this just one day after a new warning of potential attacks of the 2024 election, plus where things stand on the debt limit, with just one week until possible default. then, target pulling pride themed merchandise from stores. how they played out online, and what is next for the company. and the consequences of ron desantis immigration law, and the impact that could be felt far beyond florida. as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night! that evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. the feds passed a major milestone in bringing january 6th insurrectionists to justice, today elmer stewart rhodes, the leader of the right-wing extremist group, the oath keepers, was sentenced to 18 years behind bars for seditious conspiracy, it is the longest sentence in any of the january six cases, nbc s candle has more on what went down in court. a former army paratrooper who graduated from lost school, once wore an orange jumpsuit during the court hearings. he show no remorse to
ukraine, at least 19 people killed, several apartment buildings hit and reduced to rubble. cnn is on the scene in ukraine with the very latest. incredible video out of florida, destruction from a tornado that wiped out a dozen homes and damaged even more. now some 55 million people across the southeast are bracing for more severe weather as two major storms target the region. we have the forecast. a major win for abortion rights in two republican dominated states the latest attempts to ban abortions, ban most abortions failed and conservative lawmakers helped stand in the way. we are following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. this is what is left of an apartment block in central ukraine after a russian rocket attack. it was part of a wave of strikes across ukraine. in the hardest hit, two rockets hit apartment buildings and a warehouse, killing at least 17 people. in dnipro the attack killed a mother and her 2
are for open to banning assault weapons. they ll hammer that message. alexi, thank you for being with us this morning. we appreciate it. thanks to all of you for getting up way too early on this thursday morning. jack-packed morning joe starts right now. one of the constants over the years is baseball. america has rolled by like an army of steamrollers, built like a blackboard, erased and erased again. but baseball has marked the time. this field, this game, it s a part of our past, ray. it reminds us of all that once was good, and it could be again. oh, people will come, ray. people will most definitely come. willie. there you go. good morning. that line. welcome to morning joe. all that was good. 30th. all can be good once again. so many l opening day. opening day, yes. very exciting, huh? best part about opening day is, no matter who you are, any team, there s hope. right now, sitting here this morning, there s hope. now, hey there s a point
trial after a revealing court hearing. prosecutors arguing that the air national guardsman is a dangerous flight risk with a history of violent threats. also tonight, more powerful testimony by trump accuser e. jean carroll. under heated cross-examination she told the former president s lawyer, and i m quoting here now, i m telling you, he raped me. whether i screamed or not. as for trump, he s campaigning in new hampshire tonight amid an escalating war of words with likely gop rival ron desantis. this as desantis is turning his fire at the walt disney corporation, blasting the company s new lawsuit against him as political. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. tonight, the accused pentagon leaker is behind bars as a judge decides whether he ll stay there in the leadup to his trial. prosecutors revealing very disturbing new details about the suspect and their case as they argued he should
former president. the pentagon leak suspect is waiting to see whether he ll be released from jail ahead of the trial. the prosecution making the case he s a dangerous flight risk as we re learning more about alarming red flags that were clearly missed. and wnba star brittney griner is moved to tears during her first news conference since her release by russia. stand by for her emotional recount of her imprisonment and how she hung on while she was losing hope. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get right to the breaking news. a first and modern american history. a former u.s. vice president compelled to testify under oath about the president he served beside. our reporter is outside the federal courthouse in washington where mike pence appeared for hours today. what more are you learning? reporter: wolf, we never saw make pence inside this building today but sources have confirme