actually a felony. we ll get to all of that in a moment. but first we want to start with the bond. a new york appeals court knocked it down from $450 million and counting to 175 million. donald trump says he will pay it quickly within the ten-day extension. but more importantly, what does that decision mean for an appeal of the judgment itself? joining us now, nbc news investigations correspondent tom winter, msnbc legal correspondent, lisa rubin, former new york assistant attorney general adam pollock, and nbc news business and data correspondent, brian cheung. everybody, welcome. lisa, let s talk about knocking down this bond. it s a really big deal. clearly what donald trump was hoping would happen. absolutely what he was hoping would happen, and assuming, katy, that he posts this bond within the next ten days, it will prevent the attorney general from taking any enforcement efforts. i want to make one thing really clear. while we are talking about this as a major victor
the prosecutors with the manhattan d.a. s office gathered in court on the very same day that the trial over concealing hush money payments to porn star stormy daniels was originally supposed to begin. but instead of what was supposed to be the first day of jury selection, team trump and the manhattan d.a. tangled over a sudden twist in the case that led to the trial being delayed. that last minute release of nearly 100,000 pages of evidence provided by the justice department in its investigation of witness michael cohen. at stake in today s hearing, whether trump would be able to delay accountability in this case as well as he hassaged to do in the federal documents case, but the judge did not buy what team trump was selling. the judge accusing trump s defense lawyers in bringing up the issue of delay in getting documents only to derail the trial. the judge asking why the attorneys didn t mention the issue in february. the judge said this, quote, why didn t you bring any of
the growing use of puberty blockers, cross section hormones and permanent surgeries for minors who want to change their sexual identity. bill: senior congressional correspondent chad pergram live on the hill. this is a public policy issue to republicans and why they are having a hearing today and they also want to address this in the spending bills. we shouldn t be spending money for puberty blockers and transgender surgery and diversity, equity and inclusion programs. they say they re rare for people under 18. medicare only offers gender affirming care on a case-by-case basis. democrats say it is another battleground in the culture wars. the republicans have chosen to try and jam their extreme right wing thoughts down the throats of the american people and take us toward a nationwide ban on abortion care, bully the transgender community. republicans want to curb what they believe are left wing policies. democrats also believe this is a gop distraction. the amer
oh you re no fun. [lock clicks shut] all five passengers on the missing titanic sub are suddenly dead, starting now, the titanic wreckage area, the site of yet another tragedy after debris believed to be from the missing submersible is found with the passengers feared dead and wreckage on the ocean floor. rescue operations now shift from rescue to recovery. safety concerns flagged well before the operation, one contractor that worked with oceangate says there was an experimental decision during construction of the vessel, and in the wake of this tragedy, cnn is going to examine deep- sea exploration and the inherent dangers that come along with these kinds of curious mind expeditions. welcome to the lead time jake tapper, the world lead, a tragic ending to the search for the missing sub, the missing coast guard confirmed debris has been found on the seafloor near the wreckage of the titanic, the rear admiral says the debris field is consistent with a quote catastrophic