[Briggs:] President Trump could decide today whether to follow the recommendations of his National Security Council and expel a group of Russian diplomats from the United States. The move would come in retaliation for the nerve agent poisoning of a former Russian double-agent and his daughter in the United Kingdom. Here is CNN senior diplomatic correspondent Michelle Kosinski.
[Michelle Kosinski, Cnn Senior Diplomatic Correspondent:] Hi, Christine and Dave. The president's national security team has recommended that he take action against Russia now and expel Russian diplomats from the U.S. in solidarity with the U.K. that's already done the same after those poisonings there. Well now, a force familiar with the discussion say they expect an announcement on this as early as today, possibly coming from the White House, maybe from the State Department. But the Europeans are seeing signs to be optimistic that this is going to be a big coordinated announcement with the U.S. and multiple European countries, possibly 20 of them, to kick out a significant number of Russian diplomats. Of course, until this happens no one knows 100 percent how President Trump will respond. Remember, it was his own national security team that recommended only days ago that he not congratulate Russian President Vladimir Putin after his election win and, of course, President Trump did exactly the opposite. But if Trump does not act on this recommendation, of course, there are going to be big questions of why. First of all, his administration has called these poisonings attempted murder. They've expressed strong support for the U.K.'s belief that Russia was, indeed, behind this. They've expressed support for what the U.K. has already done in response. And multiple members of Congress on both sides of the aisle have repeatedly urged this administration to do more against Russia's behavior and to do so faster Christine and Dave.
[Romans:] All right, Michelle Kosinski, thank you for that. Saudi Arabia's Air Force intercepting seven missiles fired from Yemen. Saudi leaders say debris falling on residential neighborhoods killed a man. This is not the first time the Saudi Kingdom has been targeted. After previous intercepts, the Saudis launched airstrikes on the Yemeni capital. They are blaming Houthi rebels for the latest missile attack. We're expecting to hear today from attorneys representing the family of an unarmed black man shot by shot and killed by police in Sacramento. Officers say they thought Stephon Clark was holding a gun when they encountered him in his grandmother's backyard but investigators only found a cell phone. Attorney Benjamin Crump telling CNN he plans to conduct his own investigation.
[Benjamin Crump, Attorney For Family Of Stephon Clark:] It shocks the conscience when you think about somebody being shot 20 times as you watch that video and you say my God, they didn't even give him a chance to comply or anything. It's even more shocking to me as a father of black boys to say don't he get the benefit of some consideration?
[Briggs:] New questions this morning about why officers at the scene were instructed to mute their body cameras after Clark was shot. The officers are now on paid administrative leave. The department says they're getting death threats. Breaking news this morning out of Texas. A police officer shot in Austin. Authorities say it happened as officers were responding to a 911 call. They say someone inside a home began firing at police. One officer was struck in the right arm, another injured running from the alleged shooter. They are expected to be OK, though. The suspect barricaded himself inside the home. He was later shot and killed by the SWAT team when he emerged with a woman. We're told she was taken into protective custody.
[Romans:] A U.S. Army veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan has been deported to Mexico. Miguel Perez came to the U.S. legally at age eight but his application for citizenship was denied due to a felony drug conviction. The 39-year-old Perez said that what he was and what he experienced in Afghanistan sent his life off the rails, leading to heavy drinking and drug addiction. Perez, his family and supporters, including Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth argue that his wartime service had earned him the right to stay in the U.S. Duckworth condemned the decision saying Perez should have been able to exhaust all legal options before being rushed out of the country.
[Briggs:] All right. The Final Four is all set. Two number one seeds, Kansas and Villanova, will meet in one semifinal. The Jayhawks punched their ticket to San Antonio with a relic overtime victory because that shot from Grayson Allen as time expired in regulation did not fall. Eighty-five-81 your final as Malick Newman dominated O.T. all 13 Kansas points, including the dagger there, a corner three. Bill Self headed back to the Final Four. In the other game Sunday, Villanova defeated Texas Tech 71-59. The 2016 national champs headed back to the Final Four thanks to their fourth-straight tournament win in double figures. Michigan earned a berth in the other national final beating Florida State 58-54. The Wolverines riding at 13-game winning streak as they prepare to make their eighth Final Four appearance. Their streak, though, second only to the team they'll face next. You could call them America's team at the moment. Loyola of Chicago, winners of 14 in a row. The 11th-seed Ramblers romping the 78-62 win over Kansas State on Saturday and that matches the lowest seed ever to make it to the Final Four. Three other 11-seeds did. They all lost in the national semifinals. The last was VCU. Of course, they didn't have a good luck charm quite like this lady. Ninety-eight-year-old super fan Sister Jean who wore a Final Four cap after the win to go with her Sister Jean custom Nikes and her bobblehead doll. The Final Four starts Saturday in San Antonio. The final, one week from today.
[Romans:] I would not have been surprised if she got up there and cut down that net herself. I mean, she
[Briggs:] That would have been one unbelievable image.
[Romans:] She is something. All right.
[Briggs:] She's a star. All right, that will do it for us. I'm Dave Briggs.
[Romans:] And I'm Christine Romans. "NEW DAY" starts right now.
[Daniels:] He was sitting, you know, on the edge of the bed.
[Cooper:] And you had sex with him?
[Daniels:] Yes.
[Sarah Sanders, White House Press Secretary:] The president has denied the allegations.
[Unidentified Female:] It isn't so much about the affair, it's the effort to cover it up. Stormy is laughing us all the way to the bank.
[Daniels:] I felt intimated and honestly, bullied.
[Ruddy:] The president thinks the White House is operating like a smooth machine.
[Unidentified Male:] He said he wasn't adding to his legal team but he added to his legal. He said he wasn't shaking it up, and then he shook it up.
[Corey Lewandowski, Former Trump Campaign Manager:] What you have to have are people who are on the president's agenda.
[Emma Gonzalez, Student, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida, Activist And Advocate For Gun Control:] This is not the end. This was just the beginning.
[Santorum:] How about kids instead of looking to someone else to solve their problem do something about maybe taking CPR classes.
[Cameron Kasky, Student, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida, Activist And Advocate For Gun Control:] Stand for us or beware. The voters are coming.
[Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida, Activist And Advocate For Gun Control:] We can and we will change the world.
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