out who put them online? and what does it mean for national security? mary bruce, standing by violent attacks now coming in waves in the mideast, a driver ramming into people at a park in televisa, at least one person killed israeli forces and palestinian militants trading rocket fire. prime minister benjamin netanyahu calls up reserve forces heading into the weekend. supreme court justice clarence thomas now breaks his silence over that report showing that he went on luxury trips paid for by a republican mega donor. justice thomas defending his vision not to disclose them. flood watches along the gulf coast at this hour scary moment at the masters, strong winds downing multiple trees onto the gallery. heavy rain from texas to the carolinas into tomorrow. rob marciano times it all out disturbing new surveillance video shows tech mogul bobbly after he was fatally stabbed on the street in san francisco, searching for help before collapsing on the sidewalk. police make a deadly
Us this afternoon for a small sliver of it. Jessica, thanks for being with us this week. Stay would see an end because the lead with jake tapper starts right now i heated hearing today for a different criminal cases involving donald trump, who lead starts right now the hush money coverup trial is quiet today, but another case is turning into a Shouting Match. Attorneys Attorneys Trading Barbs in that federal classified documents case in florida. As trumps codefendants, walt nauta accused his prosecutors of selectively and vindictively charging him with a crime plus new video showing the very moment that five young israeli women were kidnapped by the terrorists of from us. The footage is horrifying and graphic why their families wanted this video released. Now and uh, judges ruling today on the Iconic Graceland Mansion did something im im trying to scam their way into buying the property once owned by elvis welcome to the lean on jake tapper. Were going to start today with our Law And J
Blitzer in washington. Ill be back in two hours, 6 00 p. M. Eastern in the situation room. Starts right now cnns Breaking News. And welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper and we continue to follow the Breaking News out of manhattan and where the man at the center of the Hush Money Payments Scandal is testifying right now in Donald Trumps criminal trial, Michael Cohen is detailing exactly how he came to pay 130,000 to Adult Film Star In Director Stormy Daniels, who came forward about an alleged episode with donald trump in the days before the 2016 Election Cohen testified, not only did trump know about the uh, hundred 30,000 payment, but trump directly approved it and said that he would pay cohen back and the prosecution is using cohens testimony to present both an offensive and defensive case offensively by establishing the cohen was the man behind the payments, not just to Stormy Daniels, but also to 1998 playmate of the year, Karen Mcdougal and defensively by trying to establish that co
Afternoon, managing and points to raise questions about her credibility, which in the end it will be up to the jury to decide theres going to be more Cross Examination On Thursday at one point, judge, merchan also ordered Defense Attorney todd blanche to speak to his client, donald trump, who he said was Audibly Cursing at points during Stormy Daniels testimony behavior, the judge called contemptuous as for daniel, shell be back on the stand when the trial resumes thursday back with the panel right now, jonny, seen in legal Alice Elie Honig Normalising who served as special counsel, the House Democrats der, the first trump impeachment and is the author of trying trump, a guide to his first election interference criminal trial. So youve been writing courtroom diaries. Norm, what stood out to you . Today . Were the biggest takeaways from her testimony Stormy Daniels is not a critical witness to the prosecution unlike Michael Cohen, whos coming up, shes principally a corroboration witness
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