. former president and current candidate donald trump on the verge of a third criminal indictment. plus 16 fake trump electors now facing felony charges in the state of michigan. and diplomatic emergency with a u.s. soldier being held in north korea after willfully crossing the border from the south. good morning, everyone. i m christine romans. we begin with both of the special counsel trump investigations taking big steps forward in the last 24 hours. the former president announcing that he has received a letter from special counsel jack smith informing him that he is a target of the investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. trump talked about the letter on fox last night. it better bothers me for eve this incredible sold out audience. i got the letter sunday night, think of it, i don t think that they have ever sent a letter on sunday night. and they are in a rush because they want to it is interference with the election. it is election interference
now. good morning, everyone. poppy is off this week. abby phillip is here. and we have significant news. more criminal charges against former president donald trump appear to be imminent. it s been a dramatic and consequential 24 hours since we last saw you. we ll have team coverage with the latest-breaking details all morning. first, here is what we know right now. the former president says he expects to be indicted and arrested for the third time. announcing himself the special counsel notified him he s a target of the investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. a florida judge says she will decide on a trial date soon. she did signal that mid december the timeline the prosecutors requested is too soon. plus, the first criminal charges in the 2020 fake electors scheme. the michigan attorney general is charging 16 people with felonies, accusing them of signing certificates of falsely claimed trump won the 2020 election there. trump s mounting legal tr
she lost her bid for re-election last night failing to finish in the top two in a runoff election. it is the first time in more than three decades that chicago has voted a sitting mayor out of office. i m eternally grateful to everyone who gave us their time, support and money and prayers. thank you from the bottom of my heart. god bless you. god bless this incredible city. long time public schools chief paul vallas ran a tough to crime campaign. he will face brandon johnson a cook county commissioner in an april runoff. fbi director christopher wray says the bureau believes the covid-19 pandemic was likely the result of a lab exteacciden wuhan. this comment is just days after the tent of energy low confidence assessment that covid most likely originated from a lab leak in china. the fbi has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the pandemic are most likely a potential lab incident in wuhan. we step back for a second, the fbi has agents, professionals,
united states and around the world. i m christine romans. house republicans say they have done their part to avert a national and global financial crisis by passing a bill to lift the debt ceiling. yeas are 217 and nays 215. the bill is passed. the republicans hope the bill they pass odd wednesday to include the deep federal spending cuts they want. speaker kevin mccarthy addressed mr. biden directly in remarks a short time later. you said at the very beginning we had to show you a plan even though the democrats have shown no plan. not only did we show you a plan we are the only ones to pass a plan, so i think it s up to you now whether the economy goes in any trouble, it s you. because the republicans raised the debt limit and you have not. cnn s phil mattingly reports on the prospect for republicans to get what they want. reporter: for weeks, house republican speaker kevin mccarthy made clear he knew the legislation republicans were trying to get through the hou
good morning, everyone. we re so glad you re with us this thursday. let s get started with the five things to know. tucker carlson is talking. message to viewers released minutes after the text message that s may have led to the firing from fox news. plus, inside the home of the air national guardsman now accused of leaking sensitive secrets online. prosecutors releasing new pictures and details overnight as they make their case that he poses, quote, a serious flight risk. also, house republicans in washington passing a plan to raise the debt ceiling by the slimmest of margins. president biden said he is ready to meet with speaker kevin mccarthy and talk about cuts in the house plan but says raising the debt ceiling not up for debate. ron desantis blasting disney s lawsuit against him and the oversight board saying the suit has no merit. he claims it s political. disney says desantis is punishing free speech. also, feeling the heat. miami pulled off a massive upset ov