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Preparing will hold a News Conference shortly. He will likely be asked about the Bombshell Decision on abortion out of it arizona will bring that to you as it happens. Also, breaking this hour, the former financial chief at the Trump Organization who admitted to lying to prosecutors he is getting jail time will go out alive to that as well. Plus, we are live in mississippi courtroom, were six former Law Enforcement officers, members of a selfdescribed goon squad will soon be sent since for brutally torturing to menn and Severe Weather to tell you about flaring up across the deep south, we have those pictures will go live to that in just a few moments as well. So stay with us for that. But first, the president and first lady are hosting an official Arrival Ceremony for japans Prime Minister and his wife. It comes ahead of the two liters bilateral meeting and Joint Press Conference being held in the coming hours over at the white house. You can see the secretary of state, secretary of defense the Vice President kamala harris. All standing by as the Prime Minister will showing up on the south lawn of the white house at any moment at that News Conference that ive mentioned this afternoon . President biden will almost certainly be asked about arizonas Controversial Supreme Court decision on abortion. Hes already called the abortion ruling cruel and dangerous. Cnn, White House Correspondent Priscilla Alvarez joins us down. Priscilla. I mean, women across america this morning are waking up to Reproductive Rights being taken away in state after state, it seems. And this morning its arizona. Its another flashpoint in this cultural war. Weve been seeing happening all across the country. And its more fuel for the white house and for President Biden to tie these unpopular Abortion Bans that are happening across the country directly to former president donald ill try to back in the moments after we received this ruling yesterday, the white house relates to statement im gonna read you some of that this from President Biden, millions of arizonans will soon live under an even more extreme and dangerous abortion ban, which fails to protect women even when their health is at risk or in tragic cases of rape or incest, it goes on to say, quote this ruling is a result of the extreme agenda of republican elected officials who are committed to ripping away womens freedoms. Now, of course, the Biden Campaign has been seizing on this issue, seeing it as one that will galvanize voters, particularly in the very critical swing state of arizona. And when i spoke to a democratic strategist this morning, they said, look, this is another data point in what has already been the argument for democrats in this election and framing it and continuing to frame it as, as going after freedoms, personal freedoms, and health care, and the Vice President also weighing in on this. She of course, has been on her reproductive freedoms tour kicking that off in january. And she said that were essentially going back to a time when women couldnt vote. That is what this abortion ban stems from. And then also going on to tie it to former President Donald Trump. And shes going to take that message to arizona on friday. All right. For alvarez. Thank you very much on this fast moving morning, lets discuss with former assistant special assistant President Biden megan hazen, cnn political commentator and republican strategists for singleton megan, i mean, weve seen the president put out a statement on abortion. Priscilla just referred to it a few moments ago. Its likely maybe it wont happen, maybe it will happen, but he probably will be asked about abortion in arizona. And im just wondering whats on your mind when you see whats happening in this country right now, women across america, it seems like almost every week and other state, theres another very hard line law taking place. It chipping away at reproductive freedom in this country. Yeah, i think this is a really big issue and important issue for democrats. I think that they need to be able to capitalize this in november. Its a huge Fundraising Issue for them as well. Its also a good Voter Turnout issue. I mean, like thats its one of the things that weve talked about a lot is whats going to turn out voters. And this is an issue thats going to get women and men and mostly moderates to the ballot to vote in november. And i think that the president will capitalize on that. Its an issue weve spoken a lot about the Vice President is very passionate about this, but also its just again, like priscilla said, its drawing the contrast between former President Trump can the President Biden, on taking away freedoms and healthcare for women and chemali do want to have you weigh in on this in just a moment. But first id youre seeing some pictures out of phoenix, obviously, where this Abortion Issue has been flaring up, but i also want to show you some live pictures right now of the president with the japanese Prime Minister. He is right now welcoming the japanese Prime Minister here to the white house they will be within the next few hours holding meetings. Mega youre used to all of this will be having some bilateral meetings behind closed doors, but then we will see the two liters out in front of the cameras taking questions. Of course, therell be asked about a range of issues like china maybe the war in ukraine but youre michael, this issue of abortion, once again flaring up this time in arizona . Yeah. I mean, this is going back to a law from the civil war, 64 before it was even a state, your republican strategists, do you really want states going back to civil war era law . On reproductive freedom. I mean, women didnt even have the right to vote at that point. You have other sounds like kryptonite. This sounds toxic for republicans across the country. Any gym i dont want states going back to Pre Civil War for obvious reasons, right but, but i will say this. Remember 10,450 seven votes, megan, thats how many votes President Biden won the state of arizona. There is not a path for donald trump to the white house without winning the state of arizona. Now President Biden struggled a little bit on the economy, struggled a little bit on the issue of immigration this was a gift an early gift to the president. This is an issue or democrats will fund raise on their target. Republicans and tight districts. They will target republicans downballot. And my question to a lot of my republican friends, jim, what are we doing here . And i have a lot of respect to my evangelical friends. I spent a lot of time working and talking with them when i worked for dr. Carson in 2016, im all about convictions. But convictions would no power or a pipe dream. You have to have pay. If you cant win anything, theres nothing mega, but are their convictions, i mean, the what conduction Current Senate republican, whos running in arizona literally flipflopped and said this is not what we wanted well, we cant boring. Yeah, youre talking about kari lake. I need her condemnation of this was a far cry from her stance on it less than two years ago. I dont know if we have the sound on this, but lets listen to that. Its good point we have a great law on the books right now. It will prohibit abortion in arizona, except to save the life of a mother. And i think were going to be setting the paving the way and setting course for other states to follow i mean, at least youre not going back and forth on the 2020 election, but i you know, this right, director. Yeah. I mean, this is this is going to be tough. I mean, jim, were not winning on on this issue kansas, wisconsin Supreme Court, ohio, and even the idea of 15 weeks, Lindsey Graham came on. So we should do 50 two weeks. My governance, state of virginia, youngkin ran on. Well, lets do 15 weeks. Not only did democrats keep their majority in that state house, they also won the state senate, who are not winning because women are clearly sand and even some men, even some republicans and we dont believe the government should use compulsory force to dictate what people should do but their bodies. And i understand that the genies out of the bottle. I mean, it is it megan, Vice President is going to arizona on friday here about the decision understand. To stop bands like this. We need a United States congress that will restore the protections of roe v wade. And when they do, President Joe Biden will sign it into law. And lets always remember it does not have to be this way and megan, if this ruling is upheld, 15 states, i know we can show this onscreen with 15 states will have a near total abortion ban. And i mean, its for all the talk about democracy being on the ballot in the fall, it sounds like dobbs is very much on the minds of voters, is going to be on ballot in a range of states, Battleground States as well. Yeah, absolutely. I mean, but i think this just goes to show this is drying the contrast between former President Trump and President Biden of what where your freedoms lie. And this is again and again going to be a major issue people, i mean, in arizona, theyre working to get about initiative on which is going and to drive Voter Turnout, which is going to be huge for the, for President Biden and vice present harris to win in november, isnt sure michael suicide, but she might go i mean, at the same time though, its donald trump. I mean, by his own admission he has said he is the one who took down roe versus wade. So as much as you can say to the party, hey guys, we got to get a knock at all. I was listening to me theyre not listed on the president and former president. I get it. Hes trying to appeal to evangelicals and then he came out with a statement and said it should be a state issue. I would have wanted him or i would have advised go a step further, megan, i wouldve said its a state issue that voters in the state should decide because that way we know based on history so far voters have decided to keep it that i think would have given him an out. It also would have taken away the question if you assign a national ban, which a lot of people still have lingering out there were not winning on this. And if i could tell republicans guys, we got to step away from this. Theres a lot at stake beyond just the presidency youre talking about the house, youre talking about how many seats potentially could be one at the senate. Again, all of those downballot seats are now at jeopardy because we have allowed evangelicals to own this issue when most american saying we dont like what you guys are given, and we want to remind our viewers, we are showing you some live pictures periodically throughout this hour. The president , the Prime Minister of japan, theyre going to be holding a joint News Conference just a short while from now, you can see the pomp and circumstance of the official visit. Theyre calling this an official visit of the japanese Prime Minister, not a state visit because technically the state of japan is run by an emperor, i guess, ceremonially. But theyre calling this an official visit, but in a couple of hours are now the president also hold a News Conference. We do think the president may make some remarks here in just a few moments. Typically thats the case, right, megan, he will welcome the Prime Minister to the United States and make some comments about the strong relationship between the United States and japan i will dip into that when that takes place, but megan mean one of the things that obviously is on the minds of people inside the white house. Is just how the president is going to thread the needle. Politically speaking, heading into this november cycle and is there much of a debate right now as to what should be the lead i mean, politico has this audio apparently ron claim, the former chief of staff, your former boss, saying that the president is out there talking about bridges too much but it sounds as it sounds as the bridges are out the window at this point. I mean, it sounds as though the white house has found its issue. Yeah, i think so, absolutely. But i do think its important to remind folks of the Infrastructure Bill and some other things. I think that does affect just not only democrats about republicans places and weve had a lot of, we just had a bridge fall, a couple of weeks ago and marylands i do think it is important. I wouldnt probably but it might not have said it the same way as ron maybe, but Ronnie Ronnie get des, the president says all he means, it means i said so and he said by it when asked about it, when politico contacted him. So but i do think that abortion is the issue that the democrats are going to need to lean hard into right now, i think its number one issue. I would say abortion President Biden announced yesterday in an interview that hes looking to take some type of action on immigration. So hes trying to regain control there thats important then also think on the issue of the economy, i think, and sort of send everythings great. The president s would say things are getting better. Those three things the president appears to have an advantage thanks to republicans, thanks to people like Marjorie Taylor greene. I just dont get it. Jim thanks. Megan. Sure. Michael, we appreciate it. Sure. Michael said it, not us our guys lets discuss more were now with democratic congressman Robert Garcia of californias a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus congressman. Thanks so much for being here. I know youre california and Abortion Rights, Reproductive Rights. I mean, theyre pretty safe there in california unless of course the president loses in the fall, donald trump becomes president and you have a republican congress, then i suppose things are different. But what is your reaction to this ruling and arizona and what do you hope the president says . If hes asked about at this News Conference coming up soon im going to first of all, its obviously a horrific horrific de, in week four, everyone in arizona and were going to be impacted in california as well, obviously, as we will face women and folks that really need this service, these abortion. We know is health care. We know that donald trump is directly responsible through his actions, through what hes done through the court, through his comments, through his pushing the republican conference here in conference here in congress for whats happening across the country, not just an arizona, but just the denying of access, Reproductive Health care, the moving back just generations and in these rights. And so we have a real choice here. Joe biden is the persons going to help restore National Abortion rights, Vice President harris is going to arizona here as we, as we know and the president will continue to be clear and loud that this is a choice between women and their doctors that we need to stop donald trump from continuing this march of moving our rights backwards yeah, congressman you did bring up an interesting point and i guess i hadnt thought about it, but i suppose there might be Spillover Effects for some of these states bordering. And we were showing this to our viewers earlier, these states down south and heading out west were abortion is being banned and all sorts of places i suppose in many of those cases, you have women who are going to be going to neighboring states are states. Theres somewhat far away, like california to get that health care and that might put a tax on the Health Care System in places like california well, absolutely. I mean, this we knew this already to be true. Weve seen whats happened in the effects in the south, for example. And as Abortion Rights have been restricted in certain states, folks are actually going to other states the impact is real. Its happening right now as we know, and places like florida. And so we know for a fact that was happening right now in arizona is going to impact california, is going to impact our own Health Care System. And were of course rader to stand for anyone that needs access to Abortion Rights in our state. But the bigger issue here is this is happening state after state after state. And regardless of the courageous actions taken by the Attorney General and in arizona, who have courses is a democrat this is a very serious issue and its going to be the defining issue going into november. Were going to remind the public every single day that donald trump and the republican party, when a rollback Abortion Rights and do you believe foreign President Trump when he says, oh, he just wants to leave it to the states i mean, how can you believe Anything Doctrine says what . First, lets be really clear. Hes said time and time again that hes received constable for what happened at the court is released to roe v. Wade. He has said multiple times what his thoughts are about abortion. Hes hes said essentially that the doctors possibly could be prosecuted before in forums that women shouldnt be getting abortions. And so he, first of all, has multiple positions. If we know on this on this issue but what we do know or what his actions are, which is a pointing extreme extremist to the court. Its ensuring and supporting the Republican Caucus here in congress on their actions. And so his record is clear. He wants a rollback Abortion Rights. He wants to continue this march to remove rights away from women. And were going to continue to fight him and the congress here and the majority here in congress. And just finally, very quickly congress, but i did want to ask you about israel and hamas, the defense secretary lloyd austin was up on capitol hill yesterday. He was asked about whether israel is committing genocide in gaza. Lets listen to that we dont have any evidence of genocide created. Thats a no, israel is not committing genocide in gaza. We dont have evidence of congressman. Whats your whats your taken all of that i mean, look, i think i have been calling for a ceasefire in the israelgaza war back since november. I think that is we are beyond time now. We need have a resolution to the floor the hostages need to be released. I support the efforts for an immediate ceasefire we need to get humanitarian aid into gaza immediately. And i think that right now were focused on hes ensuring that the ceasefire it is currently being negotiated happens, that the loss of life, Of Civilian Life is horrific. The netanyahu government has failed in their efforts and trying to actually resolve this conflict. And so i think the president needs to continue to put as much pressure as possible to end the war immediately would you like to see and put more pressure . Absolutely. I mean, i think those of us here in congress, particularly the progressive caucus, are continuing to address the president we just sent him a letter, actually just a couple of days ago outlining what we see as how we resolve this conflict. I think the pressure needs to continue our congressmen garcia. Thank you very much for your time. 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We also know trees down some power lines down, some significant roof damage to some of these areas and obviously some barnes and sheds taking on some damage as well, but thats just one component. The other has been the flooding. Again, this video, this is actually shot from the inside of a fire truck and you know, those are very highprofile vehicles. You can see the flooding that they are going through in the water actually still coming into the vehicle that firetruck took that video near the town of kirby ville, texas, that this is an area thats under that Flash Flood Emergency until at least 11, a. M. Central time. And its been because of the amount of water that has really come through this area just in the last few hours, the pinout creek, which isnt kirby ville rose ten feet and just six hours bringing that creek up to major flood stage and its not the only spot again, you can see here on this map, youve got a lot of these areas here. Look at that pink color that indicates at least ten inches of rain has fallen in just the last 48 hours. So that ground is saturated. Now were adding more rain on top of it. So the flood threat is going to be ongoing. Weve also had several severe Thunderstorm Warnings right now. Weve had Tornado Warnings off and on throughout much of the morning today. Thats going to continue and thats why they have this tornado watch here valid until 1 00 p. M. Central time today thats proportions of Eastern Louisiana as well as a good chunk of imaging wins and also some large hail. For all of these areas you see here shaded, even the green areas still has the potential. But obviously the big focus is going to be much closer towards the gulf coast. We talked about that threat for the very significant tornadoes that again is also going to be really focused around the Gulf Coast Region timing wise. Youve got a lot of these areas that are going to be dealing with it just a different time. So say around lunchtime, the peak really hits for places like jackson, mississippi in new orleans by the time we get to the evening, commute tonight, the focus really is around alabama, so huntsville, birmingham, montgomery, and then by tonight, it begins to move into atlanta and eventually into charlotte, North Carolina hi, the morning. All right. Very dangerous stuff. Please keep us posted, alice. And if anything changes, well go back to you. Thank you so much. In the meantime, some Breaking News to tell you about the State Sentencing for six former mississippi Law Enforcement officers happening right now here you see why pictures from the courtroom in jackson, mississippi, the office theres coming in one by one to be sentenced after they attacked in their community, one of whom were shot in the mouth. This group of officers called themselves the coat. A quote, goon squad and the case has garnered national attention. Four frankly are teams have been covering this for months now from the overt racism and inhumane acts committed in this 2023 incidents, cnn chief Law Enforcement and intelligence analysts, john miller joins us now and Cnns Legal Alice Showy Jackson both join me now, gentlemen. Thank you so much. John, this is just one of the most horrendous Police Brutality cases. Ive ever heard of. I know youve covered and dealt with these sorts of things so many times over the years your reaction to what were seeing in court this morning and the importance of this case well, the importance of this case is just surrounds the unspeakable nature of the acts of these Police Officers that were premeditated. They planned much of this before they arrived on the scene. Youre talking about brutality, torture during people with tasers. Youre talking about a Sexual Assault against one of the victims and then if all of that isnt shocking enough a team of Police Officers, one of whom put a gun in one of the victims mouth and fired it we heard him today saying they killed me that day. I just didnt die. Im a musician and a singer. But they shot me and im unable to carry that on. It. Actually be lies, belief that people who took an oath would do Something Like this. And what were seeing now, the sentence this is 15 years, 20 years. These are concurrent with the federal sentences. They already received in some measure, this is symbolic, but its an important symbolism. It shows that the state of mississippi is engaging in justice even after the federal government has absolutely and joey jackson, i mean, if you could weigh in on this or were expecting to hear some victim impact statements i mean, judging by what john was saying a few moments ago, these should be some very i guess, emotionally rot statements. I mean, this is just the worst of the worst when it comes so Police Brutality i mean, whats your reaction . All of this yeah. Without question. Jim, this is what accountability looks like and it looks that way with respect to federal sentencing, as well as State Sentencing. Remember, theres a role for the federal government, that role was played each of these six receiving different sentences consistent with the activities they engage. Then in the misconduct and eat legality really, that they were involved in. These are officers who are sworn to protect. Instead, they are terrorizing these two africanamerican men and by all accounts with respect to prior bad acts terrorizing and entire community and so the federal government, certainly that has a place, charge them deprivation of rights and conspiracy, et cetera and they were sentenced on that already to what john miller were saying. This is now a state court proceeding. The state, of course, also has a place as it relates to ensuring accountability. And thats what were seeing in addition to the thing john miller has mentioned, lets not forget the name calling the urinating in the closet of the home that they invaded at the time to show further degradation and to think that Something Like this can happen in 2024 is remarkable. Its shocking thick and so now the state court, a judge, will issue these sentences to be served concurrently but certainly its appropriate that the judge do so and its appropriate that they be found to account for what it is that they did, which was horrific yeah. And i should note are ryan young who is in the courtroom right now, has just done some amazing reporting on all of this chronicling this just horrendous case. And john to joes point what does this say about Police Brutality in this country . I mean, it it is a bit hard to put your head around that this is still going on in this country. I mean, i guess it is gratifying to some extent. I mean, these are Police Officers in these these these out, these jail outfits that they got him in right there. Youre seeing on screen right now. So i suppose there is accountability, but it does raise the question as to how much of this is still going on in america right now . While Police Brutality can be a complicated subject because you have uses of force that are engaged in many different circumstances where something has already kicked off their some disorder or violence going on where police intervene this is not that this for people who are just familiarizing themselves with the story starts with a phone call from a neighbor saying theres an old lady who lives on a piece of property, a ranch house down the street theres a bunch of black guys who have moved into the house. We think somethings going on. These sheriffs deputies from the sheriffs office, joined by one Police Officer from the local department. Im dr. A Long Distance away to get to this house to this piece of property. And they plan to avoid the Security Cameras at the house to kick in the door to basically do a warrantless Home Invasion and beat and torture and terrorize these to menn, one of whom was the caregiver for the woman in the house who was in the hospital at the time and try to get them to admit to doing things that they werent doing to possession of drugs, to other things and this went on for hours, including after shooting one of them in the mouth and leaving him there to bleed while they went out back. And concocted a story that would work. It was investigated by the state Attorney General because of the shooting. But this was only uncovered when these two men bravely came forward with a story that was so insane that it would be hard for anyone to believe and told this story. And then federal and state authorities did their investigation and proved it. But it is at any levels still shocking yeah just for our viewers home. So theyre grasping what were seeing here. These are Police Officers, i guess former Police Officers soon to be convex. One by one being led into the courtroom to listen to their sentencing. And joey jackson, i mean, what does this say about the state of Law Enforcement in this country . You and i have had this conversation so many times. Over the course of the last several years about episodes of Police Brutality in this country and to me it staggering to listen to the details of this case. The Police Officers were the ones who were acting like the criminals here. Yeah without question, its shows and demonstrates, jim, that theres work to be done, not to be clear and to be fair, theres a lot of Law Enforcement out there risking their lives for the safety of all of us and our families and for that they deserve our respect and gratitude. But for those who have lost their way like bees individuals, its just really incomprehensible. And then in terms of the cover story, youre planting a gun on them. Youre concocting information thats just really beyond the pale. And so who knows how it got this far for so long . Certainly needs to be looked into. I know that the end of lacp is called for whats called gem a pattern and practice investigation the Department Of Justice is assessing that. What does that mean . It means a full evaluation as it relates to what theyre doing in this community, how deeply rooted it is whether or not this is further ingrained in the culture and well see what develops because of that. What certainly we expect police to beyond the bead and to do a great job that so many do. But when you look to people like this who are not doing it, it puts a blemish on others who do. And i think raises concerns amongst Law Enforcement for those who are actually doing a good job that their reputation would be tarnished by the despicable nature of the misconduct of b6 individuals who are getting their day of reckoning today and got their day of reckoning in federal court. Last point, jim, and that is that we heard the victim impact statements from the two africanamerican men and here that were abused in boy with a riveting and in found one, walked out the courtroom related to some of the testimony that was given by the officer when they were accepting accountability. So its a tough that the credit why we do value the work that our Police Officers do all over the country. But i think to some extent cases like this will strengthen Law Enforcement because there is accountability and john and joe, you and i, we all know that up until the last several years, you just didnt see as much of this Police Officers being held accountable for their actions. Were seeing it more and more should make policing better. John and joey, thanks to the great discussion as always, just horrendous case and mississippi. Appreciate the way you both handled it. Thank you so much. And coming up and other trump Associate Heading to jail, the sentence for former Trump Organization cfo Alan Weisselberg. Thats coming up how would really happened sunday, april 28. Did nine on cnn this looks like an actual ketone meanwhile, at a vrbo, when other vacation and rentals arent what theyre cracked up to be. Dry one where you know what youll get with priceline vip family, you can unlock deals five times faster. You dont even have to be an actual family. Id be the dad on the day he physically its clear that im the dad. Okay. So which data is pain . 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The former chief Financial Officer of the Trump Organization admitted to lying under oath in the civil fraud case against the former president weisselberg also helped exaggerate the value of trumps new york penthouse in order to get better rates on loans and insurance policies, cnns Kara Scannell is live outside the courthouse for us. Qarrah whats happening . So jim Alan Weisselberg, sentence to five months in jail. This was part of a plea deal that he had made with the manhattan District Attorneys office. The hearing took less than five minutes. Weisberg walked in with a windbreaker ready to report to prison during the hearing, the judge asked him if he had anything he wanted to say. He said no, your honor. She then said she would send him to this agreed deal of five months in jail. He had pleaded guilty last month to two counts of Felony Counts of perjury for lying during the investigation by the new York Attorney Generals Office into the Trump Organization since finances specifically, he admitted to lying about his knowledge that the size of trumps triplex apartment was false and that hit about his role in his knowledge of making the value of that Triplex Hartman false in the financial statements. Now, as after that, the judge sentenced weisselberg to five months. The Security Officers came up to him, handcuffed him behind his back and he was led out of the courtroom where he will begin serving the sentence that Rikers Island, this is the second guilty plea by Alan Weisselberg, who previously leave pleaded guilty to 15 counts of tax fraud. He is a longtime confident of former President Donald Trump as part of this deal, he will not be testifying against donald trump at the trial is set to begin next week. He is a central figure in that trial. This is about the falsification of the documents to cover up the hush money payment made to Stormy Daniels weisselberg, the chief Financial Officer at the time, was involved in how those payments were made and the reimbursement of payments to michael cohen, but he will not be testifying in that case. Instead, he will be serving his five months at Rikers Island. Jim all right. Kara scannell. Thank you very much. Lets discuss now what cnn legal analyst karen friedman, agnifilo, she previously served as chief assistant District Attorney in the manhattan District Attorneys office. Karen, your reaction to Alan Weisselberg . I mean, yet again somebody in trumps orbit, somebody close to the former president , going to jail yeah, he absolutely is decided that he is not going to turn on trump so much so that he lied under oath during the civil fraud trial in front of judge Arthur Engoron recently, he was not, however, he was although he was charged with lying under oath during that trial, the Manhattan Das Office allowed him to plead guilty instead, to lying in a deposition prior to that, because otherwise it would have triggered a violation of his parole from the last time that he pled guilty to protect trump, which was those tax fraud charges. So it was just very interesting to me that hes willing to do another five months like he already did it rather than turn on trump it really is remarkable and i do want to ask you about the Hush Money Trial because for donald trump and this is happening in a few days from now. I mean, its coming up on monday yesterday, and Appeals Court rejected his efforts to delay the start and im just curious, what do you think is going to happen next . I mean what rabbits can he still pull out of the hat . What cars does he still have up asleep. I mean, one of the questions i had my mind, karen, could he just not show up on monday . I suppose he cant do that but it kind of makes you wonder what, whats he going to try next . Yeah, so many of us have been wondering, is he going to try to go to the Supreme Court and get a stay because ten days from the start of the trial, theyre hearing the president ial immunity arguments, and thats already on an expedited basis and he is also argued that there was president ial immunity in this case to write in this first election interference case. So that is something he could still do, although the clock is ticking, so that he, if he doesnt do that today or tomorrow, i think that gets foreclosed and he has to show up in criminal cases. Its not like civil cases where you can just come and go or choose what you go to or not at all. Criminal cases, there are a lot of rights that attach during criminal trial that a defendant has to be present for or explicitly wave. And so he will be required to attend and so well see if i dont think hes going to abscond as they say and not sure if he can hes fairly easy to find. Yeah. I mean, im karen. I mean, just to ask you a follow up on that. Were just saying that perhaps he could go to the Supreme Court. Could the Supreme Court somehow the United States Supreme Court somehow delay a new york hush money case. Is that is that feasible . Is that they owe could i mean, yeah, its the Supreme Court of the United States obviously. And they are the Supreme Court of the land and theres something called federalism, which means that they can definitely put It Press Pause if they wanted to. I dont think they will because this is very different than the president ial immunity case that they are, that they are hearing this particular case involves his personal life, right . Although he was president when he wrote some of when he wrote the checks, at the time that he was doing this, he was Candidate Trump and he was trying to prevent this from going to the electorate. So thats personal. Its not president ial in nature, but you never know. So i just one of the things that he could have possibly done hes been Making Motions all week trying to delay and hes getting that has not happened, but well see if he if he does this yeah. I mean, its everything in the kitchen sink, the catchup against the wall, everything you name it. All right. Karen. Thank you so much for your time. This morning. We really appreciate it. All right. Lets go back to our led signs over white house where the president is hosting the japanese Prime Minister, arlette, very important day. I understand theyre calling an official visit, not a state visit what more can you tell us yeah. You have just a short while ago, President Biden, welcome japanese Prime Minister kishida here to the white house, kicking off this official state visit with that formal rival ceremony, you saw the two liters walking, reviewing the troops, going through the full pomp and circumstance that the white house rolls out for some of its top allies and President Biden in remarks talked about how this is really a monumental alliance between the us and japan. Theyve come overcome differences in the past to try id put both countries on stronger footing together. This visit comes as the us has really sought to bolster these alliances and relationships in the pacific with an eye on trying to blunt chinas military and economic influence in the region, japan, as the president noted, has really been at the cornerstone the center of the Biden Administrations policy in the indopacific region at a time when japanese Prime Minister kishida has shifted an increased the countrys defense policy, as well as offering a longstanding support to ukraine amid its russias invasion of the country, the Biden Administration really has seen a willing partner in because cheetah across a range of areas with the president really saying that this isnt just about the indopacific, but a global partnership, but these two liters are expected in the coming hours to roll out a host of announcements relating to Defense Security people, to people ties, all as they are trying to showcase the strength of this relationship, especially as trying to counter some of chinas influence in the region are very important meeting and of course that press conference coming up, Joint Press Conference with the two leaders coming up in just a short while from now, arlette saenz. 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I think what it does mean is that it is less likely that the Federal Reserve will start cutting rates as quickly as either it had hoped or it had predicted or the general public and markets had hoped. And thats what you see in the market today. If you look at where investors are expecting rates to be later this year, they have severely reduce the chances of a rate cut by june and theyre expecting only a couple of more rate cuts later this year. And thats because the fed doesnt want to take the the intuition is that the fed will not be willing to take its foot off the brakes because that risk of inflation is still there yeah, gas prices have been inching up and i just hear people who want to buy a house right now or buy a Car Listening what you have to say, catherine or just tearing their hair out, people are just so fed up with those high Interest Rates in those sectors. But jamie dimon recently warn us Interest Rates can surge to 8 due to these inflationary pressures. Is that a possibility . I mean this is starting to become like a real worry for a lot of folks out that a lot of smart people out there so to be clear, if you look at what jamie dimon had actually said, he didnt specifically say that he thought 8 Interest Rates were the most likely scenario he said that theres a lot of uncertainty right now and that they are trying to prepare for scenarios of 2 Interest Rates up all the way up to 8 or higher because we dont know whats going to happen to longterm rates. We dont know whats ing to happen to the fiscal situation. We dont know whats going to happen with oil and energy prices, which also affect or can push through to other forms of inflation. So i think it is a concerning potential sentence particularly since we havent seen 8 rates in a few decades since the 90s. But it doesnt necessarily mean that its the most likely outcome. Its just something that is within the realm of possibility at this point. Yeah, we dont want to go back. 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