just ahead here on cnn newsroom. republican and nikki haley begins her run for for confidene the tests, politicians over 75 years old. could she be targeting president biden? or donald trump? our political analyst weighs in. plus, anger in eastern ohio as residents wonder if this small town is safe after a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed. and, later, survivors still being found under the rubble more than a week after a powerful earthquake left parts of turkey and syria devastated. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. but first, we begin with new developments in the investigation into former president donald trump s role in seeking to overturn a 2020 election. cnn has now learned a special counsel has subpoenaed trump s former chief of staff mark meadows, who was witness to trump s actions during the insurrection at the u.s. capitol. cnn s evan perez has more details now from washington. donald trump s former chief of staff
no, sir, i cannot. norah: tonight, 100 million americans face heavy snow, high winds, and tornado threats. paducah, kentucky, to alexandria, louisiana, and memphis, solidly in the heart of that risk zone. nikki haley speaks for the first time since announcing her run for the white house. we are more than ready for a new generation to lead us into the future. norah: and parade of champions. the kansas city chiefs celebrate their super bowl win. kansas city, how we feeling today, baby? chiefs kingdom, let me hear you! [cheers and applause] norah: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. ahead, the news we are just getting in about an american icon. actress and international sex symbol raquel welch has died at the age of 82. the start of the 1960s and 70s appeared in nearly 100 films and tv shows, including one million years b.c. also tonight, the holocaust-era musical instruments that were saved af
to the scene of the crisis. in mcallen, texas, the testimony from border chief as republicans search for answers and solutions. the white house accusing them of playing partisan games with the hearing. that is rich, considering democrats are playing their own. they were going. even spent our tax money on travel to get there and suddenly a political flip, they all cancelled on the border hearing. a republican spokesperson tells us the members booked travel and called a witness before backing out. here is what they missed. chief ortiz, does dhs have operational control of our entire border? no, sir. harris: what is it exactly the dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas has been saying? not that truth. here he is last year. will you testify underoath, do we have operational control, yes or no? yes, we do. we have operational control at the border? we do. harris: it was bad back then, it is historically raw and dangerous now, you know it is not under control. art delqua.
we begin with brand-new video from the pentagon, showing the moment a russian fighter jet collided with a u.s. drone over international waters. the stunning footage shows the jet approaching the drone, dumping fuel as it gets closer. then striking the drone s propeller before it plunged into the water. the defense department also released these images, one first showing the propeller attacked, a second photo showing the damaged propeller. the kremlin had said the u.s. downed the drone. well, we know that s not true. the video clearly is a receipt for why that didn t happen. almost immediately following the crash, russia sent ships to search for debris. we don t have warships there anymore. biden took them out. our top military brass is doubtful they will find anything, recovering usable intelligence, because that part of the black sea is some 5,000 feet deep. still the incident is very troubling. here s general mark milley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. so so was
right now on andrea mitchell reports live from munich, but reporting that the georgia special grand jury report has been made public today against the objections of the district attorney that it could hurt imminent prosecutions. the president will finally speak out about the chinese spy balloon and other shootdowns. will he explain his policy after bipartisan criticism? and here in germany, vice president kamala harris attending the munich security conference and world leaders gathering to talk about how to help ukraine survive russia s onslaught. i ll speak to the ambassador and richard engle from the front lines. good day, i m andrea mitchell in munich. it s 6:00 here. you can hear the bells tolling. world leaders, including vice president harris, gathering at a critical time in the war in ukraine. i ll be interviewing the vice president tomorrow on administration plans to help ukraine defend against russiaes spring i ve and hold vladimir putin accountable. breaking