donald trump facing off with e. jean carroll in the defamation case that could cost him millions. so will the former president testify, the question is hanging over the civil trial. we know he wants to, but now, it s up to the judge. plus, testifying in her own defense, the oxford michigan school shooter mom will speak to the court in a case that will test a limit of who is responsible for a mass shooting. earlier, an educator who was shot said she was quote, aiming to kill me. and ready to fly. boeing s troubled 737 max 9 jet could be back in the sky soon, but will passengers accept that after the plane s problems? we are following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in, right here to cnn news central. right now, donald trump is back in court in new york, for the second civil defamation trial brought by e. jean carroll. the big question is, will he testify? the jury already found him liable for not only defaming but also sexually abusing her, a
you back here tomorrow at five pm eastern, for another live hour of politicsnation. the saturday show with jonathan capehart is next, at its new time, six pm eastern. jonathan, i know you have the latest from new hampshire on the final stretch of the primary campaign, plus congresswoman becca balint on house speaker johnson is kicking the can down the road by keeping the government open. so you take it away. all right rev, thank you very much. crunch time. we are live in new hampshire, as nikki haley sharpens your tax on donald trump ew hampshire as nikki haley sharp in what coa make-or-break presidential primary for her. but with just three days to go, it could be too, little too late. under pressure, house speaker mike johnson may have to fight with frustrated far-right republicans to keep his job, after relying on democrats to keep the government open, again. for now. congresswoman becca with the budget committee joins me live to discuss the latest congressional can
the lead starts right now. this hour, hunter biden is going into court, donald trump is coming out of court, we are following it all. the lead starts right now. donald trump gets a second chance, he is allowed to speak at the closing arguments in his civil fraud trial. what you said and why a judge and then shut it down and one day after hunter biden s shop appearance on capitol hill, he is now back home in california facing federal charges. and now, the first lady, his mom, is weighing in. and a stunning rise in public officials targeted and dangerous swatting incidents, that s when hoax 911 calls report fake violent crimes to get a police response and possibly real police violence against innocent victims. i am going to speak with a republican who has faced threats and ask them what needs to happen for these cases to stop. [ music ] welcome to the lead, i am jake tapper. we start with the final moments of donald trump s civil fraud trial, playing out right now in a
official estimate they how that have 16 to 17 hours left. that s just an estimate. in a search where the odds are stacked against them, some semblance of hope. a canadian aircraft searching detected some underwater noises that could have been banging from inside the submersible. they were 30 minutes apart yesterday. and then another sequence of noises was heard four hours later. the u.s. coast guard said after deploying remote-operated robots to explore the origins of the noises, the searches yielded negative results. we are waiting for an update. miguel marcez is standing by live. let s go to the news correspondence. you see several subject matter experts from the unified command who introduced themselves momentarily. these individuals represent only a small fraction of the many dedicated professionals working around the clock on this complex response effort. we understand this is an extremely difficult time for the families of the missing crew members aboard the titan and
but some hard right republicans are poised to stand in the way. house minority leader kathleen clark joins me to talk about what the heck is going on. and on this mlk holiday weekend, my emotional conversation with former attorney and speech writer for dr. king jr.. misses most about his dear friend. i m jonathan capehart. this is the sunday show. we are in the home stretch. in 26 hours, republican caucus goers and iowa will begin choosing their nominee for the white house in the first major contest of the 2024 presidential election. right now, the candidates are spread across the state, making their closing pitch to voters. gop front runner donald trump addressed his maga supporters at an in-person earlier today. at this hour, holding a tele-rally after canceling his in-person events due to extreme weather conditions. three other candidates are also raising to the finish with campaign events later this evening. iowa republicans will be participating and one of th