video of donald trump answering questions under oath about carol s rape accusation. we ll show you the footage that could make or break the trial against the former president. we re also in ukraine now where the chief of the wagner group says he s pulling his forces from bakmuud. and later this hour, we re showing protests about the individual held in a choke hold by a passenger. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get straight to our top story this hour. the never before seen video of donald trump testifying under oath about carol s claim he raped her in the mid 1990s. kara is joining us now. she has detailed. what stands out to you from this indi vi video taped deposition. reporter: this is a tape he sat for in october of last year. she alleges he raped her in a new york department store in the 1990s and he defamed her when he denied the rape, said he didn t know her and she wasn t his type. she s not my type? yeah. because it s not politically cor
carroll had accused trump of raping her in the changing room of a luxury department store in 1996. she also claimed that trump defamed her when he called her, quote, a complete conjob after she went public with the allegation in 2019. after deliberation, the jurors said trump did not rape carroll, though they did uphold her other complaints. the ex president has been ordered to pay carroll $5 million in damages. the bbc s nada tawfik was outside the courthouse in manhattan today, and sent this report. it took thejury isjust under three hours to rule in herfavour, they did not find that donald trump raped her, they unanimously agreed that he sexually abused her and then defamed her when he accused of being a liar. no doubt this is a bit weary for ejean carroll. she no doubt this is a bit weary for ejean carroll. she later released a statement saying: donald trump on social media said this verdict was a disgrace and he again repeated his allegation that there is a witch hunt
heading to the southern border days before covid restrictions are headed next week. congresswoman concern have a escobar joins me here. and i will talk to ukraine s ambassador to the united states on new threats from russia. good day, everyone, i m andrea mitchell in washington where the white house is lauding a jobs new that outpaced expectations. 253,000 jobs added in april. unemployment down slightly to 3.4%. the lowest level since 1969. the good jobs numbers could complicate the fed s plan to pause hiking interest rates as the president and speaker are preparing to hold their first talks next week on that fast approaching debt ceiling deadline. and turmoil in the regional bank sector as well could be spreading. with all of that joining me now nbc news white house correspondent mike memoli outside the white house, committee for responsible federal budget maya mcginnis and former barack obama white house press secretary michael gibbs. we are going to hear from the presi
diplomat for the first time since russia s invasion. and significant turbulence rocks a flight from texas. what caused a plane to plunge, terrifying passengers and sending seven to the hospital. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin this hour with the death threats against jewish elected officials in michigan. this comes at a very, very dangerous moment following a dramatic rise in anti-semitic attacks across the country as well as threats to government leaders. let s bring in our senior justice correspondent evan perez. evan, what more first of all are you uncovering about this alleged plot in the state of michigan? reporter: yeah, wolf, this is part of an alarming and dangerous trend that we see across the country. in this case this man by the name of jack eugene carpenter is charged with making interstate threats against a number of jewish officials in michigan including dana ne
forecast for europe. the chinese president xi visits moscow, his first visit since russia s invasion of ukraine. in 20 years since the us led coalition invaded iraq to topple dictator saddam hussein. we look at the legacy. the un secretary general antonio guterres has hailed a major new report on climate change as a survival guide for humanity . climate scientists from intergovernmental panel on climate change said clean energy and technology can be exploited to avoid the growing climate disaster. but they also warned a key global temperature goal will probably be missed. they say the world is expected to warm above 1.5 degrees centigrade by the early 2030s. rescue dogs try to sniff out the bodies of the more than 250 people who are reckoned to have died after a tropical storm ripped through malawi this week. storm freddy is likely to be the longest lasting tropical cyclone on record, say meteorologists. today s report says climate change is likely to intensify tropical stor