Plus, breaking news, america under attack. Russian hackers target email used by the state department, a brazen almost cheeky assault. And this morning u. S. Apparently with a Treasure Trove of unexamined evidence over origins of the mystery over the coronavirus. A very good morning to viewers here in the United States and around the world. It is friday, may 28th, and the Senate Burning the midnight oil and then some overnight, setting up a showdown this morning on the bill that would form a commission to investigate the january 6th insurrection. So heres what is delaying the senate. They went until almost 3 00 this morning to debate a bill that counters chinas influence after republicans derailed it. Senators looking to skedaddle this holiday weekend, they can take it up with wisconsin Senator Johnson whos staaling the bill. Debate will pick up where it left off, meaning a vote on the Insurrection Commission not expected until later today, and even when it happens, republicans almost c
i m amara walker. i m boris sanchez. thank you for starting your week and spending part of your morning with us. there is plenty to get to this sunday. here is what we re watching. i think this is an effort that s ongoing never ending to destroy donald trump, everything around donald trump. politicians on both sides of the aisle reacting to the news that former president trump could be indicted this week. how trump s team and new york officials are preparing for that possibility and potential fallout. also, russian president vladimir putin makes a surprise visit to the russian occupied city of mariupol days ahead of a high stakes meeting with president xi jinping. ivan watson is standing by in ukraine with more. what would you say the weight of the job is? you hold people s lives in your hands. following a series of close calls at the nation s airports, cnn is getting an up close look how the next generation of air traffic controllers are training to keep us safe
new information that is both urgent and important. the panel has not revealed any details publicly, but cnn has confirmed through sources that cassidy hutchhutchinson, who wa top aide to white house chief of staff mark meadows will testify today live. hutchinson is considered to be one of the panel s most consequential witnesses due to her proximity to the white house chief of staff, mark meadows, before and on january 6. hutchinson has been interviewed by the select committee at least three times before behind closed doors. clips from those recorded interviews were played during previous hearings. we saw cassidy hutchinson testify on many different parts of then president trump s efforts to overturn the election. remember, this was not just about the mob that stormed the capitol on january 6, it was about various other trump schemes to undermine the democratic election. for example, hutchinson testified to the committee that mark meldadows and rudy giulian were involved in e
appearance. the sudden scheduling of the hearing suggests she will tell more than during her previous four taped depositions, clips of which were played last week, including the revelation that after the riot, a number of republican congress members had sought pardons from the white house. s had sought pardons from the white house. her boss, mark meadows, appears to be a central figure for the committee s investigation. first turning over his text messages, including the ones he received during the january 6 insurrection from top republican lawmakers, media figures and trump family members, like donald trump junior, marjorie taylor greene and a text chain between top trump white house officials including jared kushner. earlier this month, the department of justice declined to charge meadows on a context referral from the full house. it was made in december on the grounds that meadows abruptly changed course and refused to cooperate with the committee. andrea, this is a surp
Supporters, is that it will be harder for him to get people animated. he doesn t have the platforms. he doesn t have the apparatus of government. and many of them saw what happened to those who went on the hill on january 6th, arrested, losing jobs, losing the reputations and are likely unwilling to essentially, you know, sort of charge the hill for him if he is unable to protect them. and, daniel, speaking about getting his supporters animated, our reporting from kristen holmes and others indicates that trump was looking forward to this, that he almost wanted this to happen believing it would boost his case as he moves forward in his presidential campaign. totally. i also wanted to say congratulations on your final show. don t want to bury the lead. you know, but definitely the trump news i am sure will continue into the weekdays for