we ll see if it shows up. anderson is now. good evening. so it begins. four years the day after he entered the 2020 race with the video condemning the former president s comments after a white supremacist rally, joe biden is running for a second term. he appeared in a video released saying we still are in a fight for the soul of the nation. he spoke about the need to, in his words, defend democracy. repeatedly spoke of the need to stand up for what he termed personal freedom. this time, not just against the extremism of a former president who hopes to retake the white house, but a republican party, the president believes is enabled by him. we protect our rights, to make sure that everyone in this country is treated equally and everyone is given a fair shot at making it. but, you know, around the country, maga extremists are taking on the bedrock freedoms, cutting social security that you paid for your entire life while cutting taxes for the very wealthy, dictating what de
viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, donald trump s new court battle, a new york city columnist set to take the stand today, accusing the former president of rape. debt ceiling drama in d.c., a vote in the house could happen in the coming hours. but republican leaders are struggling to get support for their plan, as the u.s. default clock ticks down. plus, the taliban take down the mastermind of a deadly suicide bombing that killed 13 american troops at the kabul airport during the chaos of the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. and we begin this hour in new york, where the woman suing former president donald trump for battery and defamation in a civil trial is expected to take the sand in the hours ahead. a source says e. jean carroll is set to testify about her allegations that trump raped her
viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, the mastermind behind the 2021 suicide bombing at kabul s international airport taken out by the taliban. what we re learning about this. countries rush to evacuate their citizens from sudan as the latest fragile ceasefire appears in danger of collapsing. and day-oh, day-oh reporter: remembering the king of calypso. a look at the life and legacy of harry belafonte. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. well, the white house says the terrorist leader behind the deadly 2021 suicide bombing at kabul airport has been killed by the taliban. the attack came in the final chaotic days of the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. 13 u.s. service members and nearly 200 afghans were killed. so let s bring in cnn senior international correspondent ivan watson. good to see you, ivan. what more are you l
good morning good morning, everyone. let s get started. it is wednesday, april 26th. a debt ceiling plan vote today. it s no the clear if they have the votes, right? president biden says he is going to veto the bill. sounds like they don t. also today, the taliban killed a suspected isis mastermind who was behind that 2021 suicide bombing at the kabul airport. that is when they killed 13 u.s. service members. this is according to the white house. the pentagon says the u.s. was not involved in that operation. also, the woman who says president trump raped her could take the stand today in her battery and defamation lawsuit against him. court is going to get under way in the e. jean carroll case. and the former ( gorepublica governor of arkansas is running so far in the primary. and kim kardashian says she is willing to step away from the cameras and become an attorney full time. our wide-ranging conversation coming up. cnn this morning starts right now. i like how
those killed. what the us is now saying tonight and who got them. ian pannell standing by here in new york city tonight. opening statements in the civil trial against former president trump, the woman who waited years for this trial, saying he assaulted her at bergdorf goodman in the 1990s. trump at one point saying she s not my type, but what he allegedly said during a deposition when shown an image of her back at the time. aaron katersky tonight the us racing to evacuate americans in sudan. the new images tonight of the american embassy staff rescued in that daring nighttime evacuation. james longman again tonight. authorities charging a man who they say posed as a doctor. they say treating everything from viral infections to cancer. but tonight, they say he was no doctor, now facing multiple felonies. matt gutman reporting tonight. the rocks smashing into windshields. one driver killed. and tonight, at least seven vehicles targeted ae victims who survived the flight out of