Breaking news welcome to the lead on jake tapper, right now, right this minute. I knew witness in Donald Trumps Hush Money Cover Up Trial. The prosecution just called its third witness. His name is gary pharaoh. Gary pharaoh is a banker who worked with Michael Cohen at the time that the payments were made to former playboy model, Karen Mcdougal and porn actress and director Stormy Daniels, both of whom alleged romantic entanglements of sorts with mr. Donald trump. This comes after rona graph was called as the second witness in the trial. Rona graph, shes on the screen right there. Shes a longtime trump assistance. She worked for trump since he hired her in 1987 after she cold calls to Trump Organization were on a graph, testified id two contacts you maintained at the Trump Organization were for Karen Mcdougal Stormy Daniels run a graph was on the stand for less than half an hour earlier today, trumps attorneys crossexamined david pecker, the former Tabloid Magnate and longtime friend o
The stand as he has been all week. Hes been testifying for the first time today. About a key figure in the case, Adult Film Star In Director Stormy Daniels, keep watching your screen for updates from inside the courtroom. They are are there are there and that side of the screen were bringing you the reports from our reporters. Lets bring in cnn, Senior Supreme Court analyst, Joan Biskupic, who was actually inside the High Court Today as the Oral Arguments played out, joan, what stood out to you and was there anything that you would be able to discern that we just hearing it would not well, first of all, it was incredibly griffin right there in the room. Jake, i cannot i cannot overstate just spence going into it and then just hearing those questions realizing the direction they were going, which is much further in a direction than i think any of us might have predicted. Just to talk about some of the people in the room. Jack smith is sitting there at the same table as Michael Driven, w
Hours of it. Once you happening now, Breaking News Tonight Trial the Us Supreme Court in new york sensational testimony against donald trump just wrapped up for the day, focusing for the first time on the Hush Money Deal With Adult Film Star Stormy Daniels, thats central to the case. And here in washington, trumps historic bid for criminal immunity has played it out before the nations highest court. And the justice is offered some clues about how they may rule for the next hour, well take you inside both of Trumps High Court cases are reporters and experts or standing by to break down all of todays most important developments and look ahead to whats next. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and Around The World. I will blitzer with a Special Report in the Situation Room The Trump Trial today we begin with all the Breaking News on the Trump Hush Money Criminal Trial the defense crossexamination of key witness david pecker, is expected to resume tomorrow after the former Nat
Where the lead with jake tapper starts right now this is cnn breaking news welcome to the leading. Im jake tapper and we are following a breaking news coast to coast, large propalestinian protest underway right now across Us College Campuses and universities after weeks of tension over the israelhamas war or at the University Of Texas at austin reports today of quote, tense interactions and physical struggles. Texas state troopers and riot gear, some on horseback started breaking up a group group of propalestinian protests. Bruce, were going to begin today with cnns nick watt reporting live from a protest at the university of Southern California in los angeles. Nick, describe what youve been seeing. Have there been has there been any violence have there been any arrests yes. To both of those right now, jake, we are in a bit of a lull. There are dozens of lapd squad cars parked just offcampus waiting. Now, earlier this morning, this was pretty peaceful until College Security tried to mo
Abortion back before the Supreme Court. The nine justices this is here, another case touching on one of the most divisive issues in american life. This time of challenge to a state ban. And the question of what can be done in emergency this situations, a new Voice Calling for the president of Columbia University to resign as propalestinian protesters refused to stand down House Speaker mike johnson is heading straight to campus today and were following his visit. Plus a Cnn Exclusive new video, Casting Doubt on the pentagons account of the horrific attack or cobbles air in 2021. Attack that killed 13 Us Service Members at about 170 afghans were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News Central right . Now, the Supreme Court appears deeply divided over one of the biggest Abortion Cases since roe v. Wade was overturned. Today, the justices heard arguments over whether hospitals have have an obligation under federal law to provide abortion