is a u.s. president above the law? the lead starts right now. donald trump s day in court, as his legal team argues by the former president cannot be prosecuted, even if his actions were criminal. site i have skepticism from the judges will not decide how this case proceeds. six days before the crucial contest in iowa. a new cnn poll from another key primary state, chose a candidate gaining ground on the gop front runner. the defense secretary, treated for prostate cancer. the pentagon has been pressed on his hospital status. or the president didn t know one of his top cabinet members was in the hospital, and couldn t do his job. welcome to the lead. on pamela brown, in for jake tapper. getting ready for tomorrow s cnn republican presidential debate. we start today with our law and justice lead. donald trump, in a federal courtroom. lawyers say that he should be immune from facing charges for any alleged crimes that he committed while in office. the three appeals court
Over yet. Now he has his sights set on a connection between fundraising and the push to breach voter equipment. Mathematical evidence of trump votes being trashed and biden votes being injected. Abuse of power, bribery, retaliation. Some of the allegations facing ken paxton, Texas Attorney general, whose historic Impeachment Trial begins. They will call him to testify. To say this case is not about politics, nonsense. Its definitionally political. Tennessee is the latest state to enact a Third Grade Retention Law about growing concerns about Learning Loss. They should be going to fourth grade because theyre ready to go to fourth grade. I dont want him to be behind on reading, which will influence everything for the rest of his life. Good morning, everyone. So glad youre with us. As you can see, theres a lot of news. But here is where we begin. The morning the kremlin is refusing to comment on kim jonguns apledged plans to visit russia and meet with Vladimir Putin. U. S. Officials are s
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plan to stick with secretary austin through the rest of his term? yes. the pentagon, giving daily updates on his condition. what did the pentagon say about his recovery schedule? no specific date for when he will be released from the hospital. doctors released the statement earlier today, saying his prognosis is good. prostate cancer was detected quite early. they cautioned that even with a good prognosis, and him being in good condition, is a process that can take quite a little bit of recovery. there is no specific date on when we can see him back in the hospital. worth pointing out that he did resume his duties on friday. carrying those out at this point from the hospital. at the pentagon, thank you so much. turning now to the world lead. dramatic scenes in ecuador. have you seen this? hooded gunmen stormed a television station during a live broadcast, taking hostages. ecuador is in a state of emergency. a notorious gang leader, escaped prison. cnn is following this from