future cnn this morning with kasie hunt. next it s tuesday, may 28, right now on cnn this morning, donald trump s defense team preparing for closing argument since in the hush money trial, they plan to keep attacking the prosecution s star witness, plus i have never prayed so hard in my whole life. at least 23 people, including four children killed by severe storms during a deadly holiday weekend and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu calling an attack on rafah that killed 45 people tragic error all right, 5:00 a.m. here in washington alive. look at capitol hill on this tuesday morning. good morning, everyone. i m kasie hunt. it s wonderful to have you with us. we are nearing the conclusion of the first criminal trial ever brought against a former us president. today, closing arguments begin in donald trump s historic criminal hush money trial prosecutors from the manhattan da s office will have to weave together weeks of evidence and salacious testimony as they
the last and my case, 20 years, 40 years, 50 years, whatever the veteran died, it was 20 years for me where you have to remember the families who have been without their loved ones over that period of time, and how much they ve more informed. so it s making it matter for the nation, trying to bring our du, visceral society together and move forward, defending our democratic values such poignant words as we are thankful for and continue to think of those who sacrificed their lives in protecting this country. and of course, our gratitude to their families the ten general mark hertling. thank you so much for your time i knew hour of cnn news central starts now more than 120 million people in the path of severe weather today as dozens of communities across four states clean up the deadly storms. all of it amid life-threatening pete after more than five weeks, it all comes down to this prosecutors and defense attorneys and donald trump s hush money trial while are preparing to
this wednesday morning. morning joe starts right now. i think, you know, any patient that or elderly individual or someone who has dementia, they can find some moments of clarity, right? they can find moments throughout the day that they have energy and look. i think that trump s team should not underestimate joe biden and his team s ability to, you know whether they are going to jack him up on mountain dew or whatever it is, that, look. the state of the union this year he had a lot of energy for about an hour and/or an hour and a half, but it doesn t mean, you know, what we are seeing is, obviously, throughout the day, he can t carry that level of energy. what is so amazing about that, willie, is that that jacked up mountain dew did not come from some guy they picked up off the street, right? that was, like, rolling dice against the side of a wall or something. i m sitting there halfway going, who is this guy? he is an elected member of congress. sure. who is
today closing arguments underway in hunter biden s federal gun trial i ll after we learned that the president s son will not testify in the case, why did the defense decide not to put him on the stand? a verdict could come as soon as today, plus former president trump does yet another thing. no former president has done before meet with a probation officer it s a standard part of the process ahead of his sentencing. next it s month we ll talk about what comes next and happening now, a high-stakes meeting in israel, the us secretary of state s sitting down with israel s prime minister pushing for a ceasefire after idf forces rescue four hostages in gaza. an array that reportedly killed hundreds of palestinians were following these major development i ve been stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central we start with breaking news, closing arguments are now underway in the hunter biden trial after calling three witnesses to testify on friday, the def
Claims. Litz cheney is out with a new oped this morning, do this quickly. Why does Speed Matter here . It matters because the case that poses the greatest existential threat to donald trumps freedom is the d. C. Election Interference Case in front of Judge Chutkan who wants this case to go, but she cant let it go until the Supreme Court finishes with this appeal. The longer they drag their feet, the less likely the case will be heard before the election. If hes elected, theyre going to shut it all down. Trump could win by losing. I document think hes going to win when it comes to absolutely president ial immunity, but if the Supreme Court throws it back and says you need to do a new hearing and examine all these factors, thats going to slow things down so much its going to make it impossible for this case to be heard. Thats why it hooks hike the