plus, we have new details about the death of former japanese prime minister shinzo abe. what we re learning about the weapon used in the attack and the reaction coming in from around the world. deal or no deal, elon musk walking away from twitter, what the twitter board might have to say about that. we re so grateful to have you this saturday, july 9th. appreciate you starting your weekend and morning with us. jessica, great to have you. thanks for having me. it s always great to stop by and spend some hours. quite a few hours. we start with the january 6th interview with one of the most important witnesses. former white house counsel pat scipollone testifying for hours. he provide a great deal of new information. and keep in mind yesterday s closed door testimony is going to be made public in upcoming hearings, potentially even on tuesday. cipollone was among a handful of people who spent time with then president donald trump as the riot at the capitol un unfolded,
cooperating with the january six committee. what is more than eight hours with the panel signals for next week s hearings. plus president biden signed an executive order protecting health care access, and important move, but not s your you re watching symone and we have a lot to get to. the wnba is holding its all-star weekend this weekend without one of its biggest stars, britney griner, who has been detained for nearly five months in russia. this past thursday, grander pleaded guilty for the possession of vape canister, which russian authorities that contain cannabis oil. though she insists the canisters were packed inadvertently. the author, writing in part i m terrified and might be here forever. the president hasn t written back to britney griner and spoken with her wife cherelle griner, who expressed hope and resolve to and wrongfully detained americans in russia. here she is at a press conference yesterday. i want to make it very clear that our next move in sup
brand-new hour here on cnn newsroom. i m victor blackwell. good to have you on. we re on the eve of another hearing on the capitol insurrection this time tomorrow, the committee investigating january 6th plans to focus on former president trump s efforts to pressure state officials to overturn the 2020 presidential election. georgia elections officials brad raffensperger and gabe sterling are expected to testify about that pressure campaign. along with arizona house speaker rusty bowers. the committee is also promising to reveal new evidence that shows trump s involvement in the scheme to overturn biden s win in battleground states. we ll show evidence of the president s involvement in this scheme. we ll also show evidence about what his own lawyers came to think about this scheme. and we ll show courageous state officials who stood up and said they wouldn t go along with this plan to either call legislators back into session or decertify the results for joe biden. cnn
looming in the background, china, which has been flexing its military power in the region recently. north korea, which may launch a missile test during the president s visit to the pacific region. and, of course, the war in ukraine. president biden called out vladimir putin in his remarks today, and he s set to sign off on a major aid package while in asia to help ukraine. cnn s white house correspondent jeremy diamond is in seoul following the president. so, jeremy, what else happened on biden s first day there? reporter: well, alison, in his first remarks in south korea, president hailing the u.s./south korea relationship as a linchpin of peace, prosperity. there are heightened intention with north korea as u.s. intelligence indicates that north korea could potentially test fire an intercontinental ballistic missile and or a nuclear weapon while president biden is here in south korea or while he is in the region as he goes to japan next. that has, of course, heightened
Good day im Chris Jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. We are just learning that things are getting heated in court as donald trump today is trying to get charges tossed. Not in manhattan but in florida where hes now fighting to end his classified documents case even before it goes to trial. The Special Prosecutor calling the claims legally and factually flawed. The terrifying turbulence of a flight over thailand, passengers launched from their seats, some slamming into the ceiling of the plane as it hit an air pocket. The flight plum meting 6,000 feet in minutes. What investigators on the scene are looking for. With closing arguments in trumps Hush Money Trial Set for next week were on the verge of answering a question, thats been hanging over the president ial race for more than a year. Will the jurys decision also determine the former president s political future and is a Trump Centric race bad for President Biden. So a lot to get to. We start with a rare flurry of a