we have new developments in that shooting of a black 16 year old boy in kansas city, missouri. kansas city star is now reporting that ralph charles is out of the hospital and recovering at home. the team was shot on thursday after police say he went to the wrong house to pick up. his younger brother s witness said that you are was quote very alert but was bleeding from the left side of his head and his right arm while waiting for the ambulance. authorities say the homeowner who cnn has just learned is a white man in his eighties actually shot the team twice. police released the shooter after only two hours in custody without charging it. that move, sparking outrage across the city , with protesters marching over the weekend demanding justice. cnn s camilla bernal has been tracking all of these developments. camila bring us up to speed. what s the latest? hey boris. so we know that ralph is responsive that he is making good progress. the kansas city star talking to his father,
Situation room. The lead with jake tapper starts right now cnns Breaking News welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We are following Breaking News out of Donald Trumps Hush Money Cover Up Trial in New York City were right, this i mean, it Michael Cohen is facing an incredibly aggressive crossexamination so far, trump attorney todd blanche has gotten cohen to confirm that he wants to see trump convicted in this case, that he makes money off of his antitrump social media posts and even sells merchandise showing trump in jail. Earlier today, prosecutors had cohen explained why he felt there was the Pressure Campaign to keep him from turning against trump. And how and why he eventually flipped from a loyal confidant to a cooperating witness. Prosecutors also tried to get ahead of the defense by having cohen admit to multiple lines. He has previously told including his plea of not guilty his plea of guilty to the tax charges the sent him to prison cohen also owned up to the fact that he lied
Crossexamining the prosecutions first witness, former Tabloid Executive if david pecker, this is peckers third day on the stand and today for the very first time, he described the deal that he helped broker with Adult Film Star and director Stormy Daniels, a deal that is at the center of this case, the fusion has used packer to set the scene for the jury, introducing them to keep players in the case. How they all fit together in the story right now, the Defense Tactic in its early questioning is part of a strategy two, strategy to argue the David Pecker Is Work Helping Trump during the 2016 election was nothing new who . Nothing unusual. Also notably today, judge juan merchan so far still has declined to issue a ruling from tuesdays Hearing On Whether Trump has violated his gag order, despite the prosecution arguing that this morning that trump continues to violate this order against disparaging members of the jury and the witton this is of course this is four times over the last three
This is cnn tonight. Im don lemon. 11 00 p. M. Here on the east coast. United states about to hit another grim milestone as coronavirus rages out of control across many states, especially those in the south and southwest. The number of confirmed cases since the pandemic took hold in this country is about its about to pass 4 million people. And heres a staggering fact for you. The case load in the u. S. Grew by 1 million in just the last two weeks. As of tonight, more than 143,000 americans have died from the disease. And we have some breaking news to tell you about. Cnn is learning that a cafeteria employee who works on the white house grounds has tested positive for covid19. Tonight an email advises staffers there is no reason for panic or alarm. That Contact Tracing has been conducted and no executive Office Workers need to quarantine due to exposure. Lets discuss now. Cnn White House Correspondent is john harwood. Hes there. And our resident fact checker is daniel dale. Daniel will
This is cnn tonight. Im don lemon. 11 00 p. M. Here on the east coast. United states about to hit another grim milestone as coronavirus rages out of control across many states, especially those in the south and southwest. The number of confirmed cases since the pandemic took hold in this country is about its about to pass 4 million people. And heres a staggering fact for you. The caseload in the u. S. Grew by 1 million in just the last two weeks. As of tonight, more than 143,000 americans have died from the disease. And we have some breaking news to tell you about. Cnn is learning that a cafeteria employee who works on the white house grounds has tested positive for covid19. Tonight an email advises staffers there is no reason for panic or alarm. That Contact Tracing has been conducted and no executive Office Workers need to quarantine due to exposure. Lets discuss now. Cnn White House Correspondent is john harwood. Hes there. And our resident fact checker is daniel dale. Daniel will j