Cause, get started today at accustoming. Com the source with kaitlan collins. Next our special primetime coverage of the trump Hush Money Trial continues 9 00 p. M. Here in new york, day six now, in the books the began minus the jury with a hearing on whether the former president s should be held in contempt for violating his gag order. No decision on that. Then more testimony from david pecker, the former Tabloid Publisher on his role as eyes and ears and protector to candidate trump from potentially embarrassing stories which he would catch and kill and just a short time ago, weve got some video from cnn Affiliate Wpvi of the former president. This morning just before the Gag Order Hearing appearing to violate that gag order by Talking About Prosecution witness Michael Cohen. Michael cohen is a convicted liar and hes got no credibility whatsoever. He was a lawyer and you rely on your lawyers back now with the panel, couldnt be seen as john berman has been going through the trial tran
Who will reportedly be the first witness called by the prosecution . Lets talk about the trial this weekend. All weekend long. Twitter was going wild. Also ahead, it appears ukraine will finally get the critical funding it needs after the house passed a package of foreign aid bills which includes more Military Support for israel, as well. The bill now heads to the Senate Despite efforts by Marjorie Taylor greene, who got called out, yes, by the new york post. Kind of sums it up. It does. Good morning. It is monday, april 22nd. Welcome back the morning joe. Former aide to the Bush State Department and white house, elise jordan. From the american presidency at vanderbilt university, historian jon meacham. And financial editor at the financial times, ed luce is with us. Well get to the lead story in one moment, which are Opening Statements in Donald Trumps hush money trial. First, jon meacham, i dont want to ever be melodramatic on things like this, but that saturday vote was one that wil
Pete another skyline. Read that top of the stadium. Will i cant either. We try to figure out what skiesline this is. Pete did a great job last hour. Figuring this out. Pete it Said Alliance bank maybe. Still dark so were looking west coast here. Will what does that stadium say . Pete not seeing mountains something center. Will pete takes this denver, phoenix, no mountains. Will in the background, in the dark. Pete not going to denver. Phoenix i said phoenix. Pete it doesnt count when you change your guess. Give me a win this morning. Pete thats right i was looking for the mountains. Up on your knees and monitor. Close trying to pay attention. Interesting endeavor there. That brings me a lot of stress i really enjoy that game. Will our success rate is not as high so ive started to check out. Pete thats whats enjoyable about it. And i think theres probably 40 more skieslines out there that we could put up. Weve reported phoenix. Kayleigh we said phoenix. Pete in the light you can get it.
Were heard in a number of towns and cities, while slogans have been sprayed in public spaces. Confronted by supporters of the regime for refusing to wear a headscarf in public. This iranian woman remains defiant, despite her picture being taken and being threatened with legal action. Scenes from the streets of karaj a city near irans capital. Its a rebellious act, unthinkable before last years uprising. The unrest was sparked by the death of mahsa amini in custody. The 22 year old was arrested by the Morality Police, accused of not adhering to the strict dress code rules. Chanting her death sparked nationwide protests, which continued for months, with women taking a leading role. One year on, The Mass Street Protests may have died down, but the determination of many iranians to push for Regime Change is unwavering. Mariam took part in the demonstrations since the first day. She says last years events have already brought about fundamental changes to society. I think its like something
The number of dead is rising in a landscape that has been transformed, devastated. This is what is left after more than 250 times. The average monthly rainfall came down in just 2a hours and cascaded onto derna. Entire neighborhoods swept away as two dams on the outskirts of the city failed. A catastrophe hit libya. A huge catastrophe. May god accept the victims. We pray for their families. Despite the scale of the destruction, the hunt for survivors goes on. Some International Help is arriving. These dogs are part of a spanish rescue Team Involved in a search against the clock. Weve been working all day on the buildings that have been completely destroyed by the dams bursting. The scale of destruction in the city is devastating, with a huge number of buildings damaged and victims missing. Thats why we were working as hard as we can. People survey the little thats left with a sense of disbelief and with questions. Why werent residents warned the storm was coming and given time to escap