grand jurors, what did he tell them about trump and the 2020 election. plus a deadly barrage of missiles strike ukraine leaving raging fires and at least a dozen dead at the hands of russia. and destruction after a tornado rips through a florida town, parts of the south bracing for more severe storms today. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. happy friday, everybody. i m christine romans. we begin with vice president mike pence testifying before the grand jury looking into former president trump s efforts to subvert the 2020 election. grand jury testimony is of course secret, but we have a very good idea of what pence was likely asked about his former boss, now his republican rival. katelyn polantz has more from washington. reporter: former vice president mike pence testified before a federal grand jury on thirst fo thursday for more than five hours. it would have been what happened after the 2020 election leading up to january 6, all of
we made it. can you tell, we re happy for the weekend. but thanks for being with us today and all week. we re so happy to have you here. it s good to be here. it will be a fun day. five things to know for this friday. former vice president mike pence testified in jack smith s january 6th investigation. we re told that pence testified before that federal grand jury for more than five hours. new overnight, two apache helicopter helicopters crashing in alaska during a training mission. three army pilots are dead. one was injured in the crash. also today, the fed s preferred measure of inflation set to be released. data could be critical in determining what the fed does next with rate hikes. also, tributes and reflections are pouring in for jerry springer. the legendary talk show host lost his battle to cancer at the age of 79. also this morning, roll tide! so happy to say that. so happy to watch this last night. the carolina panthers selected alabama quarterback
tacopina pressed carroll on why she waited until 2019 to go public with her story. she said she was mourning her mother s death and then, i thought this may be a way to change the culture of sexual violence. the light donned, we can actually change things if we all tell our stories. and i thought, by god, this may be the time. tacopina told the judge he is about halfway through his cross-examination. there is no court on friday, so carroll is expected to be back on the witness stand monday to face more questions from trump s attorney. paula reid, cnn, new york. and this morning videos circulating of a prank video chat involving the fed chief jerome powell and who he thought was president zelenskyy back in january. it is a great honor to speak to you today. i m glad you made time to speak to me. and it is just great to be with you today. a federal reserve spokesperson acknowledged powell
why she didn t scream during the alleged assault. i m not a screamer. i was too much in panic to scream. you can t beat up on me for not screaming. tacopina shot back i m not beating you up, i m asking you questions, ms. carroll. through tears carroll asserted i m telling you he raped me. whether i screamed or not. i don t need an excuse for not screaming. tacopina an experienced trial attorney also currently defending trump in an unrelated criminal case being brought by manhattan district attorney alvin bragg is known for his brash style of defending clients. no, no can t be. this was a federal presidential election. the allegation here in some twilight zone scenario. reporter: outside court, a trump spokesperson said that the case is entirely political and trump himself accuses carroll of lying saying her case is, quote, a made up scam.
witnesses. generally prosecutors work from the bottom up and they won t subpoena trump to testify, he is the target of the investigation. they won t offer him immunity in exchange for his testimony, so i expect the department of justice to make charging decisions soon. so pence has said previously that he believes that history will hold donald trump accountable for the january 6 capitol account. but this is a criminal investigation that he testified in. what dounks investigat do you think investigators were looking to hear? intent. that is the key value to pence s testimony. they want to establish trump s intent to obstruct an official proceeding and conspire to defraud the united states. those are the two most likely charges against trump if he is charged under january 6. they want to know if trump admitted to pence that he knew the election wasn t stolen, if terrorism knowingly told pence to violate the law, it trump