Cnns Breaking News welcome to the lead. Im Phil Mattingly in for jake tapper today and we are live outside the new york courthouse where today one of dahman ill trumps most loyal aids in the first four, Trump White House employee to testify, took the stand in the hush money cover up trial. Hope hicks acknowledged to the jury she was nervous to testify at times she giggled in one instance, actually cried on the stand leading to a brief delay in the trial now hits describes starting to work for the Trump Organization weve 14 before becoming the Trump Campaign spokeswoman in the 2016 race. And ultimately, the White House Communications director. Now she testified about the campaigns panic behind the scenes when they learned of the now infamous this access Hollywood Tape that donald trump was upset when he heard the news and staffers agreed that this was a crisis. Picks one on the testify that showing learn about Karen Mcdougal, who alleged aid nearly yearlong affair with donald trump when
So, at times we have heard from this president. We havent heard from him in recent days. Dont know if he will pop up to a microphone during this break. But we will be all over it if and when that should happen. Earlier, the defense and prosecution teams were questioning Michael Cohens former banker and previous to that, the judge issued the president with a hefty fine, A Thousand Dollars per violation for that the judge said happened per his gag order. He also threatened possible jail time for any further violations of a gag order. The president is the only one under a gag order in this entire case. Not the convicted professional liar, Michael Cohen, former President Trump is. Its day nine of the trial. Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying Business Records and those counts are in connection with to payments back in 2016 allegedly to cover up an extramarital affair earlier today at the courthouse. Not on the Campaign Trail. Six months is pretty close. November 5th is going to go down imp
Im Chris Jansing. A Protest Movement expanding and challenges are growing. Less than an hour from now, columbia students face an ultimatum over their israelhamas war protest. Leave or be suuspended. But also the major shockwaves in the race for president. And Donald Trumps time scrunch, can he log enough time in Battleground States when he is not in court . His plans this week in michigan and wisconsin. The help he is getting from a conservative group to swing hispanic voters. But also the worries he reportedly has about the impact of an outspoken ally. And u. S. Officials think that they have a dwindling window to push for a ceasefire. The talks happening right now as the world waits for hamas to respond to the latest hostage offer. But we begin with the growing protests across the u. S. That are setting off a politically charged blame game. Finger pointing at students, outside agitators, administrators. And then there is a political fallout that could be consequential for an already
Buy one line of unlimited, get one free for a year with Xfinity Mobile plus, save even more and get an eligible 5g phone on us visit xfinitymobile. Com today. Southeastern guide dogs im Caitlin Polantz at the federal court in washington and this is cnn its monday, april 29, right now on cnn this morning, protests spreading across College Campuses is more schools turned to the police to crack down. Plus im a grown man running against a six yearold President Biden getting under dome, trumps skin a little bit seems with his speech at the white house Correspondents Dinner and a State Of Emergency in oklahoma, four People Killed by tornadoes with millions more. Now facing potentially deadly storms right . 6 00 a. M. Here in washington, hes alive. Look at the white house now the sun comes up in time for the top of 6 00 a. M. Good morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Its wonderful. To have you with us. We begin with colleges across the country struggling to contain increasingly violent Campus Pr
Breaking news welcome to the lead on jake tapper, right now, right this minute. I knew witness in Donald Trumps Hush Money Cover Up Trial. The prosecution just called its third witness. His name is gary pharaoh. Gary pharaoh is a banker who worked with Michael Cohen at the time that the payments were made to former playboy model, Karen Mcdougal and porn actress and director Stormy Daniels, both of whom alleged romantic entanglements of sorts with mr. Donald trump. This comes after rona graph was called as the second witness in the trial. Rona graph, shes on the screen right there. Shes a longtime trump assistance. She worked for trump since he hired her in 1987 after she cold calls to Trump Organization were on a graph, testified id two contacts you maintained at the Trump Organization were for Karen Mcdougal Stormy Daniels run a graph was on the stand for less than half an hour earlier today, trumps attorneys crossexamined david pecker, the former Tabloid Magnate and longtime friend o