biden expected to arrive in japan this hour for the g7 summit. we re live in hiroshima with a look at why this is a shortened overseas trip for the president. looking at live pictures there in fact. plus, new evidence in the special counsel s criminal investigation of donald trump s handling of classified documents. details on cnn s exclusive new reporting. and we are learning more about the paparazzi chase of harry and meghan in new york. we re live in london on what the royal couple s team is calling near catastrophic. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. with rosemary church. thanks for joining us. u.s. president joe biden is in japan this hour ahead of a summit of the world s leading democracies. we re just waiting for him to land at this moment. this is a live picture. g7 leaders are expected to discuss the war in ukraine and how to counter china s growing influence around the world. but mr. biden has canceled visits to australia and papua-new
cooper, it airs sunday at 9:00 eastern and pacific. and the lead with jake tapper starts now. hostage being held by hamas is being celebrating her ninth birthday. happy birthday emily wherever you are. the lead starts right now. meanwhile disturbing finds inside gaza, the remains of a hostage, second such discovery this week as israeli forces comb areas around al-shifa hospital and uncover evidence of a hidden terrorist operation run by hamas. and plus in the 2024 race, age still a problem. perhaps a bigger problem for president joe biden as voters in a key primary state weigh in in a brand new cnn poll. and i ll be joined by a different republican who says that he was also once given unwanted hostile physical attention from then speaker kevin mccarthy. and we ll start with the world lead as israel continues its seize of gaza s largest hospitals its forces have found the body they report of a second israeli hostage near al-shifa, a 19-year-old. she was a corporal in the
welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. the fbi investigation into new york city mayor eric adams, his connection to the turkish government and what the feds might have been looking for when they seized his cell phone and ipad, a reporter following the money will be here. one of the most upsetting videos from october 7th, which says a lot. it shows a kidnapping victim being taken out of a hamas jeep. her pants are bloodied. her mother will talk to us about why that video was so important for the world to see. leading this how, the world s reaction since the mms attacks, divisive, ugly, even leading to deadly demonstrations. some people ripping down posters of children kidnapped. anti-semitism reaching dangerous alarming rates worldwide. also a spike in islamaphobia, anti-arab and anti-muslim incidents. not just in the united states. let s start with the ongoing conflict fueling this. a u.s. official telling me american intelligence backs israel s showing terrorists are usin
now it s their turn. donald trump jr. back on the witness stand as trump organization lawyers kick a off their defense in the $250 million civil fraud trial. why trump jr. says his dad is, quote, an artist. and desperation in gaza, hospitals running out of basic critical supplies forcing doctors to wrap premature babies in foil. what israel is saying about this and what it could mean for hostage talks. plus the u.s. racing toward yet another potential government shutdown. will the capitol hill chaos continue or will cooler heads finally prevail? we re following these stories and many more coming in here to cnn news central. nus minutes from now donald trump jr. will return to the witness stand in the $250 million civil fraud trial in new york. he s the first witness for trump s legal team, which start ed their case today. kara scannell is outside the courthouse. don jr. testified for two hours this it morning before the court took that lunch break. there was an intere
donald trump jr. testifies for the defense in the new york civil fraud trial describing his father as a, quote, artist with real estate who sees things that other people don t. plus, a surprise dropout. senator tim scott calls it quits, putting an end to his 2024 presidential campaign, so which of the seven remaining candidates will his voters go to? or his donors? and side-stepping responsibility. benjamin netanyahu refuses to answer questions about whether he bears any blame of the hamas attack inside israel, the deadliest attack on jews since the holocaust. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. we start in new york city where donald trump jr. is on the stand as the first witness for the defense in the civil fraud case against his family and their businesses. cnn s brynn gingras is outside the courthouse. brynn, before we start about what s going on in that courthouse behind you, there s some sad news for the trump family today. reporter: yea