campaign from his former bos and 2020 and today mike penc appeared before the grand jury investigating january six. what his testimony could mea for the special counsel. and then the parents of louisville shooter speak out i an emotional interview what are they are saying about for real change. and it is more than just hollywood magic, how artificia intelligence is transforming movies, music, and eve politics but at what cost as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night goo evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle live fro washington d.c. tonight wher there is a major development i the special counse investigation into forme president donald trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election according to a source familiar with the matter, today, former vice president mike penc testified for hours before the federal grand jury in the case the january six committe already shed some light on wha pence did that day in th capitol riot we have seen video of then vic president p
in her murder. new video shows the losing republican candidate visiting the home of democrats before he allegedly organized the shootings that targeted him. he once pushed 9/11 conspiracy theories, now marjorie taylor greene is sitting on a committee with access to secrets. george santos will sit on the small business committee. cnn this morning starts right now. first, tragedy on the outskirts of ukrainian s capital. seven people are dead including ukraine s interior minister. four children are among the dead with 11 more being treated in the hospital. we re live at the scene in ukraine. what are you seeing clarissa? reporter: don, you can probably see behind me there are still rescue workers on the scene here. they have been combing through that building for hours trying to make sure there is nobody else inside because basically this is where the helicopter crashed. the building right behind me was clipped and then the helicopter nose dived into the playground. we
house. president biden s chief of staff ron klain stepping down. departure comes at a challenging time with a special counsel investigation into handling of classified documents and possible re-election campaign. right to the arlette saenz joining us from delaware where president biden is spending the white house. a little bit of news at the white house this saturday afternoon. tell us more. reporter: jim, marking a significant change in leadership apartment the white house as cnn confirmed white house chief of staff ron klain is expected to step down from his post in the coming weeks. sources say that transition is expected to happen at some point after the state of the union address slated for february 7th. this comes as really there has been very little turnover when it comes to the inner circle of advisers working with president biden. klain has been there from very beginning of this white house and worked with biden as vice president as well as during his time in the s
where he keeps his corvette. the discoveries are raising questions on why the president s lawyers conducted a search instead of the feds and why there are no visitor logs of the president s home where he has reportedly spent 167 days of his presidency. the white house and secret service are saying there are no such records. today s new york post calling this playing bite and seek. the present may be losing even the mainstream media. watch. it s very, very big, not legally but politically it s a very, very big deal. i don t sitting there hunkering down now, acting like it s not out there, is a good strategy. they are going if you are explaining, you are losing. they are trying to slain the difference and we know there is a difference but as we say to most folks at home, this guy did wrong, this guy did wrong. what happened with these classified documents erodes and undermines not just the momentum but the brand the democrats have been building up being not only the c
remembering legendary actor james caan this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone a guilty plea today in a russian court from brittney griner, the american basketball star the biden administration says has been unlawfully held griner admitting to carrying vape cartridges containing cannabis oil into russia her lawyer saying she did so accidentally, hoping griner s contrition will lead to a lenient sentence. as it stands, a conviction carries a possible maximum sentence of ten years in prison. today s development also being seen in this country as potentially the first step in a delicate diplomatic dance to win her release in a prisoner swap. the wnba standout the wnba standout also receiving a letter today from president biden in response to her plea not to be forgotten. andrea mitchell has details. reporter: on just the second day of her trial, wnba superstar brittney griner, handcuffed and carrying a photo of her wife, cherelle, pleading guilt