happening now, breaking news, we re learning new details about closing arguments in donald trump s historic but criminal trial. as both sides prepared to make their final pitches to jurors tomorrow. also tonight, us reaction to be israeli airstrike that killed dozens of civilians in rafah. as prime minister benjamin netanyahu is now calling it a tragic mistake standby for new reporting on behind the scenes conversations in the biden administration and breaking news as multiple states are reeling from severe weather, the tornado threat extending to the east coast with millions on alert right now, including writing here in the nation s capital. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i, boris sanchez and you are in the situation the skis cnn, breaking news. let s get right to the breaking news on what to expect during tomatoes closing arguments in donald trump s hush money trial, sources revealing some of the key poin
intend to lie. the fact that sometimes thos laws don t reach the governing tax authority may not bail him out or be all that sympathetic a sounding argument to a new york jury. right, in this case, th intent to essentially make false representations to tax authorities was apparently annotated and a handwritte notation by the trum organization cfo, written on a bank statement that they have. well, and - and you taking notes in a criminal conspiracy? sorry. that s how we do it in trum world. two things, one thing andrew weissmann said in the earlie our, which is we may not wan to suggest that the broade investigation into the trump organization is over first of all, the da has suggested is not over. second of all, the timing on this is curious, right december could it be their buying themselves enough time to ge the rest of the case, th broader case against trump o get in line? allen weisselberg, who i really the linchpin to all o this, get out of rikers tw
trump or capital trump, yo know how trump org is. we went rogue. well, that s not a thing the wanted to do they didn t do a conspiracy. they didn t do a ton of trum org. and other prosecutors are minus, there is this great phrase, highlighted it in the moment w got this news today, tax purposes and you mentioned it earlier rachel, there s a lot of evidence all around donald trump that they habitually intend to lie. the fact that sometimes thos laws don t reach the governing tax authority may not bail him out or be all that sympathetic a sounding argument to a new york jury. right, in this case, th intent to essentially make false representations to tax authorities was apparently annotated and a handwritte notation by the trum organization cfo, written on a bank statement that they have. well, and - and you taking notes in a criminal conspiracy? sorry. that s how we do it in trum world. two things, one thing andrew weissmann said in the earlie our, which is we may not wan to sug
lawyer noting there was a lot of bias concerning the trump organization. in manhattan, no. the star witness in the trial will be former trump organization cfo who as part of an obvious plea agreement, agreed to testify in the trial. under new york law, they face over $1.5 million in penalties if convicted on all counts. we re now going to take a look at live pictures from 10 downing street in london. the outgoing prime minister liz truss is speaking. let s listen in. it means lower taxes so people can keep more of the money that they earn. and it means delivering growth that will lead to more job security, higher wages, and greater opportunities for our children and grandchildren. democracy s must be automobile to deliver for their own people. we must be able to outcompete autocratic regimes are power lies in the hands of a few. and now more than ever, we must
with most investigations, calling it a witch hunt. do we know who the d.a. s office may look to as potential witnesses? the potential crime, of course, one of them is fraud. and as we know, the former president, anderson, he doesn t e-mail. he doesn t tend to leave a paper trail. so what prosecutors are going to need? they are going to need a witness, who was in the room with him. anyone who talked about these, specific issues. so, all eyes are on the longtime-trump organization cfo, allen weisselberg. he is the kind of guy that, if he is willing to cooperate, he could really give investigators some insight about the inner workings of this organization. now, he is also facing his own investigation into his taxes. which could help pressure him to actually cooperate, in this investigation. but we ll see. and anderson, just because there was a grand jury, no guarantee that the former president or anyone, at all, in this investigation will be charged. but a former prosecutor tells cnn