i m jake tapper. this hour, the wait for answers more than a month into the israel-hamas war. hundreds of families still do not know the fate of their loved ones being held hostage. right now, two families are here in d.c., hoping u.s. lawmakers can help. they will join me in the studio this hour. plus, america s latest abortion referendum as ohio voters make abortion rights part of their constitution. even conservatives are coming to terms with the shift in tide sense the u.s. supreme court overturned roe v. wade. take a listen. on the issue of abortion, in ohio tonight, we continue the losing streak in the pro-life movement. our pro-life movement, and i am part of it, needs to be better about the way we discuss this issue. and leading this hour, another historic day of testimony in the new york city courtroom. this way from ivanka trump, donald trump s oldest daughter. she just wrapped up her testimony and now states attorneys say they have rested their case. new yo
outside dancing along. this has been extraordinary. oh, yeah, look, it s a home going. it s for african-americans, funerals are not positioned to be this mournful type of thing. then you talk about a black celebrity funeral. i was at dick gregory s funeral last year and it went six hours 45 minutes. that s the way it s supposed to be. when you look across at gladys knight and whoopi goldberg and tyler perry, johnny gill and ronnizely and regina bale. remember, she s an icon. when other entertainers who are stars go to your concert and make it a point to come to your funeral, that s when you know you re on a totally different level than anybody else. and so it certainly has been one heck of a day. look, there s a lot more to go. stevie wonder towards the end, probably the most emotional thing was smokey robinson.
call the number on your screen now. okay. okay. it s finally friday. okay. it s finally friday. it s time. one busy week it has been for news. we started with celebrity funeral and royal baby on the way. to a new mission in fight terror as we mark 13 years since 9/11. let s take a look back at all these big stories that made this a week we won t soon forget. our friday rewind. it is time for president obama to exercise leadership in launching a response. what we should have is a direct, concerted overwhelming air campaign to take them out. i can announce that america will lead a broad coalition to roll back this terrorist threat. our objective is clear, we will