our viewers joining us in the united states and around the world. and just ahead on cnn news room former vice president mike pence testified before a federal grand jury on thursday for more than five hours. latest numbers show that the u.s. economy grew at an annualized rate of 1.1% in the first quarter of 2023. never in a million years did i imagine that as american citizens my parents would be left to fend for themselves in a warzone. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, april 28, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington where it is another first for donald trump. like most of the others, it is not a good one. never before in more than history has a vice president been compelled to testify about direct conversations with the president he served. that is the situation mike pence found himself in on thursday before a grand jury. katelyn polantz has the details. reporter: former vice president mike pe
without your hat on, put your hat on, maggie vespa, in that piece. got love to the taco kid. reporter: i didn t have one. that s how fast it hit. i love food. i love food. maggie vespa, thank you, appreciate it. that does it for me this hour, everybody. ana cabrera will be back tomorrow. you can catch me on the weekends on msnbc starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern. jose diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. and good morning. it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific, i m jose diaz-balart. right now, evacuations from gaza for the first time, hundreds of civilians including americans cross the border into egypt. we ll talk with an aid worker on the ground. it comes as israel defends itself after world leaders condemn a strike that reportedly killed dozens and injured hundreds. back at home, it could be a big day at former president donald trump s civil fraud trial in new york city. his son don jr. expected to take the stand. on capitol hill, the house goes back i
recruit more troops to plug its military s ranks. valuable info the prosecutors say other countries would covet and authorities warn teixeria may still have more sensitive intelligence hidden away and could still cause extraordinary damage to u.s. national security. the judge didn t rule on whether he would be kept in custody yet, that ruling expected soon. but the judge may have given an indication which way he was leaning when he said he found the prosecution s evidence fairly compelling. oren lieberman, cnn, the pentagon. governor ron desantis who is on an international trip is dismissing concerns over legal action being taken against him. the disney company filed suit against desantis accusing him and several other officials of using their political power for political retaliation.