happening now, a health emergency as the skies over new york and other new york cities are shrouded with heavy and toxic smoke. right now. millions of americans are at risk as wildfires in canada create the air-quality crisis here in the united states. also this hour, a former spokesman speaks a in a grand jury. we are tracking new information in the investigation in trump s backyard. mike pence is taking on trump as he launches the 2024 launch for the weight. now ready to answer questions from iowa voters in a live cnn town hall event later tonight. welcome to the viewers here in the united states and around the world. you are in the situation room. let s get to the top story tonight. tens of millions of americans suffering through some of the most dangerous air quality in decades. the team of journalists covering the crisis from hard- hit cities all across the east coast. let s go to our chief climate correspondent joining us from brooklyn, new york. give us the latest.
coup talks to the grand jury. he knows it s over. he knows he lost. but we are going to keep trying. there s some good options out there still. tonight, new reporting that mark meadows has testified on mar-a-lago and january 6th. plus recently departed trump attorney on the indictment watch for his former client. then, congressman daniel goldman, on another mega stump backfire. this is corruption on a stale we ve never seen in the history of our country. plus, did the saudi government essentially by american golf? what they are doing for the players is so great. the salaries are gonna go way up. outrage and allegations of sports washing, as the pga merges with liv golf. if you are someone who believes that morality shouldn t be in sports, maybe this is a great day for you. and did the republican primary finally find a candidate willing to campaign against the front runner? a lonely, self consumed, self serving mirror hague. it is not a leader. all in starts
chris christie s formal announcement that he s running for president, which we ll be bringing to you, we have breaking news right now in the trump investigation. mark meadows is testifying, trump s former chief of staff has now testified, we before a federal grand jury investigating trump. we are learning the special counsel is now using a grand jury in florida as well. we ve got a lot of details for you tonight breaking. and disaster in ukraine now a dangerous blame game of who is behind the destruction of a crucial dam. the breach unleashing deadly floodwaters, and now threatening the largest nuclear power plant in europe. plus, the pga tour sells out to the saudis. is professional soccer about to be next? good evening, i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, the breaking news. trump s former chief of staff testifying. cnn confirming that mark meadows has testified before a federal grand jury investigating trump. meadows is a key figure in the two investigations related
this week. could it happen politically? maybe. five, six runners. assist with the transportation of illegal migrants to sanctuary jurisdiction ing are ron desantis where biden does not thread. hard for me not to sit up here and feel like a sacrificial lamb. liv golf quality move hypocritical. i was hoping it goes away and i expect that it does. ainsley: we begin with a fox weather alert. wildfire alert. thick toxic smoke blocking out the sun in major cities from new york to chicago and as far as south as louisville. a freating hazardous air from hundreds of wildfires burning across canada. steve: look at that the son looks like a little night-light up there. senior meteorologist janice dean is here to break down what these air quality alerts mean for you and your area. but we start with fox weather correspondent nicole valdez live in new york city. and, nicole, t view across the hudson, it s hazy again on this thursday. and the views of the big apple yester
in recent days. take a listen to how he has framed his positioning within some of those names we ve already seen jump into the race. whether it s ron desantis or nikki haley or mike pence or tim scott, no one wants to say it. they want to cuddle up next to him. not let him get mad at them, and hope people say all right i don t like him but i ll take one of those. let me tell you, everybody, if this choice in this primary is between trump and trump-like, trump wins. reporter: and christie has officially filed his paperwork to run for president according to an s.e.c. filing and we re expecting him to make that announcement in new hampshire here a little bit later. omar, thank you so much. we ll be watching. let s discuss. kristin, chris christie can be a colorful and brash character, even outrageous before we met donald trump as a politician. here s a little bit from his time as governor. after you graduate from law school you conduct like that in a courtroom your rea