This is cnn Breaking News. Youre live in cnn newsroom, im jim acosta in washington. Good evening. It is 5 00 p. M. Up on capitol hill. Just seven hours to go to avert a midnight shutdown of the federal government that would hurt millions of americans. A short time ago, lawmakers in the house took a step back from the brink. The yays are 335, the nays are 91. Twothirds being in the affirmative. The rules are suspended. The bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The house surprisingly passed a bipartisan shortterm spending bill. The Stop Gap Measure would provide 45 days of Government Funding and includes federal Disaster Relief assistance as the white house had requested, but it does not include aid to ukraine, which has been a top priority for president biden. All but one House Democrat supported the measure, along with more than 120 republicans. It now heads over to the senate, and cnns man ewe are you is live Up On Capitol Hill. Manu, you
Front next opening day of trumps trial. And its getting ugly fast name calling, insults, flying between trump and what will be a star witness . Michael cohen. This is the first witness is starting to testify with david how trumps case plus russias new It Girl State Television now fawning over Marjorie Taylor greene, even though she tried but failed to sink america i can aid to ukraine. Here what they are saying tonight about quote on quote moscow, marjorie and Melania Trump now selling more jewelry. Is it to help her husband . Okay. His legal fees. Lets go out front and good evening. Im Erin Burnett Outfront tonight. We begin with trumps trials spilling out of the courtroom on a day when the prosecution and defense laid out their cases for the first time to 12 jurors and the six alternates its in the room and its on this momentous day, the former President Trump and his former fixer, Michael Cohen, are now in a free for all know, it did actually start in the courtroom. It was during Op
Livelihood depends on President Trumps destruction referring to cohen so that was all well in the courtroom. But then after court, when trump walked out and you could speak to the public, he said this about cohen what are they going to look at all the lives that gone . Good in the last row . He that joint line so he got caught lying pure lime well, im Insider Cohen firing back hey, Von Expletive in pants, your attacks of me, stink of desperation. We are all hoping that you take the stand in your defense. Lets public spat between a key witness and the defendant is remarkable in a court. And trump, of course, is under a gag order forbidden to speak about any witnesses in the trial. But this public brawl breaking out just hours before trump is back in court facetoface with the judge, juan merchan for hearing on gag order violations. He faces fines and of course, violations could ultimately put them in jail. So this is really serious stuff. And it comes as witnesses are already taking the
Id front next opening day of trumps trial in between trump and what will be a star witness . Michael cohen this is the first witness is starting to testify. The david helped trumps case, plus russias new it girl, stink television. Now fawning over Marjorie Taylor greene even though she tried but failed to sink american aid to ukraine. Here what they are saying tonight about quoteunquote moscow, marjorie, and Melania Trump now selling more jewelry. Is it to help her husband pay his legal fees . Lets go out front and good evening. Im Erin Burnett Outfront tonight. We begin with trumps trials spilling out of the courtroom on a day when the prosecution and defense laid out their cases for the first time to 12 jurors and the six alternates in the room. And its on this momentous day, the former President Trump and his former fixer, Michael Cohen, are now in a free for all know, it did actually start in the courtroom. It was during Opening Statements, trump was watching as his lawyers were te
Im just as happy for Lindsay Arnold finally theyre holding it there. But this was after the show. This was after they finished wrapping up there. It was such a great show last night. Two hours. Two hours, some say, might be a little long. You know, its such a spectacular. Bring in scott evans. The way they shoot this, theyre in the grove oh, warming up . Okay. You know we aint going to play. Were going to get it. You were there dancing away. You had to dance back and forth because they had there were golf carts. It was intense. You have the ballroom, and then back over to the grove and back over to the ballroom before it comes out of commercial break. It was insane. You were like, just Pay Attention to the feeling you get in that space. And its huge. Its all over the grove. 23 christmas trees, two santa clauss, two of which were really creepy. Bad santa . Yeah, yeah. I love the feeling of it. The opening number. It was just such a feelgood night. I mean, they go big or go home. You dip