going back to the traditional east/west format, so you will be already on the team with lebron, jokic. steph potentially. do you think that going back to the east/west is maybe going to bring back some competitiveness to the game? >> maybe. that was the original set. i like it better honestly. so hopefully. >> excited for the game. going back to east/west. the games i remember growing up. and luka, congrats to him. he is a new dad. had a baby girl in november. i asked will him what is more difficult, changing diapers or a step back three. and he said changing diapers. >> oh, come on. it is not that bad. andy, for the record, how tall are you? >> i'm only 5'11" generously. >> well, that 1 tall enough. just want our viewers to know that you were interviewing someone who is --

>> he is a giant. >> all right. andy, thank you. have a wilf wonderful weekend. i'm kasie hunt. "cnn this morning" starts right now. good friday morning. so glad that you are with us. i'm poppy harlow with phil mattingly. the rnc jumping the gun with a draft resolution declaring donald trump as presumptive nominee. and we know who pressured the rnc to pull that back. and the former president back in the courtroom for closing arguments in the e. jean carroll definamation trial. and breaking overnight, a new method of capital punishment has been carried out in the u.s., alabama the first state to use my nitrogen gas to execute death row inmate. "cnn this morning" starts right now.

sf this morning donald trump is taking his presidential campaign back to the courtroom as he tries to bend the will on multiple fronts. and he will be back at his defamation trial for closing arguments right here in new york city after briefly taking the stand yesterday. the jury will soon decide how much the former president needs to pay his rape a being could you sayer for branding her a liar. yesterday we heard trump testify that he only wanted to defend himself, the family and the presidency. but overnight he unloaded. >> i have no idea who she is, where she came from, this is another scam, a political wi67 hunt. and somehow we're going to have to fight this. the whole thing is a scam. and it is a shame. and it is a disgrace to our country. >> that happening while down this georgia trump has joined an effort to throw fani willis off

his election conspiracy racketeering case. his lawyers are pushing to disqualify willis for allegedly having a romantic relationship with the special prosecutor she hired and they accuse her of stoking racial animus. that at the same moment trump is tightening his own grip on the gop and trying to destroy the only bipartisan effort on capitol hill right now to address the border crisis politically fueling his campaign. let's start with alayna treene and the legal drama. what was trump trying to do in that very brief testimony yesterday, how is he trying to use that to his political advantage? >> you're right, it was very brief. we saw that yesterday. he was only on the stand for a n mere minutes. and part of that is because he was extensively prepped by his lawyers. we know donald trump has wanted to testify repeatedly in the past, even said he wanted to testify before in this specific case. only to ultimately be convinced by his lawyers that he shouldn't. and part of that is because there are a lot of concerns

around whether donald trump would cross the line, make a mistake on the stand or do something that could really jeopardize the case. but that is why he was up there for just a couple minutes and there was a couple reasons why he wanted to get up there. one is because remember, this is about damages and money and that is something that donald trump cares very much about. but the other is because he really wanted to defend himself against these claims i'm told. and i found it really interesting to look at the language that his attorney used in saying that she thinks that donald trump needs to respond to these claims. part of that as well is because donald trump wanted to defend himself and we've heard that some of that comes from melania trump. melania trump has told donald trump in the past that she thinks that he needs to respond to these claims, again they relate to sexual assault, that is not something that is actually being considered in this case, e. jean carroll was already found in favor of those allegations. this is about the money and the damages that donald trump owes.

but it is something that melania trump has told donald trump that she thinks that he needed to defend himself from. i want to just give you a quick exchange i found really telling yesterday. his attorney asked donald trump did you ever instruct anyone to hurt ms. carroll in your statements. and donald trump said no. i just wanted to defend myself, my family and frankly the presidency. and that was really all we heard from donald trump on the stand. he had some other moments there are he spoke without turn -- out of turn i should say and the judge encouraged him not to do that. but that was really the main message of his brief testimony. and again, this is also a fund raising and public relations vehicle for donald trump. we saw his team blast out a fundraising text trying to raise money off of this just hours after he took the stand. and as well i think, you know, as we've been reporting, this is a campaign stop for donald trump and he is trying to draw attention to what he argues is him being a victim of political

persecution. >> make no mistake, this is political as much as it is legal. alayna treene, thanks so much. joining us to discuss it all, errol lewis, lee carter, john avlon and zach . and you were in the courtroom yesterday. some of what he was saying was struck down by the judge. what was it like? >> before he even took the stand, there was about ten minutes where the judge and trump's attorney were going back and forth talking about the ground rules for trump's testimony, things that could be asked and what could not be asked given the fact so many of the issues has already been skied. and when that happened, we saw the energy level in the room really change. trump when he had walked into the courtroom in the morning wasn't making a whole lot of audible comments. maybe whispering to his lawyers a little bit. but otherwise just watching the proceedings and the witnesses before him. but then when we got to talking

about the conditions of trump's testimony, all of a sudden he started speaking up, talking to his lawyer saying he had never met carroll again claiming that and espousing many of the claims that we've seen him do on the campaign trail and in public. so the energy level really changed once we got to that subject of trump's testimony. >> talk about the context of this happening as sort of a remarkable thing, the rnc almost went ahead before it was looked up and going to name him presumptive nominee. and then trump says no, don't, i want to actually win this thing. >> yeah, and he pointed out i think wisely that they need to let the process play out a little bit. the rnc could have issued a statement that the sun will rise in the east. >> and it wasn't like ronna mcdaniel put it forward. they all voted on it. >> and i don't think she is empowered to do that. but the whole idea of crowning

him is unnecessary. why would you need to do that? you won all but one county in iowa, you won by double digit in new hampshire, he will win nevada walking away. and he will win these 30 points up in south carolina. so why do this. they want this to be over because they know that there is a problem. there is a problem out there. if you look at the numbers closely enough, you see that there are a number of republican constituencies that are not with the trump team at this point. they want to wrap it up as quickly as possible. they thought it would help him. he i think properly says let's tease it out, he needs the press, he needs the hits. >> he is a bottomless thirst for attention. so when we say he has parlayed the court cases, no, it is about sucking up the oxygen of attention. and it should be a flashing red sign for republicans who say that maybe somebody who has sexual assault claims an 91 indictments and an insurrection and negative appeal to independents and moderates is

not such a good nominee, but the party is falling in line. where it is most disgracefully sign is on capitol hill right now. donald trump has been running on the border, calling it an invasion. we talked to his supporters. and every state says it is the number one issue. and donald trump is the person stopping a bipartisan security deal from happening. >> can we listen to the republican senators la himentin this moment? >> i think the border is a very important issue for donald trump. and the 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. >> anything that interrupts that negotiation i think would be tragic. >> i don't think making the border better changes the 2024 outcome presidentially. i think it is what we're expected to do.

>> some allies there. not all, not mitt romney, in you lindse but lindsey graham. >> and a lot of people are saying trump is blocking the deal from happening. haley and the damdemocrats will capitalize on that. but his base will say he is back, the deal wasn't good enough, he has ted cruz talking about how this deal was a crap deal. and so what they are trying to position it as no, we're actually doing a tougher deal and we'll say, no, to a deal that will tie this to the ukraine and we'll make it stronger if we get it through. >> but that is utter b.s. and important to point that out to folks. donald trump is trying to stop this deal from happening so he can stop bipartisanship and biden from getting credit, so he can campaign on the issue while it gets worse. he is playing those supporters who care about the borders for fools yet again.

an a lot of folks on the far right are doing it for their own political purposes as well. but we shouldn't say -- that may be folks' perception, but they are being drugged and diluted. so that is important to point out. >> i'm always struck by the fact trump didn't actually attend the initial trial that found him liable for sexual assault and defamation as it pertains to e. jean carroll. what effect has his presence had given the fact he wasn't even there for the first one that you could argue is probably more substantial given the findings? >> as this trial approached, we had heard a lot from trump expressing regret that he had not attended the trial. he said that he was advised by his lawyers at that point last year to not go and that he was told by his lawyers that the trial was beneath him. so we had seen him as the trial approached having this renewed resolve to go to all these trials. not only the e. jean carroll trial, but the business fraud trial in new york. and so all these proceedings. that being said, when trump was

not on the stand and other witnesses were testifying, the jurors really weren't paying attention to the former president. they weren't in that courtroom all day long staring at him. they really were watching the testimony happening in front of them, but they certainly have heard a lot from donald trump, not only his testimony on the stand, but also his depositions in many of his cases over the last few years. >> balballer move for nikki hal was to attend this trial. if you want to draw the attention, triple that. >> i'm just trying to get to the weekend, man. >> and i think the point you are making earlier, trump knows that his best campaign platform right now is the courtroom. 2020 biden from the basement, this year trump from the courtroom. he's said it himself, every time i get indicted, i get a bump in the polls. >> and also a split screen on the president of the united states announcing billions for infrastructure in swing states and other on the side donald trump going in and out of

courtrooms. >> there is a primary and then the general. so we'll see if it transfers over. donald trump taking on fani willis as well. he is trying to get her it is qualified from the election interference case. we'll tell you how next. and also a significant international event happening today, international court of justice about to hand down a ruling on the genocide case brought against israel by south africa. the word is wld is watching the.

donald trump joining the effort to try to get fani willis dism dismissed. willis says racism is a factor. but trump is arguing that she'ses one trying to stoke racial bias in all of this. zach cohen is joining us with this reporting. i'm completely fascinated by how this will go. she's been subpoenaed, will she comply. there will be a hearing. and now trump involved. >> yeah, trump formally joining the effort to get fani willis dismissed from the case. r writing in a new court filing that these allegations that she and nathan wade had an improper

relationship should disqualify her. and trump's attorney made it clear the decision is up to the judge. he says although the court may not have the authority to disbar d.a. willis, it does have the power to dismiss the indictment and disqualify her and the special prosecutor she hired and her office from any further involvement in this case. and she said also adding that fani willis -- accusing willis of injecting racial annimus against donald trump and the other defendants. and he is pointing to comments willis made right after the allegations first surfaced. take a listen. >> i hired one white man, brilliant, my friends. and a great -- and i hired one black man, another superstar, a great friend and a great lawyer. first thing they say, oh, she going to play the race card now.

>> remains to be seen if the motions will have an impact on the course. sources on both sides of the equation say it is unlikely that it will get the entire case dismissed and also an uphill battle that fani willis will get thrown off the case. but politically this is a distraction for fani willis and added fuel to trump's attacks gh against per personally. >> and fani willis facing this increased pressure, defense attorneys expected to subpoena her to testify. what exactly is going on as it pertains to specific her right now? >> yeah, we were reporting yesterday sources telling us that the defense attorneys in this case want fani willis to take the stand and testify publicly under oath. there is a february 15th trial where the allegations of an improper relationship with the lead prosecutor will be the focus and the subpoena is for her to take the stand in that

hearing and testify publicly. as you know, all the hearings in this case are video broadcast. so if that does happen, we'll be able to watch it live. >> zach, thank you. cia director now getting involved in the israel-hamas hostage negotiations. what we're learning this morning. and breaking overnight, alabama has carried out the country's first known execution with thigh troh nitrogen n gasn this m method nextxt.

these are live pictures outside the hague. we're waiting for the international court of justice to deliver its ruling after the south african accusations of genocide. the panel is expected to -- could restrain the israelis in the war against that a mass with what they saw, though it would be nonbinding. a mass with what they saw, though it would be nonbinding.a mass with what they saw, though it would be nonbinding. >> and bill burns is set to meet with the intelligence chiefs for israel and egypt and along with qatar's prime minister. they will discuss a deal to potentially trade the remaining hostages held by hamas which is over 130. priscilla alvarez is joining us with more. it is significant that burns is getting involved here.

qatar has always been at the center of it. how likely is this on actually happen and what shine would it take? >> it is just another top u.s. official getting engaged in these talks. as there are intensive discussions about parameters of the deal that would include release of hostages an cessation of fighting in gaza. as you mentioned, the cia director will be going to europe where he will meet with israel and egypt intelligence chiefs and the qatari prime minister. all are key players in the talks. whether they can get to a deal is still unclear. we've known over the course of time since october 7 that these talks are still very sensitive and delicate and they can break at any moment. but we do know brett mcgurk is already engaging in the talks as well and the white house has described it as sober and serious. now, we should note there are

tensions between israel and xwi t qatar after a leaked reporting of netanyahu calling qatar problematic, this of course something that the white house has not weighed in on, but what they have stressed is that their relationship with qatar is strong, it is a key player in brokering any deal with hamas along with egypt. so where these talks go, again, still unclear. but clearly getting more and more serious as these top u.s. officials start traveling in to the region to get more he engaged. in yeah, that statement from john dikirby not subtle. you guys reported the call president biden and prime minister netanyahu had last week. there has been a lot of tension in that relationship as well. our contributor has new reporting that in that phone call they discussed the length of the war, the path out of the war. officials have been pressing benjamin netanyahu to keep this as short as possible. what do we know?

>> i reached out to the white house about more details. and as you mentioned,i u.s. officials are pressing for low intensity operation. and they also pressed israel on a solution for palestinian state. this is something that president biden and the prime minister are still at odds over and something that came up in their conversation last week. we know it lasted about 40 minutes. according to the white house readouts though, it didn't yield any new agreements about the future of gaza and trajectory of operations, but this of course is also at a very crucial time for president biden as he launches his presidential campaign. we're seeing protestors calling for a ceasefire this gaza in multiple events. the presidentacutely aware of the anger in his own base and willing to talk to critics. but this issue is not going away and one that will be front and

center for campaign official this is year. >> thank you for that reporting. liz cheney is urging nikki haley to stay in the race through super tuesday even though dhacheney hasn't ruled oa run for the white house herself. and if you've never been here -- >> you wouldn't know. >> and they didn't leave any impression up there either. there is no trace of them whatsoever.

alabama carrying out the nation's first known nitrogen gas execution. kenneth smith was sentenced to death for his role in a 1988 murder for hire and he survived a botched legal injection in 2022. smith's legal team fought until the very end arguing the method could lead to excessive pain or even torture. after smith was fitted with a mask and the new itrogen floweds this how officials described final moments. >> he appeared conscious for several minutes in to the execution. about two minutes following that, ken nit smith shook and

writhed, followed by several minutes of deep breaths. following that, his breath slowed until it was no longer perceptible for media witnesses. >> the process began at 7:53 central time last night. smith was pronounced dead at 8:25. new this morning, the republican national committee has withdrawn a draft resolution that would have formally declared already donald trump the presumptive nominee. >> trump initially supported it, then came out against it after widespread backlash among republicans with concerns that he be perceived as trying to stack the deck against nikki haley. trump posting that he should, quote, do it the old fashioned way. >> and back with us, errol lewis, lee carter, john avlon. and we've talked about this at the top of the show. i guess if he is named presumptive nominee, there is a lot of like funding mechanisms that would help him right now. that is the technical part of it. but what is your reaction just to the push to even have done

this? >> it really makes me suspicious about what they see. there is one scenario in which donald trump is doing very well. he wins iowa, he wins new hampshire, he is on his way to winning nevada and then south carolina. but if you look at the numbers closely, there is also scenario where clearly he has not completely unified the party. there are a number of republican constituencies that have not come along. he will have -- and that foreshadows a problem that he may have as presumptive nominee in the general election. >> you saying this could have been partly driven that we have to get you going faster? >> sure. if we remember back in 2016, it took him state after state after state. this is not a sure thing. he acts as if august the repubthe -- all the republicans with me and that is not the case. >> i think everyone would want to close it out early.

but in the last four days he has country the rant after winning new hampshire and giving nikki haley a lot of ammunition. he said that he would ban all donors. she raised $2.6 million since new hampshire. this whole kerfuffle has taken place. >> and made t-shirts. >> she has merch. everybody loves merch. not a really great three days for the now presumptive nominee. i don't think that it has a bree broader impact or does it? >> i don't think it has a broader impact. but results of new hampshire, 7 6 7 of 10 undeclared for vote. so i think that it would be a big mistake for -- >> just 4% of americans think that the process works well. and this is a floor that is unbelievable. we have to let the political process work if anyone wants to have an investment in this outcome. and he will need these moderate, he will need people. 35% of voters in new hampshire said that they would never vote

for donald trump. he needs to go through this process to get the support because he will need it when it comes time to the general election. >> and he is the one who said that, he is the one who said i don't know if you think he deserves any credit, but he said no, no, no, i want to win like actually win this thing. >> i don't think he actually needs it. he doesn't want to be seen as needing help. that is contrary to the brand. and he is in a very strong position in terms of delegates. the rnc has been treating him as incumbent the entire time while the rest of us were looking at a very crowded field frankly. so that a not surprising to me. i do think there is a case for haley to stick it out because only two states have voted. there are hard core support constituents in the electorate who will not vote for donald trump. and her job is to about band that and create an alternative and it gives her time depending on what chaos is created by

donald trump. just more democracy, more voting, not shutting it down. but the degradation to the democracy is what is so dangerous. loss of faith. and that is disproportionately donald trump's fault for trying overturn elections and having this chaos around our country. >> is he is running on retribut and grievance and anner. that takes timing. you have to build to a crescendo. you can't run it as a rose garden strategy and say i'm the guy, let's check in ten months later and make meet the president. numbers don't support that state by state. so he will sort of try to create a drama rather than close it out early on. >> i also think if they were to do something like that, that nikki haley would have a really good path to say i'm going to be on the ticket here. and if that were to happen that would hurt donald trump. right now third party candidate benefits donald trump. but if this were to happen, i

think that it could hurt donald trump. >> so hurts donald trump, doesn't get nikki haley the presidency but helps biden. >> it could get nikki haley on the ticket as one of the third party candidates. and i think that could be a problem for donald trump. >> only way it doesn't hurt is ifs top of the ticket. but in terms of preview of coming attractions, it is the unprecedented nature of multiple independent and third party canned didacies that puts the m in total chaos. >> that is true. and you mentioned it earlier, biden in wisconsin talking about a 1 build infrastructure proposal that rebuilds a critical bridge in a critical swing state while trump dealing with all this. an interesting contrast. >> 3.1% gdp growth last year. >> thanks, guys. president biden as we noted will be back in south carolina this weekend hoping to lock down a crucucial voting bloc. and from packing up tom

brady to becoming one youngest coaches in the nfl, o'connell's unexpected career trajectory shaped how he coaches. >> being told that you were not good enough, being told multiple times -- >> who said that to you? >> i got told a lot of times. the beauty of it, it normally coincided of a comp ple liment heck of a coach. but not always the greatest thing to hear.

it is because of this congregation in the black community of south carolina, and jim clyburn, that i stand here today as your president. >> that was president biden earlier this month in the state

that really revived his 2020 democratic primary bid. now biden set to return to south carolina tomorrow a week before the democratic contest. it is now officially the first in the party's nominating calendar. the dnc changed the rules, their argument was to allow more diverse voter base to have an early say. and it will test the enthusiasm of black voters always a time when polls show biden is losing crucial support from that group. donald trump is nearly tripling his support among black voters from the 2020 election. and the biden campaign has been pushing back on those concerns about any weakness or softness for president biden with black voters. listen. >> the thing that i know the black community is looking for, we want results and not rhetoric. just during the time of president biden, just occurring o during our time as governor, rates of black businesses has increased significantly.

>> i want to be clear about this, no administration has done as much for the african-american community as president biden and vice president harris. we're talking about blackwellth being up 60%, racial gap being as low as as it has been in recorded history. >> let's bring in florin natash. she supports biden. thank you for being with us. do you think the biden campaign should be more concerned than they sound publicly about these numbers? >> i do think that we're in an election cycle that we're just getting started, but we're in this election cycle and we have to be concerned about what we're hearing from voters. and if voters are not excited about the election, we have to find ways to make sure that we're igniting them. i don't think this will be based on the excitement of voters but it will be based on the igniting of voters.

you have to be able too make t connection about what it is that they care about. >> and is that what you are hearing on the ground specifically about president biden, is what you are hearing on the ground reflective of those numbers? for example that in six swing states right now according to the "new york times" polling, trump has 22% support among black voters. he had 8% support last time around. >> i'm not hearing as much around trump. to be honest the polls -- let's be reminded that trump went out of office having the lowest polling numbers that we've seen in the modern president. right? but yet he is now like foregone for the republican party. so i think polls are an indicator, but i don't think they in themselves that black voters that i'm talking to are not going to vote for trump, that they are not saying that they are supporting trump. they are not excited necessarily about the election and i think that that is a burden of biden. i think biden as a burden that is bigger than himself to get

the message out. >> and that is cnn reporting that democrats are concerned about just a lack of enthusiasm. and you talk about it the way you describe it is the january threat jackson principle. explain that. >> that's right. janet jackson had a song saying what have you done for me lately. oftentimes candidates will talk about what they have done in terms of policy reform. what i'm seeing with young people, they want to know what have you done for me lately, what will you do about the rising education costs, what will you do about rising housing costs, what will you do about the hamas war that is happening. so i think that it will be really important that the biden administration find the right message to really talk about not what they have already done, but what they are going to do in this next -- >> and just to touch on that last point you made about the president's stance on the israel-hamas war, and not

calling for a ceasefire yet, another campaign event yesterday where the president was, this follows earlier this week more than a dozen times he was interrupt by protestors who opposed by the way the administration has handled this and all their support for netanyahu. i wonder if you think that that is a change that would make a difference politically. is that what you are hearing from voters? >> that is exactly what i'm hearing from voters, particularly young voters. they want to see a ceasefire. this is like south africa. i remember being a very young woman and that students actually took on south africa and what was happening in apartheid. i think what we're seeing right now, young people have taken on this foreign policy issue and they want to see a ceasefire. i think it will have a comprehend impact on his campaign. >> natasha brown, thank you for

joining us. >> thank you for having me. senior senate republicans are reportedly furious that donald trump may have blown up the latest agreement on border funding. why he is urging lawmakers to oppose the bipartisan deal. and influencer inmate and icon ahead, a review of the new cnn original series that dives in to the many lives of the great martha stewart.

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for decades martha stewart made her mark on american culture and still making her mark through her special brand of domestic perfection. and the series the many lives of martha stewart traces her

success, fall from grace and momentous comeback. here is a preview. >> the modern woman will no longer be chained to the stove. >> you've broken loose again. >> when i think about the old show, i think about women in the kitchen and they are always serving their husbands. they are always taking a back seat to the male. i think with martha with how she exudes confidence in the kitchen and she owns it, i think that she's changing the way that we would think about a woman in the kitchen. this is my kingdom. i think that she took it back. >> joining us now is someone who knows martha quite well, carla hall. thanks so much for coming in.

>> thank you. >> you are like a huge celebrity. and borderline mayor. >> i'm the social mayor. >> even better. >> what i'm so fascinated by knowing what will be in the doc, there are parallels between your career and martha stewart's career, how you started in finance to where you actually got. what did you learn from her, what did you take from her career? >> first of all, in the moment, you don't realize the parallels that you are creating. you don't realize the parallel roads. mine frrks finguy i mean, from finance to modeling to food, but i know marsha was a huge influence for me when i started with one of her cookbooks. but for me, when i look at the parallels there, are no boundaries. we can go in any direction that we want to go in. and just the wide berth of what we were doing.

finance, modeling, food. literally sort of touches -- >> in the same order you went. >> in the same order. when i look at what she's done, and she's been at the top of her game every time, it is just about work ethic and saying yes, i can do this, yes, i did. and when you think about feminism, it is about choices. i want to make the choices for my life and i think that is what i learned forrom martha. >> i find her to be so relevant but to have been so relevant, to be so relevant and will be relevance. and that is really unique. oftentimes famous people are relevance for a period of time. what makes her always relevant? >> because she's always choosing something new. she's always having new experiences. >> even with snoop dogg. >> even with snoop dogg. even with the cover of sports illustrated at 80. what? she looks amazing. and i think when you think about as you age what can i do new,

and she's not necessarily reinventing herself to put on a different mask. she is saying i can do this too, i'm going to try this and i'll step into another sand box. >> what did you think when you saw her with sthnoop dogg? >> i was like what the heck? that was the honest -- >> but here is the fascinating thing to me. it works. and it makes sense and you don't even think about it anymore. crazy that she can pull it off. >> do you know why she can pull it off is? these not she's not trying to be somebody else. she is martha respecting another talent at the top of her game and she's curious. she is very curious. >> interesting. such an important quality. >> and is there something you know about martha stewart that most people don't that they should?

>> i think marsha enjoys people who are confident and self-assured. i think that -- and i've been in a space with her where, you know, honestly, if she walked in this door right now, i'd be like oh, my god. you feel that presence. and i think that she is not as snooty as one would think. i think that she enjoys somebody who enjoys -- when i say success, i don't mean success in the form of money and all of that, but success in themselves, success and confidence in themselves. and that is a very broad like lift and span. >> sometimes when you go through the valley like she did in multiple ways, you come out even more confident and strong. >> yes, yes, because you allowed yourself to be in the valley and you learn from that. i think that is something that people can learn from. >> and we should do this for like the next three hours. >> i would love that.

>> carla hall, thank you so much for coming in. >> thank you so much. the new series premieres with back to back episodes sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. donald trump takes the stand. his testimony over in less than three minutes. >> the judge many of managed to maintain a fair amount of control. >> i still think that he is looking at a large, large verdict. former president trying not toderborder. >> and republicans worried about crossing donald trump. >> i hope no one is trying to take this away for campaign purposes. >> the republican national committee was considering a resolution that would declare donald trump the presumptive nominee. >> this would be an unprecedented step for the committee. they are usually to remain neutral. >> there are nikki haley voters he will have to bring back and he is not helping himself.

>> fani willis under fire about to be subpoenaed. >> trump officially joining the push to get fani willis dismissed. this is more than just about an alleged romance, this is about the potential of a misuse of funds. >> good friday morning. it is top of the hour. and there he goes again. donald trump dropping a bomb on a bipartisan border deal, not everyone trying to hide why. posting "a border deal now would be another gift to radical left democrats. they need it politically but don't care about our border." >> and the former president trying to crush a border deal because it might help democrats. republican senator mitt romney echoing disappointment and anger felt by many of his fellow republicans in the senate. >> he doesn't want us to solve the border problem because he wants to blame biden for it is