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>> and for those who have been wronged and betrayed, i am your retribution. i am your retribution. >> fiery words from donald trump in front of a very supportive crowd. well bring you the message he and other republicans brought to cpac. ohio once again facing a train derailment. details plus the latest from the toxic spill in east palestine is just ahead. and later, one ukrainian mothers journey to america, with her children to escape the horrors of war. the remarkable path she took...

committee has a long way to go. >> i nknow that our first hearig pierced the sound barrier. americans need to pay further attention because the danger is still out there. >> i would gladly arrest 30 million individuals rather than have them participate in some seriously disruptive event, which is exactly what they were planning. >> people here dont want everyone to forget what happened here at the poll tonight in orlando, six years ago. >> its senseless. it happens all the time and we ...

>> were not going to say anything. we have people in our community. >> i just want your reaction that you will respond to the decision. >> right. were going to be -- were going to be very respectful to the family. >> reporter: i understand the understand to speak to the parents. >> just sow know we will do that, whenever this is done, if the families are greening, we will do that. just so eb knows, we have been in contact with dps every day. every day. im on the phone with him every da...

Restore the soul of america. Shortly after becoming president elect of this deeply divided nation. Hello, everyone. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Were so glad youre with us on this momentous day. Im poppy harlow live in new york. Im jim sciutto in washington, where it is now 3 00 a. M. On the east coast, midnight in the west. Thanks so much for joining us. A remarkable day, remarkable week, remarkable year. So much to come. The u. S. Election result, it h...

Cnns Boris Sanchez joins us now from the white house. Boris, were starting to see some pushback from some rank and file republicans who do not support these efforts by their gop colleagues. What else can you tell us . Reporter thats right, we are at a fork in the road for the Republican Party moving forward with these dozen senators going against the wishes of the republican leadership. For weeks, Mitch Mcconnell lobbied senators, republican senators, to avoid getting into this scenario. These d...

Have been called before the committee. a conservative election lawyer ben ginsberg and chris stairwalt and bill step yen and al schmidt the former commissioner, who is a republican. joining me now is cnn legal analyst ely honig. what can you tell us about their significance here? >> reporter: pam, its going to be a fascinating day, starting with stairwall. hes the one that made the call on election night arizona had been won by joe biden. that caused panic to break out in the trump campaign. tha...

Tomorrow, brad raffensberger, the secretary of state is expected to appear before a grand jury. they are looking whether trumps pressure was criminal, including the call where he pressured him to find enough votes to when. cnn senior legal analyst ely honig is with us. lets start from the beginning here in terms of explaining how this process works? what is a grand jury, how does it compare to a typical trial jury? >> a trial jury and grand jury sound similar. theyre two different things. starti...

Now you have, you know, liz cheney, adam kinzinger, the folks on the committee, the january 6th committee, but when are they going to say enough is enough? imagine if youre mitch mcconnell trying to win back control of the senate right now and you hear the -- the former president of the united states saying stay home. stay home. imagine. >> thank you. it makes it interesting. thats for sure. never a dull moment. >> no. >> ely honig and gloria borger, appreciate boast you. >> thanks, an. a new ...

Ultimately has to comply. the same source saying mark meadows also did respond to the xhirt. its not clear, however, what meadows said. what is clear is that the investigation is stopped between a rock and a threat of executive privilege. trump saying hell try to use that tactic. joining us now is a special judiciary committee committee attorney and ely honig is with the southern district of new york. ill start with you both. does executive privilege actually apply here? >> thanks for having me ...

Whitaker then went to -- went on to dance around questions about the content of those conversations. >> mr. lou asked you if you ever communicated with president trump about investigations in the southern district of new york. instead of answering, you referred him back to your statement. referred him back to what was written for you. but all you said is that you -- in your statement, that you didnt make any promises or commitments to president trump. i want to know whether you talked to preside...