judge s gag order still in place, so he can t speak about certain things. he has to be so careful. that is so unconstitutional, in my opinion. we have first amendment rights. we have rights as attorneys. sixth amendment rights. those are all being violated, and he still wants to take the stand even though my advice is, at this point, you should never take the stand with a gag order. but he is so firmly against what is happening in this court. trump lawyer alina habba previewing the former president s testimony in the civil fraud trial against his business organization. now, it appears trump will be a no-show. we ll show you what his legal team is saying about the last-minute reversal, and who will take the stand. plus, the latest from the middle east. israel continues to strike what it calls hamas strongholds in southern gaza. an area where the u.n. has warned about dire humanitarian conditions. it comes amid new reporting that israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu no
is running in to a buzz saw. this moment forcing the first of what could be more presidents resignations to come. remember this. at penn, does calling for the genocide of jews violate penn s rules or code of conduct? yes or no. if the speech turns in to conduct, it can be harassment, yes. i m asking calling for the genocide of jews, does that constitute bullying or harassment? if it is directed, it s harassment. so the answer is yes? it s a context dependent decision. that s your answer? calling for the genocide of jews is context? it s not bullying or harassment? this is the easy answer. that was the university of penn s president and harvard and mit and perhaps others next? when cnn lays in to this story with this monologue yesterday, we may finally be seeing a tipping point in america. listen closely to his words. american universities have been neglecting a core focus on excellence in order to pursue a variety of agendas. many of them clustered around di
intensifying and the migrant surge escalating. patrol officials say they re releasing 5,000 migrants in to the u.s. every day. every day! the reason why republican lawmakers are trying to strike a deal to boost border security. are they any closer? we ll ask the leading republican in those negotiations, senator james langford. your world is now. welcome, everybody. i m neil cavuto. let s get to it. griff jenkins in eagle pass on how they re trying to deal with that surge that he is witnessing right behind him. to you, griff. hey, neil. it s been a busy monday here in eagle pass and now in arizona. let s start in eagle pass. let s go to some footage we shot on the drone of a group that came up behind me. you ve got more than four to 500 migrants coming here. most of the ones here are from venezuela, guatemala, columbia. we met a man from africa from the country of angola. that was not the first group. we saw two more of 100 or more in different locations. they stretch the
will not be the final witness in the civil fraud trial against his business organization. we ll go through the last-minute reversal from the former president. also ahead, we ll bring you the latest from the middle east. israel continues to strike what it calls hamas strongholds in southern gaza. it comes as we are learning more about some of the hostages still held by the terrorist group. plus, a controversial ruling in the state of texas. that state supreme court is blocking an abortion for a woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, december 11th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us. we ll begin here. former president trump will not, after all, testify in his own defense at his$250 million fraud trial. he was scheduled to take the stand today, but in a last-minute reversal, it was announced late yesterday he would not testify i his defense at all. he was previously called to t
world. i m max foster in london, bianca is off today, just ahead on cnn newsroom. president zelenskyy s visit to washington on tuesday will come at a critical moment as lawmakers are working to come up with a package that would include new aid to ukraine. we need to bring america to a stop. that s what leadership should be doing. donald trump doubled down on comments he made during a town hall on fox news earlier in the week. you know why i wanted to be a dictator because i want a wall and i want to drill, drill, drill. it s clear from fierce fighting that israel is still battling to control much of northern gaza. there needs to be a premium put on protecting civilians and making humanitarian assistance can get to everyone who needs it. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. hello, it is monday, december 11th. 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington, ukraine s president will make his third trip to was