Today hey, im zachary cohn and washington and this is cnn hello, and welcome to have you as joining us here in the United States and all around the world. Im taking k, this is seen and users coming up Opening Statements will begin this morning in the historic criminal trial of donald trump. What to expect is the case against the former us president is put before a new york jury usaid package for ukraine is expected to get final passage in the senate. This weight. And ukraines president says there is no time to spam plus concerns for the safety of jewish students at new yorks Columbia University. Y rabbis calling for them to return home. As passive, it draws me up live from atlanta this is cnn news room with linda kinky we adjust hours away from Opening Statements in the first ever criminal trial of a former us president , donald trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 Felony Counts because alleged role in a Hush Money Scheme to conceal an affair with Adult Film Star Stormy Daniels each coun
Everyone. Thank you so much for joining me. Im fredricka whitfield. All right. Were less than 24 hours away now from witness singh history tomorrow, Opening Statements began and the trial of defendant donald trump, the first former president ever to be on trial. For criminal charges. Trump well, Walk Into A Manhattan courtroom tomorrow morning, where he will hear the states case against him. He is facing dozens of charges related to an alleged Hush Money Payment to Adult Film Actress Stormy Daniels made before the 2016 election this is the first of four criminal cases against trump to go to trial. 12 jurors and six alternates will decide trumps fate. Heres cnns brian todd ready to empaneled jurors have been excused from former president trumps Hush Money Trial, underscoring just how crucial the six alternate jurors are, whove just been seated in a case of this length in a highprofile case, the alternates are as significant as the regular jury panel, because theres a very high likelihoo
after a yesterday s votes in us house of representatives georgia republican congresswoman marjorie taylor greene is now calling on gop speaker mike johnson to design. and today she is threatening to introduce a motion to vacate his speakership if he doesn t step down betrayed america. he s betrayed republican voters under his leadership, his past, the democratic agenda, the biden administration s policies and fully funded them we re going to fight in congress to do everything we can to stop this type of unit party leadership. mike johnson s speakership is over. he needs to do the right thing to resign and allow us to move forward in a controlled process. he doesn t do so. he will be vacated the georgia hardliner is one of at least three republicans who have said they will support a move to oust johnson, who s majority is so slim me. he can t afford to lose any republicans on a party-line vote. should greene