Now on the apple app store, Android M Taylor good morning and welcome to see you im laura walker heres what were working on for you this morning than 95 billion foreign Aid Bill Sales to the senate after clearing the house in a very divided vote. But House Speaker Mike Johnsons job is still left in limbo with a fellow republican Lawmaker Calling for him to resign. And the motion to vacate, picking up steam, and the countrys set to receive the tens of billions of dollars that aid and messages that theyre sending to the lawmakers here in the were gonna have live reports from ukraine and from the middle east plus were just a day away from a sobering moment in us history for the first time a former us president will have to hear openings statements in his criminal trial. What to expect in court tomorrow. And what former president trumps faithful followers are saying about at all and tragedy at a michigan Birthday Party too young siblings are dead and a dozen others are hurt actin accused,
Step counter those sport matt and wireless remote call good morning. Good morning. Welcome to cnn this morning, its saturday, april 20. Im victims walker. Heres what were working on for you this morning congress is in session for a working weekend because see a final vote on a 95 foreign aid package for ukraine and israel as early as this afternoon. A much different vote though could cost. Mike johnson, the speakers gavel, Marjorie Taylor greene says theres a civil war in the House Of Representatives. And as another lawmaker joining her motion to vacate, were going indepth ahead annually, a half a dozen blasts, rock a Military Base belonging to an iranbacked militia in iraq at a time of high tensions across the mideast. What we know about it coming up and former President Donald Trump hits the Campaign Trail today, just two days hes before Opening Statements begin. In an historic Hush Money Trial in new york, the judges stern warning to trumps legal team, thats coming so in just about
Hello and welcome to our viewers in the United States and Around The World. This is cnn is continuing breaking News Coverage. If iran strike on israel im Christiane Amanpour in london alone inside my colleague, Alex Marquardt in washington. Now this morning, israel remains on high alert after iran launched and unprecedented fivehour attack on israel the idf says more than 300 missiles and drones were fired. The majority were fired from iran some were launched from iraq in yemen, they say only a few were able to pierce israels defenses hitting an airbase in southern part of the country causing minor damage. And there are no reports of injuries suffered directly from the strikes israel is now saying that the us, britain, as well as france also acted during these iranian strikes. Us forces intercepting more than 71 Attack Drones and based three Ballistic Missiles thats according to two us officials who are familiar with matter. The attack was in response to an israeli strike last week on
You again next week hello everyone. Thank you so much for joining me this saturday. Im fredricka whitfield. All right. Right. Now us is on high alert and actively preparing for a significant potential attack by iran on us and israeli targets in the middle east soon as next week, thats according to a Senior Biden Administration official, iran is blaming israel for an airstrike in syria this week that killed at least seven iran let me and officials, including two top military commanders, were also following an Important Development in the humanitarian aid crisis in gaza israel is preparing to reopen the Erez Crossing in northern gaza, at least temporarily to bring in aid that move follows a meeting between President Biden is israeli Prime Minister met navajo. This wig the backdrop to all of this tomorrow, mark six months since the hamas attack on israel sparked, which sparked the war in gaza. Priscilla alvarez is in washington for us and Nic Robertson in jerusalem. Priscilla, you first,
breaking news hello everyone. thanks for joining me on. alison chemla, radha, and for fredricka whitfield, we have an exciting program for you today because within the next half an hour, we expect to witness the first ever boeing starliner spacecraft launched from cape canaveral, florida to the international space station. this is not a practice run this its launch has to american astronauts on board but officials and spectators are holding their breath a bit because this mission was already postponed a few times, veteran nasa astronauts, butch wilmore and suni williams are on board. and boeing is trying with this to compete with its rivals space x as nasa tries to collaborate with private industry partners. if successful, suni williams would become the first woman aboard any crewed test flight like this years of work has gone into this moment and it has not been without setbacks, as i ve mentioned. so let s bring in space and defense correspondent kristin fisher. she