Take it. Join the team at contra costa college. Start today at contracosta. Edu a shocking accusation from Cassidy Hutchinson against Rudy Giuliani. The lead starts right now. In her new book, the star witness in the january 6 Committee Hearings, Cassidy Hutchinson now said Rudy Giuliani groped her. This according to an excerpt obtained by the guardian. Now giuliani is responding. Plus, interrogated on the hill. Tough questions putz to Attorney General Merrick Garland about the Special Counsel Investigation News hunter biden an into donald trump and the Justice Departments decisions to proceed with charges. Who does he report to . Again im not going to get into. Is it you. Im ultly responsible. Is it mr. Weiss did not have to report to anybody. He was the supervisor and Decision Maker in these matters. Also this hour, a brandnew cnn poll zeroing in on the primary state of New Hampshire. A state trump won the primary for but lost in the general election. Then and in 2020. Where does he
Lot of drama there today. The lead starts right now. World leaders taking the stage, pushing their priorities for some of the biggest issues of our time. Casting Russias Vladimir Putin as global villain number one, while fighting against waning support for ukraine. And here in d. C. , a House Republican calling his party the, quote, clown show. While infighting and name calling do nothing to solve the more immediate problem of federal government set to shut down in just 12 days. Plus, new allegations against celebrity Russell Brand as a new accuser comes forward. Police now looking into the multiple allegations of rape and Sexual Assault against the disgraced comedian. Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. The world lead dominates the week with so much focus on Foreign Policy and this comes against major accusations by one democracy, canada, accusing another democracy, india, of directing an assassination. On canadian sovereign territory. Well dive into that democracy versus direction a
85 years old and to stay alive now to reach this moment to hug his son in freedom and to reunited with his family. And seeing your emotion coming through on this, it is showing real, the humanity of all of this in the mix of obviously this so complicated politics. I am looking at the statement, and it is a lengthy statement. Of course it is. He has been waiting a long time to say it. He has a lot to say. Yes. And he will have a lot the say going forward. And that is one thing in this, it is not what has happened to me since, but it is a call to now, and speaking directly to President Biden, as i take my first breath of freedom, will you engage with World Leaders and engage at a endeavor to prevent taking hostages in the first place. And talk to me about what his mission is now that he is now having his first breaths of freedom. Well, i think that is this is his mission, because he has been and he will be a Case Study Example of the worst of an american detained somewhere in the world b
Particular filing by the trump team . With regard to the judge in d. C. . Yeah. I think will be rejected by the judge for sound reason, legal point, and i think it will be sustained on any appeal that he may decide to take. It is interesting, though for, people at home. Judge chutkan herself will be the one to decide whether she refuses or not. How does that make sense if you are just a layman at home . I think it almost every jurisdiction, a motion to disqualify the judge is brought before that judge. That is just the way that it works in the american system. The judge makes a ruling, some judges may say yes, i feel i have created an atmosphere in which i should participate Going Forward and others will decide otherwise, depending on the facts. I dont, from what i know, i think the judge in d. C. Has been many cases in front of her. I dont think that anything she has, cited least that i am, where of is disqualifying in terms of her bias or prejudice sister to the former president , an
Kevin mccarthys marching orders, the House Speaker directs his committees to open an Impeachment Inquiry of President Biden and the white house is already pushing back. Were going to tell you what the administration is saying. Also ahead, the manhunt in pennsylvania taking on a new sense of urgency with the fugitive now armed. Police say a homeowner fired shots at the escaped killer as he was stealing a rifle with a scope on it. Were live in chester county. And Fulton Countys District Attorney up against a deadline to explain how she plans to prosecute donald trump and his 18 codefendants all at the same time. Were following these major developing stories and many more coming in right here to cnn news central. House speaker Kevin Mccarthy just raised the political stakes in washington this morning. He officially kicked off the process to begin an Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden. Today, i am directing our House Committee to open a formal Impeachment Inquiry into president joe b