more breaking news tonight. a florida radio host formerly in matt gaetz s orbit is now cooperating with the justice department s investigation into the congressman. the republican lawmaker is facing allegations of sexual contact with a minor, sex trafficking and obstruction of justice. cnn s ryan nobles joins us from capitol hill. who is this third person said at one time to have been in the congressman s orbit, and how he is cooperating? reporter: his name is big j jjoe ell ellicott. he s worked out a plea agreement and the reason that his cooperation is significant, anderson, is because he could serve as someone who can corroborate the testimony of joel greenberg. he s the former tax collector from that part of florida who was a very close associate with matt gaetz and is suspected to be at least part of some of these crimes that they re investigating that matt gaetz