testimony after subpoenaing more than a dozen members of trump s inner circle this week alone. the committee is now setting its sights on those closest to the former vice president mike pence, including his former chief of staff and national security adviser, remember, his central role that day. in total the committee has issued 35 subpoenas to individuals and organizations as part of its probe into the circumstances and coordination leading up to the january 6 insurrection. joining us now to discuss, federal white collar criminal defense attorney carolyn palisi. good to see you, carolyn. as we look at this, is there any chance you think that these documents are not released tomorrow? well, it would have to be a very, very quick emergency appeal to the appeals court in this case. and if you read the ruling, the judge specifically noted that there is not a likelihood of success on the merits, which was her reasoning for not stepping in to stay the turnover. so this wasn t
hundreds of pages of documents can be handed over to the january 6th committee by tomorrow s deadline. and after lawmakers subpoenaed more than a dozen in trump s inner circle this week alone. they re focusing on those closest to former vice president mike pence. cnn s kara scannell is following the latest for us. it could be a game changer in the investigation, what we hear and see tomorrow. that s right, victor. as you said, the former president s lawyers have gone to a federal appeals court asking them to step in and briefly stop the national archives from turning over records to the house committee investigating january 6th. trump s lawyers, as you said, have been fighting this. they have lost. they re 0-2 in courts. that s why they re going to the appeals court and asking them to pause this release. the deadline is tomorrow. they have an agreement with the house for expedited briefing which means they could be fully briefed by early next week and the appeals court co
polls opening one hour ago in both states. in the next 24 hours, we could get a preview of what next year s midterms will look like and beyond. in virginia, a state that joe biden carried by ten points, the race is neck and neck. terry mcauliffe is attempting to link youngkin to trump, and youngkin is trying to make education a core virginia issue. i am running against, i like to say, donald trump in khakis. or sweater vest. what is he going to do with all those sweater vests at the end of this campaign? donald trump issued two statements attacking me and endorsing glenn youngkin. today, two. what does that tell you? little maga people not as excited as you thought? so on day one, i will ban critical race theory from being in our schools. terry mcauliffe versus virginia. virginia wins every day of the week. that s virginia. in new jersey, the other big state we re watching right now, governor phil murphy is trying to become the first democrat re-elected to the governo
sandra: also weighing on the race supply chain crisis. the president has struggled to ease the backlog at our nation s ports. all of this leading to empty store shelves and high prices everywhere. a trend expected to continue well into next year. bill: also immigration another hot button. the white house seemingly indifferent to a record surge at our southern border now reportedly considering $450,000 in pay-outs to migrants separated under the previous administration, the trump team in 2018. sandra: defining that president s foreign policy is if disastrous pull-out from afghanistan. 13 u.s. service members were killed and hundreds of americans remain stranded in enemy territory. bill: the defining issue may be in the classroom, education. virginia has emerged as ground zero in the fight over critical race theory and masks in schools. mccauliffe has vowed to diversify school faculties and pay teachers more money. youngkin is focused on empowering parents at home. have
firefighters, city workers who did not come to work, they do not want the vaccine. but what about response time in an emergency in new york? and what the mayor is now saying tonight. all eyes on the supreme court tonight, taking up the case of that controversial texas law, banning virtually all abortions in that state. and new signals tonight that some of the conservative justices might have a problem with the way that law was designed. the travel nightmare in the u.s. tonight. american airlines canceling hundreds of flights today, grounding 2,000 flights over the weekend. first southwest, now american. what s going on? with thanksgiving travel just weeks away. tonight, actor alec baldwin breaking his silence on the deadly shooting on that movie set. what the actor is now saying. and the abc news exclusive. tonight, we take you inside madagascar where the u.n. is now warning they re on the brink of the first climate change famine. more than a million people in despera