New york are continuing to monitor gentlemans out of The Middle East where were learning more about the Ceasefire Proposal that hamas, except in israel, rejected today and is really strikes on Southern Gaza. There are raising new questions about whether these limited operations will grow into a full fledged invasion of raffa, which Binding Ministration has been warning against for weeks. We begin the hour right now today, 12 and the Trump Hush Money Trial And Judges Second Contempt Finding against the former president today in his warning that a third could mean jail time that im is calling two longtime trump employees as they try to show exactly how Michael Cohen was repaid by trumps trust and personal accounts in 2017 after he paid hush money to Stormy Daniels back with the panel joining us as well as harry lipman, who was in court todays and la times Legal Affairs columnist, host of the talking feds podcast, and former Deputy Assistant attorney general. Im wondering what you observe
As well as harry lipman who in court todays in la times Legal Affairs columnist, host of the Talking Feds Podcast and former Deputy Assistant attorney general im wondering what you observed as judge merchan worn trump about potential jail time. It was really sort of jaw dropping. Weve been having different judges and different courts kind of wag their finger theres but he looked directly at trump, softspoken, but very firm. Mr. Trump you are out of rope and it was really the sort of statement weve been waiting for, for a year next time. Youre done and its sensible in a way because with only 1,000 to work with for other violations, why . I should he did all around, but he said next time thats it. And he really means that his credibility would be on the line as well as the integrity of the judicial system. It was a dramatic moment for jeremie, the point of the last hour, which i think is very correct that trump actually has been abiding by the gag orders since the violations, which has n
Im Melanie Zanona in washington and this is cnn hello again, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me on for greek of whitfield and we begin with the dangerous weather situation okay. Texas that could get even more treacherous this weekend, heavy downpours and parts of the state have swept away vehicles, damaged homes, and triggering evacuations some areas have gotten hit with almost two feet of Rain Triggering widespread flooding and more rain is in the forecast cnn correspondent rosa flores as in houston for us. So rosa, People Living in the flood ravaged communities are bracing for more rain. And i see the air boats behind you. Theyre ready for evacuations, are picking up people this just happened in the last few seconds fred, so ive actually havent been able to talk to them other than one individual who just got off this vote and said that there was water in his house and he literally was just rescued but this is literally happening as were going live. So i havent talked to to th