Me read this to you. President trumps responsibility for the events of january 6th is unmistakable. President trumps conduct must be declared unacceptable in the clearest and most unequivocal terms. The Trump Defense team has until noon to respond and they will argue that trying a former president out of office is unconstitutional, a process argument. Lets begin with Manu Raju On Capitol Hill on the legal brief by democrats. And it looks like what theyre trying to do here is connect the events of january 6th to all that preceded it, right, the president claiming the election was stolen and kind of riling up this group that ended up attacking the capitol. Reporter theyre trying to make a drink link to inciting his support erds suggesting there is no question that donald trump acted intentionally that led to the deadly riot on january 6th. Theyre calling this not a routine corruption charge. This is a charge of historic proportions and Impeachable Offense and they break it down into four
there s a press conference planned by the floyd family a few hours from now. more on all of that straight ahead this hour. it s a big day for white house. roughly 15 minutes from now the white house covid-19 response team will be holding its briefing. a few hours after that, president biden and democratic congressional leaders will talk about the american rescue plan. big news for all of us. president biden just late out a new vaccination time line. you may want to turn up the volume. you do not want to forget these days. may 1st, that s when president biden says he will direct all states to make every adult eligible for a vaccine by that day. it doesn t mean doses will be available by then. the white house hopes for that to happen by the end of may. let s not forget, it s going to take time for people to actually get that shot or get those shots. if all goes according to plan, we could have a sense of normalcy by july 4th, according to president biden. the president hopes
satellite images appear to show mass graves outside of mariupol. an adviser to the mayor says they show mass graves. but cnn cannot independently verify those claims. and the discovery happening as the heavy fighting continues in the port city. an estimated 100,000 people, both soldiers and civilians, trapped amid the relentless russian onslaught. one small boy praying for a miracle. . translator: i want toss the sun so when our houses are rebuilt, we can live in peace, so we can live in ukraine, because this is our native home. another humanitarian corridor opening in mariupol as civilians try to escape the fighting. russia capturing dozens of small towns in the east, but uk officials say russians have not made any major gains in the last 24 hours. russia also revealing its mission for the invasion, top military officials say they plan to take full control over southern ukraine and the eastern donbas region. let s bring in scott mcclain who is in lviv. what details ar
Tonight, the coronavirus hits a chilling milestone in the u. S. The president speaking moments ago, defending his Decision Making in fighting the virus. Also, families trying to protect themselves from the virus, forced into shelters, as deadly tornadoes strike several states. Tonight, new york now reporting more than 10,000 dead. 671 deaths on Easter Sunday alone. While at the same time, the governor revealing the curve appears to be flattening. As tonight, other parts of the country are still bracing for the peak in their region. The sobering message tonight from massachusetts governor, facing their worst week yet. Chicago firefighters Wearing Masks at a funeral for one of their own on the front lines. And now, every state in the u. S. Reporting deaths from the virus. Tonight, the new move. Some governors in the northeast banding together. Other governors in the west
joining together too. Trying to coordinate a plan to reopen their states carefully. As the president says today, he is
Tonight, the next test for america. How and when do you reopen . Saving jobs without risking lives. And what the president said moments ago about testing in this country, with pressure to ramp up tests, to get americans back to work. And tonight, across the country, the fight to save lives continues. New yorks governor pointing out about 1,000 new patients a day. 337 lives lost in the last 24 hours in new york. He says he will extend the shutdown beyond may 15th in parts of the state, and hopes to unpause others. Tonight, a devastating toll. News that one of new york citys top e. R. Doctors treating covid19 patients, coming down with the virus and then recovering, then taking her own life. 28 new york city teachers have now been lost. But tonight, looking for signs of hope. The last patient leaving the
u. S. Navy hospital ship comfort. Georgia, ohio, and texas among the states taking those first steps to reopen. Some restaurants now seating customers for the first time in weeks. Some w