American hostages being held in gaza. That the president or any other leaders would refer to people that are moving through our Justice System as hostages. Its just unacceptable. I was there on january 6th. I have no doubt in my mind, margaret, that some people were caught up in the moment and entered the capitol, and theyre entitled to Due Process Of Law for any nonviolent activities that day. But the assaults on Police Officers, ultimately an environment that claimed lives, is something that i think was tragic that day. Ill never diminish it. Mike pence once again taking a stand against his former boss. He also refused to endorse trump for president. Those comments from donald trump came during a stump speech for a Senate Candidate in ohio. Trump was more focused on his personal grievances, giving more incendiary remarks. Meanwhile, the former president has so far refused to condemn Vladimir Putin for the death of Alexei Navalny. But for the first time publicly, putin addressed the d
it s friday and we ve got a weekend and it s great to anchor with you, too. thanks for joining us on cnn news central. the lead with jake tapper starts right now. senator tim scott is endorsing donald trump, even though nikki haley appointed him to the senate. the lead starts right now. four days before the all- important new hampshire primary, former presidential candidate and senator tim scott is about to weigh-in on the race and endorse donald trump. will his pate pick make a difference? plus president biden and benjamin netanyahu have a lot of catching up to do. they spoke for the first time in nearly a month as benjamin netanyahu openly rejects the u.s. backed plan for the future of gaza and the palestinian people and the possible palestinian state. what we know about the critical call, coming up. and two major developments in two major criminal cases. alec baldwin indicted today for his role in the deadly accidental rust movie set shooting. and the l.a. innocence pr
now. who would ve thought. it and i also think this is the first time we really can say, you know, with clarity, that a criminal indictment will be coming down the pipe for a former president of the united states. this is one of the days. mark it on your calendar. the tides of history seem to be turning. and if it happens, it might not be the only one. indeed not. thank you, alex. have a good night. thank you. well, the breaking news of the night, is that the manhattan district attorney could soon become the first prosecutor in american history to charge a former president with a crime. the new york was the first to break the news reporting. the prosecutors offered mr. trump the chance to testify next week before the grand jury that has been hearing evidence in the potential case, the people said. such offers almost always indicate an indictment is close. it would be unusual for the district attorney, alvin el al bragg, to notify a potential defendant without ul
who would ve thought it? and i also think this is the first time we really can say, you know, with clarity, that a criminal indictment will be coming down the pipe for a former president of the united states. this is one of the days. mark it on your calendar. the tides of history seem to be turning. and if it happens, it might not be the only one. indeed not. thank you, alex. have a good night. thank you. well, the breaking news of the night is that the manhattan district attorney could soon become the first prosecutor in american history to charge a former president with a crime. the new york was the first to break the news reporting. the prosecutors offered mr. trump the chance to testify next week before the grand jury that has been hearing evidence in the potential case, the people said. such offers almost always indicate an indictment is close. it would be unusual for the district attorney, alvin el al bragg, to notify a potential defendant without ultima
with us, thank you for sticking around. and you january 6th public hearing is just around the corner. at the same time, the special master in the mar-a-lago case is asking the former president to backup his allegations that the fbi planted evidence. plus, justice department once again is reviewing and using those classified documents found at his private mar-a-lago club. maybe trump s finances, it might happen in the most trouble, and then in puerto rico, no power, no water, and for some, nowhere to live. we are live from the ground and talking about the challenges that residents are facing after fiona ripped through the island. plus a powerful message from ukraine s president, what president s volynsky is telling thousands of men who are being drafted into the russians army army. also this hour. you think about the situation because, her whole life influenced her. a family member speaking out about the death of his 22 year old cousin in iran. we have the latest on th