to suicides. and she said this to republicans. i hope the next time there's an indication when you bow your heads in prayer. you see the blood on your hands. republicans condemn that language as inappropriate. create and disrespectful. they're demanding an apology. no

representative is above our house rules are house rules apply to all tells abc s start here. podcast she won't apologize. i chose my words with precision and i spoke with clarity. because i see the real harm. but these bills bring i won't be apologizing for my remarks. after the chaos, zephyr addressed her supporters outside the capital silenced because she spoke the truth about what these anti trans bills are doing in montana to trans youth, especially the incident comes just two weeks after two state lawmakers in tennessee were expelled for protesting on the house for calling for gun reform. they have since been reinstated temporarily. it is time now for a look at your tuesday weather. m causing major flooding along the mississippi river. 32 river gauges between minneapolis and

davenport's iowa are either at major flood stage or approaching it. the river river is expected to crest by this weekend and looking at the radar. severe storms are expected across central texas this afternoon and later the third of hail and even tornadoes will extend into oklahoma and parts of the southeast. checking today's high temperatures sixties and sunny in the northwest around 50 across the midwest 72 in albuquerque. drug busts south of the border meth inside tequila bottles by having a good credit score will soon cost you more when buying a home and later new research linking french fries to

gonna want to see on g m a we're back with a drug bust south of

the border. tons of meth found hidden insidequilaotes. the xican navyee £19,0 alo theus e in more than 11,000 bottles, and they were being exported. we are now hearing from the north carolina father, who was shot along with his young daughter after their basketball rolled into a neighbor's yard last week, william white says he confronted neighbor robert singletary, who then allegedly fired at white, hitting him in the back. white six year old daughter was struck in the cheek by a bullet fragment. i think they're good lord above. i was able to get in front of my baby. i'll take a million of them from my baby's. singletary fled and was arrested near tampa. he was out on bond after allegedly beating a woman with a sledgehammer. singletary's family says he suffers from anxiety and ptsd. we turn now to changes in the mortgage industry. that could mean higher costs for home buyers who have a good credit

score. it's all because of a new federal rule affecting mortgages backed by fannie mae and freddie be n monthe people with good credit scores may actually end up paying higher mortgage fees, while those with lower credit scores will pay less because of these changes the advantage of having a higher credit score or making a larger down payment is not as big as it used to be. it's a new federal rule going into effect may 1st the change that the administration made is meant to make it easier for borrowers who have a lower credit score. we know that when we increase home ownership. it strengthens communities. and it strengthens our economy. administration's goal is to boost affordable housing and provide more equitable access to homeownership administration stated purpose behind making these changes is to help make it easier for borrowers who have historically been disadvantaged and have had a hard time accessing credit. first time homebuyers with credit scores

ranging from 7 27 60, for example, could pay more under the new rule could see an extra $2600 on a mortgage of 300. $50,000 it is real money, but not enough to break the bank. critics say the rules subsidizes homeowners who shouldn't be getting a mortgage in the first place. it's another subsidy to try and buy votes right, experts say the biggest increases could be felt by those who put 15 to 20% down on a home, you might choose to put down a somewhat smaller down payment 5% instead of 7% and that might make a difference for you. the new rule also makes it more expensive for borrowers to refinance coming up another big chocolate heist in europe. is there evidence clearing the suspect charged with killing four idaho college students? the new claim this morning?

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