these decisions should not be between a person who needs health care and the government and politicians. it should be between a woman and her doctor, that is the ultimate goal right there. arizona governor katie hobbs yesterday highlighting her executive orders to prevent abortion-related prosecutions as her state is now at the center of the fight for reproductive care. we ll have the latest on efforts to repeal that state s controversial abortion ban in just a moment. also ahead, donald trump s hush money trial is still on track to start on monday, and now we re learning who may take the witness stand. and we ll look back on the life of o.j. simpson, one of the most divisive figures in modern american history. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, april 12th. i m jonathan lemire. we made it to friday. thanks for starting your day with us. we will begin here with this headline. the first criminal trial of a former american president is set to get
in this room, erin burnett, outfront starts right now out from next breaking news, trump announcing he will testify at his first criminal trial, which begins on monday. this as he threatens, quote, all hell will break loose on that debt. plus mike johnson showing up in mar-a-lago next to trump warning about election fraud in 2024 out front to fact check. the man who the trump campaign higher defined fraud in 2020. but he debunked every claim and kamala harris telling trump to stop the gaslighting when it comes to abortion. this as our kfile unveils the dramatic about-face gop candidates are taking on this issue. let s go out front but evening, i m jim sciutto in for erin burnett outfront tonight, breaking news, trump to testify. the former president announcing tonight that he will take the stand in his first criminal trial, which begins on monday to testify. you re trying yeah. i would test if i absolutely it s a scam testifying. i tell the truth. i me
coventry direct.com chocolate maker streaming exclusively on max, the hair-raising getty slant. yet he sweat mind-blowing tale of how it all began. better than as wonka rated pg. now screening exclusively on macs happening now concerns over iran potentially attacking israel are stroking more tensions in the middle east right now, prime minister benjamin netanyahu was convinced getting his work cabinet to discuss the country s readiness. plus just days after the arizona supreme court revivim a 160 year-old law banning abortion vice president kamala harris is heading to the battleground state to try to rally voters against donald trump. later today, the former interpreter for shohei ohtani will turn himself into federal authorities. he s accused of stealing millions of dollars from the baseball superstar hello, i m wolf blitzer in washington and urine the cnn newsroom we begin in the middle east right now, cnn has learned that prime minister benjamin ateneo is meeting with hi
interpreter is charged with stealing. first, o.j. simpson dying of cancer. at the center of the so-called trial of the century, charged with the brutal murders of his ex-wife nicole brown and her friend ron goldman. the slow speed chase watched by 95 million people on live television. his arrest, trial, and stunning acquittal, all playing out before america. his later conviction and parole in 2017 in a separate case. a remarkable fall from grace. the goldman family reacting tonight. matt gutman in los gaangeles. dramatic home security video capturing the moment a tornado strikes in florida, sending debris flying in this backyard. tornado and flood watches from the midwest to the northeast. heavy rain and winds gusting up to 70 miles per hour. the system making its way from washington, d.c., philadelphia and new york. u.s. officials tonight warning embassy persian nel in israel to be on alert, amid fears that an attack from iran on israel is imminent. iran vowing to reta
we have the witness list. nbc news now has the list of who could be talking under oath at the trump hush money trial. the high profile names and potential impact on the trial itself including the big question, could the former president take the stand himself? and now with jury selection just days away, a new poll shows trump may have good reason to worry about the political impact. plus, one of the most famous and infamous americans have died. o.j. simpson whose remarkable rise and precipitous fall from grace made an indelible market on our collective history. football star, accused murderer and convicted criminal. how will the world remember him? could we be on the verge of a new and potentially catastrophic escalation in the middle ooegs. the u.s. sending one of its top military commanders to israel as officials there brace for what they fear could be a direct and unprecedented attack from iran. we ll have the very latest coming up. we start with that list of potenti