acknowledging he had sensitive secret documents that were not declassified. we re breaking down the recordings and what they mean for the special counsel s criminal case against him. also tonight, cnn is live in ukraine where the death toll has been rising from a new russian missile strike in a crowded city center. president volodymyr zelenskyy is calling the attack a manifestation of terror. this comes as vladimir putin is on damage control after the mutiny by wagner mercenaries. all ask former u.s. defense secretary mark esper about the rebellion and how it s influencing putin s war strategy. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin this hour with powerful evidence against donald trump in the special counsel s case against him. cnn exclusively obtaining recordings of the former president talking about highly classified material in his possession. this comes as trump is speaking out
they say texas kept the feds from helping a woman and two children who died crossing the rio grande. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with donald trump getting a warm embrace from frigid iowa. nbc s garrett haake is just north of des moines. garrett, what is the former president saying in his closing pitch? reporter: good afternoon, from what will surely be a donald trump jr. event here today in ankeny as the trump team tries to lock in the results of what we have seen in poll after poll over the last couple of weeks. a dominant lead here in the hawk eye state. at his last major rally yesterday, donald trump basically tried to welcome in all the disparate elements of his movement here in this state, be they first time cause of action caucus goers, evangelicals, and warned primarily against their biggest enemy which he views as complacency. listen to what he told a call in indianola yesterday. a victory over all the liars, che
like a lot of fun. their politics there today to enter tim scott from arkansas governor asa hutchinson both expected to speak in this hour. we will bring their remarks live when they speak. top story percy prime suspect suspect in the top 2005 disappearance of natalee holloway. remember this question ricky is one step closer to extradition. jordan is serving time in peru for a separate murder conv conviction. was transported to maximum-security prison in the capitol city today. he s about to be transferred to the united states. you may recall natalie went missing 18 years ago with high school vacation trip to aruba but she was declared dead in 2012 but her body has yet to be found. meantime in alabama grand jury to indict and 2010 on charges he tried to extort money from her family. claim he could lead them to hurt remain so will his return by the break the family needs? and so desperately want? charles watson with the breaking development in the fast-moving case hi charles.
for shannon bream. report card in for a tumultuous 2023, 2020 for promising to be a year of surprises and a history making election. fireworks usher in the new year down under. america awaits 10 nights, wall street celebrates a hot streak for stockholders. mortgage rates drop, inflation slows. but most americans still feel the pinch. we were less economic council of advisors chair jared bernstein about the disconnect in an exclusive interview. plus spirit clicks are at a time of the year we are seeing more at the border. it is not unusual but this is an immigration system that has been broken for decades request migrant encounters for the year crash records as congress remains split on security talks. we will get reaction from to two border state congressmen. texas democrat henry cuellar texas republican tony gonzalez. then. lexa came to the conclusion that i could not unfortunately or fortunately, wait for the united states supreme court perplexed at main it becomes the se