tonight, the house of representatives is entering week three without a speaker. eight candidates are now vying for the job, after one dropped out in the last hour. and right now, as we speak, republicans are meeting behind closed doors to figure out some kind of a path forward before an internal vote tomorrow. gotta hold your breath. after all the reports of screaming and cursing, some physical altercations in previous meetings, you can t really imagine what s going on in that room right now. we re gonna talk to some people who do know in just a moment. but if you are wondering out there why this matters and why we are still talking about this circus, well, the thing is, nothing can happen in congress. no new money for israel, no new money for humanitarian efforts in gaza, nothing without a speaker. now is the time when we really actually need government to function. and you will never guess who is involved in all of this dysfunction behind the scenes, or maybe you will gue
earlier president macron met president isaac herzog, and said releasing hostages must be the first objective in israel s war in gaza. against terrorism. i think this is our duty, to fight against terrorism. without this, escalating this conflict and i accept the warnings. targeting these groups and ordering targeted attacks is a necessity. i want you to make sure that we stand shoulder to make sure that we stand shoulder to shoulder with you, and your nation. we ll do whatever we can to ensure peace, security and stability for your country. emmanuel macron is the latest leader to visit israel with the hope of de escalating the crisis. at least 12 british nationals are known to have been killed in that attack and further numbers are missing. some of those right back may also have been killed while others are thought to have been kidnapped by hamas. that comes as the prime minister is office updated ministers this the prime minister is office updated ministe , ., , ministers
decade doing trumps dirty work. credibility issues are why the prosecution used the 20 witnesses who proceeded cohen to basically corroborate his story before they even put him on the stand. it is also why trump s defense team has single-mindedly sought to state their case on discrediting him. even in cases that might not be read crucial to rebutting the prosecution. for that reason the defense may think they racked up a victory for themselves today because during the cross-examination this morning, cohen admitted that he stole from the trump organization. in addition to the reimbursement for the hush money for stormie daniels, cohen was also given $50,000. that money was supposed to be a repayment for what cohen spent to hire a tech from to rig an online poll on trump s behalf. we don t have time to get into that detail. but as cohen said on the stand, he only paid trump $20,000 and kept the rest for himself. asked point blank today whether he stole from the trump organizati
hello, everyone. i m kate baldwin, with john berman in new york. sara sidner is in jerusalem. house republicans are headed back behind closed doors. again, trying to fix their mess and come together after no house speaker for three weeks. we re on day 21 without a speaker of the house. there s eight republicans left or still vying for the job. there really is no clear path at this moment for any of them. what is clear, is that republican lawmakers, some of them, are exhausted by the chaos and getting an earful from constituents back home. i think people are so discouraged the last few weeks, they want to come together. we have to act like mature adults and come to a conclusion. i think with can. i think half of them can get their agent together. we need to get it done. new developments out of israel. a top u.s. marine general is now on the ground advising the idf. you see james glen right there. they had troops waiting to cross the border at a moment s notice. they mi
and let s just say that a lot happened today in lower manhattan. lucky for us, we have the perfect person to talk about it with. diane perry has been serving as counsel for michael cohen during the trial and has given an interview about the testimony . we will talk to her in a moment. her client, michael cohen, of course is the star witness in the case and he returned to the stand today for a third day of cross-examination. from the beginning, we have known that putting michael cohen on the witness stand was a high risk and high reward proposition for the prosecution. on one hand, he is the central player. after all, he paid stormy daniels out of his own pocket pick he said he did it at donald trump s direction and said donald trump was fully aware of the plan to cover it up. those are the key details. at the same time, cohen is a convicted felon who pled guilty to lying to congress and making false statements to a bank. not to mention he spent over a decade doing trump s dir