strohmier. we talked to a farmer who says this could snowball into a food shortage. there is all kinds of shipping delays, it s a big snowball effect happening at this point. ashley: griff jenkins live in washington with more, good morning. griff: inflation was 1.4%, yet in his first interview with a reporter since february, president biden tells the ap we re in a stronger position than any nation in the world to overcome inflation. if it is my fault, why is inflation higher in other countries in the world. we are higher than germany, france, israel, and saudi arabia. he does admit the country is in a funk, which he blames on the pandemic. people are really, really down, consequence of the covid crisis, this after biden blamed oil companies for $5 gas threatening them with emergency powers. at least one company is firing back writing, exxon mobil has been developing more than any other country and globally invested more than we ve earned over the last five years. we kep
John throughout the whole process the prosecutions star witness admitted time and time again today that he lied under oath in many situations from being deposed, from being in front of congress, all kinds of opportunities where he was facing legal jeopardy and lied under oath. All of that laid out by todd blanche in great detail. Also making it vary clear that 1 of his deepest hopes is to see the former president locked up. Well be under the presumption that theres Justice For All Of Us what cent me to prison needs to turn around and sent to the send this guy as well. John martha the former president calling the case scam and a sham and saying he didnt commit any crime. This was a case that was not going to be done and when i announced i was running it couldve been done 7 years ago. They wanted it smack right in the middle of an election. Martha the underlying misdemeanours exceeded the statute of limitations your ago to the form years ago to the former president s point. Thats how he
In the 11th hour with Stephanie Ruhle starts right now. Tonight, Michael Cohens crossexamination. Donald trumps defense team is trying to paint him as motivated by revenge and money. Plus, what the former president s entourage said outside the courtroom. Then President Biden announces new tariffs. What it means for the economy and the campaign. And it january 6th Takes Center Stage in tonights primaries. An officer who protected the capital and a Convicted Rioter are both on the ballot as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. Good evening, once again, im Stephanie Ruhle live from washington, d. C. And we are now 175 days away from the election. And today at Donald Trumps criminal trial in new york, Defense Attorneys got their chance to go after trumps former fixer, Michael Cohen. The defense tried to portray cohen as obsessed with the desire for revenge against donald trump himself. Here is my colleague, laura jarrett, with more. Reporter tonight, Donald Trumps defense tea
Now in West Virginia and maryland and in nebraska. West virginia polls are closing this hour where more than a half dozen republicans are vying for manchins open senate seat. Results coming in at the bottom of the screen and we will bring you any major developments as they happen. But, first, disorder in the court. Tonights angle. First, lets take some quick takes on the atmosphere in the courtroom today where i was. To give you a sense of what the g. O. P. Frontrunner has been dealing with these past three weeks, the air is musty, the floors are old tan brownley no yum and the bench is hard oak with a stress on the word hard. All right. Im no Body Language Expert and i could be wrong. My novice reading is there are at least two jurors and perhaps as many as four who will not vote that donald trump is guilty. Will vote not guilty on the evidence that was presented. Now, its hard for all of us, including jurors who have been instructed to keep their emotions in check to do just that, ri
Then lose the confidence of the jury. Special live coverage of Donald Trumps Hush Money Cover Up Trial continues. Right now. Thanks for watching. Ill see you back here in three hours s youre watching Cnn Special Live Coverage of Donald Trumps first Criminal Trial. Im wolf blitzer, our nations capital, laura coates is outside the manhattan Courthouse Worth today Michael Cohen laid out once again today the who, the what, and the why behind that payment to silence porn star Stormy Daniels. He detailed two jurors how the Hush Money Scheme continued after trump became president of the United States talking about a February 2017 meeting he had with trump. And then Trump Organization, chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, and a set up how trump was going to pay cohen back for the hush money initially paid Stormy Daniels, laura yeah. And wolf cohen also described the fallout after the fbi raided his properties back in 2018, describing what cohen testified would be his last conversation w