northeast, accusing them of, quote, playing politics with human beings. they white house today the president is expected to personally meet for the first time with the families of brittney griner and paul whelan. the biden administration repeatedly saying securing their release from russian custody is top priority for him. let s begin this hour with our colleague katelyn polantz on the appointment of the special master to review the documents. it is a miracle as many pointed out that they agreed on someone, judge deary. i think the treat contentious issue that will lead to this appeal is what doj can and can t do as the special master goes through the stuff, right? right. and there is what this judge is able to do, whether she can or cannot do the things she s already done in this case. so the criminal investigation is paused, that s one thing judge aileen cannon did. the other thing is she has appointed special master judge raymond deary, he is a senior judge, very exp
world, many countries, slam the move as sham elections. this comes as vladimir putin faces an uprising from his own people over his planned mobilization. and the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy, is saying that he wants russians to revolt against their government. that s right. putin s draft order sparking huge angry protests across the country, leading to more than 1,300 arrests. and now some russians are leaving the country entirely, one way or another. as men try to escape this war. we are seeing long lines of traffic buildup at border crossings and several neighboring countries. as for those who are deciding to try to fight, they are saying good-bye to loved ones, as they leave behind their families to board buses for military service. so let s begin in ukraine. our international security editor, nick paton walsh joins us from kramatorsk. nick, what can you tell us from the ground? reporter: yeah, certainly, these i can t even call them votes, to be honest
the panel considers the new testimony and new evidence from trump world insiders and tuesday s hearing is all set to go ahead and we are waiting for news on a new list of witnesses that will take the mic tomorrow morning in addition to one we already know, the spokesperson for the far right militia group , the oath keepers with some new exclusive reporting on that group coming to you as well. we are learning about just who founder stewart rhodes was trying to get in touch with just before the insurrection and what the house committee wants to know. plus, what the white house is now telling our team about whether president biden will declare a public health emergency. that report just coming in as well. we have a lot going on this hour. welcome, good to see you. 3:00 p.m. here on the east coast. joining me now is scott wong. justice reporter is ryan riley. also anna palmer as well. ryan, let me start with you as we are getting this news in, 2 1/2 hours it seems of evidence pre
the request to unseal the warrant before any charges are brought really marks a significant and notable step outside of doj norms. now trump s legal team has until 3:00 today to formally respond in court and make clear if they have any objections to unsealing that. we re also learning stunning details about why the fbi may have been looking for these documents so urgently. according to the washington post, federal agents sought classified documents related to nuclear weapons. that s right. the new york times reports officials expressed concerns that allowing those highly sensitive documents to stay at mar-a-lago could leave them vulnerable to access by foreign adversaries and then there is the abc news reporting overnight that the information the fbi sought was so sensitive, authorities felt it had to be taken back immediately. the mind runs wild here. for me, what on earth was the motivation for taking this kind of data from the white house to an unsecured area like ma
you. thanks for having me. all right, still to come, where is the proof? the special master tells former president trump s legal team to back up his unfounded claims of, quote, planted evidence at mar-a-lago. well, they want that backed up under oath. so we ll talk about that, next. and just 50 days ahead of the midterm elections and president biden is focusing today on areas democrats view as wins, front and center, abortion rights. also, disturbing video. a man charged after assaulting a flight attendant mid-flight. goodness. tough to watch this. how other passengers responded. what s ahead for the attacker, that s coming up. ween his daily lunch delivery and an 8:15 call with s san francisco. and you can fifind him, and millions of other talentnted pros, right now on upwork.com (woman vo) sailing a great river past extraordinary landscapes into the heart of iconic cities