i'm erin burnett. we begin with breaking news, tonight for trump's former chief of staff mark meadows subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating the former presidents attempt to cling to power. of course, remember, meadows helped lay the groundwork for trump's election lies, which ultimately feel the outrage and violence that we all saw on january 6th. he was literally by trump side during the insurrection itself. much more on that in just a moment -- because there is so much breaking developments here tonight. we also have other breaking news this hour from the justice department. we are learning that the special counsel investigating trump's locked now in at least eight secret court battles. the special counsel jack smith trying to uncover what he believes are some of the most closely how held details about trump's actions after the 2020 election. and also his handling of classified material. and, on top of that, news there's also this, relating to biden's handling classified documents. the fbi

news continues, erin burnett, out front, right now. >> a special edition of out front next -- president biden albert ready to announce he's running again, as we are getting new details into out front about his visit to florida, tomorrow. why it has everything to do with ron desantis. plus, why a special election of the control the pennsylvania house of representatives is giving reason democrats across the country reason to celebrate. something you should be watching. and biden going after chinese president, xi jinping, by name. china responding, tonight. we go live, to beijing. let's go out front. good evening and welcome to a special edition of out front, i'm erin burnett. -- the president is heading to florida tomorrow. and he has his sights set in large part on the state's governor. this is reporting from phil mattingly at the white house this hour, and it comes as biden is expected to announce his own run for reelection in the day. in fact, in a new interview with judy woodruff, he took the question about his age head on. listen to what he said. >> you will be 80 to the day of the n

, "erin burnett: outfront" right now. ♪ ♪ >>> "erin burnett: outfront" breaking news, former vice presidentpence subpoenaed by the special counsel. we're getting new details into cnn this hour. we have the very latest as this story is breaking. >>> plus, new video into cnn of russian brutality against their own soldiers. we have this video out russians running over their own dead and injured. >>> and new questions tonight about congressman george santos. we have a new report saying he was charged with theft after a series of bad checks were written to dog breeders. a lawyer who has known him since middle school said he asked her to help fight the charges. let's go out front. good evening i'm erin burnett. out front, subpoenaed. former mike pence has now been subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating donald trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. pence, of course, was at the center of trump's efforts to cling to power. trump repeatedly pressured his then vice president who, of course, was the one who was going to go in right to congress and oversee the certification of the elect

i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett. preparing for more war, that is. his military is still suffering heavy losses. we're going to show you in this new video this is a night vision recording on an attack in eastern ukraine. the russian convoy unexpectedly moved in on the ukrainian forces, and ukraine responded. we're going to show you the aftermath from the air, complete destruction. the combat vehicle just torn off. then we'll show you from the ground, russian fighting vehicles blown to pieces, really. this is only one part of the problem facing putin's forces tonight. a growing divide also between putin's official army and his private wagner forces also impacting the fight. today the wagner chief is accusing russia's defense ministry of, quote, treason. >> translator: the chief of the general staff and the minister of defense are handing out commands right and left. that the wagner pmc should not receive ammunition. they're also not helping with air transport. >> translator: there is direct opposition. this can be equated to high treason. >> all of th

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> "outfront" next, exclusive new numbers on russia's staggering losses on the battlefield as russian soldiers speak out tonight, telling the world they're, quote, cattle being taken to slaughter. >>> rupert murdoch admitting his fox hosts endorsed, his word, trump's election lies on air. and that's not all he's confessing as fox fights a $1.6 billion lawsuit. >>> and an "outfront" investigation tonight, our david culver traveled to the epicenter of the covid-19 outbreak, the virus likely leaked out of that lab in wuhan, china. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, exclusive new information about putin's staggering losses. russia has now suffered more combat deaths in ukraine than in all of its wars combined since world war ii. this is according to a new analysis by the group csis. you'll remember we were bringing you those satellite images every day as the buildup happened. the number of russian deaths per month now, they say, is 25 times highe

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.comhtening its grip unleashing a barrage of strikes on eastern ukraine. we are now hearing from generals on the front line as the battle is now brewing in washington over providing ukraine with f-16s. >>> plus, follow the money. fox titan rupert murdoch among others admitting that the network lied t

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, bitter battle. more than 30 town as cross eastern ukraine under fire tonight as new and graphic video shows the brutal russian losses on the front lines. >>> and congresswoman ilhan omar getting kicked off a committee. >>> and governor ron desantis publicly praising a lawyer who's going after trump's election deniers. let's go "outfront." >>> and good evening, i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, under fire. more than 30 towns across eastern ukraine facing bitter fighting in the overnight hours tonight. and we have new video to show you tonight from the front lines, this is from where we believe is near the town of voldahar. and it is graphic. this is the first video. it's important to understand the context of what's happening on the front lines. we believe there are russians standing by this tank. they drop that small munition, and the russians are killed. it's gruesome and graphic. you're talking about human life. the tank is covered in blood. and the soldiers seem to be sitting ducks, in part,

i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, under attack. putin tonight in the midst of an all-out air assault. officials warning that there is now a threat of drone strikes in and around the capital of kyiv. now explosions also right now are being reported inside the russian occupied city of melitopol. the number of missiles just today, according to ukraine, more than 100 from russia. ukraine now successfully able, they say, to take out about two-thirds of the missiles, the rockets, the drones, all of this incoming barrage. and we actually have some new video to show you of the interceptions. take a look at this. >> yeah! >> so you can see them celebrating. it goes, that arc, and then you see the explosion. this is how it's happening. hundreds of these, there are pictures of that russian cruise missile destroyed before it could reach its target. let me show you another video of ukraine deflecting a russian rocket. as you can see here, this one is coming down. and you see that all the way down after that interception. today has been one of t

i am erin burnett. we have video of the brutal life and death on the front line. in this clip which is disturbing, we will go inside one of the countless makeshift trenches in ukraine. the ukrainian who is filming this, as you can see there is shooting. then runs to one end of the trench. you will see him turn and run. as that happens there is more shooting going on. then they look up. you see the terrain and then you will see the russian soldier. advances in combat mode, look the wrong way. you saw his death. the flying caseins. you have to think about this. the ability to film a moment like this in close combat, the value of a life does make you pause. seeing a life and puts the mass numbers of dead and context. the u.s. government is giving bigger numbers. saying that putin's private militia has suffered more than 30,000 casualties including roughly 9000 to death. it is just a fraction of the russian deaths. the losses and death seem to be putting more pressure on putin tonight. this evening we are learning about russian defense officials died under mysterious

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, russian soldiers speaking out against putin's invasion as we hear from one former russian prisoner forced to fight, then left to suffer. it's an "outfront" exclusive on putin recruiting convicts for the front lines. >>> silence from biden tonight, even as the u.s. shoots down three more objects from the sky in three days. why hasn't president biden spoken publicly? new details from the white house tonight. >>> and a passenger jet plunges shortly after takeoff, coming within less than 800 feet of the ocean. what happened? let's go "outfront." >>> good evening. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, russian soldiers revolt, speaking out in new videos tonight. here are two different soldiers from different battalions speaking out. you'll see not just them, they are surrounded by their peers. >> translator: we are not prepared for assaults. our battalion already has losses. our command is far away from us. communication is practically nonexistent. the command never comes to us. >> translator: the local leadership does not care

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news continues, erin burnett out front starts now. and now, especially titian about race against time to find survivors in the earthquake that has killed more than 38 hours for at least search for survivors. the death toll is rising and we have a live report from just a moment. plus, desantis versus disney. by the florida governor cannot quite fighting the most magical place on earth. a place so magical that he reportedly got married there. putin's ex-wife, living a life of total luxury. now sanctioned by many countries including the united states, we are going to talk to a reporter who literally went knocking on her door. we are going to tell what she found, what they said, she is the pictures to prove it. let's go out front. good evening, welcome to all. a special edition of iran tonight, i'm erin burnett. we are going to get to all of the stories and much more. i want to begin with the devastation and desperation unfolding right now as we are all watching this. 4300 people now confirmed dead after that massive earthquake struck tur

i'm erin burnett. $3500 for your life. that's what city aligned with russia is now offering men who sign up to fight putin's war. this is it. this is the decree. it is a decree signed by the leaders of a city aligned with russia right over the border in kazakhstan. it establishes a lump sum payment to mobilize citizens as well as person who voluntarily express their desire to take part in the special military operation and who signed a contract for military service residing in biaikonur city. you have the price of a life. it is 260,000 rubles. that's about $3500. it seems it may be more of a choice there. $3500 to die than it is in many other places in russia. a may suggests the city shut down the unemployment center and send anybody who needs work to war. the unemployed must enlist to the army. if you have nothing to do defend your homeland and be paid for it. the mayor insists it will solve the unemployment problem. incredible to hear this, right? $3500 for your life. but, of course, from the numbers we know there is a c

i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, cracking down. cnn is exclusively learning that the united states is planning to crack down on russia and russian intelligence services for efforts to circumvent u.s. sanctions. we understand this will be coming next week and it's as putin's best hope for a win in ukraine is crumbling even more tonight. the wagner group suffering huge losses, now unlikely to meet their goal of capturing the symbolic city of bakhmut by the one-year anniversary of the invasion. in fact, they had thought they would have gotten it a long time ago. already yevgeny prigozhin's wagner group has suffered more than 30,000 casualties. roughly 9,000 deaths. according to the u.s. government tonight. and if that sounds like a lot it is. let me just give you the context because this really brings it home. the u.s. recently said that wagner has only 50,000 troops in ukraine in total. 30,000 casualties. 50,000 people total. and the complaints from inside wagner are starting to mount. i'll warn you that this video that we're going t

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i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett. "outfront" on the front lines, just hours from the one-year mark of the start of russia's war in ukraine, cnn has exclusively access to one town not far from where the head of putin's private army, the wagner group made an appearance on the front lines as well. [ speaking non-english ] >> re . >> translator: here and now we can greet all men who are fighting who are in the hospital who are fighting for our motherland. volunteers who are making ammunition. >> translator: we have seized a five-story building close to downtown bakhmut. >> translator: how far from the enemy? >> translator: it's 400 meters. >> translator: okay, let's go. otherwise, this will be our last address. >> reporter: the danger is certainly everywhere as the brutal fighting continues there without any end in sight. we're going to show you this new video into "outfront" showing the utter devastation in the region. buildings reduced to rubble thanks to some of the 5,000 missile strikes, 3500 air strikes and 1100 dron

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now. ♪ >>> "outfront" next, russian onslaught.kraine bracing for half a million more russian troops to storm its borders as russia is already ramping up its assault tonight. >>> plus, a major update to a story we've been following. the fbi now investigating congressman george santos for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars meant to help a veteran's dying dog. this is the $17,000 that sontose claims he spent in florida reportedly doesn't add up either. >>> hunter biden's attorneys now calling for a criminal investigation into rudy giuliani and others over the laptop found at a delaware computer repair shop. >>> i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, half a million more russian fighters. that's what ukraine is bracing for tonight, 500,000 more russians and a major onslaught. here's ukraine's defense minister with the chilling warning. >> translator: officially, they announced 300,000. but when we see the troops at the borders, according to our estimates, it is much more. we think that they have already mobilized 500,000. >> 500,00

i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, russians shooting russians with machine guns. allegations surfacing in this new video tonight. these are russian soldiers detailing the threats and torture they suffered at the hands of other russian soldiers. you see them there. according to the regional government of tuva, which is where they are, part of russia bore dooring monday dole i can't, a soldier says on february 4, 2023, the russian military came to us, shot at us with machine guns, forced us to do pushups, told us that we will not leave here alive. their saying this happened only two days ago. those russians attacking russians. it is shocking, even in this war, happening on the front lines. all the more so, because any russian who would survive such, you know, intrarussian conflict and actually is there on the front line could suffer the same horrific plight as this russian soldier. this is more new video to want. i want to warn you this is very disturbing, but this is the horror of this war. this is a russian soldier running. he's on fire. his body is on fire is. it

i'm pamela brown in for erin burnett tonight. welcome to a special edition of "outfront." and tonight, ready for anything, ukraine's military preparing for provocative acts by rucha to mark the one-year anniversary of its invasion. the warning as president biden made an unprecedented surprise visit to kyiv to meet with president zelenskyy, sending a painful reminder to putin of how his invasion plans have failed. the visit also stinging russian troops already dealing with major morale issues. a telegram account managed by russian military bloggers noting biden has done something putin has not, saying, quote, almost a year after the beginning of the special military operation, we are waiting in the russian city of kyiv for the president of the russian federation but not for the president of the united states. and the man putin has turned to in hopes of winning this war is also now complaining he lacks the necessary equipment. yevgeny prigozhin, the head of the wagner group, the brutal private mercenary group, saying this. >> translator: all the questions i raised about ammu

i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett. "outfront" tonight a major warning from president biden to vladimir putin, as new images show the true state of putin's fighting forces. take a look at this new video of ukraine attacking russian positions on the front lines of bakhmut. putin's troops are suffering heavy losses. and you can see that on stark display in this new video posted on social media and verified by cnn. dozens of coffins containing the bodies of russian fighters. they had reportedly been fighting with putin's private force, the wagner group, which is fighting in bakhmut. you can see death certificates with names and even the russian region that they were from. and i'll warn you, this is graphic. according to the head of wagner, quote, these are the guys who died yesterday due to the so-called shell starvation. now, he's accused the russian defense ministry of treason for their alleged failure to provide his troops with enough ammunition. now there is no doubt that russia is running low on ammunition and militar

good evening, i'm erin burnett. welcome to a special edition of "outfront." critical electronics from china's spy balloon in the hands of the fbi learning that now and we understand that this has been recovered along with a, quote, significant portion of the balloon off the coast of south carolina. now, this is according to the latest that we have from a u.s. defense official. and it comes as we're learning new details about the rush inside the west wing to better understand and, therefore, better respond to the growing number of unidentified objects that have now been shot down over north america. sort of a strange sentence that maybe a week ago you wouldn't imagine me saying by u.s. fighter jets. this is where we are. now there's four in eight days, and one former u.s. senior official tells phil mattingly we can't shoot down everything. more in a moment. it comes in the context of john kirby saying that the u.s. knows very little about the other three objects including whether they were equipped with sensitive security equipment or not. this all leads to a

with the news continues with erin burnett, out front starts right now. front next, new reporting from the white house this hour. ready to go. those of the words of a biden adviser tonight about a 2024 run and we will tell you what else is going on behind the scenes tonight. all new reporting from our phil mattingly here at the top of the hour and ron desantis's new target is a small liberal arts college. his goal is to turn it into a conservative school, and the man desantis is putting in charge, reportedly making more than double than his predecessor. and the space race is up for an investigation inside of china spy balloon making operation. named after physicists neil de grasse tyson is out front. let's hear what he has to say about the extraterrestrial life. let's go up front. and good evening, welcome to the special edition of out front, i'm erin burnett, tonight, ready to go. that is an exact quote, those are the words of a biden adviser, tonight telling our phil mattingly about the presidents plans to announce he is running for reelection. up until

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, breaking news. president biden says aid to ukraine is open-ended. he says putin has already lost ukraine. his new video into "outfront" shows one of america's most powerful munitions in action on the front line as putin is now threatening prisoner who's won't fight in his invasion. >>> red flags for trump. the former president struggling to raise money for his re-election campaign. former supporters with deep pockets are now looking to back somebody else. this is a report that you will see first here "outfront" tonight. >>> plus, santos response to romney, telling him he doesn't belong in congress. he makes it all about romney's religion. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, the breaking news. president biden in one of his most definitive statements to date moments ago making it clear the united states aid will continue to pour into ukraine. >> so, is it open-ended for now? >> yeah, it is. look, there's no way that putin is going to be able to -- he's already

i'm erin burnett. out front, a russian officer speaks out right here.onstantine served on the front lines for three months and is now telling all. the former lieutenant is the most senior russian officer to speak publicly about what he saw and did in ukraine. you're going to see that interview in just a moment. he managed to escape russia in january but still speaks with the men he served with. i asked him about ukraine's claims that russia mobilized troops and whether they're properly trained. here is what he said to that. >> translator: these people who are coming out are not prepared. they have not been trained and they are not even aware what kind of horror is awaiting them now. this number is just a bubble because we're talking about just handy men, not servicemen. >> handy men, not servicemen. no prep, no training. he says that they go and that they are joining because if they don't, that they will go to prison. he says that they have no choice other than prison for multiple years. yefremov first spoke to the bbc. shared this video with us. this v

let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone, i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, no f-16s. president biden saying the united states is ruling out ukrainian president zelenskyy's request for fighter jets for now. >> president zelenskyy continues to say what he really needs are f-16s. will you send f-16s? >> look, we're sending him what our seasoned military thinks he needs now. he needs tanks, he needs artillery, he needs air defense, including another himars. but there are things he needs now -- >> you don't think he needs f-16s now? >> no, he doesn't need f-16s now. >> zelenskyy, of course, disagrees, after 365 days of war, a grim milestone in putin's unprovoked invasion of ukraine and after a year of death and destruction, russian forces occupy some 17% of ukrainian territory. that is considerably less than what russia controlled in the weeks that followed, that first followed putin's initial invasion. and today ukrainian president zelenskyy vowed to keep fighting until russia retreats. >> translator: if we will complete our tasks, victory wi

i'm erin burnett. tonight, ready to go. that's an exact quote.hose are the words of a biden adviser tonight telling our phil mattingly about the president's plans to announce he's running for re-election. up until last week president biden publicly said he's not ready to make a decision on 2024. he kept using that words, intend, he intends to but hasn't made a decision. privately phil can report all the pieces are in place for a robust national campaign. why is biden waiting to announce? i'll speak to phil in jaus moment about his new reporting, but it comes in the context of former president trump finally having his first major challenger. south carolina governor nikki haley announcing her campaign for president. >> it's time for a new generation of leadership. to rediscover fiscal responsibility, secure our border and strengthen our country, our pride and our purpose. >> phil mattingly is out front life outside the white house. so phil, ready to go. that's the tip of the iceberg there from your sources telling you about biden's plans to run. >>

i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, attacked. new video into "outfront" tonight showing russian soldiers coming under fire. i warn you, as we always want to do here, it is graphic. i'll show you now. these are heavily armed russian soldiers that you see on your screen hiding, trying to stay out of view of ukraine's drones. they're spotted, though, and targeted. now, according to ukraine, two of the men were killed. and a russian state television war correspondent, who is embedded with russian troops, tonight posting, claiming that the private russian army, the wagner group, is making progress in the ongoing fight for bakhmut. but still can't declare victory months after the brutal and intense fighting began in this city. the russian correspondent saying, and i quote him. the enemy, he's referring to ukraine, is already plowing a new road for the fields in order to provide supplies for bakhmut and its outskirts. the wagner pmc fighters do not have a large quantity of ammunition. and this of course is not good. well, not good for p

i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, will america shoot? china's spy balloon right now making its way east now over st. louis. the balloon flying over and lingering over some of america's most sensitive locations, near nuclear sites. cnn has obtained this exclusive video of the balloon over columbia, missouri. first of all, you see below it it's almost hinden burg style. you can see what appear to be solar panels underneath the balloon. just to be clear what you're looking at here is in columbia, missouri, which happens to be about 40 miles west of the calloway nuclear plant, which of course could be in the balloon's flight path. the balloon is roughly the size of three buses. it's loaded with sensors and other equipment. and it has already flown over a number of sensitive sites in the united states, especially nuclear ones. it has come close to america's nuclear missile site in the state of montana. they are part of america's so-called nuclear sponge. may sound like a weird term, but it's the way they refer to it because it refers to five

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my colleague erin burnett spoke to a student just a short time ago. >> yes, we are in a lounge area inur hall. there is a probably about 30 people over here. everyone is obviously kind of stressed. they seem to be calm right now. >> absolutely, i'm glad you are. altogether as you, say there are 30 of you. i know we can hear some of you in the background. i'm not sure if that is an announcement there. but did you hear any shots fired? did anyone? >> i did not hear shots fired, but some of my coworkers in the union villain heard suspicious noises. and staff in the building at the time did hear shots fired, yes. >> did hear shots fired. all right, please stay safe there. >> okay, we are back with charles ramsey. i just want to read this latest tweet from the michigan state university police. i'm sure that there are lots of concern parents watching us right now. so, here's the latest that we have. victims are currently being transported to spare a hospital. brody hall, senator phillips hall, mason hall, abbott hall, lyndon hall. the msu neon and berkey hall have all been cleared and secure

erin burnett out frontness next on, next on cnn. >>> tonight the biden administration stepping up itseast palestine ohio nearly two weeks after a train derailment brought toxic and deadly materials to the doorstep, cnn brian todd is working the story, understandably residents are terrified for health and safety. >> they are, pamela, almost two weeks after the accident, today, say it and federal officials promised that teams in the cdc and department of health and human services will be deployed to help the residents it's that kind of pacing of response that infuriated local residents. >> anxiety and frustration can't to mount tonight in east palestine ohio. >> people are getting sick. we should not be back in the town until all was done. >> officials are pumping oxygen into local water ways hoping it will break down chemicals, they've removed contaminated soil from the area near a train derailment that unleashed a torrent of toxic chemicals, two weeks since the accident and despite an assurance from the governor that the water is safe to drink. >> do you feel. >> i'm honestly, i don't

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i'm erin burnett. tonight, a survivor's powerful story.or the first time, we're hearing from michigan state university professor, marco diaz, who was teaching his literature class when a gunman burst in and attacked his classroom. the professor says the gunman fired 15 shots. in all, three students were killed. five others were injured. throughout this hour, you will hear what he saw that night and how he and his students are dealing with the horror they have lived in the lost they are suffering. it comes as we are learning to details about the shooter. according to police, he had a note listing more potential targets including two schools in new jersey. he added a serving amount of ammunition in his backpack including two 9 mm handguns, nine loaded magazines, and a package with 50 rounds of ammunition. i want to bring in miguel marquez who spoke to the professor in this grouping interview that we are going to share with you in full. as we begin tonight with the special coverage, have police found any connection between the shooter and the

. >> just tonight erin burnett interviewed "the washington post" reporter who went to speak to theseers about him and here's what he said. >> we did drive through and meet some of the farmers who -- so we can show them his picture, show them the checks we thought they had received, and they could actively identify for us, yes, this person did promise us money, he took the puppies we had bred, and he cheated us. >> yeah, these are not victimless crimes. >> they're not victimless crimes, and they're so bizarre and things we wouldn't expect to hear not just in politics but this would be a weird story regardless. by the way, amish breeders is my band name incidentally. there's a reality people lose sight of and comes down to that two third vote in the house. you have an unshakable two year contract of your job. unless you quit or two thirds of your colleagues say you're out of here, you're not going anywhere. and the last two times this has been done, it's been done twice since 1980, it's been for members who have been convicted of bribery and racketeering. not accused, not bizarre lie s

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i'm erin burnett. tonight president biden giving the go-ahead for the u.s. military to take down another object hovering high above the u.s., this time over alaska. that object said to be about the size of a car. they said it was a threat to commercial aviation, passenger jets. tonight our phil mattingly is reporting one of the main reasons that president biden decided to shoot the object down was, well, it came less than a week after the chinese spy balloon was shot down. we're now learning the u.s. military is in the process of recovering that mysterious object. so let's get to phil mattingly because, phil, i know you've got some new reporting from the white house. you've been talking to your sources there. we find out about this today. it suddenly gets shot down. what happened as far as you're learning? >> reporter: erin, i think in talking to officials over the last several hours, there are two striking elements here. the first is how many unanswered questions remain. officials very candid about the fact they still don't know what the object is. they can

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i'm erin burnett. new tonight, the special counsel with a major move. former vice president mike pence has been subpoenaed. special counsel jack smith calling in pence has part of his criminal investigation into trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. of course pence was there that day and in all the days before and after. and on that day, the mob threatened to hang him. remember that? and he was at the heart of trump's efforts to overturn the election. >> i hope that our great vice president, our great vice president comes through for us. he's a great guy. plus, if he doesn't come through, i won't like him quite as much. >> of course pence did not come through, not before the insurrection and not after he was rushed to safety because an angry mob of trump supporters was trying to hunt him down and threatening to explicitly hang him. >> hang mike pence! >> president trump said i had the right to overturn the election. president trump is wrong. i had no right to overturn the election. the presidency belongs to the american people and the american

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