Welcome to primetime weekend. I am nicolle wallace. Lets get to the top stories. Did you know about the 130 130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels . That will be the Name Of The Game on monday when the ex president s former attorney and fixer, the man who made the 130,00 hush money payment, Michael Cohen, takes the witness stand. It is the moment the criminal trial that President Donald Trump has been building toward. Michael cohen will be the star witness as the recipient of the reimbursement that President Donald Trump was indicted for. However, Michael Cohen is a star witness who comes with some baggage. A convicted felon himself, Michael Cohen has spent time in prison and has admitted to lying under oath, which is why we have seen the prosecution tackle this case in the way it has, methodically. They are Reverse Engineering all of the evidence, setting up the timeline and the documents and the fact pattern with other witnesses, corroborating every bit of Michael Cohens story before he e
Congratulations. Thank you. And thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. Really happy to have you here. Ready . The clerk. This is the people of the state of new york against donald j. Trump, smz71911 24. Appearancing starting with people. Prosecutor joshua steinglass, for the people, assistant District Attorneys joshua stein glass, michael colangelo, becky mangold, christopher conroy, and catherine ellis. Good morning, emil bove, joined by donald trump and todd blanche, susan necheles. The judge, good morning. Good morning, mr. Trump. So the matter called into the record is the peoples motion for contempt, meaning the prosecutions motion for contempt. The judge says, quote, before i hand down my decision, i wanted to address the defense and mr. Trump. Mr. Trump, as you know, the prosecution has filed three separate motions asking this court to find you in contempt. In a moment, im going to hand down my decision on the third motion. Which i in which i find you in Criminal Contem
Get started for 49. 99 a month plus ask how to get up to an 800 prepaid card. Dont wait call today. Now, todays other top stories. Great news for millions of people here in the northeast. Cruise we opened reopen both sides of i95. Finishing an overpass after last weeks fiery rack. Police say a car merging onto the Interstate Hit the truck before bursting into flames but amazingly nobody was injured. Nasa astronauts are counting down, the crew is set to finally launch the Space Station tomorrow after years of delays. A thrilling outcome in the Kentucky Derby where mystic dan won, take a look at this extraordinary photo finish there after several minutes of deliberation. The judges declared the winner. In moments, why the jury is about to hear more in the donald trump trial plus when they take the stand. Started a good day to all of you, welcome everyone. Officially six months to go until election day. President biden spending the weekend in delaware with his campaign focusing on a less
Fake news, just fake news, i refuse to accept it. And onto the next question, here we go. Are, looking forward to the debates. Have a good weekend. Today was day leavening the first criminal trial of a former american president , the prosecution called to the Witness Stand One of Donald Trumps closest confidants, hope hicks, Communications Director and longtime aide. Hicks was constantly by trump s side navigating each crisis that came his way. And that was why prosecutors used hicks testimony to take the jury all the way back to one of the most important and memorable moments the 2016 campaign. As a warning, this next part is vulgar. I bought some to text in case i start kissing her. You know, im automatically attracted to beautiful kissing them, its like a magnet. And they let you do it, you can do anything. Grab them by the [ bleep ] the access Hollywood Tape. A recording of donald trump in 2005, openly advocating sexual assault, bragging about his ability to assault women. When you
Evening. You can hear the famous play from the bugle then we will see the Kentucky Derby begin and we will watch to see the Track Conditions because of the weather yesterday. It is clear and sunny now. Clouds in the distance. Hopefully we will have clear skies for a milestone moment here at Churchill Downs. Less than four hours away for that. In your perfectly attired pink linen shirt for the occasion. Moments we have Steve Kornacki at the big board with his take on the derby favorites and the new trouble in texas. Damage left by severe flooding and the risk that lies ahead tomorrow. And the testimony of hope hicks. What she were helpful to the prosecution or the defense . A good day to all of you from msnbc World Headquarters in new york. Welcome to alex witt reports. We will take you to george solis. He is standing by the University Of Pennsylvania campus in philadelphia. Keep an eye not only on activities there for what we are getting from virginia, specifically charlotte sphere, th