of george floyd, the justice department releasing a scathing report accusing the minneapolis police department of a pattern of excessive force and racial discrimination. among the findings, officers systemically targeting black and native american people six times more than white people. pierre thomas with the attorney general merrick garland in minneapolis. the verdict tonight in the horrific mass shooting at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh. 11 people killed. the defendant guilty on all 63 counts. the death penalty now on the table. news coming in late today about the deadly black bear attack at a national forest in arizona. the victim sitting in a chair outside. the bear attacking him and dragging him about 75 yards. the close call on the runway. the american airlines flight ordered to abort its landing, a delta plane still in its path. and what the american pilot did next. ultimate fighting star conor mcgregor accused of sexually assaulting a woman during an
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
engin jerry was the most influential man in my life. everything i have in my life i owe to him. cnn this morning continues now. the first time in modern history a vice president is compelled to testify about the president he served beside. mike pence has likely provided intricate, direct, first-person testimony. this lasted for five hours. gives you an indication of the painstaking detail that prosecutors want to get into. let s keep in mind, there is no other witnesses to these conversations. prosecutors say teixeira could still be a threat. he may still have more classified information. authorities say he had an arsenal of weapons just feet from his bed. court documents mention his social media post. if i had my way, i d kill a ton of people. i think he s a danger to the country and a danger to himself. on the third day, her civil battery and defamation lawsuit, e. jean carroll grilled on her allegations that donald trump raped her. the most intense mo
just ahead on cnn newsroom ukraine will never be a victim for russia. never. he thought we would roll over. he was wrong. historic coast to coast snowstorm takes hold of the upper midwest with dangerous snowfall and dangerous travel conditions and the threat for severe weather in the southern part of the country. i don t want them because i don t know what is in it. norfolk southern s corporate agreed, incompetence and lack of care for our residents is absolutely unacceptable. from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is wednesday, february 22, 9:00 a.m. in london, 10:00 a.m. in warsaw poland where joe biden will wrap up his final day meeting with the secretary-general and leaders of the group known as the nine. and there was a different perspective from pooutdvladimir on the war. putin tried it to blame the west but mr. biden made clear it was putin who is responsible. president putin chose this war. every day the war conti
viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. i m bianca a oig. . i m max foster. just ahead russian forces trying and so far failing to make real head way in the opening stages of a new offensive. we re not only up against ukraine, but also against nato and especially the united states. to control the narrative early on. what folks are really concerned about is what happens later, what happens down the road, what happens three years from now. several buildings have collapsed. several people have been confirmed killed. hundreds injured. some of them in critical condition. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is tuesday, february 21, 9:00 a.m. in london, 12 noon in moscow where vladimir putin is set to deliver a speech to the nation s top political and military leaders on the state of what he calls russia s special military operation in ukraine. mr. putin is expected to lay out his vision for wha