Youre month like you this is cnn the worlds news network youre in the cnn newsroom. I, wolf blitzer in washington, and were following two big stories. This hour, just a short time from now, trump, ally of former attorney john eastman will be the first of 18 defendants arraigned on charges stemming from the 2020 Fake Electors Scheme also, President Biden, make he an urgent new push to appeal to black voters. He set to deliver a speech later this hour, aimed at reversing a lack of enthusiasm among this critical voting block going to bring that speech to you alive. Thats coming up this hour. But lets begin with all the developments involving johnny the architect of Donald Trumps bid to try to subvert the 2020 president ial election. And thats set to be, he said to be arraigned for this alleged role in devising whats being described as a Fake Electors Scheme eastman is the first of 18 trump allies to be arraigned there on charges including conspiracy and forgery. Cnn Senior Investigative c
Good morning, it is 11 00 a. M. Eastern, and 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart. Former president Donald Trumps new york Hush Money Trial is off today, as the former president attends his youngest sons High School Graduation in florida. The day off comes after former trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen spent another day on the stand being crossexamined by trump attorney todd blanche. Blanche may have been able to poke a hole in cohens credibility as a witness, during questioning about a phone call from october 2016. More now from nbc news senior Legal Correspondent laura jarrett. Laura . Good morning to you. Michael cohen has been nearly unflappable on the Witness Stand as the defense tries to show this jury that he has changed his story about things big and small. The word lie used more than 50 times in court just yesterday. The jury may not remember every single defense attack line, but they only need one person not to buy his story. This morning, Donald Trumps hush money coveru
North korea has been saying in response to a south korean invitation to co host the 2018 winter olympics. Lets go to mosul, in iraq, now. We have covered the story many times in the last three years. Back in 2014 the Islamic State group seized the whole city. In October Iraqi Forces mounted an offensive to retake it. These are the maps we have been collecting along the way. You can see how the territory marked in red controlled by is has got smaller and smaller and smaller as the months have gone by. Now we have this map, provided by the Iraqi Military i should say, this area is still controlled by is, we estimate it to be 2. 5 Square Kilometres in the centre of mosul. The bbcs team of 0rla guerin, nico hameon, bader catty and rich stacey, have exclusive access to the battle area. Heres their report. Gunfire heading to the front line in mosul. You have to run. And beware of snipers, troops from iraqs Emergency Response division are advancing every day. The target here, the hospital com
North korea has been saying in response to a south korean invitation to co host the 2018 winter olympics. Lets go to mosul, in iraq, now. We have covered the story many times in the last three years. Back in 2014 the Islamic State group seized the whole city. In October Iraqi Forces mounted an offensive to retake it. These are the maps we have been collecting along the way. You can see how the territory marked in red controlled by is has got smaller and smaller and smaller as the months have gone by. Now we have this map, provided by the Iraqi Military i should say, this area is still controlled by is, we estimate it to be 2. 5 Square Kilometres in the centre of mosul. The bbcs team of 0rla guerin, nico hameon, bader catty and rich stacey, have exclusive access to the battle area. Heres their report. Gunfire heading to the front line in mosul. You have to run. And beware of snipers, troops from iraqs Emergency Response division are advancing every day. The target here, the hospital com
What you think, gerri willis? you can call those ideals. g.o.p. leaders, their dividing up the savings among the priorities of senators, who have not supported the legislation. what they are planning to get the votes they desperately need. the congressional budget office score, the projected 22 million fewer americans would have insurance under the plan with some of those was from yes to no comment so it cannot pass procedural votes to allowed it to be called to the floor. that is exactly what happened. enter the bill savings. it would reduce the deficit by $321 billion fitness $202 billion more than the estimated savings that the house would yield. that s according to the congressional budget office. instead of fattening taxpayers wallets, side deals. among the possible beneficiaries, senator lee and ted cruz. they want to repeal it and have