going to balance of nature .com and don t forget to use discount code, cnn. hello everyone. i m fredricka whitfield in new york. welcome to the cnn newsroom and we begin in the middle east, where tensions are boiling over into bloodshed on what s considered some of the most sacred holy days of the year for the world s three major religions, recognizing easter, passover and ramadan. israeli defense forces launching major retaliatory strikes in both southern lebanon and gaza this morning targeting sites belonging to the palestinian military group hamas, and just moments ago, an official told cnn that the operations in the two areas are now over as long as there are no new rocket fires. and these attacks happened just hours after dozens of rockets were launched from lebanon in what s considered the largest barrage fired from there in nearly two decades. this all follows the israeli forces led raids earlier this week on one of islam s holiest sites. the al aqsa mosque in jerusale
lawsuit over abortio medication the judge s ruling could com at anytime, and th consequences it could have across the country following concerns over silicon s downfall spreading t europe are there still risks for othe banks? and will congress do anythin about it as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again, i stephanie ruhle. we may be one step closer to a first ever indictment of a former president in a criminal case the manhattan district attorney s investigation int the stormy daniels hush mone case appears to be entering it final stages this afternoon, former trump loyalist michael cohen finishe his second day of testifying before a grand jur investigating the case do i think that it is wrapping up? it appears to be so. i am probably the last witness that they need i did not receive an additional subpoenas o documents requesting me to com back so, yeah, i am pretty saf to say that i m done cohen testified for about two hours, h
cohen wraps up another day o grand jury testimony, as storm daniels meets with prosecutors so what happens now? then the high stakes texas lawsuit over abortio medication the judge s ruling could com at anytime, and th consequences it could have across the country following concerns over silicon s downfall spreading t europe are there still risks for othe banks? and will congress do anythin about it as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again, i stephanie ruhle. we may be one step closer to a first ever indictment of a former president in a criminal case the manhattan district attorney s investigation int the stormy daniels hush mone case appears to be entering it final stages this afternoon, former trump loyalist michael cohen finishe his second day of testifying before a grand jur investigating the case do i think that it is wrapping up? it appears to be so. i am probably the last witness that they need i did not receive an additio
the biden administration approves a controversial oil drilling project in alaska despite fierce opposition from environmentalists no losses will be borne by the taxpayers. the money would come from the fees the bank pays in the deposit insurance fund. junior doctors in england begin three days of strike action in their dispute over pay and conditions and at the academy awards, one film wins almost everything all at once, including best actress the uk s prime minister rishi sunak says china represents a challenge to world order, as it has fundamentally different values. the remark has come ahead of major talks on a defence agreemtment between the us, uk and australia, due to get under way in san diego shortly. here are pictures of president biden that move is seen as an attempt to counter chinese military power in the indo pacfic region. the discussions come as the uk also way in san diego shortly. here are pictures of president biden leaving andrews airbase for those
victor blackwell back with us. um i m so happy to be back for real. this is real. like for good for good. yes i am so happy to be back. we ll talk more about that in just a moment, because there s a lot going on today. there sure is. well, here s what we re watching this morning. when it came through. it sounds like helicopter real real fast, and it came so fast and quick. we can do nothing but get up on the cover. severe storms ripping through parts of the south more than 20 people are dead and more than 100,000 customers without power. one mississippi town described as quote gone are isabelle rose. salas is there another legal blow for former president trump ? some of his closest advisors are forced to testify in two justice department investigations. judge says trump cannot claim executive privilege to keep them from testifying the united states does not does not emphasis seek conflict with iran. but be prepared, frustrate , act forcefully protect our people. president bid