on this friday we leave you with some hope, a reminder that you are not alone in these stressful times. starting tomorrow, you can dial 988 across the country for immediate mental health counseling on everything from suicidal thoughts to substance abuse support. in part it s a three digit shortcut to the national suicide prevention hot line and a lot easier to remember. those facing any mental crisis can dial 988 much like you would call 911 in a medical emergency. instead of a dispatcher sending police or first responders, 988 will connect callers with trained mental health providers 24/7. anderson, thank you so much. i am laura coates, and this is cnn tonight. listen, i want to be up front with you. we re doing something different tonight, something frankly that s extremely difficult. but we truly believe that it s important to do. you know, there s a tendency to want to turn our eyes from what is difficult, a tendency to just want to move on. it s human nature. i under
where were you? out and about, where you go? whatever it is you do? don t do this to me. . no, don t, let s not compare vacations. because america, i guarantee you don lemon just went. [laughs] so that s okay, that s fine. at this, point i was out of the country. i m glad you had a great, time you look great, your tan is great, you look relaxed. great job as usual, i will see you tomorrow, laura coates. by, laura coates. by, don! [laughs] oh boy, it is monday everyone. how are you doing? this is don lemon tonight. we have a cnn exclusive, sources are telling cnn that the justice department is issuing a new grand jury subpoena to the national archives for more documents as part of the january 6th investigation. now, let us pause there. okay? to give you some perspective, that is also part of what we do. this former president has managed to launch not one but she s two in justice department investigations that involve the national archives. on into january 6th, one
knew to be armed to the seat of that democracy then agreed allegedly with member of the mob who were crying out that his vice president mike pence should be hanged. from the beginning to end today what former white house staffer cassidy hitchenson testified she heard and saw. as never been said publicly before. and some of it has never been considered imaginable before in a president of the united states. she testified in person and previously on tape the crowds were gathering for the rally he wanted metal detecters outside taken away. had knew some who tried to get through already had been armed. part of the conversation i was in the vicinity of a conversation whether i overheard the president say something to the effect of i don t care they have weapons. they re not here to hurt me. take the fing bags away. let me people in they can march the capitol from here. let the people here. take the mags away. just to be clear, is it your understanding that the president wante
president. plus water rescues under way in miami as a tropical cyclone makes its way onshore with more than 10 million people in its path. and celebrating 70 years on the throne. who is attending the queen s platinum jubilee and who isn t. newsroom starts now. hello, everyone, thank you so much for joining me, i m fredericka whitfield. we begin in wisconsin where a former judge is now dead, targeted in a bizarre plot to kill government officials. former juneau county circuit court judge john roemer was gunned down in his home on friday. police say the suspect also shot himself. sources say the gunman was also planning attacks on wisconsin governor tony evers and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. cnn s whitney wild has the details for us today. whitney, what more are you learning? reporter: fredericka, sources tell cnn the suspect had a list of targets and officials say this was somehow related to the judicial system. just how? was it one case, was it several c
challenges that are now surfacing that this killer had in his life. that lead to someone doing what he did. and then there will be all other kinds of issues, but there will be committees formed. there will be meetings held. there will be proposals that will be derived, many of which will lead to laws which will be passed in the state of texas, because let me make one thing perfectly clear. the status quo is unacceptable. this crime is unacceptable. we re not going to be here talking about it and do nothing about it. we will be looking for the best laws that we can get passed to make our communities and schools safer. go ahead. [ inaudible question ] . let s be clear about a couple things. that show that these background checks, if everyone wants to seize upon a particular strategy, and just assume, well, that s the golden strategy right there, look at what happened in the santa fe shooting. a background check had no relevancy whatsoever, because the killer took the gun from