outfront next, trump lashes out, taking the witness stand in his own fraud trial. outfront legal analyst ryan goodman is here. plus, strikes on gaza lighting up the sky tonight, while thousands of miles away, vladimir putin is embracing hamas despite his own citizens killed and kidnapped by the militant group. so what role is putin playing? and james carville is outfront even though his party wants to shut him up. how come? let s go outfront. and good evening, i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, showdown in court. trump versus the judge, the former president taking the stand for nearly four hours in his new york civil fraud trial today. going after the judge, losing his tim per. at one point the judge saying to trump s attorneys, quote, can you control your witness while judge said to the judge, it s a terrible thing you ve done, you believe this political hack back there, and that s unfortunate. trump left the court tonight, though, projecting confidence. i
york civil fraud that could up end his business empire. the former president under oath for hours, sparring with the judge who pressed trump s lawyers to control her client. despite trump s vast legal troubles, a new poll shows he s leading president biden in most of the six key battleground states that could potentially decide the 2024 race for the white house. we re breaking down the eye popping numbers and the exp explosions rocked gaza one month after the horrific terror attacks. this as the u.n. secretary general warns that gaza is becoming, i m quoting now, a graveyard for children. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. first up this hour, the breaking news we re following. donald trump on the witness stand. and on the attack with the future of his family business at stake. the judge suggesting the defiant former president treated his civil fraud trial like a p