Announcer this is cnn Breaking News. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Im standing on a roof torp looking out over tel aviv. It is just after 11 00 p. M. Here and were covering three major stories right now. The war here. The end to the Chaotic Speakership Saga Back in washington, d. C. And former President Donald Trump in a stunning appearance on the stand today in his new york Civil Fraud Trial. Well start with Breaking News from israel. It is been 18 days since the attacks by hamas caught this country and most of the world by surprise. Just over an hour ago, from this rooftop, we heard explosions presumably from israels iron dome Defense System intercepting several rocks fired on tel aviv from gaza and minutes ago they confirmed that four people were injured with something possibly shrapnel hitting this town. A reminder that hamas continues to try to kill as many israeli civilians as they can with their rockets. Theyre just not able to do so because of the iron dome Defense Syste
Minority leader harry reid congratulated chris murphy for leading the 15hour debate against gun violence on wednesday in the senate. His remarks were followed by Mitch Mcconnell criticizing senate crast democrats for the debate calling it a talkathon. This is 20 minutes. Mr. President . For 14 hours and 50 minutes, beginning Late Wednesday morning and ending early thursday morning, the entire nation watched the senator from connecticut teach our republican colleagues a lesson and another things not the least of which is courage. It is easy to say we stood for 14 hours. We talk a lot about filibusters in the senate. They dont happen very often. I have been in congress for 34 heres and i have probably led two more than anyone else. They dont happen much. There are a lot of fake filibusters but this was real. I admire and appreciate the junior senator from connecticut very much. Four days after 49 innocent americans were gunned down in a nightclub, senator murphy stood here as indicated f
At the radio and Television Correspondents association dinner. This is an hour and 25 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back to the podium, tonights chair, john parkinson. [applause] having spent the last 12 years at abc news, many colleagues become like family. We spend long hours together, we travel around the world together, we spend friday nights together on stakeouts outside of the speakers office, we even work holidays together. When life events bring reason to celebrate, were often celebrating together. But when a member of our broadcast familiesen taken away our industry also grieves together. Since our last dinner last month, several colleagues who have dedicated their professional careers to broadcasted journalism have passed away. Tonight with pay tribute to them. Im morely safer. Ive led a charmed life. A lot of blood, sweat, toil, tears and a lot of it is pure luck and ive been a very lucky guy. Community members and Business Leaders are vined to come out and d
Entertainer for the dinner. This is one hour and 25 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back to the podium, tonights chair, john parkinson. [applause] having spent the last 12 years at abc news, many colleagues become like family. We spend long hours together, we travel around the world together, we spend friday nights together on stakeouts outside of the speakers office, we even work holidays together. When life events bring reason to celebrate, were often celebrating together. But when a member of our broadcast families is taken away our industry also grieves together. Since our last dinner last month, several colleagues who have dedicated their professional careers to broadcasted journalism have passed away. Tonight we pay tribute to them. Im morely safer. Ive led a charmed life. A lot of blood, sweat, toil, tears and a lot of it is pure luck and ive been a very lucky guy. Community members and Business Leaders are invited to come out and discuss some ideas they have to ce
Of the world around him. I think his first task will be to go around the constituent parts of the uk, promoting a message of unity, one of respect for the late queen, but also one of renewal. Hell want to show stability and unity and continuity, but he has made no secret of the fact there are things he would like to modernize. Well wait and see what those are. Hes a huge supporter of the commonwealth. He becomes head of the commonwealth. And that was decided a few years ago. He has gone on record as saying it doesnt matter what sort of government you have in the commonwealth, whether you have monarchy, whether you have a republic, whether you have some other form, you are very welcome in the commonwealth. He wants to do what he can to strengthen that partnership of equal nations. And i want to stress the equal. We cant pretend we have a different history. There are good things and bad. And we need to talk about them. But i think that assessment is too negative. I would say that one of