Them. Trump calling the trial a witch hunt to keep him off the campaign trail. Watch. This is a biden witch hunt to keep me off the campaign trail. I should be in georgia now. I should be in florida now. I should be in a lot of different places right now campaigning and im sitting here. And a this will go on for a long time. Its very unfair. This is a case that nobody wanted to he bring including alvin bragg. It was just at the last second this never happened before where the state tries to assert itself in federal elections. Nobodys ever seen it. Maria it was former Biden Justice Department Official delivering the prosecutions Opening Statement as the judge ruled if trump testifies in his own defense. Other cases against him are fair game to be brought up. I think this is interesting that its michael colangelo. He served as u. S. Associate attorney general under president Joe Bidens Administration and then he left that position to become a state prosecutor in alvin braggs office. So r
Hush money case against porn star Stormy Daniels , and the star Stormy Daniels, and the National Trust has come under fire from locals as theyre accused of seizing sports land for biodiversity spaces. For biodiversity spaces. And a sleepy paul coyte has the sports news for you. Cole palmer scores the perfect hat trick. One with the left, one with the right, one with the head. As chelsea puts six past everton, Champions League everton, the Champions League starts its starts again tonight. Its getting exciting and the band athlete that looks likely to compete for team gb in the paris olympics. A chilly start again out there this morning and like yesterday, there will be a fair few april showers around, but the winds will be easing down. It should be a bit more sunshine today so feeling a little bit warmer. Join me later for a full forecast. Forecast. She was the shortest reigning british Prime Minister ever , 49 british Prime Minister ever, 49 days for liz truss, but her book ten days to
Hes a great student and very proud of the fact he did so well and was looking forward to for years to have graduation with his mother and father there. And i cant go to my sons graduation, that i cant can go to the United States Supreme Court that im not in georgia or florida or North Carolina compaining like i should be. Thats donald trump falsely claiming that the judge in the Hush Money Trial wont let him go to his youngest sons graduation. Those comments came after a long day in court from the former president. Well have the full recap for you straight ahead. Well also bring you the latest from The Middle East where israel is weighing its option for a retaliatory strike against iran as the countrys allies are urging restraint. And meanwhile on capitol hill it appears that Speaker Mike Johnson is going gamble on foreign aid spending by bringing four separate package tuesday the house floor. Good morning, and welcome to Way Too Early on this tuesday, april 16th. Im jonathan lemire. T
Now, were following two major breaking stories tonight he case begins. Its the first time a former us president as ever stood trial. On criminal charges. Jury selection now underway as the judge, the Defense Attorneys and the prosecutors marrow down a massive list of potential jurors to find the 12th New Yorkers who will consider trumps fate also tonight, The Middle East on edge after israel vows to exact a price for an iranian attack, what israeli official tells Cnn The War Cabinet is determined to act, but its still unclear where, when and how the idf might retaliate the white house, meanwhile, urging calm in the region as President Biden turns his focus to diplomacy and deescalation welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world im wolf blitzer, a urine the Situation Room the skis, cnn, Breaking News we begin our coverage tonight in new york. Were Donald Trumps historic criminal trial is finally underway. The court adjourning for the day just a short time ago
Sir keir starmer speaking earlier on today, now , in other earlier on today, now, in other news, 534 migrants were intercepted while crossing the engush intercepted while crossing the English Channel yesterday. That makes it the highest number of crossings on a single day so far this year. And it means the number of small boat arrivals this year now stands at a provisional total of 6265. It comes as the governments flagship rwanda policy returns to parliament, as you heard, with mps debating the latest amendments by peers this evening , a judge ordered today that prince harry must pay 90 of Home Office Legal costs after losing a case over his personal security. The duke of sussex had security. The duke of sussex had argued the court should reduce the amount he was required to pay by the amount he was required to pay by more than half. He launched legal action against the home office for cutting his Police Protection , after he Police Protection, after he stopped being a full time worki