Cnn news central. Shout out to my mom, whos right over there filming me right now. She doesnt want to be on camera, but shes shes good. Thanks. So much for joining us the lead with jake tapper starts right now americans may feel broke, but today they are not spending like it leads, starts right now a. Summer season kicks off With A Bang Record Travel is millions of americans put aside perceptions about the economy, at least for now. And President Joe Biden capitalize off this sentiment as the 2024 election creeps closer. And a horror story in haiti, an american couple of serving as missionaries, theyre killed by gangs. What were learning about the attack plus the future of Law Enforcement drones in danger zones, spotting Victims Zeroing in on bad guys. But does the Technology Really Work . And is it too much like big brother . Welcome to lead im Alex Marquardt in for jake tapper. We start today with our money lead despite poll after poll showing, americans are worried about the economy
Us this afternoon for a small sliver of it. Jessica, thanks for being with us this week. Stay would see an end because the lead with jake tapper starts right now i heated hearing today for a different criminal cases involving donald trump, who lead starts right now the hush money coverup trial is quiet today, but another case is turning into a Shouting Match. Attorneys Attorneys Trading Barbs in that federal classified documents case in florida. As trumps codefendants, walt nauta accused his prosecutors of selectively and vindictively charging him with a crime plus new video showing the very moment that five young israeli women were kidnapped by the terrorists of from us. The footage is horrifying and graphic why their families wanted this video released. Now and uh, judges ruling today on the Iconic Graceland Mansion did something im im trying to scam their way into buying the property once owned by elvis welcome to the lean on jake tapper. Were going to start today with our Law And J
Afternoon, managing and points to raise questions about her credibility, which in the end it will be up to the jury to decide theres going to be more Cross Examination On Thursday at one point, judge, merchan also ordered Defense Attorney todd blanche to speak to his client, donald trump, who he said was Audibly Cursing at points during Stormy Daniels testimony behavior, the judge called contemptuous as for daniel, shell be back on the stand when the trial resumes thursday back with the panel right now, jonny, seen in legal Alice Elie Honig Normalising who served as special counsel, the House Democrats der, the first trump impeachment and is the author of trying trump, a guide to his first election interference criminal trial. So youve been writing courtroom diaries. Norm, what stood out to you . Today . Were the biggest takeaways from her testimony Stormy Daniels is not a critical witness to the prosecution unlike Michael Cohen, whos coming up, shes principally a corroboration witness
New york are continuing to monitor gentlemans out of The Middle East where were learning more about the Ceasefire Proposal that hamas, except in israel, rejected today and is really strikes on Southern Gaza. There are raising new questions about whether these limited operations will grow into a full fledged invasion of raffa, which Binding Ministration has been warning against for weeks. We begin the hour right now today, 12 and the Trump Hush Money Trial And Judges Second Contempt Finding against the former president today in his warning that a third could mean jail time that im is calling two longtime trump employees as they try to show exactly how Michael Cohen was repaid by trumps trust and personal accounts in 2017 after he paid hush money to Stormy Daniels back with the panel joining us as well as harry lipman, who was in court todays and la times Legal Affairs columnist, host of the talking feds podcast, and former Deputy Assistant attorney general. Im wondering what you observe
Crossexamining the prosecutions first witness, former Tabloid Executive if david pecker, this is peckers third day on the stand and today for the very first time, he described the deal that he helped broker with Adult Film Star and director Stormy Daniels, a deal that is at the center of this case, the fusion has used packer to set the scene for the jury, introducing them to keep players in the case. How they all fit together in the story right now, the Defense Tactic in its early questioning is part of a strategy two, strategy to argue the David Pecker Is Work Helping Trump during the 2016 election was nothing new who . Nothing unusual. Also notably today, judge juan merchan so far still has declined to issue a ruling from tuesdays Hearing On Whether Trump has violated his gag order, despite the prosecution arguing that this morning that trump continues to violate this order against disparaging members of the jury and the witton this is of course this is four times over the last three