ivanka, the latest trump to take the witness stand. what donald trump s eldest daughter just said about her father s allegedly inflated net worth and various financial statements. and the u.s. warning israel against re-occupying gaza. so who should govern the palestinian people if israel is successful in eliminating hamas? and a, quote, complete failure. some top republicans blasting party strategy after last night s elections. we are following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. in just a few moments, ivanka trump is expected to re-take the witness stand, testifying in the trump organization s $250 million civil fraud trial. so far, she s faced about 2 1/2 hours of questioning from a new york attorney general s office, with a major focus on her father s past financial statements and how he allegedly inflated them to get favorable loans. let s get an update with cnn s chief legal affairs correspondent, paula reid. c
because of his personal faults and that they ll likely do in 2020 what they did in 2016, which is simply not vote because unlike other trump strongholds where i ve asked if there are any democrats they might consider, everyone here was unanimous. no. martin savidge, cnn, altoona, pennsylvania. another boost to president trump s re-election would be to rein in north korea s nuclear ambitions. it was one of his 2016 campaign promises, but that could now be in jeopardy as satellite images show activity at a site linked with the country s long-range missile program. and pyongyang has promised a so-called christmas gift to the united states. but as our will ripley reports from the region, pyongyang may have something else in mind. reporter: despite all the activity we ve seen as of late, my sources telling me the chances of a north korean missile launch around christmas
his attitude towards impeachment does not. i work too many hours. reporter: the way he sees it, voters should elect more like trump. is the impeachment process in any way going to change your outlook or support of this president in 2020? no, it just makes me more convinced we need more outsiders in washington. reporter: not all the republicans i spoke to here say they support the president. some object to him, they say, because of his personal faults and that they ll likely do in 2020 what they did in 2016, which is simply not vote. because unlike other trump strongholds where i ve asked if there are any democrats they might consider, everyone here was unanimous, no, martin savage, cnn altoona, pennsylvania. lawmakers have the next couple of weeks to think about what you just heard from those voters, and former republican senator jeff flake hopes his party puts country over party. in a new op-ed, he writes to his former colleagues this, quote, you re on a big stage now.
support of this president in 2020? no. you know, just need more outsiders in washington. reporter: not all the republicans i spoke to hearsay they support the president. they object to him because of his personal faults. they will likely do in 2020 what they did in 2016, which is simply not vote. like other trump strongholds where i asked if there are any democrats they might consider, everyone here is unanimous. no. martin savidge, cnn, altoona, pennsylvania. there you have it. let s go back to steven erlinger in brussels. are you surprised that the impeachment is a ho-hum issue for his supporters? not really. partly because nancy pelosi
now i work too many hours to pay close attention. the way he sees it, voters should elect more like trump to congress. will it change your outlook or support of the president in 2020? no, i guess it just makes me more convinced that we need more outciders in washington. not all outsiders say they support the president. some object to him because of his personal faults and they will likely do in 2020 what they do in 2016 which is simply not vote, unlike other trump strongholds where i asked if there are any democrats they might consider, everyone here was unanimous, no. martin savage, cnn altoona, pennsylvania. still to come, two cruise ships collide in mexico. several people injured. what the captain now says caused