Now on the apple app store, Android M Taylor good morning and welcome to see you im laura walker heres what were working on for you this morning than 95 billion foreign Aid Bill Sales to the senate after clearing the house in a very divided vote. But House Speaker Mike Johnsons job is still left in limbo with a fellow republican Lawmaker Calling for him to resign. And the motion to vacate, picking up steam, and the countrys set to receive the tens of billions of dollars that aid and messages that theyre sending to the lawmakers here in the were gonna have live reports from ukraine and from the middle east plus were just a day away from a sobering moment in us history for the first time a former us president will have to hear openings statements in his criminal trial. What to expect in court tomorrow. And what former president trumps faithful followers are saying about at all and tragedy at a michigan Birthday Party too young siblings are dead and a dozen others are hurt actin accused,
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
Step counter those sport matt and wireless remote call good morning. Good morning. Welcome to cnn this morning, its saturday, april 20. Im victims walker. Heres what were working on for you this morning congress is in session for a working weekend because see a final vote on a 95 foreign aid package for ukraine and israel as early as this afternoon. A much different vote though could cost. Mike johnson, the speakers gavel, Marjorie Taylor greene says theres a civil war in the House Of Representatives. And as another lawmaker joining her motion to vacate, were going indepth ahead annually, a half a dozen blasts, rock a Military Base belonging to an iranbacked militia in iraq at a time of high tensions across the mideast. What we know about it coming up and former President Donald Trump hits the Campaign Trail today, just two days hes before Opening Statements begin. In an historic Hush Money Trial in new york, the judges stern warning to trumps legal team, thats coming so in just about
Explosions have been reported, not far from a Military Airbase in the province of isfahan and central around according to irans Fars News Agency Defense Systems on the base where activated in response to what may have been a drone attack targeting the basis radar, the city of this hand is believed to be home to around Illicit Nuclear Weapons Program as well as the countrys Biggest Nuclear research facility, which operates three Small Chinese supplied Research Reactors or flights to its for Hand Tehran Entrez have been, have resumed rather are doing suspended for several hours according to a spokesperson for around airports, one us official confirmed to cnn and israeli strike inside around adding the target was not nuclear and israel informed the white house on thursday and attack was just days away. Ready Officials Say air Defense Systems in several regions were activated and the Explosions Heard Isfahan were outgoing fire from those air defenses well, for the very latest, cnns Nic Rob
Israel. Israel Defense Forces now say iran and their proxy forces in iraq, yemen, and lebanon launched around 350 rockets and missiles into israel overnight. Most of them shot down before they could do any he damage. But these attacks are threatening to escalate and already volatile, very dangerous situation in the middle east today, israels war cabinet met to go over options for response to iran unprecedented firstever direct attack. On israel from iran cabinet member benny gantz said vowing israel will exact a price from iran, doesnt abide meeting with other g7 leaders to virtually looking for a diplomatic path forward cnn has are correspondence around the globe covering all these late breaking developments for us, its a rapidly developing situation that unfolding right now in the middle east. And i want to start with Jeremy Diamond. Hes joining us from jerusalem right now. Jeremy, what are you hearing from officials there about todays war Cabinet Meeting . Well welfare, israels war