Announcer this is cnn Breaking News. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Im standing on a roof torp looking out over tel aviv. It is just after 11 00 p. M. Here and were covering three major stories right now. The war here. The end to the Chaotic Speakership Saga Back in washington, d. C. And former President Donald Trump in a stunning appearance on the stand today in his new york Civil Fraud Trial. Well start with Breaking News from israel. It is been 18 days since the attacks by hamas caught this country and most of the world by surprise. Just over an hour ago, from this rooftop, we heard explosions presumably from israels iron dome Defense System intercepting several rocks fired on tel aviv from gaza and minutes ago they confirmed that four people were injured with something possibly shrapnel hitting this town. A reminder that hamas continues to try to kill as many israeli civilians as they can with their rockets. Theyre just not able to do so because of the iron dome Defense Syste
As this judge in new york just found. Stand by. I want to go back to Kaitlan Collins who has been following the trump story for a while. What do you think, kaitlan . Is this really going to have an impact on trump . Is he going to continue to make these statements attacking various officials . Reporter ive talked to people in his orbit as these gag orders have been imposed. The one in washington is on a temporary hold, it appears. I posted this question. Is this something he can abid by. He doesnt listen to the advice. It is something they skirt around often. They would reath didnt say anything at all. At the would rather he didnt speak to reporters or going on truth social. We know this well. Donald trump and who he is and what he does. What is different is that were seeing him face consequences for the first time. And showing it is different when you walk into a courtroom and saying something than just posting it online or complaining about something. The line that his attorneys have
Just this past week the prc vessels acted dangerously and unlawfully as our philippine friends conducted a Routine Resupply Mission in that your own, their own exclusive Economic Zone in the South China Sea. I want to be clear, very clear, the United States defense commitment to the philippines is iron clad, is iron clad. Any attack on the filipino Aircraft Vessels or armed forces will invoke the Mutual Defense Treaty with the philippines. And mr. Prime minister, today we renewed our commitment to defend the values that are at the heart of this alliance. And we continue to stand as one to forge a Better Future for both of us and all the region. So, i want to thank you again for being here. Thank you for your partnership and your leadership in this critical moment. And i would like to now turn it over to you. Well, thank you very much, mr. President. Australia and the United States have stood together for more than a century and it is indeed a great honor for me to stand alongside my fr
to keep new music, graphics, and brian is on the couch. brian: i went to the cuts and said where is everybody. it is 8:00 a.m. this is fox & friends , but we have a fox news alert rate it all comes down to this. trumps judgment looms as the jury expected to deliberate or begin deliberating this morning. what happens if trump is convicted? could he really face jail time? it comes down to 12 opinions sean hannity joins us this hour. the choice between? cowards and the house, that s how charlamagne tha god feels about the election. it s about the republicans i the crooks, the democrats are the cowards and that counts, which is voting apathy. i think the coach will probably win. brian: the dirtiest in america, that s a real superlative and we are going to take the winter. ainsley: who once wants that superlative? pay for the final hour of fox i friends begins right now. this is the day, buckle up hardware awaiting the departure from trump tower is historic criminal
i don t know. let me just say, we i don t want to lose the point. we have you are saying that you guys are responsible entirely for getting aid into gaza, which you admit is not enough. let me 150 trucks in the last three weeks. let me make clear. pledged $100 million for it, not nothing, but not 14.3 billion. what i meant by the comments, not the united states providing all of the food, water, medical assistance on those trucks. hold on. you just said that united states of america you said let me explain. united states of america there is no shortage of countries in the region and international humanitarian networks and organizations who want to provide humanitarian assistance in they have stepped up and the united states have as well. they have. but what the united states was able to do is secure agreement with the israel and the government of egypt. that has been the breakthrough we have been able to achieve. not the only question of the