testimony to special counsel jack smith as his probe into january 6th zooms ahead. exclusive reporting from nbc news s julia ainsley says this, quote, about half a dozen secret service agents have testified before the grand jury that will decide whether or not to indict former president donald trump for his alleged role in the january 6th 2021 riot at the capitol, and efforts to interfere in the peaceful transfer of the presidency. that s according to two sources familiar with their testimony. roughly five or six acts have appeared in compliance with subpoenas they received. while it s unclear what testimony they provided, we do know that trump s secret service agents are very much in a position to corroborate some of the most stunning testimony of the star witness of the january 6th select committee. the meadows aide who pulled back the curtain on the inner workings and private conversations of the trump-directed coup plot. we are talking about cassidy hutchinson. hear is s
it s 4:00 in the east. a stunning comprehensive brand new piece of reporting that really amounts to a first drafrt of history for merrick garland s justice department a piece of reporting that answers questions we ve been asking for years now questions that have dogged doj for many many months why did it take so long for d.o.j. to investigate? the first formal step into probing the campaign to overturn the 2020 election. the criminal inquiry now into the fate of electors did not take place until april 2022 more than a area after the insurrection and well after the january 6th select committee had begun to uncover a complex multipronged plot and democracy with donald trump in the driver s seat. the washington post is reporting in the immediate aftermath of the january 6th insurrection, acting u.s. attorney michael sherwin, senior justice department officials and paul abbate quashed a plan in the u.s. attorney s office to directly investigate trump associates for any links to
southeast with this counter offensive means for the future of the war and democracy abroad as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. what good evening once again i am alicia menendez, in for stephanie ruhle. the former president s hit with new restrictions in his criminal trial. as he prepares to fight charges that he mishandled the nation s most sensitive secrets. today, a federal magistrate judge issued a protective order borrowing in trump and his co defendant walt not up for revealing or keeping any trial evidence. that also means no posts on social media and they are not for allowed to review evidence unless a lawyer or staff member from the defense team is present. the ruling follows a request from jack smith s prosecutors filed late friday. it also noted that the evidence contains information about ongoing investigations that could identify uncharged individuals. trump of course continues to talk about the case, he s pleaded not guilty to 37 counts including
good evening. , tonight in the eyes of a federal giardia of his peers to donald trump, the once president of the united states, is a sexual abuser. six men and three women found him liable for sexually abusing writer e. jean carroll at a department store in the 1990s, and then defaming her about it last year on his social media site. the jury took just under three hours to reach their verdict and reward carroll approximately $5 million in damages. in a moment, we will be joined by jessica leads, testifying during the trial that a young donald trump groped her on a flight in the 70s. her lawyers neither put on defense, nor called him as a witness, leading the plaintiffs to play damaging portions of trump s testimony. they heard the access hollywood tape in which he says that stars can get away with women and heard them during the deposition, doubling down on that. historically, that s true with stars. it s true the stars that they can grab women by the ? if you lo
vladimir putin by flying two drones toward the kremlin. kyiv is adenying any attempts on putin s life, accusing moscow of a, quote, trick. the u.s. is treating russia s claim way great deal of skepticism right now. so what are the facts? what does this mean for the war? plus a major decision just minutes from now. will the fed raise interest rates again despite bank failures and the impact on consumer loan rates? what this all means for your wallet. and a major development in the fight against alzheimer s. the new trial that offers hope for people in the early stages of this disease. drugmaker eli lilly says it will file for approval soon. we are following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. we begin this hour with breaking news. atlanta police say that multiple people have been injured in an active shooter situation in midtown atlanta. we want to get straight to cnn s nick valencia who joins us now live. nick, bri