and members of his inner-most circle. we re talking about the slates of fake electors set up in battleground states. they set up as the spark for the rest of the plan as conceived by john eastman. from the very beginning from when the plan was first conceived days after the november election, attorneys for the trump campaign were well aware of the fact that their plan for slates of fake electors was how should we put it fake. the new york times reported on emails from trump lawyers that say this, quote, we would just be sending in fake electoral votes to pence so someone in congress can make an objection when they start counting votes and start arguing that the they need to be counted. he wrote that on december 8, 2020 in an email to boris epshteyn, an advisor for the trump campaign. in a followup email, the same guy, mr. will len chick wrote that alternative votes is probably a better term, a better word than fake votes. he added a smiley face emoji. the plan quickly g
united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brunbrunhuber. three more arrests following the death of this black man in a virginia state hospital. that brings the total number of second-degree murder charges in the case to ten. a tornado in texas. that s not all. severe weather hits parts of the u.s. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhuber. the u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen will be back on capitol hill hoping to assure lawmakers there s no crisis for u.s. banks. she pulled together a deal to give an infusion of first republic, the major bank on the verge of failing. i can reassure the members of our committee that the banking system is sound. and americans can feel confident their deposits will be there when they need them. this week s actions demonstrate our commitment to ensure our financial system remains strong and the savings remain safe. the turmoil has sent stock prices on a wild ride for the last week. and the need for a
back to their habitat, because when you take them out of their habitats, they re kind of creatures of nature, so they need to be out in their habitat. good morning. i think this is a question that everybody has been asking, like, all of these animals disappearing in the cages being tampered with. what the heck is happening at america s zoos. we have two monkeys that went missing in dallas. 12 squirrel monkeys taken in louisiana and an exotic toucan stolen in florida. we re going to have much more on this. and this cnn exclusive, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu making several major headlines in his one on one sit-down with our very sewn jake tapper. was israel behind the mysterious attack on iran s sites and weapons program, and will netanyahu become a mediator between russia and ukraine as this war rages on? also this morning, we have new revelations in the brutal police beating of tyre nichols, as his family and the city of memphis is preparing to mourn today
welcome to msnbc s live coverage on this monday, september 5th. it is labor day. there is a lot happening this morning. we begin with breaking news from london, where british foreign prime minister liz trust was just named prime minister by the ruling conservative party, succeeding boris johnson who resigned amid scandal, beating out the former chance lor to lead the party and the country. i know that our beliefs resonate with the british people. our beliefs in freedom and the ability to control your own life in low taxes, in personal responsibility. and i know that s why people waited for us in such numbers in 2019. as your party leader, i intend to deliver what we promised those voters right across our great country. she will be formally appointed by queen elizabeth tomorrow and will be confronted by a looming economic crisis, as well as an ongoing energy crisis. we will continue following developments from the united kingdom. but first, we ll focus here at home. la
mar-a-lago. and we re keep ing an eye o flooding in the southwestern u.s. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhuber. the biden white house is officially hands off regarding last week s fbi search of donald trump s mar-a-lago residence. it turned up 11 sets of classified material, including some with the highest secrecy. privately, some white house officials admit they re worried about what other sensitive docu might be out there. as jessica schneider reports, the department of justice is pushing back. reporter: prosecutors have less than one week to submit proposed redactions to the judge so he can decide what might be released publicly. it will likely be a tall task for this department of justice. they have said repeatedly that any retaxedactions they would propose it would make the affidavit devoid of content. regardless, the judge wants their recommendation business next thursday at noon, and he might have additional conversations with the do