interference in georgia as potential indictments loom. this as cnn has exclusive new reporting on the special counsel probe of trump. actors hit the picket lines, striking against the film and tv industry. some of the biggest stars in the business are part of the walkout that s effectively shutting down hollywood. after alluding police for over a decade, a suspect is charged with murder in the serial killings of women on long island. officials revealing dramatic details a short while ago about how he was caught, including burner phones and called to taunt relatives. i m jim acosta and you are in the situation room. this hour, we are following new developments in two investigations of donald trump s efforts to overturn the results of the 2024 presidential election, that includes exclusive new cnn reporting of the probe by special counsel jack smith. let s begin with cnn s senior legal affairs correspondent paula reed. break down this and what it says about the investig
today inside politics, the gop finds votes to come out on top. republicans pass a crucial bill that assures the u.s. is ready to fight wars, and they did it after putting a deliberate conservative stamp on it. jared kushner under oath, new report ing reveals that prosecutors ask the former president s son-in-law, did donald trump believe his own election lies. and iowa decides in six months. the countdown to the caucuses is on as donald trump decides to play hooky and skip a big summit. his bet, who needs iowa when you have mike tyson. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. up first, kevin mccarthy can keeps the republican family mostly together to win a culture war battle. last hour, the house did its job and cleared a must-pass defense bill. the final vote tally was 219-210. if that seems really tight for a bill that sets military policy, it is. the sennarrow margin is thanks a very heated back and forth over controversial add-ones to the
politicsnation. tonight s lead, multi tasking. last week, the biden administration reminded its republican detractors and the nation white voters overwhelmingly shows president biden and democrats. president biden as diplomatic chief wrapped up his successful east your pm trip marking the first anniversary of russia s invasion of ukraine with a surprise visit to kyiv. a renewed pledge of solidarity as the war drags into its second year. here at home, top biden officials were underground and east palestine, ohio responding to that trans trained around the disaster. the epa and fema worked hand in hand with local officials to clean up the mass and hold no for southern accountable for their accident. whether it was ukraine or ohio republican politicians could only offer photo ops and bad faith criticism threatening u.s. support for ukraine as another aid packages unveiled. run to the cameras in east palestine ohio to lay blame directly at president biden s feet. even as local of
happen in the military. you saw democrats struggling after the abortion amendment that banned the reimbursement from the pentagon of families who need to travel across state lines that they need to get that health care because it s not offered in that state. you saw a lot of democrats kind of grappling with the fact that they were going to have to make a decision about voting against a bill that includes pay raises for the military, that includes more investments in infrastructure. some of them have military i installations in their own districts. connolly told me 25% of my economy in my district is based on military investments. have to vote against thi that s what members were grappling. continue the conversation, let s put up on the screen what we re spe specifically talking. the amendments that were adopted and are part of this defen bill that just passed this morning. dismantlg the policy on abortion that you were talking about. eliminate a office diversity equity and inclusio
radical gender ideology books in military schools, prohibit use of pride flag, remove funding for transgender care. it s tough to tell if you re listing fox news segments or what s included in this bill. that s what this is. this is a pure base political play. and this is why it s so interesting. we have always attached the term reporters who cover the ndaa, we have always attached the term must pass. because of the politics you state. no member of congress wants to be facing an ad targeting them for voting against the military in any way. so it s always this must-pass thing. but when you load up sort of culture war battle lines, it creates a whole different cross current of politics here. so yes, while the horse trading is normal and has gone on forever, i don t know that this is particularly normal.