now it s ivanka trump s turn. donald trump s elder daughter on the witness stand and under oath in her father s civil fraud trial. what she just said about his allegedly inflated net worth. and democrats do it again, beating expectations on election night despite weak poll numbers for the party s leader, president biden. some top republicans calling last night a complete failure. ahead of the gop s third presidential debate. so how will the candidates respond? and where s donald trump? plus, the u.s. warning israel against reoccupying gaza after their war with hamas is over. so what should the long-term plan be? we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central . today ivanka trump is on the stand testifying in a new york courtroom as the fate of herr father s business empire hangs in the balance. the former trump organization executive is not a defendant in the $250 million civil fraud trial. an appellate court rem
we re back now with our politics lead. senator kyrsten sinema of arizona s shockwave announcement to jake tapper that she has left the democratic party and registered as an independent. let s discuss with former utah republican congresswoman mia love and former special assistant to president biden michael la rosa. michael, let me start with you because this is your party. democrats obviously a little stressed out about what this means for control of the senate. i want to show you what jake told senator sinema about that and we ll talk about it. reporter: what you re doing today doesn t change that, it s still going to be 51-49. i know you have to ask that question, but that s a d.c. thing to worry about. is it a d.c. thing to worry about? 51-49. it is a critical difference. yeah, i think it is. she was a little bit evasive on that, i thought. the truth is, joe biden wouldn t
i don t see it changing the way she operates in washington. she s always been that independent thinker. she s always been we worked on several bills together again on industrial loan companies, ilbs, we have worked together. and it makes sense to me. this doesn t this is not a change in the way she s going to work in washington. as a matter of fact, i think this actually helps washington become more of a persuasion vehicle when it comes to bills instead of just assuming that you re just going to go along with the party. this is good news because republicans can go to her too and earn her vote. both sides should be earning the support from their colleagues. michael, i ve noticed you smiling throughout. weigh in here. do you agree with this assessment? yes, i mean you do? she s bipartisan.