reporting from new york. yasmin vossoughian picks up the coverage right now. it is 11:00 a.m. in the east, 8:00 a.m. pacific. this morning, major political fallout on capitol hill as republicans formally launch their impeachment inquiry into president biden, hours after his son defied a subpoena to speak with lawmakers behind closed doors. meanwhile, new developments in the federal criminal case surrounding former president donald trump. why a new court ruling threatens to push back the trial s start date, even further, into the presidential election year. this morning in an unexpected twist, former trump lawyer rudy giuliani will not take the stand in his multimillion dollar civil defamation trial. we ll take you live to the courthouse and breakdown what is next for this case. as democrats are considering major concessions on the border, we re going to take you live to one port of entry officials had to close after being overwhelmed with new arrivals. we re also goin
today on inside politics, a last-ditch plea. ukraine president volodymyr zelenskyy just left capitol hill after meeting with the entire senate. zelenskyy is trying desperately to secure the critical funding his country needs to defend itself against russia, but time is running out. just moments ago, house speaker johnson spoke to reporters right after his meeting with zelenskyy ended. the senate has been mia on this. the house passed hr-2 more than six months ago. it s been collecting dust on chuck schumer s desk. i told him personally that these are our conditions because these are the conditions of the american people. and we are resolute on that. it s not the house s issue right now. the issue is with the white house and the senate. and i implore them to do their job because the time is urgent and wept to do the right thing. as you just heard, republicans are insisting they will not back more funding for ukraine unless democrats agree to major border policy changes i
good evening, i m abby philip in new york. tonight, the special counsel bets big on the supreme court. how big of a bet? well, every single check and balance on all presidents might be at stake. jack smith is wagering that the justices will side with him. he is wagering that the high court will see the wisdom in answering this question sooner rather than later, is donald trump immune from prosecution? now, the special counsel writes like he s running out of time, and in a way, he is. the normal appeals process would give no guarantee that the high court considers the immunity question before next november. now that is, i don t have to remind you, when america chooses its next president. how the court rules may reshape democracy as we know it. the justices have never said yes or no that a president can be criminally prosecuted for crimes they perpetrated while president, a ruling that the constitution does not offer a get out of jail free card would put trump in immediate elec
an extraordinary case. that s tonight, on news night. good evening, i m abby philip in new york. tonight, the special counsel big on the supreme court. how big of a bet? well, every single check and balance on all presidents might be at stake. jack smith is wagering that the justices will side with him. he is wagering that the high court will see the wisdom in answering this question sooner rather than later, is donald trump immune from prosecution? now, the special counsel rights like he s running out of time, and in a way, he is. the normal appeals process would give no guarantee that the high court would consider the immunity question before next november. now that is, i don t have to remind you, when america chooses its next president. how the court rules may reshape democracy as we know it. the justices have never said yes or no that a criminal can be criminally prosecuted for crimes they perpetrated while president, a ruling that the constitution does not offer
donald trump dominating right now. this is the picture being painted from new polling out this morning, polling in georgia, polling in michigan and in iowa. will a president of harvard be forced out of her job for what she said about genocide before congress? major developments expected before the end of the day. and a trail of destruction in tennessee, six people are dead after multiple tornadoes ripped through the northern and central part of the state, including the nashville area. one of those tornadoes traveling more than 40 miles on the ground. we are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right now right here to cnn news central. this morning there is some new insight into where the presidential race stands right now and also where it may be headed with new cnn polling out this morning from two key battleground states. donald trump is leading president biden in both in georgia has a five point lead in michigan in this hypothe