reflects the competency of the lawyers who who presented in court cyrus fans junior. thank you so much. appreciate it. wolf, let s get back to you soon. thank you very much. and dana, a lot of folks were bracing were bracing for a decision. but but this came very, very quickly. it came very quickly, and i have to say that as we kick it back to erin burnett, that this is a moment where we are all still digesting the implications and the impact and we re not going to know the real impact for a long time. it s gonna be a while. we ll see what happens on july 11th as well. truly historic moment for the nation today, the conviction a former president and presumptive republican presidential nominee, donald j. trump, stay with cnn for much bore on this major breaking story. erin burnett picks up our coverage right now these cnn s breaking news. i m good evening. i m erin burnett outfront and night breaking news. donald trump convicted the former president of phelan, a ju
this generation is so dramatic! move with xfinity. one thing. it s a series of events is the final flight. now streaming on mac? good morning and happy memorial day, you were alive in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington, more than 120 million americans are bracing for dangerous, whether this memorial day after powerful storms, including tornadoes swept through the central us, at least 19 people were killed across four states. this weekend, hundreds of thousands are still without power. oklahoma is one of the hardest hit areas. storms leveled homes, leaving widespread destruction and dozens injured. meanwhile, in arkansas state of emergency is still in place. du to so extensive damage from the storms, eight people were killed. there a second storm-related death was reported in kentucky. this warning, this tornado tore through the state on sunday, leaving behind a trail of devastation bayesian everything but at least my dog don t came my husband. okay. and seven
after more than three weeks of dysfunction and chaos on capitol hill the house finally has a new speaker this morning. house lawmakers elected congressman mike johnson of louisiana as the 56 speaker of the house. he s a conservative ally of former president donald trump and a low ranking member of the gop leadership team. after 22 days of disarray republican house members demonstrated remarkable unity with all to 20 voting for johnson, shortly after the vote the new speaker made this pledge. i m going to make this commitment to you, my colleagues here and on the other side of the aisle as well. my office is going to be known for trust and transparency and accountability. for good stewardship of the people treasury. for the honesty, integrity that is incumbent upon us, all of us, here at the peoples house. speaker johnson will immediately have to work within his party and with the biden white house to figure out how to fund the government before money runs out on november
good morning. 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. just moments ago, you saw it here on msnbc, president biden delivering an address defending democracy and freedom at the pointe du hoc ranger monument in normandy, france. 80 years ago there at pointe du hoc, u.s. army rangers scaled the 100 foot cliffs overlooking omaha and utah beaches on d-day. it is about seven miles west of the normandy american cemetery, also where in 1984 then president ronald reagan delivered one of his moment memorable speeches. before the speech today, president biden met with ukrainian president zelenskyy, announcing a new $225 million military assistance package for ukraine. joining us now, richard haass, president emeritus of the council on foreign relations and elise labbott. wondering your thoughts on this speech the day it was delivered, what it means for the history of the world, what we witnessed there 80 years ago. well, jose, what happened 80 years ago, in no sm
When president Muhamadu Buhari won the nigerian presidency two years ago it seemed like africas most populous nation had turned a corner. A first ever peaceful democratic transition bought a promise of cleaner, better governance and Major Economic reform. Hows it going . Well, my guest today is emmanuel ibe kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources. Can Oil Dependent nigeria transform itself into a modern, Trading Economy . Emmanuel ibe kachikwu, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. I guess the lesson of the last two years or so, with president Muhamadu Buhari in power, is that nigeria remains dangerously overreliant upon oil. Well, yes. Clearly over reliant. I dont know if its dangerously. Look at the positive sides of oil, in terms of what it has done to the country over the years. When the price slumps, its dangerous. Oh yes. We would love to see, obviously, a lot more diversification, a lot of effort is going into that, emphasis on agriculture, tourism areas, emphasis