john: great to be back. i m john roberts. this is america s newsroom. the possible arrest related to a hush money payment made to stormy daniels, it happened in the run-up to the 2016 election. the manhattan district attorney s office has been investigating the case for years. a grand jury is reportedly on the verge of bringing charges. dana: jury still has to hear from one more witness. that will be a one-time legal advisor to president trump s former attorney michael cohen expected to rebut cohen who has been a key witness against trump. john: calling into question the timing of the arrest. republicans arguing the whole thing is political. it s the weakest case out there. trying to make a miss demeanor a felony. timeline doesn t work. too long past and doing it after a person for political purposes. somebody putting their thumb on the scale simply because they don t agree with somebody else s political view. that s what s wrong and that s what infuriates people. t
Causing plumes of smoke to envelop the area. No one was hurt. The scene is under investigation. In south florida, a double decker tour bus went up in flames, shutting down i959 for hours. Dozens of forests ran out of the bus to escape. No injuries were reported. It is unclear what sparked that fire. A delta flight departing from jfk to los angeles was reported to return to new york after an Emergency Slide fell off shortly after takeoff. The aircraft has been taken out of service and will undergo maintenance inspections. In moments, i will speak with two guests who were in court this week for donald trump trial. The fascinating detail we learned from trumps assistance when she took the stand, ahead. As we start the hours with Breaking News this hour, another day of dangerous weather across much of this country. Tornadoes, flooding, hail, and strong winds are a concern from the great lakes to texas. Last night, there was a Tornado Outbreak centered in nebraska. No deaths have been repor
hello and welcome to the viewers all around the world also here in the united states, coming up this hour on cnn. the truce extended for another day allowing more humanitarian supplies as well as the release of more israeli hostages by hamas. that we re live? the fate of an israeli mother and her two young boys in gaza remains unclear. hamas says they were killed by an israeli airstrike. the israeli military is investigating. famous or infamous? a look back at the life of henry kissinger, the architect of u.s. foreign policy and the president nixon and ford. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with john velazquez. hello breaking news this hour israel and hamas have both announced a temporary truce will continue for at least another day. the news came minutes after the pause in fighting was set to expire just over an hour ago. israel says it has agreed to extend the deal in light of efforts by mediators to continue the process of negotiating for the release of ho
over. it s only the start, but so far it s gone well. does this breakthrough deal signal a turning point in the conflict? i don t trust hamas to do anything right now. i only trust hamas to respond to pressure. my guest this morning, national security adviser jake sullivan, and the chairman of the house intelligence committee republican congressman mike turner of ohio. plus, countdown to iowa. the iowa caucuses are now just 50 days away. we are now in second place in iowa. everybody s attacking me. that should show you who they care about. can any of trump s rivals catch up and stop him? and actor and advocate. selma blair, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis five years ago, is using her voice to fight for those with the right of all those living with disabilities. i want equity. i want justice. joining me for analysis are leigh ann caldwell of the washington post. republican strategist brandon buck and symone sanders-townsend. former chief spokesw
20-year experience with this. the fact of the matter is yes, enormous actry files was made. people were liberated. al qaeda crushed. there is no denying we went to war on a false promis. john: general jack keane to kick us off this week. good to get your thoughts on things. great talking to you, john, thank you. dana: also in the middle east a wave of deadly shootings in israel and west bank sparking fears the security situation is deteriorating as ramadan approaches. good morning, trey. over the weekend an israeli american dual citizen was shot and injured while driving through the west bank. it was carried out by a palestinians gunman. the victim is a former u.s. marine. stern was able to return fire before israeli shoulder tracked