on a potential gag order violation by donald trump will have all the moments as this rather salacious case, it gets going was one key name on the witness list. what former trump white house aide hope hicks, has already said on the record and what that might mean for her former bosses case. and israel s war cabinet meets again weighing how to strike back after iran s unprecedented direct attack. what cnn is hearing about the calculations they re making welcome to the lean. i m jake tapper. we begin with our breaking news jury selection in former president donald trump s criminal trial in new york city is underway, but moments ago more than half of this first batch of prospective jurors were sent home packing. why? well, they said they could not be filled here or impartial. and just about 30 minutes, donald trump s first day in this trial will come to an end. but before jury selection even began, prosecutors were already asking judge juan merchan to find donald trump. they were
more on that ahead. good to see you this evening. we want to begin with the latest in the follow-up from iran s unprecedented attack on israel. an emergency un security council meeting ending a few hours ago with no specific action but a clear watchword. restraint. all involved parties must move to the path of peace. we repeat our call to all actors in the region to show maximum restraint. japan is strongly urging the parties concerned to calm down and de-escalate the situation. it is vital that all parties exercise maximum restraint and refrain from any action that d may heighten tensions further in the region. so restraint is not something that israel is promising right now after a meeting of its war cabinet today and israeli officials telling nbc news while no final decisions have been made, quote, it is clear that israel will respond. the question is when and then at what scale. the response following a direct attack in iran where more than 300 drones and ballis
israel says it will respond to and president airstrikes by iran but no final decision has been made according to an official in the prime minister sophists. biting ministration officials told nbc news that all the iranian drones and missiles were aimed at a military base and officials did not know whether over 100 missiles launched were intercept dead or struck israel with israel saying they intercepted nearly all of the 300 drones and missiles launched by iran toward its territory and those that made impact causing only minor damage and some iranians took to the streets to celebrate the attack. iran signaled it would not launch any further strikes unless attack. also happening right now, president biden can be mean and meeting the g7 leaders to discuss united response with all members unanimously condemning the attack. president biden telling the israeli prime minister to take the win and avoid retaliation. a u.s. official telling nbc news today that the u.s. will not take p
gratify, risk-free with our 30-day fit guarantee at honey love.com, are basale alvarez at the white house. and this is cnn iran attacks a dramatic escalation in the middle east a direct military attack against israel with a barrage of drones and missiles howell, israel respond, you shuffle gop, whoever harms us, we will harm them. white house national security communications adviser john kirby is next plus ironclad president joe biden affirmed his commitment to israel s security while us forces in the region, russia, israel s defense it s against the wide scale aerial assault. we will support israel, we will defend israel. how will biden handle this crucial test on the global stage? his key ally senator chris, join that s me. plus former trump national security adviser john bolton and what now with tensions in the region soaring out of control, fears of a larger conflict in the middle east are now front and center sure. can further escalation be avoided. our panel bre
our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is cnn s continuing breaking news coverage of iran strike on israel. i m christiane, amanpour in london alongside my colleague alex marquardt in washington. and we re learning more about iran is unprecedented attack on israel this morning, iran says it targeted the base. israel used to strike the iranian consulate in damascus the idf says more than 300 missiles house and drones were fired in yesterday s attack the majority were fired from iran itself, but some were launched from iraq. and yemen. only a few were able to peers the defense s hitting an air base in southern israel causing minor damage. and there are no reports of major injuries or deaths suffered directly from the strikes. israel says, the us, britain, and france also acted during the strikes. us forces intercepted more than 70 one-way attack drones and at least three ballistic missiles, according to two, us officials familiar with the matter. and this m