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this after the u.s. justice department informed the former president he s a target, a target of the probe. also tonight, washington, d.c. monuments are shrouded in haze as wildfire smoke from canada drifts to the nation s capital. we re tracking this air quality emergency as it moves into the mid atlantic and threatens the health of tens of millions of americans. and the flood disaster in ukraine grows even more dangerous as the region is rocked by shelling and the kyiv government accuses russia of shooting at rescue workers. i ll acquit white house official john kirby about that devastating dam collapse and the broader state of the war right now. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with donald trump apparently in imminent legal peril. once again, the u.s. justice department moving toward a final decision on indicting trump in the classified documents probe after alerting t ....
machine, according to their report. and the 2020report. four gop field got even bigger. both former vice president miker pence and the very unpopular former new jerseyt governor chris christie. i think he left office with about a 14 percent approval rating in his case, ra. have now entered the race. we have full analysis of all this straight ahead tonight. but we begin with this foth w news alert. sources have now confirmed te to fox, the doj special counsel investigating former president trump s handlingg fo f classified documents has now convened a second grand jury, this one not in d.c.fl, but in b south florida. e samethat would be the same dia where mar-a-lago is and based on what we are hearing, the special counsel is now poised to wrap uiseded tp that . and there are many reports thatb charges could, in fact,e be imminent. at the very same time, we are learning that in an indictment against hunter, biden could also be forthcoming. but don t expect expect hu ....
the senate does not have. so is this going to get done today, tomorrow, or certainly before june 5th? reporter: we re hoping before june 5. senators are trying to haggle if they can do this today or if they can do this tomorrow. there is a real desire here to not have to work the weekend, and it s probably a combination of that desire, some jet fumes, the need to get out of town, and then also an agreement on amendments that s likely to get us there. one of the things that s holding this up is people like senator lindsey graham who are unhappy about the way they see defense spending capped in the current bill. he s upset with his own party for negotiating this. here s what he had to say about this. watch. i blame myself for not being more involved and more active because in my wildest dreams, i never believed that the republican party would take the biden budget that they ve attacked for a year and celebrate it as fully funding. reporter: and look, graham is not t ....
30 criminal charges over alleged hush money payments. w pe wait to see the indictment. former president is expectedarra to be arraigned next tuesday. sources telling fox heg shot will have his mug shot and fingerprints taken but will not be handcuffed. trump s attorney vowinotg to fight back .w you know, when you stretch o the law to get someone you don t like or is a political opponent in this case, it s ver tevery hard to ey get that law to comean back to its original shape.ally today s proof that you could not actually pick a target and then try and find a crime, even a beo crime. ime. that s not a crime because fac there is no crime here. thd i m telling you, theretsknow is no crime.is i know the facts and the law, g and i really want to see where this is going to go. m aj i don t know. manhattan d.a. alvin bragg is facing major backlash for bringing this case in the first place by being criticized for using untested legal theory c to bring state charges inas a ....
officers plead not guilty in the beating death of tyre nichols. and ukrainian president pleading to get the tools they need to end the war with russia. and the epa is talking to cnn after that toxic train disaster in ohio. that is what we are watching this hour. thank you for joining us. i m kristen in for kate bolduan. we start with the police officers who have been charged with the beating death of tyre nichols have plead not guilty to second-degree murder and assault. after they beat him, he died three days later. cnn did speak with tie ryre nic mother when she came into the courthouse. it is important for you to be here today? yes. they need to see my face. and shimon prokupiez has been there all morning. what exactly happened in court today? right. so this is the officers, the five former officers, and it was their initial appearance before the judge here in memphis, and behind me in court here, and they were out on bond, and they walked in. it is es ....