battleground goes bionic? the lead starts right now. one of the most anticipated debates of the year. john fetterman versus mehmet oz as this political season kicks into overdrive for candidates nationwide. plus, distraction for democrats. the anger and outrage over a letter to president biden now retracted. and moscow shuts down an appeal to release brittney griner from a russian prison. is there any hope left to bring the wnba star home? welcome to the lead. we ll get to the midterms in just a moment. first, a significant step for the justice department and its investigation into the january 6th attack. sources tell cnn the doj is trying to force the testimony of pat cipollony and patrick philbin, the top two lawyers from donald trump s white house, and hear about their conversations with the former president. this is exclusive new reporting, so let s get right to cnn s sarah murray. this is an attempt to break through a firewall of sorts trump has used to avoid scr
president trump will take the stage at the america first summit an hour from you. the first trip back to d.c. in a year and a half. he s speaking at an event less than a mile from where his former vice president mike pence looking and talking like a candidate, too, this morning. as part of a q&a pence was asked about the division between the former president and what it means for the party. i don t know that our movement is that divided. i don t know that the president and i differ on issues. but we may differ on focus. i truly do believe that elections are about the future and that it s absolutely essential at a time when so many americans are hurting, so many families are struggling that we don t give way to the temptation to look back. to be fair trump s speech is billed as his vision and dealing with crime. that said, pence wasn t the only one who tried to take some of the steam out of trump s return to washington. his remark is kind compared to president biden s stun
more favorable if the justices start to fear that there will be wild chaos on january 6th unless they rule by then either way. this was about two weeks before january 6. the times says this raises questions about a possible link to the idea of the violence that ultimately took place. cnn s katelyn polantz live in washington. explain to us about these revelations involved in all of these emails. reporter: hi. so this new story from the new york times describes emails between two lawyers who were working with donald trump and the trump campaign after the election. they appear to reveal that one lawyer, john eastman, he is well connected among conservatives, former supreme court clerk, that east man had insight into the internal deliberations of the supreme court and another lawyer was using that information with him to look at ramping up their legal battle with an expectation of chaos on january 6. so in these emails the new york times says that eastman on christmas eve
take debate stage once again, and once again, donald trump is trying to steal the spotlight. sara sidner is off today. i m kate bald win with john ber m berman and this is cnn news central. it is election day in america, and the polls are open, and we are watching several key races that could not only impact lives today, but can also send some loud messages for the next year s presidential election. abortion rights are on the ballot today in ohio where the voters will decide whether to enshrine the issue in the state s constitution. it has been an issue since the overturning of roe v. wade and others are hoping it helps in west virginia where the chambers are up for grabs, but the republican governor in virginia is trying a new approach to abortion approach is a model for republicans in virginia and far beyond. jessica dean is in virginia. jessica, the election in virginia is not just about at the lives in the commonwealth, but what are you hearing about today and the c
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