attack. all right. max foster, keep us posted on the developments here. thank you very much. and we have a brand new our with new news coming in and seeing a new central starts right now donald trump s former fixer blasted by the defense fiery cross-examination. trump s lawyers that using a day off today to prepare another round of tough questioning for the man who says the former president plotted a scheme to cover up a hush money payment to a porn star. now with less than six months to go until the election, president biden saying the poll numbers aren t accurate, but should democrats be more concerned plus, the future of human creativity up in the air, google showing off new ai features that many online publishers fear could put them out of business. i m sarah sayyed or john berman, kate is on assignment this is cnn news central so this morning, what will donald trump s lawyers ask? next? what will michael cohen say next? and how much more explosive could this cross-ex
new central starts right now smoke rising over gaza as these really military says, it s taking control the gaza side of the main entry point with egypt and cease fire talks continue after israel because the deal hamas agreed to was far from what they put on the table, breaking overnight a powerful tornado makes a direct hit on barnes. do oklahoma killing at least one person there this morning? the storm threat, not over nearly 100 million people across the united states are at risk when will we see testimony from the former porn star about the former president? could a courtroom standoff between stormy daniels and donald trump be imminent? i m john berman with kate bolduan, sarah signer. this is cnn news central the breaking overnight, israel takes control of the raffa crossing in gaza. ivf tanks are seeing moving in to that critical entry point as the idf also conducted new airstrikes in an effort for israel, as israel says, to keep pressure on hamas to agree to a ceasef
everyone. thank you so much for joining me this saturday on fredricka whitfield are we begin this hour with college campuses? on edge bracing for pro-palestinian protests. as many schools across the country hold commencement ceremonies this weekend. a demonstration already causing a disruption i m sure nothing university of michigan protesters interrupted a graduation ceremony at the school of music, theater and dance last night. meantime, the university of southern california announced it is holding a small family graduate celebration, one week after canceling the main graduation ceremony over safety concerns protests that engulfed schools for weeks have resulted in the arrests of more than 2,100 people on about 40 separate campuses in 20 five states. cnn s whitney wild is at the university of michigan on that campus, and whitney, we ve already seen a disruption at a ceremony there last night. what but are the expectations there today well, it s interesting. frederica, the
then i think you ve hello again and welcome. it s time to today we re asking with. campus protests. getting more violent our college presidents, right or wrong to call on the cops. then judging the judge will discuss, have donald trump should get jail time if he keeps violating his gag order and telling too much the story of a rising star and possible trump running mate. and a dog named cricket. the panel is here and ready to go. so sit back, relax, and let s talk about it up first, the university s strike back after weeks of protests, college administrators decided enough is enough. calling in police to clear out a pro-palestinian demonstrators. just as republican lawmakers doubled down, making the protests and even bigger issue at ucla, police in riot gear firing flashbangs and rubber bullets at columbia nypd officers storming buildings occupied by demonstrator they got at the university of wisconsin police wrestling protesters to the ground across the us more than 2000 p
the force be with you? we ll see you back here next week hello everyone and welcome to the amanpour hour. here s where we re headed this week if universities really believe in free speech, are they missing the point of the student protests? i do question how much the university administration understands the concept of free speech. then the renowned american rabbi who went to the protests in search of a moral message thing that gives me hope is the people who walk in-between the camps and say friends. we are not enemies, we are all human beings. also, this, our anti-social media is tiktok, really a danger to democracy. but i wouldn t underestimate the propaganda angle here we got to stop playing the sucker plus, what will it take for america to reclaim its reputation as a beacon for democracy americans have lost the fundamental love of liberty. and from my archive, 21 years since bush s infamous mission accomplished speech, a warning from history about the day aft