Politicsnation. Tonights lead, stormy days. Tonight more than half a million homes and businesses in and around houston, texas, are still without power after punishing storms slammed into the region yesterday, leaving at least seven people dead and putting intense strain on the infrastructure and power grid. The Lone Star State is weathering political storms as well tonight. Outrage is growing over Governor Greg Abbotts pardon of a white Army Sergeant found guilty of murder found guilty of murdering a black lives matter demonstrator in 2020. Critics are calling the pardon politically motivated. Well be talking about it all with the democrat challenging ted cruz for the senate, congressman cro little allred. Meantime, the white house is hoping to avoid political tempest tomorrow as the president delivers the Commencement Speech at Historically Black Morehouse College. Students and faculty have been divided over bidens support of the war and his presence on their campus. Weve got another
And also rebound breaking boston tart as the panthers advance to play the ranger. So exciting stuff. And as you mentioned, guys, just a wild to turn of events for Scottie Scheffler to show up and now to be in contention to potentially usually when another major after being arrested in facing os of charges, just incredible ghrelin, man. Oh, thanks so much another hour. Cnn this morning starts right now good morning. Good morning. It is saturday, may 18. Welcome to cnn. This morning. Im Victor Blackwell here with amara walker, and heres what were working for you. This morning. Personally. Dont agree with some of the things that the white house has done. But youre still want him to come here. So do become President Bidens Plan Commencement Address tomorrow is dividing the Morehouse College campus, the mood on campus today, and how the morehouse president is defending the decision to invite it also, a cnn exclusive of violent video appears to show music moguls Sean Diddy Combs brutally att
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Welcome to a special twohour edition of the beat. Im katie phang. Were nearing the end of the first Criminal Trial of a former u. S. President donald trump. Next week the case could be in the hand of the jury. Before that happens, Michael Cohen will be back on the Witness Stand Monday for a third day of cross examination by trumps defense attorney todd blanche. The defenses focus so far has been to try and portray the states key witness as a serial liar, someone who cannot be trusted and who is only out for revenge against his former boss. The word lie was used more than 60 times in court yesterday. Through what felt at times like A Meandering Cross Examination Blanche may have been able to poke a hole in cohens credibility as a witness during questioning about one of the phone calls from october 2016 that cohen testified earlier in the week he had made with trump, allegedly telling him the payoff to Stormy Daniels was being handled. Yesterday cohen admitted that he was having trouble
On the east coast, 8 00 here in los angeles and this is americas late news fox news and ip are two jordanian nationals tried to breach one of the nations most sensitive Military Bases but getting information from the administration is proving very difficult we are getting startling information about the number of chinese nationals crossing the southern border even some who appeared to be well off thats on top of the exclusive numbers fox news is getting about the number of got a ways who got in under the bite administration. We begin with the Senior National correspondent kevin corke. He is lie with more on the attempted breach at quantico. Quantico as you know is one of the nations most secure and sensitive bases and not only houses the u. S. Marines combat Development Command but also the fbi academy, ncis and various Defence Intelligence agencies. The idea that there was this effort to try to penetrate the campus is certainly noteworthy. Heres what we have confirmed so far. Two jord