Proceeding, and conspiring against the rights of voters. It ties these to the violent attack of trumps voters at the capitol on january 6th. Special counsel jack smith spoke on that after it was filed. It was fueled by lies. Lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a Bedrock Function of the u. S. Government, a nations process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results of the president ial election. The men and women of Law Enforcement who defended the u. S. Capital on january 6th, are our heroes. They are patriots, and they are the very best of us. Since the attack on our capitol, the Department Justice has remained committed to ensuring accountability for those criminally responsible for what happened that day. This case has brought consistent with that commitment, and our investigation evander individuals continues. The indictment names trump as the only defendant, but it describes six coconspirators working with him to contest joe bidens win in 2020. Trump, no surpris
as pressure mounts back home over the debt ceiling. stunning new video of a police pursuit caught on camera in iowa an officer injured after clinging onto the hood of a suspect s car. the first state in the nation to ban tiktok entirely. what does that mean? what happens if you cross state lines watching videos on your cell phones? the answers to all of your questions on cnn news central . shards of metal left behind in flames after ukraine said it shot down dozens of russian missiles overnight. this is what is left from one missile intercepted in the capital kyiv. ukraine said they stopped 29 of 30 cruise missiles overnight. the missiles rained down on a number of cities. in crimea, trains between the two cities are at a stand still after a freight train derailed. sam kiley is joining us from eastern ukraine. russia is now claiming that it hit a weapons depot, what are you hearing there this morning? reporter: so, sarah, i think the thing here is that we are worki
former president. the pentagon leak suspect is waiting to see whether he ll be released from jail ahead of the trial. the prosecution making the case he s a dangerous flight risk as we re learning more about alarming red flags that were clearly missed. and wnba star brittney griner is moved to tears during her first news conference since her release by russia. stand by for her emotional recount of her imprisonment and how she hung on while she was losing hope. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get right to the breaking news. a first and modern american history. a former u.s. vice president compelled to testify under oath about the president he served beside. our reporter is outside the federal courthouse in washington where mike pence appeared for hours today. what more are you learning? reporter: wolf, we never saw make pence inside this building today but sources have confirme
ruling to testify in the special counsel s january 6th investigation. pence is now poised to recount for the first time under oath. his conversations with donald trump leading up to the january insurrection. also tonight, kevin mccarthy leads a defiant show of force in the face of stern warnings from china, the speaker and a bipartisan delegation of u. s lawmakers holding a historic meeting with taiwan s president on american soil. speaking with top democrat who was in the room for the talks. and later this hour, we will go live to jerusalem amid rising tensions in the middle east. there are new fears that violence could boil over after israeli forces raid one of the holiest sites in islam for the second straight night. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is off today . i m alex marquardt in your in the situation room. let s get straight to our top story tonight. special counsel jack smith notches a major victory, securing a
you re living in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. right now less than ten miles from the u.s. capitol former president donald trump is firing up his maga base at the conservative political action conference. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the next president of the united states. president donald j. trump. [ cheers ] i m proud to be an american where at least i know i m free that was the intro for the former president just moments ago. trump receiving a warm welcome at the annual c-pac gathering where his following has turned dominant, and the man who tried to overturn the 2020 election results appears to be the party s front-runner for 2024, according to recent polls. manip minutes ago there was a straw poll, take this with a grain of salt, he trumped the biggest rival, florida governor ron desantis, 62% to 20%. we have more now from the c-pac gathering. i guess this was not a big surprise that trump won the c-pac poll and not much surprise what