plus, more evidence of an economic funk. a new data point shows american consumers are getting even more pessimistic, and it s because of inflation. and a split screen day for republicans. trump in washington. so is pence. competing speeches put their rift in the wrestling match for control of the republican party front and center. up first for us, though, a federal grand jury, its highest profile witness, and what it might mean for donald trump and those who helped him try to steal the 2020 election. a former mike pence cheech of staff, marc short, confirm last night here on cnn, that he did receive and did comply with a grand jury subpoena, his first appearance before the washington, d.c., grand jury. marc would not discuss the content of his testimony. but a witness to a long list of episodes including the senior circle of trump allies who pushed a scheme with the home that vice president pence would then refuse to certify the real biden electors. multiple reports say greg
topping our political radar glenn thompson s mixed message on same-sex marriage. just three days after voting against the federal law that would require states to recognize same-sex marriages congressman thompson attended his son s wedding. his son is gay. the congressman s office said he was thrilled to welcome his new son-in-law in the family but called the bill a stunt by the democrats. thompson one of 57 who voted no on that legislation. the european union today agreeing to an emergency plan to ration natural gas this winter. the deal aims to cut back gas use by at least 15% until next spring. the move comes amid fears russia will continue to further squeeze europe s gas supply because of its invasion in you careen. russia says it will be withdrawing from the international space station project after 2024. the leader of the space agency says it plans to build its own
u.s. government barred it from participating in the international space station project. china says their heavenly palace will be truly international. translator: foreign astronauts are certainly going to enter the chinese space station one day. there are a number of countries that and we ll be open to it in the future. reporter: china put a rover on the moon and on mars becomino land a rover on the red planet and plan to send humans to the moon in 2030s but for now these three men will spend three months building the foundation of the space station. translator: we will obey orders and instructions and keep calm and meticulously. reporter: chinese experts confident in the mission and safe return to earth as the vessel carries precious cargo along with the pride of a nation rapidly advancing its work in the new frontier. david culver, cnn shanghai.
of 55 feet and a living space of just 50 cubic meters these astronauts are going into orbit in a capsule a bit larger than a city bus. any claustrophobic thought forgotten when the men do two planned space walks. inside they will test the tech and the living area and run experiments. two more laboratory modules expected to be launched in upcoming missions with the aims to have its space station fully operational by the end of next year. china wants its own because the u.s. government barred it from participating in the international space station project. china says their heavenly palace will be truly international. translator: foreign astronauts are certainly going to enter the chinese space station one day. there are a number of countries that have expressed a desire to do that and we will be open to that in the future. reporter:? just the past seven months china has put a rover on the moon and