Now cnn Breaking News yann, welcome to the lean. Im ticked tapper. Were following Breaking News out of new york where Donald Trumps hush money coverup trial its currently underway right now. Attorney Keith Davidson is on the stand. He is the lawyer who represented both 1998 Playboy Playmate of the year, Karen Mcdougal, who alleged an affair with down from and horn actress and director Stormy Daniels, who alleged to a Brief Dalliance with trump. Trump denies both. This afternoon, davidson and as testified about his negotiations with National Enquirer editorinchief, dylan howard to sell the womens stories to that august to publication and how interest in buying Stormy Daniels accounts spiked after the access Hollywood Tape was released in early october 2016, before todays testimony gotten underway, judge juan merchan ruled that donald trump had violated the gag order against attacking members of the jury and witnesses with nine distinct posts on his truth social page, as well as his webs
There are injuries here. We just dont know how many, but yet look at the size of that tornado. Lets get to the maps here. Ill show you whats going on. It could be a continuously violent night all the way through good morning hours. We will see tornadoes likely on the ground throughout the night, all the way from really almost texas into nebraska. This red box here thats the tornado watch box, which means theyre possible these pink boxes, which means theyre happening. So for you, bennington, missouri valley, that would be blair right over here. Heres i6 at omaha. But what im concerned about down here south of syrupy county, this are more storms here that are violently rotating and are working toward omaha proper, where the storm here missed the Western Suburbs of omaha. Almost elkhorn really. But this is the area that im most concerned about over the next 30 minutes or so now for she knew can kansas, you have some storms to your west as well . They are also Rotating Down in texas. It is
Trumps relationship with the National Enquirer was even sleazy or than it looked into the lead starts right now former Tabloid Publisher david pecker, under oath on the record revealing just how far donald trump wins, allegedly to protect his 2016 president ial campaign. But when it comes to whether trump committed a felony in the process how damaging was todays testimony. And that infamous meeting in august 2015, what packer said went down in that room that could hurt Donald Trumps case nearly nine years later, plus trumps legal team admonished in court today, scolded by the judge over social media posts by the former president that prosecutors say violated a gag order coming up the tough decision for the judge deciding how to punish trump welcome to the leaf im jake tapper. Were going to start with our Law And Justice lead a dramatic day of testimony in the new york hush money coverup trial. Tabloid mobile. David pecker testified in front of his longtime friend, donald trump, reveali
History of athletics the Us Justice Department is saying about its deal to try to close the books on its investigation into the Larry Nassars sexual abuse case against girls and women in gymnasts next, were going to get reaction from the attorney representing the Gymnast Survivors of Larry Nassars abuse, and leaning this our amajor de and the New York City pasha funny coverup case. A key witness for the prosecutors was back on the stand. His name . David pecker, the former tabloid publisher, and he detailed how he says donald trump used the national so enquirer tabloid to help his 2016 president ial campaign cnns paula reid has a look now at todays Task Testimony as former Tablet Executive Pecker went from killing damaging stories about trump to spilling all on the Witness Stand. Former National Enquirer publisher, david pecker, back on the Witness Stand today, where he shared details of his decadeslong friendship with donald trump and how he eventually used his position to help trump
Back 6 00 p. M. Eastern in the situation room. The lead with jake tapper starts right now the first witness has taken the stand and Donald Trumps Hush Money Cover Up, try all the leads, starts right now former publisher, david, first to testify today about what prosecutors are alleging was a criminal conspiracy and cover up of Donald Trumps alleged tryst with a film star in director Stormy Daniels. How strong is this case . Here, the line of Defense Trump himself offered today right outside the courtroom, plus the first order of business when court resumes tomorrow did trump violate judge merchans gag order . The fine line for the judge as he considers this ruling and a crisis on college campuses, perhaps most at Columbia University in new york protests there spiraling into tense confrontations. Jewish students harassed the atmosphere so charged inperson classes were called off today. Can safety on campus be restored . New york city mayor eric adams will be here in minutes welcome to t