according to committee vice chair liz cheney, that s just a fraction of the evidence they have related to possible witness intimidation. this morning the new york times reports that trump s political organization and his allies paid for or promised to cover the legal fees of more than a dozen witnesses called to testify in the january 6th investigation. it does raise for some ethical and legal questions about the possibility of witnesses being pressured and the possibility of trump trying to influence testimony that has a direct bearing on him. joining us now is john wood, he was until last week a senior investigator for the january 6th committee, he was a u.s. attorney during the george w. bush administration, he also clerked for justice clarence thomas and he s now running as an independent candidate for the senate in missouri. thank you so much for being with us, counselor. when you were with the committee, what was your knowledge of how the attorneys for some of these
for detained americans brittney griner and paul whelan. the president expected to speak with his chinese counterpart this morning as tensions boil over taiwan and a potential trip by house speaker nancy pelosi. in ukraine the u.s. believes more than 75,000 russians have either been killed or wounded since the start of an invasion and 80% of their land forces are bogged down. and in north korea overnight a new warning from kim jong-un threatening to use nuclear weapons. let s get right to our reporters covering it all around the globe. reporter: i m clare sebastian in london. the u.s. has revealed it s ready to trade convicted russian arms dealer viktor bout currently serving a 25-year sentence in the u.s. to secure the release of wnba star brittney griner and paul whelan, another u.s. citizen convicted of espionage in russia, that s according to people briefed on the matter. despite the offer being on the table since june a senior administration official subjected r
happened here on tuesday, and i m here at a makeshift memorial in the town square in view yauld. it has just been teaming with people coming to pay their respects. people coming from all over texas, really, all over the country, to give gifts i saw a woman who was a teacher who brought a cart full of stuffed animals for the families coming to pay their respects to lay at each individual cross that was put here for each individual person murdered, and that is 21 people. 19 children, of course, and two teachers. and president biden is here as we speak in uvalde. he is playing his all-too familiar role, comforting families following an unspeakable tragedy. they visited the memorial site at robb elementary school before heading to a mass service. they re going to spend the afternoon meeting with families and first responders. it s a solemn task made even more difficult by what appear to be some serious failures of law enforcement and its response to tuesday s mass shooting. the
Hour, the step counter, the sport matt and wireless remote we call now im Kayla Tausche at the white house, and this is cnn its thursday, may 9, right now on santa this morning may not accept the outcome of the election i promise you he wont President Biden predicting challenges from donald trump, if he loses again in november, were gonna have much more from that Cnn Exclusive Interview ahead trumps lawyers ready to escalate their attacks on Stormy Daniels when she takes the stand again in just a few hours and rfk jr. Claiming part of his brain was eaten by a worm . Yes, this is a real story this morning all right. 6 00 a. M. Here in washington, here is a live look at New York City where Stormy Daniels will be back on the stand today. Morning, everyone, im casey haunts. Its wonderful to have you with us. Donald trumps Hush Money Trial resumes in just a few hours with Stormy Daniels back on the stand. A source telling cnn the trumps lawyers are planning a longer and more forceful crosse
Five american hostages are on their way home, as political backlash is growing on the terms of the deal. Republican president ial candidate Chris Christie is here. Plus a cnn sitdown tonight with Democratic Party powerhouse, gavin newsom on 2024 speculation and the state of his own party. Also a big break just a few moments ago, as the mystery of the missing u. S. Fighter jet. How does an 80 million plane vanish from thin air . Im catkaitlan collins, and this the source. Hostages no more tonight, as Five Americans are on their way back to the United States. They were freed early this morning after being wrongfully detained in iran for years. Three of them were in prison for over five years, and two others have not yet been publicly identified over their own privacy concerns. What led to their release is leading to Harsh Criticism from some republicans tonight because the u. S. Unblocked 6 billion in frozen iranian oil revenue and dismissed charges and released five iranians of their ow