watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom, former u.s. president trump responds to the subpoena sent by the january 6 select committee and says that he will appear before the lawmakers but there is a catch. and a key issue that joe biden has been touting as a win could impact the midterm elections. and hospitals across the u.s. are filled with sick children. cases of a respiratory virus are surging. efforts to stem the covid pandemic could be one reason why. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. donald trump has now been officially served with a subpoena to testify before the january 6 committee. in a series of high profile hearings this year, the committee documented trump s failed quest to overturn his 2020 election defeat culminating in the violent and deadly attack on the u.s. capitol. the committee has set a november 4th deadline to receive the documents it has request
committee documented trump s failed quest to overturn his 2020 election defeat culminating in the violent and deadly attack on the u.s. capitol. the committee has set a november 4th deadline to receive the documents it has requested with november 14th as the date for trump s deposition to begin. trump is widely expected to challenge the subpoena in court or even ignore it. we have the latest from cnn s sara murray. we are obligated to seek answers directly from the man who set this all in motion. reporter: that man, donald trump, now issued a formal subpoena from the house select committee investigating the deadly attack on the u.s. capitol. both for his testimony and as well as documents. reporter: the economies writing you were at the center of the first and only evident by any u.s. president to overturn and election and obstruct the peaceful transition of power. you knew it was illegal and that