we should point out nbc news has not yet verified that reporting half what we do have this afternoon is new reaction from a spokesperson for mark meadows. joining me now, luke broad january broadwater, matt miller, and joyce vance. luke, who exactly could be picking up these legal fees for at least it seems a dozen witnesses testifying before the january 6th committee? well, there are two funds that are funding witnesses lawyers. one is the save america pac which is run directly connected to donald trump. the other is the cpac first amendment fund which its director says consults with donald trump and donald trump s allies directly to decide which witnesses it will cover. so these are they offer both free legal advice to the witnesses and then also will pay for their attorneys fees if needed. this came to a head this week when cassidy hutchinson said she had to switch attorneys because she felt only with a new attorney could she be more forthright and testify publicly a
hello and welcome to all our viewers joining us here in the united states, around the world, and streaming on cnn max. i m rosemary church. just ahead, abortion rights advocates get a major win in ohio. we ll explain how this might impact the race for the white house as we break down tuesday s election results in key states across the u.s. plus, israeli forces now say they are inside gaza city as the hostages of hamas have now been held for over a month. and g7 foreign ministers pledged to remain united as war rages in ukraine and in the middle east. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. results from key off-year elections around the u.s. have broad glimmers of hope to democrats ahead of next year s presidential showdown, and the power of abortion politics is becoming increasingly clear. in kentucky, governor andy beshear has one reelection making him one of the few democratic leaders in red or predominantly republican states, and he made
a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. i m bianca nobilo. ooni m max foster. it is 4:00 a.m. on the eastern u.s. coast where abortion has become a key issue for democrats who are celebrating victories in elections. kentucky s governor won re-election tuesday overcoming his trump-backed challenger. this was our victory. it was a victory that sends a loud clear message, a message that candidates should run for something and not against someone. republicans did get a win in the mississippi governor s race. incumbent tate reeves defeated his opponent, a relative of elvis presley. and abortion was not directly on the ballot, but it is believed to be a strong factor in the results. and ohio is the latest state to enshrine reproductive rights in its state s constitution with the passage of issue 1, that means that republicans won t be able to redistrict abortion access for abortion around 4 to 5 months of pregnancy. report