Described in the indictment that was fuelled by lies, lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a Bedrock Function of the Us Government, the nations process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the president ial election. Our North America correspondent nomia iqbal joins me from outside the court. What will we see on thursday . These charges as you outlined there, the Department Of Justice believes it is held a strong case to show the former president of the us tried to select the Election Results of 2020 and essentially tried to overturn the policy. We mention one of the charges, Conspiracy To Defraud the United States, obstruct official proceedings, and others. This is the most serious Indictment Set by the donald trump basis, one of the most serious indictments the Department Ofjustice has brought against a president in terms of what they have laid out in the indictment against him. Having said that, despite the seriousness of it, Department Ofjustice has a cha
The indictment was issued by a grand jury of citizens here in the District Of Columbia and it sets forth the crimes charged in detail. I encourage everyone to read it in full. The attack on our nations capitol onjanuary 6, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. Its described in the indictment it was fuelled by lies, lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a Bedrock Function of the us government, the nations process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the president ial election. The men and women of Law Enforcement who defended the us capitol on january 6 are heroes. They are patriots and they are the very best of us. They did notjust defend a building or the people sheltering in it, they put their lives on the line to defend who we are as a country and a people. They defended the very institutions and principles that define the United States. Since the attack on our capitol, the Department Ofjustice Has remained committed to ensuri
yes. good morning, everyone. glad you are with us on cnn this morning. i m joined by erica hill. kevin mccarthy facing a growing republican revolt as the house prepares to vote on his debt limit deal he struck with president biden. we are about to find out if the speaker can pull it off. a chinese fighter jet intercepting a spy plain of the pentagon accusing the pilot of being unnecessarily aggressive forcing the plane to fly through dangerous turbulence. also, sources tell cnn former new jersey governor chris christie is going to jump in the race for the white house. he will make it official with an announcement on tuesday giving donald trump yet another republican challenger. this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. snu and we begin on the debt limit and the deal and can it pass. it is a crucial day. we will see on capitol hill the house is set to vote on it after it narrowly cleared a major hurdle last night. mr. norman. mr. norman, no. mr. roy? mr. ro
assured they will be protectednd have access to their money we have an obligation with payroll. we have an electrical business and we have to meet payroll this afternoon. that s why i am here. everything is insured. we are not worried. going to collect my share and go home. wow. yeah, wow, right? it s a full-on bank run. these are old-school bank runs. let s not scare people. no, i m saying what we re seeing. a few banks. yes. let s hope it s not more. good morning. it is the top of the hour. glad you are with us. customers getting their money back after the stunning collapse of silicon valley bank. concern is growing as don was indicating for other regional smaller banks across the nation. their stocks are tanking. how much danger are they really in? former treasury official roger altmann is here to weigh in. a massive winter storm slamming the northeast. right now with powerful winds and up to two feet of snow. we will take you live inside the stor
Across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with me. Ill see you at the end of tomorrow. Welcome to the beat. Im ari melber. Todays the day. Actress Stormy Daniels taking the stand against defendant trump for the first time. His defense argues she is lying. So prosecutors had an important goal here today. Showing the jury that she is believable. That she is telling the truth. That the facts are on her side. And while defendant trump is not on trial for lying about the underlying encounter, that would not be a crime. They want to use the da, this testimony, to show that this was part of the first of many lies by trump. Some of which prosecutors argue are crimes. This is daniels First Time Ever under oath. And her chance to be heard in a Legal Process that spanned years and involved many claims about her at the center of this scandal. Donald trumps personal attorney paid a porn star named Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about her alleged relationship with republican candidat