tonight, former president donald trump is lashing out against figures that he put in the highest levels of his administration including one who says that he is toast if even half of what is the latest indictment proves to be true. i was doing it because he hates trump, i fired him. very simple. he is the davies total will ship. i watch them sitting there and pontificating, dated other writers that are almost there. such as the very stupid person named jumbled. mick mulvaney, who has nothing going for him. absolutely nothing. i can have people like that. reporter: bill barr was his attorney general. john bolton was his national security advisor and mick mulvaney was his acting chief of staff . so argue the 24 rivals. another new entry into the last 24 hours bringing the gop field that you can see here to a dozen and there are fewer than a dozen weeks trying to cram all of this people potentially are debate stage. the woman in charge of all of that here this evening, gop
happening now, a health emergency as the skies over new york and other new york cities are shrouded with heavy and toxic smoke. right now. millions of americans are at risk as wildfires in canada create the air-quality crisis here in the united states. also this hour, a former spokesman speaks a in a grand jury. we are tracking new information in the investigation in trump s backyard. mike pence is taking on trump as he launches the 2024 launch for the weight. now ready to answer questions from iowa voters in a live cnn town hall event later tonight. welcome to the viewers here in the united states and around the world. you are in the situation room. let s get to the top story tonight. tens of millions of americans suffering through some of the most dangerous air quality in decades. the team of journalists covering the crisis from hard- hit cities all across the east coast. let s go to our chief climate correspondent joining us from brooklyn, new york. give us the latest.
ukraine officials say la s 23 confirmed that. in the city and mitchell slammed into that apartment building, they were sleeping in. and in dnipro, also reported killed, russia routinely denies they are targeting civilians with a list of noncombatants killed is a long one, and tonight as they continue to be clear, that list is likely to grow, cnn s team is there, as some of the dead were found. with us last night, joining us about the attached have been recording how does today compared today through out this work lacks reporter: the numbers are always terrifying, not the worst we have seen since the war has began but after weeks of not months or less of missile attacks like this, in terms of their intensity. the numbers they tell are much more intimate and horrifying where they have had an apartment block, families who knew each other and under that rubble tonight, firefighters are still looking for a boy and girl that parents are trying to reach their children for but ge
amen. a prayer from the senate chaplain on behalf of a grieving nation. on that very solemn note, i wish you all a very good and safe night from washington, d.c. and from all of our colleagues across the network of nbc news, thank you for staying up late. i ll see you tomorrow. thank you for joining us this hour and for alex tonight, the national metropolitan police department release body camera footage that left three children, three adults in the shooter, themselves, dead in the melamine tree school in the nashville suburbs. there is a lot that is notable about the footage. first off, 14 minutes went by between when police were first alerted that a shooter had entered the building and when the police ultimately shot the shooter. pretty fast. we can see that for a good chunk of that time, the shooter who you see on the screen appears to be a unable to find someone to shoot. we can also see how quick and brave the response from both staff members and the first responders
subpoenaed by the doj. meadows one of the highest ranking trump aids to be subpoenaed. this is the trumps counsel we are learning is locked in mortal court battles. the details next. in a battle brewing in texas tonight after university professors were asked to give a statement on their commitment to diversity before they re hired. the story you ll see first up front. plus, russia adopting thousands of ukrainian children in a massive re-education effort. it s a damning new report, saying some of them are up for adoption, others being trained now to join the military. let s go out front. and good evening. welcome to a special edition of out front. i m erin burnett, and we begin with the breaking news tonight. trumps former chief of staff, mark meadows, subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating the former president s attempt to cling to power. now, of course, remember, meadows helped lay the groundwork for from s election life, which ultimately fueled the violence and