just ahead here on cnn newsroom. republican and nikki haley begins her run for for confidene the tests, politicians over 75 years old. could she be targeting president biden? or donald trump? our political analyst weighs in. plus, anger in eastern ohio as residents wonder if this small town is safe after a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed. and, later, survivors still being found under the rubble more than a week after a powerful earthquake left parts of turkey and syria devastated. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. but first, we begin with new developments in the investigation into former president donald trump s role in seeking to overturn a 2020 election. cnn has now learned a special counsel has subpoenaed trump s former chief of staff mark meadows, who was witness to trump s actions during the insurrection at the u.s. capitol. cnn s evan perez has more details now from washington. donald trump s former chief of staff
you are watching cnn newsroom, and i m rosemary world. you re you re watching cnn newsroom and i m rosemary church. nikki haley begins her run for competency tests for politicians over 75 years old. could she be target ing presidet biden or form er president donad trump. and later, survivors still being found under the rubble, more than a week after a powerful earthquake left parts of turkey and syria devastated. good to have you with us. the head of the u.s. environmental protection agency is expected to visit east palestine, ohio, in the coming hours, where a train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the coming month. two weeks since the disaster, residents wait for answers from officials and the rail company on whether their community is safe. cnn jason carol reports. everybody that came here expected a whole lot more than what we re getting right now. reporter: frustration, anger and unanswered questions in east pales palestine, ohio. the railroad did us
state university as police are still trying to piece together the gunman s motive. this hour, i ll ask the michigan attorney general about the many unanswered questions in this investigation. also today, former vice president mike pence is speaking out for the first time about his plans to fight a new subpoena from the u.s. justice department. he s arguing that his effort to avoid testifying in the special counsel probe of donald trump is about the separation of powers. republican nike y haley kic off her 2024 presidential campaign. she says it s time for new leadership, taking veils swiped at former president trump. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with tonight s vigil for the victims of the michigan state university mass shooting. the pain and grief still very raw two days after the attack. miguel marquez is on the scene for us there. miguel, tell us more about this vigil and t
maybe you want to keep those seat belts fastened. the lead starts right now. major questions raised today about your safety in the air as senators grill the faa why the agency cannot be so sure there will not be more runway near misses and grounded flights. plus, nikki haley officially kicks off her 2024 campaign, bringing a pledge to bring in a new generation of leadership. but how long can she maintain this delicate dance, throwing subtle shade at trump while not alienating his supporters? and hayashi, you know, that first flying object shot down, the one that was deemed a chinese spy balloon. u.s. intel says maybe it wasn t supposed to be over the continental u.s. after all. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our politics lead and the airport chaos taking over capitol hill after the series of near collisions and the nationwide ground stop that led to thousands of delayed and canceled flights. the acting head of the federal aviation administration
former chief of staff mark meadows has been subpoenaed by jack smith who is overseeing two investigations of the former president. the subpoena is seeking documents on testimony related to january 6th and trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. and the move to subpoena one of trump s most senior aides in addition to the subpoena of mike pence, marks the latest step in this smalling investigation. smith is handling trump s documents after he left office. and meadows may be interested in the documents investigation. he played a role in months and months of discussions going on between the national archives and trump s representatives over returning government records in his possession. the subpoena could set up a clash with the justice department and meadows and trump over executive privilege. he was a witness to trump s efforts to pressure officials in the states and in congress to