back to paula reid. what are you learning? >> so, for first time on the stand so far, trump is taking a shot at the judge suggesting quote that i am sure that the judge is going to rule against me, because the judge always rules against me. my law license is dusty, but that is not something that you would say to the judge. and our colleagues are giving the updates and the judge then asked the lawyer if that is necessary to answer the question if that had been asked, and the judge said according to the notes, look, you can attack me, and do whatever you want, but answer the question. that is similar to what we heard from the judge a short time ago instructing former president not to filibuster or give speeches, but to answer the question that he is being asked by the attorney general's office, and he noted that the comment that trump made that he always rules against him is not true. and once again, he asks trump to please just answer the question. big open question as kaitlan and i have been talking about since it started this

paula reid, elie honig, thank you very much. >>> the breaking news continues next here in the middle east with another live report from our war correspondents covering this dramatic development after that second israeli strike on a gaza refugee camp. you're watching "the situation room." we're live from tel aviv. is it possible my network could take my business to the next level? it is with comcast business. powering all your devices with gig-speed wifi. and you get fast downloads and uploads. pick it up! pick it up! oh we got this! because it's powered by the next generation 10g network. more speed for your business? it's not just possible. it's happening. get started for $59.99 a month for 12 months. plus, ask how to get an $800 prepaid card with a qualifying internet bundle. comcast business, powering possibilities. >>> this hour, the full scope of the deaths and destruction at a gaza refugee camp remain unclear after israel confirmed it was behind a blast that rocked the camp for a second time in two days. we're also following the evacuations out of gaza into egypt, the first civ

paula reid is there. they came off of the 15-minute break and back answering questions, paula, and what difference did that 15 minutes make, and where do things stand now? >> it is not looking like the break made much difference at all. we are getting the live updates from inside of the courtroom from our colleagues kara s scannell and another peer. and so he was launching into a speech, and the judge said, do not launch into essays or speeches. this break gave everyone a chance to reflect on how they have proceeded so far in the court proceedings, and the judge has a chance to give trump more leeway here, and that is what the trump's lawyers have asked to have the man be heard. the government and lawyers have a way to change up the way they have been questioning witness, and of course, trump has the option to be more deferential to the judge. so far he does not seem to be changing way he has been approaching this. the judge, it does not appear so far has admonished him, but we are watching and waiting to

we want more from our chief correspondent paula reid. i understand you have learned joe biden's brother has been subpoenaed? >> reporter: that's right. prosecutors are now using a los angeles grand jury to gather evident related to hunter biden's finances, signaling that additional charges could be coming for the president's son. multiple witnesses have received subpoena, one is james biden, hunter's uncle. he was also a former business partner. it appears this investigation is looking into hunter biden's alleged tax violations for allegedly not paying taxes in certain years. now, the special counsel has already filed gun charges against hunter biden in delaware, where most of the investigation into the president's son has been conducted, but these alleged tax crimes happened in southern california. that's also where he lives. the fact they're now using a grand jury there signals more charges could be coming. >> paula, i understand there's also new information about another special counsel regarding biden's handling of classified documen

cnn's paula reid is joining us now. paula, what are you learning about these threats?lf, we're talking about the yuj and his clerk. this is the judge overseeing trump's new york-based civil fraud base, and we are learning that he and his clerk had faced hundreds of threats that had been deem to be, quote, serious and credible. i put some hard numbers on this. his law clerk who has been singled out by trump online with baseless allegations, she received, we are told, between 20 and 30 calls per day to her personal cell phone. she also receives between 30 and 50 messages from social media to her personal e-mail addresses. overall, the judge and his staff, we've learned, received hundreds of harassing messages, phone calls, e-mails and in these new filings, the court says that they're having to, quote, constantly reassess and evaluate what security protections to put in place to ensure the safety of the judge and those around him. of course, at the heart of this, there is a debate on the gag order. the judge put a gag ord or former president trump restricting his ability

paula reid joins us from washington. there is a lot of wow in what i just said, paula. >> a lot of wow indeed. going back to 2020 when federal officials started investigating this organization. they were advertising on at least two web sites. what they had advertised were sexual services with primarily asian women, and if you were interested, you would receive a text message with women, and hourly rates from $300 to $600-some-odd of services. if you wanted to avail, you would have to share some personally identifiable information and driver's license and information about the employer and credit card information and you would be charged a monthly fee. i can understand why some organizations of this type might want that information to protect the women and the people working there, but it also makes these clients quite vulnerable particularly if they have, say, a security clearance or a very public job or a high-ranking position in the military. they repeatedly referred to this brothel as high-end, and i thought, what make

. >> let's bring in a paula reid and joan. paula, this is huge. what's in this code of conduct? >> we're still is working out just how big this is, how much of this is new and how it will be enforced. the court is trying to address concerns about ethics on the bench after a series of high-profile stories about benefits that justices have received. we have looked through the code of conduct now, and it's not clear how had this will be enforced, tu it is an important step. nine justices are not bound by formal ethics code, unlike lower courts, which are. in recent months over the past couple years, there's been a series of big stories a about things the justices have received and sometimes for people who are close to cases they will hear. so this is interesting because the court says that they derived this code of conduct from the one that the lower courts abide by. they didn't accept it whole is sale. so right now, we're going through trying to figure out what is different, what is new, but democrats in congress are threatening to pass legislation to mandate ethics reform. they a

paula reid is outside of the courthouse, and what have the justices heard so far, paula? >> well, john, they have heard the arguments for over 100 minutes right now, and this is the first big 2nd amendment case that has gone before the high court since the conservative decision a year ago that restricted gun laws nationwide. this was the case of a man from texas who was accused of domestic violence with a case of his girlfriend and he was put under restraining orders. and under law, a person under restraining orders cannot possess firearms. then he went on a series of shooting events and law enforcement found a number of in the wake of the supreme court's decision, a little over a year ago, the fifth circuit agree d with him. gun advocates would agree. this is not exact ly the poster boy they would wish for. this guy is a domestic abuser, he's a drug dealer. one of those shootings he just started firing off hisgun afters credit card was declined. he was subject to a restraining order, but he was never convicted. restraining orders are important tools for law enforcement w

paula reid, cnn, washington. >>> the man charged with attacking paul pelosi, husband of nancy pelosi, found guilty in a federal court on thursday. >> drop the hammer. >> this is the police video of the attack at pelosi's home in san francisco in october of last year. during the trial paul pelosi testified that depape violently struck him in the head with a hammer after they struggled. a jury convicted depape of assault and attempted kidnapping of a federal official. here is the prosecutor. >> what this guilty verdict on all counts sends is a clear message that regardless of what your beliefs are, what you cannot do is physically attack a member of congress or their immediate family for their performance in their job. >> prosecutors say depape broke into the pelosi home last year with a a plan to kidnap nancy pelosi and hold her hostage. but she wasn't at home. depape could face up to 30 years in federal prison. his state trial expected to start later this month. >>> the apec summit wraps up later today. we'll look at what has been accomplished so far. a live report from seoul is just

paula reid has the details from washington. >> reporter: on monday an appeals court here in washington will hear arguments from trump lawyers and special counsel about whether former president trump should be forced to abide by a limited gag order that has been put in place by the judge overseeing his january 6 case. according to the special counsel, this is necessary because they say trump has a pattern going back years of publicly identifying people and opening them up to threats an harassment. they point to the fact that in this case, they say just days after he was indicted, he issued this threat. he said, quote, if you go after me, i'm coming after you. he then proceeded to attack the court, the special counsel and trial witnesses who could potentially give negative testimony. then there were repercussions. for example prosecutors note how the judge overseeing the case had someone call and threaten her to kill her and her family if trump was not elected in 2024. even as recently as this past weekend, trump was calling out special counsel jack smith, him and his family. the gag ord

i'm paula reid in washington. we're continuing to follow the sad breaking news. former first lady rosalynn carter has passed away peacefully in her home this afternoon at the age of 96. she is being remembered as a mental health champion and a tireless humanitarian. governor brian kemp of georgia praising the proud georgian, saying she had an indelible impact on our state and nation. former president george w. bush calling carter a woman of dignity and strength. and first lady jill biden noting carter's commitment to mental health. >> former first lady rosalynn carter has just passed, and she was well-known for her efforts on mental health and caregiving and women's rights. so i hope that during the holidays, you'll consider saying -- include the carter family in your prayers. >> cnn's wolf blitzer takes a look back on her remarkable life and legacy. >> reporter: a soft-spoken, small-town girl, rosalynn smith carter became one of america's most charming first ladies. born in plains, georgia, on august 18th, 1927, she was valedictorian of her high school class and

paula reid, cnn, new york. >>> a criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor is with us now. always great to speak to you. if we can leave aside for a second the fact that donald trump is a former president and has all of the attendant associations and baggage, if a client used the tone, language, and substance that donald trump did on the stand, what impact would that usually have on the case? >> bianca, what we saw today was complete disaster in the courtroom. if it were anyone else, they would have been in jail. the judge would have held that person in con temgt, would have removed that person from the courtroom. but he is getting special treatment because of his former status but it is something not tolerated in any courthouse. >> how do you think it will play out then? because the judge despite what you are saying there was being quite clear in how this should be conducted. how do you think it may develop as it goes on? >> as it goes on, let's be honest, this same judge who is telling the attorneys to control your client, is the same person that will make the decision in

let's get an update with cnn's chief legal affairs correspondent, paula reid. court currently on a lunch break. walk us through what we saw earlier in the day? >> this has been much less chaotic and contention than it was when her fathers and brothers have taken the stand in this case. so far the questions have been focusing on her time at the trump organization before she left to work at the white house in 2017. they've asked about some specific projects that she worked on. let's take, for example, trump doral down in florida, the resort and spa. she was working on the financing for that project. and in one really notable exchange, they show how the bank wanted trump to maintain a net worth of $3 billion in order to have these more favorable loan terms, but she suggested lowering that threshold to $2 billion. now, they settled on $2.5. of course, that is significant because at the heart of this case is an allegation that he was maybe not being honest about his net worth. and at the same time, he had cited his net worth back then in 2011 as being around $4 bill

let's bring in paula reid. the twists and turns of this case is quite fascinating. what information are hunter biden's lawyers hoping to garner with these subpoenas? >> so they would hope to get documents and other evidence that would support their argument that hunter has been investigated and charged as a result of improper political pressure. for example, bill barr talked about in his book how trump called him and asked about the status of that investigation. and barr refused engage. but that is the kind of thing that they're looking for here. now, i will note that when hunter biden's plea deal fell apart this year and he was subsequently charged, it was a trump appointed u.s. attorney handling the case. but none of these other officials were in office. but this is also part of the more forward leaning strategy that hunder and his attorneys have been taking. this is more aggressing, their purging back at people that they perceive has targeted hunter. >> i wan to turn to the civil law case in new york. they filed for a mistrial alleging that the judge who will dec

paula reid cnn, new york. >> i want to bring in a recent market in from los angeles, now. she's an attorney and legal affairs commentator. thank you so much for joining us. >> hi, rosemary. >> so, a combat of donald trump testified monday, lashing out at the judge in new york attorney general while admitting he probably saw some of the disputed financial statements that went to banks and lenders. how critical is that it admission in this civil fraud trial? >> yeah, rosemary, donald trump in the midst of all his bluster, his belligerent conduct, his destructive conduct made statements that were hurtful to his legal case. at one point i determined that trump and his legal team had pretty much given up on mounting a defense to this case and that he was more focused on playing to his maga base, making this a part of his political rally, a part of his efforts to become the next president. he made many admissions that you would not have expected to someone's position to make. you saw his sons who testified earlier in this trial said that everything was pretty much done by the ac

let's go to cnn's paula reid who is outside the courthouse. trump's strategy on the stand not surprisingly attack, attack, attack. his lawyers debating a motion for a mistrial. where do things stand? >> reporter: jake, after all the chaos and those contentious exchanges in court today, it does appear that the attorney general's office was able to elicit some helpful testimony from their star witness. trump acknowledged at least some role in helping to value these assets in his real estate portfolio, undercutting the argument by his own attorneys where they had been trying to put distance between him and these estimates, that the attorney general's office is trying to prove were fraudulent and should result in these massive penalties. trump, it appeared his goal today on the stand was to use this time to attack the attorney general and the judge. after first the judge was trying to rein him in the he went off course or didn't answer a question directly, the judge would cut in. as the day went on, the judge did that less and less and instead def

cnn's kaitlan collins and paula reid are outside the courthouse. the judge seemed to take a new approach to the trump testimony after making that threat, but it didn't change the tension in the courtroom, tension that trump seems to be -- it seems to be part of the trump strategy. >> yeah, it certainly does. i guess that's the question of if it's a strategy that works, because we already know what the judge is determining here, how much, if anything, trump is going to have to pay in penalties, given he's already been found liable of the fraud that the attorney general's office accused him of. it's important to remember that this is incredibly personal for trump. this case has made him angrier than almost any other case he's been facing because it goes to the heart of his entire identity, his real estate empire that he has built his name off of, which he has used to get himself into office when he ran for president in 2016, and something he has continued to talk about. now this case is threatening that. what the judge was so frustrated by were trump

cnn's chief legal affairs correspondent paula reid is here in "the situation room" with me. today's hearing is all a result of trump's co-defendant being leaked. >> reporter: it's an unusual situation down in georgia right now, wolf. earlier this week we saw the videos, statements by some trump allies who pleaded guilty. they were recorded and then leaked to the media after they were shared with lawyers as part of the discovery process. now initially attorneys for one of the defendants, harrison floyd, claimed responsibility in an email to the district attorney's office. now they have subsequently said that responsibility claim, that was just a typo, and then today when they were in court lawyers for another defendant said in fact they are responsible. let's take a listen to what misty hampton's lawyers today said in court. >> judge, in being trans parent with the court and to make sure that nobody else gets blamed for what happened and so that i can go to sleep well tonight, judge, i -- i did release those videos to one outlet and in all candor of the court i need the court

cnn's chief legal affairs correspondent paula reid is joining us right now. what is the fulton county d.a. fani willis saying today? >> reporter: for the first time today willis giving "the washington post" her estimate of when she might be able to bring her sprawling rico case to trial, the case filed against former president trump and some of his allies. take a listen to when she expectations to complete this. >> i believe in that case there will be a trial, i believe the trial will take many months. and i don't expect that we will conclude until the winter or the early part of 2025. >> reporter: prosecutors have said they expect that case to last between four and six months. if you look at the calendar for 2024, it's pretty crowded and you can't find a chunk of time that large until later in the year. willis said she does not take into consideration the election calendar, but the fact is many of those are not election events, they are other criminal trials. the calendar doesn't free up until later 2024, which is why she likely expects to bring this trial l

paula reid has more. >> reporter: in just over two weeks, a three-judge panel here in washington will hear arguments about whether or not this gag order is constitutional. and while that is pending, the former president is not subject to these specific restrictions. judge tanya chutkan, the judge overseeing the election subversion case here in washington, the case filed by special counsel jack smith, she imposed these restrictions at the request of prosecutors. most defendants know they are not supposed to attack witnesses or go after the prosecutor, but the special counsel's office asked for a broader set of restrictions on trump after he made a series of statements appearing to attack the judge, witnesses, and prosecutors. now, his lawyers have argued that these restrictions are unconstitutional, that they violate his first amendment, but judge chutkan has said that trump's first amendment rights must yield to the orderly administration of justice. she points to the fact that she has a trial to put on, and these restrictions are essential to protecting people, she says, who are just

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i'm paula reid in washington, and we begin with catastrophic conditions inside gaza's largest hospital. the world health organization says al shifa is now a, quote, death zone as the center of intense fighting between israel forces and hamas. the children's organization, unicef, says several newborn babies have died there in recent days. but 31 newborns according to palestinian officials are now getting urgent medical care at another hospital in southern gaza after being evacuated from al shifa earlier today. officials at that hospital say all the newborns are fighting serious infections and 11 of them are in critical condition. israel has long said hamas uses the hospital as an underground command center. today the israeli military released this new video showing the inside of a tunnel on the hospital's grounds. we've reached out to hospital officials about this footage but have not heard back. oren liebermann got a chance to enter with the israeli defense forces saturday and joins us now live from tel aviv with more. orin, what did you see? >> reporter: paula, we spent about six hour

cnn's chief legal defense correspondent paula reid has a closer look at what happened in court and what might come next. >> i think it went very. well >> former president donald trump leaving court after testifying in an attempt to defend his real estate business. >> it's a scam, and this is the case that should have never been. brought >> during nearly four hours on the stand, trump continuously clashed with trump arthur engoron. i am sure the judge will rule against me because he always rules against me. the judge responding, you can attack me. you can do whatever you want, but answer the question. in another testy exchange, the judge had to instruct defense attorney chris guys to control your client, adding this is not a political rally. we are here to hear him answer questions and, most of the time, he is not. the judge said, and then threatened to remove trump from the stand. on the financial statements at the heart of the case, trump said i would look at them, i would see them, and i would maybe, on occasion, have some suggestions. and, on his role in preparing the statements, i a

i want to bring in right now our chief legal affairs correspondent paula reid and former federal prosecutor shan wu. and paula, let me start with you. a lot of this testimony that we've heard has been really in the weeds when it comes to how corporate finances actually work. what has been your biggest takeaway so far? >> well, wolf, those weeds are the financial documents that are at the heart of this case. here we heard eric trump insist that he had nothing to do with statements regarding the financial fitness of this company. but then the attorney general's office was able to repeatedly present other statements and evidence contradicting what eric was saying on the stand. that's why this became at times pretty tense. and you saw his temper kind of flare as the government pretty effectively undercut his credibility on the stand. >> interesting. shan wu, do you think eric trump and donald trump jr. have come across as credible witnesses? >> no. not at all, actually, wolf. i think this tactic of theirs trying to totally distance themselves, saying that they know nothing about the financial s

cnn's chief legal affairs correspondent paula reid is joining us. she's got the details. what have you learned, paula? >> reporter: well, wolf, this could be one of the most significant cases in u.s. history, and cnn has learned that among the witnesses who could be called at trial, a maid, a chauffeur, a plumber and even a woodworker. prosecutors of course could also call secret service agents or intelligence officials. but these folks who were working in or around mar-a-lago, they're the eyes and ears of the resort and they could provide the public and the jury with new insight into the environment at the club and just how vulnerable our nation's secrets were during this time. let's look at some of the testimony they may be able to provide. let's take the woodworker. we've learned that this individual was installing crown molding in trump's bedroom in february 2022 and saw some papers. now, we don't know if they were in fact classified documents, but we know he's been interviewed by federal investigators multiple times. and we've also learned from our sources that trump

paula reid joins us now. what more you learning, paula? >> anderson, we've learned prosecutors are using a grand jury in california to gather evidence connected to the president's son. now it appears that this investigation is focused on his alleged failure to pay taxes during several specific years. this was something that was supposed to be resolved with a plea deal earlier this year, but that fell apart. now these alleged tax crimes occurred in california. it's also where hunter lives, which is likely why they are using a grand jury in that state. we've learned that multiple witnesses have been subpoenaed for testimony and documents, and one of those witnesses is president biden's brother, james biden. he is also a one-time business associate of hunter's. now we me that hunter biden has previously been charged by the special counsel with gun charges in delaware, and the fact that they're now using a grand jury in california signals there could be more charges coming for the president's son. >> and in terms of the investigation of presid

cnn chief legal affairs correspondent, paula reid is with us live on set. all right, there are a million questions that i have, but i want you to walk us through what's actually happening today, what we're going to see. >> so today he is being called as a witness for the prosecution in this case. and his job is to convince a judge, there is no jury here, this is a civil trial, that he and his co-defendants did not defraud banks and insurance companies. now, the judge has already found that they are liable for fraud, and this is focused on penalties. there's a possibility that he may not be able to do business in the state of new york going forward. so he has a big task in front of him. it's interesting to hear in your interview with scaramucci that he's confident that he's going to be calm, cool, and collected on the stand, because while we have seen him be that person in depositions, he's done, he's said, over a hundred in his life, he has been on the witness stand before, he's never been on the witness stand as a candidate who's trying to portray himself

let's get straight to our chief legal affairs correspondent, paula reid. exactly what did this appeals court do? >> reporter: they put this gag order on hold, then in a little over two weeks, a three-judge panel will hear arguments about whether this gag order is constitutional. judge tanya chut kin, the federal judge overseeing the election subversion case in washington, imposed a broader set of restrictions on former president trump at the request of prosecutors. those restrictions bar him from targeting witnesses in the case, members of the court staff, and the special counsel's office. but trump's lawyers have argued that this was unconstitutional, that as a candidate for office there is a very high bar for restricting his speech. judge juddkin said, you yield to the ordinary justice, i have a trial to oversee, i can't have him attacking people who are just trying to do their jobs or comply with their civic duty. in a few weeks this will go before this panel, two judged appointed by former president barack obama and one appointed by president joe biden

let's take you live outside the courthouse with cnn's paula reid.t is the latest coming out of the courtroom? >> reporter: in past few moments the assistant attorney general questioning trump has focused on questions about his net worth. at the heart of this case is an accusation that trump lied about his net worth to get more favorable terms on loans for certain properties, as well as also allegedly lying to insurance companies to get more favorable terms. so these questions focused on his net worth are significant, and he has testified that he was worth about $2.5 billion. he's also suggested his net worth could be more than that. but the attorney general is accusing him of actually having a net worth that is much less than what he disclosed in these loan applications. he also talked about how much cash he had on hand. for one loan, he said he had $50 million, boasting that he had quite a bit of cash at that time. he suggested that his net worth was exactly what it needed to be. he's emphasized with some loans that they were paid back, there was n

outside of the courthouse, standing by for us, kaitlan collins, paula reid, they are both there for us. kaitlan, the attorney general just walked up the steps and spoke right behind you. what did she say? >> reporter: yeah, it was a notable moment to see her. she's not always in court every single day that this trial has been going on, but she is here for the bigger moments. so she is going to be in that same courtroom with the former president, she was talking about the numbers and the facts and saying that those are important, that they don't lie and how much they matter here. of course, she also is talking about the criticism that she has faced, the attacks, from the former president, talking about the race baiting as she referred to it. that is something that he has singled out multiple times when criticizing her publicly, and that is going to be an interesting factor in the room whenever, of course, they are both in there to see them both face-to-face, given what the judge has said about trump's attacks on courtroom staff and on what that looks like. the judge saying feel free to

asked and what she is answering and let's get right to cnn's chief legal affairs correspondent paula reids happening now, paula? >> so far this appearance has been quite a contrast to her father's appearance on the witness stand earlier this week which was quite combative and chaotic. the questions have focused on her time at the trump organization. she left the family business in 2017 when she went to the white house, but the government has been asking her questions about specific projections that she worked on while she was there. they've been focused, for example, on the old post office building here in washington, d.c., which was converted into a hotel. it was a project that she worked on and she said that yeah, she did profit from its eventual sale in 2022. she did not disclose how much she made. we previously reported it was around $4 million, and they've asking her about other projects like the doral resort and spa down in florida and they are especially interested how financing was secured for these properties. her role in that because it gets to the heart of the case and specific

cnn's kaitlan collins is just outside the courthouse, long with chief correspondent paula reid. paula, what are we hearing from trump's testimony so far today? has it been smoother this hour? >> reporter: much smoother, wolf, after a chaotic start. everyone took a break and it's clear that that gave everyone an opportunity to reassess their approach to today's proceedings, and what we've seen is that the judge has been the one who has most notably changed his approach. for that first hour, every time trump got off track, started pontificating, he would cut him off, which would set off interactions between trump's lawyers, the attorney general attorneys. it didn't allow for much progress in the hearing itself. so what we've seen since the break is that the judge is back in command of his courtroom, he is deferring, instead, to the attorney general's office with this questioning, saying that he is deferring to the questioner to allow trump to either ramble off script or give more precise answers. only one or two times have we seen the judge in the last hour instruct trump to be mor

paula reid has been following the case. what is it looking like right now as ivanka is on the stand? >> reporter: far less contentious than when her father or brothers took the witness stand. but today the questions really focused on her time at the trump organization. she left the family business in 2017, when she went to work at the white house. she oversaw some projects. one line of questioning was really focused on securing financing for his resorts and spa in florida. and in one exchange, she was interacting with a representative from deutsche bank, and they were offering some favorable terms for a loan for a high worth individual, but it would require her father to maintain a net worth of $3 billion. ivanka suggest ed lowering that to $2 billion. they settled on $2.5. but that exchange is significant because at the heart of this case is the allegation the former president was not being accurate or honest about his true net worth. so the fact that ivanka was pushing to lower that threshold is notable. they also asked h

and it is not just documents, because there a human element where paula reid and i understood that there a woodworker, a maid, a chauffeur, and other people who were around donald trump in the white house or the political sphere or people working at mar-a-lago or temporary workers going in and out that the prosecutors could call at trial of what it is like at mar-a-lago, and what is our understanding is documents that are suspicious that caught their eye and looked out of place, and they were boxes that they did not know what they were, and justice department says classified material that shouldn't been around any of these people without security material, and so that trial is going to paint a picture of what it is like in that club after the trump presidency, and where all of these 32 records would have gone. kate? >> and how deeply they are investigating and how broadly they cast a net, this special counsel's office. thank you, caikatelyn. >> joe manchin is saying that he will not seek re-election. and how will that up set the balance of power. >>> and also, another surge just ahead. >

. >> we're keeping an eye on all of it, paula reid thank you so much. >>> i want to talk about it more with former u.s. attorney michael moore. what stood out to you today during ivanka's testimony. >> i'm glad to be with you this afternoon. i really think that she did try to put some distance between herself and some of the decision-making on how to reach these values. she talked about folks she had talked to. explained that she has not been intimately involved in the preparation of financial statements. she seemed to not recall some information. but she did pretty much what was expected and it was a different tone than we saw from the former president. she said some of this i know, some i talked to people about. but she had some air, i guess, between herself and her father as it related to the value. some of the things i think were hyper technical and may not be of great sequcon consequence. i don't know how the court would look at a reduced rate for a child, than an appraised value of a property. we'll see how the judge looks at that going forward. >> what do you think of the cross-

chief legal affairs correspondent paula reid joins us now. what is the the government argue ing? >> this brief comes ahead of an oral argument on monday. on monday the government and trump lawyers are going to go before a three-judge panel. to argue about whether trump should be bound by this limited gag order that was put in place by the judge overseeing the january 6th trial. now in this brief, they are summarizing their arguments for why they believe this gag order is necessary, and they say that there's never been a defendant who has been allowed to malign a prosecutor, his family, going on to threaten witnesses. and they say the problems began at the begin ning of the case. they say shortly after they filed their indictment against trump, he threatened to, quote, if you go after me, i'm coming after you. then used inflammatory language to target the district court, the is special counsel and trial witnesses, who he knew were going to provide damaging evidence. and they also point out this extends to as recently as this week. on saturday the former president a at a campaign e

paula reid is breaking had news for us. walk us how this grand jury in los angeles is being used. >> reporter: jake, multiple source tell cnn that multiple witnesses have been subpoenaed to provide testimony and documents for the investigation into hunter biden's personal finances. one of the individuals that has received one of these subpoenas is his uncle, james biden. this is hunter biden's one-time business associate who could provide information that may be relevant to this investigation. at this point, it appears that they are focused on hunter biden's alleged failure to pay his taxes. now, this was something that was supposed to be resolved by a plea deal that fell apart earlier this year, and at this point it's unclear if they're investigating anything beyond that. some of the alleged tax offenses occurred in southern california, which is why this inquiry, previously not been reported, is significant and signals that the special counsel, david weiss, may be considering bringing additional charges against hunter bide

i'm paula reid in washington. america is remembering the extraordinary life of rows lynn carter. the former first lady was politically active. she fought for better treatment for people with mental illness and championed equal rights. surrounded by her family, she passed away peacefully this afternoon in her hometown, plains, georgia. the white house thanking her for addressing society's greatest needs saying she walked her own path inspiring a nation and the world along the way. governor brian kemp of georgia praised the proud george began saying she had an indellible impact on our state and nation. earlier tonight rosalynn's husband of 77 years said she was his equal partner in everything i ever accomplished adding that as long as rosalyn was in the world, i always knew somebody loved me and supported me. cnn's wolf blitzer takes a look back at her remarkable life and legacy. >> reporter: a soft spoken small-town girl, rosalyn smith carter became one of america's most charming first ladies. born in plains, georgia, on august 18th, 1927, she was valedictorian of her high school

i want to go to cnn's paula reid. she's watching one of these investigative cases going on with donald trump. she's got some major news that is just breaking right now. what the are you learning, paula? >> that's right, wolf. a federal appeals court has frozen a gag order that's been imposed on former president trump here in washington, d.c. now, this is a gag order related to the federal prosecution of the former president for alleged election subversion. here pthe appeals court has granted a request from the former president's legal team to freeze the gag order and actually hear arguments on the issue in just a few days. actually they've scheduled this for november 20th. they're clearly mindful of the fact they need to move this issue along wiftly and likely not delay this case too far into the election cycle next year. now, in this case judge tanya chutkan, the judge overseeing the case here in washington, she imposed a gag order on the former president, limiting his ability to target witnesses in the case, court st

so this is exclusive new reporting from paula reid and i here at cnn, and what we've learned is thatre are notable figures around donald trump, people from his white house, people who may be former intelligence officials, secret service agents, political advisers and others who are very likely possible witnesses against trump at that trial that prosecutors would call, but there are also lower level workers, staff members at mar-a-lago, even contract employees that were coming in and a out of his no florida resort property who could be witnesses in this case and could build this picture that prosecutors want to tell a jury about on how unsecured the documents were that donald trump had after the presidency, those people include a plumber, a maid, a chauffeur, a woodworker even and we have heard what some of these people were seeing. the maid was cleaning donald trump's bedroom suite and when trump found out that she was a person of interest to investigators and would be speaking with investigators for this possible case, he went ballistic, that is what one source told us. the woodwork

i'm paula reid in washington. president biden is doubling down on his support for israel'r

i'm paula reid in washington.sident biden is doubling down on his support for israel's war against hamas. rejecting mounting calls for a cease-fire in gaza. in a new op-ed in "the washington post," the president writes, quote, as long as hamas clings to its ideology of destruction, a cease-fire is not possible. every cease-fire is time they ex ploi exploit to restock and attack innocents again. this comes as gaza's largest hospital, al shifa, continues to be a key military target for the idf, claiming hamas is using the complex as a large-scale command center. a claim hamas denies. hospital officials say patients and staff were ordered to evacuate the medical complex, which israel denies. a head doctor there says six doctors are staying at the medical complex to treat around 120 too vulnerable to evacuate. but as the fighting continues in the north, israel's military is now vowing to advance anywhere hamas is found. there are growing signs a ground offensive into southern parts of gaza could be imminent. >>> meanw

paula reid is out front tonight. what is smith hoping to learn from the witnesses? >> eric yaa, they represent the eyes and ears of mar-a-lago. these are ordinary people who showed up to work and may have come into contact with some of the nation's most sensitive secrets. prosecutors also expected to call intelligence officials, secret service agents, but we learned how far down the mar-a-lago payroll investigators have gotten. let's take, for example, the wood worker that you mentioned. this say man who is working on crown molding in trump's bedroom in february 2022. he believes he may have seen classified documents. it could have been a movie prop. he spoke with federal investigators multiple times. when people saw the indictment, they were shocked, many of them, to see boxes of classified documents in a ballroom, bedroom, bathroom, place this is he do not believe. and this group of witnesses, a maid, chauffeur, plumber, they can really talk about the environment at the resort and speak to just how vulnerable they were on a day-to-day basis. as you noted, the form

cnn's paula reid joins us now. so this is all going right now. what has trump jr. testified to in court so far and what is his role in the case exactly? >> so he's accused of participating with his father and his brother eric in this alleged scheme to inflate the value of assets for their family's company. now, remember, the judge has already found them liable for fraud and this trial is really about trying to stave off some significant penalties. he's called as a witness for the prosecution. he's been on the stand for a little over an hour and so far the key thing that he has said is that he wasn't intimately involved in these assessments. that he relied on experts. because for several years while his father was in the white house, he was the one signing these financial statements, but said he was relying on the experts that they have hired. now i want to em facize, this trial is not just about money. unlike the criminal cases the former president is facing, this is a case that could immediate ramifications for his family. so we're not just watching what donald tr

. >> paula reid is with us along with joan biscupik. we're going to get to the bottom of the things. paula, let's start with you. walk us through this decision. >> it's notable that they'll take this case, in the wake of a deadly mass shooting, of course, and they're expected to pretty soon revisit their own 2022-case where they expanded gun rights and the history of this particular case is interesting because it goes back to the trump administration. in 2019, the atf banned bump stocks saying anyone that has one, you either need to destroy it or turn it in at your local atf aoffice, and that came in te wake of the deadly las vegas shoot wrg a bump stock was used. the folks who are challenging this ban are coming at it from a separation of powers argument. they're saying, wait a second. the atf that has very little public accountability did not have the authority here to reclassify bump stocks as machine guns, and effectively ban them, but this is definitely a significant grant from the supreme court. it's one to watch. >> and joan, it c

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i'm paula reid in washington, and we begin with catastrophic conditions inside gaza's largest hospital. the world health organization says al shifa is now a, quote, death zone as the center of intense fighting between israel forces and hamas. the children's organization, unicef, says several newborn babies have died there in recent days. but 31 newborns according to palestinian officials are now getting urgent medical care at another hospital in southern gaza after being evacuated from al shifa earlier today. officials at that hospital say all the newborns are fighting serious infections and 11 of them are in critical condition. israel has long said hamas uses the hoit

paula reid, cnn, washington. >>> court in colorado and minnesota are hearing lawsuits aimed at keeping donald trump off the 2024 presidential balance in those states. on friday, witness testimony wrapped up in colorado, and the denver district court is set to hear closing arguments on the 15th of this month. the lawsuits say the former president is ineligible to hold office under the 14th amendment insurrection clause because of his attempts to overthrow the 2020 election. one of the sticking points is in both cases, whether enforcement falls under the courts or under congress. >>> on friday, president joe biden and the first lady were in lewiston, maine, meeting with the families of victims in last week's mass shooting a gunman opened fire at a bowling alley and a restaurant, killing 18 people before he was found dead from an apparently self- inflicted gunshot wound. >> reporter: even though though it has been more than a week since the shootings, the pain is still very raw for someone in this community and that was the climate that president biden is visiting in over the course of fr

i want to begin, though, with paula reid because she has been covering this case from the very beginning. so, paula, obviously, this was important testimony because, obviously, you've got the trump family testifying. but in this case ivanka trump was not technically a defendant because of the statute of limitations. but she was a witness. did she move the needle at all in the case today? >> well, good evening, erin. ivanka tried many times many different ways to avoid having to make this appearance today. but once she was on the witness stand, she was far less combative than her father and her brothers have been when questioned. but given her evasiveness, it's not clear if she was helpful for the state's case. ivanka trump breezed past cameras inside a new york courthouse wednesday, not saying a word. ahead of her testimony in the state's $250 million civil fraud trial against her father and his company, new york attorney general letitia james addressed reporters before the proceedings. >> ivanka trump secured, negotiated loans to obtain favorable terms based on fraudulent statements. >>