97% of burning uv rays. it s light, but it s working hard like me, neutrogena ultras yourself on screen. i m zachary cohen and washington. and this is cnn hello and welcome to cnn special coverage of the closing arguments in former president donald trump s criminal hush money trial. i m wolf blitzer in washington alongside abby phillip, who s outside the courthouse in new york a very consequential de, as we enter the home stretch of this truly historic trial korda s out now for lunch following a morning of blistering closing arguments by trump s defense team on surprisingly, trump attorney todd blanche made the case that payments made to michel cone the heart of the prosecution s charges were not illegal abbe over to you that s right. well, a blanche ripped into potential pivotal testimony delivered by trump s former fixer and personal attorney repeatedly calling michael cohen a liar, whose words should not be trusted, and the claims that the alleged tryst between trump
that s this complicated. that s that s clear. there s you know, everyone s seen that. we also do have the fact that the 11th circuit, a conservative circuit she is in reversed her not once but twice. andhose were conservative judges who just thought she was absolutely bonkers in terms of her rulings. that was nbc news legal analyst and former federal prosecutor andrew weissmann yesterday weighing in on donald trump s classified documents case. those comments come as another questionable hearing was happening in judge aileen cannon s courtroom. also ahead what we re learning about president biden s debate strategy for dealing with two different versions of donald trump. plus, a long legal battle between the united states and wikileaks founder julian assange peers to be coming to an end. we ll go through the plea deal that was announced overnight. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, june 25th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day
before they bring them back home remarkable story will continue to stay on. miles o brien, thanks. the news continues right here on cnn i d front next the breaking news, trump s vp list focusing on three candidates with his family and allies. now i ll split on who s best will tell you who wants whom. plus steve bannon making a last ditch effort to stay out of prison will show you the facility where he set to serve his sentence. and a man who has served time, they re himself, will tell us exactly what bannon can expect and more breaking news this hour, 1,000 people feared dead because of dream heat, temperatures as high as 125 degrees fahrenheit. let s go out front and good evening. i m erin burnett outfront. today we begin with the breaking news trump zeroing in on a vp, cnn with new reporting tonight because we are learning, it may come down to three men here are identical ties. they are ohio senator jd vance north dakota governor doug burgum, and florida senator mar
washington bureau chief sam feist. today is his last de it cnn. he s moving on to become the new ceo. ceo of c-span here in washington, it will be the exciting new adventure for him. but all of us at cnn will miss him big time especially erin burnett outfront starts right now i d front next the breaking news, trump s vp list focusing on three candidates with his family and our eyes now split on who s best will tell you who wants whom plus steve bannon making a last ditch effort to stay out of prison will show you the facility where he set to serve his sentence and a man who is serve time, they re himself will tell us exactly what bannon can expect more breaking news this hour, 1,000 people feared dead because of extreme heat, temperatures as high as 125 degrees fahrenheit let s go out front and good evening. i m erin burnett outfront tonight. we begin with the breaking news trump zeroing in on a vp, cnn with new reporting tonight because we are learning, it may come down to
he s a navy sue. i ve done a lot of work with navy seals. i appreciate that. what he s done for this country, it is difficult right now for your candidate in the party you do have to be very careful saw that and how he responded to your questions. all right. thanks, guys. thanks for a great discussion and thank you for joining us. i m on roger casey, cnn news central starts right now a sweeping change in immigration jim policy, new legal protections for half 1 million people standing by for a major announcement from the president wildfires burning across the west now thousands of residents in southern california and new mexico forced to flee their homes as fire crews tried to stop the flames from spreading even further. and breaking news john berman is on cloud nine celtics bringing home a historic championship when cementing their place for the most championship titles. in league history, they have done it hi, i m sarah said or read john berman, kate bolduan is out this is