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Congress. Well have the latest on the talks between Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer. And take a look at new polling which shows President Biden making up significant ground in a swing state. Good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, may 22nd. Im ali vitally in for jonathan lemire. Testimony in President Trumps hush money trial has officially finished. Former President Trump did not toifr in his own defense can spite telling the press multiple time...

Welcome to a special two hour edition of the beat. You know, we are nearing the end of the first Criminal Trial of the former u. S. President , donald trump. By next week the case could be in the hands of the 12 member jury. But before that happens, trumps former fixer and personal attorney will be back on the stand monday for a third day of crossexamination. The defense is focused so far on trying to portray the states key witness as a serial liar, someone who cannot be trusted, and who is only...

Courthouse in manhattan. We expect to hear from him before this day of court begins. What is his message in the morning, anyway before Stormy Daniels takes the stand . We expert her to be on the stand at 9 30 eastern time. Were off and running already. Dana im dana perino and this is americas newsroom. Stormy daniels is said to be one of the key witnesses in the prosecutions case. She is expected to testify she had a sexual encounter with trump. But what will she add about receiving payments by ...

happening now, the anxious wait for the first major release of hostages from gaza after an agonizing delay. israel and hamas once again on the verge of a temporary truce, expected to begin just hours from now. if all goes according to plan, it would mark the first pause in the hostilities since the war began and could, potentially could set the stage for even more captives to come home. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer in tel aviv, israe...

get over it. >> there are dumb days on capitol hill and there are dumber days on capitol hill and this is one of the dumbest ive seen in a long time. >> house republicans reacting to a chaotic and at times childish day on capitol hill. well take you through what happened straight ahead. plus fulton county district attorney fani willis responds to leaks of video statements from three of donald trumps coconspiratorter in the georgia election interference case. and also ahead well previ...

>> our goal isnt to fight the palestinian civilians, its to fight the hamas terrorists and we make a distinction between the two, they dont. >> far too many palestinians has been killed, much more needs to be done. >> john: right now israeli forces reportedly closing in on gazas largest hospital where they say hamas is hiding in its massive terror complex below ground. suggesting the group uses tunnels below al-shifa hospitals to store weapons and posing a major challenge for the milit...

it was a victory that sends a loud, clear message, a message that candidates should run for something and not against someone. >> democratic governor andy beshear of kentucky wins re-election in an otherwise deep red state. well have much more from that race and the other major results from election day straight ahead. also well bring you the latest out of the middle east. israel says its troops are in the heart of gaza city. it comes as the biden administration is warning the country ...

their next target. thats why israels victory will be your victory. but make no mistake regardless of who stands with israel, israel will fight until this battle is won. and israel will prevail. >> that was part of a defiant speech yesterday from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu where he rejected calls for a cease-fire as well as his resignation. well have more of his comments and the latest on the israel-hamas war in just a moment. meanwhile, aid for israel is a top priority...

we have in the last 20 years. all this as republican lawmakers this week on this show and on "america reports" recount similar stories about their conversations with border patrol agents. >> i looked out and talking and said the night before, 100 had come across. he said some of them are on the list. he said what list? the terror watch list. >> we go to monument 3 and talk to the agents. its not just people from mexico or honduras. theyre finding people from yemen, iran, turkey. people...

spring break could bring a spike in cases, too. >> if you get the coronavirus thats your own fault because you know the risks of coming out here. >> wearing a mask, thats not the normal compared to people who do wear a mask. governor cuomo has lost the confidence of his governing partners. for the good of the state he should resign. >> he should look into his heart to see if he can govern effectively. >> we have a broken immigration system. our cities and our counties on the border don...