They cost us as always, thanks for joining us. Well continue to watch that and thank you all for joining me. Tonights in a news night with abby. Phillip starts right now a gag order grows and donald trump drops 175 million. Thats tonight on newsletter good evening. Im abby phillip in new york and tonight too late, breaking legal developments, dealing directly with the former president of the united states. One family is offlimits. The judge overseeing Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial just expanded a gag order forbidding the defendant and former president from attacking his own family and that of the district attorneys, a gag order was already issued last week, but it only outlawed trumps tirades directed at witnesses prosecutors, jurors, and court staff. It intentionally left out judge merchan, the judges family, the da alvin bragg, and also Braggs Family as well now, those limits are dramatically bigger. Why . Well, after this easter weekend, that was colored by trumps rage filled truth
Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper what were going to start today with our Law And Justice lead a stern warning for donald trump today from the bench. Keep violating your gag order and your Hush Money Cover of case, and you may well end up in jail. Judge juan merchan, Finding Today The Trump via lord, violated that gag order for the 10th time. He find a trump 1,000 which is the maximum penalty. But judge, where shine went on to tell the former president , quote, at the end of the de, i have a job to do and part of that job is to protect the dignity of the judicial system and compel respect as much as i do not want to impose a jail sanctioned and ive done everything i can to avoid doing so i want you to understand that i will if necessary, and appropriate, unquote. Today weve also heard testimony from two witnesses who went through check by check, the payments made by donald trump to his former attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen. Those payments are at the very heart of this case because
Families outside israels security headquarters. The protesters are demanding that the government because of accept the Ceasefire Deal thats been proposed by the government of egypt and khader that has already been accepted by hamas. Just in on that front. Were learning the deal on on the table is not the same one that the israeli mediators help craft in recent weeks, cia director William Burns is in the region. A source tells cnn that burns has been deeply involved in negotiations. Were going to get the latest on details coming in by the minute plus republican congressman back gates of florida will be here. Im going to ask him about the tactic. He pushed for for the motion to vacate now being used by congresswoman margin kayla green as she threatens to push Speaker Mike Johnson out of his leadership role, leading this our Donald Trumps day starting with the judge holding in Contempt Of Court in the new york hush money cover up case, then to Trump Organization current employees on the s
Praising the police in new york for getting those protesters because out of that building. So we will continue to watch that speech or the former president , the lead with jake tapper starts right now Campus Protests are recruiting in violence. The lead starts right now from new york to california and points inbetween protests going beyond just protests, students barricading themselves in buildings confrontations between students and police in some places Vigilante Group showing up, coming up a detailed look at all the chaos plus Secretary Of State Antony Blinken is in israel, he trying to push a ceasefire as Prime Minister netanyahu i who pledges to attack raffa in gaza regardless of what the us wants. Were going to take you to the situation on the ground in gaza. Plus from the trial so the trail donald trump hitting two battleground states today. Can he avoid yet another Gag Order Violation as the hush money cover up case takes a day off before resuming tomorrow morning. Welcome to t
Where the lead with jake tapper starts right now this is cnn breaking news welcome to the leading. Im jake tapper and we are following a breaking news coast to coast, large propalestinian protest underway right now across Us College Campuses and universities after weeks of tension over the israelhamas war or at the University Of Texas at austin reports today of quote, tense interactions and physical struggles. Texas state troopers and riot gear, some on horseback started breaking up a group group of propalestinian protests. Bruce, were going to begin today with cnns nick watt reporting live from a protest at the university of Southern California in los angeles. Nick, describe what youve been seeing. Have there been has there been any violence have there been any arrests yes. To both of those right now, jake, we are in a bit of a lull. There are dozens of lapd squad cars parked just offcampus waiting. Now, earlier this morning, this was pretty peaceful until College Security tried to mo