what do you think are the chances you can get an acquittal? i would not comment. reporter: she was detained on february 17th. prosecutors claiming she was carrying two vaping cartridges with about .07 oil a crime in russia that can carry a sentence of up to ten years in praise colony. the u.s. considers her being rong wrongfully detained. wrongful detention is unacceptable where ever it occurs. the united states government, at the very high e est levels is working hard to bring mi miss griner as well as all wrongfully detained u.s. citizens safely home. reporter: her trial starts as tensions between the u.s. and russia have reached a boiling point. not just over rusrussia s invas of ukraine. the u.s. is calling for immediate release of former marine paul whelan who was sentenced to sf years. they also said the trial was not political. the facts say a prominent athlete was detained in possession of prohibits substances that contained drugs. reporter: after about
the remarkable victory he got when he called that general election having ousted theresa may. i gather she voted in a ball gown this evening, i think the irony won t be lost on her. i think since we thought we d be marched up the hill, and borisjohnson seems to be accusing the media, he says it s media lead, my feeling across the country speaking to everyday people, and i had one woman approached me next to the thames and say to me she doesn t like liars. i m reporting right next to that covid wall where you see all kinds of hearts and names and people who died who had respected lockdown. i think it s a countrywide thing. also worth saying, borisjohnson denies lying about the parties in downing street. he said some things that were wrong, but he thought they were true at the time. you must have had a few days this week talking to france about the uk, with this happening now and thejubilee before it. it is quite remarkable going from covering the head of state, which is the 96
No clear evidence of that. President biden yesterday on 60 minutes doubling down on a warning to others in the middle east. It comes as the u. S. Military is increasing its presence in the region amid a threat from iran and hezbollah. U. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken back in israel this morning to continue diplomatic talks after a weekend of meetings with leaders in the middle east. Meanwhile, in gaza, Palestinian Civilians are in dire need of humanitarian aid. Well go live to israelgaza border for the very latest on all of that in just a moment. Also ahead, an update on the speakers race here at home. Republicans have a vote planned for tomorrow, but it appears the nominee once again does not have the support needed to win. There is so much news on this monday morning. There really is. Probably the most important election in europe. Oh, my gosh. Over the past decade. Poland. I dont think thats an overstatement in poland. Right now, it looks like the pro west, pro european, the
Authoritarianism, it takes one to know one. The evidence before us that must be taken seriously if we wanted to remain a democracy. Congresswoman katie porter is taking congress to school, and tonight, shes here to do the same as the u. S. Continues to send more weapons to israel. Peter welch is one of two Democratic Senators to rule against the aid bill to israel, ukraine, and taiwan and will explain why. Lets do it. As donald trump sat in a new york courtroom, he was getting support from a familiar friend overseas, who took the stage at the C Pack Conference to tout his authoritarian agenda, which included notable maga allies like carrie lake, the back ramaswamy, and a message from trump himself. In his speech, he told the crowd that conservatives across the west, including himself and trump, are under attack by hegemonic liberal order. He said that Upcoming Elections in november will be a chance for americans to usher in a era of sovereignty modeled on hungary, you know, a country w
That does it for us this morning. Well be right back here tomorrow morning. Ana cabrera picks up the coverage right now. Good morning and thank you for joining us. It is 10 00 eastern. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. We begin with the breaking news, donald troubles trumps Hush Money Trial is resuming this morning, the judge beginning with a hearing on the gag order in this case, which prevents trump from attacking witnesses and jurors among others. Prosecutors say trump has repeatedly violated that gag order, potentially as many as ten times. Lets bring in nbcs Vaughn Hillyard outside the new york city courthouse. Also with us, former u. S. Attorney and senior fbi official, Chuck Rosenberg, Danny Cevallos and kristen gibbons, great to have all of you here. What is the latest with the gag order under way . Reporter good morning, ana. The prosecution is currently before judge merchan going through each of these ten Social Media Posts, saying that donald trump is willfully and fla