This is cnn breaking news. This is a live look outside of the federal courthouse in washington, d. C. Grand jurors have been Hearing Evidence today in the Special Counsels january 6th probe. They were just seen leaving for the day and we are standing by to find out if they voted on whether to hand up an indictment for donald trump. Sources telling cnn that the former president and his advisers are right now preparing for a Potential Indictment. Cnns paula reid is joining us now on that. Paula, what are you hearing . Reporter so, we know that the grand jury that has been Hearing Evidence in the Special Counsels investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, they have been seen leaving the building, but one important person stayed behind and that is the grand juror foreperson. That is significant, because that is the only member of the grand jury that is needed to return an indictment. Now, at this point its unclear if they have voted to indict the former president , or anyone
hello i m abby phillip in washington. welcome to cnn newsroom we begin this hour in the middle east, where both violence and tensions are escalating. today israeli forces unleashed air strikes in southern lebanon and gaza and israel says it struck targets belonging to the palestinian militant group hamas. israel blames hamas for firing 34 rockets from lebanon yesterday and the latest barrage since the two countries were at war back in 20 in 2006. now that has raised fears of an escalating conflict across the region, and just overnight, we learned that israel has mobilized some of its military reserves. a short time ago, israel s defense minister ordered security bolstered across the country after two israeli women were shot to death in the west bank. israel has called it an act of terror. let s get straight to cnn s fred pleitgen, who is near the israeli gaza border, and scott mclean is in beirut, lebanon, for us as well. but let s start with you, fred. fred you did talk to t
the nashville school shooter, school work or home. this is we learned investigators believe audrey hale had some kind of weapons training before gunning down 39 year olds and three adults. plus a stunning new filing in the dominion lawsuit against fox news, newly revealed emails show, fox news chief executive told staff not to fact check trump s election lies because it was quote bad for business. what about what s good for journalism? just a question and then a parent complaints and now a florida school district is reviewing in 1998 disney movie about ruby bridges, integrating a new orleans school. we re talking with the movie screenwriter. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper, and we start today with our national lead in just a few hours from now the city of nashville will come together for a candlelight vigil to honor the three children and three adults gunned down at their school earlier this week, and first lady jill biden, a teacher herself, is also
possible explosives to deflate the balloon. gillian: in a moment, karine jean-pierre will be asked questions why the president waited nearly a week to shoot it down. john: we will bring you the white house briefing when it begins. john roberts in washington, good to kick the week off with you. gillian: you, too, john. i m gillian turner in for sandra smith. the president said ordered the military to take out the balloon after it had been drifting for days. they say the military should have listened. he projected weakness at this moment. i think the administration lacks urgency. became a situation of argument and everybody wondering what is the administration doing. this is a wake-up call for the country. gillian: john kirby pushed back, said it gave the u.s. time to study the balloon, as well as chinese s motives. john: seems clear china s motive is to replace the united states as the leading superpower. a list of how china has provoked and escalated tension
meeting moments ago, symbolically at the reagan library is beijing warns the chinese government will quote resolutely fight back plus one day after donald trump s arrest and arraignment in new york. two major developments in the federal case investigating him one a cnn exclusive the grand jury testimony. revealing the trump was warned he could not legally sees voting machines, plus the decision from his vice president, mike pence that could set up his own historic testimony before the special counsel. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper, and we start with the world s superpowers on edge and potentially provocative show of solidarity between democracies. moments ago, taiwan s president, sighing when wrapped up a news conference with us house speaker kevin mccarthy on the republicans home turf in california in the chinese government is not happy about it. the top official in beijing warning that size visit could lead to a quote serious unquote confrontation with the united sta