grand jurors, what did he tell them about trump and the 2020 election. plus a deadly barrage of missiles strike ukraine leaving raging fires and at least a dozen dead at the hands of russia. and destruction after a tornado rips through a florida town, parts of the south bracing for more severe storms today. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. happy friday, everybody. i m christine romans. we begin with vice president mike pence testifying before the grand jury looking into former president trump s efforts to subvert the 2020 election. grand jury testimony is of course secret, but we have a very good idea of what pence was likely asked about his former boss, now his republican rival. katelyn polantz has more from washington. reporter: former vice president mike pence testified before a federal grand jury on thirst fo thursday for more than five hours. it would have been what happened after the 2020 election leading up to january 6, all of
why she didn t scream during the alleged assault. i m not a screamer. i was too much in panic to scream. you can t beat up on me for not screaming. tacopina shot back i m not beating you up, i m asking you questions, ms. carroll. through tears carroll asserted i m telling you he raped me. whether i screamed or not. i don t need an excuse for not screaming. tacopina an experienced trial attorney also currently defending trump in an unrelated criminal case being brought by manhattan district attorney alvin bragg is known for his brash style of defending clients. no, no can t be. this was a federal presidential election. the allegation here in some twilight zone scenario. reporter: outside court, a trump spokesperson said that the case is entirely political and trump himself accuses carroll of lying saying her case is, quote, a made up scam.