the scene. those serious questions amid the grief. we ll get to it. thank you all so much for being here. today, the president and his administration are making a major push to refocus on the economy and defend his handling of it. in a new opinion piece in the wall street journal, the president claims that the u.s. is in a better economic position than almost any country in the world. he credits his own policies can helping to achieve the strongest recovery in modern history. he s also facing public sentiment that s making clear americans don t feel that strength, not by a long shot. ga gallop s economic confidence reading is reporting this is likely the lowest public confidence has been in the economy since the tail end of the great recession in early 2009. biden s team is now outlining what they are calling a three-part plan to fight inflation and to turn this around. inflation will be number one, the number one agenda item when the president meets with the federal rese
husband jose. he died of a heart attack days later after a memorial for her. there are virtual meetings tomorrow to try to find what leading senate republican john cornyn calls a basic framework for gun safety proposals that could become legislation in the coming weeks, although it s still a long shot. president biden is prioritizing inflation at the white house today, laying out his three-part plan to address the glowing problem in a wall street journal op-ed and promising he won t medal with the fed ahead of a key meeting with jerome powell. the president also sits down with new zealand s prime minister who led her country to crack down on guns after the christ church mass shooting in 2019. we ll bring you news from their white house meeting as we get it. european union commission president saying this package helps to finalize a ban on nearly 90% of all russian oil imports by the end of the year. we begin this hour with uvalde, with nbc s shaq brewster and nbc justice co
Of the 2016 election. To really understand why the socalled catch and kill scheme wasnt just about preventing negative press, just something all celebrities do, as Lindsey Graham tried to spin it a few days ago, well get in our Way Back Machine and take a trip down mem memory lane. After donald trump clifrm clinched the republican nomination and there is referred to his women problems, among female voters. The low Approval Ratings were fueled by his own rhetoric and his attacks against ted cruzs wife, a republican candidate carly and his long history of crude and vile remarks, not to mention his Flagrantly Misogynistic approach to his opponent Hillary Clinton and look at how that showed up in the polls for him. 73 of voters had a negative view of donald trump by midmarch of the election year. 64 of women voters in April Of 2016 said they have a quote, strongly unfavorably view of trump. In the middle of all of this, attorney Keith Davidson sends a text to the editor at the National Enq
Conspiracy and they cover up the people of the state of new york versus donald j. Trump now underway as trumps attorney or zaid, you and im quoting him here. There is nothing wrong with trying to influence an election it was a hush of the courtroom today is the first witness took the stand in long time. Confidante who helped trump catch and kill negative stories. And good now help make the former president , it convicted felon, and trump. Meanwhile, relatively the quiet incorporate ranting outside court, attacking Michael Cohen, the widely expected Star Witness For The Prosecution my source tonight is Michael Cohens legal adviser, lael any davis, also just in trump, but a new interview talking about the jury, did he just violate a gag order . Maybe again, im Kaitlan Collins. And this is the source course for the next six weeks or so prepared to expect the unexpected, speaking of which one very well trump saying that the first true de of his criminal trial well, in his view, weve been a
Back 6 00 p. M. Eastern in the situation room. The lead with jake tapper starts right now the first witness has taken the stand and Donald Trumps Hush Money Cover Up, try all the leads, starts right now former publisher, david, first to testify today about what prosecutors are alleging was a criminal conspiracy and cover up of Donald Trumps alleged tryst with a film star in director Stormy Daniels. How strong is this case . Here, the line of Defense Trump himself offered today right outside the courtroom, plus the first order of business when court resumes tomorrow did trump violate judge merchans gag order . The fine line for the judge as he considers this ruling and a crisis on college campuses, perhaps most at Columbia University in new york protests there spiraling into tense confrontations. Jewish students harassed the atmosphere so charged inperson classes were called off today. Can safety on campus be restored . New york city mayor eric adams will be here in minutes welcome to t