Loved one have Mesothelial Mac will send you youre in the cnn newsroom. Im Alex Marquardt here in washington. Thank you so much for joining us today. We begin with President Joe Biden urging the senate two quickly send a foreign aid package to his desk so that he can sign it into law. Senators are expected to take up this series of bills this tuesday. It was just past moments ago by house lawmakers a special saturday session. Therell be combined and they include 95 billion in military aid for ukraine, israel, and for hi won as well as billions and humanitarian aid. President biden says the house has passage of the bill sends a clear message about the power of americas cities. A leadership, excuse me, in the world. Cnns Priscilla Alvarez is here with me here in washington. So what else are we hearing from the white house . Well, theyre applauding this move, one that they have been waiting for for monday thats to remind viewers this was an at the white house made last october. So this ha
It today, go to pretty litter, im Zachary Cohen in washington. And this is cnn welcome to cnn Special Coverage on big tapper and youre looking live inside the Manhattan Courthouse right now, lets bring up those pictures where the judge has just entered the courtroom and donald trump is about to make history. The first former president in the United States to ever face a criminal trial. Any second, can we expect Jury Selection to start . Whats called void here . And we just got our first look at the former president s inside that courtroom is still photograph cameras are not allowed in general. There he is facing 34 counts of fall falsifying Business Records allegedly part of a scheme to keep Adult Film Star and director Stormy Daniels from speaking out about their alleged Sexual Interlude ahead of the 2016 election, Cnns Kaitlan Collins and paula reid are outside the courthouse for us right now, caitlyn, at the prosecution and the defense are about to start this process of choosing 12
You so much for joining me today. Anna very busy saturday. Im fredricka whitfield, the cnn newsroom with alex marquardt, starts right now you are in. The cnn newsroom. Im alex barack board in washington. Thank you so much for joining us. We begin with Breaking News on capitol hill after months of delays and political turmoil in a rare saturday vote, house lawmakers passed stay billion package of aid for ukraine, for israel and taiwan now the deal heads to the senate for a vote before it can be signed by President Joe Biden two reporters across washington as well as in kyiv and in jerusalem. Lets start with cnns Lauren Fox On Capitol Hill to help break it all down. Lauren, what is the latest yeah obviously this vote a long time coming. Alex and theres been a lot of questions about whether or not Speaker Mike Johnson was ever going to get to this point, putting this ukraine aid package as well as additional aid for israel and taiwan on the floor of the House Of Representatives. And the r
The pressure make the trump hurry crack. Thats tonight on news nine good evening. Im abby phillip in new york week one of Donald Trumps historic trial is now etched in the history books, and it ends with a full jury box. When to starts with Opening Statements and we lead into it with a defining question. Can the men and women whove been selected to decide the former president s fate with Stand The Trump High waves that will swallow their entire existence. For the next six to eight weeks the jurors come from all parts of the city, west harlem, hells kitchen, chelsea, upper west and upper east sides. Some work in sales, others in finance. Others are lawyers. And they all say that they can be fair despite what theyve read or said about donald trump in the past, that juror number 11 quipped at one point i dont like some of my coworkers, but i dont try to sabotage their work. Fair enough. And from the minute the judge gambled in on thursday morning to the minute the court adjourned today re
Presents blue carbon natures, hidden power premiers tomorrow night at nine eastern end pacific, only on cnn good morning and welcome to the best de of the week. It is saturday, april 20. Good to have you with us proceed in this morning. Im victor black wash. Just pictures opinion. I love it. Im amara walker. I love my sundays. Heres what were working on for you this morning. Were just hours away from a rare saturday session in congress to pass a critical 95,000,000,000. 04 aid package package backed by Speaker Johnson, but it could cost the republican his speakers gavel for sliding or depending on the democrats for their votes inside the deep divide in house and with The Middle East already on edge after strikes in israel and iran, what were learning about a series of deadly explosions at an iranbacked militia based in iraq. Thats ahead in life report happening today, former President Trump is set to make his First Campaign appearances since a jury was selected in his historic Hush Mon