thanks for joining us. fear not. nicolle will be back tomorrow. the beat with ari melber starts rite now. hi, ari. thanks so much. i m ari melber. after all this breaking news coverage of trump s indictment we have been at the table. all of our colleagues following this. tonight we turn from this fast fluid first draft of history to a wider view of how history may absorb this historic precedent breaking week, because tonight pulitzer prize winning journalist bob woodward who you see on the right will analyze what you see on the left. he s known for best selling books, including about now defendant donald trump. he is our exclusive guest tonight on the beat. we begin as the nation absorbs the fallout of something many thought was impossible, even recently, something donald trump said would roil the country, the former president arrested by the same government he once ran. that was yesterday. jack smith spoke out through his filing, through his team in court, and today
viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, donald trump s new court battle, a new york city columnist set to take the stand today, accusing the former president of rape. debt ceiling drama in d.c., a vote in the house could happen in the coming hours. but republican leaders are struggling to get support for their plan, as the u.s. default clock ticks down. plus, the taliban take down the mastermind of a deadly suicide bombing that killed 13 american troops at the kabul airport during the chaos of the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. and we begin this hour in new york, where the woman suing former president donald trump for battery and defamation in a civil trial is expected to take the sand in the hours ahead. a source says e. jean carroll is set to testify about her allegations that trump raped her
please! he s about five foot five and you said you felt something hue? . . and you said you felt something huue? , ., , and you said you felt something hue? , ., and you said you felt something huge? wasn t i and you said you felt something i huge? wasn tjust huge? just a big body. wasn t ust the front of huge? just a big body. wasn t ust the front of his huge? just a big body. wasn t ust the front of his body i huge? just a big body. wasn t ust the front of his body that i huge? just a big body. wasn tjust the front of his body that touch i the front of his body that touch the back your body? i the front of his body that touch the back your body? back your body? i couldn t see in the back of back your body? i couldn t see in the back of my back your body? i couldn t see in the back of my head, back your body? i couldn t see in the back of my head, but - back your body? i couldn t see in the back of my head, but i - back your body? i couldn t see in the back
8:00 in the morning. so right in the early morning rush hour here in kyiv. and the early times there was sirens going off for a very long time. and then just blast after blast that took place as the rockets were impacting the ukrainian capital here. and some of the places that we went to were in central kyiv. for instance there was a playground that was hit leaving a gigantic kracrater and a busy insection and there was just a seen of carnage at that intersection with several cars completely destroyed. we saw some dead bodies there as well and the ukrainians told us that five people were killed at that place alone. and just to give you an idea of the area that that was in, this was next to a museum and next to a university building. it is unclear that there would have been any sort of military infrastructure there. there certainly didn t seem to be any. and the ukrainians are telling us this is a scene that is going on in many parts of the country here in ukraine. they say th
6th committee. what more will americans learn about the former president. january 6th committee member congressman adam schiff will be here. one-you way ticket. washington and new york struggle to cope as border states bus thousands of undocumented migrants up east. it s just a mean and cruel thing. what is the long-term solution on the border? texas congressman dan crenshaw is coming up. hello, i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is wondering just how strong that red wave will be after months of democratic concern and despite persistently high inflation. democrats in washington, d.c., are now feeling more hopeful about their chances to maintain control of the u.s. senate this fall. polling in key battleground states where republicans had hoped to defend or pick up seats now appears to be trending blue. and senate republican leader mitch mcconnell is blaming, quote, candidate quality after a series of trump-backed hopefuls with liabilities rapin