son would ever take a gun into a school, that her son would ever shoot people. >> at his sentencing hearing, ethan crumbley who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder said this about his parents. >> they did not know, and i did not tell them what i planned to do so they are not at fault of what i've done. >> the defense is going to say you heard it from ethan himself, no one was going to be able to stand in his way. jennifer crumbley's attorney said she will testify in her own defense and each parent could face up to 15 years in prison and the father of james crumbley will be tried separately and his trial tentatively scheduled to start on march 5th and he's also to plead not guilty. >> thank you very much for that report. to our viewers, thank you very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." erin burnett "out front" starts right now. ♪ ♪

out front next, trump takes the stand and gets slapped down by the judge. did the former president and gop front-runner do himself any favors with the jury in the rnc trying to bully nikki haley out of the race as trump threatens her supporters. one of those haley donors is out front tonight. are trump's threats backfiring? anti-semitism festering on-line in china and the country's strict government censors letting it go. why is china turning a blind eye? let's go "out front". >> good evening, everyone. i'm erica hill in forrier en burnett. trump testifies. the former president taking the stand in his defamation trial with e. jean carroll and his answers stricken more than once. the judge admonishing trump saying i never met the woman, i do not know who this woman is. it's important to note trump has been found liable of sexually

abusing carroll at a defamation. this trial is to determine how much he must pay now in damages and it's a case that's long consumed trump according to stephanie grisham who wrote about carroll's initial allegations in her book writing, quote, trump was doing his usual routine when accused of misconduct. she's a liar. she's gross. do you think i'd be with that? and on and on and mostly attacking the physical appearance rather than i would never do that to my wife line. you'll hear more from grisham. paula reid is outside live outside the courthouse. trump already posting on social media after this court appearance. what's he saying? good evening, erica, shortly after trump took to truth social saying he'd rather be campaigning than in court. there's nothing stopping him from campaigning. he is not required to attend this case. in fact, he did not attend a single minute of the trial in the spring when theal allegati

of rape were litigated, but now in the 2024 campaign season he has attending much of this trial using media attention to try to frame himself as the victim. >> former president donald trump brought his 2024 campaign to a new york courtroom today briefly taking the stand in the e. jean carroll defamation trial against him. after days of speculation about whether he would take the stand trump answered questions from lawyers for about three minutes. judge lewis kaplan and trump's lawyer alina habba spent more time discussing what trump web allowed to say than he spent on the stand. habba said she would only ask her client three questions and after trump was sworn in they largely stuck to that plan. habba asked, do you stand by your testimony if the deposition? trump replied, 100% yes.

then she asked, did you deny the allegation because miss carroll made an accusation? trump responded, that's exactly right. yes, i did. she said something that i considered a false accusation, totally false, but the judge kept strictly to the plant, cut trump off saying everything after yes, i did is stricken. it mens the jury cannot consider it. habba's final question was, did you ever instruct anyone to hurt miss carroll in your statement? trump said, no, i just wanted to defend myself, my family and, frankly, the presidency. then carroll's lawyer roberta kaplan was alloweded to cross examine trump. she asked, is this the first trial with carroll that he has attended and trump replied, yes. her question, a reference to the fact that trump never attended the spring 2023 trial where a jury considered carroll's claim

that trump raped her in a department store in the 1990s. >> the jury found him liable for sexual abuse. the current trial deals with 2019 statements trump made about carroll after she wrote her story in new york magazine. she is seeking $10 million in damages and candidate trump has attended much of these proceedings. >> this whole thing is rigged. election interference. often using the trial to frame himself as a victim eaven thoug most of the controversy in this case refusing to follow courtroom rules that apply to everyone else. >> they should be thrown out, and i frankly, am the one that suffered damages and i should be given money and given damages. >> tomorrow both sides will present their closing arguments and the jury will get its instructions and the judge says he expects the case to be with

the jury by lunchtime which means we could get an answer before trump has to play e. jean carroll before the weekend and for trump even though he says he'd rather be campaigning and not reentired to be here he is expected to attend again tomorrow. >> so making the decision to be there in court, paula. thank you. out front now, stephanie grisham former ambassador norman eisen who served during trump's first impeachment trial. i want to start with you, what can you make of trump's testimony and behavior today. >> judge kaplan has really ruled his courtroom with an iron fist which i understand, he's always been like that. he's very strict about following the rules and decorum. i think that actually, he was intimidated by the judge. i think he's been watching as the judge hasn't let his attorney alina habba get a wi with much and he's been reprimanded about trying to speak for the jury to hear and he was a bit nervous and didn't

want to do anything that would get him thrown into jail, from all of the bluster you get from donald trump, he's terrified of that thought. one thing that really i thought was interesting and it's been reported that when he walked out or off the stand, he said this isn't america, and i immediately thought to myself. no, this isn't your america where you have no consequences for your actions. this is actually what america does, we have a judicial system that holds you to account when you do something wrong. >> an interesting observation. when you look at what happened in court, do you think donald trump helped or hurt himself in front of the jury today? >> my expectation for the former president were low and he did no harm to himself at a minimum, and he did manage to within the tight confines that were established, to support his case. even though the judge struck it,

i thought that that statement that i was just trying to protect myself, my family and the american people, that could have some resonance. look, there is an overwhelming amount of evidence against trump here. he's facing some very large numbers. his one hope is there is a sympathetic, pro-trump juror on this panel that will negotiate those numbers down, maybe even do jury nullification and refused to go along and he attempted to substantiate that hail mary pass. i still think he's looking at a large, large verdict. we'll be watching and waiting to see what ultimately the decisions is. when you were working for donald trump he spoke to you in the oval office about e. jean carroll, and about the allegations, and trump said, you just defy, right?

>> team seem seem to be a well worn play becomebook and is it what he uses in everything, just just just deny. >> there were two lesson, and you deny anything bad that's said about him and keep repeating everything he wants you to say whether it's a lie or not. >> he absolutely said that, just deny it. he's denying that he lost the election. so this is in his playbook and it's completely normal for him and the facts are that he's been found liable by a jury for sexual abuse and this is how much he'll have to pay for it and this is just his playbook to deny what he's done. >> what do you expect to hear from closing arguments tomorrow? >> on the side of the plaintiff, you will hear about the harm established particularly through

the testimony of e. jean carroll herself and the devastating personal, professional and security risks and injuries that she's suffered, and you'll hear an appeal for a large compensatory damage number in excess of $10 million and a punitive damages finding many times that number, mull ims of that number. on the part of mr. trump's lawyer you'll hear that e. jean carroll benefitted from this. they already signaled that argument when they were commencing the case. you'll hear about the evidence that came out today in the form of carol martin that trump's lawyers said that jean seemed to be enjoying it and that was a two-edged sword. the witness said she regretted some of the comment she'd made in writing and they weren't

accurate, but that's the back and forths. i think the plaintiffs have utsch in the better of that argument and this was devastating and e. jean carroll herself a very effective witness. big dollars probably lie ahead. >> appreciate you both joining us tonight. thank you. out front next, trump on the verge of derailing a bipartisan deal to tackle one of voters' biggest issues, one of his biggest issues and it's leaving some in his own party fuming. >> he doesn't want us to solve the border problem because he wants to blame biden for it is really appalling. plus, first out front we take you to a secret underground command center ukrainian forces launching an attack to keep a crucial town out of putin's hands and calling for trhaley t drop out of the race.

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tonight, derailed. donald trump doing his best to kill a deal on his signature issue, the border. the former president tonight acknowledging on social media that in his words our country is in serious trouble citing open borders and it is apparently not

serious enough to deal with those borders now because they went on to add a border deal now to add another gift to the radical left democrats. the former president has been privately lobbying for a bipartisan deal in congress, a deal this had yawn an mouse gop support and that was until trump got involved. here's how the push from the former president is playing on capitol hill. at. >> fact that he would communicate to republican senators and congress people that he doesn't want us to solve the border problem because he wants to blame biden for it is really appalling. >> i don't know how we miss the one opportunity to fix it, and we say i would have loveded to have fixed it, and i'll wait. >> when the senate has to show some courage any do something that at the end of the day would be very helpful to president trump. >> strong words, but trump's may

ultimately carry more weight. mitch mcconnell saying they're in a bide and many do not want to upset donald trump. it's also tied to much-needed aid to ukraine which as fred pleitgen reports is a matter of life and death. i do want to warn you, some of the images you are about to see are graphic. >> a bradley infantry fighting vehicle almost single-handedly stopping an assault in ukraine. pelting the russians with tracer rounds from the 25 millimeter gun. vladimir putin's troops, pinned down and unable to advance. this is just one element of ukraine's efforts to run from underground command centers in secret locations. the ukrainians have given us access to the command bunker. from here, they organized part of the defense.

>> it's rarely calm here, they say. the russians assaulting nearly all the time. a russian tank with a small group of troops shows up and the ukrainians track their movements. these two soldiers probably from an already decimated unit cowering in a trench aware that the ukrainians have spotted them. they hit the russians with a kamikaze drone. but they survive for now. the commander tells me russian losses here are staggering. >> they use a lot of equipment, we destroy a lot of equipment, he says. a lot of infantry assaults, they step over each other and don't provide assistance. it's true. there's a lot of infantry equipment and meet assaults. from the many drones monitoring the battlefield we see the bodies of dead russian soldiers frozen amidst their destroyed vehicles.

the command post destroys rocket strikes and ground forces to clear trenches and stop the seemingly endless waves of russian infantry attacks. >> fortunately, they have a lot of losses, he says, yet they do not stop, but it will be ours. they will not succeed, but ukraine's american-provided guns could go mostly silent soon if congress doesn't end its impasse and pass the military aid president biden says. >> the vast majority of congress wants to support aid for ukraine and the question is whether a small minority being hold it up and that could be a disaster. >> that could have a major effect for the ukrainian troops fighting here. >> erica, all of that is having an effect on the ukrainians as they're suffering increasing shortages of ammunition. the russians have an advantage in manpower and in fire power, but the ukrainians are also saying in most places they are

able to hold the line, erica? >> appreciate the reporting. retired james "spider" marks. this is key, the epicenter of the fighting in ukraine. zelenskyy says the outcome there could determine what happens. it is crucial. what do you see happening especially when you see what fred was showing us. >> what's been defined is the nature of key terrain where it gives owning that piece of terrain gives an advantage to one side or the other. both realize it's importance and just to the north and west of donetsk would provide the russians a facilitated movement into the land bridge and further into crimea. holding that makes it that much more difficult and gives the ukrainians an advantage to go after now a maneuvering russian force that doesn't have this direct line into that area. that's what's key about that.

so it's absolutely important that whoever goes after that, not only has to take and you have to hold it and that takes time. >> as we're watching all of this play out and we're talking about the funding that is not happening in this moment, presidentel zen ski has invited donald trump to come to ukraine. i can only imagine how closely he is watching this election as it really ramps up here in the united states because it will determine the aid for ukraine, but possibly the outcome here. >> oh, totally. i'm sure he was dialed in on what has taken place in new hampshire and he has -- zelenskyy has a much clearer picture as does putin about what this potential election will look like in november and the world is trying to determine if president trump is a one off or friday is a one off.

if it's a trump reelection zelenskyy has reason to be concerned. he said he would dry that up on the first day of his reelection would be a phone call to president zelenskyy and says hey, man, we have to figure this out. there has to be a negotiated settlement and he would have preceded that call with a call to president putin saying stop what you're doing. we'll let you keep, we're going to work it out. keep what you've got right now, 20% of ukraine. stop and hold, but we'll stop the killing and we'll stop the support. >> donald trump has said i can end this war in 24 hours after making those calls. realistically, could that happen? even that scenario that's being laid out? how realistic do you think it is that there would be an agreement? >> there may not be a november determination of that outcome. if zelenskyy, and if the ukrainian military runs out of bullets and you run out of options and you are in a legitimate stalemate and russia will assess that on the ground and not just hear what the

congress does and will assess it on the ground with the volume of fire and what is taking place on the ground and as we indicated and fred has demonstrateded with this incredible reporting russia will pour good soldiers after bad and he'll put more manpower on the front and try to create a breakthrough. that's what we're talking about right now. this is the critical and the inflexion point upon which all else hinges. >> we will be watching. so nice to have your expertise and so nice to have you in studio. >> appreciate it. >> out front next, tim scott vying to be his v.p.? you may recall some things he said in the past including this about nikki haley. >> and south carolina is better because we have nikki haley as our governor. >> so what changed between the two? plus more trouble for fulton coununty districict attorneyey willis nowow about to o be subpbpoenaed.

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circulating right now. this comes after two states have voted, accounting for 2% of delegates. it is an aggressive step to try to force nikki haley out of the race. trump has been pushing her to drop out, even going so far as to threaten her supporters saying anyone that makes a contribution to her campaign will be permanently barred from the maga camp. haley firing back with new campaign t-shirts, you see the one right there that read her, barred permanently. the campaign is already seeing a huge boost from trump's post. >> our website is barely keeping up with the thousands of donations that are coming in and we really thank president trump for that. >> out front now, eric levin, a republican donor who is backing nikki haley. it's good to have you with us. this draft res hugz olution fro rnc. >> i thought we were opposed to rigged elections. the whole thing is preposterous.

why are you afraid of a fair fight? get the delegates and then declare yourself the winner. >> there has been pushback, as you know. you've seen much of it not just from donald trump, but others and nikki haley, to prominent donors pulling out. one of them saying there is no pag forward for her. i don't want her to continue to humiliate herself in south carolina by losinging to 31 points going on to say she's got the cash and she said should something happen with donald trump. there are those numbers we see in south carolina. she's trailing by 38 points and not competing for delegates in nevada. does he have a point that maybe it could be time, get out, save the cash, be ready? >> that's not for them to decide. that's for her to decide and i don't know what it means to be -- pull the cash out and be ready. you're ready when you get the delegates. if the idea of being ready is something happens to donald trump along the way, 10,000 people will jump in and run. if she stays in the race and she

accumulates delegates and there are not enough delegates for others to get to win, then it makes much more sense, but the bottom line is that's her decision. he thinks she's going to humiliate herself, i don't agree, but ultimately, that's up to her. look, i personally do not think the country can survive another four years of joe biden, the entire administration is a failure. i remain very skeptical that donald trump can win a general election. you mentioned barred from maga camp. you can't go to disney world. i just don't know what that means. there isn't a registration somewhere where you'll be blacklisted and you're not allowed in, are you telling me? >> it is preposterous. i reached out to the campaign and said they've raised over $1 million if you take that post and if you take a $100 donation,

that's 10,000 votes. then you lay on top of that marjorie taylor greene's statement the other day that she wants to purge the republican party of all of the magas -- of everyone, but magas you are leaving a very narrow path to victory. think of this, 10,000 votes that trump has said please don't vote for me, he lost georgia by 12,670 votes and he's bakley saying i want to lose georgia again. >> four weeks until south carolina is a long time, right? it will cost a lot of money to stay in for four weeks. what do you see those four weeks playing out as? what does nikki haley need to do to remain a contender? ? she just has to stay on message. there's a significant segment of the party of which i am a part, the reagan wing of the party that wants to see someone in that vein and she currently is

our champion and as long as she stays in i'm going to stay with her. if she loses at the ballot box, she loses at the ballot box. that's how it's supposed to work. just dropping out and giving in doesn't make much sense to me, but it's ultimately her call. >> what if this resolution were to any through, this draft resolution? >> i think that would be appalling. if rana mcdaniel allows that to go through, she should resign. >> harry enten is here to go behind the numbers and the rnc draft resolution that is circulating to formally declare donald trump the nominee, it's been ten days and it feels like a lot longer since voting began. has anything -- has any nominee been settled this early on? >> this is unprecedented --? ever? >> this is unprecedented. the earliest i could find on record in the gop side was 2008 when it was march 4th and there were earlier contests and super

tuesday took place in early february. this is unprecedented and you see other dates when there were presichltive, and it was in 2016, the fact is that is com plotly unshall and despite being a big fan, it's an xlent point, and let's talk about other delegates. what is it? maybe 2% have been awarded and how many delegates would a nominee need? >> there are over 2,000 more delegates that need to be allocated. in order to win the nomination you need more than a thousand and the fact is that there have only been 62 delegates that have been allocated so far. we have a ton more contests to go. it's not just south carolina. it's not just nevada. we have to hit super tuesday in march and there are a ton of states and the two states that have voted so far are two smaller states and we're talking iowa and new hampshire that have very small populations and we haven't hit any of the states and we haven't hit illinois, and we haven't hit florida and dare

hit california yet, this to me, frankly, it's ridiculous, and i get the idea that donald trump is so far ahead, but as i said earlier, we should allow people to vote that show donald trump as the nominee and let's see some votes actually happen. >> you're saying let the process play out. what's fascinating, we are talking about the craft res lug because cnn obtained copies before. we can see the number of elected officials lining up behind donald trump? those numbers have grown are you this point in the process, he had zero and rid now she has 120. donald trump likes to make the argument this he's the anti-stebment candidate and he's the candidate from outside of washington, but the fact is when you look at these numbers he may not be a part of the establishment, but the establishment very much likes him. to me, we're talking about

rigged elections and so on and so forth and i would make the argument that nikki haley can say donald trump is trying to rig the process for himself rather than donald trump is saying that the process is some now rigged against him. >> thank you. >> what are the top voices calling for the party to unite is tim scott now regularly seen by trump's side on the trail and he was once by nikki haley's side in south carolina. what changed? diane gallagher is out front. >> and south carolina is better because we have nikki haley as our governor. >> you will see the u.s. senate become stronger because of the results of tim scott. >> what a difference a dozen years can make. >> i'm not campaigning against nikki. i am campaigning for the future of america. >> obviously, disappointed, but look, he's got to live with his decisions? >> at the center of the south carolina split, donald trump. >> just a little note to nikki, she's not going to win.

>> standing behind the former president, the man who haley elevated to the u.s. senate. trump pointing to that history to attack his last remaining rival. >> i mean, did you ever think that she actually appointed you, tim? you must really hate her. no. it's a shame. it's a shame. >> uh-oh. >> i just love you. >> that's why he's a great politician. >> scott's endorsement of trump marking a turning point in his and hail's long history. >> i am appointing our next u.s. senator to be congressman tim scott. [ applause ] >> as governor in 2012, haley chose scott to fill the state's vacant senate seat making him the first black senator from the south since reconstruction. >> he earned the seat for the person that he is. >> back then scott profusely praised haley as a leader. >> i can see with clarity the conviction and the integrity and

the character that you govern with, but scott insists that his backing of trump is not a betrayal and noting hail's own history with trump. >> president trump appointed nikki haley to be an ambassador so she's certainly campaigning against him. >> it is time for the republican party to coalesce around our nominee and the next president of the united states, donald trump! >> spoiled haley's shot in south carolina. >> south carolina is a blood sport, and i have dealt with the old guard and the fellas for a long time. despite haley being twice elected governor of the palmetto state, she approaches next month's primary as the underdog against trump. voters we've spoken to here seem to give scott with the benefit of the doubt to pick trump over haley. >> to me it doesn't show that he's stabbing her in the back as much as he's following when he believes to be the right course of action. >> it shows that tim scott

doesn't kind trust haley. you know, like, she appointed him and he's still not picking her. maybe he knows things we don't. >> this evening i was speaking with a prominent charleston respect rep ublican who told me scott's endorsement didn't sway support away from her and what they did say this has done as well as other endorsers of trump in the state like the governor, for example, is that scott's blessing for some voters and particularly a certain type of voter in the low country may have given them permission that they can still be a loyal south carolina republican and also not vote for nikki haley. erica? to quote, nikki haley, south carolina politics are a blood sport. >> we seem to be hearing that a lot lately. that is for sure. diana, appreciate the reporting. out front next, it is a cnn exclusive. fulton county district attorney fani willis about to be subpoenaed and it could have a sprawling election subversion

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tonight, fulton county district attorney fani willis under fire and according to cnn's exclusive reporting about to be subpoenaed. former president trump joining calls for willis to now step down from his georgia election subversion case pointing to alleged misconduct between willis and her top prosecutor nathan wade. willis and wade are both expected to receive subpoenas to testify on next month's hearings on allegations the two misused funds meant for the trump investigation. they are accused of using the money to take lavish vacations amid allegations of an affair. nick valencia is out front. tonight, fani willis feeling the pressure, the lawyer who first leveled allegations between the misconduct between

the fulton county d.a. and nathan wade now wants her and others with knowledge of their relationship subpoenaed to testify in open court, setting the stage for a dramatic hearing on february 15th which will be broadcast live. >> it's not necessarily the death blow to whether or not a case can move forward, but it's becoming a distraction and a circus and that's what we're going to see i think at the hearing that gets into this question. >> both willis and wade have been facing criticism and calls from allies and foes to step down from the case. divorce court filings from wade's wife joslyn show nathan wade's credit card charges for willis, his boss to accompany him on at least two out of state trips. joslyn wade's lawyer is now seeking a deposition from what appears to be a travel agency used by nathan wade. >> it's a bed of their own making. >> prominent georgia divorce attorney kessler believes wade ultimately holds the power to get willis out of testifying in his divorce case. >> i think it would be a mistake

if nathan wade let her get deposed and he controls it, he can get it so he can settle case. he might have to give his wife more than he wants to. it may be more difficult for willis to quash a subpoena in the criminal racketeering case against former president donald trump over their efforts to overturn the 2020 election. on thursday defense attorneys for trump, formally joined the co-defe co-defendant's efforts to get willis and wade disqualified and the case thrown out. despite the romance, the case should be dismissed because willis prejudiced the public and prot potential jurors and defendants in the case when she said this with nathan wade's qualifications. >> the first thing they said oh, she's going to play the race card now, but no. isn't it them who is playing the race card may be only question one. >> in a statement to cnn, trump's georgia attorney said willis' attempt to foment racial

animus in order to defleck attention away from alleged improp righties called out for dismissal and call if i kagsz. willis spent years before issuing the historic indictment against them last year and now she find herself at the center of it all. >> any comment tonight from willis or her office on these allegations? >> beyond what she said in the church service, that speech she gave two sundays ago, no, she has not directly responded to these allegations and neither has nathan wade. we've given them several opportunities to comment and they have not yet. this is more than just an alleged romance between two consenting adults and this is the potential of a misuse of funds. a public official giving a government contract to an alleged lover and she may have benefitted from that. the judge in this case has given

willis until next friday to respond in writing. >> appreciate the reporting, thank you. out front next, china's internet is infamously sensoed and how did that fekt online. moourt, the ups, the downs and everything in between from her decades in the public eye and we have a sneak peek.

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tonight, a troubling trend. antisemitism surging on chinese social media since the deadly october 7th terror attack on israel. the internet in china is heavily censored. those critical of xi and the communist party are usually removed swiftly. so why then doctored photos combined with swastikas be allowed to remain? some believe that is no accident. they believe china is exploiting the hateful content to hurt the united states. will ripley is "outfront." >> as the israel hamas war

rages, a battleground of opinions on china's tightly controlled social media. a surge of online hate, very anti israel and in many cases, antisemitic, the israeli embassy in beijing says. matt is a jewish american business man living in china with thousands of followers on social media. >> for centuries, china has been the biggest friend of the jews and until recently that's now all changed. >> cnn uncovered a hornet's nest of hateful content surging after october 7th. criticizing israel's military response in gaza to the ham hamas terror attacks. some remain untouch bid china's heavy handed online sensors. >> for a person like me, a westerner, to post on china's highly sensitive tiktok, i have to be very, very careful and yet, these chinese bloggers and hate bloggers seem to have free

reign. >> some online users combining the israeli flag and nazi symbols, the german embassy in china says the images are quote, degrading to human dignity and calls the posters ignorant idiots or shameless bastards. some buying israeli flags on china's online platform just to step on them and post the pictures online. e even the shanghai jewish refugees museum facing a flood of social media comments demanding its demolition. adding fuel to the online fire storm, some state media outlets accusing israel of committing war crimes. beijing has not condemned hamas but has called for israel to stop its quote collective punishment in gaza. experts even suggesting china may be using antijewish hate as a weapon against washington.

israel's biggest factor. >> it helps facilitate the chinese government's foreign policy agenda, which ultimately, is to see the u.s. as the enemy trying to -- china. >> she says recent statements by china's foreign minister suggest an ulterior motive. >> translator: we have always firmly defended the legitimate rights and interests of arab and muslim countries. >> a deliberate diplomatic strategy influencing how chinese citizens perceive the israel hamas con flflict. if there's one thing we know about chinese social media, it is very tightly controlled. even material deemed marchly sensitive often gets censored, so the relative lack of censorship around this hate filled content does raise questions about whether this behavior is being at least tas

idly approved by the chinese government. this of course raising concerns amongst the jewish community in china that this is not a new reality. >> great reporting. thank you. "outfront" next, martha stewart. few public figures have had such extreme ups anned downs and fewer still have enjoyed such longevity. a new cnn original series explores why.

tonight, the original influencer. martha stewart. a new cnn original series explores her rise and fall and moe mentous comeback. here's a look. >> martha was about excellence and perfection. >> there is no media personality, businesswoman, celebrity chef like her. she was an original influencer. >> all the magazines and

television shows. >> i think our standards are higher because of martha. >> she's everywhere. martha stewart living. >> her career starts to take off like a rocket. >> you would read about it in the press. criticizing her. she wants protection. she wants power. she just doesn't want to stop. >> martha stewart is among those under investigation for suspected insider trading. >> she's being prosecuted not because of who she is but, because of what she did. >> martha fell fast and hard. >> the comeback was beginning before she left. >> she loves to be clever. she loves to surprise. and she loves to defy. >> if you would asked me would there still be interest in martha stewart 20 years from now, i would have said absolutely not. boy, did i underestimate martha stewart. >> the many lives of martha stewart. sunday at 9:00