This is cnn Breaking News. Hello, im Brianna Keilar In Washington with Anderson Cooper in tel aviv. We are beginning with Breaking News in the israeli hamas war. Sourcing telling cnn that the Terror Group Hamas has released two more hostages believed to be american citizens, anderson. Todays release is help from officials from qatar, involved in the other release as well as, as well as egypt at the time. And Alex Marquardt joins us on the details with Kaitlan Collins. Kaitlan, what exactly do you know . Obviously, we have some information that is not getting out in all of this is confirmed . Its a fluid situation, they are not in israel. Right. This is a very fluid situation. Were holding off on details because this is a fluid situation. We want to make sure we get everything right. What we do know two more hostages released by hamas. Im told theyre not actually in the custed to of the Israeli Government yet. But they are on the way there. But that is part of the sensitivity of the rep
The lead cnn, if you ever miss an episode will lead. You can listen to the show news tonight in the trump trial star witness, Michael Cohen, wrapping up his first day of Blockbuster Testimony detailing the Stormy Daniels Hush Money Deal and how donald trump was allegedly tellinjurors his former boss was only concerned about the impact on his 2016 president ial campaign and that trump and im quoting now wasnt thinking at all about his wife melania, for the next hour ill take you inside the courtroom from gavel to gavel with new transcripts breaking down all of todays most important developments and looking ahead to whats next welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world i will blitzer with a Special Report in the Situation Room that trial today lets get right to the breaking news in todays highstakes testimony against donald trump, Michael Cohen, Zeroing In On what trump knew about the Stormy Daniels Hush Money Deal and the alleged criminal but we will cover up.
Hello, im catherine byaruhanga. We start this with the order by the Israeli Military for more residents in the city of rafah in the Southern Gaza strip to leave neighbourhoods in the east. Washington has warned israel not to mount a full offensive in the city, but there were further israeli strikes overnight. This is where people have been told to go, al mawasi, which has been described an expanded humanitarian area by the Israel Defence forces. It now says 300,000 gazans have moved towards there since the first Evacuation Orders on monday. Last night, a long awaited Us Government report criticised israels use of american supplied weapons in the gaza war, saying its reasonable to assess they have been used in breach of International Humanitarian law in some instances. This report from our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. Now a ghost town. Parts of rafah that were crammed full of people just days ago are emptying out. Palestinians fleeing in their thousands as israel signals i
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
Families outside israels security headquarters. The protesters are demanding that the government because of accept the Ceasefire Deal thats been proposed by the government of egypt and khader that has already been accepted by hamas. Just in on that front. Were learning the deal on on the table is not the same one that the israeli mediators help craft in recent weeks, cia director William Burns is in the region. A source tells cnn that burns has been deeply involved in negotiations. Were going to get the latest on details coming in by the minute plus republican congressman back gates of florida will be here. Im going to ask him about the tactic. He pushed for for the motion to vacate now being used by congresswoman margin kayla green as she threatens to push Speaker Mike Johnson out of his leadership role, leading this our Donald Trumps day starting with the judge holding in Contempt Of Court in the new york hush money cover up case, then to Trump Organization current employees on the s