wagner mercenary troops are spotted after launching a serious challenge against russia s vladimir putin. we re live in ukraine with developments. the most important day of the classified documents case yet. and maybe the most important decision could be coming, when donald trump s trial will start, i m kate bolduan with john berman and sara sidner, this is cnn news central. all right. the breaking news this morning. we learned just a short time agatha a u.s. national was detained by north korea. it is believed the man is a u.s. soldier, that is according to an american official. now according to the united nations command, the man was on a tour of a joint security when he crossed the demarcation mark. right on the border. the demilitarized zone. he crossed the border into north korean territory, it is believed, when he was taken into custody. we have team coverage. we re joined from the state department from the white house. we have our military analysts available. fir
happening now, breaking news defiant testimony, wrapping for the day, just a short while ago in a high-stakes hearing threatens to derail the georgia election subversion case against donald trump willis angrily pushing back and allegations that she financially benefited from her romantic relationship with the lead prosecutor that she hired. also tonight, former president trump s historic first criminal trial now set to begin on march 25, the 2024 republican front runner in the courtroom as a new york judge denied his bid to dismiss charges in the stormy daniels hush money case welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. will blitzer is off today. i m brianna keilar, and you re in the situation room the skis cnn breaking news we begin with the breaking news in georgia, fulton county district attorney, fani willis, charging up to the witness stand in a hearing on whether she should be disqualified from the election subversion case. again, it
only photos we have of mr. william russell are ones where he s in the background of trump events. that makes sense because mr. russell was what is known in the political world as an advance man. his job was to coordinate president trump s movements, his literal movements, from one location to another. and to go ahead of the president to make sure everything was set up. he went in advance of trump, thus an advance man. and that makes william russell a potentially huge witness when it comes to january six. here is muscle with president trump and trump s chief of staff, mark meadows. on january six at the ellipse before trump s big speech that day. you may remember from the house january six investigation that there was trauma in that before trump won on stage. trump was angry that the crowd was too small. he was mad that security was turning people away if they had weapons. he wanted people inside the ellipse so that they can cheer him on. but trump s anger wasn t directed
today. he is not a household name. the house january six committee never even interviewed him. but clearly this individual was in a position to know something. his name is william russell, the only photos we have of mr. william russell are ones where he s in the background of trump events. that makes sense because mr. russell was what is known in the political world as an advance man. his job was to coordinate president trump s movements, his literal movements, from one location to another. and to go ahead of the president to make sure everything was set up. he went in advance of trump, thus an advance man. and that makes william russell a potentially huge witness when it comes to january six. here is muscle with president trump and trump s chief of staff, mark meadows. on january six at the ellipse before trump s big speech that day. you may remember from the house january six investigation that there was trauma in that before trump won on stage. trump was angry that the
we wish them a speedy recovery. the news continues. the source with kaitlan the source with kaitlan collins starts now. captions by vitac www.vitac.com tonight straight from the source, we have more exclusive reporting on the january 6th investigation, the special counsel casting a wider net for witnesses in even more states. plus a new battle in the partisan war that is engulfing the pentagon. lawmakers are putting the u.s. military at the center of a political fight. abortion, transgender health care, and diversity are all now part of a major defense bill. admiral mike mullin is here to respond. and for 13 years, a string of murders went unsolved until now. the burner phones and the pizza crust that helped police catch the suspect in the long island serial killings. i m kaitlan collins, and this is the source. tonight, the special counsel is expanding the january 6th investigation. jack smith going into all seven battleground states that trump lost and where