then i under 60, but the special got no and without them. kaitlan collins joins us with the latest reporting. also tonight, the justice department investigating what it calls, troubling reports on texas border authorities allegedly pushing migrants back into the rio grande and denying them water. we ll have a live report from the southern border and later knew details about what motivated a u.s. army private to race across the dmz into north korea. the good evening, thank you for joining, us a lot to get to tonight, we begin with behind the scenes drama unfolding as the former president faces a possible in as many months. the grand jury hearing the evidence the case is expected to meet tomorrow, and indictment if there is one key come at that. sources tell cnn the 2020 election case seems to be bigger than trump s legal legal team may have been expecting, in part because of the wide scope of the charges mentioned in the target letter the former president received. their depri
targeting grain storage and the infrastructure for exporting food for people who need it across the world. eu s top diplomat calling the strikes bar baric. big developments in the are federal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. the former president has now 18 hours left to respond to special counsel s letter informing him that he has been the target. this morning also severe weather in the u.s., a powerful tornado rips through north carolina leaving several people hurt and buildings severely damaged. moments ago i assume you were all up and watching the first game of the world cup, the american team set to kick off tomorrow. we have a winner, a single player in california takes the entire $1 billion power ball jackpot. he s having a great day, and cnn this morning starts right now. i think there s a lot of disappointed people. i m not one of them. you know why? you said earlier this week if you won, you wouldn t be hanging out with me for the w
notice to report to the grand jury. an attorney says no one has to appear before the grand jury. if you re a target, you do not have to appear. later today, in a separate case, lawyers are set to appear in court, alongside the special counsel s team, for the first pretrial hearing in the classified documents case. joining us are garrett haake, lauren jaret, ken delainen and barbara mcquaid, former u.s. attorney. and danny cevallos. gary, what do we know so far at this hour? the former president scooping his antagonist and suggesting he believes his indictment is imminent if he does not appear or if he does before the grand jury, in the next four days. now, we have confirmation from law enforcement sources. jack smith, sent this target letter to donald trump. we ve been referring to this as the january 6th probe. but it s much bigger than that. we don t know if there s specifics about the charges mr. trump might face. we don t know if anyone else has received other target le
also tonight, the devastated ukrainian city of odesa on alert for a potential fifth straight night of russian missile strikes as they re issuing ominous new warnings about who vladimir putin might attack next. and tributes are pouring in for the legendary singer tony bennett after his death at the age of 96. we ll talk to two carrying on his legacy. michael bule and harry harry jr. is joining us live. i m jim acosta, and you re in the situation room. our top story this hour, the new trial date on the calender for donald trump. the former president turned criminal defendant heading into an election year packed with legal proceedings as a third indictment may be around the corner. cnn s senior legal analyst paula reid is joining us now with all these developments. paula, now the judge in the classified documents case has this trial date set for next may, how do we expect things to unfold? so as part of this order the judge included a list of 30 deadlines and dates, all th
this is cnn breaking news. i m anderson cooper with wolf blitzer. jake tapper on the campaign trail. welcome back to our breaking news. trump says he is a target in the special counsel s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. thes the second time jack smith sent a so-called target letter to the former president. trump s attorneys received the letter. their client could soon face charges. on truth social, trump says he was told, quote, to report to the grand jury within four days of receiving the letter sunday. while trump did not say specifically why he was told to report, target letters do typically allow individuals the chance to defend themsves before the grand jury before any charges are brought. sources are telling cnn that a close adviser to donald trump, will russell, will appear before the grand jury this thursday. all these very dramatic, historic developments are happening on the same day of the key hearing for the special counsel s other pr