the hunter biden probe as an i r s agent trying to get whistleblower protection. claims he has information that contradicts the attorney general sworn testimony this as hunter biden s lawyers book a sit down with prosecutors, plus as the nation waits to hear if the u. s supreme court will keep a partial ban on a an abortion bill hill in place canada is now offering american women and girls access to the bill from north of the border. and an american kill as a vile, volatile situation in sudan gets even worse. the u. s. is now deploying troops nearby, ready to evacuate its embassy as other countries are going in to pull their citizens out. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with our health lead any moment the u. s. supreme court could rule on the most critical abortion case since it overturned roe v. wade last year , the justices have until 11:59 p.m. eastern this evening to decide the future of the widely used abortion pill cristo. the bill is currently avai
, the venue for an american 1st 100 Center Street in Downtown Manhattan, playing host to a new chapter in u. S history. Today the arrest and arraignment of donald trump. Former President Trump is back in the city that made him famous. But this time to face a new reality, the first ever former president to Face Criminal Charges. Good afternoon to our viewers around the world. Im Anderson Cooper, new york and im jake tapper in washington, d c. Were just hours away from the opening gavel. Of the people of the state of new york versus donald j. Trump this is the scene, the Manhattan Criminal Courts complex for mr trump. Will surrender. Were told and then where prosecutors will drop and indictment spelling out multiple charges against him at this very moment, we still do not know exactly what those charges are and how many there are connected to mr trumps alleged scheme to buy the silence of adult film actress and director stormy, daniels said a pivotal 2016 campaign moment. As we come on a
tonight on the reid out. your money is not charity. it s an investment in the global security and democracy that we handle in the most responsible way. [ applause ] president zelenskyy delivers an inspiring speech to congress as the putin-loving right gives him the cold shoulder. capitol police officer harry dunn joins me to talk about the january 6th committee s investigation as we await its final report. later president biden lays out a hopeful vision for america s future as we prepare to bid farewell to a tumultuous 2022. we await the release of the final report by the house january 6th select committee which could come at any moment. the panel is expected to drop a whopping 800 pages that will give a comprehensive and detailed look at how donald trump plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat and purposefully provoked his supporters with phony conspiracies about widespread voter fraught. this report is a big deem. the committee interviewed more than 1200 witn
world. it is thursday, october 13th. i m christine romans. donald trump remains a clear and present danger to democracy. that s the case the january 6th committee plans to make in this afternoon s final hearing before the november mid terms. sources tell cnn we ll hear new testimony and recently uncovered evidence. the political coup and all of the events surrounding the attempt to overthrow joe biden s majority electoral college, the insurrection nair ray violence, the mobilization of the mob, all of it flowed out of the will and determination of one man to seize the presidency and that s donald trump. danielle diaz joins us live from washington. what else can we expect this afternoon? it s really important to emphasize this will be the last time we ll publicly hear in this kind of format from the committee. of course, the last time that they will have some sort of hearing to present to the american people publicly what they found in this investigation of donald trump
dr. sanjay gupta, great to have you analyst on. we appreciate it. thanks bianna. and good morning, everybody. i m bianna golodryga. the jury in the death penalty trial of nikolas cruz, the parkland school shooter has reached a decision on whether to sentence him to death or life in prison without the possibility of parole. cnn s carlos suarez is outside of the courthouse in fort lauderdale. what more could you tell us about this? reporter: so we re expecting that the jury s verdict will be read in court at 10:30 this morning. they only spent a single day deliberating whether or not nikolas cruz is going to dry for his actions at marjorie stoneman d douglas. one of the last things they did yesterday was ask to see the ar-15 that cruz used to kill 17 people in parkland, florida. the jury s decision on death does have to be unanimous. so they all have to agree that cruz should die for these murders. if there is a holdout in my of the charges, then cruz would be essentially