that i m on. and i m kind of looking forward to it because, again, can t be finished with something unless you start it. michael cohen is set to take the stand monday in trump s criminal trial. trump s lawyers will call him a liar, but cohen s story has been consistent. and corroborated by the other prosecution witnesses. also tonight, trump is getting the old band back together. a rogue s gallery of crooks including convicted felon turned pardon bad guy for hire, paul manafort, who used to do the dirty work for putin s russia and congo among other autocrats. and more recently, has reportedly been shaking his tin cup for china. plus, trump used to call rfk jr. a very smart person, but now, he s in a state of panic that junior is winning over some of his anti-vacc maga base. we begin tonight with a man best summarized by the great robert nesta marley. your best enemy could be your best friend and your best friend your worst enemy, which brings us to one of donald trump s m
of one of the series of fact witnesses that took the stand before the judge dismissed the jury for the day early just a short time ago. trump s one-time white house aide madeleine westerhout earlier testified about trump s reaction to the allegations callings entire situation, quote, very unpleasant. all this is setting the stage for a huge week starting monday with the last batch of witnesses for the prosecution. we now know according to multiple sources that michael cohen will be one of them, the man who once said he d take a bullet for donald trump with the critical task of tying all the pieces together before the defense gets its shot and answers the question could trump himself take the stand? we ll dig into that coming up. i want to bring in nbc s vaughn hillyard outside the courthouse. phil rucker, msnbc political analyst and co-author of multiple books on donald trump, chuck rosenberg is a former u.s. attorney, senior fbi official and msnbc contributor, and with me
tonight, the neighbor charged in what authorities believe was a racially motivated shooting. they say he shot the mother next door, who was white, she has two black sons. what was behind this? first tonight, the storms hitting several states. the tornados striking tallahassee. massive damage. one person killed, more than 200,000 customers without power tonight. this evening, the staggering toll amid this outbreak of severe storms. in new york city tonight, donald trump s criminal trial. trump s one-time lawyer and fixer michael cohen now set to take the stand. tonight, the judge with a warning for cohen. just in tonight, the new u.s. report criticizing israel s military action inside gaza saying it is, quote, reasonable to assess that some u.s. weapons have been used in instances inconsistent with israel s obligation under international law. so what does this mean moving forward, and where are the talks tonight with hamas still holding dozens of hostages? martha raddatz
avalanche in utah, and the discovery. first tonight, the severe storms. alerts this evening from texas all the way east. a deadly ef-3, winds 140 miles per hour, touching down. at least 17 reported tornadoes in just 24 hours. ginger zee with the new system right behind this. tonight, donald trump s defense attorney grilling stormy daniels. daniels pushing back in that courtroom. the jurors studying this intently. the horrific video tonight. and when trump s team calls for a mistrial again, what the judge says. the horrific video tonight. authorities investigating the deadly police shooting of a u.s. airman in florida. sheriff s office. open the door. step back. david: a deputy opening fire seconds after the airman opens the door of his home. how did this happen? and were authorities at the right home? pierre thomas on the many questions. tonight, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu saying, we will stand alone, amid president biden s threat to withhold u.s.
into question. what did you think of stormy daniels testimony? norah: the cbs evening news starts now. good evening. i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us. tonight, jurors in the so-called hush money case against donald trump are weighing a dizzying day and a half of testimony from adult film star stormy daniels. she was called back to the witness stand today with the former president sitting just feet away from daniels as his attorneys prodded her about sex, the porn industry, and more. they aim to paint her as a money-hungry liar, as they questioned her about the alleged 2006 tryst that resulted in the now-infamous hush money payment. and daniels forcefully pushed back, saying, if that story was untrue, i would have written it to be a lot better. trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up that payment. cbs s robert costa starts us off tonight with the salacious details from court. reporter: former president donald t