hello and welcome to the cnn newsroom. boris sanchez, everyone boris great to be with you. i m jessica dean and we begin with breaking details another major legal blow to former president donald trump. on the day his attorney had to testify before a federal grand jury. in one case. we re learning. in a separate case, his former top administration aides have now been ordered to testify, and that includes his past white house chief of staff mark meadows. this specific investigation is the federal criminal. probe into donald trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election loss. cnn senior crime and justice reporter caitlin poland s is with us live standing outside of the department of justice on a rainy day. caitlin tell us so much about this development, the claim of executive privilege by the former president thrown out by this judge. right so this is another attempt where donald trump was coming into court secretly behind closed doors and trying to say that people around him sh
and healthy new years eve. we are continuing to follow the breaking news out of the vatican. pope benedict the 16th has died at the age of 95. the vatican says the retired pope passed away early this morning. his funeral will be held on january 5th in st. peters square. presided over by pope francis. that is the man who became leader of the catholic church after benedict resigned from the role in 2013. msnbc looks back on his life and legacy. it was a resignation that shocked the catholic church. pope benedict, less than eight years after his election, he became the first pope and seven centuries to voluntarily retire. he said that he lacked the strength of mind and body to do the job. he felt like he was being prevented from being the pope in a way that he felt the pope should be present for the people of god. he was born joseph rat singer in wartime germany. in the deeply catholic weijia bavaria. he and his brother george people became priests. both eventually landed
it is the top of the hour. we re so happy you could join us this morning. i m don lemon. it it is november 2nd. losing faith in the election system. a new poll reveals how many voters already distrust the results of the mid-term elections before they even come in. and, wow. caught on camera, this texas woman gored by a bison in a state park. you are going to hear from her during and after that attack. a very busy wednesday here in the country. we re going to begin with this new reporting. members of the pelosi family will soon be able to hear audio from the 911 call paul pelosi made to police on the night he was assaulted and they ll get to see camera footage of that brutal attack. jamie, good morning to you. what do you know? reporter: good morning, guys. don, as you said, the police, the local san francisco police, the d.a. are providing members of the pelosi family. they will be the first to hear that 911 call, which we know lasted about three minutes. that may be
motors all wrong? john: electric vehicle push the latest issue fueling criticism that president biden is out of touch with everyday americans. sandra: barely been 24 hours now since the big celebration at the white house, the president celebrating his massive climate and social spending plan yesterday, even while rising inflation numbers sent the stock market into a tailspin. welcome back, as america reports rolls into hour two. we are keeping our eye there in the motor city, i m sandra smith in new york. great to be with you, john. john: i m john roberts in washington. the president in detroit. the city where thousands of workers are losing their jobs in the name of going green. prices continue to hammer american families. people are hurting, and then they look at washington and they say how are you not noticing? how does joe biden have a celebratory speech as the numbers come out knowing that people are hurting? john: senator rick scott is standing by. first to
are the biggest tax cutting budget in half a century. we ll find out what the changes mean for households. also this lunchtime: four russian occupied areas of ukraine are voting on whether to become part of russia in what the west sees as a move by moscow to annex the regions. a court has been shown distressing video footage about suicide and self harm that the schoolgirl molly russell viewed before she took her own life. and the multi award winning novelist dame hilary mantel, best known for her wolf hall trilogy, has died aged 70. coming up on the bbc news channel, can england rediscover theirform again? italy awaits tonight before germany on monday, with gareth southgate hoping to avoid the disappointment of relegation in the nations league. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. in a massive shake up of the uk s finances, the chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, has outlined a series of tax cuts and spending commitments that will cost £45 billion by 2027. the independ