control. what they ve done to these people, they ve persecuted these people. and yeah, my answer is i am most likely if i get in i ll most likely i ll say it would be a large portion of them. donald trump s town hall went exactly how most expected and feared it would. he repeated lies about january 6th, the 2020 election, and he inflated his own record. we ll have much more coverage on all of that in just a moment. plus, we ve got new polling on president joe biden s approval rating and a potential rematch with his predecessor. and also ahead the latest from the border as a pandemic restriction on immigration is set to expire at midnight. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this thursday, may 11th. i m johnlen lemere, thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning with former president donald trump continuing to cling to conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, an election he lost. within the first few minutes of his cnn town hall las
raped her about to testify in court. plus a bio lab full of deadly pathogens at risk right now in sudan s war zone. house speaker kevin mccarthy struggling to get his party in line as debt default looms closer for the u.s. good morning and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i m christine romans. we begin withdra dramatic testiy expected today. e. jean carroll says former president trump raped her in a department store in the 1990s. trump denies any wrongdoing. our randi kaye has more. i proceeded into the dressing room. the minute he closed that door i was banged up against the wall. reporter: author and columnist e. jean carroll sharing her story, now 79, she s suing trump seming from the attack she says took place in 1995 or early 1996 in the dressing room of department store bergdorf goodman. she s also suing him for defamation. last fall trump posted it is a hoax and a lie, just like all the other hoaxes that have been played on me
s.o.b. in the world. he took random people able to convince the jury that he sexually abused them. i mean this guy it s one person after another, one woman after another. the stories just continue to pileup, and i think as we all know he s not unlucky, that he engaged in this kind of conduct. we re going to take a break next and turn to sports. we ve got a lot of highlights to get to. a pair of game fives in the nba playoffs, a couple of game fours in the nhl, and a major milestone for one of baseball s best closers. that s all straight ahead. closs that s all straight ahead. the other day. and forgot where she was. [buzz] you can always spot a first timer. gain flings with oxi boost and febreze.
nikola jokic finishing with 28 points, seven rebounds and a dozens assists. minnesota had one last chance, down by three with 2.5 seconds remaining. anthony edwards three-pointer going to bounce off the back of the rim at the buzzer. nuggets hang on to win 112-109. four more game fives including lebron james and the lakers with a chance to close their series with the grizzlies. tip-off for 7:30 eastern on tnt. zackheim man scoring one of the strangest goals you ll ever see. with edmonton up 4-2, bash shard squared up for a shot, hit high man in the face. he immediately doubled over in pain as his teammates celebrated around him. by the time he got to the bench, he was high-fiving his teammates while holding his jaw. the oilers take it 6-2.