cnn newsroom. we re grateful to you have this afternoon. i m boris sanchez. hi, everyone. it i m jessica dean. political lines deepening, law enforcement preparing for what would be a first in american history. the criminal indictment of a former president. the key witness in a case against donald trump is expected to be challenged today before a grand jury in new york. a former legal advisor to michael cohen telling cnn testifying at the request of donald trump s attorneys. look at video of costello arriving at the courthouse moments ago. robert costello saying he ll offer evidence that contradicts cohen. cohen, who once labeled himself trump s fixer said he paid adult film actress stormy daniels $130,000 in the weeks before the 2016 election for her silence on an alleged affair with donald trump. now, that was a campaign finance violation, as cohen lied on forms to cover up that payment. in 2018. you may recall. cohen cut a deal with federal prosecutors and adds mitte
security spokesperson john kirby about the latest u.s. efforts to aid ukraine and the president s upcoming travel to europe. and we ll bring in reire thed four-star general jack keane for analysis on ukraine and china s threats now that the u.s. has shot down one of its surveillance devices. then, former u.n. ambassador nikki haley throws her hat in the ring. i am running for president of the united states of america! [cheers and applause] han san nikki haley joins us for her first sunday show appearance as a candidate. we ll get her on the record about her case to voters and the criticism she s taking just a few days into her campaign. plus our town needs help. our governor abandoned us. shannon: residents blast the federal, state and local response after a ox thetic train derailment toxic train derailment in eastern ohio. the governor and the biden administration now in clean-up mode. we ve gone into hundreds and hundreds of people s houses to test that air. it s
This christmas sunday, as we wrap up 2022, we cant ignor the fact that its been a toug year over the past 12 months, theres been a recurring theme and the stories weve covered. The fight for democracy here and abroad we have witnessed th resilience determination of th ukrainian people as they continue to resist russia invasion over in a wrong, the death o mahsa amini sparked mass protests and civil unres against the ruling regime. Here in the u. S. , voters pushe back pushed back at the ballot box. Overcoming ideological differences to reject election denialism. And as we head into the ne year a new poll by ipsos showe that 65 of adults worldwide say theyre optimistic tha 2023 will be a better year for them then 2022 earlier, i spoke with the most reverend Michael Curry and dr. Barry see black. Chaplain of the senate who reminded us that in a worl that can often seem dark, ther is always one thing that can provide light and guidance hope the most reverend Michael Curry presiding portio
senate on the china spy craft that flew over u.s. airspace or into it last week. all house members got a briefing about two hours ago. they have had a chance to go through some of that material more in detail. it is the senate s chance now. not until 12 days after the first flight crossed into our airspace republicans say the lack of transparency all around is abyss mall. i think the president should have gone before country and explained. here is what it is and what i decided to do about it and why. people would have understood it. they didn t tell congress until one of the news outlets ran with the story and it cut a diagonal path across the middle of the country and never explained to us it was coming or why. i mean to us the american public. harris: right now the senate subcommittee on defense is looking at why the military let it happen in the first place. since they say it happened before why couldn t they keep it away from montana for example? armed services and fo
about the latest u.s. efforts to aid ukraine and the president s upcoming travel to europe. and we ll bring in reire thed four-star general jack keane for analysis on ukraine and china s threats now that the u.s. has shot down one of its surveillance devices. then, former u.n. ambassador nikki haley throws her hat in the ring. i am running for president of the united states of america! [cheers and applause] han san nikki haley joins us for her first sunday show appearance as a candidate. we ll get her on the record about her case to voters and the criticism she s taking just a few days into her campaign. plus our town needs help. our governor abandoned us. shannon: residents blast the federal, state and local response after a ox thetic train derailment toxic train derailment in eastern ohio. the governor and the biden administration now in clean-up mode. we ve gone into hundreds and hundreds of people s houses to test that air. it s good. the data shows that there