been talking to the special counsel, and jack smith responds to trump team s efforts to delay the documents trial. also tonight, how conservative republicans managed to attach restrictions on abortion access to a key defense bill, and what that could do to the chances of getting it through congress. later, without being able the say who left a pact of cocaine in the west wing, the secret service still says case closed. why? good evening. jack smith decides to charge the former president for his role in trying to overturn the election, being able to show his intent will be critical. and showing a ten could hinge on whether or not he believed he had won. tonight there is new evidence that smith is thinking along those lines, and is looking for evidence for people who know or heard him indicate he d lost. jared kushner and hope hicks have both gone before the grand jury, and some of the questions asked was whether the former president was told he lost the election. other mem
restrictions on abortion access, to a key defense bill. what that can do to the chances of getting it through congress. later, without being able to say who left a pack of cocaine in the west wing. the secret service still says case closed. the question is why. good evening and special counsel jack smith decides to charge the former president for his role in trying to overturn the election. being able to show his intent will be critical. and showing intense could hinge on whether or not he really believed he had one. tonight, new evidence that smith is thinking along those lines, and is looking for evidence from people who would know, or might have heard him indicate that he had known he had loss. sources tell cnn that jared kushner, and former top aide, hope hicks, have both gone before the grand jury. and some questions asked whether the former president was told he had lost the election. this adds to the picture given by testimony from other members of his inner circle. in
another official who prosecutors in the special counsel s election probe have spoken to, details and what it could suggest. republican lawmakers grill the republican appointed registered republican fbi director, is there evidence for their allegations? i will ask the republican former us attorney who recommended them for the job, chris christie joins us. later, ray epis, january 6th protester in hiding after right wing media painted him as a plant. the lawsuit they just filed against fox news. good evening, the breaking news, new word another top state election official has spoken with prosecutors in connection with the former president s efforts to overturn the eleck. she is joselyn benson, michigan secretary of state, she joins her georgia counterpart, brad raffensperger, former arizona republican lawmakerer rusty bowers and two republican officials in talking to jack smith s team. what have you learned about secretary of state benson s interview with jack smith? well
grilled republican fbi director is there evidence for their allegations i will ask the republican former u.s. attorney who recommended him for the job of presidential candidate chris christie joins us. later ray apps the 6th protests are now in hiding after right-wing media painted him as an fbi so we have a lot of plant. his people taking, ship attorney joins me to talk about the obviously no one is lawsuit they ve just flying into out of chicago right now filed against fox news. and the good, evening the breaking news incoming threat for starts us off tonight. new tornadoes. and again, word that another top state these two areas circled out election official has spoken with federal prosecutors in connection with former presidents efforts to overturn the election. she is jocelyn benson, michigan secretary of state. she now joins her georgia counterpart, brad raffensperger, former arizona republican lawmaker, rusty bowers, and to nevada republican party officials, in talkin
president biden. plus kim jung-un s north korea launching what is thought to be another intercontinental ballistic missile. and homes become islands as devastating floods put some neighborhoods in the northeast under water. welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i m rahel solomon. up first this morning, president biden and ukrainian president zelenskyy preparing to have a face-to-face on the sidelines of the nato summit in lithuania, this is in the wake of russian airstrikes on kyiv for a second consecutive night. and zelenskyy s frustration over nato s decision to provide guidance but not provide a specific time line on when the alliance will be ready to grant ukraine membership. melissa bell with the latest. what are some ofof the expectations heading into this meeting? reporter: if yesterday was about the frustrations of president zelenskyy on one side and limits of what nato allies can do on the other, today is more about the deliverables, what t