aide said after an abrupt end to his closed door testimony. and the united kingdom generally known to be prim and proper, but this time it seems like it could be a drag-out fight to be the uk s next prime minister. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start in the politics lead on capitol hill. members of the january 6th committee are preparing for tomorrow s primetime hearing. the hearing is expected to cover the actions or lack thereof of former president trump during the three-plus hours that rioters were storming the capitol and the president s activities were unknown. but as committee members try to get to the bottom of the past attempt to teal the election, our democracy remains under attack by the same forces. let s start in wisconsin. cnn affiliate wism reports that donald trump called the top lawmaker in the wisconsin state assembly, republican robin voss, and asked him to overturn the 2020 election results. when did that call happen? that call happened las
heart and a passion to see abortion overturned in this country, to make abortion history. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. this is bbc news. we start with some breaking news in the battle for city of lysychansk in eastern ukraine, part of the industrial donbas region that russia says focussing its military power on. lysychansk was the last ukrainian held city in luhansk. but now, russian defence ministry says russian ministry says russian and separatists forces have full control of the city. so russia is now claiming control over the entire luhansk region. there are reports of fighters in the city centre. and in another development, this time in russia, about 35 kilometres from the border with ukraine, an official in the belgorod says at least three people have been killed as a result of blasts there. the local governor said that explosions had partially destroyed 11 apartment buildings and at least 39 houses, and that the cause was being i
This has been fine. Thanks to the real Scott Jennings and the eyes got jennings from an appearance parents today. Thanks to all of you for jojoining us. Im kasie hunt. Dont go anywhere. Cnn news central starts right now Michael Cohen. Back on the stand, Donald Trumps onetime fixer. Now Courtroom Foe is already testified for more than five hours, and the real fireworks of cross its examination could begin today, working overnight, Secretary Of State Antony Blinken in ukraine, meeting with president Volodomyr Zelenskyy at a crucial moment and the war as ukraine loses ground. But knew us weapons arriving now how on the front lines also less those are explosives bringing down pieces of the collapsed Francis Scott key bridge plus new body camera footage offering a glimpse into the panic and confusion on the night of that deadly disaster. Im sarah sidner with kate bolduan and john berman. This is Cnn News Central and good morning from outside the courthouse in downtown manhattan, we have rea
antonio guterres has invoked a clause not used in response, the israeli representative to the un, gilad erdan, accused the secretary general of bias against israel and called for his resignation. he said the call for a ceasefire plays into the hands of hamas and gives them hope that the war will be stopped and they will be able to survive. meanwhile, israel s security cabinet has agreed to allow a minimal supplement of fuel into gaza, quote, to prevent a humanitarian collapse and the outbreak of epidemics in the south of the territory. the fighting there has intensified particuarly around the city of khan younis. our international editor jeremy bowen reports now on the growing humanitarian crisis and you may find some of the images in his report distressing. more palestinian civilians fled south towards the egyptian border after israel declared a brief pause in combat operations. almost two million gazans have fled their homes. israel says it is killing fewer civilian