santos is facing scrutiny after admitting he lied. and now federal prosecutors are getting involved. plus, more troubles for southwest airlines. the airline cancelled thousands of flights again today. also this morning, a new round of russian missile strikes targeting ukraine s energy grid, officials say it appears to be one of moscow s largest attacks to date. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this thursday, december 29th. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. congressman-elect george santos is now under investigation by law enforcement for the lies he told regarding his background and experience. an essex county district attorney who is a fellow republican called revelations about santos is nothing short of stunning, quote, if a crime is committed in this county, we will prosecute it. santos lied about his college or personal life that could land santos in hot water. dan coleman is calling for investigation into campaign fraud after a business that s
we begin our coverage this hour with a detailed new look at materials seized from mar-a-lago. the unsealed inventory reveals more than 48 empty folders with classification banners. it also finds personal items like clippings and clothing mixed in with sensitive documents. sara murray is joining us with more on this. sara, we re learning a lot of new information in this filing. that s right. the justice department acknowledges normally we would not get a glimpse into these kind of materials, but this is no ordinary case. these are extraordinary circumstances involving the former president. reporter: a newly unsealed inventory revealing the trove of materials seized from mar-a-lago, including thousands of government documents and 103 papers marked classified intermingled with magazines, newspapers, press clippings, photos, and articles of clothing. mostly the boxes are pictures and newspapers and shirts and gear and, you know, golf balls. just it s a lot of stuff. you k
Mattresses made affordable. Im Melanie Zanona in washington and this cnn it is just fast, 9 00 p. M. Here in new york, dramatic de 11 of the trump hush money trial. Now in the books, former trump Adviser Communications director, one time close confidant, hope hicks, were united with the foreign president by a prosecution subpoena, or testimony establishing his awareness after he became president of how much he politically benefited by paying for Stormy Daniel silence before the 2016 election, whether her tears, which followed were related to her answer on that or just came from the accumulated tension of being on the stand, the emotion of the moment is impossible. Say whether the day was it significant, dramatic end to week three of this historic trial. That is hard to deny. Joining the panel for this, our cnn senior legal analyst, elie honig. Elie, we havent heard from you what stood out to you today. Well, here we are at roughly what iss to be about the mid point of this trial. Were