us, you know, the prime contact is the u.s. military, the u.n. command, they re communicating with the north koreans. but i think it s important that we find ways to support the family and bring travis king home. richd ardson was nominated f a mobile peace price in recognition of his work. most recently he helped secure the release of wnba player brittney griner, who was being held unjustly for months in a russian prison. i am cautiously optimistic on the griner/wheeler negotiations. i am cautiously optimistic. i think it s going to be a two-for-two. i don t want to get into who i met with. it was senior russian officials, individuals close to president putin. i coordinated with the white house, i ve coordinated as much as i can. but, you know, sometimes they re a little nervous about my doing this on my own, but at the same time we ve had success recently with trevor reed, the russian the american hostage in russia some months ago. richardson was also a democratic ca
very dramatic moment when the defendant in chief, donald trump turns himself in on thursday. also, trump s republican presidential rivals are gearing up to debate without him tomorrow night. we ll take a closer look at the stakes for the eight candidates who will be on stage and how trump s absence and alleged crimes may shape their strategies. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. it s a busy day of breaking news in georgia at the fulton county jail and courthouse. multiple co-defendants of donald trump surrendering or securing bond agreements. this comes amid new legal mane maneuvers. paula is outside the courthouse in atlanta for us. you have some breaking news involving another k kk key co-defendant, rudy giuliani. reporter: we have learned he still does not have an attorney leensed in the state of georgia to help him with this case. the former mayor, former u.s. attorney, is facing seven
legal filing just moments ago from former white house chief of staff mark meadows. these are live pictures of the fulton county jail. told, the first of donald trump s codefendants surrendered and were arrested. among them former trump lawyer john eastman who was released after being processed, finger printed and having his mug shot taken. scott hall was the first to turn himself in this morning. hall was charged over his alleged involvement in the breach of voting machines. as for eastman, as you may recall, he served as trump s lawyer, and advised the former president on ways to stop congress from certifying the 2020 election results. and as we just mentioned here at the top of the hour, moments ago, another codefendant, mark meadows, filed a request for an emergency court order. he s trying to avoid being arrested while he fights to have this case moved from fulton county, georgia, into federal court. meadows, trump and the other defendants have until noon on friday to tur
hello, and welcome to our viewers joining us from the united states and all around the world. the u.s. government less than 4 hours away from shutting down ahead we ll look at the republican infighting that s making a deal nearly impossible. plus, a state of emergency in new york city as highways, subways, and even laguardia airport are flooded. and a murder mystery nearly 30 years in the making. police just arrested a suspect in the shooting death of rapper tupac shakur. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with leyla harrak. the u.s. government is down to its final day of operation before it must shut down. on friday u.s. republicans roundly rejected u.s. house speaker kevin mccarthy s latest attempt to gain their support. unless there s a break through this weekend active duty troops and border agents may soon have to work without pay. food assistance for millions could be at risk. government loans to farmers, students, small businesses would
good morning, everyone. very glad you re with us. it is a friday. there s so much news impacting the heartland especially. a lot of big news to get to. five things to know for this friday, september 15th. auto workers on strike. union workers for the united auto workers hit the picket lines in three states after their contract expired at midnight. hunter biden indicted after his plea charges fell apart. three charges including possession of a firearm and making false statements. also, house speaker kevin mccarthy dropping the f-bomb while staring down another revolt from inside his own party as the clock ticks down to another potential government shutdown. cnn is the first american network on the ground in libya after deadly flooding has left thousands dead. the united nations says most of those deaths could have been avoided. and we re tracking hurricane lee. it s expected to make landfall near maine this weekend. starting today, coastal new england is bracing fo