and brazil lights up in honour of pele on the first of three days of national mourning for the footballing legend. a us congressional committee has released six years of tax returns for the former president donald trump. mr trump battled for years to keep the documents secret until the supreme court approved their disclosure last month. the returns show that in 2020 he paid nothing in federal income taxes. the former president has released a video statement, condemning the release of the documents. although these tax returns contain relatively little information and not information that almost anybody would understand they are extremely complex, the radical democrats behaviour is a shame upon the us congress. joining me now is representative lloyd doggett, a democratic party congressman and a member of the house ways and means committee, which released trump s tax returns. thank you for coming on the programme. what is your reaction. these tax returns show donald trump did n
Declared a State Of War Alert and is mobilizing its forces in response to an unprecedented attack today against israel. It began unfolding about 6 30 this morning with wave after wave of rockets from gaza. Hamas claims it fired 5,000 rockets as israeli Officials Say there were multiple injuries, some of them serious, and at least one fatality. Some airports have temporarily closed although the International Airport remains open for now. The Israeli Military also says a number of militants have infiltrated israel from gaza. The hamas Military Commander calling in a recorded message for a general uprising against israel and saying, quote, if you have a gun, get it out. Israelis living near gaza are being warned to stay close to their shelters. Cnns hadas gold joins us now from jerusalem. I see you are back in the staircase, so im gathering the alarms have gone off again. Reporter yeah. Im not sure if you can hear them in the background. We can hear them now. The sirens have been going of
i m rosemary church. just ahead, the ukrainian president zelensky travels to washington this week. we will look at the challenge he faces when it comes to getting more funding for the war with russia. former u.s. president donald trump reverses course when it comes to testifying in court later today. this, as he doubles down on startling comments about being a dictator if he gets in the white house for a second term. and homes turned to rubble and ash in gaza after an israeli air strike. what the u.s. has to say about civilian protection in the beleaguered enclave. thanks for joining us. we start with the ukrainian president making his third trip to washington since russia invaded his country nearly two years ago. a statement from president zelensky s office says he will meet with u.s. president biden about further defense cooperation. but right now, aid for ukraine is bogged down in congress amid a long-running domestic debate with some lawmakers saying, it comes down
united states, around the world and streaming on cnn max. i m rosemary church. just ahead, donald trump changes his mind when it comes to plans to appear in court today. we ll look at how that will affect his new york civil trial. i want to be a dictator for one day. the republican front-runner doubles down on a controversial comment. why he says it s a hoax. what the u.s. has to say about civilian protection in gaza. good to have you with us. just days ago, former president donald trump declared he would testify today in his $250 million new york civil fraud trial. but a few hours ago, he changed course, announcing on his truth social platform, that he will not take the stand after all. new york attorney general letitia james said her office had proven he had years of fraud and unjustly enriched himself. du trump, and his sons and company, inflated the value to get better loans and insurance terms. he testified once and his attorneys advised him not to do it again. h
civilians as mistakes. how can the world and the u.s. except that? and the spain s minister of foreign affairs. shortly after becoming the first former president to be found guilty on felony charges, donald trump kicked off a meandering news conference with the familiar refrain. it is a rigged trial. it was a scam. everybody thought it was a rigged trial. rigged is his response to anything and everything that does not go his way. the reality is he s not upset because the trial against him was rigged. he s upset because it was not. trump is decrying not a corrupt individual or process but a person or process that is not corrupt or rigged enough to give them the results that he seeks. the guilty verdict was handed down by a jury following weeks of evidence and arguments from both sides. that is not a rigged result. that is the justice system at work. but you know what sounds like reading to me? mike johnson urging the supreme court to overturn trump s conviction. i do