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The park bench there. authorities believe they were exposed to some kind of unknown substance. still working to identify. that you see the bench behind me now covered by a police tent. this entire nondescript shopping mall cordoned off, the subject of an intense investigation that is now beingt levels of british government. you mentioned amber rudd, home secretary, chairing a cobra meeting, a meeting normally reserved for emergency responses. the reason why russia is at the center of the investigation is because of who skripal is. he s a former russian intelligence operative who in 2006 was convicted of spying for the british government. sentenced to 13 years in jail. released as part of a spy swap in 2010. he settled here in salisbury. now lying unconscious and in ....
Park bench in this nondescript shopping center in the sleepy town of salisbury. just behind me, you see the police tent covering the parking bench. the entire area remains cordoned, the subject of an investigation. at the helm of the investigation, britain s counterterrorism police. they do not think this is terrorism. but they were brought in as a result of unusual circumstances, circumstances now being considered by the highest level of british government. and the reason why russia is a focus in all of this is because of who skripal is. he s a former russian intelligenceo intelligence operative. in 2016 he was convicted of spying for the u.s., released as part of a high-profile prison swap in 2010. he settled here in salisbury. now we understand he is in critical condition alongside his daughter in a british hospital. erin mclachlan live in england. appreciate it. ....
Again, the storm doesn t even peak until later this afternoon and evening. the lines move a little bit, and a lot of snow on the way miles. huge difference. thank you. we ll check back next half hour. two republican chairmen are calling in attorney general sessions to appoint a special counsel. they want to investigate possible obama-era abuse of surveillance law. the lawmakers sent a letter to sessions and deputy attorney general rod rosenstein urging an investigation into a warrant obtained on former trump adviser carter page. the fisa warrant was the subject of that much-criticized memo from gop house intelligence chairman devin nunes. they say the scope is too broad for the justice department, the i.g. in particular. there could be new sanctions on russian individuals and organizations as soon as next week. senior official tells cnn the internet research agency is ....
Last one. but upwards of 2,000-plus flights canceled. if you re trying to get in or out of the northeast, probably not going to happen today. folks in boston happy to hear the one to two. they ve been hammered. thank you. new signs of conflict within the house intel russia investigation this morning. fair warning, this is complicated, so try and follow along. sources tell cnn someone leaked information to an attorney for donald trump s personal lawyer, michael cohen. the information came from testimony by another witness in the russia probe named david kramer. kramer had met with former british spy, christopher steele, author of the trump dossier. his attorney accuses republicans of leaking information about the testimony to the attorney of another witness who our source says was michael cohen. leaking testimony to another witness violates committee rules. the allegation that cohen was the recipient raising new questions about whether hill republicans improperly gave ....
Something to favor the white house to the disadvantages of his committee. true. right now, what you are seeing is a circling of the wagons under devin nunes instead of answering the questions. look, chris, we saw manu raju talking nunes. he could not answer basic questions that manu was putting to him about why the hearing was postponed and impartiality he had. you have paul ryan come out yesterday saying we support devin nunes running the investigation. that is a circling the wagons. why do they want sally yates? people know about her in terms of refusing to enforce the travel ban. that s not even the subject of the hearing. ....