happening now, a health emergency as the skies over new york and other new york cities are shrouded with heavy and toxic smoke. right now. millions of americans are at risk as wildfires in canada create the air-quality crisis here in the united states. also this hour, a former spokesman speaks a in a grand jury. we are tracking new information in the investigation in trump s backyard. mike pence is taking on trump as he launches the 2024 launch for the weight. now ready to answer questions from iowa voters in a live cnn town hall event later tonight. welcome to the viewers here in the united states and around the world. you are in the situation room. let s get to the top story tonight. tens of millions of americans suffering through some of the most dangerous air quality in decades. the team of journalists covering the crisis from hard- hit cities all across the east coast. let s go to our chief climate correspondent joining us from brooklyn, new york. give us the latest.
soon. plus, all eyes on florida where a grand jury in the trump classified documents case heard from another witness today. the washington post reporting that if trump is indicted, a majority of the charges will be brought in florida. so what does that mean? and ukraine gaining background around bakhmut around the chief of russia s private army admits there will be major russian losses in ukraine. good evening, i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, the hazardous air now choking more than 75 million americans. it s an unbelievable situation. these are live pictures of new york. thick smoke from wildfires burning hundreds and hundreds of miles away is now smothering the city. you got more than 8 million people affected just there. and it is way bigger than new york, philadelphia, pittsburgh, syracuse, all of them, the images you see there, 75 million americans are suffering from the hazardous haze. it is so bad particularly in new york city that the air quality index th
the only possible explanation for what triggered the covid pandemic i ll while a new senate republican report raises the possibility that there were two separate lab leaks at a chinese lab conducting risky gain of function research back in 2019. sandra: how will lawmakers hold china accountable as they hold more details of the origins of the pandemic. rand paul and mike johnson are on it, they will explain where they are going with all of this coming up. john: begin this tuesday, though, with new details on the mobs of teenagers committing heinous acts in downtown chicago, i ll while the new and outgoing leaders of the windy city downplay the chaos. i m john roberts in washington. sandra: a lot of nothing to see here coming from the leaders in chicago. a lot more on this coming up. this is america reports. mayor lori lightfoot is disputing the numerous acts of vandalism happening in the city, as well as the two teenagers that were shot in chicago s well-known historic
our breaking news, what happened tonight on the field during monday night football? buffalo bills safety de mar handle, and in critical condition after collapsing. he is number three on the buffalo bills. he was hit during the first quarter of tonight s game between the bills and the cincinnati bengals. that s according to the nfl that he fell on his back, just moments after getting up from an open field tackle, a bengals wide receiver tee higgins. the buffalo bills team trainer got to him within ten seconds after he collapsed. an ambulance was brought on to the field. and he was even administered cpr. i want to go back to cnn s chief correspondent, sanjay gupta, cnn contributor, bob costa and nfl analyst former nfl linebacker emmanuel acho. doctor gupta, sanjay, just thinking about what has happened here tonight and there is a lot of uncertainty. we do not have all the answers obviously. he s in critical condition. we have seen what happened. there was the collapse and getti
well good evening everyone. i m laura coates and this is cnn tonight. we begin with our sad breaking news. lisa marie presley, elvis s daughter, dead at the age of 54. she was hospitalized after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest just today after appearing at the golden globes just tuesday night where the film about her own father won best actor for austin butler. lisa marie s mother priscilla putting out a statement tonight saying it is with a heavy heart that i must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter lisa marie has left us. she was the most passionate, strong, and loving woman i have ever known. we ask for privacy as we try to deal with this profound loss. thank you for the love and prayers. at this time there will be no further comment. lisa marie was a celebrity from the moment she was born in 1968. she was the adored daughter of elvis and priscilla presley, living her entire life in the spotlight. much more now with cnn s entertainment reporter. th