Everyone. Thank you so much for joining me. Im fredricka whitfield. All right. Were less than 24 hours away now from witness singh history tomorrow, Opening Statements began and the trial of defendant donald trump, the first former president ever to be on trial. For criminal charges. Trump well, Walk Into A Manhattan courtroom tomorrow morning, where he will hear the states case against him. He is facing dozens of charges related to an alleged Hush Money Payment to Adult Film Actress Stormy Daniels made before the 2016 election this is the first of four criminal cases against trump to go to trial. 12 jurors and six alternates will decide trumps fate. Heres cnns brian todd ready to empaneled jurors have been excused from former president trumps Hush Money Trial, underscoring just how crucial the six alternate jurors are, whove just been seated in a case of this length in a highprofile case, the alternates are as significant as the regular jury panel, because theres a very high likelihoo
Start with the Breaking News leaders Around The World are responding after that unprecedented iranian attack on israel. The first time iran has ever launched a direct assault from inside iran on israeli territory in two hours, the United Nations Security Council will hold an Emergency Meeting on the escalating very dramatic tensions that are unfolding this afternoon. Leaders of the g7 met virtually trying to work out a potential diplomatic response to this iranian attack and the israeli war cabinet also has been meeting just a short time ago to wait its response. No decision was made, at least were told that no decision was made at least not yet but work member benny gantz is vowing to exact a prices where its exactly price from iran for the assault present joe biden, pledging ironclad, his word, ironclad us support for israel in a phone call with israeli Prime Minister benjamin, a tiny out, but he also warned that the United States will not participate in any offensive operations agai
Scientists and their stories who get to use this telescope because its up to them to come up with a questions that the telescope is then going to help them try to answer. And as we saw, omar. All right. Kristin fisher. Thank you. And all new episode of the whole story with Anderson Cooper airs tomorrow, 8 00 p. M. Eastern pacific only on cnn, news hour of newsroom. Lets go the skis, cnn Breaking News all right, everyone, thanks for joining me. Im omar jimenez in for fredricka whitfield. Were going to begin with Breaking News. President biden is returning to the white house from delaware today to consult with his National Security team about the intensifying situation in the middle east style sources say the us expects iran to carry out a direct attack on israel in the coming days and retaliation for the killing of Senior Iranian military officials in syria last week, also new today, iranian authorities have seized a Container Ship near the strait of hormuz. The ship which turron links
News continues right here on cnn happening now, Breaking News, donald trump just throw another wrench into his hush money. Trial. Attorneys for the former president asked me the judge to change the Jury Questionnaire only three days before selection is set to begin. Trump also saying he would repeat, would take the stand in arizona. Meanwhile, Vice President harris, cameras republicans on the issue of Abortion Rights for women. The southwestern state. Now the latest backdrop in the battle over reproductive rights with an extremely restrictive Civil War Era Lawsuit boon to take effect then were also following Breaking News. President biden warning, expect an iranian attack in the middle east sooner is words sooner rather than later. This, as israel intercepts dozens of rockets and the pentagon moves new assets to the region welcome to our viewers here in the united i didnt states and around the world, i will blitzer a urine this room the skis cnn breaking new, lets begin with a Breaking
Also reports that Cruise Missiles as well towards israel from iran, Israeli Forces are planning to intercept as many of those ads as possible with the help of United States but at this moment, we do not yet know what the results of these attacks may be. Or what the targets are. We have reporters and analysts all over the map as we track this news. I want to get straight to Jeremy Diamond on the ground in jerusalem, who has some new reporting jeremy. What do you learning about . What iran is undertaking in this retaliation right now well, alex, over the course of the last several hours, weve been reporting that iran has launched the waves of drones in the direction of israeli territory more than 100 drones currently making their way aid israel with multiple hours of travel time before they are expected to hit their targets or to try and hit their targets within israeli territory. But now Iranian State media is reporting that in addition to those drones, iran has also fired Ballistic Mis