the one for donald trump to respond to the doj s target letter just a short time from now. we re all waiting to see if he in fact will respond today, according to the deadline. we re also learning one of his advisers abruptly left grand jury testimony today when he was asked about their interactions while trump was still in office. all that is ahead. but first, the politics and gnarlization of misinformation. that s a mouthful. it was also on full display in congress as republicans gave a platform to a noted conspiracy theorist as he s being called now. robert f. kennedy jr. he s also a democratic presidential hopeful and candidate. he testified during a hearing that was focused on the federal government and censorship. but then after going under oath, well, the train, it fell off the tracks promptly. cnn s fact checker senior reporter daniel is here. kennedy said today that he has never voiced opposition over using vaccines. listen to this moment. i have never been antivax
may be where the gruesome murders took place. and the donald trump grand jury still hearing from witnesses. when could a vote take place on an indictment in the january 6 case? good morning, welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. happy friday, i m christine romans. we begin with air raid sirens in southern ukraine. [ sirens ] russian missile strikes near odesa for the fourth night in a row. ukrainian officials say the strikes destroyed grain warehouses containing barley and peas. scott mclean is following the events for us. more evidence that the ukraine air defenses are struggling to keep up? reporter: that s right, it doesn t seem like anything was shot down by ukrainian air defenses today. yesterday they managed to shoot down barely a quarter of the incoming fire. and the difficulty ukrainians say is the type of missile that russians are actually using. these are missiles that are normally meant to sink ships. because of the speed that they t
- [announcer] do you have an invention idea but don t know what to do next? call invent help today. they can help you get started with your idea. call now 800-710-0020. good evening, tonight on 360, the ukrainian city of odessa, bracing for a possible fortnite of russian airstrikes. the latest on the destruction on the ground. conspiracy threats spread or robert f. kennedy junior on capitol hill, claiming he s never been anti vaccine. what his record shows, and what happened today. also, to the accuse long island serial killer murdered his victims in his home? the latest in the investigation, which now spans three states, including south carolina and nevada. we begin tonight, in ukraine, after three nights of intense russian airstrikes, dozens of drones and cruise missiles used last. night ukraine s air defense is struggling to cope with the intensity of attack, and the types officials russia is using. in a moment, we will go to our alex in odessa. but first , search a
into that in a moment. he also said he s never told the public to avoid vaccination as an nbc news reporter first on it on twitter, publicly said less than two years ago that he had personally confronted strangers, just around the people he encountered, and told him not to get their babies vaccinated. listen to what kennedy said on a 2021 podcast. our job is to resist and to top out of everybody, if they re walking down the street, and they do this now myself, which is [inaudible] i ve seen somebody on a hiking trail carrying a baby and i said [inaudible] they heard that for me. if he hears are from ten other people, maybe he won t do it. maybe he will save the child. of course there s a whole lot more, four years kennedy has been the country s most famous promoter of the debunked notion that there is a link between childhood vaccines and autism. he has spread all manner of misinfo about covid-19 vaccines. he even started in recent comments, laura, that the 1918 spanish
trump is indicted in the coming days, the special counsel s work is far from over. the department of justice has prosecuted people time and again for interfering with their ability for their vote to be counted. i have never been anti-vax. i ve never told the public avoid vaccination. the capacity of ukrainian s air defense is not yet enough to protect the entire ukrainian sky. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, july 21. 9:00 a.m. here in london and 11:00 a.m. in odesa, ukraine where the region has come under russian fire for a fourth night in a row. ukraine says russian missiles hit grain infrastructure overnight destroying more than 100 tons of food. it all happened after this [ sirens ] air raid sirens went off in the city of odesa but later the residents were given all clear. the u.s. says its customs munitions supply to ukraine have been used in battle. they are already having an impact on the battlefield.