Mesobook if you were 4,000 well, its time to break down the big stories with some smart people. Today were asking with the jury set for Donald Trumps hush money case. Can the former president get a fair trial in manhattan . Then with enemies like these, who needs friends, will dig into how long House Speaker mike johnson can survive with the help of democrats. Plus day jobs for the duke and duchess this will use sign on for harry and meghans new offerings. Are group is here and ready to go. So sit back, relax and lets talk about it first with Opening Statements set to begin monday in Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial Buyout the former president is railing against the case, the judge and the prosecutors saying and doing things, many lawyers suggest he probably shouldnt im just watching. Theres donald trump at a New York City courthouse blasting his criminal hush money trial. Hes going to have a very corrupt place. The former president has reason to worry, given his record and manhattan cou
That could intimidate witnesses or jurors or even lead to harassment. And how do you think trump is responding . Ill give you a cliff hanger and tell you about that in just a moment. Plus it is day one of the auto workers strike. The first in history against all of the Big Three Auto Makers and the union is now warning that more workers will go on strike if they dont get the better pay and benefits they are demanding. They are walking the picket lines as we speak but in a matter of hours will be back at the Bargaining Table. The companies are fighting back, ford laying off 600 workers. Well talk to one striking worker, a mom of seven who works up to six days per week and is barely making enough to survive she says. Ill begin with the latest on the filing from the Special Counsel jack smith. Joining me live washington correspondent for the Atlanta Constitution and former associate white House Counsel to president george w. Bush. So happy you are all here. There is no surprise there has
Narrowly tailored order to stop the former president from Making Statements that could, well, intimidate witnesses or jurors or even lead to harassment. And how do you think trump is responding . Ill give you a cliffhanger and tell you about that in just a moment. Plus, its day one of the autoworkers strike, the first in history against all of the big three automakers. And the union is now warning that more workers will go on strike if they dont get the better pay and the benefits theyre demanding. Theyre walking the picket lines as we speak right now, but in a matter of hours, they will be back at the Bargaining Table. Meanwhile, the companies are fighting back. Ford laying off 600 workers. Tonight ill talk to one striking worker. Shes a mom of seven who works up to six days per week and is barely making enough to survive, she says. I want to begin with the latest on the filing from the new Special Counsel, of course jack smith. Joining me tonight, washington correspondent t. M. Mitch
Breaking strike against major u. S. Automakers is now under way. For the first time in history all three companies are facing a union walkout. The strike is targeted for now but could expand dramatically in the coming days if workers demands arent met. And cnn is now on the ground in libya where thousands are dead and thousands more are mission after a catastrophic flood. This hour well bring you a live update from the disaster zone. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and Around The World. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the the situation room. Lets get to the Breaking News and new development in the Special Counsel case against donald trump, a new court filing revealing witness harassment directly resulting from the president s public statements. Jessica schneider is digging into this new document. Prosecutors are saying they need to put a limit on what trump can say about this case. Whats the latest . The Special Counsels team in this long motion, they are laying out all of t
to increase the personal tax allowance for pensioners if they win the general election. they say the proposal would be worth £275 a year to each pensioner by the end of the decade. under the plans, the state pension would always remain below the tax free threshold. rishi sunak says the scheme shows the conservatives are on the side of pensioners but labour have called it desperate . rishi sunak will be out campaigning in the midlands today. let s get more on this with nick eardley. what do you love about it? how do you win over older voters? it s a question politicians ask themselves a lot. pensioners tend to get out and vote. so today, an offer from the conservatives, that the basic state pension will never be liable for income tax. the simple fact is that this tax change, this triple lock plus, will mean going forward that millions of pensioners, eight million pensioners, in fact, will be paying less tax than they would otherwise be paying. and that is clearly a tax cut