cnn this morning starts right now. [ clapping ] that was a woman waving to the crowd rescued after 92 hours in rubble. her mother pulled out just a short time later. good morning, everyone. these are just a few miraculous earthquake stories coming out. the truth is that hope for survivors is fading fast. families in syria and turkey bracing for the inevitable. they may never be reunited with their loved ones as the death toll nears 22,000. former vice president mike pence subpoenaed in the special counsel overseeing mr. trump s role in the insurrection. will he invoke executive pruf le doctor privilege. and what he said about desantis and donald trump and more. we re going to go to syria. hope is turning into dispair. the death toll topped 22,000. rescues shifting to recovery four days after the catastrophic earthquake. families facing a grim reality they will likely never see their loved ones alive again. we ve seen desperate heart broken family members join the sear
hutchinson ahead of her sworn testimony. a source tells cnn one person who may have tried to influence her did so at the behest of then white house chief of staff mark meadows. the january 6th committee giving us a taste of that pressure campaign. this is a call received by one of our witnesses, quote, a person let me know you have your deposition tomorrow. he wants me to let you know he s thinking about you. he knows you re loyal and you re going to do the right thing when you go in for your deposition. cnn s ryan nobles is here with the latest. yeah, jim, we are getting more information about the concerns the january 6th select committee has about some of their witnesses being intimidated by the former president donald trump or some of his closest allies, and we re learning that those examples that they provided at the end of their hearing on tuesday were both directed at their star witness, cassidy hutchinson, and at least one of them, the belief is that it was sent
it s an extraordinary burden to try to save another human being s life. reporter: he is staring down his ninth execution date. may 18th. it s the latest delay in a year s long string of reprieves and stays. this one coming at the order of oklahoma s newly elected attorney general who appointed a special counsel saying in a statement, circumstances surrounding this case necessitate a thorough review. it s the right thing to do, to give somebody a chance to do a deep dive. reporter: in an exclusive phone call, he said he just filled out paperwork for his last meal and burial plans when he got the news. it s really hard to describe the feeling. it s been so long. but we re fighting here. so all you can have is hope. i have a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel. reporter: the former motel manager is twice convicted of being the master mind in a murder for hire plot in the culling of his boss barry van trees in 1997. it was another employee justin
spent 25 years in prison, twice convicted of concocting a murder for hire plan in the killing of his boss barry van trees in 1997. prosecutors say it was another hotel employee who physically killed van trees. that man received a life sentence in exchange for his testimony pointing the finger at glossip. i want people to know that i didn t kill this man. i didn t participate, and i didn t plan. don knight, his attorney took on the case in 2015 after glossup had exhausted all chances for an appeal, including one that made it to the u.s. supreme court. i recognized pretty quickly that there were real problems with this case. and it appeared to me quite possibly that oklahoma was about to execute an innocent man. reporter: the state of oklahoma continues to stand by the conviction. friday knight will file a petition with the state court of appeals asking for a hearing based on new findings. it s a hail mary, one that comes