i m rosemary church. just ahead, the ukrainian president zelensky travels to washington this week. we will look at the challenge he faces when it comes to getting more funding for the war with russia. former u.s. president donald trump reverses course when it comes to testifying in court later today. this, as he doubles down on startling comments about being a dictator if he gets in the white house for a second term. and homes turned to rubble and ash in gaza after an israeli air strike. what the u.s. has to say about civilian protection in the beleaguered enclave. thanks for joining us. we start with the ukrainian president making his third trip to washington since russia invaded his country nearly two years ago. a statement from president zelensky s office says he will meet with u.s. president biden about further defense cooperation. but right now, aid for ukraine is bogged down in congress amid a long-running domestic debate with some lawmakers saying, it comes down
just into cnn, brand-new poll numbers that spell trouble for president biden s campaign in two key battleground states. plus, former president donald trump not testifying after all today in his civil fraud trial in new york. so what changed? and with time running out for aid to ukraine, a special guest will appear at the white house this week. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it s monday, december 11th, 5:00 a.m. here in washington where we have new cnn poll numbers this morning in two critical battleground states. the news is not great for president biden and his campaign. the numbers show donald trump leading in both georgia and michigan. in georgia a state biden carried by a very narrow margin in 2020. registered voters say they prefer trump over biden by 5%. in michigan where biden carried in 2020, polls show trump ten points up, up 10% in each polled in each state say they wouldn t support et cetera candidate. t
town that jessie was dead. to know that the last moment that she spent on this earth, she was in so much fear. it s not fair. if he is still out there, he could still be plotting. he could still be hunting. who is next? jessie gave her all. to everything she did. she s on a mission. her whole life. and then, someone took it all away. and i was like, jessie? nothing? i jolt her a little bit. and then i knew, this is not good. my daughter, won t wake up. she had been murdered in her own bed after coming home from a pool party. a party that hadn t been all fun and games. she was 19 and these men were in their 40s. we wanted to talk to them. did something happen at that party? what was happening around this small town. i heard somebody running behind me. then i noticed he had a knife in his hands. someone was stalking young women. it was either, i try to save myself or i let this guy do whatever he wants to me. his dreams were their nightmares. the res
alarms about what his return to the white house could look like. you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody. except for day one. plus, abortion fwiet. the texas supreme court temporarily blocks a pregnant woman from an emergency abortion. there s no outcome here that i take home a healthy baby girl, you know. so it s hard. will the state force her to continue her pregnancy? and new charges. president biden s son hunter is indicted for the second time this year. nine new criminal counts including tax evasion and filing false returns. what would be the political impact. plus, under fire. the president s three elite universities facing backlash after their testimony at a congressional hearing on anti-semitism, and now the president of the university of pennsylvania has resigned. does calling for the genocide of jews violate penn s rules or code of conduct yes or no. if the speech becomes conduct, it can be harassment, yes. conduct committing t
will not be the final witness in the civil fraud trial against his business organization. we ll go through the last-minute reversal from the former president. also ahead, we ll bring you the latest from the middle east. israel continues to strike what it calls hamas strongholds in southern gaza. it comes as we are learning more about some of the hostages still held by the terrorist group. plus, a controversial ruling in the state of texas. that state supreme court is blocking an abortion for a woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, december 11th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us. we ll begin here. former president trump will not, after all, testify in his own defense at his$250 million fraud trial. he was scheduled to take the stand today, but in a last-minute reversal, it was announced late yesterday he would not testify i his defense at all. he was previously called to t