something to talk about. plus, more of my exclusive interview today with congressman benny thompson who s the chair of the january six committee. we ll give you more the hunter before we talk about everything from where the country goes now to the direct line he sees from january 6 to 4 for president trump. and, southwest airlines is finally getting their travel troubles under control. after leaving thousands of passengers stranded for days. we are talking to the vice president of the southwest flight attendants union, about how this debacle might have been avoided. i am simone sanders townsend and i have something to say. . we after years of legal wrangling, americans are finally getting a look at former president donald trump s financial records from before and even during his time as president, now, donald trump infamously bugged nearly 50 years of tradition by refusing to just close this financial records to the public. and, this is a problem because nearly every presiden
russian aggression. every day yothere is no alternative to this decision. we are live in ukraine with why this aid is so critical for ukrainians. a stunning set of new arrests related to the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. three active duty marines under arrest for their part in the insurrection, one allegedly wanted to wage a second civil war. silence from actor alec baldwin as he is facing involuntary manslaughter charges connected to the rust set shooting. what we are learning about changes on the set as the crew vows to finish the movie. i feel, you know, sad, but also i have a sense new zealand s prime minister speaking out after her shocking resignation earlier this week and her decision to step down is resonating with women worldwide. and that parade of recent storms in the west prompts a big turnaround when it comes to the drought. newsroom starts right now. good morning. it is saturday, january 21st. i m amara worker. i m boris sanchez
but at what price? speaker mccarthy in the republican caucus begins a glimpse at the chaos that we can perfect over the next two years. we are talking the democratic congresswoman joyce and sarah jacobs. also democratic congresswoman about the drama that unfolded on the hill and what means of our democracy. plus, president biden he has always been committed to bipartisanship but he is going to have to work around the house of representatives that is essentially held hostage by extremists. some, we ve been supported in the tunnel ship. we will get into all of that with the political panel. and this historic showdown, it culminated on the second anniversary of january six. we are talking to the former chief of the united states capitol police about his frustrations with lawmakers and new details he wants you to know about the attack on the capitol. i am simone sanders townsend, and i have something to say. a house divided itself cannot stand. the american people saw that mant
russia right now, bracing for what they call the heaviest battles ahead in the fight for kherson. cnn is reporting from the front lines as vladimir putin is lobbing new verbal attacks at the west. also tonight, president biden touts unexpected economic growth as he he tries to rev up democratic voters in the blue state of new york. we ll break down his message and his challenges as recession fears persist 12 days before the midterm elections. and former president trump s lawyers take part in a secret court hearing related to the mar-a-lago documents investigation. why did they meet with u.s. justice department prosecutors here in washington, d.c.? welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get straight to ukraine right now. the front lines of what one official warns will be, quote, the heaviest of battles against the russian invasion. cnn s senior international correspondent fred pleitgen is
midterms. punching ballots yesterday giving insight how voters are feeling ahead of november. pat ryan projected to win the state s 19th district special election. his campaign pushed hard on the issue of abortion offering insight into the potential impact of overturning roe versus wade heading into the midterms. in florida ron desantis will face-off against a former member of his party, charlie crist as they look to slow desantis ahead of 2024. i ll going to beat this guy and as long as we do what is right, tell the truth, get help from friends across the country because if you want to help joe biden get a second term, we need to shut ron desantis down in florida now. you come help me now and you don t have to worry about him in 24 because this show will be over on november 8th. we ll have more on that race and others in a moment but we re also following this. cnn learned more than 100 classified documents comprising some 700 pages were found at trump s ma r-a-lago home