it s important that we okay, all right, we are going to stop. hillary can t catch a break. how in the hell do we come u with the $53 million pilot program for illegals, but those who are born here, we don t hav enough. look around, is it me, or is everyone america first? plus. jesse: great presidents have always put country over eg and one of the biggest sacrifices you could make as president is knowing when your time is up. in 1848, president james polk announced he wasn t running for second term, the reason? he accomplished everything he wanted to accomplish in one term . he had poor health. it was the right decision because he died just months int what would have been the beginning of his second term. the american people should neve gamble with their presidential vote. in biden know this better than anyone. is a issue kraska gate sure it is, i think people are going to judge it. people are going to when can i still run up the stairs of air force two, do i hav
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
thanks so much for watching tonight. cnn tonight starts now. hi. how are you recovering? it s been quite the 24 hours, i should say. i bet it has. you are fantastic. great job last night. great job tonight. thanks so much. i ll see you soon. good evening. welcome to cnn tonight. in less than two hours, the trump era policy that quickly turned away many migrants at the southern border will expire and thousands of desperate men, women and children who have already made a dangerous journey over hundreds of miles will attempt to enter the u.s. border patrol are bracing for a surge. and the effects are spreading to cities as far as denver and new york. cnn is southern border in just a moment. plus, the things donald trump said to kaitlan collins last night and to the cnn town hall audience. should could get him into legal trouble. why e. jean carroll may sue him again. our panel has thoughts on this. and the man who put jordan neely in a cloak hold is expected to be charge
we might have an answer as we go looking today. good morning, it s wednesday. i m bill hemmer. dana: this is dana perino. a story like this with a new development every day insures the next day you ll talk about it again. the justice department reportedly considered sending agents to monitor the search of the president s home but according to the wall street journal officials decided not to in order to avoid complicating the investigation. bill: that s what we re told. the search was left to the president s lawyers and that revelation inspiring this headline in the new york post. nothing to seize here. dana: the post is on a role this week. it has put the white house on damage controller. reporters aren t buying their i have been forthcoming and clear about being prudent from here. guys, you guys can ask me this 100 times, 200 times if you wish. why is it the matter of this white house counsel to deal with documents from two administrations ago? we re not talk
Michael cohen testifying. I watched him inside the courtroom where cohen was speaking against his former boss just a few feet away. Defense started their Cross Examination. We have been reporting on that along with our colleagues here. How it has been going. Asanother pivotal day. Michael cohen back on the stand. Trumps former fixer Michael Cohen taking the anstand. It is a whole new game this afternoon. This is the moment we have been waiting for. The crossexamination. Will cohen keep his cool when trumps lawyers begin an intense crossexamination . It has been an explosive last hour of testimony. It is getting testy. Michael cohen is about 45 minutes now into todd blanches crossexamination. Donald trumps attorneys attempted to shred the credibility of the star witness. That is some of what went down. Prosecutors have you confirmed something new. Cohen is their last witness which means they are on track to rest their case here because there will just be this Cross Examination i told yo