ahead this hour on cnn newsroom. in its most aggressive move yet, the house january 6th committee officially serves former u.s. president donald trump with a subpoena for documents and testimony about the insurrection. russia s alleged use of iranian-made drones to attack ukraine has some western nations calling for an investigation on the suppliers. we ll tell you all about moscow s cooperation with tehran. also in iran, a teachers union is calling for a nationwide strike over the recent deaths and detention of students around the country, adding to what has been more than a month of women-led protests against iran s violent crackdown. former u.s. president donald trump has now been officially served with a subpoena to testify before the january 6th committee. in a series of high-profile hearings this year, the committee documented mr. trump s failed quest to overturn his election defeat, culminating in the violent and deadly attack on the u.s. capitol. the committee
watching in the united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom, former president trump now facing a subpoena from the january 6 committee. we ll break it down. and plus we re live in london with a look at the top contenders for the next prime minister and whether boris johnson could attempt a comeback. and ukraine warns russia is setting its sights on a critical dam. we ll have a live report from kyiv ahead . the select committee has made good on its promise to subpoena former president donald trump. that subpoena was formally served on friday. compelling the former president to testify under oath is extremely rare and it could test the limits of the law as it applies to trump in this circumstance, but the committee says it need to say hear from him to bring its long investigation to a close. the panel writes, quote, we have assembled overwhelming evidence that you personally orchestrated and oversaw a multipart effort to overturn
watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom, former u.s. president trump responds to the subpoena sent by the january 6 select committee and says that he will appear before the lawmakers but there is a catch. and a key issue that joe biden has been touting as a win could impact the midterm elections. and hospitals across the u.s. are filled with sick children. cases of a respiratory virus are surging. efforts to stem the covid pandemic could be one reason why. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. donald trump has now been officially served with a subpoena to testify before the january 6 committee. in a series of high profile hearings this year, the committee documented trump s failed quest to overturn his 2020 election defeat culminating in the violent and deadly attack on the u.s. capitol. the committee has set a november 4th deadline to receive the documents it has request
good morning, everyone. it is saturday, october 22. i m amara walker. i m boris sanchez. you are live in the cnn newsroom. we are grateful you are starting your weekend with us. there is a growing health concern this morning for parents of young children as cases of a common respiratory virus known as rsv are surging across the country. listen to this. 74% of u.s. pediatric hospital beds are currently in use with capacity filling up faster than at any other point in the last two years of the coronavirus pandemic. cases are rising fast. during the first week of october, more than 4,400 rsv infections were detected by pcr tests, more than triple the levels were just two months ago, and some states are already in crisis mode. illinois only has 6% of pediatric icu beds left, and space is running out so fast at the connecticut children s hospital that they have had to treat patients in the hallway and in the play rooms. cnn s brian todd has more. the drive to the emergency r
we begin with an alarming outbreak that has some u.s. hospitals struggling. the common but potentially deadly respiratory virus called rsv is spreading rapidly among children. doctors telling cnn the spike is unprecedented for this time of year. cnn s brian todd has more on this troubling surge. the drive to the emergency room was really scary and really intense. reporter: this mother of a 5-year-old who was hospitalized with difficulty breathing told us of an anxious drive to the emergency room. things eventually had gotten worse since we were admitted. i have seen starting last night that he is progressively having a harder time breathing. rsv is one of the scariest infections in a child, especially when it s in your baby. so you will see your baby breathing really, really fast and you feel like there is nothing that you can do. reporter: around the country doctors are reporting a spike in cases of rsv, respiratory syncytial virus, a common respiratory illness tha