the four-time indicted twice impeached former president donald trump takes the stand as a defendant in new york civil trial accusing him, his family, and other trump organization of fraud. one month on since the horrific attacks on israel, war rages, you unofficial says the death toll in gaza now live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with john vause. thank you for joining us wherever you are around the world. we begin with a courtroom almost four hours of testimony, donald trump was argumentative, and at times rambling, the judge and state prosecutors. he really iterated indirect claims he also said it was interference. he also made history during the civil fraud case, you first former u.s. president to take to the witness stand to explain his own actions. the trial is a civil case, which means trump will not face jail time unlike his for criminal indictments. but this new york case strikes at the very heart of trump s business empire, and could and with a ban
coming up on cnn, the four-time indicted twice impeached one term president donald trump takes the stand as a defendant in the new york civil trial accusing him, his son s, and other trump organization executives of business fraud. and it s now been one month since the horrific hospitality on israel as war rages on. even official says the death toll in gaza from israeli airstrikes defies humanity. live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom with john vause. wherever you are around the world, thank you for joining us this hour. we begin with a historic day in a new york courtroom. for the first time in more than a century, a former u.s. president has taken the stand as a defendant and donald trump stayed true to form. during four hours of testimony insulting the court, insulting the judge, and insulting the prosecution. while repeating his favorite and in collect claim from the campaign trail calling is criminal charges part of a criminal witch hunt and election interferen
hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and around the world. i m bianca nobilo. and i m max foster. it is 11:00 a.m. in gaza where the war marks one month today. and israeli prime minister is now discussing the potential future of the territory. i think israel for an indefinite period will have the overall security responsibility because we ve seen what happens when we don t have it. palestinian ministry of health which relies on data from inside gaza, which is controlled by hamas, says the death toll in the enclave has now surpassed 10,000 since the war began on october 7. the head of the u.n. says deteriorating conditions make the need for a humanitarian ceasefire all the more urgent. gaza is becoming a graveyard for children. hundreds of girls and boys are reportedly being killed or injured every day. more journalists have reportedly been killed over a four week period than in any conflict in decades. unfolding catastrophe makes the
few hours from now here in new york city. this case strikes at the heart of trump s identity. prosecutors accusing him of kpaj rating billions of dollars and manipulating the value of real estate properties. this comes as trump faces 91 felony charges in criminal cases, while also the republican front runner for the white house in 2024. senior legal affairs correspondent, paula reid with us. it s a juxtaposition, to see how well he s doing, and all of the charges against him, and he will take the stand today in just a couple of hours in new york. i have covered former president trump s legal problems. coming up on a decade now, and this today, this really is a significant moment. he is being called to be a witness for the prosecution in their case. now, the judge has already found the former president and his codefendants committed fraud, and this is more focused on the penalties and what is at stake here is possible his business s ability to do business in the state of n