A russian woman is in custody in ukraine accused of plotting to assassinate the ukrainian president. We have the latest. Former President Trump says he cannot get a fair trial and files for an extension and the important deadline they are facing today. A dramatic rescue at sea after a 25yearold went missing for days. Sara is off today. Im john berman with kate bolduan and omar jimenez, and this is cnn news this morning we are learning of an alleged plot to assassinate president zelenskyy, and it was thwarted. They have her in custody now. They were gathering intelligence around a visit that president zelenskyy was making to greece. What are you hearing, Nic Robertson . Reporter it was surrounding an air strike around president zelenskyy, and this unnamed woman was working on the Southern Coast of ukraine and working in a small store, and she had been tasked with trying to get information about the timing and presence of president zelenskyy during the visit to mykolaiv. And since then,
israel vowing to intensify its war against hamas, even as there s a call for more aid. and netanyahu heckled by families of hostages, demanding for loved ones to be saved now. and then strikes against iran-backed militants, and what it means for the region and u.s. it has been a rocky year for the president. a look back and a look forward to his 2024 campaign pitch. later as well, the anti-vaxx movement on the rise. a rave of lawmakers that oppose vaccine requirements, and what it means as the covid infections keep ticking up. hey, everybody. good morning to you. we begin this hour with new developments in the israel-hamas war. this morning plumes of smoke can be seen over the skies of gaza, and a senior adviser of the prime minister bibi netanyahu. he will meet with secretary of state, tony blinken as well, and he met with israeli forces telling them do not stop. he vowed to continue the war to the end. and let s bring in nbc s ryan nobles at the white house, and a retired f
committee, defending his justice depend and to the probes, and allegations that he s weaponized the doj. paula reid is in washington. how has the hearing gone so far? he clearly wants to highlight the work of the rank-and-file employees who are not working on the special investigation, but as well at another high-profile investigation into hunter biden. the attorney general was grilled about why a special counsel is not overseeing the huchblter binden investigation. let s listen to how he explained that. i promised to leave the matter of hunter biden in the hands of a u.s. attorney for the district of delaware, who was appointed in the previous administration. so any information like that should have gone should or should have gone to that u.s. attorney s office and the fbi squad working with him. i have pledged not to interfere with in a investigation, and i have carried through on my pledge. there you hear him defending the trump-appointed u.s. attorney who stayed o
no doubt cleotha abston is involved in this case. jackie ibanez with major details, jackie. this is turning into an incredibly scary story. an unidentified body found for a missing mother of two eliza fletcher. authorities uncovered a body during their search for the billionaire heiress in a heavily wooded area just 7 miles where fletcher was last seen in a mile from where the suspect with his car close. the police have not confirmed the identity or cause of death. cleotha abston setrst hearing ls morning. the convicted felon is facing additional charges for identity theft after reportedly stealing a woman s cash wrap and gas card the day before fletcher went missing. . as the suspect s uncle tells news outlets, he is 100% sure he had something to do with her abduction. my whole family is wacky. they are all perpetrators of something. she set out for her job when she was attacked near the university of memphis. she was reported missing by her husband just before 8:00 in th
o er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rocket s red glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave . pete: that was our that was our nation s anthem beautifully sung by a member of the port authority new york new jersey police department. you re looking live lower manhattan where 21 years ago the horrific, tragic terrorist attack of 9/11 occurred here, not just here but shanksville and the pentagon. we re live in lower manhattan for all four hours of sunday edition of fox & friends, year of our lord, 2022. myself, rachel campos-duffy and will cain here all morning long. will: ceremonies taking place at each of the attack sites throughout the morning will be featured on fox & friends. rachel: president biden will speak later from the pentagon. vice president harris will travel to the 9/11 memor