hello. welcome to the programme. ajury in chicago has found actorjussie smollett guilty of staging a hate crime against himself. mr smollett, who is african american and openly gay, was accused of orchestrating a homophobic attack against him by people impersonating supporters of then president donald trump in 2019 to generate publicity after reportedly being annoyed by his treatment on the tv show he was starring in at the time. special prosecutor daniel webb spoke to media shortly after the verdict. unfortunately, that is not the rat we wanted. sometimes that is the wrap that you have to take to win, especially a case where we remain 100% confident in our client puzzling innocence. from the first day of this case, his case has been prejudged, his case has been tried in the media, and it is unfortunate, this is the united states of america, we live in a constitutional democracy where everyone is presumed innocent. 0bviously everyone is presumed innocent. obviously it would s
the republican party officially embraces the january 6th insurrection and censures two of its own for telling the truth. does truth telling mean political compile from today s gop? hello. i m jack tapper in washington where the state of our union is wondering if we re about to emerge from a rough couple years. president biden is enjoying a week of positive headlines for the first time in quite some time. a january jobs report that far surpassed expectations, good news in the pandemic as covid cases and hospitalizations plummet. but the president s agenda is still mired in washington, d.c. dysfunction. the president has had trouble getting all 50 democrats in the senate to support his plans, and support from republicans has been rare as the gop remains completely cowed in many instances by the shadow of former president trump. on friday, the republican national commiee declared the events on january 6th, 2021 legitimate political discourse and censured liz cheney and adam ki
as both parties split even further apart in congress how do we unite us again? i ll speak to two people known for their independent streaks and reaching across the aisle. what s broken and what can be fixed? a rare interview with senator joe manchin and senator lisa murkowski. as the u.s. braces for a potential war with russia, and they battle with racist atrocities, are they going to speak out? plus legitimate political discourse. the republican party officially embraces the january 6 insurrection and censors two of its own for telling the truth. does truth telling president trump is wrong. mean political exile from today s gop? hello. i m jack tapper in washington where the state of our union is wondering if we re about to emerge from a rough couple years. president biden is enjoying a week of positive headlines for the first time in quite some time. a january jobs report that far surpassed expectations, good news in the pandemic as covid cases and hos
vladimir putin is formally hichmes release for alleged scheme to deported ukranian children to rural. cnn has an exclusive interview with the chief prosecutor. also, a monumental court rule against former president trump, his lawyer ordered to testify in the grnl investigation of his handling of classified documents. stand by for details on the story first reported on cnn. and u.s. stocks slide as fears about the banking system persist despite multi-billion dollar rescues. we will get tips how you can protect your money. welcome to our viewers from united states and around the world and i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. biden administration reacted to the new arrest warp for vladimir putin saying the u.s. supports accountsability for perpetrators of war crimes. clarissa ward is joining us from the hague where the international criminal court issued the warrant for putin s arrest. walk us through the significance of this warrant and what are the changes that pu
virginia. a rising star in the gop hits the road to put his party over the top. virginia governor glenn youngkin joins me exclusively ahead. hello. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is jittery, anxious about the economy and news overseas including north korea, iran and ukraine. the risk of, quote, armageddon, because of vladimir putin is the highest since the cuban missile crisis almost exactly 60 years ago. red russia suffered a major blow, a truck bomb slicing in half the only bridge that connects russia to crimea. this afternoon we ll ask a critical member of the senate foreign relations committee what happens now and a former amend about what he heard during his recent trip to moscow. with 30 days until the midterms, swing state polls reminding us that the economy remains the top issue for most voters. gas prices are going up. inflation is persistent. jobs numbers are strong as well. it s a complex midterm picture with plenty of races that wil