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Breaking news, explosive growth of the wildfires in texas. One just became the second largest in state history. It is 0 contained we have new reporting on who needs to take cover in very shortly, ivf families will rally at the Alabama State house. Could a major about face be imminent after the state Supreme Court controversial ruling that some say put ivf in jeopardy. Sara is out today. Im john berman with kate baldwin. This he is Cnn News Central okay so you know, you love capitol hill drama. You dont have to admit it, but you know, you love it. And today is going to be one of those days. Very soon President Bidens son, hunter is arriving on the hill and heading Behind Closed Doors for what has become a highly anticipated moment, the facetoface with republicans lawmakers, and the biggest moments so far in the republican Led Effort Toward Impeaching President Biden. Cnns paula reid. Shes watching all this tracking all of this hopefully as sneakers on because its going to be wild. Paula, what is going to happen today . And what questions is he likely to face like i definitely wear my sneakers afford today. Let me tell you how significant this is. There actually moving this deposition to a bigger room. Than the one they usually use because they anticipate a Record Number of remembers are going to attend. This is a makeorbreak moment for gop lawmakers who so far have not been able to provide clearwater evidence to support their allegation that President Biden benefited from his sons foreign Business Dealings. Know initially a hunter biden said, you would only testify publicly. They said but they were worried about selective leaks from republican lawmakers, but republicans agreed not to videotape this deposition, unlike other witnesses in this inquiry and having videotaped and also swiftly released. The transcript. So these are two concessions that they needed to make an order to get hunter biden to sit for this interview. Now, among the topics that i think prickly democrats and may want to bring up is the fact that disappearance comes just two weeks after the Justice Department would charge an informant who had alleged that the bidens received millions of dollars in foreign bribes with lying about that with you fabricating those allegations that are at the heart of the gops inquiry here. So i think democrats are really going to seize on that. And again, this is makeorbreak for republicans. I think theyre going to try to find any way to get something to support the merits of this Impeachment Inquiry. So this is going to be one to watch. It could be a late de and right now, were just waiting for the president s son to arrive here on capitol hill. When that happens, well bring it to you. We have cameras all over capitol hill. Great to see you, paula. Thank you. All right. With us now, former Deputy Assistant attorney general, harry litman and former assistant special watergate prosecutor nick akerman. Harry, i want to start with you and let me stipulate. I have never been under federal indictment as far as you know, war i to be id be pretty reluctant to answer any questions to a Congressional Committee when what i could say could ultimately be used against me in a different trials. So what im getting at here is i know theres a lot of anticipation about this but how much is hunter really going to answer . So i think a lot depending on the category youre totally right. Hes under indictment for two different crimes. Those will both be off limits and his lawyer, abbe lowell will jump in and say, we cant talk about that. Hes under indictment. What does that leave . For them . The motherlode. And just as paula said, this is really the whole investigation is at risk of just ending with a whimper and the stakes are high for republicans the mother lode would be anything about joe bidens Business Dealings with him . I think thats going to be a dry hole. Nine witnesses have already testified theres nothing there. This will be the tanjil say so hes already made public statements to that effect. What does that leave for a gang . The one its to get at anything stuff about hunters career has art. Anyway, hes gotten money and therell be sort of Sneering Questions about his art career and attempt to just insinuate that hes been exploiting the biden brand. And thats what well see on the periphery. How far will that go . How aggressive will it get . Itll depend somewhat on abbe lowell, but he can expect a very aggressive set of Questioners Today and nic, how much does todays deposition, how much is it different now as paula was talking about what happened just two weeks ago, which was there at that to that point, the republicans star witness and star information, this formerfbi and hes indicted. Thats right. This is totally anticlimatic hi, there is nothing thats going to come out of this. Harry was 100 right . What theyre going to do, and if you really want the see the roadmap of what theyre going to question about. Its in jim jordans tweet that he put out there a couple of days ago where he goes through all of these Conspiracy Theories and all of these dredged up allegations made over the years. And essentially what it all comes down to is that hunter biden was trading off his dads name essentially, this is the same thing that weve seen prior with Lyndon Johnsons brother, with jimmy carters brother, with Richard Nixons brother. I mean, this is no different. Its basically what my dad said to me. You can pick your friends but you cant pick your relatives my sister what can we pause here . Hello. And hunter biden. Since hunter biden is taken out, abbe lowell, his counsel, theres been this aggressive defense here against particularly the congressional investigations. But if youre walking into this hearing right now, i imagined they could be in a car together on the way to capitol hill at this moment . If youre abbe lowell, what are you telling your biden and what are you advising . How are you advising him to act . Yeah. Theyve been living together for the last several weeks. Lets face it and all i think its going to say to him, rely on me, just listen to the question answered. If i come in Stop Everything and, you know, but they have had a very different strategy and its changed sadly, i think even in the last week, i think youre going to see hunter basically in response to some of these more a field questions actually aggressively defend himself as a recovering addict. I think youll hear him sound that theme and that seems to be lese matter of concern for the white house than when they first came Out Of The Box with this aggressive strategy. So its basically listen, wait, and let me come in if theres trouble, dont dont put out the fire. I put out the fire. All right. Guys. Standby for a second, if you will, because we have some Breaking News right now out of the white house cnns Arlette Saenz here with the details are what can you tell us well, john President Biden is departing the white house right now now you can actually hear marine one taking off to go to Walter Reed National military Medical Center to receive his annual physical. He told reporters this as he was awarded saying airport, marine one. And this was not previously on the president s schedule, but it does line up with the president s previous physical which he received around this time one year ago. Now, President Biden is 81 years old. If he is elected to a second term, he would be 86 at the end of that second term. And this physical while it is a routine update, it will be its expected to be conducted by his physician, dr. Kevin oconnor, who typically in the past has provided a report, an update following that physical, the president has received two prior physicals while in office back in 2021, and that again around this time back in 2023. But this physical is coming as the president s physical and Mental Fitness has been in the spotlight in the 2024 campaign. He has faced criticism from his republican opponents about on his age and his Mental Fitness and polling has shown that there is concern from americans as well about the president s of physical fitness and ability to serve a second term. A recent when it back poll found that only a third of voters thought the president had the physical fitness and the Mental Fitness for a second term in office. So this physical will be watched very closely. Mostly it is an annual routine physical that he has undergone in the past and hopefully later today, we will also be getting a similar readout of how the president is doing. Now, just two note what the president s physician, dr. Oconnor said last year back in 2023, he in his report, he said that the president was healthy, vigorous, and fit to successfully execute the duties todays of the presidency. He noted a few of the issues the president has had, like a stiff gait also being treated for afib, which he did not show any symptoms of during last years physical and also some symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux flux that is clearing his throat off and that is something that we often hear in the front of the president in some of his speeches. Now, one other thing that was disclosed within the past year was that the president has sleep apnea and that he was using a cpap machine to treat that. That is a very common issue that millions of americans have been diagnosed with. But certainly this physical today will be closely watched. There are some who have called for the president to receive a cognitive test. Cognitive tests have not typically been part of these president ial physical examinations. Its unclear whether it would be part this time. They didnt feel it was a warranted in the past, but we will be waiting to see what further updates we receive from the president s position. A little bit later this afternoon. Typically, these physicals take quite a few hours. We likely wont be seen him back here at the white house until later in the morning, possibly early afternoon, but we could get a clearer picture sure. Of the president s a physical state after this annual physical at a time when there has been concerns expressed by some voters about the president s physical and mental stamina heading into the 22 24 campaign. President s annual physical, it is a regular event in and of itself. However, as you said, this one is one that will be analyzed with everyone looking at the readout very carefully, maybe as soon as later today, ill let signs thank you for filling us in on what is happening behind you. We appreciate it. Kate, are continuing to follow that. Any updates coming from the president s health, we will bring to you, but were also following more Breaking News this morning out of the texas panhandle, the Smokehouse Creek fire, which weve been talking about this morning. It is now gotten larger, it is now the second largest fire in texas state history. Scorching over 500,000 acres. Now, these fast moving flames, theyre very clearly from the video weve seen making for terrifying conditions. Look so this fire is now more than aside, more than half the size rather of the state of rhode island. Its burning so fast that its scorching the equivalent of 150 Football Fields every minute and thats just one of five fires are burning in the panhandle, right now, several communities have been forced to evacuate already. Many are without water. And this morning, john spoke with a pass sure. Of one church in texas that is sheltering over 200 people now most of the people that have come in, they have lost everything and we even have people here that are helping to help with the community that have lost everything. But yet theyre here showing compassion and love to one another cnns lucy kafanov, shes on the ground for us in amarillo, texas thats right. Well, let me set the scene for you. We are in amarillo, texas where there is low visibility extremely high winds. All of that due to the five wildfires burning in the surrounding areas. Now the air here is still full of smoke oh, good burns your eyes at burns your mouth and throat residents are being encouraged to stay inside to keep their pets inside. This is also one of the areas that folks who can get here from neighboring counties are being encouraged to come here for evacuation. We actually visited a shelter late last night. The reagan work pots to make it more comfortable to people who have sought refuge and shelter here Governor Greg Abbott, issuing a Disaster Declaration for 60 counties that 60. And as of this warning, that Blaze Exploding to more than 500,000 acres now, the smokehouse greek fire thats the largest of the fire thats burning. Being described as the second largest in Texas History now, a lot of these areas are rural that means its not just people that are impacted, but ranches wildlife. There were some dramatic footage of horses and other animals trying to flee the smoke and the flames the main facility that disassembles Americas Nuclear arsenal is located about 17 myers miles. Pardon me from where we are standing, that is the pant x plant that had to shut down on tuesday and is back online as of wednesday morning. Meanwhile, the city of fritch, one of the areas that was a vacuum he weighted residents were asked to limit the water use that fire trucks could be filled they are also that city asking for outside help to bring their water system back online after that Massive Wildfire knocked out power their canadian texas, another area that was very hard hit by the blades its one of the motel owners they are told cnn that look like armageddon. All of the trees are covered in white ash. The local hospital there had to evacuate all of their patients due to the fire on tuesday in other parts of the panhandle, people had to take shelter in schools, in churches not safe enough just to stay home, the blaze, just so powerful there now we are learning those fires spreading to neighboring oklahoma, that to you all right. Thanks to lucy kafanov for that report. Were now joined by brick brooke mcquiddy. She is in childress, texas, forced to evacuate from her town in her mothers home, was burned at brooke. Thank you so much for being with us this morning. Just walk us through what you went through last 24 hours yes. Thank you. In the last 24 hours myself, my mother and my son, along with many friends, friends, and family were evacuated from canadian texas. Although some had to stay behind because roads closed after we my family actually left we had to evacuate to the neighboring town as we got there, we all stayed around, watched, waited and rode back, awaited from that town to the next neighboring town, or the same thing happened. And then we were evacuated to the next neighboring town so weve been out running the smoke and outrunning the fires all while sitting and waiting to hear whats happening back home. Whats happening to our friends and our family that are still caught inside the city limits of canadian, where they were told to gather at the Football Field and the high school and to shelter in place we were looking at im going to many of the homes. Yeah. Im sorry. I didnt mean to interrupt rook, but i was we were looking at some of the pictures you had taken and shared with us moments ago, just this this bright orange, everything on fire. Your mother at one point said it looks like armageddon. Can you just describe what you were looking at it went from Smoke Billowing in that was white to the sunshine coming through that looked like we were engulfed in flames all around two then it got very dark and gray. And as we were leaving, we could turn around and it did it looked like armageddon. It looked like our town was just being engulfed in black and it was just disappearing right before us as we were walking, driving in our rearview mirrors, we all were wondering, what is this, whats going to happen . Are we going to be able to return is theyre going to be anything to return to do you have any reports about your homes . Do you know if theres something to return to myself . My home. I enable return to it is safe. My mothers home, unfortunately, has burned to the ground and theres absolutely nothing left she has lost everything many of her neighbors on the street, locust that she lives on have lost theirs. I do know that our her neighbor, which is the sheriff, bread clap across the street, lost his home as well the neighbors to both sides. One house is standing, the other house is also gone it seems that inside city limits houses are okay. But if you lived on the outright on the outskirts of the city limits . The fire engulfed many of those homes my sons best friend she and her family lost their home so its wade we have confirmation that highways are open back into canadians are residents can return home north Plains Electric has crews coming to canadian and glaser to begin restoring power grants out. Many do not have power and we will be returning as soon as we can to go assess damages hug our friends, our families and be thankful that we are all alive and start rebuilding we are so sorry for your mother that she lost her home. What you have each other and you have her and you got her out safely. And i imagine thats whats truly important. Do you know of anyone . Is anyone missing as far as you know, did everyone you know, get out . Have you been able to account for everybody as far as i know, yes. Everyone is accounted for i do not know of any casualties we did have enough time to evacuate. And then like i said, if you didnt make it out, then everybody knew a place to go. Well there is that listen at brooke mcquiddy. I cant imagine what its been like for you the last 24 hours, and i cant imagine the uncertainty surrounding you and your mother on what you face when you go back we wish you all the best, stay strong thank you very much. Okay. Youre going through so much. So sad and its not over yet for them thats for sure. Coming up for us. Nikki haley is back on the Campaign Trail after losing to donald trump in michigan. 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Now, this is routine it is news we just learned this morning, but it is something that happens every year, the annual physical for the president of the United States. But obviously it is of interest this year. Cnns chief medical correspondent, dr. Sanjay gupta, is with us now. What usually goes on at these physicals sanjay and how much do we learn after the fact . Well, its a pretty extensive physical exam. We know, for example, he interesting, they arrived around the same time last year, about 09 15 in the morning for his Visit Go Wintel about noon. So roughly twoandahalf, three hours of testing that goes on. Looking, as you say, routine stuff. So theres not a particular problem that theyre addressing, but we know, for example, from last year some of what the readout was, the medications that hes taking, we know he takes a statin medication for for cholesterol. He takes eliquis to prevent blood clots because he has a history of atrial fibrillation. Lot of people have noticed that his gait, the way that he walks has changed over the past couple of years. That was something that was addressed last year as well, significant arthritis. They said in his spine in a split and some what is known as neuropathy and his feet. These will all be things that are assessed again. So cardiac function, heart function, Lung Function. Its a pretty, pretty pretty exhaustive physical exam. Hes 81 years old. I will tell you this interestingly, about 16 according to various organizations, about 16 of seniors get some Cognitive Testing done so most do not but thats gonna be something that were going to be curious about as well. Will he get any kind of Cognitive Testing . He did not in the past, the white house has said that he probably will not now unless his doctors have some particular reason to order that test. So thats thats sort of a glimpse likely of what were see you today. I was going to ask you about that, sanjay, because obviously hes been dogged by republican criticism during the campaign about his age stamina. Nikki haley calling for a mental acuity tests for anyone over the age of i think shes had 75 for elected officials and on the question of a cognitive exam, what would actually go into that . Because we know from the white house i was just looking back, Karine Jeanpierre told reporters just this month at bidens physician did not think a cognitive test was warranted during his last physical yeah. You its interesting because a lot of people have become familiar with these tests. We can put one of them up on the screen just so you can see this is the Montreal Cognitive Assessment to give people an idea of what a test like this involves. I dont know how well you can see that, but youre matching letters and numbers, youre drawing a clock, for example, trying to draw threedimensional cube identifying animals, remembering words. It takes about ten to 15 minutes one thing to point out is that President Trump, former President Trump had this done, i think twice, both times at his own request. And i point that out to say that it wasnt the doctors necessarily asking for this. They typically asked to do a test like this. Are recommended if there is some specific concern and again, about 16 of people who are seniors will actually get that as part of a routine exam, meaning most dont. But its a screening test, kate, its not a diagnostic test. It gives you some indication. Is there a need to explore further . Is there some problem with memory loss . So executive reasoning or speed of thought, things like that President Trump, again, i think a couple of years ago, few years ago now, got a Perfect Score on the exam. He said 30 out of 30. But again, its a screaming and its not its more often than not not actually done at a test like this, an exam like this, right, sanjay, thanks for jumping on. Its great to see you. 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Now, less than a week away with me now cnn political commentator, former Obama White House senior adviser, ashley allison, also republican strategist and former rnc Communications Director doug heye and ashley i want to read you some reporting. The would just got from the white house from mj lee, who has a quote from one Campaign Official saying, any reporting that were panicked or deeply concerned would be wrong. Now, when i read that, i immediately thought about the movie wag the dog, where Robert De Niro basically says, ive got no Information Patient for you on the b3 bomber who saying that theyre panic to your why are they saying theyre not panicked . Whats the concern there well theres a difference between being panicked and being alert and aware of the Current Situation that your campaign would be in. We have eight months before this election. And so i understand you cant live in a constant state of panic when you dont have the best night that you thought you were going to have. But i do i think that the campaign is aware and is going to be paying attention to this community and dearborn, which spans beyond just the Arab American and Muslim Community that various voters, young voters, progressive voters, and theyre going to be continued and bill, their infrastructure in many Battleground States over the next eight months and have intense and thorough and ongoing conversations with these individuals that voted committed and may not be totally aligned or not at all align with where the president is currently on how hes handling the war with israel and hamas. But you cant just ignore what happened last night. And i dont think the administration or the campaign is this is one of the Biggest Issue you said its happened in their administration. Im referring to the war thats happening in the middle east right now. And they know voters care about and then theyre going to engage and have this conversation so, you know, on the republican side, theres plenty of schadenfreude right now, looking at the democratic primary results, saying that, look, President Biden, 100,000 people voted uncommitted well, donald trump had his best primary yet this cycle and hes still dropping 30 to nikki haley, you know, more than 250,000 people voted against donald trump last night. So how should that concern the Trump Campaign Going Forward well, i think for both campaigns, john, i look at these results and for the general election, i think of a different moving, i think of kevin bacon and animal house saying all as well, be calm while all hell is breaking loose in the background behind you michigan voters, 100,000 of a michigan democrat sent a message to the biden campaign. They said we are not happy with you. Thats a problem. Nikki haleys results in South Carolina and in other states say that donald trump has a problem when it comes to the general election. And what we see is for november independent voters and America By Enlarge is saying, we do not want this equal. This is the movable object against the resistible force. And both of these candidates can lose to each other and theyre the only candidates potentially that could lose to each other. Thats a problem for both of these campaigns. And its why theres a lot of banks and handwringing thats still going on within the parties actually, you brought up the fact that obviously there was a lot of focus on the Arab American Community in michigan because it is one of the largest in the country. But it was also the College Counties like around ann arbor that you had high numbers of people voting uncommitted. What kid President Biden do in terms of outreach to Younger Voters that he hasnt done already . I mean, hes already forgiven all the student debt that he can hes already showing up on seth meyers and tiktok. How does he reach the younger crowd . We have to keep showing up you cant do. And then i saying this is where the campaign is doing. You cant do on tiktok and thank you, reach all of young americans. Some arnon samar, but hes going to need to continue to have this conversation with young voters, talking to them about their issues. Young voters, also, most voters that this point in our electoral cycle are not single issue voters, so they care about the war that is having him in the middle east and in ukraine, they care about student loan debt, but they also care about the environment. And so the president needs to show up, not just on college campuses, but other places, not every young person goes to college and have these conversations with them, listen to them, engage with them, she continued to prove all the things that hes done and let them know what he will continue to do if they trust them with four more years. Doug heye, i believe it was a great man. Doug heye who said on Cnn News Central at one point thats youre youre not out until youre out. So Nikki Haley Says shes staying in through Super Tuesday. Do you think she stays in past that . Do you think shell stay until the conventions at this point . Well, im hoping to see her. Ill be in North Carolina this weekend. I hope to see her at one of her events in raleigh to see firsthand whether or not she does shes certainly making an argument that general election voters want to hear. And its, and its a strong one the reality is thats not where the Republican Party is. Shes conceding some of that. Whether she stays in past Super Tuesday tuesday, i think depends potentially on some of those results, but yeah, shes not going to say i may get out after Super Tuesday because at that point, you might as well get out before Super Tuesday. So shes going to continue to say the things that shes been saying and say loudly and frequently because there is an audience that once that its a small audience within the Republican Party, but its is there. And if youre an independent voter, you like that messaging a whole lot. Ashley allison, doug heye, great to see you both this morning. Thank you so much. Thank you moments from now, hundreds of people are expected to be attending a rally outside the Alabama State capital as families are protesting. The state Supreme Courts decision impacting ivf this is the greatest stage whats the told about lifetime . Were you have tbs important too difficult. 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See you down a lot Anderson Cooper 360 tonight at eight on cnn next hour, ivf families and activists, supporters are set to rally outside the Alabama State legislature, State Lawmakers started right now, starting to make moves to counter what the fallout really has been from the state Supreme Court ruling with regard to it we have treatments, the moves include trying to protect ivf patients and providers, and democrats have introduced a bill that would move to clarify this. Let me read you a portion. Any fertilized human egg or human embryo that exists outside of a human uterus is not considered an unborn child or human being for any purpose under state law. Joining us right now is Democratic State representative anthony daniels. Hes a state House Minority leader who sponsored that bill that i was just describing a portion of it in order leader, thank you for coming on this morning. Your bill, and especially what i just read there is trying to directly counter the state Supreme Court ruling that said an embryo is considered child under state law state republican lawmakers, there filing similar yet different measures. What is the status of your ville bill . How soon could you see a vote . What we can see a vote on mobile as early as tuesday, right now, the committees are meeting today. My ability not on the agenda. They did assign my bill to the Judiciary Committee instead of the health committee, but they assign another bill to the health committee, which further does more damage and more unintended consequences. And so theyre not correcting the problem, theyre actually making it worse. Hear you saying, i assume youre talking about one of the bills that republicans have sponsored that republicans against have come up with. Yes. So whats happening here take, take, take us inside the State Legislature from your view, what is happening. Do you think your bill is going to get a vote eventually . I think that my bill has an, has a chance. I think that once people see the difference between my view of the stark difference between my bills and the bill that the republican intricate republicans introduced. My bill actually addresses the problem and addresses the court ruling therell be all just further protect gives immunity with no regard to a fertilized embryo not being the child. So theres no their bill doesnt actually address the issue that the courts have ruled on what those bills where youre getting at just to bring people to speed. And if im summarizing and paraphrasing correctly, is offering protections from liability to patients and providers that offer these treatments. I think im paraphrasing that correctly. I have to say it is hard to find bipartisan agreement on anything anywhere when it comes to any legislature, a kind of across the country this moment. Do you think broadly everyone in terms of State Lawmakers, democrat and republican are on board with trying to do something to counter what the state Supreme Court ruling did i will say that 100 of democrats are on boy was trying to dresses. There are some republicans that may fit into the more moderate category. This also interested in solving this issue. But you have those that are on the far right that are still thinking theyre still applauding the Supreme Court decision instead of trying to address this issue head on. And so there is a coalition that can be assembled to address this issue headon, but i think that the shortsightedness of the senators bill does not address the issue. And so as from a democratic standpoint were not necessarily on board. Were not, were not endorsing the senators, bill weir still in Support A Mobiel that clearly defines a fertilized embryo. Of not being a child democrats in congress. They are also trying to take action on the federal level with regard to this today kind of a bid to enshrine protections for for ivf into federal law. But Senate Republicans are signaling they want to block that effort because they say that ivf is a states rights issue. They think its something that the state should be handling, not the federal government. Do you see congress . Do you want to see Congress Stepping in to take action on this or do you want issues surrounding ivf to be left to State Lawmakers like yourself . Well, i what i would Like Congress to address this issue as weve seen from these abate of roe v. Wade being overturned. And they love all that alabama has is one of the worst in the country. Most restrictive abortion ban in the country. And so weve stays have given been given an opportunity to address many important issues that deals with womens reproductive rights. But a state of alabama have chosen to put in the most restrictive law. And so we cant depend on the state of alabama to solve this problem at the level that we need for families. Rally is going to be happening very soon today at the state capital of ivf families and advocates who are pushing for protections for ivf treatments. And it sounds like there may be progress amongst lawmakers, but kind of unclear what youre all, what the path forward is to get to the governors desk will have to check back again. Minority leader daniels. Thank you for joining us john all right. We are standing by in washington behind me. You see a lot of expectant cameras and reporters waiting for the arrival of hunter biden, who will testify Behind Closed Doors. Lets wait and see if he is in fact arriving and we can see him behind these very tall people in any case, hunter biden is set to arrive. He will testify shortly in the Impeachment Inquiry into his father. 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As you saw right there, he did not respond to report a questions, so said nothing too little as he arrived and he will head Behind Closed Doors. There will be no Video Cameras in there, but he will be there for several hours answering questions in this deposition. We will give you more information as it becomes available. There now time is running out for a texas inmate on Death Row Set to be executed tonight. Ivan cantu says, he is innocent and has evidenced showing he deserves a new trial. He was convicted of Double Murder and 2001 and Appeals Panel unanimously rejected his request for a stay or neutral trial. Now, hope for any delay rests in the governors hands of texas. Cnn Senior National correspondent, ed lavendera is outside the prison in huntsville, texas this morning, ed, bring us up to speed. Well, ivan cantu is simply running out of Legal Options at this point, the Texas Board Of Pardons And Paroles rejected his efforts to block this execution. We heard yesterday from the Texas Court Of Criminal Appeals and a federal Appeals Court as well that rejected claims to get ivan can two more time, and his supporters say that he needs more time so that the evidence they say that has emerged in just the last few years which includes but they believe is false testimony from one of the key witnesses. The one of the other key witnesses who has recanted the testimony in that testimony was that ivan cantu had confessed to the murders of his cousin, James Mosqueda and his fiance, amy kitchen back in november of 2000. Despite all of that, all of the courts rejecting all of these last minute appeals. We sat down yesterday with ivan cantus mother, who is here in the huntsville area, in fact, right now, she is in her final meeting with her son at the prison were Death Row Inmates are kept and this is what she told us here in the hours ahead of this execution im still waiting for a stay of execution. And until i hear that im still going full forward in believing that hes going to be spared, that somebodys going to get their senses about them and stop this push the pause button and allow his his voice to be heard. Do you ever stop and think of your life without your son in it . Not one time im hoping that i die before my children if i would have it different i tried my life ivans take me, not him. He deserves to live and the last minute push to try to spare ivan cantu his life continues. He is his spiritual advisor will be sister Helen Prejean john who wrote the book, a dead man walking. Theres also the supportive Kim Kardashian and others from around the world. Theyre trying to get Governor Greg Abbott to offer a onetime 30 day reprieve so that more of this evidence can be fleshed out. But at this point time is running out. Ivan cant do is scheduled to be executed some time effort 07 00 p. M. Eastern time john, using Governor Greg Abbotts hands. All right. Ed lavendera in texas. 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