the lead starts right now. new witness tran scripts released from the january 6th committee, including one from donald trump s own son, and an unusual request from one sitting gop senator. then, officials are calling it the largest russian missile strike since the war began. ukrainians say it could have been so much worse. plus, some signs of relief on the horizon for tens of thousands of southwest pas passengers who have been stuck in the airline s meltdown for now eight days. welcome to the lead, i m phil mattingly. and we begin with our politics lead and new insight into the january 6th investigation. the committee released more testimony transcripts from 19 witnesses, including trump s son donald trump jr., trump attorney christina bobb, kimberly guilfoyle, stephen miller and former white house press secretary stephanie grisham. there s one key thing that sticks out, and that s the role of mark meadows. he was, of course, trump s chief of staff on january 6th an
her an angry mama bear. her daughter is battling leukemia and couldn t get access to a drug that s critical for her treatment. cnn senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen shows us, it doesn t mean giving up. reporter: abby bray was a healthy little girl in tampa, florida when one month after her ninth birthday troubling symptoms. she said it feels like there s knives in my bones. reporter: after her pediatrician ran some tests, a phone call to her parents, laura and mike. there s a bed waiting for her at st. joe s pediatric oncology unit, pack a bag, plan to stay, get there immediately. reporter: abby had acute lymphoblastic leukemia. to save her life she would need a rigorous regimen of chemotherapy including a drug called erwinase. but then a few months into treatment we were told okay, you have to go home, you can t get this medicine today, it s a shortage.