we just learned name of the man under arrest today for crashing a u-haul into the barriers right across from the white house. what the police say they found inside of the that truck after the arrest. this morning the kremlin is launching a new investigation over drone attacks that they say were carried out by pro ukrainian fighters inside of russia. this is cnn news central. all right. so did the driver of this u-haul truck that you can see right here intentionally crash in front of the white house? a major investigation is under way right now. this man drove a u-haul right into the barriers right across from the white house and that is lafayette square. he is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, and destruction of federal property and trespassing, but the most eye-opening charge that people are paying attention to is to threatening to kidnap or inflict harm on a president, vice president or family member. brian todd is there, and they have just identified the
thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these times. we are grateful. the beat with jason johnson in for ari starts now. welcome to the beat. i m jason johnson in for ari melber. we start with breaking news. legal heat engulfing donald trump. donald trump is in some real trouble in the classified documents probe as more legal vets predict a indictment is coming, even jail time. new bombshell reporting from the new york post. mar-a-lago workers moving a mar-a-lago box one day before the doj came for the documents and allegedly carried out a dress rehearsal for moving sensitive paper even before his subpoena. this showing calculated moves by the trump team undercuts trump s claim he didn t think he was doing anything wrong. he told sean hannity he declassified the documents with his mind. i did declassify, yes. is there a process? what was your process? there doesn t have to be a process, as i understand it. different people say different things, be
it s time for us to be this sunday, taking on trump. the republican primary field will be expanding this week as florida governor ron desantis and tim scott both jump into the 2024 race. think the party has developed a party of losing. it s time for us to be proud to be americans and proud of our president. can either candidate make the case he s the better alternative than donald trump and unite the party process in the primary battle ahead? i ll talk to republican congressman byron donald of florida who is currently backing donald trump. plus, flirting with disaster. debt ceiling negotiations break down, restart and then stop again. default is not an option. this white house will not acknowledge that they re spending too much. what s really going on inside the talks. is either side negotiating in good faith? and how serious is the june 1st deadline for a catastrophic default? i ll talk to treasury secretary janet yellen. and abortion follow ticks. republic
for its brutal aggression. the white house is being briefed on the debt ceiling negotiations back home. i will speak to a senate democrat leading the push for the president to bypass congress and raise the debt ceiling by invoking the 14th amendment. this hour, desantis versus trump. dueling positions on abortion, as the florida governor prepares to jump into the race as early as next week and signs four more bills positioning himself to the right in the culture wars. rising tensions over immigration boiling over far from the border. cities like new york run out of space to house migrants being sent north. it has overwhelmed our system. 65,000 people are coming to the city. a week and a half ago, we had 4,200. in one day, we had 900. the numbers are unbelievable when you think about it. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. president biden is balancing major domestic and foreign policy challenges while on the other side of the world. in japan today,
legal system is off the rails when it comes to donald trump. do you have a response to president trump being found liable for sexual abuse? that s the reaction or lack thereof from a few republican lawmakers after a new york jury found donald trump liable for sexually abusing the writer e. jean carroll. we ll have legal analysis on the case and what it could mean for the former president s 2024 campaign just ahead. plus, we ll go through yesterday s high stakes debt ceiling meeting at the white house and what could be next in these contentious negotiations. and also ahead, proposals in the texas state legislature are pushing the legal limits of border enforcement as a pandemic-related immigration restriction expires tomorrow. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, may 10th. i m jonathan lemire and thanks for starting your day with us. it s a busy day, and we begin this morning with donald trump, now the first former president to be found liable f