Im going to turn you over into the trusted hands of one mr. Wolf blitzer, who is in this Situation Room, which just is actually in Philadelphia Today it is Debate Night in america and we are now just a few hours away from what will be an historic President Ial Debate. And the first Facetoface Meeting between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Good evening to all im Erin Burnett im Wolf Blitzer in philadelphia. Welcome to our viewers here in the united states. And around the world. This is a Special Edition of the Situation Room. Erin, the unprecedented Showdown Tonight will be thank you. Place right here in philadelphia. These are brand new pictures were getting right now the Debate Stage former President Trump now making his way to the city of brotherly love. Cnn is learning. He will be joined by two family members, Eric Trump and his wife, lara trump. And wolf. The stakes obviously couldnt be higher. This is a Razortight Race from every single poll. Early
questions further fueling gop accusations of stone walling. is the fbi hiding key documents and tape recordings on the multi-million dollar scheme. we will ask john kennedy coming up, senate judiciary member. john: first awaiting a decision in the daniel penny case, as a grand jury could vote as early as today on whether to indict him in the death of jordan neely. hello, john roberts in washington. we made it to the middle of the week. sandra: sandra smith in new york. this is america reports. grand jury set to consider a couple of things, including whether neely posed a threat to the safety of other passengers on the train and if penny used excessive force to subdue neely during the may 1st incident on the subway train. john: we have complete conversation, joe borelli will join us in a moment. sandra: bryan, what exactly is happening today, what are we waiting on? sandra, good to be with you. from what we have learned, the vote by this grand jury could still very
thanks. good afternoon, everybody. i m bret baier in for martha maccallum. welcome to a special edition of the story. breaking reports of a new attack on a container ship in the red sea after the u.s. retaliates against iran-backed hezbollah strikes on american troops in iraq injuring three of our service members. one of them critically. the attacks against u.s. forces in the region piling up. we re at more than 100 since the start of the war. u.s. officials for weeks now have been warning the situation could spiral in to escalation. congressman michael waltz says our response has not been nearly strong enough. first to trey yingst reporting live from tel aviv. good afternoon, trey. brett, good afternoon. overnight president biden ordered the u.s. military to strike a series of targeting belongs to militants in iraq. according to u.s. central command, three separate strikes took place and destroyed the targeted facilities and likely killed a number of hezbollah militant
high. iwill average monthly payment hit a record high. i will be looking at why and whether there is an end inside to rising housing gusts. newcastle are edging closer to the champions league with a win at goodison park. that leaves everton deep in relegation trouble. good morning. a bit of a grey and drizzly start. the weather will brighten up today and it will be warmer than recent days. all the details for today and the bank holiday weekend throughout the programme. good morning. it s friday, the 28th of april. our main story. head teachers in england will be balloted for strike action, in a move which could see further disruption for schools and parents. the union last held a strike vote injanuary, which supported taking action but did not reach the required 50% turnout. ministers say the pay deal is fair and reasonable. our reporter frances read has the latest. empty hallways, empty desks, children at home, because the teachers say they aren t getting paid what they need
stand vigil by her coffin. we re seeing world leaders beginning their journeys to pay respects to queen elizabeth. president joe biden and the first lady departing the u.s. this morning to attend the queen s funeral, which is scheduled for monday. earlier today, canadian prime minister justin trudeau and his wife paying their respects to the queen as she lies in state at westminster hall. arlette saenz, max foster covering the story. the royal grandchildren holding vigil a short time from now. what will that be like? reporter: i think it will be very powerful. prince edward s children are particularly young. they ll gather around the coffin. this is something they wanted to do. they ll include princes william and harry. i don t expect to see the spouses there, the princess of wales or the duchess of sussex, but it will be a powerful moment seeing those children come in. the queen was dedicated to her grandchildren. they all had different relationships with her, different