Is made this morning in a new york courthouse. Donald trump will be the first former president and presumptive president ial nominee to face a criminal trial arriving just minutes ago for the start of Jury Selection in the new york hush money cases. He faces 34 Felony Counts of falsifying Business Records to cover up a Hush Money Payment to Adult Film Actress Stormy Daniels in the runup to the 2016 president election. The focus of the trial today, choosing the men and women who will decide this case from a pool of thousands. We have a team inside the courthouse watching it all as it unfolds. We have a team as well with us right now to talk you through it. Nbcs Vaughn Hillyard is standing by outside the courthouse. Also with us chuck rosenberg, former u. S. Attorney and senior fib official. Maya wiley a former u. S. District attorney. Williams who is a former prosecutor. Thank you all for being part of our coverage. Vaughn, lets start there at the courthouse. Walk us through what we can
president biden is doubling down on his support for israel. in an op-ed for the washington post, the president rejected mounting calls for a cease fire saying it will only give hamas more time to quote restart the killing by attacking innocence again. but the fighting continues in gaza city. doctors at al-shifa, gaza s largest hospital, say they were ordered to evacuate by the israeli military. the idf disputes that claim. it comes as israel defense forces are now vowing to advance anywhere hamas is found. and there are growing signs that a ground offensive into southern gaza could be imminent. let s go to nic robertson live in israel. give us the latest from where you are. still intense fire fights going on here in northern gaza. the idf said they re pushing from the coast in the washington post cost towards the west where we are here. we ve been able to see flares, heavy missile strikes from aircraft heavy tank rounds fired into the area. sometimes the skylights up br
welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom. a u.n. team travels to gaza s hospital to witness its desperate conditions firsthand.. the scenes one of them describe as a death zone, ahead. residents of one kibbutz describe the moments of the terrorist attack and why they fear the israeli government could let them down again. plus, trump s return to iowa as the state s caucuses draw near, the former president ramps up attacks on president biden and some of his most explicit rhetoric yet. it s 4:00 a.m. here in atlanta, 11:00 a.m. in gaza, where we re expecting to learn new details about a large explosion at a u.n.-run school being used as a shelter. one u.n. official called the carnage horrifying. i have to warn you, the video is graphic. the source of the blast hasn t been determined and no confirmed casualty figures are yet available. the israeli military says that it is aware of
his reelection bid despite the dismal debate performance and plenty of calls for the president to throw in the towel on his second term. you thought things were interesting and they are only getting more. welcome back. i m sandra smith in new york. jackie, great to have you here. jacqui: i m jacqui heinrich and for john roberts. president biden, his family in the white house are in full-fledged damage control mode following last week s brutal debate. first lady jill biden tells vogue magazine we will continue to fight and will not let those 90 minutes to find the four years he has been president. sandra: asia hosni is live in washington with the latest on all of this. what are you here a link? good afternoon. the scotus ruling was a nice distraction for the biden-harris campaign from this debate fall out. they just held a call with lawmakers on the house judiciary committee but according to reports out there there is still major concern coming from rank-and-file democ
fox friends weekend starting with this, trump celebrating bigtime at a campaign rally after a thursday s debate and a massive fund raising haul. will: and a major win for businesses. the supreme court rules against federal regulations. we re going to talk to one of the plaintiffs about a how it s protecting them from crazy climate rules. pete: plus, looks like a nothing burger. mcdonald s plant-based men if you items failing menu items failing. who d have thought? the final hour of fox & friends weekend on a saturday starts right now. lately i ve been, i ve been losing sleep. dreaming about the things that we could be will: good morning and welcome to to fox & friends on this saturday morning. you know something i ve come to appreciate? t not really my way i grew up around beaches. i you know, the way they do it in new jersey, it s like a carnival [laughter] in a city, and yet it all meets together right will there on the beach. pete: oh, the boardwalk. will: