Credit report. Thank you so much, ed. Thanks for joining us. The news continues now on cnn its wednesday, april 3rd, right now on cnn this morning buildings collapsed, people trapped taiwan, rocked by the most powerful earthquake to hit the island in 25 years. Powerful storms, triggering dangerous floods and tearing off rooftops in the heartland here in america and donald trump back on the trail predicting the end of elections in america. If he loses to joe biden again all right 5 00 a. M. Here in washington live. Look at capitol hill on this misty wednesday morning good morning, everyone on kasie hunt, its wonderful to have you with us. We begin with Breaking News taiwan rocked by a deadly 7. 4 magnitude earthquake. Its the most powerful earthquake to hit the Island Nation in 25 years. Heres what we know right now, Rescue Efforts are underway more than two dozen buildings have collapsed, and people are trapped. The epicenter of the quake located just south of the tourist city of huali
Virginia. Mr. Chairman, thank you so much for being with us this morning. Come back again soon. We are getting some new information about Donald Trumps response to this Debate Challenge and newhour of new central begins right now make my day pal President Biden, challenging former President Trump to a debate. Maybe even to donald trump has just accepted what he saying about the challenge. Court, of course, is dark today for donald trump as a defense gears up for round two of the contentious crossexamination of Michael Cohen, the explosive testimony so far, and what we could learn tomorrow from trumps former attorney and fixer. Also tiktok creators fighting back, ready . To wage a legal battle against the Us Government to stop the app from being banned, will speak with one of the tiktok influencers involved in that lawsuit. Im sarah sayyed, number on bourbon. Kate is on assignment this is Cnn News Central a challenge. I hear youre free on wednesdays. President biden throwing a big polit
Ive Hanako Montgomery and tokyo and this is cnn for joining me. Happy day on a trial is preparing for the star witness to finally take the stand tomorrow. Trumps former fixer credit attorney, Michael Cohen, is expected to testify. Cohens testimony is seen as key for the prosecutions case and could signal the final stages of this historic trial. He will testify to his role in negotiating the alleged Hush Money Payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels on trumps behalf. And how his former boss reimbursed him. It follows a week, a Blockbuster Contentious And At Times Graphic Testimony from daniels cnns is that cohen is joining us right now. So zach, what can we expect from Michael Cohens testimony because whats crucial to the prosecution case is tying it to the fraudulent Business Records exactly right, fred. And this is the moment weve all been waiting for Michael Cohen is the only witness who can speak to the two critical parts that you just mentioned. One is tying donald trump to that
That gw was not not notified about the plans to clear the camp until about 1 30 a. M. This morning when their police chief got a call from mpd. So a lot of questions there as to how this played out. All right. Gabe cohen and washington. Thank you very much. Were getting new developments. Justin and the legal issues surrounding donald trump. Lets get to it right now de, from corporate donald trump, and he might need it after the contentious and sometimes explicit testimony coming from Stormy Daniels, shes back on the stand tomorrow, but what impact which hes already said is already having new airstrikes overnight and gaza, as the us hits, pause on a shipment of bombs to israel, seeing that through reporting on the concerns driving that decision and now michigan has been hit by a string of tornadoes tearing through ohms even if Fedex Facility fedex building that for a time, trapped workers in sayyed, theres more Severe Weather coming today. Im kate baldwin was sarah cider and john berman
Welcome to our breaking News Coverage of the historic donald trump hush money, Criminal Trial. I will flutter in washington, Anderson Cooper is just outside the courthouse in new york for us today, a truly blockbuster witness, right at the heart of this case, Stormy Daniels has been testifying the Adult Film Start has delivered a times very salacious testimony detailing her first meeting with trump back in 2006 and their ensuing Sexual Encounter which trump denies ten years later, daniels was paid to keep quiet about that alleged affair. And thats the payment that launched this case. Anderson over to you . Thats right it on its face that Hush Money Deal was perfectly legal prosecutor said the crime was in the bookkeeping which allegedly involve Falsifying Records to conceal them. Nature of the transaction. Im here with you and chief Legal Affairs correspondent paul arenas, Unit Chief Domestic Correspondent for mattingly. Of course, the question is, did trump know about the the way this