Conflicted. Im not allowed to have anything to do with politics because im sitting in a very freezing Cold Courtroom for last few weeks. Its very unfair. John that was earlier today and now a live look at the New York State Supreme Court building where Michael Cohen is getting his final shot on the stand before the prosecution rests its case against former President Donald Trump. Cohen expected to take The Stand For Redirect after jurors returned from lunch in the last hour. Im john roberts in washington, sander, hope you have a good rest over the weekend because we are in it for the rest of the week. Sandra into a brandnew week and its great to start it with you john. Im sandra smith in new york and this is america reports. Cohen making that admission on the stand. Revealing he stole Tens Of Thousands of dollars from the Trump Organization. A key moment for the defense as it tries to attack cohens credibility. John he recalls that he told reporters that trump no nothing about the paym
we did not fund a gain-of-function research at the wuhan institute of virology. i keep an open mind as to what the origin is. the cdc was responsible for those kinds of guidelines to schools, not me. would you have any reason to cover up any new scientific evidence relating to the origins of the covid-19 virus? absolutely not. john: a live look at capitol hill where dr. anthony fauci, the face of the federal response to the covid pandemic, as testifying publicly for the very first time since retiring from government service. it s been quite a hearing so far. hello, i m john roberts in washington. it begins a new week, sandra. sandra: welcome, everyone. i m sandra smith in new york and this is america reports. they ve been pressing fauci on everything, from gain-of-function research to what triggered the outbreak in the first place. john: 16 is quick to deny allegations he tried to cover up the possibility that the pandemic originated from a laboratory in china,
speak of it they can be reformulated. john: by this president? he would have to want to do it. [laughs] but he s the president, he has the authority if you wanted to. john: monday afternoon comedy. appreciate it. sandra? sandra: great discussion there. meanwhile, if you haven t seen by now, former president donald trump is back on tiktok with a bang. millions of followers right out of the gate. but does the chinese-owned app even have a future in the u.s.? mr. wonderful says he wants to buy it and save it from a u.s. ban. kevin o leary will join us live, next. john: plus, is wnba star rookie caitlin clark being targeted by other players on the port? we are breaking it down with michele tafoya just ahead. it s a lot of jealousy and rage. they don t understand, if it wasn t for caitlin clark, they also would be not getting the exposure that they are getting right now. he s got so many life experiences that he can share.
opening arguments this afternoon after doing voir dire and jury selection, it would be extraordinary t the speed at whh this is moving. will this be a verdict unite republicans and help them keep not only the house majority but also win back the senate? will get a read from the former speaker of the house, kevin mccarthy, straight ahead. sandra: plus, long-awaited executive action on the border, report of the coming down the pike. that is it too little, too late? dave rubin is here on that.
entire weekend with hunter in rehobeth ahead of all of this. he says at the bottom line he is not just the president, he is a father, as well, and no parent wants to see a child go into a courtroom charged with a crime, but, you know, if you can t do the time, don t do the crime, it has long been said, and it s pretty clear by looking at the evidence that hunter biden did say on that weapon s application form that he was not involved in any kind of illegal drug use at the time he purchased the firearm. sandra: just reading through some of the updates on the jurors, the wellington police officer, as i noted, he did say that he had donated to a national republican committee in the past. on the defense team they did make it clear he intends to call a strike once they are in the next phase. just kind of relaying the updates we are getting from inside that court, although they are in recess now, john. john: again, if they get