Mercenaries. Cnn has obtained video purported to be from that shootout between haitian authorities and the alleged assailants. Cnn has not confirmed the authenticity of this video. [ gunshots ] now, as we said, authorities were saying there were seven people in that shootout all dead. They also are saying there are six people in custody tonight. Today haitian media showed two men authorities are calling suspects in the back of a police pickup surrounded by armed guards. We blurred their faces. Again, we want to point out cnn cannot confirm the details provided by haitian authorities. All of this of course taking place in a country under former martial law where two men now claim the mantle of leadership in an already destitute country, growing weaker due to a growing humanitarian crisis and worsening covid epidemic. I m joined by journalist harold isaac who s in haiti tonight. There s certainly a lot of rumors flying around in haiti with good reason because of the lack of transparency
Described as foreign mercenaries. Cnn obtained video purpose ported to be from that shootout yesterday. Cnn has not confirmed the authenticity of this video. [ sound of gunfire ] now, as we said, authorities are saying there were seven people in that shootout, all dead. They also are saying there are six people in custody tonight. Today haitian media showed two men authorities are calling suspects in the back of a police pickup surrounded by armed guards, but blurred their faces. Again, cnn cannot confirm the details provided by haitian authorities. All of this of course taking place in a country under former martial law where two men now claim the mantle of leadership in an already destitute country growing weaker due to the growing humanitarian crisis and worsening covid epidemic. Journalist harold isaac is in haiti tonight. There are rumors flying around haiti, with good reason, obviously, because of the lack of transparency and all that s happened to quickly. What do you know about
those documents that the failed former president wants to keep hidden from investigators. and thanksgiving means something different for many native americans. to some, it can feel like a symbol of broken promises and the legacy of bad faith that followed from the u.s. government. my conversation with the president and first lady of the navajo nation is essential viewing, as we close out native american heritage month. velshi starts now. of. good morning. it s sunday, november the 28th. i m ali velshi. a new rapidly spreading variant of covid-19 is reminding the nation that this pandemic isn t over. 13 new cases of the omnicron variant now being confirmed in the netherlands this morning. that spike is connected to two flights that came in from south africa on friday, and that s in addition to detections in italy, austria, belgium, germany, australia, israel, hong kong, the united kidnapping come, and of course, south africa, where the variant was first identified on thu
take action on supplemental national security legislation that finally meet those challenges head on. that was minority leader mitch mcconnell publicly supporting the senate bipartisan border deal yesterday, but just hours later the republican leader would change his message in a private meeting of his senate colleagues and the fate of the bill now very much in doubt. meanwhile, the gop led house is moving forward with its efforts to impeach the homeland security secretary. we ll go through the partisan politics playing out on capitol hill. plus, donald trump is dismissing nikki haley and issuing a challenge straight to president joe biden. we ll explain that just ahead. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, february 6th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day us. and we begin this morning on capitol hill. and in a striking turn of events senate republicans now appear poised to block the bipartisan border bill they themselves asked for an
faithfully executed allows him to violate criminal laws. a skeptical response to donald trump s immunity claims by one of the three federal appeals judges who heard arguments yesterday. we ll get expert legal analysis on that hearing. straight ahead, it comes just days before the iowa caucuses. nikki haley and ron desantis are in the state trying to cut trump s large lead while he is tied up with those legal issues. also ahead, the latest on the health scare for the secretary of defense. we re learning more about the medical issues that landed lloyd austin in the icu. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, january 10th. i m in for jonathan lemire. a decision could come as early as today fro the three judge appeals court panel that heard president trump s presidential immunity claim. prosecutors and lawyers for the former president made their oral arguments yesterday in washington, d.c. trump s legal team appealed an earlier ruling by federal judge