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We bring you 5 stories that will get you up to speed and on with your day. Updates at 6am, 9am, 12pm, 3pm and 6pm Eastern, every weekday.

6 PM ET: Trump's classified documents trial postponed, deadly Israeli airstrikes, Boy Scouts rebrand & more CNN 5 Things
We start with new developments in two of former President Donald Trump's criminal cases. Israeli airstrikes have killed dozens in a southern Gaza city. We have the latest on talks between House Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. A Russian cybercriminal has been charged and sanctioned by several countries. Plus, the Boy Scouts of America is changing its name.
May 7, 2024
3 PM ET: Stormy Daniels testifies, Putin’s inauguration, TikTok sues & more CNN 5 Things
Stormy Daniels described how a hush money deal went down in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial today. Israel’s prime minister says Israel can't accept the ceasefire deal Hamas agreed to as it moves head with its military operation. We’re learning more about a US soldier arrested in Russia last week. Vladimir Putin has started his fifth term as Russia’s president. And, TikTok has sued to block a law that could ban its social media app in the US.
May 7, 2024
12 PM ET: Stormy Daniels takes the stand, Biden on antisemitism, Israel's Rafah goal & more CNN 5 Things
Stormy Daniels is the prosecution’s next witness in the criminal hush money trial against Donald Trump. Israel takes control of the Palestinian side of the key aid crossing between Gaza and Egypt. President Joe Biden is calling out the rising tide of antisemitism in US, after protests erupted on college campuses. A federal judge is weighing in on the Alabama AG’s threat to prosecute groups that help women arrange out-of-state abortions. Plus, how AI helped a country music artist get his voice back.
May 7, 2024
9 AM ET: Israel controls crossing, Trump's documents case, new Boeing probe & more CNN 5 Things
Israel has sent tanks to take over the Rafah border crossing, stopped aid there from entering Gaza. As Donald Trump's hush money trial continues, his lawyers are trying to get evidence tossed in his classified documents case. Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene plan to talk again today, after yesterday's two-hour meeting on potentially ousting him from his role. Rescue efforts continue in South Africa as dozens of people may be trapped under a collapsed building. Plus, the FAA is opening a new probe into Boeing.
May 7, 2024
6 AM ET : Israel seizes Rafah crossing, 100 million under storm threat, Starliner launch scrubbed & more CNN 5 Things
Israel has sent in tanks and taken control of Rafah's border crossing, after rejecting a ceasefire deal Hamas accepted. But Israel says it will still send a delegation to Cairo for further talks set for today. Nearly 100 million people in the US are under a severe storm threat today, after hail and deadly tornados hit the central plains. The judge in Donald Trump's hush money trial says he's close to sending the former president to jail for contempt. And, a buzzing sound scrubbed the launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft last night.
May 7, 2024
6 PM ET: Gaza ceasefire negotiations, American soldier detained, Boeing rocket launch & more CNN 5 Things
We start with new information on the ceasefire proposal Hamas accepted in ongoing talks with mediators over the war with Israel. We’re tracking a significant severe storm outbreak in the central US where tornadoes are possible. A US soldier is being held in Russia – we have details. A Trump Organization employee testified in former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial. And tonight, a Boeing spacecraft is set to launch two NASA astronauts into orbit for the first time.
May 6, 2024
3 PM ET: Hamas accepts ceasefire proposal, campus protests persist, church service scare & more CNN 5 Things
We start with new developments on a ceasefire agreement in the Israel-Hamas war. It comes as pro-Palestinian protests against the war continue to rattle colleges nationwide. A former longtime Trump Organization controller took the stand in former president Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial. The owner of Trump’s social media app gave its accounting firm the boot. And, a pastor in Pennsylvania recounts the moment someone attempted to shoot him during service.
May 6, 2024
12 PM ET: Trump's final warning, Columbia cancels commencement, some blind people can see & more CNN 5 Things
The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial found the former president violated the gag order again and threatened jail time if he did it again. The Israeli military is warning Gazans to leave parts of Rafah, as the negotiations for the latest ceasefire and hostage release deal stall. Columbia University is cancelling its main commencement ceremony. Some people born with inherited blindness can now see things they’ve never seen before – we'll tell you how. Plus, the Met Gala is set to take place tonight.
May 6, 2024
9 AM ET : Rafah warning, Trump trial resumes, 'multiple' tornados expected & more CNN 5 Things
About a hundred thousand people are being warned to evacuate parts of Rafah, ahead of a planned Israeli military operation. A hunger strike has started in one of the country’s most prestigious universities as part of a pro-Palestinian protest. Former President Donald Trump faces another week in a Manhattan courtroom for his hush money trial. Multiple intense and long-track tornadoes are expected across Oklahoma and Kansas today. Plus, nearly 100-thousand children in the US lost a parent to a drug overdose or gun violence.
May 6, 2024
6 AM ET: Rafah evacuation warning, TX rescues, missing surfers found dead & more CNN 5 Things
Tens of thousands of people in Rafah are being told to evacuate, signaling a potential military incursion by Israel. Meanwhile, tensions have remained on some American campuses as graduations took place this weekend. Search and rescue teams continue to work in Texas after flooding hit parts of the state. And it’s now turned deadly after the body of a young boy was recovered from floodwaters near Fort Worth. Mexican Authorities have confirmed that 3 bodies found are those of two missing Australian men and an American. some retailers have cut prices, after consumers have been holding back.
May 6, 2024
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