Hello and welcome to our viewers in the United States and Around The World. This is cnn is continuing breaking News Coverage. If iran strike on israel im Christiane Amanpour in london alone inside my colleague, Alex Marquardt in washington. Now this morning, israel remains on high alert after iran launched and unprecedented fivehour attack on israel the idf says more than 300 missiles and drones were fired. The majority were fired from iran some were launched from iraq in yemen, they say only a few were able to pierce israels defenses hitting an airbase in southern part of the country causing minor damage. And there are no reports of injuries suffered directly from the strikes israel is now saying that the us, britain, as well as france also acted during these iranian strikes. Us forces intercepting more than 71 Attack Drones and based three Ballistic Missiles thats according to two us officials who are familiar with matter. The attack was in response to an israeli strike last week on
Home serve. Com im evan perez and washington. And this is cnn the skis, cnn Breaking News l right,veryon thanks for joining me. I ll mk jimez inor fredric wtfield. Wre goingo begin with President Biden were turning to the white house to meeth s naal Security Team about the innsifying theres a meeting that will include Secretarof Sta Antony Blinken, defense secretary d austin, and the chai othe joint chiefs of staff. Nrces say the u ctirancarry out a direct Aack Srael Iran has vowed retaation for the military officials in syria last week, a l to get to hear cnns kevin lipt is athe white house and Jeremy Diamond is in jerusale so vin, what do we know about this meeting . And that now includes defense secretary lloyd austin and etary of state Antony Blinken well, this meeting will come after american officials ve bn speaking with their israeli counterparts, including the defense secretary lloyd austin, who talked to the Defense Minister and israel to discuss what the pentagon called urgen
Hello again and welcome. Its time to break down the big stories with some smart people today, were asking with Donald Trumps first criminal trial, just two days away low jurors here, more slays than substance. Then the debate debate should News Organizations porch for president ial debates, given trumps pension for lives and fake france, the new social media app giving you all the social media satisfaction without any of the actual social media, the pamelas here and ready to go so sit back, relax and lets talk about up first. Donald trump is about to make history becoming the first former president to sit as a defendant in a criminal trial . Jury selection begins monday in a case involving Hush Money Payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. A trial that could carry Major Political and legal consequences for trump including possible jail time. Election interference by biden, Donald Trumps set to face 34 Felony Counts and a manhattan courtroom. We cannot and will not normalize serious crimi
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
This final version of the bill. But a couple of things have unfolded. In the last half an hour. One of them is that a key amendment that was really important to some of those hard line republicans failed. Theyd failed on a ti, the vote was serenely close, 212 to 212. So what you were seeing play out on the floor, right now is a vote on the underlying bill. The final version of this legislation that does not include an amendment that was very important to some of those conservatives that would have required a warrant. Even american citizens sam was picked up in some of those dragnet searches that are part of the federal Intelligence Surveillance act, section 702. So right now, what youre for seeing as many more democrats voting for this legislation, then republicans, of course, there are some democrats who are on the side of the privacy concerns that hardline republican pins but this is a very interesting moment for Speaker Johnson. This is something that a lot of hardline conservatives