basically how prosecutors are going to tear down trump s defense piece by piece. that is a devastating blow to the former president. the only time you want to hear someone say the boss is not going to leave is after the third encore of a springsteen concert. making sure that everyone that is involved in the criminal enterprise is held responsible. wow, this is what it s going to look like when his former allies turn against him in a fulton county court of law. it really should influence how we think about the election of 2024. it is bad when trump s own aides confirm the plan was that the boss was not going to leave. remember, he s awaiting a trial for stealing a race because the boss was not going to leave. pretty relevant. the sudden leak had many asking who released the footage be the d.a. criticizing that leak. i m not happy that it was released and you and your colleague got to do your story. they were trying to figure out this week who leaked those vid
the stage for another debate. voters took to the polls and sent a clear message, hands off my body, my books and my rights. on monday, donald trump was called the stand to testify in a 250 million dollar civil fraud trial that could break up his family s business empire. predictably he was he gave long winded responses and avoided answering questions directly. instead he took that opportunity to disparage laetitia james. this woman, the internee general of new york who brought that lawsuit. the judge presiding over the case who will hand out the punishment against the company. at multiple points on monday, he had to ask the former presidents attorneys to control their client when trump was on the stand. at one, point when asked about one of his properties, trump declared, quote, i m not a windmill person. which was odd because nobody asked him about windmills. during another line of questioning s about his financial statements from 2021, trump replied, quote, i was so busy
welcome to bbc news. i am in jerusalem. 0urtop welcome to bbc news. i am in jerusalem. our top story this hour is the intense diplomatic shuffling of the top us diplomat. the us secretary of state, antony blinken has met the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas in the occupied west bank city of ramallah for talks on the gaza conflict. mr abbas told mr blinken there must be an immediate ceasefire and an allowing of humanitarian aid to the gaza strip. according to us spokesperson matthew miller, the secretary reaffirmed the united states commitment to the delivery of life saving humanitarian assistance and resumption of essential services in gaza and made clear that palestinians must not be forcibly displaced. secretary blinken and president abbas discussed efforts to restore calm and stability in the west bank, including the need to stop extremist violence against palestinians and hold those accountable responsible. secretary blinken reiterated that the united states
all right, hour two, we re happy to have you. we re looking at a number of protests planned pretty much around the world, a big one in washington d.c. where we re expecting north of 100,000, maybe a minimum, a massive demonstration and similar in london, paris and iran today. the themes are the same, more pro-palestinian and the rage continues. the separate rage and the comments that came out of hezbollah leader yesterday telling the united states that you will pay, essentially for backing of israel and this unacceptable war against hamas, said that all options remain on the table, not concerned about u.s. warnings to stay out of this conflict. in the middle of that, of course, keep in mind that it s hezbollah and forces of hezbollah in the north, in lebanon, that have been, you know, inciting these attacks and others on israel. that s exactly where you were going to find steve harrigan in northern israel right now on how that part of this war and possibly an expanding one
week. the christianne amanpour hour is next here on cnn. hello everyone. i m christianne amanpour in london. and in the next 60 minutes, we ll take you around the world to ask questions and tackle big problems and also let history be our guide. so here s what s coming up. first, to the tinder box that could spark a wider war. your president has recently warned that the middle east will quote become a ticking time bomb. well, we are doing everything possible for de-escalation. then, in london. my intel briefing from britain s former top spy, warning americans of the threat that could come next. you kill individuals, you can t kill an idea. and to the future. elon musk joins kamala harris and other world leaders at the first-ever global ai summit here in britain. but can ai creators be trusted to control their creations? we will have the first time, something that is smarter than the smartest human. welcome to the program, everyone. i m christianne amanpou