officials threaten further sanctions if they are arrested. we ll look at one of the activists being targeted by the government. and we re live in new deli. severe air pollution forced schools to close for a full week . good to have you wus the leaders of u.s. and china set to meet virtually for the crucial summit in the coming hours and look to tackle recent tensions over taiwan trade and human rights. it will be the first meeting between the two since u.s. president joe biden took office. they have spoken twice by phone. mr. biden is expected to make clear u.s. priorities and concerns. chinese prosecute xi jinping hinted at a slight warming of relations. saying his country is willing to boost corporation and get the two sides back on track. cnn joins us now live from beijing. what are the expectations here? which issues will likely dominate the summit? expectations are relatively low despite all the topics you mention. this relationship often described as the worlds most
seemingly more divided than ever, is there a new axis of evil on thrise? i m sandra smith in new york. hi, john. john: good to start the week off with you. congressman darryl issa just back from a trip to taiwan, tensions with china are the highest point in a generation. sandra: begin new at 2:00 with the crisis on our own shores, this is a fox news alert. and it is just eight weeks now from the midterm he thinks loos and a problem across the country, crime, leading candidate for mayor in the second largest city said she felt unsafe, felt safe in los angeles, shatter this weekend when a thief broke into her home and stole two of her handguns. john: the same time, this weekend in memphis, disturbing new information about the accused gunman in last week s deadly shooting spree, huge questions why he was not locked up to begin with. sandra: even as the democratic mayor of memphis complains about repeat offside offenders, some leaders are not learning the lessons of progr
while this defendant may be unlike any other in american history, we arrived at this trial and ultimately, today, at this verdict in the same manner as every other case that comes through the court room doors. by following the facts and the law, and doing so without fear or favor. many voices out there, the only voice that matters is the voice of the jury and the jury has spoken. manhattan district attorney alvin bragg speaking yesterday following the historic conviction of former president donald trump on all 34 counts in the criminal hush money trial. trump becomes the first former u.s. president in american history to be convicted of a crime. the verdict was read around 5:00 p.m. in a new york city courtroom after the 12 jurors deliberated for roughly 9.5 hours, two days. each of the 34 felony counts associated with a falsified business records pertaining to trump s reimbursement of his former attorney and fixer, michael cohen, for a hush money payment to adult film ac
history, we arrived at this trial and ultimately today at this verdict in the same manner as every other case that comes through the courtroom doors, by following the facts and the law and doing so without fear or favor. many voices out there, the only voice that matters is the voice of the jury. and the jury has spoken. that s manhattan district attorney alvin bragg following the historic conviction of donald trump on all 34 counts in his hush money trial. we ll have expert legal analysis on the verdict and the timeline for trump s sentencing. also ahead we ll bring you reaction from republicans who rushed to trump s defense yesterday as well as president joe biden s response to the verdict. plus, the conviction has many people wondering if trump can still run for president. we ll go through the what impact if any this all has on november s election. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, may 31st. i m jonathan lemire. katty kay is alongside this mor
many voices out there, the only voice that matters is the voice of the jury, and the jury has spoken. manhattan district attorney alvin bragg speaking yesterday following the historic conviction of former president donald trump on all 34 counts in the criminal hush money trail. trump becomes the first former u.s. president in american history to be convicted of a crime. the verdict was read just around 5:00 p.m. in a new york city courtroom after the 12 jurors deliberated for roughly 9 1/2 hours over two days. each of the 34 felony counts is associated with a falsified business record pertaining to trump s reimbursement of his former attorney and fixer, michael cohen, for a hush money payment to adult film actress stormy daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign, to keep her quiet about a sexual encounter she says she had with trump back in 2006. trump has denied her claim. sentencing is set for july 11th, just four days before the republican national convention begins