ukraine fired after speaking out against putin s war. hear him in his own words. a truly remarkable audio recording that outfront has obtained showing putin s military in disarray tonight. plus, more breaking news. cnn learning about another official interviewed in the special counsel s probe into trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. is jack smith closing in on a charging decision tonight? and kim jong un personally guiding north korea s latest missile launch, its longest missile flight ever, as we learn more about the growing influence of kim s sister. we have a special report on that coming up. let s go outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, the breaking news. a senior russian general fired for speaking out against putin s war. outfront tonight obtaining remarkable audio of a russian general in command of forces in southern ukraine right along that crucial front line near zaporizhzhia. the general says he was relieved of duty
israeli troops disguised themselves as palestinians to kill a suspected terrorist in a west bank hospital. hamas political leaders do not rule out a hostage deal. with me this hour, former bush national security advisor steven hadley on the tensions throughout the region and mike lawler and jared moskowicz to punish iran. house republicans prepare to vote on launching impeachment hearings against homeland security secretary mayorkas, what could be the first impeachment of a sitting cabinet member since 1876. catherine cortez-mastro joins me with the latest on the border and the 2024 campaign. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. the president has decided, he says, how and when to strike back against the iran-backed militias who killed three u.s. troops in jordan. he appears to have ruled out striking iran itself. i don t think we need a wider war in the middle east. that s not what i m looking for. local reports say that iranian-sponsored fighters ar
what donald trump rather see the border crisis fixed or campaign on it? take a guess. the lead starts now bipartisan senate border deal at risk of death with donald trump urging senate republicans to kill it so he can use the board as central campaign issue against joe biden . all the latest from capitol hill coming up to cnn on the ground in the streets of ecuador where gang violence plagues the country. this month gunman took over a tv station, see what our crew captured as police try to crackdown damaging auto leak, what israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said on a hot mic that could ruin negotiations to free hostages held by hamas. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper you we begin with the 2024 lead, the immigration deal reported on the show for months which republicans insist on being part of a package to aid in ukraine in israel that whole deal might go up in smoke why? partly because senator mitch mcconnell, one of the powerful replicants other than form
also, chris christie joins me with the iowa caucuses growing closer and any challengers chances growing slimmer. and you likely saw the japan these crash. new details on how every one of the nearly 400 people of the airliner got out alive. good evening. thanks for joining us. we begin with breaking news. the start of a year which will be unlikefully in american political and legal constitutional history. a former president running for office again facing 91 state and felony charges, also two civil trials and fighting efforts in several states to remove him from the ballot. that s where we start. we re also waiting for his appeal in a similar case in colorado and a filing on the question of whether a former president can even be prosecuted for actions taken while in objection. in addition the former president is spinning fresh conspiracies about his legal troubles online. all of this with the iowa caucuses less than two weeks away. welcome to 2024. we ll speak with one of h
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