bret: but, obviously, breaking tonight, an historic day. one that both republicans and democrats described as, quote: a sad day. the first former or current president of the united states to be arrested and booked in federal criminal court. former president donald trump pleaded not guilty to all 37 counts in the indictment alleging that the former president illegally kept hundreds of classified documents at his mar-a-lago home, even after a subpoena to return them. potentially risking the disclosure of top secret national defense secrets. the former president is defiant, proclaiming his innocence from what he describes as as another witch-hunt and he accuses president biden s administration of targeting him, the leading g.o.p. challenger. the former president is on his way to his golf club in bedminster, new jersey where he will hold a fundraiser tonight and is expected to deliver remarks about this day and the charges he faces. correspondent mark meredith is outside the mi
hello, everybody, welcome to inside politics, i m john king in washington. up first, some important breaking and exclusive new cnn reporting about the special counsel investigation, and that audio recording of the former president donald trump. sources now telling cnn that trump attorneys turned over material in mid-march, two and a half months ago, in mid-march, connected to a classified military document. the one prosecutors hear mr. trump describe on that audio recording now in their possession. that tape prompting a fresh subpoena from special counsel jack smith s investigators for any and all documents relate to general mark milley, the joint chiefs chair, or iran, sources telling cnn there s also a big unknown, whether that document in question, an iran attack plan, was ever actually returned to the government. let s break down this important reporting. it s beginning with the team behind it. cnn s kaitlan collins joins us from new york. paula reid is here with me in wa
happening now, cnn is near the tense front lines in eastern ukraine right now with just a few hours to go before russia s war hits the one-year mark. ukrainian forces bracing for the possibility of new russian strikes tonight. also this hour, a top safety official declares the toxic train wreck in ohio was 100%, 100% preventable as initial findings in the federal investigation are revealed. the transportation secretary, pete buttigieg, visiting the scene where frustrated residents are growing more and more concerned about their health by the day. alex murdaugh takes the stand in his murder trial. the disgraced south carolina lawyer admitting under oath to lying and to stealing while denying he killed his wife and son. 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 a grim milestone for ukraine and the world, for that matter, a full year since russia s brutal invasion. ukrainians bracing f
john berman here in for anderson. take a look. there they are. both back when they wore memphis police department uniforms, and now in their booking photos. justin smith, emmett martin iii, desmond mills jr., demetrius haley all five now ex-cops charged today with killing tyre nichols, who died three days after a traffic stop and violent arrest on the 7th of this month. all five facing identical counts, official oppression, unauthorized exercise of official power, aggravated kidnapping while possessing a weapon, aggravated kidnapping causing bodily injury, aggravated assault, and second-degree murder. today in addition to the charges, we learn more about what kind of officers they were, along with details from the timeline of tyre nichols deadly encounter with them, which tennessee s top state law enforcement official says are appalling to him. sadly, there will be more tomorrow when video described in excruciating terms by those who have seen it is made public. cnn s sara s
groundhog day. tom brady announced he is retiring again. yeah. everyone got emotional watching the heart felt message. even bill belichick s shirt holes grew three sizes. brady is done in a related story. tickets to the buccaneers games are now free. that was funny. that s a good one about the groundhog day. i didn t think of that one. i like the belichick. clever there, jimmy fallon. i like the holes. good morning, everyone. we re going to speak with robert kraft a little later on in the show. we re in new york. kaitlan is in capitol hill. there is a lot going on there. the u.s. military signed a deal to ramp firepower on china s doorstep. beijing is responding. a busy day on capitol hill. the president is going to be arriving soon. he is facing a series of investigations, of course, into the documents or the investigation into his classified documents. and also standoff potentially that could tank the economy. we re going to talk to rick scott of the budget commit