down survivors. this as the remnants of the brutal storm cause dangerous high tides and flooding right now in virginia. also tonight, we ll bring you a cnn exclusive report from a key city just recaptured by ukrainian forces. ukraine s ambassador to the united states joins me this hour to discuss all the latest news from the war zone. and we re tracking very dramatic developments in the oath keepers seditious trial now underway after both sides deliver opening statements and witnesses begin testifying. prosecutors accusing the group of concocting an armed rebellion against american democracy. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin our coverage tonight with a rapidly growing death toll from hurricane ian. autho authorities now say at least 104 people were kill ed in the catastrophic storm and now officials in one county are under fire over the timing of evacuation orders. ca
good evening. thanks so much for joining. us we are learning the names of some of the top republicans who have testified in multiple investigations involving the former president both in the federal case involving the misuse of classified documents and also the investigation in georgia into the former presidents attempt to overturn the election results there. cnn sarah murray joins us now with the details. so sarah, let s start with the fulton county georgia investigation. who has testified? well, anderson, we have learned that there are two prominent witnesses who have testified before the grand jury, and one of them is former georgia senator kelly lafleur. the other one is former white house lawyer pat cipollone. both of these are big gets for the district attorney in georgia. it gives you an indication of how wide-ranging the investigation is. whether with testimony to the federal grand jury investigating the mar-a-lago documents? we are learning this evening my co
the economy that will be a welcome relief to americans everywhere. but will it last? hello and welcome to the lead. i m dana bash in for jake tapper. we begin with major new developments in our politics lead. just a short time ago, attorney general merrick garland said the justice department filed a request to unseal the search warrant for the former president donald trump s mar-a-lago home. the doj s first public comments since that unprecedented search on monday. he also said he personally approved the decision to seek the search warrant, and that the department does not take this kind of move lightly. he also defended his colleagues against what he called unfounded attacks. i will not stand by silently when their integrity is unfairly attacked. the men and women of the fbi and the justice department are dedicated, patriotic, public servants. his appearance today comes amid a flood of other new details. sources tell cnn that federal investigators previously served a g
pence let me down. the panel also cited witnessed who described how trump watched tv for hours as the violent assault unfolded and the committee s republican vice-chair said the dam has begun to break as more pieces of the puzzle fall into place and new witnesses step forward. can a president who is willing to make the choices donald trump made during the violence of january 6th ever be trusted with any position of authority in our great nation again? cnn s manu raju is on capitol hill for us. what do we know about the focus of this committee for future hearings? reporter: well, they haven t decided exactly yet how they will split-up those future hearings in september. the committee members told me last night those are still issues that they are still trying to sort out. they plan to use the next month in august when congress is on recess to have more testimony from witnesses behind closed doors. liz cheney indicating that subpoenas have been issued and committee memb
left banded. for weeks, ukraine have been publicly hinting about a counter offensive in the south. apparently planned for their independence day late last month. but it appears that the russians may have been duped by abatements which. which, for this major push in the northeast. the numbers are hard to verify. but in less than two weeks. russia may have suffered one of its biggest losses of the war so far. here s a ukrainian president speaking on monday. since the start of september, our soldiers have already liberated 6000 square kilometers of ukrainian territory in the east and south. and we are moving further. a russian graduate though, has been followed by airstrikes. targeting civilian infrastructure in the kharkiv region. ukrainian gains have been so significant, even for russians had to own their losses as well as a major retreat. cnn s melissa bell and her crew, gain access to newly made areas in northeast. and reported that the battle is still going on with an e