Trumps lawyers are looking to shred david peckers testimony and damage his credibility. Plus, whats next after Supreme Court arguments on president ial immunity, and the prominent republican who now says president s should not be immune from prosecution. Also ahead, dramatic demonstrations continuing on College Campuses as propalestinian protests lead to hundreds of arrests. Good morning, and happy friday. It is 10 00 eastern. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. We begin with the breaking news out of a manhattan courtroom where the first witness called in Donald Trumps Hush Money Case is back on the stand this morning. This time facing questions from trumps attorneys. Now, trumps team attempting to poke holes in david peckers testimony. Pecker is the former publisher of the National Enquirer who has testified that he was involved in efforts to catch and kill stories that could have hurt trump during the 2016 campaign. Nbcs Vaughn Hillyard is outside the courthouse. Also with us, jo
Senator robin undoes says he is not going anywhere. The allegations leveled against me are just that. Allegations. Allegations of an illegal robbery scheme. It will probably be a good idea if you do resign. Hollywood appears to be back in business. The 148day Writers Strike is officially over. A judge has just ruled that donald trump committed fraud by repeatedly exaggerating the value of his financial assets. And the judge ordered the dissolution of trumps businesses in the state of new york. Biden joined striking autoworkers in michigan today, a big deal in biden speak. Help the middle class. Do me a favor. Just get your union guys, your leaders, to endorse me. Okay . Donald trump is missing in action. He should be on this stage tonight. Youre ducking these things. Were gonna call you donald doc. Were determined to shut down the government, to burn the place down then elect the peoples business be done. Any hope of averting a Government Shutdown is looking weaker by the hour. Have yo
Up witness david pecker who is at times combative, and jurors largely avoiding looking at trump, but according to those inside the room, giving pecker their rapt attention. For a day filled with details and inside baseball legalese, no small feat. We have a panel of experts standing by to explain it all. Plus, nothing matters more than how the jury is interpreting the Witness Testimony weve seen so far. How are attorneys on both sides analyzing what jurors are taking away from the questioning. Well ask a Jury Consultant. And for the political stakes of this trial, the campaign. The former president announcing new Campaign Events when hes not in the courtroom while President Biden just made a promise that could have a major impact on novembers race. So a lot to get to. We begin with that Redirect Questioning of key witness david pecker, which began just a short time ago. Prosecutors jumping straight into rebutting some key threats from the defense. One key, for example, steinglass, is t
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Hello from the Unionjack Club In London ahead of a very special day when normandy veterans will gather to begin commemorations for this years 80th Anniversary of the d day landings. A cold and frosty start to friday for many, a bit of sunshine to begin with but, like in recent days, Shower Clouds are not far. Will the weather get any better . I will have the full forecast later. Its friday 26th april. Skin Cancer Patients in the uk have begun taking part in a trial aimed at developing the first personalised vaccine for melanoma. The experimental treatment uses the same technology as some covid 19 jabs, and works by telling the body to hunt down cancer cells and prevent them from coming back. Researchers say the jab also has the potential to stop lung, bladder, and kidney cancers. Our Health Correspondent Sophie Hutchinson reports. Steve young, one of the first nhs patients to take part in the trial for whats hoped will be a Game Changing treatment. Its for melanoma the deadliest of all