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The top stories we're following for you today, the Delaware judge overseeing a voting machine company's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News announced late Sunday evening that he was delaying the start of the trial until Tuesday. He did not cite a reason, the trial which has drawn international interest had been scheduled to start Monday morning with jury selection and opening statements. The case centers on whether Fox defamed dominion voting systems by spreading false claims that the company rigged the 2020 presidential election to prevent former president Donald Trump's reelection, records produced as part of the lawsuit show that many of the network's hosts and executives didn't believe the allegations, but aired them anyway. President Biden says he's not concerned about the information contained in the lead classified documents from The Pentagon, but rather that the leak happened. At The White House, CBS Willie James inman with more. The leak of classified documents apparently went undetected for months. They appear to reveal U.S. surveillance of enemies and allies. The Washington Post reports some of the leads pages included intelligence on at least four more Chinese spy balloons. The incident has put the Biden administration and damage control, restricting access to the nation's most guarded secrets. Abide the administration says it's seeing minimal damage from the disclosure of those highly classified documents related to the war in Ukraine and U.S. use of its allies and partners. But that assessment will be put to the test this weekend in Japan for second Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with counterparts from 6 of America's closest foreign friends for three days of talks. The talks among the group of 7 foreign ministers may shed light on whether the disclosure has harmed trust between the allies or zamir embarrassment for the U.S.. Over the past decade, the U.S. has been grappling with the fallout from leaks of highly sensitive secrets. The Republican field for the 2024 election just got more crowded former Arkansas governor asa Hutchinson is among 5 Republican candidates running for president. He was on CBS face the news Sunday. Whenever you look at the challenges we face from the economy that we could be headed into a recession to our border security and the fentanyl crisis that we face to the lack of energy supply that's so critical to our growth in our country. These are all issues that I think need to be solved. The other Republican candidates include former president Trump and former UN ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley. Florida governor Ron DeSantis is a potential favorite, but has not officially announced his candidacy. It's one 34. Law enforcement officers are employing people in an Alabama town to come forward with information about a shooting Saturday night that killed four people and injured 28 others during a teenager's birthday party. Among those killed was a high school senior who planned to play college football and was celebrating at his sister's 16th birthday Saturday night when gunfire erupted and Dave will about an hour northeast of Montgomery. The filled dowdle was a day full high school senior who committed to Jacksonville state university. His grandmother tells the Montgomery advertiser that he was celebrating his sister Alexis party before he was shot to death. Police gathered evidence Sunday at a dance studio where the party was held. They did not immediately say if a suspect was in custody. The Nashville district attorneys looking into a self defense case when a pharmacy employee shot a pregnant woman, he tried to stop her from shoplifting and the woman retaliated. Kelsey Gibbs with W TVF spoke to leak land a legal analyst, Nick Leonardo about the case. One of the women pulled a can of mace and began spraying it at him. Boyd told place he pulled out his gun and started shooting out of fear, claiming self defense. In this particular case, if you're being maced to pull out a firearm and to shoot someone 8 times, I mean, some could view that as excessive force. Ferguson's family says she was shot four times in the stomach and twice in each leg. An emergency C section was performed the baby was not hit. Many Americans were spending this weekend finalizing their tax returns through online services, but the federal government is considering a filing system in its own, in the future. The tax filing deadline is Tuesday, about 25% of Americans wait until the last minute, using programs from Intuit, H and R block, and other private companies that charge for their software. But the IRS is exploring the creation of a government operated electronic tax return system that would be free to use. A government spending bill last summer gave the IRS 9 months and $15 million to report in on how it might implement such a program and how much it would cost. Taxpayer advocates loved the idea. Critics have been skeptical about the IRS taking on two roles. Tax collector and tax preparer possibly creating a power imbalance between taxpayers and the government. I'm Jackie Quinn. Deadly violence in Sudan's capital city and around the country as residents sheltering in place. The Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary group are battling for control of the chaos stricken nation for now a third day. A doctor's group there says at least 61 civilians have been killed, it believes Sarah dozens more deaths among the rival forces. The Sudan doctors syndicate says over 600 people have been wounded so far, both sides are signaling they are unwilling to negotiate despite appeals from the U.S. UN EU and others to stop