was an illegal relationship. a horrible crime to b accused of, but she insisted h wasn t the victim, she was i was petrified of him, petrified. she says he forced himsel on her did you ever have consensua sex with him never prosecutor said she was lying. she was insulted that you didn t believer? i was insulted that she thought someone would. but tutor and her pupil breaking all the rules but who was telling the truth? we both knew that what we are doing was wrong. he owned me i never have had such evidence against someone as had in this case hello and welcome t dateline, it started with racy photo found on a teenag boys phone and ended in courtroom with a jury forced t decide, was the 33 old femal tutor in the picture a victi or a predator? here s keith morrison with teacher s message. you two were in cahoots - it didn t have to and hear. he keeps stating things tha he has no evidence for a though it is facts with a turning to war you
and good evening to you and welcome to ayman tonight. we are following two major breaking news stories. the u.s. military has shot down that suspected chinese five a loon. and at a democratic national committee has voted to officially shake up the presidential primary calendar. then, trump legal trouble. one former associate might be flipping on his old boss. and making history. three black state attorneys general will join me to discuss their historic elections. police reform, and finding republican policies. i am ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. let s kick off this hour with some breaking news. as we mentioned, the u.s. military has shut down that suspected chinese surveillance balloon off the carolina coast on orders from president biden. at about 2:40 pm eastern and f 22 fighter jet fired a missile at that balloon, puncturing it, while it was about six nautical miles off the coast near myrtle beach, south carolina. president biden said this right after the balloon was
ruling to testify in the special counsel s january 6th investigation. pence is now poised to recount for the first time under oath. his conversations with donald trump leading up to the january insurrection. also tonight, kevin mccarthy leads a defiant show of force in the face of stern warnings from china, the speaker and a bipartisan delegation of u. s lawmakers holding a historic meeting with taiwan s president on american soil. speaking with top democrat who was in the room for the talks. and later this hour, we will go live to jerusalem amid rising tensions in the middle east. there are new fears that violence could boil over after israeli forces raid one of the holiest sites in islam for the second straight night. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is off today . i m alex marquardt in your in the situation room. let s get straight to our top story tonight. special counsel jack smith notches a major victory, securing a
of you watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brian hooper ahead here on cnn newsroom, putting months of speculation to rest. president joe biden is expected to officially announced the launch of his reelection campaign as soon as next week. is one side in the conflict in sudan announces a 72 hour ceasefire. the u. s military is making plans to get americans out of the country if it becomes necessary and a new arrest in the investigation of the birthday party shooting in alabama left four people dead. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with kim bruun hoover. us president joe biden has repeatedly hinted that he will run for re election next year. but soon it will finally be official. multiple sources familiar with the matter tells cnn. his campaign is preparing for a video announcement on tuesday, exactly four years after he launched his last bid. it s hoped that will ignite and aggressive fundraising effort to help democrats hold t
he has the receipts to show, quote: preferential treatment coming out what would be the federal prosecutor s office in delaware. now, the whistleblower s attorney is already speaking out. my client wants to come forward to congress. he is ready to be questioned about what he knows and what he experienced under the proper legal protections. attorney mark lytle s client is a supervisory special agent at the irs who is prepared to tell congress the investigation he has been working on has been hampered by what he thinks is special treatment. typi typical steps that a law enforcement investigator would take were compromised because of political considerations. cbs news has learned the investigation the whistleblower worked on is about hunter biden. the things he has been through are very well-documented in emails and other communications with the department of justice. brian: okay. the bidens getting special treatment. who would have thought that? and this whistleblow