this is cnn breaking news. let s get straight to the breaking pandemic news. new york s governor just reporting that the state has seen an alarming rise in the number of new covid-19 cases in just one week. cnn s amara walker is working the story for us. there s a lot of fear out there that this is just the beginning of what one health expert is now calling a perfect storm. yeah, wolf. a perfect storm because this variant is gaining steam. the colder weather pushing people indoors and still a large chunk of the population still not vaccinated. but as you mentioned, new york is one of those states that s getting hit quite hard by the current surge that we re seeing right now. we just heard from the new york governor, kathy hochul, who just said that the state saw a nearly threefold increase in the number of covid-19 cases. and that it broke its own record for the fourth consecutive day for the highest number of positive coronavirus cases. so look, for a lot of us it feels
happening now and breaking news, doctors for defense secretary lloyd austin revealing that he has prostate cancer we have details on his condition and the surgery complications behind this controversial hospitalization. following a critical test for donald trump s claims of presidential immunity from prosecution. three federal judges hearing trump s argument and appearing deeply skeptical of the theory at this hour and we are breaking down all of the courtroom drama and what comes next for the case. as with can presidential candidates sprint towards the finish in iowa, we have a new poll on the race in new hampshire. is nikki haley closing the gap with front runner donald trump? welcome to our viewers here in the u.s. and around the world, i am trying to and you are in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. let s get to the breaking news. doctors for defense secretary lloyd austin revealing complications from prostate cancer surgery were the cause of his undis
diplomat for the first time since russia s invasion. and significant turbulence rocks a flight from texas. what caused a plane to plunge, terrifying passengers and sending seven to the hospital. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin this hour with the death threats against jewish elected officials in michigan. this comes at a very, very dangerous moment following a dramatic rise in anti-semitic attacks across the country as well as threats to government leaders. let s bring in our senior justice correspondent evan perez. evan, what more first of all are you uncovering about this alleged plot in the state of michigan? reporter: yeah, wolf, this is part of an alarming and dangerous trend that we see across the country. in this case this man by the name of jack eugene carpenter is charged with making interstate threats against a number of jewish officials in michigan including dana ne
the january 6 select committee officially subpoenas former president trump demanding documents and testimony. the move coming as trump ally steve bannon is sentenced to four months in prison for defying his subpoena. also tonight, president biden makes a new pitch to voters and a new prediction as well. he claims the momentum republicans are seeing will tilt back to the democrats in the final days before the midterm elections. and ukrainians removed last bodies from the largest mass grave found in a key eastern city. this as ukrainians is accusing russia of planning to attack a critical dam to create a large scale catastrophe. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. let s get right to our top story tonight. the january 6 select committee truly historic subpoena of former president donald trump. cnn justice correspondent evan perez is digging into details for us right any. so what is the
air raid sirens and fresh destruction. president vladimir zelenskyy pleading with g 7 nations for more weapons during emergency talks on the deadly russian bombardment. also tonight, the u.s. justice department is urging the u.s. supreme court to stay out of the dispute over classified documents seized from mar-a-lago. we ll break down the new federal response to the trump team that was filed just a short while ago. and a baltimore man walks free after 23 years in prison. prosecutors dropping murder and all other charges against him after he was featured on a popular crime podcast and cleared by dna testing. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re the situation room. we begin our coverage tonight in ukraine where valid p vladimir putin s assault on the city is taking a deadly toll. fred pleitgen is on the scene for us in kyiv. reporter: as the russian military continues to fire barrages of missiles at ukraine eng