Good morning, everybody.

It's Thursday, April 23rd, 2026, and this is First Look.

We've got a big show today, global pressure campaigns, a tragic reminder of failed policies here at home,

and a major political battle heating up ahead of 2026.

Here's what is coming up.

President Trump pressures Iran,

and suddenly eight women are no longer facing execution.

A grieving family speaks out after a brutal killing

they say never should have happened. And later, DeSantis versus

Democrats, as Florida redistricting turns into a full-blown political showdown. Let's get into it.

We start overseas where once again strong American leadership is making an impact. President Trump announced

that Iran will not execute eight female protesters after he personally called for their release

just one day earlier. In a post, Trump said four of the women will be released immediately,

and the other four will now face just one month in prison instead of execution.

That's not a small change. That's the difference between life and death.

Trump thanked Iran's leadership for respecting his request, calling it very good news.

Now, predictably, Iran is trying to spin this. Their judiciary is claiming the women

were never going to be executed, saying Trump was misled by fake news. But that doesn't line

up with what we know. At least one of the women, Bita Hamadi, had already been sentenced

to death for taking part in protests earlier this year.

Her crime included chanting slogans and participating in demonstrations, the kind of thing

that gets you executed under that regime.

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