Form ambassadors to countries in that region, and others, also testified before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics control. The Senate Caucus on International Narcotics control will come to order. Good afternoon everyone. I want to thank secretary pompeo for being here today as well as members of the caucus. To my knowledge, mr. Secretary this is the first time we have had a cabinet member address the drug caucus. And i think, given the circumstances that we find ourselves and events over the last few days make this especially appropriate that we hear from the nations top diplomats. On this important topic. Obviously, the rising global narcotic academic is flicking the highest rate of casualties in our nations history. In america alone, in 2017, more than 70,000 people died of drug overdoses. Im advised that just since 2006, mexico has seen 150,000 people murdered in the course of the cartel violence. Of course associated with marketshare and real estate. When it comes to the
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Im Trevor Shirley in washington, former President Donald Trump set to appear in a dc federal courthouse today to answer for charges. He tried to undo the results of the 2020 election. Ive got that story coming up ahead. An Evacuation Order remains in place for residents in a pablo neighborhood after Hazardous Materials are found in hundreds of boxes at a home. Well, live remarks from investigators coming up in just minutes. From the bay station, youre watching kron. And news. Thank you so much for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. Im stephanie lin. Lets check in on our forecast as we take a live look outside at this beautiful scene right here about coit tower right there. Looking a bit overcast and just a bit breezy as well. Lets check in now with kron 4 meteorologist kyla grogan who is tracking all those conditions for were starting off a little cloudy again. Get another cool day today before things start to change as we get into tomorrow. Lets start with a look around the stat
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Than liebermann at the pentagon and this cnn welcome to cnn and Special Coverage. If former President Trumps Hush Money Criminal Trial, im wolf blitzer in washington, along with abby phillip. Whos just outside the courthouse in new york today, Michael Cohen, trumps former were fixer and lawyer is back on the Witness Stand. Prosecutors appear to have some work to do during their redirect of cohen after he made a purely stunning admission during crossexamination . Today, defense attorney todd blanche was able to get cohen to admit to stealing Tens Of Thousands of dollars from the Trump Organization. Abby, you were inside court today . Playing, how it all went down thats right. Wolf, earlier in the trial during the direct examination, cohen had actually said this, that he had pocketed monday money from the Trump Organization. That was meant for a technology company. But today, while he was being pressed by the defense attorney Todd Blanche Cohen agreed that it was essentially plants said,