the lead starts right now. for the first time since the start of britain s war, ukraine will be getting an aid package from the u.s. that includes cluster munitions, bonds that are banned by most countries. president biden gave an exclusive interview where he tried to defend that controversial decision, and the special counsel zeroes in on an oval office meeting during donald trump s final days in office, a meeting described as nuts. follow-up from the exclusive cnn reporting and what it tells us about the investigation into trump in january 6 and a possible third indictment of mr. trump. there then, he survived the taliban and decades of war working as an interpreter in afghanistan during the war, only to be shot and killed while driving a lift in the united states. the latest on the search for suspects. welcome to the lead. we start today with our worldly deadly cluster munitions or bombs, a lethal weapon that can disperse hundreds of smaller explosives over an area up to
potential human remains. reporter: quite right. exactly, jake. and also questions about whether or not something like this could have been prevented. again, this all happening this morning when these officials who were running this massive search, at the time search and rescue operation, the remote operated vehicle that was down on the ocean floor early this morning at 8:55 a.m. came across that debris field. right now what they are doing is the r.o.v.s are still there on the ocean floor, still trying to map the ocean floor, still trying to figure out exactly what is down there in terms of debris. the coast guard earlier today, the rear admiral gave his assessment of exactly what happened and in addition to that a deep sea expert weighed in on exactly what was found. we found five different major pieces of debris that told us that it was the remains of the titan. the initial thing we found was the nose cone, which was outside of the pressure hull. we then found a large de
60, more sounds from under the seat, as the race to find the titan submersible grows more urgent by the hour. we ll show you what it s like inside the tighten, and talk to someone who raised doubts about its safety. an exclusive cnn reporting from the front lines of, ukraine showing just how difficult the counter offensive underway has been. good evening, we begin tonight with the most urgent deadline there is, for the five people you see here aboard the ocean gate titan somersville, cussing somewhere in the north atlantic on the way to the wreck of the titanic. british businessmen hamish harding, british pakistani businessman shahzada dawood, and his teenage son, suleman, french maritime explore paul-henri nargeolet, and ocean gate founder stockton rush, they are now the subject of a multinational search involving military and civilian ships, aircraft, an expertise, which grew larger in size, capability today. the question is, is it enough, and do they have time? this is new
outfront next, sources close to trump say they re preparing for yet another indictment. this as the attorney general fights back against trump s attacks. plus, exclusive cnn reporting from the front lines. ukraine making significant gains across the south. our crew on the scene taking cover as a russian plane dropped bombs nearby. our fred pleitgen is there. and a spoiler alert, the white house trying to squash a possible bid by the group no labels. how much could a third-party candidate hurt biden? let s go outfront. good evening, i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, team trump bracing for the former president to be indicted, again, this time in georgia. sources close to the former president tell cnn they believe the former president will be indicted there for trying to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. it s a new development, it comes as the attorney general merrick garland is breaking his silence speaking for the first time after the historic indictment of
server room at trump s mar-a-lago, the same servers storing the security surveillance video from trump s resort. this as mr. trump s lawyers meet with justice department officials today. then, come on in, the water s fine. the 2024 race set to grow by three more candidates as governor nikki haley lands her sharpest blow yet on the republican front runners. plus military fighter jets going super sonic when a private plane doesn t respond while flying near the nation s capitol. investigators are trying to figure out what went so horribly wrong. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper, apologies for my voice. we start today with the law and justice lead and serious questions as to whether donald trump could face his first federal indictment ever. today, lawyers for the former president met with justice department officials here in washington for 90 minutes, a possible sign that special counsel jack smith s investigation into how trump handled classified documents and whet