Jake tapper starts right now cnn Breaking News welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper and the prosecution has rested its case and now its Donald Trumps term his defense team has called a witness, Robert Costello and attorney. What one point advised Michael Cohen that stella has claimed in that cohens lied about him under oath during this trial. This comes after a shocking revelation on the stand earlier today, threatened to rock the prosecutions entire case under intense questioning. And by the defense, trumps former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, the star witness for the prosecution, admitted that he stole from the Trump Organization organization and were not its not talking lunch, money or funds taken from some transaction that has nothing to do with the charges against trump were talking we had 60,000, technically larceny that was part of the 420,000 payment made to cohen. That was allegedly falsified to reimbursement for Hush Money Payments to Stormy Daniels that payment are those p
Its not being hyperbolic to say were on the verge of a war in the middle east. If hezbollah goes to war with israel it would make the mistake of its life. The Big Weekend Show begins with fox news alert. I am julie banderas. So tonight israel ramping up airstrikes on Enemy Targets as idf readies for what is being called an imminent Ground Assault on hamas, and the iron sting munition to destroy terrorist rocket launchers, hamas, Attacking Appan area near the kibbutz that was targeted in october 7 massacre, this time targeting Israeli Soldiers, today, israel Prime Minister, netanyahu, touring northern Israel Border with a message for his troops. If hezbollah goes to war with israel, it will make the mistake of its life. We will cripple it, with the force it cannot imagine. And the consequences for it and the lebanese state will be devastating. Netanyahu holding a Security Assessment in tel aviv after warning iran backed terrorists against opening a second war with israel. And what about
And scattered showers in the north, but still fairly chilly for the time of year. All the details coming up on bbc breakfast. Good morning. Its saturday, 27th april. The governments being urged to take action to stop unpaid carers unwittingly racking up thousands of pounds of debt. Carers are entitled to nearly £82 a week in benefits, but only if they owned less than £151 in take home pay from otherjobs. As a result, many end up owing money after being inadvertently overpaid. Our reporter Dan Whitworth has the details. Unpaid carers who look after a loved one do an incrediblejob. Often unpaid carers who look after a loved one do an incredible job. Often 2a hours a day, seven days a week, with very few breaks. There lies dedicated to caring for someone else. Of the nearly 6 million carers across the uk, just under1 million receive carers allowance, with about £80 a week. 175,000 of them also have a job, but there is an earnings limit of £151 take home pay a week. Go above that limit
Fox news alert. We begin with continuing moment by moment coverage of day eight of former President Trumps New York Criminal Trial. This is the faulkner focus. Hello. Happy friday. We have a lot of news packed in for you this hour. Court got underway last hour. A loss hat gone on so far. David pecker ends how he started on the witness stand. Right now trumps Team Continues their Cross Examination. Pecker to remind you is the former ceo of american media. His testimony this week mostly focusing on a quote, catch and kill scheme to buy stories about his then friend donald trump without publishing them effectively keeping them hidden. Atactic he used for other celebrities, too. Separately braggs team accused former President Trump of violating his gag order four more times. Thats in addition to the ten claims already made, by the way. Prosecutors meantime want the judge to fine trump and hold him in contempt for every one of those. A hearing on the gag order is set for thursday, may two,