Presents blue carbon natures, hidden power premiers tomorrow night at nine eastern end pacific, only on cnn good morning and welcome to the best de of the week. It is saturday, april 20. Good to have you with us proceed in this morning. Im victor black wash. Just pictures opinion. I love it. Im amara walker. I love my sundays. Heres what were working on for you this morning. Were just hours away from a rare saturday session in congress to pass a critical 95,000,000,000. 04 aid package package backed by Speaker Johnson, but it could cost the republican his speakers gavel for sliding or depending on the democrats for their votes inside the deep divide in house and with The Middle East already on edge after strikes in israel and iran, what were learning about a series of deadly explosions at an iranbacked militia based in iraq. Thats ahead in life report happening today, former President Trump is set to make his First Campaign appearances since a jury was selected in his historic Hush Mon
Overnight, a us official told cnn, israel carried out a Military Strike deep inside iran good, this escalate the already tense situation in the middle east Jury Selection in Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial could wrap up today. Opening statements in this store, a case are on track to begin monday, plus on the house floor, a critical test for a longstalled foreign aid bill for israel and ukraine hello, im wolf blitzer in washington and urine the cnn newsroom happening now a decadeslong shadow war between israel and iran spills out in the open. Us officials dow say israel launched and overnight strike on iran, appearing to target a Military Facility some 200 miles from the Capital Tehran in the hours since the attack, there has been a nearly unified Global Response arounds allies like china and russia echoing calls from israels western supporters to show restraint. And avoid a wider regional conflict. Cnn is covering the story from around the globe our chief International Security correspo
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Now, were following two major breaking stories tonight he case begins. Its the first time a former us president as ever stood trial. On criminal charges. Jury selection now underway as the judge, the Defense Attorneys and the prosecutors marrow down a massive list of potential jurors to find the 12th New Yorkers who will consider trumps fate also tonight, The Middle East on edge after israel vows to exact a price for an iranian attack, what israeli official tells Cnn The War Cabinet is determined to act, but its still unclear where, when and how the idf might retaliate the white house, meanwhile, urging calm in the region as President Biden turns his focus to diplomacy and deescalation welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world im wolf blitzer, a urine the Situation Room the skis, cnn, Breaking News we begin our coverage tonight in new york. Were Donald Trumps historic criminal trial is finally underway. The court adjourning for the day just a short time ago
Start with the Breaking News leaders Around The World are responding after that unprecedented iranian attack on israel. The first time iran has ever launched a direct assault from inside iran on israeli territory in two hours, the United Nations Security Council will hold an Emergency Meeting on the escalating very dramatic tensions that are unfolding this afternoon. Leaders of the g7 met virtually trying to work out a potential diplomatic response to this iranian attack and the israeli war cabinet also has been meeting just a short time ago to wait its response. No decision was made, at least were told that no decision was made at least not yet but work member benny gantz is vowing to exact a prices where its exactly price from iran for the assault present joe biden, pledging ironclad, his word, ironclad us support for israel in a phone call with israeli Prime Minister benjamin, a tiny out, but he also warned that the United States will not participate in any offensive operations agai