Jake tapper starts right now cnn Breaking News welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper and the prosecution has rested its case and now its Donald Trumps term his defense team has called a witness, Robert Costello and attorney. What one point advised Michael Cohen that stella has claimed in that cohens lied about him under oath during this trial. This comes after a shocking revelation on the stand earlier today, threatened to rock the prosecutions entire case under intense questioning. And by the defense, trumps former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, the star witness for the prosecution, admitted that he stole from the Trump Organization organization and were not its not talking lunch, money or funds taken from some transaction that has nothing to do with the charges against trump were talking we had 60,000, technically larceny that was part of the 420,000 payment made to cohen. That was allegedly falsified to reimbursement for Hush Money Payments to Stormy Daniels that payment are those p
Order to start the Ground Invasion of gaza. Israels top military leaders are saying that forces will enter gaza. For the First Time Since the war began two weeks ago, humanitarian aid briefly rolled into gaza. But the rafah Border Crossing is now closed again after the 20truck convoy made it through. Additional shipments of water, fuel and food are urgently needed and the Hospital System is teetering on the verge of collapse. Reporter we just keep hearing about the water, the water, there is not enough water. It comes a day after the two american hostages were freed by hamas. One step closer to coming home to the United States. Jude dlith raanan and her 17yearold daughter are even reuniting today at an Israeli Military base. Natalies father that hes expecting her home by tuesday, her 18th birthday. Her brother said he hoped she would be home that day. The question is, will there be more hostages released we know of at least eight others. Hamas has talked going friendly powers. Like qat
The gunman remain at large. Thanks so much for joining us. Well see you back here tomorrow. Ac30 60 starts right now its thursday, may 16, right now on cnn this morning its on joe biden and donald trump signing off on do debates. The first one next month, right here on cnn plus trumps lawyers planning a new strategy with Michael Cohen former fixer, back on the stand this morning in the Hush Money Trial, and two partners with a pledge, Vladimir Putin and xi jinping together in beijing vowing to deepen their ties. What does this mean for the west . All right. 5 00 a. M. Here in washington alive. Look at capitol hill on this thursday morning, were almost there. Good morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us. Joe biden and donald trump will be facetoface next month for the first president ial debate of this election cycle, the two presumptive nominees have accepted Debate Invitations from cnn and abc cnns set to take place first, its going to be june 27, in atlant
Monday morning when crossexamined amination continues in the prosecution certainly has its work cut out for them. The lead with jake tapper starts right now these cnns Breaking News welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Court has just ramped up for the de and Donald Trumps hush money coverup trial. It is a day you should remember because if if donald trump, the former president is acquitted the History Books may well point to Michael Cohens testimony today as the biggest reason cohens crossexamination will resume. Next week, were told after he endured hours of brutal questioning on The Stand Today, trumps Defense Attorney todd blanche laid out cohens past lies under oath, and then introduced evidence claiming that cohen has also lied in this trial under oath cohen previously testified on tuesday, i believe, about a key october 2016 phone call. He says he had with donald trump about the hush money reimbursement. But todd blanche today reveal Text Messages and a call log from that day tha
Schedule your free inspection, colleague. Three three leaf filter today, more physically filtered this is a travel show visit my band around the world hi, that kind of propaganda thats what i do is my gif conan obrien must go now streaming exclusively on macs good morning. You were alive in the scene, a newsroom, im jim acosta in washington. Wed be again the hour with donald trump fuming over the testimony from porn star Stormy Daniels as Hush Money Trial Trump has the day off in that trial, but hes lashing out on social media on a social media account calling di alvin bragg. All kinds of names and complaining that hes being persecuted tomorrow hill once again come facetoface width. Daniels who scheduled to be crossexamined, offer after offering up lurid details of their alleged sexual encounter yesterday, the judge in the case rejected trumps requests for a mistrial after some of the Tawdry Testimony clearly got under the former President Scan Judge Merchan Chastise trump for cursing