Former Tabloid Publisher david well be back with wolf blitzer in situation breaking news tonight, The Trump Trial Testimony Begins and the official transcript was just released for the next hour. Well take you inside the courtroom from gavel to gavel. As this historic hush money criminal case unfolds the prosecutions first key witness takes the stand after both sides start to lay out their cases in Opening Statements are reporters and experts are standing by to break down all of todays most important developments and look ahead to whats next. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and arnd the world. Im wolf blitzer with a Special Report in this Room Trump Trial today lets get right to the breaking news on the Opening Statements and testimony in the first criminal trial of a former president of the United States, donald trump. At the Defense Table as prosecutors and his lawyers began cutting to the heart of the hushmoney case against him cnns Kara Scannell is joining us live
Unpredictability either around the moments that matter hey, happen in the courtroom. All right well hows that for the end of a friday. Thanks. See you guys for being here. Thanks to all of you for joining us as well. Im kasie hunt Cnn News Central, strike right now. Breaking overnight intrigue in trump legal world to trump lawyer turned political witnesses in the maralago Classified Documents Case. Is no long youre representing him. Why this information is, quote disquieting to donald trump. Next hour lawmakers will view classified information ahead of a key vote re authorizing the fisa bill well Speaker Mike Johnson, be able to control his own party this morning still no change in the 1800s, near total ban on Abortion Error for zona. And today, the Vice President heads to the scene what she plans to say. Kate is out. Im john berman with sara sidner. This is Cnn News Central and breaking overnight. Cnn got word that a key attorney to donald trump turned critical witness has left his le
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muesli.com slash tv i m zachary cohn and washington. and this is cnn hello, everyone. you re in the cnn newsroom, analyse and camerota president biden is fundraising and red bank, new jersey tonight, he s trying to reassure some major donors who are reportedly rattled by his very shaky debate performance. the president hit some wealthy zip codes today. first, the hamptons and then this new jersey event hosted by governor phil murphy. many democrats are wrestling with the question of whether president biden should continue to stay in the race and if he can win in november, seeing a white house correspondent, arlette saenz joins us now. so our let, what is the president s saying to these donors and how are they responded? well alison president biden is once again trying to assure members of the democratic party the he is up for a second term as president. the president is about to speak any minute now at that fundraiser and red bank, new jersey, that s hosted by the state s
from outside the supreme court, what that decision is, i ll be there starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on monday, so make sure to join us. thank you so much for joining us. the news continues right here on cnn hello, and welcome to our viewers. watching and the united states and around the world. i m on a current in hong kong, hit on the show renewed vigor on the campaign trail for president joe biden. but isn t enough to sonst the pools for him to step aside a ruling from the u.s. supreme court limits charges against some january 6 rioters. i ll trump s team could use that to their advantage. and french voters head to the polls on sunday when the mind newell macron s centrist alliance hold firm or could we see an upset from the far right? joe biden, the white house and top democrats are damaged control mode after the u.s. president s faltering performance at thursday s presidential debate but on friday, a stark contrast. biden was animated as he spoke at a rally in north ca