show you too. thanks to at home for being here. we are breaking news tonight into the investigation of trump s handling into top secret government records that went up at his florida beach club. the trump appointed job judge has denied partial state of her special master ruling. last week, judge aileen cannon will to review the 11,000 seized records that the fbi retreat from trump s home nearly 40 days ago. and in response, the justice department begrudgingly said, okay, go ahead and appoint that special master. but please exclude those roughly 100 classified documents you seized from mar-a-lago. because we need to continue the criminal investigation into these classified documents due to potential national security concerns. also, a second intelligence assessment into the potential risks and harms that may have been caused by having those top secret classified documents hanging out at trump s club, the justice department argued that that assessment could not contin
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hello, welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. just ahead, midterm elections are just around the corner here in the united states. we will hear the final pitch to voters from republicans and democrats. a huge political comeback in brazil. a former president is set to return to office. but not all of his opponents supporters accept the results. plus, a nation in mourning. we are learning more about the victims of the deadly halloween crowd surge in south korea. we will bring you a live report from seoul. live from cnn center, this is cnn news room with rosemary church. good to have you with us. in just eight days, american voters will decide key races at the state and national level including the contest for control of congress. 218 seats are needed to control the house. and right now, it looks like republicans have a slight lead with 212 likely wins. in the senate, about a third of the seats are up for grabs and republicans cours
good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. we have brand-new information this evening about the january 6th committee accusing former president donald trump of trying to contact a witness during the investigation. nbc news has confirmed reporting that the witness was a member of the white house support staff. at the end of yesterday s hearing liz cheney said that the matter had been referred to the justice department. this afternoon, the committee s chair person was asked about cheney s comments. are we going to hear from this witness? i would doubt it. we re concerned obviously about the witness, and we do not want to put that witness under unnecessary pressure. is there enough evidence that there was an attempt to influence the witness? from my vantage point, it is highly unusual to do that. that s why we, more or less, put that in the hands of the justice department. is this just one missed phone call from the former president? that s all i m aware of. as
that there was an attempt to influence the witness? from my vantage point, it is highly unusual to do that. that s why we more or less, put that in the hands of the justice department. is this just one missed phone call from the former president? that s all i m aware of. as for its future plans, the panel has not ruled out additional hearings later this summer, we will hear more public testimony one week from tomorrow. one committee member says that nest thursday s hearing will focus on what trump was doing when the capital was under attack. specifically about the time period of the 187 minutes within the white house, and what the president was doing. and how he could have played a role in preventing more violence, if he had merely gone to the briefing room and asked people to leave the capitol. it comes as trump ally and former strategist steve bannon is set to go on trial on monday for contempt of congress. he is now ready to cooperate with the january 6th coope