what do you think are the chances you can get an acquittal? i would not comment. reporter: she was detained on february 17th. prosecutors claiming she was carrying two vaping cartridges with about .07 oil a crime in russia that can carry a sentence of up to ten years in praise colony. the u.s. considers her being rong wrongfully detained. wrongful detention is unacceptable where ever it occurs. the united states government, at the very high e est levels is working hard to bring mi miss griner as well as all wrongfully detained u.s. citizens safely home. reporter: her trial starts as tensions between the u.s. and russia have reached a boiling point. not just over rusrussia s invas of ukraine. the u.s. is calling for immediate release of former marine paul whelan who was sentenced to sf years. they also said the trial was not political. the facts say a prominent athlete was detained in possession of prohibits substances that contained drugs. reporter: after about
we ll have a foerk on to what to expect. also this hour a cnn exclusive. bri brittney griner s wife. we want to welcome the viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. alleged pressure on a former white house aird that gave bombshell testimony to the house january 6 select committee. congressional correspondent ryan nobles is working the story. tell us what you re picking up. reporter: we are learning about the committee s concern that witnesses to the investigation could be intimidated by former members of the trump administration, pips the president himself. one witness they re concerned about is cassidy hutchinson. witness intimidation is a serious focus. cnn learned that the examples of possible witness intimidation on tuesday directed at the witness cassidy hutchinson. you will do the right thing when you go in for your deposition. i think most americans know that atfrlting to influence witnesses to testif
congratulations to veronica, her husband and big sister sophia as they become a family of four. tune in this sunday morning. state of the union dana bash talking to adam kinzinger. i m pamela brown. have a great fourth of july weekend. the coverage continues now with wolf blitzer in the situation room. happening now, new developments in the january 6 investigation. the select committee now believe that is an intermediary for mark meadows tried to pressure cassidy hutchinson. a spokesman for meadows denies the accusation. also a holiday travel night mash. sky high gas prices. flight delays and stormy weather bringing misery to millions of americans.