states, canada and all around the world. i m kimbrough hoover ahead on cnn newsroom and air national guardsman is expected in court today. arrested in the pentagon documents leak case running some to ask or too many people able to see intelligence information. question of access to an abortion pill in the u. s. is headed to the supreme court and the search for life beyond our planet why scientists are turning towards jupiter in the hunt. zain from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with kim bruun hoover. and we begin with the damaging leaks of highly classified pentagon documents that have the u. s and its allies rattled 21 year old massachusetts air national guardsman jack teixeira is expected to make his first appearance in court in the hours ahead. the fbi arrested two sheriff thursday in connection with that case, the air force says he was a cyber transport systems journeymen among those responsible for the military s global communications network. u s officials believe to
judge. a south florida airports still closed by floodwaters after the rainiest day in fort lauderdale history. and new restrictions on abortion pills kick in just hours from now will the u. s supreme court step in. good friday morning. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans today in air national guard i t specialist will make his first court appearance after his arrest in connection with a major leak of top secret defense documents. the exact timing for jack to share his arraignment in a boston courtroom has not yet been announced. cnn s oren lieberman has more on the investigation. rest from the pentagon. 21 year old member of the massachusetts air national guard is in custody arrested in connection to the massive leak of classified documents online, the fbi swooping in on titan, massachusetts, a tactical team moving in to arrest jack to shera after surveilling him for a couple of days. a u. s official said the plan was to arre
highly classified and damaging pentagon memos. 21 year old massachusetts air national guardsman jack to shira was identified after a cascade of shocking news reporting reports in the washington post, new york times and belling cat show that tachira allegedly led a small online chat group on the encrypted platform discord often used by gamers. members of that group that tachira reportedly dubbed thug shaker central. seems to mostly be teenage boys who share a love of guns and military gear, and they described to shira as the quote undisputed leader of that chat group. the post also reviewed a video posted by teixeira, who members of the chat group call o g that seemed to show him yelling anti semitic and racial slurs and showing off his gun. those who know to share a say he was just trying to impress his friends and keep them in the loop on classified intelligence , which he then allegedly swiped from highly sensitive briefing emails and apparently leaked to his small group ov
again in a $250 million civil lawsuit threatening the fate of his business empire. did the former president answer the new york attorney general s questions, and the u. s. supreme court is being asked to intervene in the legal fight over abortion medication. the u. s. justice department seeking emergency action after a new appeals court ruling keeps the pills on the market for now, but with restrictions welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. our top story tonight. the fbi s dramatic arrest of an air national guardsman now the lead suspect in connection with the damaging leak of classified pentagon documents. cnn s oren liebermann is over at the pentagon for us with all the new details. tonight a 21 year old member of the massachusetts air national guard is in custody arrested in connection to the massive leak of classified documents online, the fbi swooping in on titan, massachusetts, a tactical t
national defense information. the arrest comes after a fast moving search by the us government only one week after president joe biden and other senior u. s. leaders were briefed about the leak that exposed the trove of top secret documents. the documents were accessible to thousands of people, military and civilian. but the digital trail of information led investigators to a small group for closer scrutiny. allowing the fbi to home in on a suspect the pentagon having to explain how such young members of the military have access to such national secrets, you received training and you will receive an understanding of the rules and requirements that come along with those responsibilities and you re expected to abide by those rules, regulations and responsibility. it s called military discipline, according to the washington post, the man behind the leaks posted the national security secrets. for a group of his online acquaintances to see which cnn could not independently verify the docume