donald trump and try to control the narrative because trump himself always controlled the narrative. now if you talked to any of his senior advisers, they are making no plans for him to go to present his lawyers believe they have a good case for him not to go to prison. they think is age, the fact that he doesn t have any kind of criminal record, make that case and they are insisting that he will not go to prison. however, donald trump is making his own personal phone calls privately saying that he thinks he could very well be behind bars and that he is okay with it. i will note that almost anyone you talked to, who knows donald trump does not think you would actually be okay with going to prison, but that is what he is telling people. and you also have some reporting on this vetting process in the search for trump s running mate yeah, things are really starting to heat up and they have in the last several weeks, several of those potential vice president that i m sure can
flavored time boy the kind of hard news stories you only get here on cnn, who central, thanks for watching the little jake tapper starts right now hunter biden s gun trial just got deeply personal. the lead starts right now dirty laundry aired in courts in the federal gun case against the president s son. today, hunter biden s ex-wife and ex girlfriend took the stand. how testimony about a crack pipe is being used to help build prosecution s case plus massive news and donald trump s federal classified documents case in florida. the judge reshuffling the calendar, delaying hearings, putting a trial date even further in jeopardy. she s also allowing more voices to weigh in on whether special counsel jack smith s should have the case in the first place? with a punishing heats dome pushing temperatures into the triple-digits. a new report shows the world is on a climate wild highway to hell every single person on the planet to be alarmed welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper
ahead of world leaders convening and france to mark 18 years since d-day one, soldiers special mission with close connections to cnn, you re not going to want to miss the story really moving. plus, the white house today slamming republicans for what the white house calls false claims to the walls street journal about president biden s mental fitness and acuity. ahead, i m going to talk to somebody who knows the president well about the reporting and the age concerns. but leading this hour brand new cnn reporting, what donald trump is saying about the possibility of going to prison for his conviction in that new york hush money cover-up case. let s get straight to cnn s kristen holmes and phoenix, where donald trump holds a town hall meeting tomorrow. it will be his first campaign events since being convicted in the new york criminal hush money trial. kristen, let s start with your new reporting. trump is actually talking about a future behind bars yeah, jake, this just goes to show
nuclear blasts, et cetera. that said, a consistent message the last 24 hours from trump administration officials has been that their patience for diplomacy is running out. for world leaders convening at the u.n. general assembly this week, the most pressing threat is a nuclear north korea. the u.n. security council resolutions speak for themselves. reporter: after unanimous security council vote to tighten economic sanctions on the north, trump administration officials say their patience for diplomacy is running short. we wanted to be responsible and go through all diplomatic means to get their attention first. if that doesn t work, general mattis will take care of it. reporter: those military options range from limited strikes on north korean launch sites to more comprehensive decapitation strikes intended to knock out north korea s leaders. if our diplomatic efforts fail though, our military option will be the only one left. we ve said from the beginning we
the ice with bears for sick kids. one problem. that wasn t a goal in the minor league hockey game. the red light went off, but it never went in. too late. you cannot stop the teddy bears. it all worked out in the end. the hometown scored three times and beat the storm, 3-1. i guess sometimes almost is good enough when it comes to teddy bears and hockey. it is the thought that counts. all right. thanks, coy. world leaders convening with a new pledge to fight climate change, but in paris, the war on terror is front and center. we will take you there live next. nt ry? before earning enough cash back from bank of america to , before earning 1% cash back everywhere, every time and 2% back at the grocery store, even before they got 3% back on gas, all with no hoops to jump through,