to keep you online. only from xfinity. home of the xfinity 10g network. i m sara sidner in tel aviv, israel, where we are learning a significant progress on the negotiations to release the hostages held by hamas, and this is as the israel troops are continuing the targeted troops in gaza on the ground. i m john berman in lewiston, in maine, where any moment we will get the update from law enforcement on the manhunt on the man accused of killing 18 people here. authorities are now examining a gun, a cell phone and a note he left behind. i m kate bolduan in new york, and we are learning more about the lives lost in this horrible tragedy. so many families torn apart, and so many children left without their parents. the heart-breaking details are coming in this morning about the 18 beautiful lives. this is cis cnn news central. all right. we have a two-minute warning about 2:30 ago for a news conference that is supposed to happen here in lewiston, maine, and the law e
deepest condolences to alice stewart, family makes you the rest in peace and may your memory be a blessing? i m wolf blitzer in this room. thanks very much for watching the news continuous. next, on cnn tonight on three, 60 disorder in the quarters, the judge in the former president s hush money trial criticizes a defense witness for breaking the rules decor, also, breaking news on the helicopter crash that killed a ron s president and eight others will have the latest on the investigation. what it means for iran in the world. and later one-on-one with comedian bill maher talking trump biden what he thinks is wrong with american politics and culture good evening. there was drama today in the trump hush money trial. the likes of which we have not seen in the more than five weeks of proceedings. no sooner or the prosecution rested and the defense called another witness, and the judge merchan cleared the courtroom. rare act after the judge cited that witness, attorney robert
cnn. and of course, viewers two. and we are sending our care to her family tonight. thanks so much for watching this room with wolf blitzer starts now breaking news tonight in the trump trial fireworks in the courtroom as the defense begins presenting its case, falling, a witness who was reprimanded by the judge for snide remarks and i rolling this at the star prosecution witness, michael cohen admitted on the stand to sleep healing from the trump organization. other regular news this hour, the us is denouncing the international criminal court as it seeks war crimes, arrest warrants for israeli prime minister benjamin designe out in addition to hamas leaders, president biden saying it s outrageous to suggest any equivalency between israel and a terrorist group. plus there s even more uncertainty in the volatile middle east after the uranium president s death. in a helicopter crash, that s raising concern there s about a potentially very dangerous power struggling welcome to
had it and she would tease me about going on way too long and filibustering so that she wouldn t get it exact thing. but you saw that we just had this connection that was so special and i am i am going to miss her dearly and she s going to leave a huge hole in my heart and i know in the heart parts of everyone here at cnn, so i want to thank you and everyone here for everything that you re doing for her and the family does two they are overwhelmed and over their moon about how you all have treated her here. she was really, really special woman and we loved her very much, maria. thank you. very much. and i ll give you a hug after the show. thank our deepest, deepest condolences to alice stewart, family. may she rest in peace and may your memory be a blessiessing erin burnett outfront starts right now outfront. next we begin with breaking news, the face off and drama and the trump trial as the judge scolds the defense witness, it clears the courtroom. this is michael cohe
above the law. also, deeper dysfunctions. speaker kevin mccarthy had to turn to democrats to avoid a shutdown just hours before the midnight saturday deadline. will democrats rescue him from the hard right-wing move to punish him by taking away his gavel? if somebody wants to make a motion against me, bring it. there has to be an adult in the room. i am going to govern with what is best for this country. the latest on the effort to end his speakership with congress matt gaetz set to take the house floor at any moment. plus the back story of just how that last minute deal came together at the last minute to keep the government open, and the crisis it s creating for ukraine. and the new democrat in town appointing butler as the only third black woman senator in history as she temporarily fills senator diane feinstein s seat. what that means in the growing list of democrats already competing for that prize. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. former