on this thursday night. good evening, once again, i met chris jansen in for stephanie ruhle. we begin tonight with that explosive new audio of house republican leader, kevin mccarthy recorded in the days after january 6th. and the promise of even more audio to come. this all has to do with how the two top republicans in congress privately pushed to punish trump for the capital insurrection. but then, eventually backed off. the revelations are in a new book called this will not pass. trump, biden and the battle for america s future. by the new york times reporters alexander burns and jonathan martin. nbc news has obtained a copy of that book which says that after the right on january 10th, 2021, house republican leader kevin mccarthy head held a phone call with other republican members, including liz cheney, and discuss asking trump to step down. quote, he envisioned telling trump of an impeachment resolution. i think this will pass, and it would be my recommendation you shoul
the right on january 10th, 2021, house republican leader kevin mccarthy head held a phone call with other republican members, including liz cheney, and discuss asking trump to step down. quote, he envisioned telling trump of an impeachment resolution. i think this will pass, and it would be my recommendation you should resign. i ve had it with this guy, mccarthy said it near the end of the call. today, mccarthy was quick to deny it all. posting on twitter quote, the new york times reporting on me is totally false and wrong. nbc news asked mccarthy s office if leader mccarthy said he would push trump to resign. a spokesman said quote no, he did not. but tonight, there are tapes. the bucks authors have just sheared this recording of that january 10th phone call with kevin mccarthy, with directly contradicts that denial. less, you on the phone? yes, i m here. thanks, kevin. i guess there s a question. when we re talking about the 25th amendment resolution yeah. and you
about the kid who may be sick. and am i say tell a story, i m not talking about making a story. i m telling how you feel because people trust you all. your neighbors trust you. that was part of a discussion between president biden and former presidents obama and clinton who all came together last night in new york city for a major fund-raiser. we ll have much more on that show of democratic unity in just a moment. donald trump, meanwhile, also in new york city but for a very different reason. he spent part of his day ranting on social media about the daughter of the judge in his ongoing hush money case. and also ahead, a possible positive step in getting desperately needed aid to ukraine as speaker mike johnson got a first-hand account yesterday of the dire situation in that war torn country. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this friday, march 29th. it s friday and we made it barely. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. and we begin
wanted by the international criminal court for alleged war crimes. but could he actually be taken into custody? former u.s. president donald trump s legal troubles could come to a head quickly. a new york grand jury may indict him as soon as next week. and hundreds of people detained across france following fiery protests. that after the government pushes through a controversial pension reform plan. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. the u.s. president is voicing support for a historic decision by the international criminal court against russia s leader. joe biden says the icc had good reason to issue an arrest warrant for vladimir putin over alleged war crimes in ukraine. well, i think it s justified, but the question is it s not recognized internationally by us either. but i think it makes a very strong point. the icc on friday says mr. putin bears responsibility for an alleged scheme to illegally deport thousands of child
question with massive political and cultural implications. can you win if the majority of the country thinks you re wrong on the biggest issues of the day? we ll go live to iowa where some republicans will likely have to test that theory plus, we ll show you the body cam footage of monday s shooting in louisville that the police chief says shook her to her core for the doctor who treated those officers and other victims, outrage has given way to exhaustion for 15 years i ve cared for victims of violence and gunshot wounds, and people say i m tired, but it s more than tired. i m weary. that doctor will join me live in just a few minutes. and we re live in memphis where the only member of the tennessee three still out of the job is set to lead a march through the city the vote that could send him back to the legislature is potentially happening within the next couple of hours but we start with the republican presidential field about to get bigger just as the number of w