tonight on laura coates live. news today has been stunning. the republican national committee was considering, i mean seriously considering a resolution that would declare donald trump the presumptive nominee. and just like that, after we have only heard from, remember, it has only been two states. we do have 50. and territories of course. so in essence, that would mean that iowa, new hampshire, would get to decide who is the nominee. leaving everybody else, even those who wanted to vote, totally out of luck. until the whole thing blew up in their faces. trump ally david bosse withdrawing the resolution tonight. a source tells cnn the trump campaign had initially backed the idea. and the former president himself was, well, on board. not surprisingly. then all of a sudden he changed his tune when the backlash began. posting on social media tonight they should quote do it old fashioned way and finish the process off at the ballot box. all caps of course. even captain obvious wo
i will see you tomorrow. happening now, donald trump takes the stand in the civil seve defamation trial against him and what he said under oath and why the judge struck down his testimonies as they head into closing arguments. an unprecedented move to declare trump the presumptive gop presidential nominee siding with the former president and against his remaining opponent, nikki haley. i ll get reaction from the top haley supporters chris sununu. and breaking news, a record close on wall street after evidence of a booming u.s. economy with growth expectation and as he visits a key 2024 battle growth fund state and ramps up for his expected rematch with trump. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with donald trump on the witness stand testifying in one of the slew of court cases where the former president is now a defendant. cnn s kara scannell has our report. in an extra
election. here s why this is so crucial, especially right now. the efforts to overturn michigan s election results are a significant part of the special counsel jack smith s federal elections aversion case. smith is now pushing the supreme court to decide immediately whether trump has presidential immunity from alleged crimes committed while he was in office. the high court could decide whether to take up that case as soon as today. the united states is now ready to support a united nations resolution to provide aid to gaza. the vote was delayed several times over the course of the week. it s now scheduled for today, as israel has proposed a new hostage release to hamas. aaa is expecting record holiday travel numbers. cnn this morning starts right now. we do begin with a new trump tape, this time in michigan. it could be powerful evidence for special counsel jack smith as pursues felony charges against the former president for efforts to overturn the election. the det
reportedly involved, too. humanitarian crisis at the southern border. a video captures a woman crying crossing the rio grande while carrying a baby. texas officials responding to claims that she was ignored and the biden administration answering new calls to take executive action. deadly shooting in prague killing at least 14 people. this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. there are tapes, there are more tapes more tapes. apparently, according to the detroit news. of donald trump urging election officials to block certifying the election, this time in michigan. there is a reported phone call of trump urging two election officials in wayne county to not certify the results. but trump called them after this meeting in 2020 where the same two officials initially put to block in the certification before backing down. there is no reason under the sun for us to have not certified this election. this is reckless and irresponsible actions by this board.
hello and welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. thank you for sharing your day with us. shaky or sound? first republic bank collapses, a weekend deal to buy it bales out uber wealthy depositors but stirs worries about the strength of the economy. plus the head of the republican national committee delivers a blunt warning to republican candidates coast to coast, ignore the abortion issue at your own expense. and entire lives packed into a single suitcase, cnn captures the desperation on the dock in port sudan. thousands hoping to leave a nation at war with itself. up first for us, first republic goes bust, the company s 84 branches are open but under a new banner, that after regulators seized it and then broke it in an emergency weekend deal to sell it off. jpmorgan chase takes over nearly all of first republic s assets. the government says all depositors are protected and that the 92 billion in first republic deposits are safe. their failure is the