listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts. the lead starts with wolf plitser in the situation room. happening now breaking news, a huge legal and financial blow to donald trump. a jury says he should may more than $83 million in damages to writer e. jean carroll for defamatory statements he made about her. we re breaking down the verdict and the message it sends to the former president and the clear front-runner for the 2024 republican presidential nomination. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, and you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. let s get right to the major breaking news we re following right now. the bombshell verdict in the defamation trial against donald trump. the former president now on the hook for a stunning $83.3 million. let s go to cnn s cara scannell outside the courthouse in new york where all this unfolded. kara, walk us through this verdict. reporter: wolf,
hello, everyone, and welcome to the amanpour hour, here s where we re headed this week. running out of patience, biden counts the political cost of the carnage in gaza, as netanyahu rejects the two-state solution. we ve been doing a make-believe peace process for 30 years. also ahead, combat veteran, test pilot and space shuttle commander, nasa s number two pam melroy on why returning to the moon is a giant leap for all human kind. this is not about a camping trip, this is actually about pushing humanity into the solar system. then, a claimed filmmaker ava duvernay on exploring the root causes of racism in her new movie origin . and from military aide stymied in congress we take you to the ukrainian front line, where ammunition is running dangerously low. by the way, they re not even explosive rounds, they re smoke rounds. welcome to the program, everyone, i m christiane man poor in london, it s one of the world s most consequential diplomatic relationshi
mystery in how much she is getting under his skin. plus trump is back at a regular campaign stop, the courtroom as a jury weighs how much he has to pay in damages after being found liable for defamation and sexual abuse. the question everyone is asking is will he take the stand. still pushing bidenomics. president biden is hitting a key swing state to convince voters the economy is strong and his policies are why. i m dana bash let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. first up, donald trump wants nikki haley out of the republican race for president. she said she s not going anywhere. so trump is using a familiar tactic. bullying. the former president is insulting his last rival standing threatening to blacklist her donors it came after she announced her campaign raised more than a million dollars after her new hampshire loss and trump s election night speech. last night haley was back in her home state of south carolina which votes four weeks from now and sh
you back here tomorrow at five pm eastern, for another live hour of politicsnation. the saturday show with jonathan capehart is next, at its new time, six pm eastern. jonathan, i know you have the latest from new hampshire on the final stretch of the primary campaign, plus congresswoman becca balint on house speaker johnson is kicking the can down the road by keeping the government open. so you take it away. all right rev, thank you very much. crunch time. we are live in new hampshire, as nikki haley sharpens your tax on donald trump ew hampshire as nikki haley sharp in what coa make-or-break presidential primary for her. but with just three days to go, it could be too, little too late. under pressure, house speaker mike johnson may have to fight with frustrated far-right republicans to keep his job, after relying on democrats to keep the government open, again. for now. congresswoman becca with the budget committee joins me live to discuss the latest congressional can
the lead starts right now. this hour, hunter biden is going into court, donald trump is coming out of court, we are following it all. the lead starts right now. donald trump gets a second chance, he is allowed to speak at the closing arguments in his civil fraud trial. what you said and why a judge and then shut it down and one day after hunter biden s shop appearance on capitol hill, he is now back home in california facing federal charges. and now, the first lady, his mom, is weighing in. and a stunning rise in public officials targeted and dangerous swatting incidents, that s when hoax 911 calls report fake violent crimes to get a police response and possibly real police violence against innocent victims. i am going to speak with a republican who has faced threats and ask them what needs to happen for these cases to stop. [ music ] welcome to the lead, i am jake tapper. we start with the final moments of donald trump s civil fraud trial, playing out right now in a