ukraine fired after speaking out against putin s war. hear him in his own words. a truly remarkable audio recording that outfront has obtained showing putin s military in disarray tonight. plus, more breaking news. cnn learning about another official interviewed in the special counsel s probe into trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. is jack smith closing in on a charging decision tonight? and kim jong un personally guiding north korea s latest missile launch, its longest missile flight ever, as we learn more about the growing influence of kim s sister. we have a special report on that coming up. let s go outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, the breaking news. a senior russian general fired for speaking out against putin s war. outfront tonight obtaining remarkable audio of a russian general in command of forces in southern ukraine right along that crucial front line near zaporizhzhia. the general says he was relieved of duty
wolf blitzer s on assignment. i m alex marquart, and you re in the situation room. and first up tonight, our exclusive report on a federal criminal investigation into former president donald trump. attorneys for the former president unable now to locate a classified document that he referenced on an audiotape now in possession of prosecutors. kaitlan collins is on the team that broke the story and has the latest. take us through what we know. reporter: what happened is mario martin, this press aide to former president trump who was in the white house and now has followed him to mar-a-lago, went and testified as many people who were in that orbit these days have gone before jack smith s investigators. she was in there in mid-march, we re told it was shortly after she left that grand jury that prosecutors sent a subpoena to the former president saying that they wanted any and all documents related to iran and general mark milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs that trum
balloon it shot down at the weekend was definitely being used for spying. and we ll remember burt bacharach, one of pop s greatest songwriters, who has died aged 94. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news, it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin this hour in turkey and those powerful earthquakes that have taken at least 20 thousand lives. rescuers in the region continue to work through the rubble, sometimes still finding people alive. these pictures are only a few hours old you can see a turkish woman being taken out from debris of a collapsed building in kahramanmaras which was near the epicentre of both quakes. this lady was rescued almost 90 hours after the quake hit. the world health organisation has talked about a new disaster with thousands unable to find shelter, food and water. help is arriving the first aid has crossed into syria, through the one border crossing point that is open. the uk
we ll have the latest news and analysis from our correspondents in the region. also coming up on newsday. the united states says the chinese balloon it shot down at the weekend was definitely being used for spying. and we ll remember burt bacharach, one of pop s greatest songwriters, who has died aged 94. and rihanna gears up to perform on one of the world s biggest stages the super bowl half time show. representing for immigrants, representing for my country barbados, representing for black women everywhere. i think that s really important, that s key for people to see. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news, it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin this hour in turkey and those powerful earthquakes that have taken at least 20 thousand lives. rescuers in the region continue to work through the rubble, sometimes still finding people alive. i want to show you these pictures, which were taken only a few hours ago, you can see a turkish woman bei
for many others. we have seen the weight of hope. loved ones crowding around the rescue efforts hoping against hope that their loved ones will still be pulled alive from this rubble. we ll have the latest news and analysis from our correspondents in the region. also coming up on newsday: the united states says the chinese balloon it shot down at the weekend was definitely being used for spying. # ijust don t know what # i just don t know what to # ijust don t know what to do with myself. we remember burt bacharach, one of pop s greatest songwriters, who has died aged 94. and rihanna gears up to perform on one of the world s biggest stages the super bowl halftime show. you are representing for immigrants and representing for my country, representing for black women everywhere. i think thatis black women everywhere. i think that is really important. that is key for people to see. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the progr