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Police in New York City are making security preparations ahead of a possible arrest of former President Trump. He posted on his Truth Social platform over the weekend that he expects to be arrested tomorrow, but there's been no confirmation of that claim. Trump is being investigated in a hush money case involving adult film actress Stormy Daniels.       Today is the first day of Spring, but it feels more like winter in The Golden State. Several areas in California were drenched yesterday and a 12th atmospheric river moves in tomorrow. Forecasters say the storm will mainly take aim on the southern part of the state with up to four inches of rain and 80-mile-per-hour winds possible.       Amazon is cutting another nine-thousand jobs. That's what CEO Andy Jassy announced in a memo. The new round of cuts come after more than 18-thousand employees were let go from late last year into early this year.       President Biden is looking to tweak the nation's immigration rules and that's not sitting well with Republicans. There's a move to allow some asylum seekers to stay in the United States while their court cases play out. Senator John Cornyn of Texas says that will be a magnet which attracts more illegal immigrants to our border.       The public may get to see video of what led to Irvo Otieno's death in Virginia. It may show how the 28-year-old died while in the custody of Henrico [[ Hen-rye-co ]] County deputies at Central State Hospital this month. Seven officers and three hospital are employees are charged with murder.       A man known as the "coroner to the stars" has died at the age of 73. During his time as a deputy Los Angeles County Coroner, Ed Winter led the investigations into the deaths of several high-profile celebrities. That includes the deaths of Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Paul Walker, Tom Petty and Brittany Murphy.       

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