group after the group s founder was given the steepest penalty yet among those charged in the insurrection. and stunning revelations from newly unearthed fbi documents revealing a plot to kill queen elizabeth back in the 80s while she was here in the u.s. we are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. two more sentences are being handed down today for members of the oath keepers, a far right extremist group for their role in the january 6th capitol attack. one of them is army veteran jessica watkins. she was just sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison. sentencing for the other member, kenneth hairalson, is happening this very hour. it all comes one day after the group s founder stewart rhodes was hit with the most severe sentence yet tied to the capitol insurrection, with the judge describing him as an ongoing threat to democracy, the unrepentant rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison. evan, starting with you h
it is all happening now. airports across the country are seeing the busiest memorial day weekend in year, and so when will you get to your holiday destination? also, 86-year-old pope francis is canceling all of the meetings today due to a fever. what we know about the condition with a report straight from rome ahead. a passenger opens up a emergency door mid flight, and the emergency landing that followed. it is all captured on video. this is cnn news central . so, at this moment, jessica watkins is in a washington, d.c., federal court where a judge is set to sentence her as a member of the oath keepers and her role in the riot. this is after yesterday the leader of the oath keepers was sentenced to 18 years, matt rhodes. now, we know that the judge found that it was the case for stewart rhodes and cal meggs who were convicted of seditious conspiracy, and the judge found that their crimes amounted to seditious conspiracy. today, the kelly did not get convicted of th
Usa usa On January 6th, 2021, the worlds most powerful nation lost control of its seat of government. For more than four hours, the mob ruled. Defend your constitution defender liberty usa fanatical supporters of President Trump role the u. S. Capitol hunting for legislators they accused of treason. Can i speak to pelosi . Were coming for you. Oh mike pence . Reckoning for you to trader they told the fbi some wouldve killed anyone they got their hands on. Knock knock right here thats where are they . Thats where the [bleep] is nancy . Where are you nancy . We are looking for you . Shes in jail. Nancy oh, nancy we won trump we want trump we won trump it was the biggest threat to american democracy since the civil war. In a joint collaboration, nbc news and the online Investigative Group bellingcat have reviewed and in cases uncovered thousands of hours of cctv footage intercepted audio, and cell phone video. Much of it taken by the rioters themselves. We have identified more than a doze
the u.s. justice department warns the u.s. supreme court that classified documents seized from mar-a-lago are extraordinarily sensitive, urging the high court to stay out of the government legal battle with former president trump. and top republicans stand with herschel walker in georgia. closing ranks around their embattled u.s. senate nominee, walker lashing out at political opponents and speaking out tonight about the abortion controversy weighing on his campaign. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you are in the situation room. this hour officials in ukraine are bracing for russia to strike again after two days of vladimir putin s new and widespread assault on cities across the nation. cnn s nick paton walsh is on the ground in the war zone. the second day of smoke over the capital in skies that had had been quieter for months. a power plant one of many hit today here by an iranian drone attack, officials said
the following is a cnn special report. multiple capitol injuries. multiple capitol injuries. an assault on democracy. the capitol has been breached. an attack on the capitol, fueled by a president s lies. this election was stolen. trump wanted the crowd to turn into a mob. inspired by a delusion, an enraged mob of true believers attempting insurrection. you are a traitor. we were in a medieval battle. trump s soldiers. there is a sea of nothing but red, white, and blue. patriots of trump. trump s true believers. i feel like he was anointed by god. i don t think joe biden is the president. new exclusive interviews. the sound surrounded us but then once they started banging on the door, that s all i heard. new details. overran the capitol. i never dreamed that he would ever do anything like that. new denials. you call january 6th a peaceful protest? i do. and why it s not over. in fact, it is just getting started. tonigh