From its ally, sian cnn, senior white house kevin Top White House officials are now doubling down on the president s ultimatum. We heard from them continue to hear the white house and Administration Officials warning against the Ground Invasion of rafah and theyre really channeling President Bidens view that us weapons should not be used to support a mission that in their estimation is illadvised and very, very bloody. Those concerns were conveyed earlier today in a phone call between the Us National Security adviser, jake sullivan, and his counterpart in israel. And i think this phone call is significant. Its the first time that weve seen a call like this announced between the white house and the government of israel since President Biden delivered that ultimatum and cnn that he would not provide certain Weapons Systems to israel if a Ground Invasion moves forward, the white house says, in that Call Sullivan and his counterpart discussed alternatives to a Ground Invasion of rafah. The
Donald trump serving jail time because of happening now, Breaking News and grilling to Trump Organization employee hes about the alleged scheme to disguise. Hush money payments as legal fees over the next hour, well take you inside the courtroom from gavel to gavel will break down all of todays most important developments. And look ahead to whats next. Theres also other Breaking News tonight. A critical moment in the middle east hamas accepting a Cease Fire Proposal Broker by egypt and khader. But israel says there are still significant gaps between the two sides. And sources tells cnn hamas agreed to a different ceasefire than the one israel help correct . Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and Around The World im will flits her and this is the Situation Room, Special Report we begin tonight in new york where another Critical De Of Testimony In The Trump Hush Money Trial just wrapped up on the stand today. Key employees inside the Trump Organization who handled the forme
Is College Commencement season and some Campus Protesters are turning their focus this from occupying the quad to disrupting the pomp and circumstance last night, protesters interrupted a Commencement Ceremony at the university of Michigan Police arrived suit after the tactics of the protests, there, polarizing but one statement of solidarity with the propalestinian Student Movement caught my eye this week. Its the College Decrats of america this an official branch of the Democratic Party and its led by students. Uh, you know, to win reelection, President Biden needs young voters. So when the infrastructure that exists to get him those votes publicly criticizes the president. Its more than just a statement of support the group also added this College Democrats votes are not to be taken for granted by the Democratic Party. We reserve the right to criticize our party when it fails to listen to us with me now, two liters of the College Democrats who voted on this solidary solidarity state
Sides. Frankly, painting him as someone who had some time times in her words, go rogue, but also casting doubt on the Defense Theory that cohen paid off Stormy Daniels on his own initiative in general, the picture she painted was a handson donald trump deeply involved in the details of his business and his campaign, motivated largely by political considerations. And that he was fully aware of what the payment to Stormy Daniels had ball what him in 2016, weve just gotten the full Trial Transcript from today, including the context of hope hicks is final answer to the Prosecution Question about what then President Trump said in 2018 when news of the Daniels Payout finally broke and im quoting now from that transcript he wanted to know how it was playing and just my thoughts and impinge opinion about this story versus having the story a different kind of story before the campaign, had michael not made that payment joining us once again tonight, new york defense attorney arthur aidala, cnns
Former Tabloid Publisher david well be back with wolf blitzer in situation breaking news tonight, The Trump Trial Testimony Begins and the official transcript was just released for the next hour. Well take you inside the courtroom from gavel to gavel. As this historic hush money criminal case unfolds the prosecutions first key witness takes the stand after both sides start to lay out their cases in Opening Statements are reporters and experts are standing by to break down all of todays most important developments and look ahead to whats next. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and arnd the world. Im wolf blitzer with a Special Report in this Room Trump Trial today lets get right to the breaking news on the Opening Statements and testimony in the first criminal trial of a former president of the United States, donald trump. At the Defense Table as prosecutors and his lawyers began cutting to the heart of the hushmoney case against him cnns Kara Scannell is joining us live