video coming in of a rogue wave. this wave smashed into a u.s. army base in marshall islands. the man who posted the video says no one was injured. the images are absolutely terrifying. thank you for joining us. ac-360 begins now. tonight, a two person race, but for how much longer with desantis out and haley behind. the question is will new hampshire s first in the nation primary be the last true kmepg for donald trump until november. john talks to voters he spoke with earlier to see if anything has changed their minds all over the map in new hampshire. and breaking news about a possible new cease-fire deal to bring israel s hostages home. that also could let hamas senior leaders out of gaza. it could be the last fire break in the republican party to stop the former president. that or perhaps the final confirmation that the party once again belongs only to him. four hours from now voters in the tiny northern new hampshire town of dixville notch will cast their f
dollars. all of this coming as the biden administration has pushed the kremlin to accept an offer they put on the table in june to get griner home. offering to swap griner and another american, paul whelan, for viktor bout, an arms smuggler serving a 25-year sentence in the united states. so far, russia has not agreed. they should have accepted it weeks ago when we first made it. it was an earnest attempt to see if we could get outcomes here. we are still going to keep making the attempts. reporter: as for where the efforts stand now, administration officials say the ball is in russia s court. all while her family, teammates and support percent in the united states turn up the pressure to get her home. griner s agents saying today that getting a deal done will be harped but calling it urgent. her team saying they will not allow her to be forgotten and lawmakers urging the administration to bolster the offer. there is nothing we schanot do short of impacting the national
welcome to our continued coverage. the new york criminal trial of former president donald trump. i m rachel maddow joined by my colleagues. also, lawrence o donnell is with us pick we are going to be joined by the star witness for the prosecution in this trial, michael cohen. he will speak to us exclusively. his first reaction to this verdict tonight. michael cohen will be joining us in one moment live. 4:20 p.m. p.m. and it is we, the jury have reached a verdict. 45 minutes later at 5:05 p.m. the jury was back in the courtroom and is seated. the defendant donald trump was seated as well. the judge addressed the four people. and the judge. without telling me the verdict, how s the jury? and yes, they have reached a verdict. take the verdict, please. with the foreperson please rise to the members of the jury agreed upon a verdict? yes. and how say you to the first count of the indictment, charging donald j trump with the crime of falsifying business records in the first degre
12 new yorkers have affirmed the principle that no one in america, not even a former president, is above the law. a jury unanimously found donald trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. the criminal case hinged on the testimony and evidence of the trials narrator, trumps fixer turned foe, michael cohen. he joins us here now. he is the author of disloyal, the true story of a former personal attorney to president donald j trump and how trump weaponized the u.s. department of justice against his critics. is also the host of the mea pope and political podcast. i am so busy. i want to get some context here. when this all began for you in many respects, at that time trump is in the white house, you had gotten caught up in this thing on your way to prison , how, having this, full-circle and watching what occurred this week, do you appreciate that role? that narration? i thought it was very interesting and important for you to frame this chapter in this c
i ll tell you my own opinion. i was affecting attorney out for some sort of a pushback. yeah. it didn t happen and it s very, very interesting. barak reviewed, thanks. the news continues right here on cnn outfront next, trump s next move, a former president vowing to appeal his conviction while his lawyers way whether to move his center tinting day, michael cohen is my guess. plus kristi noem is out front on the verdict would shubi on the gop ticket with a convicted felon and the people who have been jailed for sames crimime as trump, who are they? and what do their stories tell us about his feet? let s go out, find good evening. i m erin burnett it out front tonight, trump plotting his next move. the former president and now a convicted felon at bedminster, new jersey, his home there, after spending the de with his family, ivanka jared melania, and baron, all four noticeably absent during trump s historic trial and at a press conference or a speech today, melania notic