happening now, donald trump makes a final plea to the united states supreme court ahead of critical arguments on colorado s ballot ban. this hour, we have exclusive new polls on the controversial case, and how americans feel about trump s legal troubles. plus, an history storm is slamming southern california, unleashing dangerous flooding, hurricane-force winds, and heavy snow. records falling across the state as forecasters warn of more to come. in the united kingdom, buckingham palace reveals that king charles has been diagnosed with cancer. what it means for the royal family. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. first up, donald trump s last-minute pitch to the u.s. supreme court as the justices prepare for an unprecedented hearing on the colorado ballot removal. katelyn polantz has more. everybody is getting ready for the final turn about trump s eligibility on the balance, and potential
erin burnett outfront stars right now. the massive shake-up when u.s. aid to ukraine has been declared dead on arrival. putin welcomes tucker carlson to moscow with open arms. migrant smugglers on jet skis fleeing border patrol agents, making a mad dash for american shores. and tonight king charms diagnosed with cancer. prince harley making plans to be at his father s side. let s go outfront. tonight zelenskyy s major move could be more than the military commander in chief loses hi job in a massive shake-up at kyiv. president zelenskyy telling italian broadcaster r.a.i., a reset is necessary. coming as putin is trying to court the maga in the united states. in fact, one of the leaders in the maga gop is in russia tonight. tucker carlson there possibly to interview putin, definitely a supportive celebrity. reporter: tucker carlson has flown to russia. he sass part acuss ballet, had lunch in a nice restaurant, went for a ride around town, rode the subway. translator
he s in custody. gary, what have we learned? reporter: just about ten minutes ago, a police officer here in cobb county, georgia, said the alleged gunman is under arrest. this gated community behind me in smyrna, georgia, northwest of the shootings, waterford place, there are police cars behind the gates. we were following them as we arrived. about five minutes down the road we saw the police cars zooming by. we followed them here, a police officer was sitting outside here. i asked him what was going on, he told me we have apprehended the suspect alive, no shootout, it appears he surrendered peacefully. there were about 100 police officers and s.w.a.t. vehicles next to the park where the atlanta braves play baseball. they re on the road tonight. the boundary, there are shops, restaurants and theaters next to the stadium. full of s.w.a.t. vehicles and police officers looking for the suspect. earlier in the day, the car believed this man hijacked was found in a parking lot in
that trump s legal team also filed a motion to fight the subpoena on the grounds of executive privilege, basically that the president and his senior aides can have internal communications that don t have to be shared. this is a separate matter pence s legal time is trying to block it on. pence s team did not comment, nor did the justice department. what i m told pence is doing with this is basically trying to block the testimony they believe is related and pertains to his legislative actions on that day, how he was acting as president of the senate. that could potentially cover a pretty broad swath of his testimony. they re not saying he won t testify overall but that is the argument they re making. we ll see if the former vice president is successful in that. he has written a book where he talked about things that happened leading up to and on january 6th that could potentially complicate this fight when it comes to the former president and to pence himself with this motion.
a russian lieutenant who fought in ukraine has fled putin s army and he s out front to talk about it. the lack of equipment, training, boiling rabbits for food, the atrocities he says were committed by russian fighters. you won t want to miss this interview. breaking news, the pentagon right now is tracking a chinese spy balloon flying over the u.s. president biden asking for military options. what are the chinese doing? plus, fbi agents investigating congressman george santos for allegedly scamming a veteran out of thousands of dollars meant for his dying dog. that veteran is out front tonight. what did he tell investigators about santos? and good evening. i m erin burnett. out front, a russian officer speaks out right here. constantine served on the front lines for three months and is now telling all. the former lieutenant is the most senior russian officer to speak publicly about what he saw and did in ukraine. you re going to see that interview in just a moment. he