you re in the situation room. we begin this hour with the intense scrutiny of the federal grand jury investigating donald trump and 2020 election interference. anticipation about the panel s next move running high right now as trump has acknowledged he may be indicted again, and he may be indicted soon. cnn s senior justice correspondent evan perez is working the story for us. the federal grand jury was expected to meet today. where do things stand tonight? we did not see them. our casey gannon, who spends a lot of time in the court and that courthouse, was there today. and they typically show up on tuesdays and thursdays. and today, we did not see them. so the question remains, when is this going to happen? the former president was notified, as you pointed out, just over a week ago that an indictment could be coming. and so everything indicates that is still the case. that the former president is likely to be indicted by the special counsel. it s just a matter of when.
coming right up. sandra: begin america reports with the supreme court striking down a new york gun law that could have far-reaching implications for the nation s largest cities. hello, welcome everyone, sandra smith in new york. great to be with you, john. john: john roberts in washington, welcome to the thursday edition of america reports. justices ruling 6-3, harder to carry a concealed handgun in public if you live in new york and similar laws in other big states will likely be challenged as a result of today s decision. this as the nation awaits another major ruling on abortion, sparked protests outside the home of conservative justices and attacks on pro life centers across the country. sandra: the latest incident in jackson, michigan, 80 miles west of detroit. congressman says several windows were broken and the front door smashed at the building he shares with a pro life group and the vandals left their calling card in a spray painted message on a sign outsid
The scholars refuturing kamala harris? they have strongly refuted what they ve said about her. it s not ron desantis, it s the scholars who wrote it. and yet the words that they these words are true. they did talk about this issue of potential personal benefit. they did say that. and that is not a lie. that is an opinion to say, that s not what we want to that s not the conversation we want to be having with our kids. that s not the conversation we should be having in our country in 2023. we should not be afraid of our history. all right, i ll leave it there. kara phinney, scott jennings, thank you. ahead, the backlash to israel s controversial judicial overhaul has extended to almost every part of the society in israel, including the country s military. we ll have a report from we ll have a report from jerusalem next. i ll be taking meetings with family and friends. and checking voicemail as my y activities permit. i ll connect with you after reconnecting with me.
The bearer of bad news for lawmakers hoping to get away with increased government spending without any concern or consequence, because he told lawmakers today that the path the u.s. economy is on right now is unsustainable because debt is growing faster than the economy. powell also admitted when it comes to inflation, the fed fumbled the ball. the fed i think underestimated actual inflation. what do you think you missed? well, we did underestimate it. benefit of hindsight clearly we did. we had to decide whether that was going to be a lasting thing or whether it would kind of turn around quickly. we knew it could be wrong and when it started to look pretty wrong we pivoted. powell also made clear the war in ukraine is not the primary driver of inflation, saying inflation has been a problem well before that. refuturing president biden s claim that it is putin who is to blame. this graphic shows clearly that prices began creeping up