Jimmy Barrett and Shara Fryer take you through the stories that matter on the morning of 04/22/2019, including: A proposed settlement in the landmark Harris County bail lawsuit would significantly change how the county treats poor defendants in misdemeanor cases by providing free social and transportation services and relaxing penalties for missed court dates. The draft deal includes a number of reforms aimed at ensuring poor defendants arrive for court hearings and are not unfairly pressured into guilty pleas. They would, among other changes: require Harris County to provide free child care at courthouses, develop a two-way communication system between courts and defendants, give cell phones to poor defendants and pay for public transit or ride share services for defendants without access to transportation to court. Fox News has long been perceived as the only mainstream media outlet for conservatives – but since Murdoch let his sons take over it seems the channel is moving more to the left. Are anti-tax Republicans softening on the idea of a gas tax increase? Higher state gasoline taxes have won approval in seven Republican-run states since President Donald Trump took office, an unusual step for a party adamantly opposed to more taxes and a sign that raising the federal gasoline tax may no longer be politically damaging. The Trump administration has not ruled out an increase, and most congressional Democrats are enthusiastic about the idea.