trump tried to get the secret service to take him to the capital, where a mob of his supporters were trying to stop the election certification. the president says something to the effect of, i am the effing president, take me up to the capitol now. to which bobby responded, sir, we have to go back to the west wing. the president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel mr. engel grabbed his arm and said, sir, you need to take your hand off the steering wheel. we re going back to the west wing. we re not going to the capital. mr. trump then used his free hand to lunge towards bobby engle, and that s when mr. renato had recounted the story to me, he motioned towards his clavicle s. and was mr. engle in the room as mr. renato told you the story? he was. did mr. engle correct or disagree with any part of the story for mr. renato? mr. engle did not. correct or disagree with any part of the story. did mr. engle or mr. renato ever tell yo
You so much for joining me today. Anna very busy saturday. Im fredricka whitfield, the cnn newsroom with alex marquardt, starts right now you are in. The cnn newsroom. Im alex barack board in washington. Thank you so much for joining us. We begin with Breaking News on capitol hill after months of delays and political turmoil in a rare saturday vote, house lawmakers passed stay billion package of aid for ukraine, for israel and taiwan now the deal heads to the senate for a vote before it can be signed by President Joe Biden two reporters across washington as well as in kyiv and in jerusalem. Lets start with cnns Lauren Fox On Capitol Hill to help break it all down. Lauren, what is the latest yeah obviously this vote a long time coming. Alex and theres been a lot of questions about whether or not Speaker Mike Johnson was ever going to get to this point, putting this ukraine aid package as well as additional aid for israel and taiwan on the floor of the House Of Representatives. And the r
Redistribute migrants across the eu. Mark lowen reports. One of europes Migration Choke Points is gasping. More than 8000 arriving in lampedusa in just three days this week, more than the whole population of the italian island. The Migrant Centre built to hold 400 was at ten times its capacity congested, chaotic, some trying any futile way to get free. Today, two new arrivals rather more planned. The italian Prime Minister, giorgio meloni, and the eu president , Ursula Von Der Leyen to see for themselves the turmoil at europes door. Italys leader is under pressure, elected with promises to curb migration. Numbers are now double the same period last year. Translation what is at stake here is the future, future that europe wants to set for itself. And it is very important to be able to tackle the huge, massive challenge challenges which lie ahead for us, especially in terms of illegal immigration. The eu president offered more help from the bloc s border force to crack the smugglers and
Which purchased endemol in 2020, said the bbc has issued a statement this Afternoon Saying brand was working for channel 4, the bbc, and Acting In Hollywood Films during the period of the claims, all of which he denies. Vincent mcaviney has the latest. His behaviour made him no stranger to the tabloids but, this weekend, serious sexual allegations mean Russell Brand has made all the front pages. Perhaps over the course of the evening, some of my accoutrements could make their way onto your body once one of the most ubiquitous faces on british tv and radio, working for mtv, the bbc and channel 4, before building a career in hollywood for a time. Its the way these organisations oversaw brands conduct which is now coming under the spotlight, with the Foreign Secretary saying the Entertainment Industry as a whole has questions to answer. There are some real challenges where you have these very, very acute differentials in power, whether that be in the Entertainment Industry, whether that b
released 39 palestinian prisoners, leaving check large celebrations in the west bank. that is not the only thing the palestinians are celebrating today. gazans who billions welcome truckloads of humanitarian aid during the temporary cease-fire. then there is this, emotional reunions early this morning as hostages released this weekend can finally return to their families. this is 52-year-old sharon reuniting with her son and husband. she and her 12-year-old daughter were released by hamas yesterday after 50 days in captivity. earlier, president biden celebrated their release wallet knowledge ink there is still so much more to do. critical need is going in, and hostages is coming out. it is structured so that it can be extended to keep building on these results. that is michael, that s our goal to keep this pause going beyond tomorrow so we can continue to see more hostages come out, and surge more humanitarian relief into those who need it in gaza. fourth and final da