partisan thesis, we heard from witnesses in cabinet s own circle and some of them turned on him. trump s attorney general, bill barr told trump the idea that he won the election was bs and trump s own daughter said she accepted barr s assessment. trump s strategy now is to claim his attorney general sucked and throwing his own daughter under the bus by saying she checked out. we see that the mob s chants of hang mike pence erupted after a rioter broadcast a trump tweet about mike pence certifying the election. and aware of the chants to hang mike pence, the president responded with this sentiment, quote, maybe our supporters have the right idea. mike pence, quote, deserves it. we expect to hear more on all the revelations in the next hearing that begins on monday. let s bring in cnn legal analyst preet bah har and author of with rise of the strong men and how they succeed ruth ben-chiat. preet, let s start with you, they said this would be quite the start. did it live up
That are populated by iran, Islamic Revolutionary guards, quds force, which is the Paramilitary Arm there are, there are some other options. The former head of the mossad is israels former spy agency a couple of hours ago, also said the Israeli Cabinet is considering targeting Iran Nuclear Infrastructure which would definitely be an escalation i think they are considering a lot of the options and probably trying to take an action that makes him look serious. But not get them into a complete allout war. Of course, though the every single one of these things that you say, i think anybody watching is fearful you think its just a small escalation, but none of these things really are. Were in unchartered territory seth. Thank you so much. Thanks erin thanks for joining us. The lead starts now cnn Breaking News welcome to the lean. Im jake tapper. We start this hour with Breaking News and what we do just heard from House Speaker mike johnson live right here on the lead just minutes ago, he i
Facing a potential revolt from his farright flank over his plan to bring three different foreign aid bills to the floor this weekend . Its a move his fiercest critics say, could ultimately cost him the speakership. But Speaker Johnson tells me hes not worried about what could happen. Hes going to do what he thinks is right. Even if the bill gets democratic votes this is very simple. Im operating with the smallest margin in us story. I have a o ve margin oy. So in order to getomhing into this underlying package, we have to havthe tes in the orida pass aule. I dont ha all mrepublicans who agree on that ru. And a rule on the floor or is that it requires a couple of democrats ls Speaker Johnson explaining why there isnt. A tougher border measures this legislation as many House Republicans want there to be coming up anjust moments. E of those republicans, coressman chip roy of texas, is goi to ta to ushe said today hes passed the point of giving gra to the speaker. Whats hiresponse to what
Whats going to prevail in the long run. Cnns Polo Sandoval joins us now from west chester, pennsylvania. The entire country watching this manhunt. What are you learning today . Reporter paula, when we heard from Pennsylvania State Police Fire House turned command center. When you really look at the state of this investigation right now and how much ground that investigators now have to cover, that could be an understatement, especially if you retrace the steps of 34yearold danelo cavalcante. Investigators believe sometime last night, he managed to escape that perimeter that authorities had been searching and made his way onto a dairy farm, which is where he, according to investigators, managed to steal a dairy van. The keys were left in it, according to authorities. He then went on a drive, about 22, 23 miles north of that dairy farm, eventually making his way to the house of a former colleague of his, that house near phoenixville, pennsylvania. Thats where that Ring Camera Video is fr
They have a First Amendment right to do that, but nfl owners also have a right to fire those players. Reporter this is all happening just one day after President Trump rescinded his invitation for Golden State Warriors guard steph curry to visit the white house. Now the entire team isnt going, but the hockey team that just won the stanley cup, theyre taking a different approach. Im talking about the Pittsburgh Penguins, they put out a statement this morning that reads, quote the Pittsburgh Penguins respect the institution of the office of the president and the longstanding tradition of championship teams visiting the white house. Any agreement or disagreement with the president s politics, policies or agenda can be expressed in other ways. And, in fact, President Trump tweeted about that very statement and praised the penguins for sticking by the tradition and coming to the white house regardless of where the players stand on politics. But, you know, all of this i hate to use the word