viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead, a u.s. official says israel was responsible for the strike in lebanon that killed a senior hamas leader. donald trump appeals the decision to remove him from maine s presidential primary ballot, accusing the state s top election official of bias. and investigators begin their search into what caused that fiery runway collision in japan. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. thanks for joinings us. a top hamas leader has been assassinated, and a u.s. official told cnn that israel carried out the hit. senior hamas leader saleh al arouri was killed in the suburbs of lebanon on tuesday. lebanese media report the strike targeted an office belonging to hamas, and several others were also killed, including leaders from the hamas military wing. earlier, an israeli government spokesperson issued this statement about the incident. israel has not taken
removal from the republican primary ballot in maine. the secretary of state who made the decision to ban trump joins us with her reaction this hour. also breaking, another federal indictment of senator bob menendez, accusing the democrat of accepting bribes from a second foreign country. stand by for details on the new charges tied to an alleged corruption scheme that prosecutors say lasted for years. plus there s new audio of air traffic controllers giving instructions shortly before the fiery crash at a tokyo airport. what the recording reveals as the investigation gets under way. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. let s get right to the breaking news. donald trump formally challenging the to remove him from the primary pal lot in maine based on the 14th amendment s insurrectionist ban. we ll speak live with maine s secretary of state, shen that bellows,
hello in and welcome. it is time to get together with some smart people to break down the week s big stories. today we re asking does donald trump have a case for presidential immunity as the appeals court preparing to hear arguments that could change the entire election. then president biden s new campaign strategy appears to be less bidenomics, more hypno references. is the president running away from his record? for shizzle, yay or nay on the newest olympic reporter, snoop dogg. the gang is all here so sit back, relax and let s talk about it. up first as we mark the third anniversary of the january 6th attack on the capitol, the central issue now is whether donald trump s criminal cases can go forward. this week a three-judge panel will take up the question and potentially decide his political future. a major legal fight playing out tuesday, focused on two words. presidential immunity. donald trump claims he can t be prosecuted for what happened on january 6t
dana: i m dana perino with joe jeanine pirro, jessica tarlov, jesse watters, and greg gutfeld. 5:00 in new york city, and this is the five. embattled harvard president claudine gai resigning is the most powerful school leader in the country. 50 allegations of plagiarism s, and that shortest presidency and the university s history: six months. gay not mentioning either of the scandals in a statement, but seems to imply that racism was a factor in her ouster. she said it was frightening to be suggested to personal attacks and threats fueled by racial animus. it started when she cannot answer this question in front of congress. the answer is yes that calling for the of jews violates harvard code of conduct, correct? it depends on the context. it does not. the answer is yes. this is why you should resign. dana: congresswoman elise stefanik s says it s only the beginning. we have seen a failure of leadership from claudine gay, and a failure of academic integr
claudine gay resigned after all that fierce pack backlash after her antisemitism after dozens of alleges of plagiarizing other people s work. she says she is the victim. this is outnumbered, we ll do victim busting. i m harris faulkner, here is my co-host emily compagno, and dagen mcdowell and cat-4 and former biden campaign surrogate kevin walling. calls for claudine gay to resign began after her shocking testimony last month when she failed to say calls for genocide of jews on campus would violate the school s conduct policy. calling for genocide of jews violates harvard code of conduct, correct? it depends on the context. it does not depend on the context, the answer is yes and you should resign. harris: despite all the condemnation, claudine gay waited a full month before resigning and did not apologize and said it has been distressing to have doubt cast of my commitment to confronting hate, two bedrock values fundamental to who i am and frightening to be attacked