is going to indict former president trump here in new york , cnn has learned that the jury that is investigating those hush money payments that were made to stormy daniels is actually getting ready to go on a break for the most of next month. meantime in washington, the former president is fighting back after several legal defeats in the special counsel's investigation of january. 6th now trying to block some of his former aides from testifying, including his white house chief of staff, mark meadows, after they were told by a judge, they would have to testify. our cnn senior legal affairs correspondent paula reed, is here to break down both of these developments. paula what is the latest on what is happening here in manhattan and isn't definitive. that we are not going to see this indictment, or is it still kind of unknown? great question. katelyn polantz . from the grand jury is likely to ramp up speculation about what's happening behind the scenes with this investigation, but here is what we know. we know the grand jury will meet today, but they're not going to hear evidence in the trump hush
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safe as we keep an eye on the breaking news coming out of minnesota, as you know this sitting the site from ohio, right? ah was subject of consternation. do you plan to visit minnesota? right now. i am not going to get in the way of investigators or local officials . i did visit ohio as far as we know, it's the first time that a transportation secretary has visited a hazardous material derailment site because it was very important for the community to hear the message of support from this administration. but i went the day that the ntsb released its preliminary fact finding report right now what the community needs is support from first responders will help any way we can. i've been in touch with the governor already this morning, and while our department doesn't have a direct first responder role, we do have personnel on the ground, making sure that we can provide support. transportation secretary pete buddha judge. thank you. thank you. we are
breaks for trump's attorneys. and for paula reid, who is covering this story and the other investigations as well. thank you, paula. appreciate that. we're going to continue our breaking coverage here. moscow and kentucky straight ahead following news out of minnesota evacuations right now are underway after 22 cars they were carrying ethanol and corn syrup derailed, authorities are working hard to put out the flames. timing is everything. transportation secretary pete buddha judge is actually going to join us live not just on this, but also more. that's next. if you have diabetes, it's important to have confidence in the nutritional drink you choose. try boostst glucose control. it's clinically shown to help manage blood sugar levels and contains high quality protein to help manage hunger and suppt. muscle health. try boost today. poof the most powerful pet odor eliminator in the world. no harsh chemicals, chemicals, fragrances seriously.
that is for your safety have been in touch with the governor already this morning. and while our department doesn't have a direct first responder role we do have personnel on the ground, making sure that we can provide support. cnn's gabe cohen is following the story for us this morning gave what more do we know about what the train was carrying? we know it was enough that people had to leave their homes. yes so jessica, the preliminary information is that 14 of those 40 railcars were carrying hazardous material, and that includes ethanol, which was released and led to that fire that we have seen burning now for hours that, according to transportation secretary pete buddha judge now ethanol is a highly flammable chemical exposure can lead to coughing, dizziness, burning, burning eyes drowsiness, so there were a lot of concerns for the people in raymond. it's one of the reasons that we have seen those evacuations this morning now to be clear, according to the fire department and the sheriff's
cnn's oliver darcy joining us now, with more oliver fox, likely to push back on some of the names on the witness wish list, right? what more do we know? this is shaping up to be one of the most extraordinary media trials in modern american history. you could have some of the biggest names over at fox news take the stand in a potential trial later in a couple in a few weeks and just in april, and those include people like fox news ceo suzanne scott president j. wallace than the host, like tucker carlson, sean hannity, maria bartiromo, laura ingram, bret bear, a lot of potentially big figures testify. at a potential trial in just a few weeks now the judge has not granted he has not waited on the witness list that dominion has submitted to the court. so there's still there's still some things up in the air . rupert murdoch? of course, dominion wants to have him testify and the judge has indicated in that case, at least
complacency caused by the pandemic. it's been something talked about my pilots by labor unions by captain sully sullenberger during her prime time special on air safety earlier this month, and now the acting head of the faa, essentially saying that the pandemic has created a type of rust among aviation workers, really trying to struggle to catch up. to this huge rebound in pandemic air travel. it was also something echoed by transportation secretary pete buddha judge during an exclusive interview i did with him earlier this month, and he said that the need is to find a cause here. but this might just simply be a contributing factor. listen there would be one thing if we found a certain piece of technology in the cockpit or a certain control tower where there were there were a lot of issues, but instead what we're finding is that pilots, ground crews and controllers alike seem to be experiencing this uptick. some have described it as a kind of rust. but that that needs to
that he might compel him to testify. he's not really being moved by some of fox's arguments to prevent it potential testimony from him in the in the truck. trial yesterday in a court hearing of virtual court hearing he had rejected some of those arguments saying that you know, the 92 year old is been traveling. he was at the super bowl recently, for instance, he has indicated he is looks forward to traveling between his various residences across the world. and so it's likely or potentially likely that the judge could compel merak to testify in this case, but you're expected to see if this does go to trial. some of the biggest names in right wing media being a being taken a stand. oliver darcy. thank you for your reporting. as always, and ahead . we are going. i will speak to the nashville police chief john drake about the tragic shooting in the city and the investigation into the shooter. that is after a quick break.
this was mentioned yesterday in the news conference that i was at with you yesterday. you know, regarding any warning signs, could anything have been done to prevent the shooter? we know in tennessee. there are no red flags, which would red flag laws. excuse me, which would help prevent or remove weapons. i should say anyone that is deemed a threat by a judge. and in that news conference, chief, you said that look, there is no law for that. you acknowledge that. but you said had it been reported that she was suicidal or that she was going to kill someone and it was made known to us and we would have tried to get those weapons. with all due respect, it was reported, though , right? i mean, we spoke with avery and a patent here on cnn, who said on the day of the shooting just minutes before this woman got a message from audrey hale, former middle school teammate, basketball team mate that she was going to die that she was going to do something bad. she made several calls. i think one was to share
starting at $20 consumer cellular called if i ever heard, but yes, it is. by killing themselves. they ensured. their immortality. it's a mean it's the cult of cults. heaven's gate sunday at 10 on cnn. former president donald trump's strategy of exhausting opponents with litigation just ran into a major roadblock and his resulting in another win for special counsel jack smith, a federal judge is ordering former vice president mike pence to testify before a grand jury about discussions he had with trump in the run up to the january 6th insurrection. pence for his part just moments ago, refusing to say today if he will appeal. cnn senior crime and justice reporter katelyn polantz joining me now katelyn polantz more about what pence may do. pence what he has said so far