In carrollton, texas. Remarkably, she survived. Ek nancy howard was Shot Poi Blank at her home In Carrollton, texas. Remarkably, she survived. A week into the investigation, detectives got a lead from an inmate who claim to know he knew the real story behind the crime. His name was billy earl johnson. The cops nude he was a tough guy from east texas, an area about 90 miles from carrollton, home to those piney woods. Billy was the ringleader of a colorful crew. Many petty criminals, related to billy by blood or marriage. Certainly a strange cast of characters. East texas folks and some people might depict them as the he hog gang. A gang just getting by in a region struggling to make it. Theres a lot of drugs and methamphetamine. Someone makes money, extra money, they handed out to each other. It is meeting with investigators, he was a Man On A Mission who wanted to cut a deal and fast. I got grandkids that i want to spend the rest of my life with. I want to be free. And i went out this
coming up on cnn, the four-time indicted twice impeached one term president donald trump takes the stand as a defendant in the new york civil trial accusing him, his son s, and other trump organization executives of business fraud. and it s now been one month since the horrific hospitality on israel as war rages on. even official says the death toll in gaza from israeli airstrikes defies humanity. live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom with john vause. wherever you are around the world, thank you for joining us this hour. we begin with a historic day in a new york courtroom. for the first time in more than a century, a former u.s. president has taken the stand as a defendant and donald trump stayed true to form. during four hours of testimony insulting the court, insulting the judge, and insulting the prosecution. while repeating his favorite and in collect claim from the campaign trail calling is criminal charges part of a criminal witch hunt and election interferen
viewers joining us here in the united states, around the world, and streaming on cnn max. i m rosemary church. just ahead, the four-time indicted twice impeached former president, donald trump, takes the stand as a defendant in a new york civil fraud trial. we will take you through his combative and testy day in court. plus, it has now been a month since the horrific hamas attacks on israel and as the war rages on a u.n. official says the death toll in gaza from israel s relentless airstrikes defies humanity. live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. thank you so much for joining us. donald trump has denied wrongdoing in each and every case against him and monday was no different when he took the stand in his civil fraud trial. he was belligerent with the new york judge who ordered the former u.s. presidents legal team to control their client, reminding him that this was not a political rally. and that same judge who trump called extremely hostile wi
hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and around the world. i m bianca nobilo. and i m max foster. it is 11:00 a.m. in gaza where the war marks one month today. and israeli prime minister is now discussing the potential future of the territory. i think israel for an indefinite period will have the overall security responsibility because we ve seen what happens when we don t have it. palestinian ministry of health which relies on data from inside gaza, which is controlled by hamas, says the death toll in the enclave has now surpassed 10,000 since the war began on october 7. the head of the u.n. says deteriorating conditions make the need for a humanitarian ceasefire all the more urgent. gaza is becoming a graveyard for children. hundreds of girls and boys are reportedly being killed or injured every day. more journalists have reportedly been killed over a four week period than in any conflict in decades. unfolding catastrophe makes the
outfront next, trump lashes out, taking the witness stand in his own fraud trial. outfront legal analyst ryan goodman is here. plus, strikes on gaza lighting up the sky tonight, while thousands of miles away, vladimir putin is embracing hamas despite his own citizens killed and kidnapped by the militant group. so what role is putin playing? and james carville is outfront even though his party wants to shut him up. how come? let s go outfront. and good evening, i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, showdown in court. trump versus the judge, the former president taking the stand for nearly four hours in his new york civil fraud trial today. going after the judge, losing his tim per. at one point the judge saying to trump s attorneys, quote, can you control your witness while judge said to the judge, it s a terrible thing you ve done, you believe this political hack back there, and that s unfortunate. trump left the court tonight, though, projecting confidence. i