ruling to testify in the special counsel s january 6th investigation. pence is now poised to recount for the first time under oath. his conversations with donald trump leading up to the january insurrection. also tonight, kevin mccarthy leads a defiant show of force in the face of stern warnings from china, the speaker and a bipartisan delegation of u. s lawmakers holding a historic meeting with taiwan s president on american soil. speaking with top democrat who was in the room for the talks. and later this hour, we will go live to jerusalem amid rising tensions in the middle east. there are new fears that violence could boil over after israeli forces raid one of the holiest sites in islam for the second straight night. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is off today . i m alex marquardt in your in the situation room. let s get straight to our top story tonight. special counsel jack smith notches a major victory, securing a
many charges and will the former president say anything to the many cameras at the courthouse were on it. we want in nato to that is the message from ukraine this morning after the major news that finland officially joined the alliance what this means for the war and the world. brand new jobs. data just dropped what it says about the state of the u. s economy, these major stories and more right here on cnn news, central. in just a few hours. former president trump will turn himself in appearing before a judge and what you re looking at that in manhattan to be arraigned on criminal charges. it is a historic never before seen situation in the united states. you re looking at some live pictures outside the court and outside trump tower where donald trump spent the night cnn this morning, acre katelyn polantz and cnn senior legal affairs correspondent paula reid joins us from manhattan, caitlin. you have been there all morning since very, very early. can you give us a sense of wh
will go back to our members, but we need movement from the government about 2022. a new plan to help businesses with their energy bills after april is to be announced by the government. lots of storis in the mix today we d love to hear your thoughts on them. get in touch with me on twitter, @annitabbc, and use the #bbcyourquestions. and coming up, the final countdown. preparations are under way in cornwall for a rocket launch tonight that could mark a breakthrough moment in the uk s space race. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. prince harry has accused members of his family of being complicit in the pain and suffering endured by his wife, meghan. in two television interviews which were broadcast on itv and the american broadcaster cbs he admittted his relationship with his brother and father was strained but insisted he hoped for reconciliation. the palace hasn t commented on either interview, which were given in advance of the offici
we ll have the latest on the talks, amid hints from some negotiators that there are signs of possible compromise. also tonight. government support with energy bills for business and public sector bodies is set to be cut by as much as two thirds. following riots by the far right in brazil after bodies is set to be cut by as much as two thirds. following riots by the far right in brazil after the presidential election, we report from inside the palace wrecked by the mob. the clearing of the population has been going on for quite some time there and he seems look hauntingly familiar to the attack that happened in the us capital to back years ago. the clearing of the parliament. simply the best the welsh fans verdict on gareth bale s record breaking career as he retires from professional football. and any minute now history could be made in cornwall, as the first satellites are due to be launched from british soil. and coming up on the bbc news channel. with the fa cup thir
countdown to britain s first ever space launch. we are going to be live in cornwall, where the mission is taking off. let s start in brazil. security forces there have detained over 1,000 people after supporters of the former president jair bolsonaro stormed government buildings. this was the scene in brasilia the capital on sunday. thousands of demonstrators were involved. in the last few hours, brazilian authorities have issued a statement branding the riots terrorist acts of vandalism by criminals and coup plotters . and we ve also heard from brazil s president lula. translation: all those people who did this will be found and punished. they will realise that democracy guarantees the right to freedom and free speech, but it also demands that people respect the institutions created to strengthen democracy. let s take a step back and look at how we got here. in october last year, we saw a bitter electoral campaign between the incumbent jair bolsonaro and lula. and lul