But never this kind of death by 1000 cuts. Brent and a ruling meant to silence critics of president roderigo dutere. And the German Government buys a between 3 stake in a german Biotech Company, that the u. S. Government reportedly try to buy when the pandemic began. Brent im brent goff. To our beers on pbs in the United States and all around the world, welcome. To our viewers on pbs. Start in the United States with a big victory for the lgbtq community. The Supreme Court in the u. S. Has ruled it is illegal to fire workers based on their Sexual Orientation or their gender identity. The court said the nations landmark 1964 civil rights act, which bars Workplace Discrimination based on sex, also protects gay and transgender people. The vote was 63, with to the courts conservative justices joining the more liberal justices in that majority decision. There haveve been r reactions cg in on social media. Applceceo tim cook tweeting,g, grateful for todays decisioiony the supreme cocourt. Lgb
Codefendants. Also tonight, cnn has learned that Secretary Of State Antony Blinken just spoke by phone with paul wheeler, an american wrongfully imprisoned in russia. And as the death toll of the Maui Wildfire climbs above 100, there are now growing questions about the cause of the disaster and the governors response. Josh green will join us live this hour. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the Situation Room. Tonight the wheels are in motion for Donald Trumps arrest, arraignment and trial in the Georgia Election subversion case, the Fulton County District Attorney proposing some key dates amid negotiations with trumps lawyers about details of his surrender. Lets go to cnns sarah murray who is just back from atlanta where shes covered the indictment and done an excellent job. Tell us about the d. A. s proposed trial date and how it fits into this already very busy legal and political calendar for the form are prer president. As
Yet been released. The question is when will they come home, and what are we giving iran in return. Joining me now, National Security counsel coordinator for strategic communications, john kirby. Admiral, thank you very much for being with us. I know that we believe, the United States believes those imprisonments and trials and charges were not true. And were happy to have these individuals back. When will they be on a plane back and out of iran . I dont really know right now. Were still working out the details and parameters here about eventually securing their freedom, and when that will be, what that will look like. But we dont really know right now. Were just really happy that theyre out of evan prison because the conditions there were just intolerable. Theyre in house arrest, but still in iran. Theyre not home yet, and we still have a lot of work to do to get them there. Have we been in touch with them directly . Do we know what condition theyre . We have been in touch with them t
the gaza health ministry says the number dead is likely to rise with body bags seen piled outside the nearby al aqsa hospital where many of the victims were taken. israel says it is investigating the incident. since early october, at least 20,600 people have been killed, and over 5a,500 people have been injured. in the past hour, reports are emerging that an israeli air strike outside the syrian capital damascus has killed a senior adviser in iran 5 revolutionary guards. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalil is in bethlehem and sent us this report on the latest from gaza where there has been no let up in the fighting. the report contains images some may find distressing. pointing to her pain, overcome with distress. it hurts here, mama, she says. her mother is trying to console her. late at night, their homes were bombed. the wounded kept coming to the nearby al aqsa hospital, already overwhelmed, with no fuel or water and minimal supplies. in gaza, there is no respite for the
mike pence from appearing. pierre thomas standing by. new details about the 21-year-old suspect accused of leaking highly classified pentagon documents. air national guardsmen jack teixeira asking the judge to be released. prosecutors calling him a danger and flight risk, saying authorities found an arsenal of weapons at his parents house, suggesting he may still have top-secret materials. columnist e. jean carroll under intense cross-examination in her rape and defamation lawsuit against our president trump. his defense attorney grilling her about her motive for suing, including whether she remembers the date of the alleged attack. how she responded from the stand. aaron katersky in the courtroom. wnba star brittney griner fighting back tears during her first news conference since her release from a russian prison. her message to american prisoners paul whelan and evan gershkovich. the host of one of tv s most infamous talk shows has died. jerry springer, the ringmaster, an