Look at these headlines. We will get a new reaction to what she said. A very good day to all of you from headquarters here in new york. Happy mothers day. We began in manhattan where the most explosive testimony yet will take place in the trump trial. Meanwhile this weekend, fiery words from trump as he campaigns in new jersey. With his Hush Money Trial, calling it a scam. He trimmed slammed President Biden and continues with claims of election fraud. This is all because Crooked Joe Biden does not know what he is doing. Joe is weak and he is only good at cheating on elections. Its not him, hes not doing it. Very good at cheating on elections. Judge merchan threatened jail time if he violated his gag order. Reporters noticed that half the crowd had left midway through the 90 minute speech. Our team of reporters and analysts are root covering all of these stories. We begin with trump on the campaign trail. Trump is preparing for a faceoff against mike and telling a crowd that he believes he can win the garden state which has not gone red since 1988. He dropped some hints about mistakes. From the courthouse, to the shore. Former President Trump forming a rally in new jersey on saturday. We are going to change the electoral map. We are going to win the state of new jersey. A surprise speaker. Who will we send out of the white house in november . Trump is dropping hints. Get ready for something. He is incredible. The rally from the Hush Money Trial that picks up again tomorrow will go to the prosecutions most important witness. He paid 130,000 to protect his campaign. His testimony could directly tie the former president to the scheme and the crime of falsifying business records. He has pled not guilty. Once among the most loyal protectors. Now a constant attractor. The judge asking him to refrain from discussing the case or the former president. His defense team has been laying the groundwork for a tough cross examination. The prosecution says they have one more witness and could rest their case by the end of the week. Then the big question remains, will former President Trump himself take the stand in his defense . We will see on that. Welcome to you both, thank you for joining me on this mothers day holiday. A crucial week ahead for the prosecution. Where did the prosecution leave the jury before they head into the war room tomorrow . This past week was an absolute roller coaster. We have heard eight hours of testimony from Stormy Daniels and we heard from many different records custodians who were in the inner circle of the Trump Organization and administration. The jurors are entering tomorrow exhausted from the week that they just had. And also, they know that the end is near. The next witnesses are going to be the cleanup and i think if this past week was a roller coaster, then this week we will be hearing from Michael Cohen will be even more so. Joyce, the graphic testimony about what happened in the nevada hotel room, it was very gripping for the jury, how critical was it . Were the attempts to poke a hole in her story successful . Stormy daniels testimony was important because it helped the jury understand the motivation of the crime that the prosecution has charged. Keeping that story told by that particular person out of the Public Domain in advance of the 2016 election. From that perspective, it was incredibly effective testimony because daniels is a good storyteller and she told a credible story. Whether the jury believes her or not is less important than understanding that this is why donald trump and Michael Cohen and others jump through hoops that they did to prevent her from telling you before the election. From what you saw in court, how did he get through it all . We know that the judge was concerned about his cursing during the testimony. Absolutely. This week we saw a different trump than we have seen previously in this trial. We have been saying that he was more subdued. Last week, we saw more of what we have seen before. The judge pulled his lawyers aside and instructed them to talk to their client. Saying that he will not accept that in his courtroom. That is a good preview of what we could see. The judge was trying to get in front of what could happen this week when michael takes the stand. Despite all of the testimony about hotel rooms and celebrity payoffs, this is a documents case. Where the prosecution ended the week. Has the prosecution shown the jury how the checks and invoices are all central to the 34 felony cases against donald trump . Yes. I break it down a little bit differently and say that it has met its burden. The judge will have no problem convicting on the misdemeanor counts. Everyone involved knew what they were doing and intended to do it. This is a separate issue. Showing that it was all done for an improper purpose. His testimony will weave together the threads from other witnesses. In 2015 he said that trump acknowledged to her how important that the story was coming out then instead of 2016 in advance of the election. He will be the witness that will show that trump knew he was doing this and intended to do it to prevent the story from coming out in advance of the election. Michael cohen has teased his upcoming testimony before the judge asked him to refrain from publicly discussing the case, lets take a look at that. Im looking forward to it. You cannot be finished with something unless you started. Kate, he already spent a year in prison and has admitted to lying under oath in the past. Should the prosecution be concerned that he might be unpredictable on the stand . I think they acknowledge that. I think back to when he testified last year in the Civil Fraud Trial that one of the prosecutors was standing next to me getting into court and then stayed through his testimony. That was a Dress Rehearsal for what we will see this week. At that point, they likely saw what could set him off during his testimony. Things he can work to improve on coming up and he has been meeting with them constantly to try and prepare his testimony. Any unpredictability is going to be to get in front of the corporation. He is going to be on the stand for a few days at least, how do you expect the prosecution and defense to handle his testimony . If you are the prosecution, you give him two pieces of advice, only tell the truth. Do not let the defense push your buttons on cross examination. They want to call you a bad person. Continue to tell the truth and do not let them agitate you or get angry. That is the strategy that we will see. The prosecution will try and get the truth out and put it into the record. The defense will do everything they can to poke holes in that story. Part of their strategy will be to make him angry or excited so that he comes off as less than credible. Lets step back and look at the past 15 days of the trial. Starting with david pecker. The publisher paid to stop damaging stories about Candidate Trump from becoming public. Then trumps former assistant. Then the former banker that set up the account to enable the hush money payment. Then Keith Davidson who testified he was the former lawyer that negotiated the payments. Each book ended by custodial witnesses. One his testimony stood out. Trumps former Executive Assistant in the white house. Now we wait for Michael Cohen and one other witness. Joyce, has the prosecution constructed its case in a way where it is hard not to find trump guilty . Well, look, it will come down to to Michael Cohen and if the jury believes that they have proved his state of mind. For each of the 34 counts, they consist of conduct and state of mind. In a whitecollar case like this, this is always the question. Most defendants do not tally witness, oh, i did this with the intent to commit a crime. It has to be pieced together from the circumstantial evidence. Michael cohen is as close to direct testimony as the prosecution will get here. This is why we have been waiting with anticipation for this testimony to see how he holds up on the witness stand. And then you have the prosecution will rest its case by the end of the week . What happens after that . The defense will put on their own witnesses and who might that be . Donald trump could be one. Wiser heads have suggested, no way. Right, we do not know what the defense will pull forward, with a plan to call as witnesses. We know through some of the motions practice before that they wanted to call the elections a law expert. The judge is really bringing that in. If they go forward with calling this person, they cannot go into the level of detail they want to with him. They have to stick to the broad facts. It is unknown what they are going to do. It is a huge question if he is going to testify. Once the prosecution rest which could happen at the end of this week, we will certainly hear more about what the Defense Plans to do as part of the case. Okay, it is always a pleasure to have you on my show. Thank you so much. The National Enquirer joins me in the next hour and if Michael Cohen will tell us something that we dont know about the case. The battle waged in the u. S. Over the israel gaza war. We will share more, back in 90 seconds. Seconds. Bladder leak underwear has one job. I just want to feel protected especially for those sudden gush moments. Always discreet protects like no other. 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Tonight on meet the press, the Secretary Of State denied to name the redline for aid to israel. The president has been clear for some time that we could not support a marriage or Military Operation in rafah. We shared the israeli sentiments that hamas be demilitarized. We continue to support that, there is a better way of achieving that and going headlong into rafah. Our team of reporters is covering the developments for us. Welcome to you, what is happening on the ground right now . Intense fighting, airstrikes in the north and south, people are fleeing. The Israeli Military has to fight hamas in areas that they have previously cleared. This is happening against the backdrop of these statements by antony blinken. Take a look. Pannek scenes in Southern Gaza with israel continuing to give Evacuation Orders. Palestinians fleeing and carrying their few belongings. Telling residents to get out of the combat zone. Fears mount that the long anticipated offensive in Southern Gaza is imminent. The impending assault leading to division with the u. S. President biden is saying that the u. S. Will withhold Arms Shipments if israel invades rafah. We have another four to go in rough and that is why we want to get into rocco. We are leaving for the unknown. There are no safe areas at all. The idf has advised civilians to go to coastal areas. It is hot and there is no waterworld electricity. Airstrikes have intensified in the last day and a half. Apart from a few trucks carrying fuel, no supplies have made it in since monday. This warehouse sits empty. One of the few functioning hospitals with only 36 hours of fuel left for the displaced, bereaved, and the families of hostages, the next chapter could be the hardest one yet. Meanwhile we are hearing in egypt that there is a piece treating that has been active for decades. Joining the Genocide Petition in the International Court of justice. Alex, back to you. Okay, thank you for that update as well. What have you been hearing on the hill as israel is ramping up for the invasion of rafah . We received a longawaited report from Secretary Of State, antony blinken. Affirming that israel has broken some vows when it comes to humanitarian aid, the way they have conducted the war, critical of israel, they will receive weapons, still receive offensive and defensive weapons from the united states, this has angered democrats especially lawmakers here on capitol hill for the antiwar, generally, they have stepped up the criticism of israel in recent months. Outlining what many women and children are facing as israel plans to invade raw file. Republicans that are critical of the Biden Administration hinting that there could be a point in time where they review or hold certain weapons that we saw happen last week. Here is some of the backand forth that we are seeing this morning in the words of senator Lindsey Graham and bernie sanders. Israel has broken international law. It has broken american law and in my view, israel should not be receiving another nickel in military aid. What Senator Sanders said, not another nickel of military aid is the most dangerous, irresponsible, statement in the history of the u. S. Relationship. This is not vietnam. Israel is in a fight for their lives. To abandon them under these circumstances would be outrageous, dangerous, and republicans are going to fight back against bernie sanders. At the same time, in the interview, he said that hamas needs to be eradicated, israel is facing difficult circumstances with how it can operate in raw file. And also at the same time, there are some democrats, especially jewish lawmakers in the house, other democrats in the senate, that are supportive of israel continuing to receive weapons. 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President biden said in this Campaign Event that the threat that trump poses to democracy is greater than what you posed in the first term, when you lost, something snapped in him. He claims that World Leaders grab his arm and they are worried about their own democracies if donald trump wins. How does he hone that message of democracy and make sure that people are not tuning it out, how does he make it personal to every american out there . He has to talk about the specifics. When we talk about a threat to democracy, it means what is in the project 2025 plan, that is online on the heritage website. Taking over a branch of