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Good morning, 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart. Right now testimony has resumed in former president Donald Trumps new york hush money trial. Former National Enquirer publisher david pecker is back on the Witness Stand Being questioned by trump attorney boefy. Prosecutors wrapped up their questioning yesterday by asking about the tabloid purchasing the story of Karen Mcdougal, another woman who claims to have an affair with trump. Trump denies having an affair with mcdougal. Pecker testified about how trump sought to block stories that could hurt his campaign. With us...

hill he's facing a grilling from republican about the origins of covid-19. >> also today for the first time in history, the son of the sitting president of the united states is on trial. jury hey, selection now underway in hunter biden's federal gun case and history is being made. mexico elected its first female president claudia sheinbaum. we'll have a live report. >> hello, i'm wolf blitzer in washington and urine the cnn newsroom happening. now up, i'm capitol hill republican lawmakers are turning up the heat on the man who led the us government's response to the covid pandemic dr...

Asked your colleague on the committee, congresswoman stephanie murphy. were you surprised about the nine republicans who voted with all of the democrats to hold steve bannon in contempt? >> i was surprised. you know, it's telling about this era when you're surprised and delighted to get as many as nine republicans to uphold our system of checks and balances and hold people to account when they ignore congressional subpoenas. but that is the status of things these days. so, i'm glad we did. that it was a bipartisan vote. and it was a bipartisan vote that went beyond our committee. >> at many po...

Administration. the president and attorney general have been repeating this idiotic mantra of no obstruction, no collusion when in fact you have overwhelming evidence of obstruction -- >> sir, very quickly before we go, you bring up barr. you guys voted this week yesterday to hold wilbur ross in contempt of congress. you have as a law professor previously cited 1821 supreme court decision that gives you the decision to have the supreme court sarge want arrest. is that what you suggest. >> right now what we're seeking is a criminal contempt finding against the attorney general that would be tak...

Reports to guess who, the attorney general. so as is in prior cases not much will happen with the criminal contempt finding, but it is a sign that the democrats mean business, because you don't do it lightly. >> on another sensitive issue, we are following the news that the investigation into michael cohen and the hush money payments that he made on behalf of president trump has ended. the southern district of new york where you were involved as an attorney has ended the probe. does that mean that president trump and the associates are in the clear? >> well, he has been in the clear for whatev...