rioters. we will give them pardons because they are being treated so unfairly. i don t want to send any signal that it was okay to defile the capitol. how concerned should you be about the newly detected version of omicron? it appears to be more contagious. does it invade the immune system, most of the evidence so far is preliminary suggests it doesn t. also tonight, around 100 bags of fentanyl found in the bedroom of a 13-year-old boy who died from presumed fentanyl exposure at his school. the fentanyl found in the bedroom had a very high purity rate, 60% pure. you usually only see 1% to 2%. and the nfl football player who won t give up until abuse victims stories are heard. i m pamela brown in washington. you are live in the cnn newsroom on this sunday a. new measure of the escalating fears that russia could soon invade ukraine. a u.s. senate aide says all senators will get a classified briefing thursday from senior administration officials on the russia/uk
attorne attorney general merrick garland announcing he will give david weiss special counsel status to investigate the president s son. hello and welcome everyone, i m sandra smith. gillian, great to have you back. gillian: this is america reports. garland says weiss told him he wanted to be given special counsel status to continue his probe into hunter biden. this after insisting for months that step was not necessary. sandra: the timing of this announcement is certainly being highlighted at this hour, and raising big questions about how the probe will intersect with a separate congressional investigation. and a draft plea deal between hunter s attorneys and weiss that s currently being reworked. gillian: lindsey graham as well as house ways and means committee chair jason smith are both here to react. sandra: mark meredith, live at the justice department at this hour for us. why did the attorney yes decide to do this and decide to do this now, mark? sandra, good
their son is in stable condition after suffering cardiac arrest. here for you guys like you have been here. why did this happen to a young healthy person. i want to know who is at risk. twitter as we know it is no more. saying goodbye to the iconic blue bird ushering in the new era of. future state of interactivity. messi off the post puts. of course he did. taylor cutting it back. martina to messi. oh my word, he has done it again. ainsley: we begin with a fox news alert. high stakes day in federal court this morning for hunter biden who is expected to plead guilty on the tax charges in just a few hours. steve: that s right. meanwhile, republicans calling on the judge in delaware to scrap the sweetheart deal as they call it as joe biden s legal team, rather hunter biden s legal team is accused of misleading the court clerk s office and the judge is steamed. lawrence: my my my. lucas thomas son is live in washington with the latest. what can you tell us?
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donald trump from the state s 2024 primary ballot. what this means for the election as the supreme court faces another consequential case. plus, russia launching the largest air attack on ukraine since the war began nearly two years ago. dozens people killed, many more injured. ukraine now renewing its call for more international aid. and quote, this conversation is over. those words highlight a new report about a contentious call between president biden and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. just the latest sign of daylight significant daylight between two leaders. we re following these major developing stories and more all coming into right here to cnn news central. it is the top of the hour. hi there. i m before he anna juarez sanchez in washington. former president trump just take a major hit in the battle to keep his name on state ballots in 2024. maine just joining colorado in banning his name from its state primary election. based on the 14th amendment s ba