thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these truly extraordinary times. we re grateful the beat with melissa murray in for ari starts right now. hi, nicolle thank you so much. welcome to the beat. we re tracking breaking news out of tennessee these are pictures of celebrations in nashville, tennessee. just moments ago, the national metro council voted to reappointment justin jones jones was one of the two lawmakers expelled last week after protesting for tougher gun laws here is the moment that the council voted to reappointment him. justin jones has been elected as the interim successor for the vacant seat of tennessee house district 52, pursuant to the state law and the rule of governing a metropolitan council. jones is expected to retake his seat in the legislature tonight. and the legislature is gathering into session this hour so we could see justin jones dramatic return to the floor secondly, later this week, a different local council in the
of rape in court today. what e. jean carroll says happened in that department store dressing room in 1996. she plans to testify tomorrow. why is donald trump not expected to? plus, tucker carlson s former producer reveals that she has many audio recordings of her time at fox. i still have, i have several recordings that i m still going through that we ve recovered from all the phones. there are 90 that we have. so, we will discuss the vile behavior that grossberg says is part of daily life at fox. and why fox management allows their hosts to create that toxic workplace. all right, the panel is here with me, they re raring to go. we have former senate candidate joe pinion, paula reid, cnn senior legal affairs correspondent, natasha alford, host of the brio weekly, and motion new, most of the moe news podcast. let s begin with the e. jean carroll case. the trial started today in new york, where attorneys laid out their case that donald trump raped carol in a department stor
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About how he keeps up with all of, it and also, his Weekend Routine. Okay, by now you know that the former president has bee indicted this all may feel like a whole lot to digest, i know it feels like that even to me lots of evidence, lots o witnesses, and years O Investigation have led to this moment but, here is the bottom line this is an example of Ou Judicial System working like i should work. And how it works in democracie across the globe yes, i know that there is an outcry on the right, and there is a lot of political question about what this all means. Over the course of this next hour, this is what we are goin to talk. About the politics, th divisions in our country, an what comes next. But it is worth taking a ste back to remember how exactly w got to this point in thi particular case. It all stems from trumps role and scheme to cover up his alleged affair in 2006 wit adult from store, stormy daniels, when the National Enquirer got wind of her story in 2016, by the, way at th
viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, donald trump s new court battle, a new york city columnist set to take the stand today, accusing the former president of rape. debt ceiling drama in d.c., a vote in the house could happen in the coming hours. but republican leaders are struggling to get support for their plan, as the u.s. default clock ticks down. plus, the taliban take down the mastermind of a deadly suicide bombing that killed 13 american troops at the kabul airport during the chaos of the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. and we begin this hour in new york, where the woman suing former president donald trump for battery and defamation in a civil trial is expected to take the sand in the hours ahead. a source says e. jean carroll is set to testify about her allegations that trump raped her