Story with martha begins now in. Martha thank you very much. It afternoon im Martha Maccallum and this is the story. We have breaking news right now in new York City as you just saw quite a bit of news in florida as well. Obviously in beirut. For the first time in history, the sitting mayor of the biggest city in the country Eric Adams was indicted on a tangle of charges around Campaign Donations and bribery and the government of turkiye. Also as you just heard Hurricane Helene has now strengthened to a category three hurricane. Its expected to grow further before making landfall several hours away. So we are watching it, its enormous Peer Arlington with the Big Bend of florida we are going to have live coverage for you as it changes this afternoon. Also waiting in new york a couple big things, trump will speak shortly from Trump Tower. But first. Israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will not give in to White House calls for a ceasefire in lebanon. As u. S. Officials say w
you just order the same lunch as me. my name is george. i m unemployed and lived with my parents. . and victoria, hi. the little curiosity journalists can uncover the news.. in the 1970s a journalist discovered the secret to success was follow the money. have to do this my way. you tell me what you know and i will onfirm. i ll keep you in the right direction if i can. that s all. just follow the money. sense and journalists lost their sense of curiosity. journalists just reported what they were told from it many times it was a cia doing the telling. prime time has been to something. curiosity is back in the briefing room. is a president involved? stephen, stephen, i just answer the question. i just said, it s not up to you how answer the question. was a president there or not? i would refer you to my colleagues at the white house counsel. have you spoken to the president about this? have you asked him whether he was there with his son on july 30? this is on
chemicals derailed in their tow of 4700 people. they are now told to drink bottled water for 3500 fish and frogs floated belly up. their concerns were aired durin a raucous town hall tonight tha the rail company chose not to attend. marian rafferty s life with details and reaction. these people have a right to be angry. can you not being confident in the very air that you were breathing for the have a chance to grill city officials at eating at the town s high schoo in the concerns that the area around the crash site is still unsafe. my biggest concerns is ultimately the drinking water, the effects of the drinking water appears. i feel like they haven t bee straight with us. i just think the young mothers, the pregnant mothers. the biggest concern i have i with dioxins. nobody talks about dioxins period. and those folks are demandin answers about worries some symptoms that many have had since the release of toxic chemicals into the air app that crash prayer that ask
we begin with a wide-ranging attempt to restore americans confidence in the u.s. economy, after weeks of troubling financial indicators. treasury secretary janet yellen spoke under oath today to answer questions about the controversial actions she and the federal government took to rescue silicon valley bank. our banking system is sound and that americans can feel confident that their deposits will be there when they need them. this week s actions demonstrate our resolute commit to ensure that our financial system remains strong. yellen also said that no taxpayer money is being used to reimburse those depositors. more on her testimony in just a moment. but first, let s check object markets right now. stocks are surging on word that major banks are in talks to rescue ailing first republic bank. cnn s matt egan is here with us. so talk about this potential rescue of first republic bank. yeah, bianna and victor, over the weekend, we had this government-led rescue. now i
the four-time indicted twice impeached former president donald trump takes the stand as a defendant in new york civil trial accusing him, his family, and other trump organization of fraud. one month on since the horrific attacks on israel, war rages, you unofficial says the death toll in gaza now live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with john vause. thank you for joining us wherever you are around the world. we begin with a courtroom almost four hours of testimony, donald trump was argumentative, and at times rambling, the judge and state prosecutors. he really iterated indirect claims he also said it was interference. he also made history during the civil fraud case, you first former u.s. president to take to the witness stand to explain his own actions. the trial is a civil case, which means trump will not face jail time unlike his for criminal indictments. but this new york case strikes at the very heart of trump s business empire, and could and with a ban