5 00 a. M. Here in the u. S. East coast. Cnn newsroom starts right now. We begin in washington where the waiting game is on. As reported, first here on cnn, the first charges filed in Robert Muellers russia investigation were approved friday, we dont know who, and we dont know the precise charges, but arrests are expected as early as monday. One republican congressman says it is important not to lose sight of the big picture here. That is the russia meddling case. There has been a lot of developments over the course of the last couple of weeks. Some of which might favor one side of the aisle versus the other side. I think it is important for all of us to be approaching this entire issue, not as one side or the other side, but as americans. Im someone who believes that the russians did meddle in our elections in 2016. And that is, you know, part of this issue. Again in the meantime, the white house has not commented on the indictments, but has repeatedly called the investigation a witch