maryalice parks joins us now from the justice department. give us a preview of the defense strategy by trump's legal team. >> reporter: well, linsey, trump today posted on his social media accounts that he doesn't think he can get a fair trial in d.c. he wants to ask for a recusal from this judge. we'll see if his team actually makes a request like that in court. i can tell you that several other january 6th defendants have requested a change in venue. it's very rare. none of them have been granted that. linsey. >> maryalice, thank you. >> linsey: tonight, new details in the death of a publishing executive in a boating accident in italy. adrienne vaughn was on vacation in italy when their rented motor boat slammed into a larger boat throwing her into the water. italian officials are launching an investigation into the skipper of the boat she was on. here is lama hasan. >> reporter: a wedding celebration on a sailboat off italy's amalfi coast quickly turning to tragedy. >> what happened? >> reporter: a rented motorboat carrying american publi

maryalice, thank you. and tune into "this week" tomorrow morning. george stephanopoulos interviews donald trump's attorney john lauro about the former president's legal defense for alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election. >>> now to the war in ukraine and the intensifying battle at sea. maritime drones striking a russian ship in the black sea for the second time in two days. video circulating online, allegedly showing the moment the oil tanker was hit. russian authorities blaming ukraine and vowing retaliation as peace talks get under way in saudi arabia. abc's ian pannell is in ukraine. >> reporter: tonight, another strike against a russian vessel in the black sea. video circulating online appearing to show a sea drone allegedly packed with a half-ton of explosives approaching a russian oil tanker. moscow blaming ukraine, threatening retaliation, saying the tanker had been supplying oil to russian troops in syria. ukraine not admitting it conducted the operation, but security sources telling abc news they did indeed carry out the strike. it

good morning, maryalice. this announcement from attorney general merrick garland, it seemed to catch everyone by surprise. break down for us why it's so significant and how things could change. >> reporter: yeah, janai, good morning. on the one hand, it's possible that in terms of the investigation this does not change that much at all. merrick garland, attorney general merrick garland has insisted that david weiss up until now has had complete authority to investigate what he wants, to bring charges as he sees fit, and weiss, who again was appointed by trump, told congress as much, that he has had independence. so some experts think that this might be more of a formality, perhaps a way to help weiss prosecute hunter other places outside the state of delaware. on the other hand, it could mean that there's just more to look at, and where they start their investigation is just not always where they finish it. >> janai: maryalice, how might a hunter biden trial complicate things for president biden's re-election

good morning, maryalice. >> reporter: janai, good morning. it's been the go-to tactic of the trump legal team to try to delay on all court proceedings and motions, but this weekend we saw the judge in this new case about trump's alleged efforts to overthrow the election say no and stick to her deadline setting up some very interesting legal questions right out of the gate. trump's legal team this morning facing a setback. judge tanya chutkan denying trump's initial request to delay proceedings in the new case about his alleged attempts to illegally dismiss votes and stay in power. the special counsel's office asked the court for a protective order pointing to trump's recent social media posts arguing the former president might disclose evidence or even intimidate witnesses. judge chutkan giving the trump team until monday until 5:00 p.m. to respond and sticking to that deadline. one of trump's political action committees spending more than $21 million this year on legal fees. ♪ trump himself on the campaign trail overnight publicly bashing th

good morning, maryalice. >> reporter: janai, good morning. the former president wasted no time a day after appearing in federal court to answer for those charges that he tried to illegally stay in power and discount millions of votes. he was back out here campaigning asking people to vote for him again. donald trump hitting the road asking voters to send him back to the white house just one day after appearing in federal court to face charges that he broke his oath of office. the former president arguing voters should support him not in spite of his mounting legal challenges but because of them. >> they're trying to make it illegal to question the results of a bad election. >> reporter: in fact, special counsel jack smith wrote in his indictment that trump was entitled to formally challenge the results of the election through lawful and appropriate means, such as by seeking recounts or filing lawsuits. but that trump pursued unlawful means of discounting legitimate votes and subverting the election results. trump facing four new charges about

janai. >> janai: interesting indeed, maryalice.he updates. >>> now to the fda approval coming in overnight, the first-ever pill to treat postpartum depression known as zuranolone. it is taken daly for two weeks, a game changer for the nearly half a million moms who suffer from postpartum depression and here is dr. darien with more. we love having you. tell us about this medication. this is really a game changer. >> it is. it is the first fda approved oral medication to treat postpartum depression and it comes after two randomized studies able to show mothers who suffered from postpartum depression and took the medication for two weeks had significant improvements in their symptoms compared to mothers who did not. those improvements appear to be persistent over the 45-day period that the mothers were followed. >> janai: i mean taking a medication for just two weeks, how often is it we see medication that's so effective so quickly? >> it is not often. in fact, we have not seen it yet. in this study, however, the most common symptoms