video of donald trump answering questions under oath about carol s rape accusation. we ll show you the footage that could make or break the trial against the former president. we re also in ukraine now where the chief of the wagner group says he s pulling his forces from bakmuud. and later this hour, we re showing protests about the individual held in a choke hold by a passenger. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get straight to our top story this hour. the never before seen video of donald trump testifying under oath about carol s claim he raped her in the mid 1990s. kara is joining us now. she has detailed. what stands out to you from this indi vi video taped deposition. reporter: this is a tape he sat for in october of last year. she alleges he raped her in a new york department store in the 1990s and he defamed her when he denied the rape, said he didn t know her and she wasn t his type. she s not my type? yeah. because it s not politically cor
that case in just a moment. also on capitol hill republicans and democrats are sticking to their demands on the debt ceiling despite a fast approaching deadline. we ll look at the fall back options being discussed at the white house. and the latest from donald trump s civil rape trial as jurors yesterday watched more of the former president s video deposition. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, may 5th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we ll begin with the scramble to avoid a first ever government default. with the clock ticking both republicans and democrats are still refusing to budge when it comes to debt ceiling negotiations. according to new reporting in the wall street journal the white house is weighing potential fall back options. people familiar with the matter tell the newspaper administration officials and lawmakers are considering alternatives like a short-term increase in the borrowing limit that would buy them time to f
nation and called for a ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines, but can the president convince the country do something this time. more celebrations today. the world is watching, the uk is watching, many of the members of the public have arrived here, this just the second day of four days of celebrations. this is a public holiday in the uk. how many public figures can command that in honor of their service. sadly the queen won t be appearing as planned here. reluctantly the palace said she s had to pull out, she suffered discomfort yesterday during the military commemorations in central london. and that happened through the day i understand from my sources and she had to pull out of today s service. it is quite a distance here, the service is very long and she is clearly overexerted herself. but prince charles will be stepping in for her which is pretty symbolic. she just can t do what she thinks she is able to do. the service marks the queen s years on the th
hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and around the world. i m max foster from buckingham palace, special coverage of the queen elizabeth platinum jubilee celebration. good weather thankfully, grab your party hats and get ready for the pageantry. in about an hour the royal family will attend the first event to celebrate a monumental anniversary. 70 years on the throne, a first for any british monarch. this new portrait of the queen was released. festivities will last four days. and she sat on the throne in 1952. royal watchers have been camped out for days just to be a part of this once in a lifetime event. and to get the best seats in the house. cnn reporters are standing by ahead of the celebrations. anna stewart live on the mile where the fans are waiting for the festivities to begin. and larry is at a watch party in kenya. and also joining us also a reporter from hello magazine. but we ll have a look back at the 70 years of service. fina
wound. several people were also wounded. none of their injuries l life-th life-threatening. police received reports of an active shooter of a physician s office building just before 5:00 p.m. yesterday. this is not a random event. it is not as if he went to a hospital and was indiscriminately shooting at people. he very purposefully went to this location, went to a very specific floor and shot with very specific purpose. it is so sad. i was coming to the doctor and i got my grandkids with me. and this terrible scene. just awful. it is sad. my daughter-in-law is from buffalo. so now it is so slow to home. it is not even safe if you come outside anymore, you you know. this really does happen. you see it on tv but you don t think that it will happen in front of your eyes. this is a wake-up call that it can happen anywhere. you can t even go to a school, can t go to school, now you can t go to the doctor. and police say that they are getting close to identifying the suspe