here. this washington post story is unreal. i thought i felt i was reading it. it felt like a movie script like a screenplay. incredible reporting. we re going to tell you all about it. if you re just waking up with us this morning because this is about those leaked documents and who it was online that leaked them. young person named o g. o g. and then there s a teenager involved, and it involves like a social media gaming site. it s a lot you want to stick around for this critical for national security, so we ll get into that. we re glad you re with us. caitlin s on assignment, so let s start with the five things to know for this very busy thursday, april the 13th a federal appeals court, partially blocking a texas judge s ruling on the abortion pill, mr preston, it means the fda approval of that drug still stands for now, but other limitations have been put in place more than that. in a moment, complicated story. we re going to break it down for you and this we were just ta
from august 2015 to december 2017 the defendant, i m quoting that, obviously, is donald trump orchestrated a scheme with others. the defense the indictment reads to influence the 2016 presidential election by identifying and purchasing negative information about him to suppress its publication and to benefit the defendant s electoral prospects. now according to the statement of facts, which accompanies this actual indictment, which they go through through here, $130,000 were paid to adult film star stormy daniels $30,000 to a doorman and $150,000 to another woman, which it is clear from the statement of facts is karen macdougal. it is an unprecedented chapter in american history. and good afternoon to all. i m erin burnett here in new york, and i m wolf blitzer here in washington. the lead up to trump s arrest was truly a remarkable sight to see the former president of the united states, leaving trump tower early this afternoon. his 11 car motorcade arriving at the manhattan
you for joining us. i m abby phillip in washington. i want to take you straight to dublin, where president biden is delivering and addressed to the irish parliament. let s take a listen. i ll also revisit county mayo. remember the history and hope and the heartbreak my blue and ancestors must have felt leaving their beloved homeland to begin their new lives in america. i sell this not to wax poetic about bygone days, but because of the story of my family s journey, those who left and those who stayed is emblematic of the stories of so many irish and american families, not just irish american families. and these stories are the very heart of what binds ireland america together. they speak to a history defined by our dreams. they speak to a president written by our shared responsibility. possibilities so today i d like to reflect on the enduring strength of the connections between ireland and the united states, a partnership for the ages. begins in our shared history dating bac
former president, he likely faces hundreds of questions with $250 million in the survival of his family business on the line. and the democratic party clash over age ambition and a stalled biden priority. 89 year old senator dianne feinstein says she won t resign after missing a month plus of work and after a california colleague says she s no longer fit to serve and that she should quit. first for us, though the biden justice department just moments ago, saying it will ask the supreme court to step in that after an appeals panel dramatically changes how women can get an abortion. again the biden just department now wants the high court to sweep aside this a 42 page order from the fifth circuit court of appeals filed just before midnight that delivers some relief from a texas judge s ruling that would have taken an abortion pill off shelves starting friday, but that ruling also imposes hard to ignore obstacles to getting the drug. it outlaws, sending the pill in the mail ups,
communities flattened by deadly tornadoes. and now president biden approves a disaster declaration for the state of mississippi. donald trump rails against what he calls weaponization of the criminal investigation process will tell you what he s saying about the investigations he faces and look at where they stand and russian president vladimir putin planning a move we haven t seen since the end of the cold war details and a live report from moscow. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with kim bruun hoover. and we begin in the southeastern us where millions are at risk today for severe storms, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. this new extreme weather threat coming after powerful storms spawned deadly tornadoes that barreled through mississippi and nearby states friday night, leaving buildings crumpled vehicles scattered like toys and trees and power lines, stripped bare and strewn about at least 26 people were killed and dozens injured. just hours ago, president