the u.s. supreme court will decide, can donald trump be prosecuted for the things he did as president? the lead starts now. it s an extraordinary move, special counsel smith taking his case against donald trump straight to the highest court in the land. his question, does mr. trump get immunity or not for alleged cr president plus time is running out, as this humanitarian catastrophe worsens. critical aid into gaza delayed at one crossing, completely cut off at another. what is being done by president biden and others to alleviate the suffering and, where is alexei navalny , the opposition leader in russia seems to have just managed vanished from a prison in russia. we start today with our law and justice lead and a major development on whether donald trump or any president, really, has to face accountability for alleged federal crimes while in office. it s a basic test, are we in fact, a nation of laws. this afternoon special counsel smith filed a brief urging the supr
Making reckless maneuvers in the encounter. here s cnn s alex marquardt. reporter: a brazen challenge, this coming whinle ing within 1. regarding the latest deadly provocation by the russian military. the incident taking place in the international waters in the philippines sea, just south of the japanese island of okinawa. it came as to the cruiser as a helicopter was trying to land a helicopter on its deck. you have to be on say set course and set speed so the winds across the deck are safe for the helicopter to land. reporter: boxed in, the captain performs an emergency maneuver called an you engines back full. le you re basically throwing that ship in reverse moving forward at 15 to 18 miles an hour, would be my guess. it s 10,000 tons of metal being moved through the water. it s not going to stop quickly.
A helicopter on its deck, giving it even less maneuverability than usual. you have to be on a set course and a set speed so that the winds across the deck are safe for the helicopter to land. reporter: boxed in, the captain performs an emergency maneuver, called an all engines back full. you re basically throwing that ship into reverse while it s moving forward at 15 to 18 miles an hour would be my guess. it s 10,000 tons of metal moving through the water. it s not going to stop quickly. and as the ship reacts to that order, as the propellers shift direction, the whole ship is going to shudder. reporter: while the russians blamed the u.s. for the incident, this photo from above contradicts that, according to navy officials, who say that the wake curving behind the russian ship on the left could only be created from a steep turn at high speed. acting defense secretary patrick shanahan saying he will protest the incident to moscow. the unsafe, unprofessional acts certainly put
Other. the u.s. navy is saying photographic evidence proves it was the russians who were at fault. reporter: a brazen challenge. this russian destroyer according to the u.s. navy coming within 100 feet of the uss chancellorsville, american sailors recording the potentially deadly provocation but the russian military. taking place in the philippine sea south of okinawa. the russian action came as the u.s. cruiser was trying to land a helicopter on its deck, giving it even less maneuverability than usual. you have to be on a set course and set speed so that the winds across the deck are safe for the helicopter to land. reporter: boxed in the captain performs an emergency maneuver called an all engines back full. you re basically throwing that ship into reverse while it s moving forward at 15 to 18 miles an hour would be my guess. it s 10,000 tons of metal moving through the water. it s not going to stop quickly.
at this hour with kate bolduan coming up. a big interview with senator bernie sanders, candidate for 2020. her show starts right now. hello, everyone. i m kate bolduan. thank you so much for joining me. this morning, a near collision at sea, and a new spike in tension between washington and moscow. i want you to look at this video and look how dangerously close the u.s. and russian warships came to each other. this happened just this morning. in the philippine sea. russia is blaming the u.s. for this. the u.s. navy saying it was actually the exact opposite. that russian ship forced the americans to perform an emergency maneuver to get out of the way and avoid a collision. cnn s barbara starr is at the pentagon. she s had all the reporting on this and filed this for us moments ago. kate, the u.s. navy estimates