The Lead with Jake Tapper

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A Connecticut jury has awarded nearly $1 billion in damages to Sandy hook families in the defamation case brought against Alex Jones. Also, seven people were killed in Russian strikes on a busy market in Ukraine in a third straight day of missile assaults. Plus, Rep. Pramila Jayapal joins to discuss why the January 6th select committee will argue that Trump is a threat to democracy.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russia bombards Ukraine for a second straight day as President Biden calls Putin a “rational actor” who misjudged his ability to invade Ukraine. Also, new warnings of a recession as top economists predict exactly when the downturn will hit. Plus, the DOJ has urged the Supreme Court to reject Trump’s request to intervene in the dispute over documents seized at Mar-a-Lago.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A wave of terror emerges in Ukraine as a series of deadly strikes take out bridges and targets infrastructure. Plus, a Los Angeles council president resigns from part of her job after a recording leaks of her making racist remarks. Also, a new study suggests the benefits of colonoscopies for cancer screenings may be overestimated.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Uvalde, Texas, the school system is suspending its entire police department after a bombshell report. Also, in Iran, the people’s uprising is now in its third week as demonstrations continue. According to Amnesty International, security forces in Iran have beaten a 16-year-old protestor to death.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden announced today that certain marijuana convictions will be pardoned. How quickly will we see Biden’s next steps on this issue? North Korea launched two more ballistic missiles, marking six total in less than two weeks. How far will U.S. and allies go to try to calm tensions in the region? Plus, a former Oath Keeper testifies that the group’s leader was in touch with Secret Service in the run-up to the 2020 election.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden visits areas hard hit by Hurricane Ian, meeting with families who lost everything. Plus, dozens of CIA officers accuse the intelligence agency of soft-pedaling its investigation of a mysterious illness known as “Havana Syndrome.” Also, a look at the historic year for women on the ballot in 2022.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump asks the Supreme Court to intervene in the case of classified documents found at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Plus, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, rescue crews continue as authorities say the damage is so bad they can barely determine where property is. Then, Huma Abedin joins to discuss the U.S. role in Iranian protests.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First, government officials explain why many evacuation orders came within hours of Hurricane Ian’s landfall with little time for folks to escape. Then, Maggie Haberman joins to discuss her new book which provides a detailed look at former President Trump. Also, a report today reveals harassment and abuse in women’s soccer and efforts to hide what was going on.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Putin declares the annexation of four areas of Ukraine which the West is denouncing as illegal. Also, Ian strikes again, lashing South Carolina low county, pushing heavy rain and wind into cities that are already vulnerable to flooding. The storm has wiped out parts of Florida’s west coast, leaving parts of the state swamped, draining vital resources, and forcing emergency rooms to turn away patients.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices