interference in georgia as potential indictments loom. this as cnn has exclusive new reporting on the special counsel probe of trump. actors hit the picket lines, striking against the film and tv industry. some of the biggest stars in the business are part of the walkout that s effectively shutting down hollywood. after alluding police for over a decade, a suspect is charged with murder in the serial killings of women on long island. officials revealing dramatic details a short while ago about how he was caught, including burner phones and called to taunt relatives. i m jim acosta and you are in the situation room. this hour, we are following new developments in two investigations of donald trump s efforts to overturn the results of the 2024 presidential election, that includes exclusive new cnn reporting of the probe by special counsel jack smith. let s begin with cnn s senior legal affairs correspondent paula reed. break down this and what it says about the investig
the lead starts right now. for the first time since the start of britain s war, ukraine will be getting an aid package from the u.s. that includes cluster munitions, bonds that are banned by most countries. president biden gave an exclusive interview where he tried to defend that controversial decision, and the special counsel zeroes in on an oval office meeting during donald trump s final days in office, a meeting described as nuts. follow-up from the exclusive cnn reporting and what it tells us about the investigation into trump in january 6 and a possible third indictment of mr. trump. there then, he survived the taliban and decades of war working as an interpreter in afghanistan during the war, only to be shot and killed while driving a lift in the united states. the latest on the search for suspects. welcome to the lead. we start today with our worldly deadly cluster munitions or bombs, a lethal weapon that can disperse hundreds of smaller explosives over an area up to
in this case the supreme court drew a clear line and said yes to religious liberty. and that donald trump south carolina rally this weekend wasn t the former president getting all the attention. we ll tell you about a republican stalwart which was booed off the stage. we ll have more on that. and anyone about lamar s italy officials are instructed to give us an update on the mass shooting overnight in baltimore. two people were killed. 28 more were hurt. nbc s marissa perez there in baltimore were also joined by former fbi supervisor rob d amico. marissa wiley standby here for this update. please bring us up to speed to what we know so far? yes, where things stand at last check, we re waiting for an update any minute now. these details could be subject to change hopefully we ll learn more soon. but here is what we know right now. at least 30 victims, to people, that they were adults but they were young. an 18 year old, a 20 year old, and among the injuries we had a 28 wer
tonight, we begin with breaking news out of russia. a major twist in that country s war against ukraine. vladimir putin forced to confront a rebellion within his own borders. just hours ago, we learned that if guinea prigozhin, the owner and the head of the wagner group and mercenary force that has been fighting alongside the russian military and ukraine, halted his advance on to the country s capital. that announcement came shortly after prigozhin claimed he and his fighters had captured the city of rostov-on-don home to the russian military headquarters for its war in ukraine. since their invasion last year, moscow has become dependent on the back in a group to support the war efforts as they re dwindling russian forces struggle to make significant gains inside ukrainian territory. in december, the u.s. said it believed the group had an estimated 50,000 personnel inside ukraine alone. it made up of about 10,000 contractors and 40,000 convicts that were recruited from inside
law by blocking the biden welcome wagon from fast tracking migrants into the united states. and in chicago, they were forced to move thousands of migrants into what they are calling warming buses due to the record cold temperatures hitting that region. and moving east, to massachusetts, a group in melrose called the immigrant support alliance is reportedly encouraging residents to open their homes to the migrants. information session calling the host home experience takes place on monday. the notice reads are you curious about what is involved in hosting an immigrant for short-term shelter as they begin their journey toward independence? today housing immigrants in your house is voluntary but tomorrow, we ll see at a time when the country is struggling to cope with and pay for the millions that biden has already waived in, most of them from third world countries, draft legislation being supported by chuck schumer and mitch mcconnell will make it even easier for biden to green