Selection in trumps Hush Money Case has taken a dramatic turn. The lead starts right now the shocking actions that lead to, to jurors suddenly dismissed and unusual occurrence. What this might mean for Opening Statements which the judge had thought could start part as soon as monday plus namecalling and fresh threats, House Speaker johnson was physically cornered On The House Floor, pinned Against The Wall by hardright republican in is demanding that he keeps his hands off. The rule that as of right now allows just one member of congress to force a vote to remove him as speaker the house adjourn today before anybody could make a move will tell you all about it and arrests at Columbia University protests new york city, just one day after that schools president testified before congress about antisemitism on campus. Were going to go to columbia, live welcome to the lean. Im jake tapper and we start today in our lawn justice lead with a dramatic day in the courtroom during the third day o
Now, were following two major breaking stories tonight he case begins. Its the first time a former us president as ever stood trial. On criminal charges. Jury selection now underway as the judge, the Defense Attorneys and the prosecutors marrow down a massive list of potential jurors to find the 12th New Yorkers who will consider trumps fate also tonight, The Middle East on edge after israel vows to exact a price for an iranian attack, what israeli official tells Cnn The War Cabinet is determined to act, but its still unclear where, when and how the idf might retaliate the white house, meanwhile, urging calm in the region as President Biden turns his focus to diplomacy and deescalation welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world im wolf blitzer, a urine the Situation Room the skis, cnn, Breaking News we begin our coverage tonight in new york. Were Donald Trumps historic criminal trial is finally underway. The court adjourning for the day just a short time ago
half an hour or so where we ticked through these both sides, used up all of their peremptory challenges, and we finished seating this jury. now they re doing the alternatives. they will eat each side, will each have one peremptory challenge and we still, we have jurors that are still there and in the box, but they did ask him that they did swear-in another panel of 96 they will return tomorrow around 11, 30. if they do not find the remaining jurors the remaining five or so alternatives as we get toward the end of the court day-to-day but we do now have a jury is seated in this case, the judge saying we have our jury, let s do the alternate. so this is now moving swiftly again, it seemed like we had a setback this morning, but things have picked up it s seems possible there could be opening statements in this case as soon as monday fascinating. thank you so much, kara scannell. jaime ganim, gail the wheels so of justice are turning swiftly in the last few hours, we started the show, t