president. and if i had to bet, i would bet it s near. do you believe there s enough evidence? well, they would indict if there s not evidence, but from what i ve seen there s substantial evidence there. that s former attorney general bill barr with a bleak prediction for his former boss. it comes as there are major developments connected to donald trump s handling of classified materials. we ll bring you the very latest. also ahead a key witness in multiple investigations into the former president finally gives testimony to a grand jury. plus chris christie makes it official. we ll show you his pitch for the 2024 republican presidential nomination. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, june 7th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we re learning more revealing new details this morning about two separate grand juries looking into former president donald trump s handling of classified documents after he left the white ho
the vcu college campus near a high school graduation. witnesses say they got down on the ground as people started running. the investigation just beginning tonight. the catastrophe unfolding in ukraine. a critical dam destroyed, running hundreds of thousands in danger. the new fears on the potential impact on a nearby nuclear plant. russia and ukraine trading blame for the blast. air quality across the u.s. 100 billion at risk. why it s so bad out there, and what you need to do to stay safe. golf blindsiding fans and players alike as the pga unites with its bitter rival. but will all be forgiven as backlash blows across the globe? prince harry taking the stand in a high-stakes trail against british tabloids. his riveting testimony, and what he said about his mother, princess diana. chris christie s campaign kickoff. the one-time trump loyalist laying into the former president, as former vice president mike pence ready days to get in the race. despite a red hot job
aide is at a florida courthouse, potentially to go before a grand jury, investigating trump s handling of classified documents. overseas, pope francis in the hospital and scheduled to undergo surgery. what we know about his condition. back at home, another mass shooting, this time outside a high school graduation in virginia. and we are just moments away from yet another republican officially entering the 2024 presidential race. it comes just hours before former vice president mike pence does something that hasn t been done in more than 80 years. and we begin with breaking news on the investigations into former president donald trump this morning. a key trump aide who runs a pro-trump super pac entered the federal courthouse in miami to potentially testify before a grand jury hearing evidence in the investigation into trump s handling of classified information. this comes as two people briefed on the matter tell the new york times former white house chief of staff mark me
i m paula newton. ahead here on cnn newsroom, donald trump s former chief of staff has testified before a federal grand jury as part of a special counsel s ongoing investigation into the former president. both sides pointing fingers over a massive dam breach in ukraine that has forced major evacuations and triggered environmental fears. and the golf world is suffering from whiplash as the pga tour does a 180 and joins forces with liv golf. that s after fighting the saudi-backed tour for the past year. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. and we begin this hour with two major developments in the special counsel investigation of donald trump. now first, sources tell cnn that a second grand jury based in southern florida is hearing testimony about the former u.s. president s handling of classified documents. and that panel is expected to hear from yet another witness in the day ahead. this is in addition to a grand jury already meeting in washing
the poor air quality is caused by 150 active wildfires burning in canada. more than 40 million people across the northeast, midwest and mid-atlantic under air quality alerts. this is a lot worse than what we ve seen in many, many years. mark meadows, testifying to a federal grand jury. also unclear when he testified or which line of inquiry the special counsel is pursuing. documents or january 6 or perhaps both. he s our number one witness. if he testified truthfully which i assume he did, he ll be front and senter in the case they bring. center in the case they bring. a gunman opened fire after a high school graduation ceremony. every started running. just chaos from there. you just kept hearing shots. this should not be happening anywhere. a child should be tibl go to the graduation and enjoy the accomplishment with their friends and their family. today before god and my family, i m announcing i m running for president of the united states. governor