good day. i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. could the war in gaza break what had long been considered unbreakable. the alliance between the u.s. and israel being tested as never before with prime minister netanyahu openly defying president biden and pressing ahead with plans to invade the southern city of rafah. biden called it a red line. so what happens if netanyahu crosses it? new jersey senator robert men den dez and his wife back in court today pleading not guilty to more federal charges. at the heart of the newest allegations, whether they tried to hide an alleged bribery scheme even after the feds were already on to them. the prosecutor who described president biden as an elderly man with a poor memory set to testify on capitol hill tomorrow. will the hearing undo the president s attempts to put worries about his age to rest? we begin now with the growing split between the u.s. and israel. unlike anything in the long and strong histor
any moment democratic senator bob menendez is expected to be arraigned on a dozen new charges real-live outside the federal courthouse, plus a cnn exclusive. russia is producing three times more for artillery shells and the united states and europe as funding for ukraine stalls in the us congress and passengers say, people quote flew through the cabin well, we know about a terrifying moment on a flight to do zealand. hello, i m wolf blitzer in washington and you re in the cnn newsroom any moment now, embattled senator bob menendez is due to appear before a judge in federal court. this is video of him arriving just a few moments ago. the new jersey democrat, once chairman of the powerful senate foreign relations committee, is accused of trying to obstruct an investigation into bribery. menendez and his wife are about to be arraigned on these new charges. the senator remains defiant, calling it, and i m quoting him now, a flagrant abuse of power, end quote cnn s jason carroll
bringing people into your cause, not turning them away. and with donald trump strapped for cash, the new york times is reporting he met with the world s richest man, elon musk. did the man behind the book think like a billionaire convince this billionaire to help him out? plus, what this epic rematch means for down ballot races including control of congress as senate minority leader mitch mcconnell endorses the former president. we ve got all of that coming up. but we begin with the next critical 31 hours for president joe biden, now putting the finishing touches on a speech he ll likely have the biggest audience between now and november. the state of the union is tomorrow night, and it s right on the heels of donald trump becoming the presumptive republican nominee. the president is expected to contrast his vision for america with trump s apocalyptic view. they want open borders, and open borders are going to destroy our country. we need borders and free and fair e
the abortion pill. the southern state now trying to criminalize it as a dangerous controlled substance. and the man charged with attacking nancy pelosi s husband with a hammer is back in court. what to expect at his state trial and the error that has the judge in his federal case calling for a redo. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we want to begin with nbc s dasha burns in fort pearce, florida, where the second of two hearings in trump s classified documents case is now underway. dasha, things got a little heated this morning, but give us the big picture. what s going on there? yeah, it did. let me get you up to speed here. this morning, the judge heard the motion to dismiss walt nauta s case. in this motion, the defense alleges that when special counsel jack smith decided to charge nauta, he was doing so selectively and vindictively. basically saying that it was a form of retaliation for nauta not fully cooperating with the investigatio
it is monday, may 13th. this is fox and friends. fox news alert. michael cohen is set to take the stand today in trump s new york criminal trial. cnns the case is politically motivated. i doubt the new york indictment would have been brought against a defendant whose name is not donald trump. brian: really? is that a cut from our show. bi trump leading biden in ba battleground states. lawrence and providing homeless alcoholics with more alcohol. what could go wrong? brian: fantastic, don t get them help, get them liquor. stay drunk. steve: final hour of fox and friends starts now. remember, mornings are better with friends. ainsley: fox news alert. star witness in former president trump s criminal trial michael cohen ignores reporters on his way to court, where he will take the stand in an hour ever. brian: shortest cameraman ever. steve: we saw michael cohen take off and you probably saw him pull up. he has arrived in downtown manhattan. he has lied under