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almost 100 people evacuated in less than an hour. we have new details about the mission to get u.s. diplomats out of sudan. now, the white house must decide how to help thousands of other americans still trapped in a war zone. well, the aviators are hitting the trail again. president biden expected to launch his re-election bid tomorrow. that means he ll have about 19 months to tell voters about his accomplishments from term one, as well as his ability to keep going well into his 80s. ron desantis hasn t thrown his hat into the ring yet, but his travel itinerary indicates otherwise. the florida governor discussing trade with the japanese prime minister. this is just his first stop. we are following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. the u.s. says it is actively helping americans get out of sudan as violence in that country continues to intensify. it comes after u.s. special forces pulled off a daring rescu ....
whelan and brittney griner. president biden preparing to speak to chinese leader xi jinping today amid rising tension was taiwan. how will the surprising deal involving moderate democrat joe manchin impact the economy and the biden presidency? and live during this show, what will the gdp report tell us about a potential recession? former white house aide cassidy hutchinson now cooperating with the justice department s january 6 investigation. who else is talking? and is mike pompeo the next to sit before the january 6th committee? we have new reporting this morning. let s go first, though, to the state department for new developments on the proposed prisoner swap of a convicted russian arms dealer for brittney griner and paul whelan. cnn s kylie atwood broke this story and is at the state department this morning. what movement have you seen? reporter: the biden administration has put this offer on the table for viktor bout, a convicted arms trafficker as par ....
Out. okay. let s talk a little bit about politically then. yeah. in this case of going to the treasury department ig, i mean, yes, this is supposed to be an independent ig, and they are, right? but this is in his father s sort of sphere, right? this is the biden treasury department. how much of a pickle does that put the president in, that he is doing that? it is hard to say. what he s alleging ultimately could be a violation of crime or effect of criminal law, saying, you re coming avenfter . someone may have released my personal data, which is a crime. he could have written a letter to the justice department asking for a criminal investigation here. it may have been an easier approach to go straight to the treasury department, have them investigate it, almost as an hr matter, saying, either you can fire or terminate or take action against this former employee. or forward it on for prosecution. let s look at the timing of this, right? yeah. at the same time his legal ....
Haven t she hasn t been on their radar beforehand. is that what it looks like you to, talking to hutchinson now, issuing subpoenas for marc short and greg jacob, that it s this far in the investigation. i think the department of justice has slow rolled this that we re 18 months out of january 6 and only now do they bring in these people and only now is the washington post and new york city reporting is the justice department asking questions about trump s actions, 18 months out people can say, you know and genuinely that their memories need to be refreshed or they just don t remember certain things. that s really unusual. even the idea that the department of justice collected call records in april of this year, that s 15 months since the incidents, that s really quite slow. so short, jacob, cassidy hutchinson, alyssa farah foreshadowed maybe other people that the january 6 committee has spoken to. what witness could doj call? we may never know, we don t necessarily know w ....