the new york attorney general wants to hear from donald trump and his two oldest children as part of a fraud investigation into the family s business practices. we have the very latest for you. invasion fears, the u.s. formed russia could launch an attack at any moment. this as secretary of state anthony blinken is there. we are live this hour. british prime minister boris johnson faces a growing revolt by lawmakers and call him to resign over party gate. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. welcome to the show, everyone. it is wednesday, january 19th, and we are learning new details about the new york attorney general s investigation into the trump organization, the former u.s. president as well as his two eldest children. now, the office of letitia james says it needs to determine how much they knew about tax submissions and, quote, misleading statements and omissions in financial statements to obtain loans. all have so far refused to
labour says not enough is being done. also on the programme. a new way of keeping children safe in high crime areas using chaperones to help them to and from school. and we report on how the queen will celebrate her platinum jubilee this year, when she becomes the first british monarch to reign for 70 years. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister has warned that the pressure on the nhs in england is going to be considerable in the coming weeks, but he insisted that the way forward for the country is to continue on the current path. it comes as the education secretary says the government is determined to keep schools open after learning a painful lesson from earlier closures. nadhim zahawi confirmed all secondary pupils in england will be tested before returning this week. labour have accused the government of not doing enough to reduce transmission, and keep schools open. here s our political correspondent chris mason. the prime minister in ay
progressives are holding out on that as moderates hold out on a larger 3.5 trillion safety net package, the reconciliation bill and the white house and democratic leaders are now floating a compromise framework of $2.1 trillion. does that get the job done? will that number win enough support or further alienate both wings of the party? let s go to washington for some answers here. cnn congressional correspondent lauren stocks with us along with phil mattingly at the white house. lauren, you have reporting that optimism is growing after a closed door briefing today. what have you learned? well, look, i think house speaker nancy pelosi is trying to make it clear to her caucuses that they all do stand for getting something. they all want an infrastructure bill. they all want to re-marge the social safety net but some of the specifics are still mission, and i think that that is the concern that is really coming from democrats this afternoon. they held about a two-hour caucus me
ukraine. one of the most important story lines of 2023. the divide in the republican party about ukraine. alexi buchanan, thanks very much. and thanks for getting up way too early with us on this wednesday morning. morning joe starts right now. a dictator, building an empire, will never be able to ease the people s love of liberty. brutality will never ground down the will of the free, and ukraine, ukraine will never be a victim for russia. never. president joe biden marks one year of war in eastern europe with an impassioned speech promising continued support for ukraine and laying out the stakes of the conflict. meanwhile, we re were learning more about the special grand jury that investigated potential 2020 election interference by former president donald trump and his allies. we ll play for you new comments from a key juror in the case, as some republicans are still trying to figure out their messaging on donald trump and his third presidential campaign. als
get to languish, which military families are able to settle in their new posts and which must remain in limbo. that s senate majority leader chuck schumer calling on his republican colleagues to put pressure on senator tommy tuberville to end his months long blockade of military promotions it comes as the chamber finally confirmed a top officer yesterday. also on capitol hill house speaker kevin mccarthy will again try to pass a defense spending bill, a measure that typically sails through easily after far right members blocked it from moving forward and ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy who will also be on capitol hill today hoping to secure more military aid from congress. he ll also meet with president biden at the white house we ll have much more on all that straight ahead good morning, and welcome to way too early on this thursday, september 21st i m jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. we have a very busy morning and a lot of news to ge