communicated demon false statements for former president trump and the trump campaign in connection with trump s failed effort at reelection in 2020. they concluded what he did is a threat to the public interest which is why he has been suspended from the practice of law. it is not easy to have your license suspended this way. this all came about after the bar received multiple complaints conducted investigation and came to this result. but we re actually expected to see mr. giuliani in a few hours. he is due to appear in federal court here in washington d.c. to defend against a defamation suit brought by dominion voting systems. we may have the chance to ask him to react. he first joined the bar in 1969. he s had a lengthy legal career. he was in the justice department for a while. he was the mayor of new york. and then he has been representing former president trump in various legal for various legal issues. this is really a pretty stunning way to cap off what historicall
codefendant, mark meadows thinks he has, i get out of jail free card called presidential immunity. we ll look at that legal gambit and. what it could mean for the case overall. this as trump s gop rivals get ready to rumble without trump himself. once this debate happens this week, it s off to the races. that s when you ll start to see people really focusing in on different candidates, looking at what their options are. i feel like i ve been preparing for this first republican presidential debate my whole life. everyone is innocent until proven guilty in this country. lots of accusations that are being tossed around. if we re focused on january, the first caucus of primary are, that s when the voters can decide. a firsthand look just hours away, the president from visiting maui. all speak to an official on the island to find out what they want to hear from the president during that visit. we ll begin once again with tropical storm hilary, rapidly approaching southern
tornado outbreak wreaking havoc across much of the midwest and south friday. there are now at least 50 preliminary tornado reports in seven states. at least 10 people have been killed and dozens of others are injured. most of the deaths are in arkansas, where the damage is catastrophic reports of at least a dozen tornadoes there. governor sarah huckabee sanders , declaring a state of emergency and activating the national guard. as the storms gutted entire communities. she s expected to give an update on the storm damage at any moment now and the hardest hit areas of arkansas. that was the town of when. we don t know what s left . all my neighbors house is about destroyed. my two boys are out now trying to help dig people out of their homes. little rock also bearing the brunt of these storms, the city s mayor, telling cnn today that entire neighborhoods were flattened. impact is devastating . i just came out of nowhere. clearly no, it was coming. everyone took cover, as relate
good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. i m amara walker. and i m boris sanchez. president biden signing a disaster declaration from california as storm after storm rips through the state causing flash flooding and mud slides. and it s not over yet, we re tracking another round of heavy rain that s moving in. also, the death toll continues to climb in dnipro after a ukrainian official says a missile struck an apartment building. live to ukraine this morning. we re following a developing story out of nepal where a passenger jet has crashed shortly after takeoff. we ll break down what we know about the accident and the ongoing response. and days from hitting the debt ceiling, president biden and the new republican-led house could soon be sparring as the country inches closer to defaulting on its debt. how kevin mccarthy s concessions to become speaker could complicate talks. we are so grateful to have you this sunday, january 15th. it is a new week. great
back from the brink. democrats bail out house speaker kevin mccarthy from the radical republicans who were intent on shutting down the government. i want to know if this 45-day deal to keep the federal government funded is just a temporary mandate for a non fixable wound. representative becca balint is standing by with her thoughts. plus, must ctv. we ll get to watch one of the for criminal trials of the most indicted former u.s. president in history play out on tv and the internet. but before trump is ready for his close-up, he could be on the witness stand in the new york attorney generals 250 million-dollar fraud trial starting tomorrow. msnbc legal analyst glenn kirschner is also standing by to break down all of the developments like only he can. and later, from jail to yale. how a higher education partnership is revolutionizing rehabilitation behind bars. all of that and more is coming up. a good sunday morning to you all, i m katie phang. we start today s show with a do