i m okay with it. sorry see you in a week. good morning. you re going caitlin s gone back monday . welcome to cnn this morning. we re glad you re with us on this friday. caitlin is off. let s get started with five things to know for this friday, march 24th overnight, significant breaking news the us launching strikes in syria. after an american contractor was killed in a drone attack. there are five other u. s. service members wounded. the pentagon suspects it wasn t iranian affiliated drone. developing news soon a top attorney, though for donald trump said testified today before the grand jury in the classified documents investigation. the new york times reports that evan corcoran is not intending to plead the fifth utah banning kids under 18 from using social media unless they get their parents permission. it is the first state to enact this type of law today, the united states and canada announcing a deal to turn away asylum seekers at their border, president biden set to
right now, our top story right here out of new york, alvin bragg is sweating even more than usual tonight. now, his pathetically weak case against former president trump has totally imploded. let s be very clear here, the case died this very week. it is very obvious, it is very clear, it s transparent, alvin bragg had every intention of indicting john all j trump this week, second day, grand jury proceedings canceled. telling reuters, it was former president donald trump that created false expectation of arrest. it was never actually going to happen according to bragg, it seems. really? after multiyear investigation, the formation of a grand jury, the da s meeting with law enforcement to create an impending arrest of a former president, and we re supposed to believe that somehow, donald trump created the false expectation of arrest. now the new york times, they reported, of course pulitzer prize reporting, they reported that criminal charges against trump were likely on mar
With us again on this unusual and special time on the beat that does it for us. You can find me on line. The last word with Lawrence Odonell is up next. At 10 11 a. M. Today, Donald Trumps lead lawyer stood and said, your honor, the defense rests. The truth was, there was no defense. The team of highpriced Trump Defense lawyers are actually paid by the deluded people who send in contributions in response to Donald Trumps relentless begging for money from people he promised he would never ask for money. When he began his first president ial Campaign Major Selling Point was he was so rich he could pay for his own campaign and he was incorruptible and would never ask him or anyone else money and then he proceeded to never spend not a single penny. He loaned his campaign some money at the beginning but the Campaign Paid him back through the donations of those poor deluded people who sent the money to the liar who promised he would never ask for money. And now their money has gone to a high
Minds around that we would like to project on israel the kind of government we would like there to be in israel. We have the government that there is. Netanyahu is beholden to the most far right elements ever in a coalition and that is the reality staring us in the face. Ben rhodes, thank you for your time. That is our show for this evening. Now it is time for last word with lawrence odonnell. Good evening, alex. It was a shorter day in the courtroom, but an important day in the courtroom. Everyone at the table was in the courtroom today. The regular gang, lisa rubin, andrew weissmann. We are done now. The evidence is in. We can make evaluations about where the evidence stands in a more important way tonight than before. And important questions i am sure they will have thoughts on that the judge will have to answer in the coming days. Have a good show. Well, at 10 11 a. M. Today Donald Trumps lead criminal Defense Lawyer todd blanche stood and said, your honor, the defense rests. The t
Deepest condolences to alice stewart, family makes you the rest in peace and may your memory be a blessing . Im wolf blitzer in this room. Thanks very much for watching the news continuous. Next, on cnn tonight on three, 60 disorder in the quarters, the judge in the former president s Hush Money Trial criticizes a Defense Witness for breaking the rules decor, also, Breaking News on the Helicopter Crash that killed a rons president and eight others will have the latest on the investigation. What it means for iran in the world. And later oneonone with comedian bill maher talking trump biden what he thinks is wrong with American Politics and culture good evening. There was drama today in the trump Hush Money Trial. The likes of which we have not seen in the more than five weeks of proceedings. No sooner or the prosecution rested and the defense called another witness, and the judge merchan cleared the courtroom. Rare act after the judge cited that witness, attorney Robert Costello, for im