friday, calling smith a fascist tyrant, maniac and other derogatory names even calling bill barr a gutless tig. if even half is true, then he s toast. he s not a victim here. he was totally wrong. this as most of the 2024 republicans and trump senate allies fell into line behind the former president despite the implications for national security. he did not commit espionage. he s not a spy. he s overcharged. and joining us today, democratic virginia congresswoman and former cia officer, abigail spanburger. former nato commander and michael beschloss. meanwhile, russia has arrested another american, accusing michael travis leak on charges of drug dealing. accusations he denies. good day, i m andrea mitchell in washington. a defiant former president trump on the attack against his accusers before heading to court tomorrow if his schedule holds. first, he needs to name a new florida attorney. at the arraignment, he s supposed to hear the charges against him, have his f
jean-pierre, and john kirby as the irs continues to stay silent amid growing questions over why the agency made a surprise visit to twitter files journalist matt taibbi s home, the same day he was testifying before congress on the weaponization of the federal government. john: house republicans are demanding answers over the unannounced house call and whether biden s beefed up irs will target democrats political opponent. is the agency being weaponized? here to weigh in coming up. we are probably not going to be able to do anything to stop, slow down, disrupt, interdict or destroy the chinese nuclear development program. i have a hard time seeing where we are. please tell us what we are going to do with this threat that s at our doorstep. we are interested in investing in the right capabilities that will support the war fighting concepts. can you look us in the eye today and say the dei strengthened the military or weakened it. sandra: our nation s top military l
cnn. pamela? thanks, chris. who s talking to chris wallace airs at 7:00 tonight on cnn. and the next hour of cnn newsroom on this sunday starts newsroom on this sunday starts right now. captions by vitac www.vitac.com i m pamela brown in washington. the top stories for you tonight, lawmakers are demanding actions days after five police officers are charged in the beating death of tyre nichols. can the federal government do anything to change culture inside many of these departments? plus the man who disarmed the monterey park gunman is haled a gunman, as california sees four mass shootings in one week. and it s a fight over books in florida. teachers say they have to keep students away from books already in their libraries until state-approved groups decide if they re appropriate. you re in the cnn newsroom. and we begin this hour with the brutal beating of tyre nichols. today the attorney for his family told cnn that he hopes the video that outraged a na
front pages to here today. very busy. it s going to be our big story. our lead story today. hello, everyone. you see us katelyn polantz five things to know for this monday march 27th 2023 mass protests erupting in israel. as we just said it happened overnight, tens of thousands taking to the streets after prime minister benjamin netanyahu. fired his defense chief for opposing a plan to reform the country s judicial system. the big question what will the pm do now? also mississippi is cleaning up from a devastating tornado that hit over the weekend. more than two dozen people were killed. president biden has now declared a major disaster zone. also this morning we re tracking hollywood star jonathan majors has been released without bail in new york after being accused of domestic violence. the actors attorney says that he s innocent and claims the accuser has now recanted. her story will have more on that. and new overnight. silicon valley bank has a buyer . finally the f d i
sadly, it was indeed the case. now, imagine, if you will, a foreign adversary attacked any part of our country, let alone a symbol of our democracy, and imagine there s an attack and the president of the united states, the only person that you can t taunt with the phrase you and what army, stands by and does nothing or stands by and stands back. i mean, all the way back, back at the white house in the dining room for more than three hours watching it all unfold on tv. no calls to the military that he commands in chief, crickets. you d probably tell me it s impossible. it would never happen. you d probably say, look, if that wera show i d stop watching. they d jump the shark. only it did happen in reality skpr, and we heard how the president ignored desperate pleas from his own aides, his allies inside and outside of the government, even his own family. don t forget the fake electors plot in trying to weaponize the doj all in some attempt to hang onto power. but imagine just b