. good to be with you. i m katy tur. the southern border is a mess, a record number of migrants have been crossing, finding overwhelmed and under staffed processing centers, forcing a catch and release program that republican lawmakers decry as not just sloppy but imminently dangerous to national security. terrorists and drug dealers are flooding through the border, they claim. biden s government isn t doing enough to stop this. well, much of the gop rhetoric can be extreme. bipartisan politicians and president biden himself can see the situation along the border is untenable. which is why a trio of lawmakers, one democrat, one republican, and one independent got together to find a solution, one that would address both sides concerns and finally do something to update policy that has been broken for decades. on asylum, the bill raises the bar to claim credible fear, ends catch and release, instead, migrants crossing through a lawful port of entry will enter the u.s. under f
silence donald trump? that is the question that will soon be in the hands of a manhattan jury. it is their only decision, how much trump owes e. jean carroll for repeatedly defaming her. her lawyers dangling one number, $12 million. we re live from the courthouse. plus, donald trump s tight grip around the gop being tested now on capitol hill amid accusations he s trying to tank a bipartisan border deal in order to boost his campaign. and the u.n. s top court demands israel do everything in its power to prevent acts of genocide in gaza but stopped short of calling for a cease fire. we ll talk to a top adviser for israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu coming up. but we begin with donald trump back in that new york city courtroom where the bottom line of his bank account is at stake today. and like a lot of things involving the former president, it all went off course and quickly. even before the jury came in, the judge admonished trump s lawyer, alina habba for showi
the lead with jake tapper starts now. at any moment we are expecting a big court decision that could cost donald trump tens of millions of dollars, the lead starts right now. a jury deliberating after a dramatic day in the e. jean carroll defamation case, donald trump stormed out of the courtroom and the judge threatened to lock up trump s attorney and now jurors will decide how much you must pay for defaming the woman he already found liable for sexually abusing and defaming. the showdown, texas defies a court ruling court ruling keeping razor while and the national guard at the border, one of 25 governors siding with the lone star state over the rule of law. one of the most stunning acts of violence we have heard of from gaza, palestinians shot dead despite waving white flags of surrender. a scene investigation coming now about how bad and how often it is happening. welcome to the lead, i am jake tapper a day of antics inside the man tent a manhattan courthous
happy friday, thanks so much for joining us. it is 10:00 eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and we are tracking multiple breaking news stories this friday. in texas, a community flattened by a tornado leaving three people dead and dozens hurt. the town of perrington with over 8,000 people took a direct hit. dozens of homes now wiped off the face of the earth. the trailer park that the tornado first hit, there s probably 25 to 30 of those homes that are completely destroyed. and complicating the rescue and recovery efforts, a brutal heat wave descending upon the lone star state, some areasly c degrees. we re keeping a close eye on the supreme court this morning where at any moment the justices could release decisions on major cases, the fate of affirmative action and student loan forgiveness among them. we ve got a preview straight ahead. and remember this? eight years ago today donald trump announced his campaign for president. lately he s been making m
it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. merrick garland set to deliver an announcement on the doj s two-year probe into the minneapolis police department. we re going to bring you the very latest. right now, in texas, a search and rescue mission is under way after a string of tornadoes ripped through the area, killing three people and leaving dozens injured. we ll have a live report from the scene. and he s the 11th name to enter the 2024 republican primary race for the white house. we ll ask miami mayor francis suarez how he plans to break out in his increasingly crowded field with trump still on top. a major search for survivors is under way after a boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsized off the greek coast. we ll bring you the latest on this humanitarian disaster. and we begin with breaking news for minneapolis, where any moment now attorney general merrick garland and other top justice department officials are set to make a civil ri