Book and the full context you brought to that was really wonderful. Well, thank you. I mean, Ben Rhodes has had a Singular Seat to recent history and his, the soberness with which he is approaching this moment and how his book is about how we are buffeted by all of the same forces that have pushed all of these great countries around the world into a really authoritarian space is a very sobering analysis from anybody but particularly given what hes seen and where hes been i found that book to be kind of a it changed my view on the world. Yeah. You took us on that journey with him Last Night that he actually literally took after the 2016 election to go around the world and try to figure out whats happening. We learned a lot just from that and there is more in the book. Excellent. Thanks, lawrence. Thank you, rachel. Thanks. Well be joined later in this hour on the 134th day of the Biden Presidency with someone who will consider the 134th day of hell that Donald Trump is living in as the
Same forces that have pushed all of these great countries around the world into really authoritarian space. Its a very sobering analysis from anybody. But particularly given what hes seen and where hes been. I found that book to be it changed my view on the world. Yeah, you took us on that journey with him Last Night. That he actually literally took after the 2016 election to go around the world and try to figure out whats happening. We learned a lot just from that. And theres more in the book. Excellent. Thanks, lord. Thank you, rachel. Well be joined later in this hour on the 134th day of the biden presidency. With someone who will consider the 134th day of hell that Donald Trump is living in, as he the no longer president. Who has considered Donald Trumps Mental Health in the past, at the very beginning with the very beginning of the trump presidency. When his Mental Health became a matter of public display. Doctor lance dodes will join us again Tonight, to consider where Donald Tru
after a lengthy standoff with government officials over his covid vaccine exemption. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you are in the situation room. we begin with breaking news in the insurrection investigation. i want to go straight to our senior legal affairs correspondent paula reed. update our viewers. what are you learning? moments ago cnn spotted former white house press secretary stephanie grisham arriving on capitol hill to speak with investigators of january 6th. earlier today the attorney general provided a rare update on his department s investigation into the capitol attack and his remarks come amid growing calls for him to do more, and specifically to examine the role of former president trump and his associates in the insurrection. good afternoon. attorney general merrick garland said today the justice department is committed to holding all 1y6 perpetrators at any level accountable.
been arrested for the siege on the capitol. evan perez is at the justice department. what do we expect to hear from the attorney general? well, you know, i think one of the things you re going to hear from the attorney general is about this extraordinary law enforcement operation that has gone on for the last year, a dragnet across the country. one of the unusual things about the crime scene on january 6th was that almost nobody, very few people were arrested that day and the fbi has had to go hunt down all these people and you know, they ve done, they ve had a lot of success, but there s you know, from the fbi s perspective, there s one big investigation that they have not been able to make much progress on and that is the search for the person who left behind two bombs. one at the rnc and dnc buildings just a couple of blocks from the u.s. capitol. i sat down with the top fbi official overseeing this investigation and we talked about some of the challenges of this investi
is willing to unseal some portions of the document. also this morning, ukrainian president zelenskyy warns the world could be on the verge of a nuclear disaster as a volatile situation unfolds at a power plant. meanwhile, be in los angeles, 50,000 students did not show up for the first day of school. we ll talk about challenges facing the l.a. unified school district with a new superintendent. and with the federal pause set this month, the president faces uncertainty in his own party. we begin with a surprising development of the fbi search from former president trump s mar-a-lago resort. they are reviewing the affidavit for potential reactions after the judge, who approved the warrant, said he is inclined to unseal parts of it. the judge gave the department until next thursday to submit proposed redactions. it is very fortunate for the public to have as much as information as he can about this unprecedented church. it is a partial victory for president trump and m