and tonight, straight from the source, no immunity. donald trump s claims outright rejected by a federal appeals court in what was a unanimous decision. the judges referring to him as citizen trump, saying that former presidents cannot escape being held accountable for their actions while in office. all eyes are now turning to the supreme court. also, that republican effort to impeach the homeland security secretary over the border just went down in flames, failing spectacularly in the house this evening. it s a major embarrassment for the house speaker, but really for the house gop. also tonight, we are tracking this. for the first time ever the parent of a school shooter has been held responsible for her actions related to her own son s murderous rampage. what it could mean for the future of school shootings in america. i m kaitlan collins and this is the source. the answer, if you re wondering, is no. a president cannot order s.e.a.l. team 6 to assassinate his politi
right now, house republicans fail to impeach the border boss, fail to deliver an ally in need and they will fail to advance an immigration deal that they themselves demanded. plus an appeals court reveals that donald trump is not immune from prosecution. had what might the supreme court say. and the chair of the republican national committee offers to quit amid tension from trump. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it s wednesday, february 7th. it s 5:00 a.m. here in washington, where house republicans were delivered a dramatic and really embarrassing defeat on the house floor last night. they failed in their efforts to impeach homeland security secretary mayorkas over his handling of the southern border. the resolution is not adopted. there was so much uncertainty over who would support the effort and three house republicans ultimately decided to vote with democrats against this. those three congressmen brought th
and dreams. and it s so real, it feels like her. and she just gives me a hug. why did it have to happen to our family? why did it have to happen to michelle? why that they? a young nursing student disappears. she was still dressed in my hospital scrubs. something drew her out to her car. the cousin she grew up with. the brother she raised. desperate to find her. they were able to do what a lot of other families have never been able to do. text messages, security monitors, surveillance videos. were they sons that she was trapped, reaching out for help? one of the things about, this is that didn t make sense. moment by moment dateline was there for every turn. look, there s blood wiped across. was she missing or murdered? was this the key? i will take her life and hers. a threat, a voice seething with hate and rage. you deserve to die for your lies. it s your last and final warning. what s happened to michelle? this case is not going to be over unt
wants a long sentence for his son. he claims he did not see a lot of signs of his son s troubles, but police reports prove otherwise. but first, moments from now, president biden will present the medal of freedom, the highest civilian honor, to 17 recipients. the prestigious list includes olympians, actors, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, and the first american to receive the covid vaccine. cnn s phil mattingly joins us now from the white house. what do we expect from today s ceremony? reporter: it s a buoyant moment to some degree. this is a particularly difficult moment for this white house, but the opportunity to present the highest civilian honor to an array of individuals from former lawmakers, olympic athletes, civil rights kind of people at the highest level of the civil rights movement, is something i think the president enjoys and i think the white house looks forward to, to some degree. yes, there are definitely celebrities here. denzel washington will b
steve giffords. but first u.k. prime minister boris johnson is out or at least he s about to be. the scandal-plagued leader says his party doesn t believe in him anymore. themes the breaks, he said in front of 10 downing this morning. i tried to persuade my colleagues it would be eccentric to change governments when we re delivering so much and have such a vast mandate. but as we ve seen at westminster, the herd instinct is powerful. when the herd moves, it moves. my friends in politics, no one is remotely indispensable. johnson was touting his successes on brexit, the pandemic and support for ukraine. ultimately it was one too many scandals that did him him, accused of harassment and groping to a key leadership position and then denying he ever knew about that lawmaker s history of similar allegations. more than 50 ministers in his government resigned over johnson s shifting explanations, a mass exodus in the party intended to finally force the pm out. johnson blamed a