well, there is a huge story coming out pretty late tonight. . it s about the detroit news and the reporting that it has recordings of president trump putting a lot of pressure on to wayne county canvassers not, not to certify the 2020 election. on that phone call back on november 17th of 2020, trump tells the two republicans, quote, we have got to fight for our country, we can t let these people take our country away from us. the detroit news said the chairman of the rnc tells them, quote, if you can go home tonight, do not sign it. we will get you attorneys. unquote. to which trump then says, quote, we will take care of that. well, that is something. someone who is under multiple counts of conspiracy to defraud the united states and its voters of the rightful outcome of the 2020 election. now, don t forget that this was a tight race in michigan. biden winning by the skin of his teeth, some would say. it is the latest piece of information that we re getting of many, of a fire
you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin the hour with the biden campaign linking former president donald trump to the most reviled man in history, saying the former president channeled his role models and, quote, parroted adolf hitler at a new hampshire campaign rally. that s in response to trump once again accusing immigrants of, quote, poisoning the blood of the country, an echo of the vile rhetoric used by nazi germany to justify the holocaust. they re poisoning the blood of our country. that s what they ve done. they poisoned mental institutions and prisons all over the world, not just in south america, not just in three or four countries that we think about, but all over the world. they re coming into our country from africa, from asia, all over the world. they re pouring into our country. and republican presidential candidate chris christie once again warning today that the gop needs to pay attention to the reality of what those co
sexual battery and defamation. e. jean carroll claims the former president attacked her in a department store in the 1990s. trump ordered to pay her $5 million. bryan llenas is following the breaking news. judge, good evening. and less than three hours of deliberations, a jury of mine unanimously found former president trump liable of sexual battery, specifically finding he sexually abused and forcibly touched e. jean carroll in a department store in 1996. they also found him liable for defamation, finding he maliciously smeared carroll s reputation and must pay carroll $5 million in damages. the jury did not find trump liable for rape, which was the central claim from carroll. trump told fox news digital he will appeal this decision. to post on truth social, trump wrote is a very unfair trial and said i have absolutely no idea who this woman is. this verdict is a disgrace, a continuation of the greatest witch hunt of all time. this was a civil case, which means the bu
Mitchell reports, House Republican leader Kevin Mccarthy 24 hours from the biggest moment of his political career and still no closer to securing the votes he needs to become the next speaker of the house. Also this hour, i will speak to dr. Zeke emanuel about a tough holiday flu season along with new concerns about a new strain of covid19 in the u. S. And we will have a live report from rome as catholics travel to the vatican to Pope Emeritus Benedict during the three days he will lie in state ahead of thursdays funeral mass. Good day, im andrea in mitchell. Happy new year, everyone. Well, the pressure is on republican leader in this in you year, Kevin Mccarthy has to win over the hard line House Conservatives that he needs to become the next speaker of the house. Tomorrow the new Congress Returns to washington with the speaker vote as the top item on the agenda. But at this hour no one knows how long its going to take for republicans to secure the Majority Vote needed to appoint a le
will have on the many people who have been following this story closely. after a national search, constance marten and mark gordon were arrested earlier this week on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. we ll bring you the latest from our correspondent at the scene. also on the programme. after the former health secretary matt hancock s whatsapp messages are leaked, fresh questions about the government s handling of the covid pandemic. in greece, more than a0 people are dead after a passenger train and a freight train collide head on. and prince harry and meghan have been requested to vacate their british base of frogmore cottage, in the grounds of windsor castle. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. the magic of the fa cup is well and truly alive. a shock on the south coast as grimsby stun southampton and qualify for the quarterfinals. good evening. sussex police have confirmed that the remains of a baby have been found by officers searching for the m