Jake tapper starts right now cnn Breaking News welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper and the prosecution has rested its case and now its Donald Trumps term his defense team has called a witness, Robert Costello and attorney. What one point advised Michael Cohen that stella has claimed in that cohens lied about him under oath during this trial. This comes after a shocking revelation on the stand earlier today, threatened to rock the prosecutions entire case under intense questioning. And by the defense, trumps former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, the star witness for the prosecution, admitted that he stole from the Trump Organization organization and were not its not talking lunch, money or funds taken from some transaction that has nothing to do with the charges against trump were talking we had 60,000, technically larceny that was part of the 420,000 payment made to cohen. That was allegedly falsified to reimbursement for Hush Money Payments to Stormy Daniels that payment are those p
Meanwhile, the United Nations says more than 800,000 people have now fled rafah, in southern gaza. Many have been forced to head northwards, to areas which the United Nations says have little clean Drinking Water or sanitation, as the Israeli Offensive continues. 0ur Diplomatic Correspondent paul adams sent this report. Street battles injabalia. Israeli forces have been fighting here for days. Gunfire hamas, they say, is back, and needs to be dealt with. This is dangerous urban warfare, at close quarters. The israelis were here months ago and moved on. These, some warn, early signs of an insurgency that could last for months. Israel has been attacking from the air too. Scenes today reminiscent of the war s terrifying early stages. Buildings flattened, bodies trapped under the rubble. Gunfire more Street Battles this time, in the south. The israeli army still advancing on rafah, the only city yet to experience a full scale assault. But 800,000 palestinians have already fled the area, to
Ive Hanako Montgomery and tokyo and this is cnn for joining me. Happy day on a trial is preparing for the star witness to finally take the stand tomorrow. Trumps former fixer credit attorney, Michael Cohen, is expected to testify. Cohens testimony is seen as key for the prosecutions case and could signal the final stages of this historic trial. He will testify to his role in negotiating the alleged Hush Money Payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels on trumps behalf. And how his former boss reimbursed him. It follows a week, a Blockbuster Contentious And At Times Graphic Testimony from daniels cnns is that cohen is joining us right now. So zach, what can we expect from Michael Cohens testimony because whats crucial to the prosecution case is tying it to the fraudulent Business Records exactly right, fred. And this is the moment weve all been waiting for Michael Cohen is the only witness who can speak to the two critical parts that you just mentioned. One is tying donald trump to that
This is cnn Breaking News. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We start in the middle east with new stories of the horror, the terror that hamas inflicted on israel. Some of what i am about to describe to you will assuredly be disturbing. A spokesman for the israeli Prime Minister said today that hamas decapitated babies and toddlers. This was part of a brutal massacre that hamas carried out over the weekend. I should note that as of now, cnn has not been able to independently verify the claims. The Israeli Defense forces said hamas brutally butchered, in an isis way of action, women, children, toddlers, and the elderly. This comes as some israelis are also expressing a sense of frustration that their government is not doing enough. Here you can see individuals at hospitals yelling at israels environment minister, telling her that she is responsible, she should go home. Eventually, the crowd forced her to leave the building. As israel and the military continue to pound gaza with rocke
Good day to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im kasie hunt. It is tuesday , october 10. 5 00 a. M. Here in washington, Noon In Israel where the country is at war with hamas after militants waged coordinated attacks over the weekend killing at least 900 israelis including 11 americans and taking more than 100 hostages. In retaliation Israel Defense forces pounded gaza with airstrikes hitting more than 200 targets overnight. And sealed off the strip from food, fuel and supplies. Benjamin netanyahu says that this is just the beginning. Savage attacks that hamas perpetrated against innocent israelis are mind boggling. Slaughtering families in their homes, Massacring Hundreds of young people at an outdoor festival. Kidnapping scores of women, children and elderly. Even holocaust survivors. Hamas bombed, burned and executed children. They are savages. Gaza Health Ministry reports more than 680 have been killed. And they are threatening to execute hostages if israeli att