form vice president mike pence has to sit for the counsel. a federal judge in washington, d.c. most of pence s argument to avoid testifying. the speech and debate clause shielded him in his role as president of the senate. we re going to explain what the judge said about alleged illegality on the part of donald trump and what it means for pence in a moment. also, what the judge conceded to pence s team. we also have breaking news on the trump hush money case. we re going to explain that so don t go anywhere. joining me now, laura jarrett. from west palm beach near mar-a-lago, and former chief attorney also here in new york, garrett haake for the reporting. all right, laura. i m going to begin with you. let s talk about what you ve learned about former vice president mike pence. what did the judge say about why he is compelling him and ordering him to testify? the headline is that pence will have to testify in front of the special counsel grand jury there in washington, d.
so let s get started. how safe is safe in east palestine, ohio? we are on the ground and hearing from a familiar face, three weeks since that fiery train derailment with new research now casting doubt on what health officials have been claiming. plus, it is the one year anniversary of russia s brutal invasion of ukraine. as republicans climber to curb u.s. aid to ukraine, china winds now sending drones and ammunition to help russia. is theren end to the war insight? and later, charges of discrimination in texas, no shocker there. governor greg abbott, vowing to sign a bill that would ban chinese citizens from buying any property, even a house. i want to know, why this is not a bigger story? all of that and more is coming up. we start today s show in ohio, where there are new health concerns this morning three weeks after a train carrying hazardous cancer causing chemicals derailed. residents in east palestine have been, understandably, worried about what is in their wat
medicare. done. well this is cnn. the world s news network. top of the hour on this monday morning. hi, everyone. i m jessica dean. good to have you, jessica. i m jim sciutto. today a new york grand jury is reconvening as it continues to weigh potential charges against former president trump. might be seen indictment today. cnn is outside the courthouse. plus this happening right now. massive protests in israel not just protests, crippling union strikes, store and restaurant closures, even hunger strikes by several israeli mayors. all of this over prime minister benjamin netanyahu s planned overhaul of the judicial system , his firing of the country s defense minister for opposing him in that plan. is the u. s s closest ally in the region, moving further away from democratic principles. israelis fear so we re going to the latest from jerusalem. also today, another round of severe weather is expected to strike the southeast after devastating tornadoes ripped through the region
case, he said. why should someone die? if they didn t do it, like you know what that should be reserved for people who you know other crimes? i should say and thank you very much. you know, this morning continues right now. president biden s announcement to run for a second term. now, maybe days away, there s clearly a desire in the american public to see a generational change, but voters are willing to put that aside if they feel like the alternative is a much bigger problem plan on running out, but we re not prepared to announce it yet didn t know when the wind appears to be next week. criminal charges will be dropped . 2021 fatal shooting the cinematographer on the western film, rust can t convince jurors beyond reasonable doubt that alec baldwin is guilty of involuntary manslaughter, prosecute people you change and affect their lives. someone is responsible for what happened, but i know it s not me the idea that the person holding the gun is not responsible is absurd. a n
right here to cnn. new central. happening soon in charlottesville, two of these three men who carried tiki torches and march nearly six years ago at a white nationalist rally are scheduled to appear in court today. each has been indicted on a single felony charge of burning an object with the intent to intimidate. which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. 2017 rally ultimately led to violent clashes with counter protesters in 32 year old heather higher, lost her life. cnn s brian todd is in charlottesville. brian i understand there are some new developments, what s going on there? well john. the hearing is slightly delayed because there s another unrelated hearing going on in this court behind me, but in a few minutes we do expect this hearing to take place where two of the three defendants in this case are expected to appear to set the scene for our viewers. we have to kind of differentiate this. these defendants are charged in the case that s related to that