Deadline in the 2020 election interference case. Hes got until 5 00 p. M. This afternoon to respond to special counsel jack smiths request for a protective order. Smith is trying to block trump from disclosing evidence and making Public Comments that could intimidate witnesses or undermine the case. Smith asked the judge to step in after trump issued a vague threat on social media on friday. He wrote in all caps, quote f you go after me, im coming after you. This morning, were also keeping a close watch on Fulton County, georgia, where trump is facing another potential indictment for trying to overturn the election. The streets around the courthouse are being shut down as the grand jury considers charges. Trumps lawyer went on a media blitz and appeared on all five networks sunday morning. He floated a new defense for trump, alleged will pressuring mike pence and georgia officials to overturn the election results. Youre saying that asking is action. No, asking is aspirational. Asking i
This time to give the country an opportunity weigh in on this matter. Its literally life or death. You know, were not asked to be successful. Were asked to be faithful. Thats a quote i keep in my heart from mother teresa. Well end on that note. Thank you, both. Thanks to both of you for watching this morning. Well see you tomorrow morning at 6 00 a. M. Ana cabrera picks up the coverage right now. Right now on ana cabrera reports, the race for the presidency. A republican mega Donor Network now pulling its cash from nikki haley as her fight to beat donald trump moves to michigan. The chairman of the rnc announcing her resignation hours ago. Did she lose trumps favor . Also ahead, five days and counting, another Government Shutdown looming at the end of this week. Can congress cut a deal in time . New fallout after the Alabama Court ruling on frozen embryos. Fertility clinics now pausing ivf Services Amid mounting uncertainty. Thanks for joining us. Hope you had a wonderful weekend. Its
pinpointed the accused killer s location, in a wooded area less than two miles west of the bloody and horrific crime scene accused of shooting and kill five people including a 8-year-old boy. the killings were execution style and the victims were shot in the head. the shooting happened around 11:30 last night in the small texas town of cleveland about 45 miles north of houston. san jacinto county sheriff capers identified the suspect as 39-year-old francisco oropeza, he was firing an ar style rifle in his yard yesterday, or friday night. and they say a neighbor asked him to stop shooting that a baby was trying to sleep. and instead of putting down the weapon, he then killed four people in the house and the fifth person murdered was the 8-year-old boy. he later died at the hospital. the victims reportedly range in age from eight to 40 years old and they were all from honduras. the only thing i can tell you right now and in my this is still early in the investigation, one of
the hard part, legislating, governing starts now. news out of newport news, virginia, a 6-year-old fired a shot into a teacher. kohberger charged with the murders, may have cased the scene of the crime for months. i do believe he has an ego big enough to think that he had outsmarted the system. harry s memoir has leaked. the excerpts are shocking the u.k. and there are more revelations to come. i m pamela brown in washington and you are live in the cnn newsroom. thank you so much for being here. the white house says president biden has called congressman kevin mccarthy to congratulate him on becoming speaker of the house. the california republican finally got his gavel well after 1:00 in the morning on the 15th vote. after the previous round, mccarthy went straight to the man standing in his way, fell le republican congressman matt gaetz who denied him the single remaining yes vote he needed. and then watch this. republican mike rogers lunging at matt gaetz, havin
bannon. the new response just in from lindsey graham on a subpoena in georgia. what he is saying about cooperation into potential election interference by donald trump. more than a dozen members of congress under arrest on an abortion protest outside the supreme court. who was there? with the new filing dropping in indiana, the action that a doctor is taking against the state s attorney general and what it is just the first step. good day, i m peter alexer in washington. i m in for hallie jackson. ali, on the hill. nbc news receiving this statement from the secret service where they say they have turned over thousands of pages of documents, secret service phone cell phone use and other policies as well as operational and planning records. notably, no mention of the text messages from the 5th and the 6th of january, right as everything was going down on capitol hill. what does that mean? where does it go from here? reporter: that lack of specificity caught many of ou