everybody wanted for over 50 years and we got it done. that s donald trump once again taking credit for the end of roe v. wade. the former president made several false claims about the issue during both of his campaign rallies yesterday. we ll have more on that in just a moment. also ahead we ll go through the chaos overnight on the campus of ucla after a group of counterprotesters attacked a pro-palestinian encampment. and meanwhile secretary of state antony blinken is pressing hamas to accept a gaza cease-fire deal. we ll bring you the latest on those negotiations. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, may 2nd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. and we ll begin this morning with the unrest on the campus of ucla there in southern california. police officers are on campus at this moment and have ordered the crowd of over 1,000 people to disperse. but a large group still remains protesting the war in gaza. as of now there h
i m josh campbell on the ucla campus in los angeles. this is cnn welcome, to, cnn s special coverage day ten of donald trump s hush money, criminal trial. i, wolf blitzer in washington, phil mattingly just outside court in manhattan. court just broke for lunch until about 2:15. but before that, trump s defense attorney was grilling stormy daniels, former lawyer, keith davidson davidson was a point person for the deal to pay daniels to stay silent about her alleged affair with trump davidson then dealt with trump s then-attorney, michael cohen, phil yeah. grilling is the right word, wolfe, the six-figure deal. the parties crafted involved confidentiality and even fake names for both daniel s and donald trump the. question is whether michael cohen took it upon himself to draw it up, or if he was actually just doing trump s bidding cnn chief legal affairs correspondent paula reid is with me now. paula. there has been a need to have a pop culture encyclopedia if my 2005 to
your card from donald trump about his verdict, but what about stormy daniels? this hour, i will speak with her attorney, clark brewster, to learn how stormy learned of the verdict, and how she is doing now. and, her choice to wear a bulletproof vest. good to see you back in the studio. welcome to alex witt reports, i am yasmin vossoughian in for alex. there is even more new fallout from the verdict in donald trump/money trial, guilty on all 34 counts, if you don t know by now. a new poll conducted by reuters in the hours after the verdict shows 11% of republicans saying they are less likely to vote for trump, following his conviction, while 34% say they are more likely to vote for him. the new numbers are almost identical to true verdict pulling. with the majority saying the verdict would not change their vote. another new snap poll from morning consults shows that 54% of registered voters approving of the verdict, and 34% saying they disappear. these numbers, by the way, t
is considering a veto. let s get right to the white house. our abbey phillip is there. abb abbey? reporter: good morning, john, this is a really stunning development because as early as this morning, the white house has been preparing for a bill signing for the spending bill, and yesterday the president said he supported it and would sign it. but the president said on twitter that he doesn t support it and is considering vetoing it because it does not include any funding for daca and it also doesn t include significant funding for the border ball. it does include some funding, but nowhere near some $25 billion that trump had wanted for the border wall system. those negotiations broke down in the last week and just this morning, president trump was also tweeting about that, blaming democrats for failing to negotiate with him on the border wall. this situation is kind of 11th hour move by the president and one that will surely come as a surprise to people on the hill who were
i m alex witt here at msnbc world headquarters in. no here s what is happening for you. we are watching for you the dramatic step. north korea makes an unexpected announcement about its nuclear program. the big question this morning, what impact it might have on a future summit with the u.s. we have a live report ahead. inside the comey memos, separating fact from fix on what president trump told him. plus the president tweeting this morning about michael cohen flipping or not. it s about what the president knew, and when he knew it, and what he did about it. stormy daniels and her attorney back in court with a declaration that one of president trump s insiders could turn on him. details ahead. a final good-bye. family and friend gathering today to pay last respects to barbara bush. a day after heart rending scenes at a public suing. a new and dramatic view from north korea. kim jong-un says he is suspending the country s nuclear weapons and missiles tests. we go