happening now, donald trump makes a final plea to the united states supreme court ahead of critical arguments on colorado s ballot ban. this hour, we have exclusive new polls on the controversial case, and how americans feel about trump s legal troubles. plus, an history storm is slamming southern california, unleashing dangerous flooding, hurricane-force winds, and heavy snow. records falling across the state as forecasters warn of more to come. in the united kingdom, buckingham palace reveals that king charles has been diagnosed with cancer. what it means for the royal family. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. first up, donald trump s last-minute pitch to the u.s. supreme court as the justices prepare for an unprecedented hearing on the colorado ballot removal. katelyn polantz has more. everybody is getting ready for the final turn about trump s eligibility on the balance, and potential
this doesn t look good and the gop whip, john boone, saying tonight that a wednesday vote would be too early. a clear sign that most republicans would block it if the vote comes that day. meanwhile, speaker mike johnson is vowing the bipartisan, i repeat, the bipartisan border deal is dead on arrival. if it makes sense, if it even makes it to the house at all. republicans on the house judiciary committee announcing it a bad deal. hashtag kill the bill, a bill that would also include aid for ukraine and also for israel. montana democratic senator jon tester has had just about enough of all of it. people went to work in good faith and it, and now all the sudden good faces out the window. so, why is a deal worked out by a democrat, a republican, and an independent now suddenly on life support? some would say it comes down to two hours, donald trump. the former president saying the quiet part out loud again. there isn t really a quiet part when donald trump is concerned, cl
reset. good morning. parts of america s largest state under water as millions face a flooding disaster in california. dramatic rescues under way now as roads buckle, cars submerge and downtown l.a. at risk. we ll take you there live. more classified documents and another investigation, this time it is a different president. the current one. what president biden s team has discovered in his private office, but also why his case is different than the one playing out at mar-a-lago. rudy giuliani subpoenaed as the special counsel follows the money. chilling discoveries in the search for a missing mother. what her husband searched online and what he bought after her disappearance. deborah norville will join us live. and new twist in russia s war, why the united states is making a significant change involving the weapons it is sending to ukraine. we have new reporting just moments away. cnn this morning starts right now. and thank you for joining us, everyone. we re goi
and let s not forget what they were doing their, right? we re talking about hanging the vice president, trashing the capitol, and what they did to police officers. remember, these are people who were breaking windows, stealing things from offices, leaving feces behind, urinating in the capital. how soon we forget, right? and well all of this was going on, while they were peeing in the capital, leaving feces, taking things from people s offices. threatening to kill lawmakers. 187 minutes was when the president, when all this was going on, refusing over and over again to stop them. because he wanted to hold on to power. we are going to do a deep dive for you tonight, into what we heard and what we saw tonight. witnesses who have never spoken publicly before, never before seen video. but even after everything the committee has revealed, everything that they have shown us, this is stunning. outtakes from the speech of then president reported just one day after his own supporters
on this call. why did this interaction have the committee so concerned? don, witness tampering is serious. it s a crime, and as ms. cheney stated during the hearing, we passed along this information to the department of justice to look into it further. we take very seriously. the safety of any witnesses, anyone who comes forward to the committee, and like wise their privacy. in this case any speculation who this person might have been and a lot of people trying to tie it together the committee may just say we want to protect this witness. but we also want to hold people accountable who have potentially broken the law. chairman thompson is telling cnn the doj has been asking for testimony from the committee related to trump s fake elector scheme. is there enough evidence on this one issue to lead to a criminal indictment of trump? well, the committee s not the one who s going to determine the criminal indictment. that would be the department of justice. so, you know, as