many kid going back to school next we re raising concerns across the country as omicron cases surge. the largest teachers group in massachusetts is even calling for schools to remain closed on monday so that teachers and staff could get tested. i ll have the president of that teachers association to tell me what comes next. plus, the january 6 committee asked the supreme court not to take up the case of former president trump s efforts to keep his white house records secret. we ll have those details ahead. . aspercreme arthritis. full prescription-strength? reduces inflammation? thank the gods. don t thank them too soon. kick pain in the aspercreme.
states capitol. today the panel asked the supreme court to reject the former president s request to keep his white house records secret. the committee has also asked the high court to move swiftly in deciding whether to take the case. this was also a critical day for president biden. he just spent under an hour speaking on the phone with russian president vladimir putin who had requested the call. the white house says the call from took the call from his delaware home and biden urged putin to end the crisis on russia s border with ukraine where some 100,000 russian troops are now gathered. officials say biden also warned vladimir putin of the consequences of a russian invasion. with all of that, let s bring in our lead-off guest on this thursday night, peter baker, chief white house correspondent for the new york times, maya wiley a civil rights attorney and former u.s. assistant attorney for the southern district of new york.
three brave officers. this was an attack on the city of new york. now, we are expecting to hear from authorities later today, not only to see what can be done to try to make the situation better, but also potentially an update on this investigation. fred. keep us posted, polo sandoval, thank you so much. more than a year after the january 6th capitol siege and even more shocking details are being learned about the days and weeks ahead of the insurrection. this week, new troubling reflations and legal setbacks for former president donald trump. cnn s jes sica schneider has that. the january 6th committee getting access to all 700 documents from the trump white house, call logs, visitor logs, handwritten memos from chief of staff mark meadows, and draft speeches, the latest development in what has been a disastrous week for donald trump. not only did the supreme court rule against his efforts to keep his white house records secret,
level of mistake, you have to be careful when you are using your weapon. ben crump, you just heard what ben crump said about what sentencing they would like to see. it s set for mid february. she could face i believe the max is 15 years behind bars. how long do you think is appropriate here? you know, as far as appropriate, that s certainly up to the judge. i will say that i don t think that the 12 the 12 years for the other officer to me, if this is an officer that had never had any issues before, you know, for a first offense seems high. so i don t think they will go as high as 12 years. and i think they might be trying to hand an olive branch to these officers who they ve said unfortunately, they said in their testimony that the officers were lying. so they might be trying to give an olive branch and give a lesser sentence. that s interesting. thanks for being here. really appreciate it. outfront for us next, trump appealing to the nation s highest court in order to keep
lilibet, the first picture we are seeing of her. very happy holiday to their family, to all of you, wishing you good health in the new year. thank you so much for joining me today. and to this great team through all of the breaking news i ll see you back here tomorrow. the lead with jake tapper is next. guilty on both counts. the lead starts right now. a jury finds former police officer kim potter guilty of two counts of manslaughter in the killing of daunte wright. prison time she is now facing. plus, omicron may be spoiling some holiday gatherings but there is a lot of good news. a new covid fighting pill as well as positive signs about the threat from omicron. president trump takes his case once again to the highest court in the land. a look at the push to have the supreme court keep his white house records secret.