Republicans promising to block it for a second time this year. Another day of dramatic testimony in Donald Trumps hush money trial. The defense grilling Michael Cohen before calling its first witnesses. Why the judge presiding over the trial ripped into one of them on the stand. New outcry this morning as the chief prosecutors of the International Criminal court seeks to arrest both hamas leader and benjamin netanyahu. And theyve become an important tool in the fight against drug overdoses, but how reliable are Fentanyl Test strips . Our team investigates. And shes known as the grandmother of juneteenth. Ci a civil rights icon sits down with us today on the heels of her eighth honorary degree. Its may 21st. Early today starts right now. Good morning, im frances rivera. Senate democrats are reviving the battle over the border. Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer says there will be a vote thursday on the bipartisan Border Security package that republicans blocked earlier this year. The bill would reform asylum rules and boost staffing at the border. Schumer saying these are all issues the gop have said we must address. But republicans say they will block the bill again, even senator James Lankford says he would vote no. Hes accusing democrats of trying to score political points. Now, to the hush money trial of donald trump which is now in the final stretch. The prosecution has rested its case, giving the defense the chance to call their own witnesses. The week began with another day of dramatic testimony. Heres laura jarret. Reporter former President Trumps defense team launching a fiery start to its case, taking direct aim at the credibility of star prosecution witness Michael Cohen. Calling robert costello, a former federal prosecutor and attorney for rudy giuliani, who advised cohen before a falling out. Costello describing cohen as, quote, manic at a 2018 meeting after cohens home and office were raided by the fbi. Costello testifying cohen told him back then, i swear to god, bob, i dont have anything on donald trump. Directly refuting cohens testimony that mr. Trump directed him to pay off Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. Quote, Michael Cohen said numerous times that President Trump knew nothing about those payments and that he did their on his own, costello testifying. The judge sustaining prosecution objections, and costello was muttering. The judge at one point saying, are you staring me down, and clearing the courtroom after cohen revealed he stole tens of thousands of dollars from his performer client. Cohen, who once said he would take a bullet for mr. Trump admitting he duped his old boss into reimbursing him more money than he was owed. He gave a tech company 20,000 in a brown paper bag and pocketed the rest, tens of thousands of more for himself. Todd blanche saying you stole from the trump organization, right . Cohen answering, yes, sir. Later, when questioned by the prosecutor, cohen saying he stole the money because he had not received a large enough bonus, quote. I just felt like it was almost like selfhelp, cohen said. The defense also suggesting cohen has profited in other ways after his asesociation with the former president , he raked in 4 million in consulting agreements while serving as mr. Trumps personal attorney. And the defense says cohen is now cashing in as a top trump critic, too, making over 3 million on two books, while cohen testified hes considering a potential tv show and a third book. The defense calling it a motivation to lie. Blanche asking, do you have a financial interest in the outcome of this case . Cohen saying, yes, sir. Though cohen insisted hed make more money if mr. Trump were acquitted, because cohen says it gives me more to talk about in the future. Cohens credibility critical to the d. A. s case, as hes the only witness who testified the former president had advanced knowledge of the plan to pay Stormy Daniels and then approved a scheme to disguise how he paid cohen back, which mr. Trump denies. There were no crimes, we did nothing wrong. And i want to get back to campaigning. Im representing millions and millions, hundreds of millions of people. Reporter cohen in ean exchange with prosecutors, do you have any doubt mr. Trump gave you the okay for the payout. He responded no doubt. A new president ial election in iran will be held in june after the president was killed in a Helicopter Crash along with his foreign minister on sunday. Its not known what caused the crash in the countrys mountainous northwest. An interim president has been named. Raisis death, theh, they say n expect any changes in policy. The netanyahu put ou netan video statement, acctoward the International Criminal court. Lets go to claudio lavanga. Reporter the chief prosecutors of the International Criminal court requested arrest warrants for the leader of hamas, in gaza, the political leader, saying hamas and israel are equally responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Take a listen to what he said. The crimes include starvation of civilians as a metz ohod of warfare. Cruel treatment. Willful killing or murder and intentionally directing attacks against a civilian population. As well as crimes against humanity of extermination and or murder. Reporter now, on a statement posted on telegram, hamas criticized the decision saying it equates the victim and executioner. Also, as you mentioned, it drew an angry reaction from benjamin netanyahu. Take a listen to what he said. What a travesty of justice. What a disgrace. The prosecutors absurd charges against me and israels defense minister are merely an attempt to deny israel the basic right of selfdefense. Reporter now the decision also drew criticism from President Biden who said there is no equivalence between hamas and israel. For it to come into effect it would have to be approved by a panel of three judges at the International Criminal court. If that happens, its very unlikely of course that the leaders of hamas and israel will be arrested in their own territories, but it will make very difficult to travel internationally, because they will face immediate arrest if they are in any of the countries that are signatory to the international court. Biden is set to choose a new chair for the fdic. The fdic chair said he will step down once the Senate Confirms his successor. In the report, employees accused him of bullying and verbal abuse. He says he saketakes full responsibility and has apologized. A massive fire is being blamed on storms that blew through the region. Crews battled through the night and were able to knock down the fire without any reported injuries. Officials believe lightning sparked the blaze. The Central United states is facing a barrage of severe storms that brought tornados, heavy rain and baseballsized hail. That coming after at least 13 tornados were reported sunday night. Tearing through colorado, kansas and oklahoma. Several people were injured. Meanwhile, in hardhit texas, nearly 150,000 residents are still without power, as blistering heat blankets the state. The death count there rising to eight after this weekends powerful storm. And the threat continues as another dangerous system barrels toward the north west this morning putting millions at alert. Good morning, angie. Another chance for Severe Weather for the day today. And the bulls eye across the midwest where were seeing active conditions. Notice the storm watch and tornado watch from kansas, into nebraska. Des moines, dubuque, kirksville, chicago, grand rapids, springfield will all see the potential for stronger storms. Were mainly looking at the risk for Severe Weather to come in the form of strong winds. You still, the tornado threat and hail threat also on the table. Heres why. Weve got this system workingis way working its way to the north and east, and tomorrow it will expand from texas to ohio. And well see new storms sort of start to develop ahead of the system. By the time we get into thursday, most of the shower activity will be across parts of the northwest and mid i. C. E. 8 Million People are under flood watches with alemp e got the0s or boston and pittsburgh heads to 87. A major milestone in the race to reopen baltimores port. The massive cargo ship that rammed into the Francis Scott key bridge its weeks ago was towed to port. Authorities are aiming to reopen the channel by the end of may. Coming up, why Scarlett Johansson is taking on one of the biggest names in a. I. But first, were back in a minute with new concerns about test strips used to detecti dangerous drugs. 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Reporter pat craven helps lead the Placer County team. His investigation into the 2022 fatal poisoning of 15yearold jules wolf led to californias first murder conviction of a drug dealer for providing fentanyllaced pills. He put out there that his pill does not contain fentanyl, and that was not the case. Reporter regina believes her daughters death was an accidental overdose. He gave her a counterfeit percocet. What do you want parents to know . I want parents to be concerned because these test strips are providing a false sense of security. Reporter while test strips do work, for accurate results, the entire pill or batch needs to be tested, which police say is not understood or practical for most users. Is it possible that when you test just a portion of the pill, it could show up negative for fentanyl while the rest of the pill is positive . Its very possible. Reporter we purchased three types of test strips and asked detective craven to show us how they work. They all came back positive for fentanyl. No pill is processed and made in the same way. Therefore, they dont contain even amounts of fentanyl. Reporter the dea says 70 of the counterfeit pills it tested last year contained a deadly dose of fentanyl. In los angeles, accidental overdoses from fentanyl are up more than 1600 . Nationwide, fentanyl is now the leading cause of death for americans, ages 1845. That surge has led many Health Departments like new york and chicago to spend millions to provide free Fentanyl Test strips to users. Although there isnt clear data to prove the strips are preventing overdoses. For jules mother regina, the message is clear. Unless youve personally tested the entire pill or batch, dont trust its fentanyl free. My baby is still doing amazing things, even after shes gone, to help save our communities, to help save our children. Reporter vicky nguyen. Nbc news, Placer County, california. 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