The lead starts right now but first where disinformation prevails and democracy fails, putin celebrates a resounding when cementing another six years power, the lies that got him here, and the threat it could pose to the World Order Plus Chaos On America as doorstep, haiti collapses into a gang, stayed in get cnn is in their capital to capture how violence is now the law of the land. And we start with a moment to give us hope i finally got to meet Cj Ricin Person as he finally tastes freedom after more than 12 years behind bars for a shooting, he insists he could not have committed welcome to the lean. Im jake tapper in philadelphia and im going to start with some good news for once. Im in philly because there are major developments here and a legal case that weve been following for years here on the lead involving cj rice who is now a free man as of this morning, the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania officially considers ej rice to be legally innocent of the crimes he was convicted of in 2
Democrats say they are fired up today in Chuck Schumers words, exhilarated still today day after bidens fate of the Union Address last night. Now, today, biden is hoping to capitalize on that energy very soon. Hes heading to pennsylvania to talk to voters then team biden is fanning out the 22 states, lighting up behind me on that map from coasttocoast will by the end of this month, a white house official will the visit an Administration Official will visit each one of those states. The top democrat in the senate, Chuck Schumer, last hour was talking to john, how a play for you about what he said about how hes feeling right now . The speech showed that america is strong and biden is strong, and anyone who sat in that room would have no doubt Something Else that the white house is sure to be happy about today is touting the new jobs report just out this morning. Cnns arlette saenzs at the white house for us once again, arlette, what are you hearing from there about the new jobs report ju
Space shuttle columbia, the final flight premieres sunday at nine on cnn good morning. You were alive in the cnn newsroom. Im jim acosta In Washington. Are right now, we are waiting remarks from Secretary Of State tony blinken there he is in paris with french officials is about to speak on the situation in the middle east. We will bring us some of that to you live as it happens. But first, former President Donald Trump is once again going after the judge overseeing the former president s upcoming Hush Money Trial in new york, that judge has been moving in to rein in trumps rhetoric, expanding a gag order less than two weeks ahead of that hush money criminal trial. Trump is now prohibited did from attacking court officials, families, including judge merchans daughter who he described as quote, a Rabid Trump Hater to his millions of followers so far trump has abided by the new terms, refraining from additional over attacks on the judges family, but the judge himself, we should note, is n
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Shes great well, from sharing the stage, stage fright to taking the stand, a nervous any motion . Phil hope, pick spaces for longtime boss and friend donald trump in court. Welcome to a Special Edition of Laura Coates Live alongside abby phillip, right here in new york. And it was a dream madix de in the manhattan courtroom for trump, who now is seven days sitting and Hearing Testimony in his criminal trial. And you know, today i got to see it in with my own eyes and let me just tell you, when she was speaking, the president and missouri and myself were listening very intently and yes, she did cry on the stand. Now ill tell you what happened there and just the moment, but what the defense is is the answer to the final question she was asked here my transcript in 2017, while you were focused on your job at the white house, you didnt have anything to do with the Business Records of the Trump Organization. Some 200, 200 plus miles away from new york city. Did you her answer no so hicks, t