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trump on tape acknowledging he kept a classified document after leaving the white house. what it could mean for the ongoing doj investigation. one of the most powerful bank ceos in the world deposed for hours in a lawsuit over jeffrey epsteins sex trafficking crimes. what lawyers want to know about jpmorgans long time relationship with epstein. amazon will shell out more than $30 million after being accused of violating user privacy for years. this is "cnn news central." we begin...

17th. president xi is headed to russia. they tried to portray themselves as a neutral party. the west is skeptical and concerned that china is considering providing russia with weapons. and a cnn exclusive. two dozen mar-a-lago staffers have been subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury. this is connection to the special counsel investigation into the handling of classified documents. also banks rescuing another bank? first republic bank is set to receive a $30 billion life ...

headed to florida. you can see it from outer space. were going to tell you when and where it is expected to come ashore. >> and taylor swift fans rejoicing this morning. well have the new tracks she dropped while you were sleeping. "cnn this morning" starts right now. >> a very big "newsday." it is friday. were going to start with russia getting major show of support from china as the war rages in ukraine. beijing just announcing this morning that chinese president xi will head to mosc...

its december 31st. im martin savidge in for boris sanchez. >> good morning. good to be with you. im amara walker. thank you for spending part of this final day of 2022 with us. were following breaking news. pope emeritus benedict has died at the age of 95. his health had been faming prompting pope francis to ask for prayers. >> for the first time in modern history, pope benedict resigned, which paved the way for pope francis to take control of the catholic church. cnn cnns deana gall...

Exact words that donald trump would have been saying on it. but the justice department certainly has this audiotape right now and it is an audiotape that reveals a couple different things from what our sources are telling paula reid, kaitlan collins and myself. so this tape donald trump is discussing a plan from the pentagon, from chairman of the joint chiefs of staff mark milley that maybe wasnt written by him but somehow given to trump. and it is about a strike on iran, the plan for the u.s. t...

Prosecution, they dont want any surprises when it comes to this. they want to interview everyone. so that someone doesnt step in at the last munn and say wait, i was just a moving guy or you happen to be a server that day. and i just moved the documents. therefore, there is nothing to do with the -- >> exactly, leave no stone unturned. that is critical. one guy had security footage helping another aide, they want to talk to him too. he was caught on camera helping him move boxes. they want to kn...

I mean, i dont understand the point that youre making. >> reporter: there have also been reports about dysfunction and infighting in harris office. shes recently brought on two more communications aides to help manage all of this. and back on this most recent dust up, many of the groups we spoke to today who were concerned about her response to that student, they say they are satisfied by the white houses outreach today. >> sunlen, thank you. breaking news for you now. the meeting between pres...

>> i dont have any timing. >> trump believes reading the call aloud will show people he acted appropriately. and as democrats move to the next phase of his campaign, hes bringing impeachment into it. trump says he believes this will backfire on democrats, but a new poll from abc and the "washington post" reveals americans are sharply divided. 49% say he should be impeached and removed from office while 47% say he shouldnt. despite those numbers, the white house says impeachable appears inevitabl...

Republican allies the president said his one-man war room doesnt need any help telling the examiner, i already have good people. hes hired no new communications aides since democrats launched their probe. and it is been 235 days since the last press briefing. whenever it is time. i think right now were doing just fine. >> reporter: the stall and strategy is coming as house democrats are preparing to take their investigation public. and speaking pelosi is defending her position to move forward. >...

Inquiry. and its a lot easier to vote for an inquiry if youre a republican than to vote for an actual impeachment article if thats what it comes to in a couple weeks time. he set the standard for which its going to be harder for the republicans to switch sides. thats a good thing for him if it stays partisan because it means he will have a better chance of winning acquit until the senate. it does suggest there is likely to be a party line vote in the house in the near future. >> so annie karni, ...