Good morning, it is 11 00 a. M. Eastern, and 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart. Former president Donald Trumps new york Hush Money Trial is off today, as the former president attends his youngest sons High School Graduation in florida. The day off comes after former trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen spent another day on the stand being crossexamined by trump attorney todd blanche. Blanche may have been able to poke a hole in cohens credibility as a witness, during questioning about a phone call from october 2016. More now from nbc news senior Legal Correspondent laura jarrett. Laura . Good morning to you. Michael cohen has been nearly unflappable on the Witness Stand as the defense tries to show this jury that he has changed his story about things big and small. The word lie used more than 50 times in court just yesterday. The jury may not remember every single defense attack line, but they only need one person not to buy his story. This morning, Donald Trumps hush money coveru
Looking at here are tanks from the ninth on yunis overnight saturday into sunday. There are dozens and dozens of tanks dozens and dozens of armored fighting vehicles. And what the idf is saying that it is done here is pulled its Ground Forces out of khan yunis. Theyve been in there for the past three or more months since december and the idf says, is this is effectively marking an end of Ground Operations in gaza in there current form. Now weve been down along the border today. The war is clearly far from over. Weve seen airstrikes going into the khan younis area and the hundred and 60 division, the idf says, along with the nahal brigade, will remain in the north of gaza. This perhaps potentially changes the dynamic a little around the Negotiating Table in cairo when the cia chief or mossad chief the egyptians, the katara is as well all get that to discuss how a ceasefire and hostage release can be arranged at with hamas are bent so many sticking points potentially this changes the sit