diplomat for the first time since russia s invasion. and significant turbulence rocks a flight from texas. what caused a plane to plunge, terrifying passengers and sending seven to the hospital. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin this hour with the death threats against jewish elected officials in michigan. this comes at a very, very dangerous moment following a dramatic rise in anti-semitic attacks across the country as well as threats to government leaders. let s bring in our senior justice correspondent evan perez. evan, what more first of all are you uncovering about this alleged plot in the state of michigan? reporter: yeah, wolf, this is part of an alarming and dangerous trend that we see across the country. in this case this man by the name of jack eugene carpenter is charged with making interstate threats against a number of jewish officials in michigan including dana ne
perhaps, then i do think as manu noted there s going to be a lot of pressure on kevin mccarthy on whether or not that requires additional action. jeff zeleny, i see you re over at cpac right now, one of two high-profile republican gatherings taking place this week. what does the list of speakers reveal to you about this growing rift we re sensing within the republican party? wolf, you know cpac is an annual event. but certainly every four years right before the presidential election it s a rite of passage for republican hopefuls to stop by cpac to meet these conservative act vifs visits from across the country. this year it is an entirely different feel. there s no leadership of the republican party here unlike years before. there are no senate republican leaders here. house republican leaders as well. this essentially has become the trump show. you walk through the hallways here. so much paraphernalia and other supporters of former president donald trump. while other presidential