Tonight. One, the enormous tension right now over what happens next in gaza after de this all celebrations over hamas saying they accepted a Ceasefire Deal than apprehension jennifer israels war cabinet rejecting it, and the idf beginning limited strikes on Territory Issa of raffa. Wheres really forces have ordered civilians to leave the white house as you know, has long opposed any major incursion into raffa. And today, President Biden spoke with israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Yahoo Administration Spokesman saying the president asked about israeli intention for the city and plans to keep civilians. Theyre safe. Were going to live updates on the situation throughout the next two hours of our special primetime cupboard tonight, we begin though with another de, unlike any other and the former president s, new york Hush Money Trial, de 12 started with the judge Finding Donald Trump at contempt. Again and telling him directly the next time could mean jail though he said it, its the last t
Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper what were going to start today with our Law And Justice lead a stern warning for donald trump today from the bench. Keep violating your gag order and your Hush Money Cover of case, and you may well end up in jail. Judge juan merchan, Finding Today The Trump via lord, violated that gag order for the 10th time. He find a trump 1,000 which is the maximum penalty. But judge, where shine went on to tell the former president , quote, at the end of the de, i have a job to do and part of that job is to protect the dignity of the judicial system and compel respect as much as i do not want to impose a jail sanctioned and ive done everything i can to avoid doing so i want you to understand that i will if necessary, and appropriate, unquote. Today weve also heard testimony from two witnesses who went through check by check, the payments made by donald trump to his former attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen. Those payments are at the very heart of this case because
Looking live at 100 Centre Street here in downtown manhattan, where minute ago, donald trump made that. Now familiar with walk past cameras and into that courtroom where his future and maybe his freedom are on the line. Minutes a possible ruling from a judge on whether or not trump violence related a gag order. Again plus the next witness, the Prosecution Plans to use to convince a jury of mr. Trumps peers that he is a criminal. Im Kaitlan Collins in new york youre watching cnns special live coverage of Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial and i have jim acosta and washington. We begin week three of testimony with the question, who will go on . For oath as the prosecutions tenth witness . Manhattan prosecutors have sped through their presentation of facts of friday hit a dramatic high point when the government called Hope Hicks Stan next to the former White House Communications director, testified through tears, leaving an emotional impression that may pierce trumps defense. The jury has alr