Welcome to prime time we can, i am nicolle wallace. Lets get right to the weeks top stories. Donald trump would never keep the Fifth Amendment. If youre innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment . Now he is on trial for Hiding Hush Money payments to a star. But he wont take the stand. Donald, why wont you testify . After all, you believe only guilty cowards to the fifth. Fifth amendment, Fifth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, horrible. Horrible. Please take the stand, donald. Or admit you are a coward. It is a big Open Question at this point, will he or wont he . Will donald trump take the stand in his defense in his own Criminal Trial . The jury good to hear from the man at the center of all of it, the defendant directly. We have seen the expresident take the stand or go under oath for very short periods of time in previous trials and it has got not gone very well for him. In november of last year he testified in the Civil Fraud Trial against him and his businesses, where he flung a
And thank you for joining us on news night. Laura coates live as always starts right now. Hey, laura. Im always live. I love that. As always. Congratulations on a wonderful week. Thank you. You too. A lot of news arriving for both of us, but i know youll be covering it. Good news tonight. Thank you. Well see you again on monday. Thats right. Well, Two American Hostages Released by hamas. Thats the good news. Now, what will happen to the rest . Tonight, on laura coates live. Thankfully, a sigh of absolute relief, at least for one family and this nation. An American Mother and her daughter from chicago who were just visiting family in israel when they were taken by hamas pictured here after their release. The photo from the israeli government. President joe biden spoke with them and promised the full support of the United States government as they recover from their ordeal. The embassy in jerusalem releasing a photo tonight. None of them can contain the smile they have at what is really
Democracy at stake, the nine justices of the United States Supreme Court hold in their hands the power to forever alter the trajectory of our country. How they rule on cases having to do with january 6th, violent attempt to disrupt the transfer of power, will echo for generations. So not only is it reasonable for us to expect those nine human beings to go about their process impartially, its vital that they are seen and perceived as being impartial appearance. The mere appearance of bias could strain our trust in an honest result for these cases, which is why todays news isnt just disturbing, its scary. The New York Times cites photos and interviews with neighbors in reporting that in 2021, days before president joe bidens inauguration as president , days after the deadly attack on the United States capitol of january 6th, neighbors of conservative Justice Samuel alito noticed something on his lawn, an upside down american flag, a symbol commonly used in those days by Trump Supporters
On the spot if protesters interrupt. The decisions do not reflect the moral compass of our selves, our students. Maurice the Cbs Evening News starts now. Good evening, and thank you for being with us. Im a restore model. Norah is on assignment. Tonight we are following Esculin Protest on College Campuses around the country. An Electric Hall at uc irvine, resting 50 people. Chicago Police Arrested two protesters at Depaul University while clearing that encampment. At least five students chained themselves to columns of the university of oregon, and at the university of michigan, protesters placed fake bloody body bags outside the private home of a school board member. These scenes are playing out in the middle of graduation season, and this weekend, President Biden could step into the fray when he travels to georgia to give the Commencement Address at Morehouse College. Cbss Nikole Killion reports on how the school and the white house are preparing for possible disruptions. Reporter ton
Have missed. In wisconsin, President Biden said he n believes donald trump will not accept the results of the 2024 election. Not exactly news there. Biden was responding to trumps comment. He said you have to fight for the right of the country if the Election Results are not honest as he put it. Is that a threat . Just like september january 6th. The guy is not a democrat with a small d. He is the idea you cant only love your country when you win, number one. How many court cases do they have . Supreme court cases. They all said this is totally legitimate election. This is trump. I mean, its the same he may not accept the outcome of the election, i promise you he wont. Promise he wont. He wont. Its dangerous. The President Biden talking to erin burnett. Joining us is author of the book how the right lost its mind and and. Not exactly a Big Revelation that donald trump will not honor the results of the election given what we saw in 2024 and what he signaled this year as well but some of