viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, donald trump s new court battle, a new york city columnist set to take the stand today, accusing the former president of rape. debt ceiling drama in d.c., a vote in the house could happen in the coming hours. but republican leaders are struggling to get support for their plan, as the u.s. default clock ticks down. plus, the taliban take down the mastermind of a deadly suicide bombing that killed 13 american troops at the kabul airport during the chaos of the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. and we begin this hour in new york, where the woman suing former president donald trump for battery and defamation in a civil trial is expected to take the sand in the hours ahead. a source says e. jean carroll is set to testify about her allegations that trump raped her
i always keep one for emergencies. so do i. i keep mine in here. in other news, a senior ukrainian official of severodonetsk, where its soldiers are locked in fierce street battles. mercedes benz recalls nearly a million older cars because of a potential problem with the brakes. and could mariah carey s multi million selling 1994 song, all i want for christmas land her in court? celebrations have been continuing to mark the queen s platinum jubilee. a huge crowd gathered in front of buckingham palace for a spectacular open air concert to mark the queen s 70 years on the throne. in a tribute to his mother, prince charles, praised what he called a lifetime of selfless service . veteran pop stars including diana ross, rod stewart and the band queen were among the performers. here s our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. cheering. after the ceremonial and the spiritual, it was time for a jubilee party. they had taken their seats in the royal box, tens of thousands had pac
for a spectacular open air concert to mark the queen s seventy years on the throne. in a tribute to his mother, prince charles, praised what he called a lifetime of selfless service. veteran pop stars including diana ross, rod stewart and the band, queen, were among the performers. here s our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. cheering. after the ceremonial and the spiritual, it was time for a jubilee party. they had taken their seats in the royal box, tens of thousands had packed the mall, and first on stage, who else but queen and brian may? the bbc concert had begun inside buckingham palace with one of those jaw dropping moments a tea party with a peruvian born bear called paddington. thank you for having me. i do hope you re having a lovelyjubilee. tea? oh, yes, please! oh, dear. perhaps.you would like a marmalade sandwich? i always keep one for emergencies. so do i. i keep mine in here! 0h! for later. well, who would have believed it? this is a monarch who sti
in what s expected to be one of the biggest all british heavyweight fights in boxing history. now on bbc news, musician ed sheeran speaks exclusively about his shape of you copyright lawsuit. # so you can keep me # inside the pocket of your ripped jeans.#. ed sheeran faced claims that his 2015 song photograph was strikingly similar to the song amazing by x factor winner matt cardle. sheeran settled out of court without admitting any guilt. by the time he d become the uk s leading male recording artist, he d released three of the top ten best selling albums of the last decade in the uk. # i m in love with your body.#. and his 2017 song shape of you, co written with his regular songwriting partnersjohnny mcdaid and steve mac, remains the most streamed song on spotify ever, with over three billion streams to date. but the song led to another lawsuit for sheeran. this time, the grime artist sami chokri claimed that sheeran had borrowed a refrain from chokri s song 0h why for shap