Threatening weather coming today. Im kate baldwin with john berman and sara sidner. This the Cnn News Central donald trump just slept trump tower for court as his criminal Hush Money Trial resumes in less than 30 minutes. The big question today, who will take the stand . Among the most notable witnesses who may be called his former fixer and attorney Michael Cohen, adult film star Stormy Daniels, and former playboy playmate, Karen Mcdougal on friday today hope hicks, who was one of trumps closest and most trusted former aides, took the stand. She had dramatic testimony briefly coming to a stop at one point when she began to cry during crossexamination over the weekend, trump hosted donors and potential Vice President ial picks at the Republican National committees spring retreat. He also he ramped up his attacks several attendees telling cnn he accused democrats of running a gestapo administration. Cnns beringia and grasses outside court and Kristen Holmes is in washington. Brynn, were
Watching hello and welcome to have joining us here in the United States around the world am streaming else on cnn max, im rosemarie church, just ahead. Donald trumps Hush Money Drug continues today with several key witnesses yet to testify negotiations would between hamas and israel have stalled. We will speak to a relative of an israeli hostage about what this might mean for their loved one and mexican and idea and to fight three dead bodies found in a well while investigators search for emotive live from atlanta this is cnn newsroom with rosemarie thanks for joining us. Israel has issued a statement urging people in Eastern Raffa to evacuate, amid fears of an imminent idf Ground Invasion of the Southern Gaza city. The statement says, those people we should evacuate immediately to the expanded humanitarian area at the checkpoints, that area is in almawasi, as you can see on this map, there are well over 1 million palestinians taking refuge in rafah from the fighting. That is five time
Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper what were going to start today with our Law And Justice lead a stern warning for donald trump today from the bench. Keep violating your gag order and your Hush Money Cover of case, and you may well end up in jail. Judge juan merchan, Finding Today The Trump via lord, violated that gag order for the 10th time. He find a trump 1,000 which is the maximum penalty. But judge, where shine went on to tell the former president , quote, at the end of the de, i have a job to do and part of that job is to protect the dignity of the judicial system and compel respect as much as i do not want to impose a jail sanctioned and ive done everything i can to avoid doing so i want you to understand that i will if necessary, and appropriate, unquote. Today weve also heard testimony from two witnesses who went through check by check, the payments made by donald trump to his former attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen. Those payments are at the very heart of this case because
Sanjay gupta. And this is cnn its monday, may 6, right now on cnn this morning palestinians in Eastern Rafah order to evacuate ahead of what the Israeli Military says will be an antiterror operation donald trump returning to court for his Hush Money Trial after comparing the Biden Administration to nazi germany at a weekend fundraiser. And deadly flooding in tech it says hundreds rescue thousands more displaced and the rain may not be over yet all right. 5 00 a. M. Here in washington alive. Look at capitol hill on this Monday Morning good morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Happy monday. Its wonderful to have you with us. This developing story right now, the Israeli Military ordering palestinians to evacuate Eastern Raffa with the idf dropping leaflets its on the area warning. Theyre about to engage in a Military Operation Targeting Terror Organizations in the area source on the ground in east rafah, telling cnn that people are terrified. And in a state of panic following the evacuation
Aides and tragedy in texas floodwaters sweep away little boy as his parents trying to get the family to dry land. And today millions are under threat of more severe weather. Im kate baldwin was sara sidner and john berman in this is Cnn News Central happening now as possible Ground Invasion of Eastern Rafah in gaza could be imminent with hostage and Ceasefire Negotiations teetering on the brink of collapse. We have brand new video, justin of a plume of smoke. After a loud explosion in rafah Israeli Forces could putin launched what they are calling a limited scale operation. The idf Drop Leaflets with a map to socalled safe zones in the message, evacuated immediately. This has a direct impact on as many as 100,000 people, cnns Jeremy Diamond is in jerusalem. Jeremy was the latest your hearing from there . Elmilitary thousands of leaflets on Eastern Raffa, ordering an area were about 100,000e currently living to begin evacuating north to what the Israeli Military is describing as an expa