Tapper starts right down a split second. This courthouse went from the scene of a highprofile trial to a highprofile security seen elites starts right now hey horrific scene outside this courthouse after man lit himself on fire. Inside the courthouse, theres a major developing and then in the Hush Money Case against former President Donald Trump, a full jury plus alternates. Now, all seated, setting the stage for Opening Statements. This hour, were gonna go all in on this okay. Its dissecting the next steps. How long can the prosecution hold out and keep its witness list out of the hands of donald trump and his defense team also this hour, in an extreme jordan, berry moves from 100 House Democrats came to the aid of republican speaker mike johnson, drawing the ire of hardline republicans in putting johnson even close closer to potentially losing his job welcome to lead on mattingly in today for jake tapper and we are live outside the new york courthouse where the former president s Cri
hard want to do because once you do it, you gotta keep doing here. monday. how about that? all right. sounds good. and be sure to watch speaking of which cnn special coverage of the eclipse across america starting monday 1:00 p.m. eastern or stream it on max, a new our of cnn news central starts right now all right breaking news, waffle, new number is just in from the new jobs report way higher than expected. the unemployment rate dropped, no recession in sight it justin israeli military releases initial findings into the strike that killed seven world central kitchen aid workers, where the idf is placing the blame. i m john berman with kate bolduan and sara sidner. this is cnn news central all right breaking news coming in hot red hot the economy added 303,000 jobs in march. way way higher than expectation. cnn s matt egan is with us now, mac give us a sense of these numbers and what it means john, this is another blockbuster jobs report and i gotta give you
formally launch their impeachment inquiry into president biden will they move now to hold his son in contempt. markets soaring, the dow reaches a new high. retail numbers in, beating expectations, stock furthers up again. how high can it do? i m john berman with kate bolduan and sara sidner, this is cnn news news central. just moments ago we watched as rudy giuliani arrived at court in washington d.c. after saying he intends to take the stand in his defamation damages trial. in a move to counter emotional claims from two election workers who say his lies and conspiracy theories after the 2020 presidential election turned their lives upside down. over the past two days, the court heard gut wrenching testimony from former pole workers. they described how giuliani s lies spawned a flood of racist messages and even death threats that forced them to leave their jobs and home, cost them some friends and made them feel so unsafe they were afraid ton even use their own names. ka
coy wire looks good in a hat. i wear them. i have fashionable hats. he needs it. mine is to be as suave as i can pull off. the federal appeals court has held up a gag order in trump s subbed a version case. hunter biden is now facing new criminal charges. the legal jeopardy he s now in and what the white house is now saying. dozens of lawmakers are calling for the presidents of three universities to step down after their testimony in an anti-semitism hearing this week. the mounting pressure they re facing despite attempts to walk back some of their comments. convicted murderer ethan crumbley will spend the rest of his life in prison. what he told the court. millions are nafacing storm today. we begin with the run-ups of primary votes of the 2024 election cycle. former president trump is facing his own legal troubles. on friday a federal appeals court ruled a gag order barring trump from attacking certain witnesses and prosecutors will largely remain in place. of
president biden just leaving white house, and did he say anything about the new tax charges against his son hunter? prosecutors are saying that he had the money to pay the taxes, but chose instead to spend lavish amounts on escorts, pornography and cars. happening now, we are hearing the wrenching statements from the parents of children killed in a mass shooting. a sentencing hearing is under way. an important legal precedent could be set here. and the backlash over how the president of the university of pennsylvania answered a question about genocide, and now a major donor is threatening to withdraw millions of dollars as calls for her to resign intensify. i m fredricka whitfield with john berman. kate and sara are off today, and this is cnn news central. all right. president biden just left the white house a short time ago facing shouted questions about his son, hunter biden. we will get the video in, in just moment, and hunter is accused of a four-year tax evasion