classified documents. the special counsel found evidence that president biden, quote, willfully retaineds classified materials found no reason to press criminal charges. drew distinction between the criminal probe of handling of documents and his findings regarding president biden. the long standing justice department priniple that you cannot indict a sitting president does not apply and would not bring charges even if joe biden were no longer president. we ll have more on that later in the program. we begin with a hearing at the nation s highest court. an historic hearing for some very big questions about the constitution. the future of our democracy and at the heart of the case, a request from voters for some accountability for an unprecedented insurrection. first up, jonathan mitchell, the attorney for donald trump, argued among other things, that january 6th was not an insurrection. it was a riot. he also argued that the president is not technically an officer of the unit
the eu s climate service says that for the first time, global warming has exceeded 1.5 degrees celsius above pre industrial levels across an entire year. limiting long term warming to no more than 1.5 degrees is a key target in efforts to tackle climate change. counting is under way in pakistan s general election. mobile phone services across the country are being restored, after being suspended just as voting began. police searching for the man suspected of carrying out the chemical attack in clapham have raided two addresses in north tyneside 400km to the north of london. no arrests were made. the whereabouts of abdul shokoor ezedi remain unknown. queen camilla says king charles is doing extremely well under the circumstances, following the start of his cancer treatment. she said he had been very touched by all of the letters and messages of support. good evening. back in december, the supreme court in colorado took an unprecedented decision. by a 4 3 majority, the justic
to be continued. cnn this morning continues right now. well, good morning, everyone. i m phil mattingly with poppy harlow. it s 8:00 a.m. here in new york, 2:00 p.m. in gaza, where right now israel is ramping up its ground assault with tanks and infantry pushing deeper into the gaza strip. overnight, israeli forces are pushing deeper into gaza. heavier air strikes pound gaza as the fighting rages on the ground. iran is accusing israel of crossing red lines and the white house is warning there is a real risk of this war spreading into a wider conflict. and we, of course, are taking every measure necessary to protect our forces, to increase our vigilance, and to work with other countries in the region to try to keep this conflict that is currently in israel and gaza from spinning out into a regional conflict. the risk is real, and therefore our vigilance is high and the steps we are taking to deter that and prevent that are serious, systemic, and ongoing. meanwhile
dramatically. artillery fire going out from israel, also coming from lebanon. president biden talked to benjamin netanyahu about immediately increasing humanitarian assistance. people decesperately trying get their hands on supplies. what s happening in the west bank and also what s happening to israelis. the russian-state media says the crowd was protesting the war. it s not just a narrow geopolitical conflict. it s a clash of civilization. the rapid response force will be in the mediterranean soon. if attacks continue, we will respond. friends and allies of israel recognize that not only for the situation etscalate against israel, but could inflame the whole region. good morning, everyone. i m phil mathtingly with poppy harlow. it s 7:00 a.m. here in new york. 1:00 p.m. in gaza where the ground assault is sbins fig as tanks push deeper into the strip. forces say they killed dozens of hamas fighters who were barricaded in tunnels. we are seeing another