attack. coming up, we ll talk with the wife of one of them about her husband and why she plans to be in the room for the hearing tonight. we ll have the latest from a michigan courtroom where a republican candidate for governor is showing up for the first time after being arrested for his alleged role in the attack on the capitol. we ve got a lot to get to. i m hallie jackson in washington and let s start with ali on capitol hill. the punch bowl news founder and msnbc contributor, jake sherman and leanne caldwell. here s what we want to lay out here. a kind of viewer s guide as you get ready to watch the hearing and key moments to watch. it starts tonight, 8:00 eastern. it s going to last roughly 90 minutes. the first of six hearings. the committee is promising to reveal previously unseen material. their words. video and audio from the day of the insurrection. one of the two republicans on the committee saying it will change history, but will it? over the next six hearings, d
good news our hollywood? real optimism about progress ending the hollywood writers strike. meeting for a second consecutive day today. person familiar with the talks tells cnn yesterday attendees left the meeting feeling encouraged. deadline nearing for both stids salvage the winter portion of a new television season. the economic toll for writers and actors strike is staggering. approaching $6 billion. both sides saying nothing, usually a good sign. a lot more on that and so much other news. cnn this morning continues right now. russian missiles rained down on kyiv add president zelenskyy is in washington to meet with lawmakers on capitol hill. looking to democrats to fund the government. stand with ukraine as long as they need us. republicans grilling the attorney general. some couldn t get to facts straight. picks one guy he knows will protect joe biden. a soap box for baseless conspiracy theories. i have intentionally not involved myself. i am trying to
start with five things to know for this thursday september 21st. this breaking news. overnight russia bombard be kyiv and cities across ukraine before president zelenskyy meets with congress and president biden. and the pentagon now sending 800 new active duty troops to the southern border as migrant crossings surge, and the white house gives nearly half a million venezuelan civilians protection. and an urgent manhunt for a murder suspect under way after mistakenly set free due to a clerical issue after two days after his arrest. and the president s infamous speech on the ellipse, rudy giuliani charged with groping an aide. he denies it. and cnn this morning starts right now. you know, so notable, as you have these critical meetings for president zelenskyy in washington. both president and congress, kyiv just being bombarded by russia. kyiv s being bombarded. ukraine is now, seems to be striking back, and all through the lens of, they need more and made clear they
fox s david lee miller live in newark tonight, where that trial was, and david, what s next? i know you talked to the senator about the decision today. well, one of the big uncertainties, is what the justice department is going to do. they can decide to retry this case. they now say this they re reviewing the matter, although this trial is now over, his legal problems are not ending. apparently, the senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell, put out a release, saying that he s going to ask the senate ethics committee to look into the event, leading up to the indictment. one of the interesting things today, iaian, as soon as he finished his remarks, i ran up to the senator, as he was get ting into his car, and i asked him essentially: you are not convicted today, but you also were not acquitted. do you feel exonerated? he pause in the his tracks, he looked at me, he he said at that point in this country there is pre presumption of innocence, and he said he s at innocent
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