Donald trump are preparing for a Battleground Blitz this week. The two sides cant come fo terms on debate. We want that tune for people to see donald trump for who he is, not censored, not muted. Kamala harris is looking for an off ramp, they are in trouble. Todd is trump the one with wo mentum . Tulsi gabbard latest democrat to defect and jump on the trump train. Classes just started at cornell and so are protesters. Buildings spray painted and windows busted out. A jewish student will tell us what is happening on campus. And Mark Zuckerberg admits to Ce Censoring Platforms Under Pressure from the Bidenharris Administration. Well tell you what else he admitted to. Im todd piro. Carley shimkus has the day off. Madeleine rivera is live in d. C. With the latest. Good morning. Madeleine the standoff involves mics. President bidens team wanted to mute mics when not in use in the debate. We want that opportunity for the American People to see donald trump for who he is, not censored, not mu
[gunfire] we are not at a point right now where we would support a general ceasefire. why did you strike iran s revolutionary guard? because they struck us. sandra: we are waiting an update from the pentagon any moment now after america strikes back against iranian proxies a second time in two weeks. all this this time, targeting a weapons warehouse being used by militants in syria. backed by the number one state sponsor of terror. it is all developing at this hour. welcome, everyone, i m sandra smith in new york. hi, john. john: going to be another busy one. i m john roberts in washington and this is america reports . the pentagon says retaliatory strikes are in response to iranian backed houthi forces downing a drone, worth $32 million flying in international air space. sandra: lloyd austin says the u.s. is not backing down and will continue to defend itself, its personnel its interest in the middle. launched 46, new number, 46 attacks against u.s. troops in ju
hey, laura. hey, abby. great show, as always. do you sleep ever? no? i will try to sleep tonight. i will be watching you from my couch with my glass of wine. thank you so much. we will see right back here on monday then. thanks. we know how she might be spending her weekend, but i don t know how you are spending years. the former president is spending his getting ready to testify under oath. i am laura cox live. it is almost here. donald j trump will take the stand with the courtroom drama unfolding in new york. he will face questions about the business he loves so much, that he put his name on it. this one is really hitting him where he lives, are actually where he used to live until he packed up, then went down to florida. if the judge rules against them, they could be forced to pay back millions. i mean a lot. perhaps more importantly, they could lose their business license. the former president is reacting exactly the way you would expect them to. this trial
palestinian civilians. hezbollah speaking publicly for the first time since the start of the war. his message as concerns grow of a multifront fight. also ahead, eric trump back on the stand for a second day. his contentious testimony in his family s fraud trial, and his high wire act to escape blame. and later, the crypto king found guilty on all counts, the quick deliberations in sam bankman-fried s trial and how long he could face behind bars. hello and thank you for joining us on this friday. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and we continue with the breaking news this morning. secretary of state antony blinken back in israel meeting with the prime minister, as well as his war cabinet pushing for protections for palestinian civilians. on the ground in gaza right now, idf forces say they have encircled gaza city as israel pushes forward with its ground assault, and to israel s north, the leader of hezbollah just spoke publicly for the
aviv. happening now, breaking news. israel appears to unleash a massive new air assault on northern gaza. flares lighting up the sky while rockets fly and explosions boom. cnn of course is on the ground as this powerful new israeli offensive unfolds. also breaking an ominous new warning from hamas as the israeli military says it has gaza city completely surrounded. a hamas political leader saying dozens of hostages are subject to the same, quote, death and destruction as others in gaza. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer reporting live from israel, and you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. we re following the breaking news. we re live here in the middle east on a night of intense warfare in israel s battle against hamas in gaza. our cameras capturing truly extraordinary images in gaza as we follow this breaking story with our team of correspondents. first let s go right to nic robertson. he