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politicized. at least that s the initial indication. you just talked to congressman hearn, i do think it s interesting he s not in the speaker s race, but he s talking about iran specifically and all of the funding that that biden has approved and authorized as we talk about the $6 billion. that s saying publicly that the islamic public that supports what he calls the al-aqsa storm. these are very public statements from iran that is that is going to stir the whole thing that you re talking about even further. i m wondering you ve been very patient, but concerning when you sat down with bin salman that this interview and the overtures that he was making to israel or at least, as it emerges as is very different kingdom, that that triggered iran, and that triggered maybe the forces at play and maybe the attack on israel today and certainly triggered hamas and very soon reports that hezbollah will join them, that that was meant and that this attack was meant to stop al ....
good to be with you, i m alex witt in for katy tur. let s go to the courthouse, joining us from outside the courtroom, nbc news national correspondent yasmin vossoughian, 3:00 p.m. eastern, catch us up on today s testimony and what is happening right now. reporter: hope hicks integral to the prosecution here, alex, connecting the dots, and i want to talk to you first about a moment that just took place regarding the article in january 2018 that came out, revealing the payoff to stormy daniels from michael cohen, and how hope hicks framed that payoff, and let me read the verbiage inside the courtroom. can you describe the conversation and hope hicks saying this, it was the day after michael told the new york times he made a payment without trump s knowledge and trump said he spoke to michael and he paid this woman to protect from a false allegation and michael had done it to protect him and had not told him anything about it. i had known cohen for three and a half ye ....
and with that, kevin mccarthy s nine month term as speaker was over. the final straw his decision to do a deal with democrats to keep the government open. he didn t hesitate to point the finger of blame at the eight republicans who ousted him, led by matt gaetz, his nemesis. look, you all know matt gaetz. you know, it was personal. it had nothing to do about spending. the unprecedented removal of the speaker has left congress in chaos. so much so, they ve decided to take a week off while they work out what to do next. one rebel, though, was unrepentant. this was the right call. the american people deserve a leader and a speaker who will tell the truth, and so too does the international community. they need to know that the next speaker is going to be honest and won t go back on their word. with republicans focusing firmly on themselves, the question of funding for ukraine, which congress controls, remains undecided. it does worry me. but i know there are a majority of ....
now cnn breaking news yann, welcome to the lean. i m ticked tapper. we re following breaking news out of new york where donald trump s hush money cover-up trial it s currently underway right now. attorney keith davidson is on the stand. he is the lawyer who represented both 1998 playboy playmate of the year, karen mcdougal, who alleged an affair with down from and horn actress and director stormy daniels, who alleged to a brief dalliance with trump. trump denies both. this afternoon, davidson and as testified about his negotiations with national enquirer editor-in-chief, dylan howard to sell the women s stories to that august to publication and how interest in buying stormy daniels accounts spiked after the access hollywood tape was released in early october 2016, before today s testimony gotten underway, judge juan merchan ruled that donald trump had violated the gag order against attacking members of the jury and witnesses with nine distinct posts on his truth social ....
good evening, i am norah o donnell. thank you for being with us. we will begin with the breaking news, a deadly attack on federal and local law enforcement officers in charlotte, north carolina. as we come on the air, the fbi is that among multiple law enforcement agencies at the scene of a suburban home worth three members of the u.s. marshal task force were killed and five others injured while executing a fugitive warrant. we are just learning that arrest warrant was for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and two occupants of the house are now being questioned. there were reports that as many as 100 shots rang out in the neighborhood. this is the latest ambush attack on law enforcement officers following a similar incident to last night in kenner, louisiana, where three officers were shot and survived. chief investigative reporter nick ox-ner out of our affiliate wb tv will lead us off from charlotte. shots fired, one officer possibly down. two down, s ....