Spectroscope and that, that energy field, i would be very interested in hearing what she has to say. To me, it was completely indiscernible. Standby, mary trump has the y answer. Thank you, rachel. For the jury filed into the courtroom today to hear testimony in the case of the people of the state of new york versus Donald J Trump, judge merchan issued his ruling to the lawyers of what would actually happen to donald trump if he were to testify in his own defense in this trial. No, of course, before the judge issued his ruling about what evidence the prosecution would be allowed to use to attack Donald Trumps credibility as ad witness, there was absolutely no reason to believe donald so trump was going to actually testify in his own defense. Donald trump is incapable of telling the truth and that would become quickly obvious to the jury, who would probably ju find themselves watching donald trump commit perjury and probably concluding that they were watching him committing perjury. So,
Hush money trial. We do not believe this was targeting any particular person or any particular group. Margaret the Cbs Evening News starts now. Good evening. Thank you for being with us. Im margaret brennan. Norah is on assignment. We begin tonight with that Breaking News from lower manhattan. Emergency crews rushed to a park just across the street from the courthouse, with fire extinguishers, to douse the flames engulfing a 37yearold man. After burning for several minutes, he was carried away on a stretcher and taken to the hospital in critical condition. It does not appear the incident has anything to do with the trial of the former president , which continued on without interruption. Authorities say the man was carrying colorful pamphlets that were full of antigovernment conspiracies. They dont believe he was targeting any particular person or group. Cbss Jericka Duncan will start us off tonight with the latest details. Across the street, from 100 centre street, hes on fire reporter
For talking about the eclipse with us. Thank you all for for joining us tonight. Seen a news night with abby phillip starts right now why donald trump is nothing like Nelson Mandela. Thats tonight on these lines good evening. Im abby phillip in new york tonight donald trump comparison that crumbles when confronted with common sense the former president believes he is being persecuted by prosecutors. And for that reason, hes claiming that there are similarities between Nelson Mandelas plight and his own. Trump wrote this on truth, social if this partisan hack wants to put me in the clink for speaking, the open and obvious truth. I will gladly become a modernday Nelson Mandela. Well, for starters, im really not sure anyone has asked that of him, but you might also recall that this is not the first time that trump has made this very comparison. They hound them and they scare them and theyve, but we dont get scared. We dont get scared. Ill tell you what i dont mind being. Nelson mandela, b
right now on ana cabrera reports, the largest ever recorded lead so close to the iowa caucuses. new polling this morning showing donald trump well out front five weeks from those caucuses, just as he doubles down on his vow to be a dictator on day one. plus, an 11th-hour reversal. the former president not taking the witness stand today in the massive new york civil fraud trial. what to expect as the case nears the end. later, at least six people killed after tornadoes ripped tlup tennessee. where this extreme weather is heading next. s heading next thank you so much for joining us. it s 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with new polling out this morning showing donald trump expanding his lead in iowa five weeks out from the caucus, and more than 50% of iowa republicans now say trump is their first choice. this as the gop front-runner doubles down on his controversial comments about being a dictator on day one. i said i want to be a dic
will: antony blinken is in jordan meeting with several middle east leaders has the israeli ground offensive grinds on. arab officials pushing for a cease-fire but benjamin netanyahu says no pause unless all hostages are released. translator: are forces operating all fronts at all capacities. our victory will be swift and clear and deliver a message to our enemies that will resonate for generations. will: they are allowing a safe quarter to allow palestinians to get out of northern gaza. any social media post, if you care about your self and your loved ones, he d our instruction to head south. rachel: mike tobin is live on the ground in southern israel. tell us quickly, are you seeing or hearing reports that palestinians are taking advantage of this order to get out? reporter: they did in the early stages. as the communications a dip in and out you lose contact so i don t have good information whether they are heading south as they are urged to do. antony blinken in the re