against russia. i ll discuss vladimir putin next moves as he rallies his people for a second year of this war and cozies up to china and a new report that ivanka and gerald kushner has been subpoenas. will former president trump try to prevent them from testifying. and nearly three weeks after the toxic train wreck in ohio, national safety officials are getting ready to release a preliminary report and transportation secretary pete buttigieg is heading to the area tomorrow as more residents are clearly sick, scared, and frustrated. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. president biden is due back here on u.s. soil in just a few hours. closing one of his most significant moments on the world stage so far. cnn s chief white house correspondent phil mattingly is joining us live from poland right now. phil, the president underscored his unit against russia s war in ukraine once again today.
house speaker nancy pelosi. paul pelosi sought of the hospital. neurosurgeon dr. sanjay gupta joins us to talk about what mr. pelosi s recovery from a skull fracture bhmight look like. also the president and two former presidents helping races for congress, not just within grabs, but within reach for either party. we begin with breaking news on cnn reporting on how the justice department could proceed with cases against former president trump if he decides to run. this as surrogates are again loudly hinting for president again. cnn s sara murray has the breaking news. she joins us now. what are you learning? anderson, our sources are telling our team that the justice department is considering whether a special counsel might be necessary to oversee the investigation surrounding donald trump if he decides to run for president in 2024, which as you ve mentioned is a thing his allies are talking about, a thing that could be potentially an imminent announcement. and so they re l
tonight. just short of weeks of an attack by an intruder who was trying to get to nancy pelosi. paul pelosi is out in the hospital. chief medical correspondent gupta joins us what the recovery from a skull fracture might look like. also tonight, the president, and two former presidents all helping candidates and close races. making their closing arguments with control of congress not just up for grabs, but in reach for either party. we begin though tonight with breaking news. exclusive cnn reporting on how the justice department could proceed with cases against former president trump, if he decides to run. as his surrogates, are allowing a hinting for president again. sarah murray has the news, where joining us right. now what are you learning? sources are telling our team that the justice department is considering whether a special counsel is considered necessary to oversee the investigation surrounding donald trump. if he decides to run for president in 2020. for which as
historical film this year about the civil rights martyr emmett till, and that s airing for the first time tonight, so i m excited to share it with you we begin with what we ve learned about the republican party it is reeling struggling with the maga republican problems it created after a midterm fizzle. the red wave if at most has become a red trickle. definitely not a republican wave, that s for darn sure. republicans score they were going to sweep, a red suetsunam, and we believed them, but they did not. even tucker carlson accepting the reality of election results. that has basketball the mood as the year ends. donald trump announce he have running again. there s a power struggle in the house. there s the rnc s autopsy. and then there s all of the blame on what even the republican party s leader in the senate called low quality candidates part of the problem i don t think there s any question in my mind that hurt republicans all over is donald trump. some w
january 6th investigation. lessons learned this year. the report confronting some of the hypocrisy their own justice, and our interview with the star of a historic film this year about the civil rights emmett till. i m excited to share it with you as we get through the hour. we begin with what we learned about the republican party as we and the. and it is reeling, struggling with all the maga problems that created after a midterm fizzle. the red wave, at most, has become sort of a red trickle. definitely not a republican wave. that s for darn sure. republicans where they were gonna sweep a red tsunami. that s what they told us, and we, to be honest, cautiously believe them. but they did not sweep, not even close. look at that. some level of agreement on the facts. even tucker carlson not doing the big lie denialism, but accepting the reality of election results. and that has been the mood as the year ends. donald trump announced he s running again, there s a power s