First male to speak publicly of alleged sexual abuse by R. Kelly testifies at trial – CNN

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Kenneth McKenzie, commander of US Central Command, announced the completion of US withdrawal from Afghanistan as the last US military planes have left the country. “},{“title”:”Here’s where tropical storm Ida is right now”,”duration”:”01:04″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/weather/2021/08/30/weather-ida-louisiana-rain-storm-monday-hnk-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”weather/2021/08/30/weather-ida-louisiana-rain-storm-monday-hnk-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210830161851-ida-stormbot-4p-vpx-large-169.jpeg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/weather/2021/08/30/weather-ida-louisiana-rain-storm-monday-hnk-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/top-news-videos/”,”description”:”Ida has weakened to a tropical storm with life-threatening flash flooding continuing through Mississippi and Alabama. CNN meteorologist Tom Sater reports.”,”descriptionText”:”Ida has weakened to a tropical storm with life-threatening flash flooding continuing through Mississippi and Alabama. CNN meteorologist Tom Sater reports.”},{“title”:”Watch this rocket go sideways instead of up”,”duration”:”00:59″,”sourceName”:”CNN Business”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com/business/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2021/08/30/astra-rocket-sideways-launch-orig-mc-scn.cnn-business/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2021/08/30/astra-rocket-sideways-launch-orig-mc-scn.cnn-business”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210830135225-astra-lv0006-test-flight-0828-screenshot-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2021/08/30/astra-rocket-sideways-launch-orig-mc-scn.cnn-business/video/playlists/top-news-videos/”,”description”:”Rocket startup Astra failed to send a rocket into orbit for the third time — with this attempt sending the craft hovering instead of launching towards space.”,”descriptionText”:”Rocket startup Astra failed to send a rocket into orbit for the third time — with this attempt sending the craft hovering instead of launching towards space.”},{“title”:”Here’s what a part of New Orleans looks like after Hurricane Ida”,”duration”:”01:42″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/weather/2021/08/30/nadia-romero-hurricane-ida-aftermath-new-orleans-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”weather/2021/08/30/nadia-romero-hurricane-ida-aftermath-new-orleans-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210830091752-nadia-romero-hurricane-ida-aftermath-new-orleans-vpx-00000000-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/weather/2021/08/30/nadia-romero-hurricane-ida-aftermath-new-orleans-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/top-news-videos/”,”description”:”CNN’s Nadia Romero surveys the damage that Hurricane Ida left behind in New Orleans.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Nadia Romero surveys the damage that Hurricane Ida left behind in New Orleans.”},{“title”:”Purple Heart recipient dies of treatable illness waiting for ICU bed. His mother speaks out”,”duration”:”04:10″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/us/2021/08/30/daniel-wilkinson-us-army-veteran-dies-treatable-illness-icu-texas-keilar-newday-ldn-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”us/2021/08/30/daniel-wilkinson-us-army-veteran-dies-treatable-illness-icu-texas-keilar-newday-ldn-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210830133338-daniel-wilkinson-michelle-puget-keilar-interview-large-169.jpeg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/us/2021/08/30/daniel-wilkinson-us-army-veteran-dies-treatable-illness-icu-texas-keilar-newday-ldn-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/top-news-videos/”,”description”:”Daniel Wilkinson, a US Army veteran, died from a treatable illness after being unable to find an ICU bed in five different states, his mother tells CNN’s Brianna Keilar.”,”descriptionText”:”Daniel Wilkinson, a US Army veteran, died from a treatable illness after being unable to find an ICU bed in five different states, his mother tells CNN’s Brianna Keilar.”},{“title”:”‘Cover this accurately!’: Watch MSNBC correspondent get interrupted live”,”duration”:”01:23″,”sourceName”:”CNN Business”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2021/08/30/msnbc-shaquille-brewster-live-hurricane-orig.cnn-business/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2021/08/30/msnbc-shaquille-brewster-live-hurricane-orig.cnn-business”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210830153506-msnbc-brewster-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2021/08/30/msnbc-shaquille-brewster-live-hurricane-orig.cnn-business/video/playlists/top-news-videos/”,”description”:”MSNBC Correspondent Shaquille Brewster was accosted by a random passerby insisting that he cover Hurricane Ida “accurately.” Watch the altercation here.”,”descriptionText”:”MSNBC Correspondent Shaquille Brewster was accosted by a random passerby insisting that he cover Hurricane Ida “accurately.” Watch the altercation here.”},{“title”:”Video shows power of Ida when it made landfall”,”duration”:”01:07″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/us/2021/08/30/hurricane-ida-port-fourchon-lon-orig-eg-tp.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”us/2021/08/30/hurricane-ida-port-fourchon-lon-orig-eg-tp.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210830115533-video-thumbnail-ida-orig-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/us/2021/08/30/hurricane-ida-port-fourchon-lon-orig-eg-tp.cnn/video/playlists/top-news-videos/”,”description”:”Hurricane Ida, which has now weakened to a tropical storm, made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane near Port Fourchon, Louisiana on August 29.”,”descriptionText”:”Hurricane Ida, which has now weakened to a tropical storm, made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane near Port Fourchon, Louisiana on August 29.”},{“title”:”Footage shows car used as rocket launcher at Kabul airport”,”duration”:”00:46″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/08/30/kabul-airport-rocket-attack-footage-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/08/30/kabul-airport-rocket-attack-footage-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210830111012-video-thumbnail-car-kabul-fire-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/08/30/kabul-airport-rocket-attack-footage-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/top-news-videos/”,”description”:”Footage obtained by CNN shows the car believed to have been used to launch a rocket attack near Kabul airport in Afghanistan. As many as five rockets were fired at the Hamid Karzai International Airport, a US official told CNN. The official said the rockets aimed at the airport were likely launched by ISIS-K, but cautioned it was too early to know for sure.”,”descriptionText”:”Footage obtained by CNN shows the car believed to have been used to launch a rocket attack near Kabul airport in Afghanistan. As many as five rockets were fired at the Hamid Karzai International Airport, a US official told CNN. The official said the rockets aimed at the airport were likely launched by ISIS-K, but cautioned it was too early to know for sure.”},{“title”:”‘Don’t do it’: Dr. Fauci warns against taking Ivermectin to fight Covid-19″,”duration”:”01:37″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/health/2021/08/29/dr-anthony-fauci-ivermectin-covid-19-sotu-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”health/2021/08/29/dr-anthony-fauci-ivermectin-covid-19-sotu-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210829111439-dr-anthony-fauci-state-of-the-union-08292021-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/health/2021/08/29/dr-anthony-fauci-ivermectin-covid-19-sotu-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/top-news-videos/”,”description”:”Dr. Anthony Fauci warns against using the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin to treat or prevent a Covid-19 infection.”,”descriptionText”:”Dr. Anthony Fauci warns against using the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin to treat or prevent a Covid-19 infection.”},{“title”:”Sullivan pledges ‘safe passage’ for Americans in Afghanistan after deadline”,”duration”:”02:10″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2021/08/29/jake-sullivan-afghanistan-evacuation-deadline-safe-passage-sotu-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2021/08/29/jake-sullivan-afghanistan-evacuation-deadline-safe-passage-sotu-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210829104016-jake-sullivan-082921-vpx-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2021/08/29/jake-sullivan-afghanistan-evacuation-deadline-safe-passage-sotu-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/top-news-videos/”,”description”:”The Biden administration is committed to a “safe passage” of Americans and Afghans who helped the US government after the withdrawal deadline from Afghanistan, national security adviser Jake Sullivan told CNN’s Jake Tapper.”,”descriptionText”:”The Biden administration is committed to a “safe passage” of Americans and Afghans who helped the US government after the withdrawal deadline from Afghanistan, national security adviser Jake Sullivan told CNN’s Jake Tapper.”},{“title”:”Remembering US service members killed in Kabul bombing”,”duration”:”04:02″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/us/2021/08/29/remembering-us-service-members-killed-kabul-afghanistan-sot-vpx-nr.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”us/2021/08/29/remembering-us-service-members-killed-kabul-afghanistan-sot-vpx-nr.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210828162545-03-nicole-gee-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/us/2021/08/29/remembering-us-service-members-killed-kabul-afghanistan-sot-vpx-nr.cnn/video/playlists/top-news-videos/”,”description”:”The Department of Defense has released the names of the 13 US service members who were killed in an attack outside Kabul’s airport, as the US and other Western countries raced to evacuate their citizens and allies out of Afghanistan.”,”descriptionText”:”The Department of Defense has released the names of the 13 US service members who were killed in an attack outside Kabul’s airport, as the US and other Western countries raced to evacuate their citizens and allies out of Afghanistan.”},{“title”:”The Taliban said women wouldn’t face discrimination. They already are”,”duration”:”03:48″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/08/29/women-staying-in-afghanistan-coren-pkg-intl-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/08/29/women-staying-in-afghanistan-coren-pkg-intl-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210829091701-coren-women-afghanistan-pkg-vpx-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/08/29/women-staying-in-afghanistan-coren-pkg-intl-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/top-news-videos/”,”description”:”As many women are trying to leave Afghanistan, others are staying behind despite the Taliban’s history of denying women’s basic rights. CNN’s Anna Coren speaks to two individuals who are fighting for the rights of those who remain.”,”descriptionText”:”As many women are trying to leave Afghanistan, others are staying behind despite the Taliban’s history of denying women’s basic rights. CNN’s Anna Coren speaks to two individuals who are fighting for the rights of those who remain.”},{“title”:”Clarissa Ward’s chilling interview with ISIS-K leader”,”duration”:”04:22″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/08/28/isis-k-leader-intv-ward-afghanistan-kabul-attack-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/08/28/isis-k-leader-intv-ward-afghanistan-kabul-attack-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210828093417-ward-isis-k-intv-vpx-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/08/28/isis-k-leader-intv-ward-afghanistan-kabul-attack-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/top-news-videos/”,”description”:”Theu003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/27/asia/isis-k-explainer-afghanistan-kabul-attacks-cmd-intl/index.html” target=”_blank”> terror group ISIS-Ku003c/a> has claimed responsibility for the deadly bombing attack outside Kabul airport which killed 13 US troops and more than 90 Afghans. CNN chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward speaks with an ISIS-K leader who claims to have had up to 600 men under his command. “,”descriptionText”:”Theu003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/27/asia/isis-k-explainer-afghanistan-kabul-attacks-cmd-intl/index.html” target=”_blank”> terror group ISIS-Ku003c/a> has claimed responsibility for the deadly bombing attack outside Kabul airport which killed 13 US troops and more than 90 Afghans. CNN chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward speaks with an ISIS-K leader who claims to have had up to 600 men under his command. “},{“title”:”RFK’s assassin Sirhan Sirhan is granted parole”,”duration”:”02:06″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2021/08/27/sirhan-sirhan-parole-rfk-assassination-chen-lead-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2021/08/27/sirhan-sirhan-parole-rfk-assassination-chen-lead-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210827160536-02-sirhan-sirhan-2021-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2021/08/27/sirhan-sirhan-parole-rfk-assassination-chen-lead-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/top-news-videos/”,”description”:”Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/2021/08/27/us/sirhan-sirhan-parole-rfk-assassination/index.html” target=”_blank”>was recommended for paroleu003c/a>. After spending 53 year in prison, the 77-year-old inmate’s fate now rests in the hands of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. CNN’s Natasha Chen reports two of Kennedy’s surviving sons offered their support for parole during Sirhan’s 16th appearance before the parole board.”,”descriptionText”:”Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/2021/08/27/us/sirhan-sirhan-parole-rfk-assassination/index.html” target=”_blank”>was recommended for paroleu003c/a>. After spending 53 year in prison, the 77-year-old inmate’s fate now rests in the hands of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. CNN’s Natasha Chen reports two of Kennedy’s surviving sons offered their support for parole during Sirhan’s 16th appearance before the parole board.”}],’js-video_headline-featured-iitv9e’,”,”js-video_source-featured-iitv9e”,true,true,’top-news-videos’);if (typeof configObj.context !== ‘string’ || configObj.context.length