Welcome to all of you watching us here in the United States, canada and all around the world, im Kim Brunhuber ahead on cnn newsroom. New Bribery Charges against the head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and his wife. The evidence includes bars of gold and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash. Well bring you all the details. Plus, dramatic scenes at the u. S. Southern border as thousands of migrants attempt to cross the rio grande and enter the United States. And ukraine says a major attack on russias Black Sea Fleet headquarters has left dozens dead or wounded. Well have a live report this hour. Announcer live in cnn center this is cnn newsroom with Kim Brunhuber. U. S. Democratic senator Robert Menendez of new jersey is angrily rejecting calls of resigning after he and his wife were charged with corruption related offenses, the second time since 2016 hes faced criminal charges. Hes remained defiant as calls for his resignation multiplied on friday. He said its not lost o
Ahead on cnn newsroom, former President Donald Trump says his right to free speech is in danger, well tell you what the Special Counsel is asking the judge to do in the way of a limited gag order. President biden, meanwhile, is weighing in on the uaw strike as negotiators prepare to head back to the Bargaining Table. And north Korean Leader kim jongun is wrapping up his tour of Military Sites in russia, well have a live report from the region. Announcer live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. Donald trump is lashing out at the Special Counsel investigating his alleged 2020 federal election interference. He says jack smith is trying to rob him of his First Amendment right to free speech. Smiths office had asked a u. S. District court judge to impose a court order limiting what the former president can say in public about the case against him. The Justice Department says the order is needed to protect the integrity of trumps upcoming trial. Trump spoke about it befo
israel defense forces are almost a full day into what they call a precise and targeted operation to hunt out hamas in a hospital. what exactly does that mean? the lead starts right now. inside of that hospital, in gaza, now a military scene where israel and the u.s. say hamas is hiding a command center under the hospital. what is the goal of this targeted operation? also brand-new on the lead. 100 minutes of horror, exclusive video from the body cam of a terrorist for the first time, you could see video from inside of a hamas tunnel. before that group s horrific october 7th attack. plus, you might not believe this, hunter biden wants to subpoena donald trump. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. gaza s largest hospital is under siege. israeli forces launched a raid on the al shifa hospital in the early hours on wednesday after accusing hamas of operating from tunnels, souped by american intelligence. a report he inside of the hospital said the complex is surround
We will continue to work to put the rest of president trumps cabinet and place. Disappointingally to see the historic level of obstruction by Senate Democrats. I would like to remind our colleagues across the aisle lengthy very real consequences that will have on our country and on the men and women forced to work grueling hours to keep the Senate Working overnight last week. There is so much work around the clock to keep the senate operating that i would like to offer some words and facts now. I would like to start with our floor staff led by laura on the republican side and another on the crowd. Those along with the cloak room and staff teams have worked nonstop to keep the floor running smoothly so i want to thank them for their hard work and dedication. I would also like to recognize the senate pages who did not miss a beat just two weeks into their new job. I know were all impressed by these men and women. We appreciate the role they play and our nations government. There are so m
Reporter on this balmy fall sunday elizabeth fire crews worked to keep up aging equipment. Working well past the traditional fire season. The fire comes at any time of the year. Reporter because of us because of that elizabeth fires are coming to voters in three weeks asking for an extension for new fire and other equipment. What we are going to ask voters to do is not raise taxes, but allow us to continue a tax initiative. Reporter the chief says his crew responded to a wildfires last week alone. I believe everyone was threatening homes at some point. Homes are being built into these areas and it is in a much freeman fire continues to rage. Homeowners grateful for firefighter efforts. I want to commend the firefighters. They did a fantastic job. Reporter in fact, down in elizabeth tonight there is a fire alert in effect until 9 pm and along much of the front range. There is a red flag warning or a high wind warning. There are also concerns over the lantern festival at the Colorado Nat