Would go c. Taylor swift over an nfl game, but maybe its just me. All right. Thanks to our panel. Thanks. All of you for joining us. Have a wonderful weekend. Im kasie hunt, Cnn News Central starts right now. Breaking overnight windows blown out of downtown highrise traffic lights, loved dabbling, and hundreds of thousands of people in the dark, a deadly Storm Lashing partner some texas and louisiana bringing Hurricane Force winds and torrential rain. So chaos on capitol hill after dark, unbridled lugs, slinging insults confusion. Some of the biggest names of congress, right, in the medulla and cnn is on the ground in ukraine seeing firsthand the citys russia is now now pushing into our team, forced to take cover when russian drones fly overhead, im kate baldwin was sarah sayyed nar and john berman. This is Cnn News Central breaking overnight, at least four people have been killed up for storms, hammer texas and louisiana. The threat not over yet, more than 14 Million People are still at risk for severe storms right now, power still out for almost 1 million americans just some that instruction there, the Storms Left Destruction across the houston area twisting power lines and towers into knots and flooding fields and roads and Downtown Houston, the powerful winds blew out windows and sent people scrambling for cover. Thats the way all took cover in the bathroom windows, blown out, trees everywhere. It was crazy it does take a while to clean up the damage left behind cnns Ed Lavandera Adjoining us. Now, from Downtown Houston right now, whats it looking like as a son has come up, i see theres some damage just behind you hey, good morning, sarah. Well, this was the storm was packed a wicked punches it blew through Southeast Texas last night with hurricane fortunate wins. This is a popular nightclub in Downtown Houston. You can see the roof line waving their and then the entire back brick wall of this club knocked out two, there were told that by a Club Employee that there was nobody here at the time when the storm blew through around six, 30 last night and the club also posted in social media that all employees are safe, but the wind in the ferocious snus of the storm as it blew through, was quite dramatic inherent downtown that the mayor has described as a total mess. You can see the parking lot here, one car crushed by bricks that were were blown over here the as you mentioned, sarah, four people killed. One of those people was killed by a Falling Crane Two of those other victims were killed by trees that were that were fallen all across this region. Just to kind of just wicked damage that we have seen because of these hurricane, strength of wins that blew through here in may. So this is a tornado season, but the storm, very intense as it blew through very quickly. And causing all this dramatic damage throughout the region. About 800,000 customers without power, right now in the texas area, but 700 of those are here in Harris County where houston is mayor and the fire chief are urging people to stay home if they can if you dont need to be on the roads, stay home, theres a widespread debris on the roads. Some areas are without any power. No light its hard to see as youre driving. Downtown is a mass, its dangerous du to the glass in the lack of traffic lights, so stay at home so right now, its going to be the focus on the clean up, especially here in the Downtown Houston area as crews work on that, as we drove in last night, there were down power lines windows blown out here in the highrises of Downtown Buildings as well. So quite dramatic moments last night is this storm blew through houstonarea and much of Southeast Texas sarah, seen as hurricaneforce wind did its not even Hurricane Season officially yet. Really dangerous situation. Theyre 11 de thank you so much for your reporting their job that really scared pictures, right . We have new reporting this morning on a fresh appeal from president buying two black voters, a key group and its 2020 coalition, where polls show he is now underperforming. The president will speak at the National Museum of africanamerican history and culture in washington to mark the 70th Anniversary of brown versus the county board of education. The Supreme Court case that sought to end segregation in public schools. Cnns Arlette Saenz is at the white house this morning. So what are these plans are well, john black voters were key to bidens Reelection Back in 2020. And once again, the president is trying to make this fresh appeal to hold don to support from that group amid signs of some erosion in support for biden from black voters. Now, this will include a series of events playing out over the course the next three days starting here today in washington, dc, the president will speak at the African AmericanHistory Museum here to mark the 70th Anniversary of brown, brown versus board of education. That Supreme Court ruling that determined that segregation in us schools was unconstitutional. Just yesterday, the president hosted the plaintiffs of brown v. Board of education. First of education here at the white house, as hes trying to show that hes committed to protecting the advancements made by the Black Community in his time in office. But the marquee is likely to be his sunday remarks at the morehouse Commencement Ceremonies a visit that has been mired in controversy over the president s handling of the conflict in gaza. Some faculty and students on campus expressed frustration with the fact that or house invited President Biden despite those people opposing the way that hes handled this conflict just last week, the white house sent down a top Senior Adviser start to hear out students and faculty on gaza and a host of other issues and bidens advisers that ive spoken to heading into this weekend, tell me that he is intent on trial trying to keep the focus on the graduates, even as the prospect of protests linger over the event. But this all columns of the president has been working to try to shore up support among black voters, which were key to his election back in 2020. But there has been pulling showings, a narrowing of support among the Black Community between him and former president donald trump. Now, biden in a series of radio interviews, this week, uh, talked about the threat that trump could pose to the country if hes reelected, take a listen understand that. The, Black Community is critical, critical, critical for the growth in security to country. But guy and running against has done nothing for the africanamerican virtually nothing except criticizing remember what trump is he falsely accused the central park five. We were found her birth. If you tried to repeal obamacare the first time, right. Now hes promised you even more damage now the, president s advisers that ive spoken to have acknowledged that one he needs to start to promote some of the accomplishments that hes done for the Black Community more on the Campaign Trail, hes talked about ways that he has tried to alleviate student debt. Talk about ways that he has tried to address Economic Issues for black americans, but theyve also pointed to the fact they need to continue to remind voters of what a trumps four years in office were like, what it could mean if hes reelected. This is all part of the push that we should expect. Like to see in the coming weeks and coming months and are trying to shore up support among this key group that is typically been a core support source of support for the democrats in president ial elections. Lets size at the white house this morning. Thanks so much. So after what Michael Cohen appeared to hand trumps defense team yesterday, how are prosecutors planning to clean that up . Now . And brand, and brand new covid, variance are threatening to disrupt. Some are plans, the details on what is happening with this right now and personal attacks, body shaming, and a contempt vote. Not just our morning pump up retained for Cnn News Central . No, no, no. A late night House Committee can you hearing completely falling apart five i hope you brought your popcorn from roger two. 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Answers ruins stars, Avalanche Governors begins to 96, 30 on tnt a threeday weekend is a long time for any contentious and historic criminal trial, but it may be just the time prosecutors now need to figure out what just happened with Michael Cohens crossexamination after trumps Defense Teams seem to expose a Key Inconsistency in cohens testimony. Heres one review from this morning, Nyu Law Professor ryan goodman says, if the case ended today, there would not be a conviction. The judge has signaled Closing Arguments could begin as early as next week, but honestly, people are still digesting what just happened this week. Cnns Virgin Grasses hear brynn being the one having to go through all of it, digest it all to continue the weird metaphor. What happened and what prosecutors now need to figure out. Yeah. I mean, let at Michael Cohen on the stand for eight hours and hes not done yet and hes going to come back up on monday for more crossexamination. But basically, todd blanche spent much of his time with him kinda paint ding him as a prolific liar are trying to challenge what his memory was about certain events like did he ask for a part part entity not ask for a pardon did he wanted us job in the white house . Do not want a job in the white house. So that was a lot of the time spent, but there was a crucial moment. Were todd blanche went after some of the testimony that Michael Cohen gave for the prosecution on monday, and i want to walk through these full screens with you. So you understand it had to do with the october 24, 2016 call where Michael Cohen essentially told the prosecution that he was calling to talk to donald trump about the Stormy Daniels payments obviously, this is whats central to the entire case from that monday transcript. Susan hoffinger says, why did you need to speak with mr. Trump at that point in the evening of october 24, fourth and cohen replied to discuss the Stormy Daniels matter and the resolution of it. Now, fastforward to yesterday. And todd blanche challenged that essentially said that was a lie. You were actually talking to mr. Schiller, who is the bodyguard of donald trump about the fact that you are getting harassing phone calls from a 14yearold, correct. And cohen said part of it was 14 yearold, but i know that keith was with mr. Trump at the time and there was more than potentially just this thats what i recall based upon the documents that i reviewed. So that was a crucial moment because it really puts some holes in the Prosecution Stories about donald trump actually knowing about these hush money payments. So thats certainly something that theyre going to have to address. On redirect. Now lets get into the timing of the rest of this trial. Redirect expected to happen on monday. Michael cohen is gonna be back on the stand. They expect to finish with him. Todd blanche, the defense for about a couple of hours, and then redirect and then the judge is hoping that they have Closing Arguments on tuesday, but theres a lot of days off next week because of the memorial day weekend, theres friday off when his day off monday. So the judge was a little worried about the timing here because he doesnt want to get into Closing Arguments, juries, instructions, and then go away for the weekend for four days. When the jury has the case. So there may put in some longer days next week, they may. Yeah. Well see what happens, but were getting to the end. We are getting to the end. And as theyre not as courtroom its not in session today. It is a wild way. They havent totally. Thank you, brian. Yeah, sir. All right. Still had called taylor swift. We need sign off on this nfl schedule . No. Really the very legitimate reason the nfl consulted swifts im certain schedule. 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