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What else on his bucket list is there that he wants to do . Dwight says hed like to go into orbit thank you so much for watching these night. Laura coates live starts right now no more testimony, no more witnesses. The jury and the trump trial gets ready to finally have it say, plus trump says one thing about Birth Control restrictions i went to then say another. So what does he actually believe and theres a new twist of the death of Matthew Perry, why a Criminal Investigation is malbon launched, all tonight im Laura Coates Live you know what occurs to me that something nights it might be really easy to forget that none of what weve been saying is actually anywhere near normal. That might be in the Rearview Mirror frankly, if former President Running for reelection surrounded by legal carnage, one might also become numb to the headlines but tonight is one of those nights where the flood of news very quickly remind you just how unusual this really all is. Just bear with me for just a mo
Cnn. And of course, viewers two. And we are sending our care to her family tonight. Thanks so much for watching this room with wolf blitzer starts now Breaking News tonight in the Trump Trial Fireworks in the courtroom as the defense begins presenting its case, falling, a witness who was reprimanded by the judge for snide remarks and i rolling this at the star prosecution witness, Michael Cohen admitted on the stand to sleep healing from the Trump Organization. Other regular news this hour, the us is denouncing the International Criminal court as it seeks war crimes, Arrest Warrants for israeli Prime Minister benjamin designe out in addition to hamas leaders, President Biden saying its outrageous to suggest any equivalency between israel and a terrorist group. Plus theres even more uncertainty in the volatile middle east after the uranium president s death. In a Helicopter Crash, thats raising concern theres about a potentially very dangerous power struggling welcome to our viewers her
Starts now good evening. Welcome to our continuing special coverage of the trump new york Hush Money Trial. I was privileged which to watch some of day 11 inside the courtroom. Today was both fascinating was fascinating to see up close. Hope hicks, once a top advisor to former president , testifying for the prosecution recounting first the access Hollywood Tape coming out, then the Stormy Daniels and Karen Mcdougal revelations finishing her direct testimony with a potentially damaging account of what the former president s said in retrospect when the daniel story finally broken 2018, then moments later, hope hicks started crying. Hicks in that final answer saying, quote, it was mr. Trumps opinion that it was better to be dealing with it now and that it would have been bad to have that story come out before the flexion, which could bolster the prosecution case that the former president was motivated by campaign and not necessarily Family Concerns and suppressing both that and the Karen
Number. Com im more than liebermann at the pentagon. And this cnn welcome to our special ive read your former President Trumps historic Hush Money Criminal Trial. Im Briana Keeler in washington, Phil Mattingly is outside of court in new york where phil here on day seven of testimony, jurors were hearing from one of the most trusted members of trumps inner circle, hope hicks, of course, who was both a top aide on his 26th its team campaign. And in the white house when he was president and court of course now fill is just taking a lunch break, just Getting Started yeah thats right. Briana. But there have been a number of really critical moments over the course of the last several hours, we know who picks, had several phone calls with Michael Cohen, the trump lawyer who silhouetted the Stormy Daniels payment in the closing weeks of the 2016 campaign. And we know from a prior witness, hicks was on a called discussing the Karen Mcdougal payment . After Trump Took Office when hicks was then