A dramatic new development in the special counsel's probe into former President Trump's effort

to overturn the 2020 election. Former Vice President Mike Pence appears before a federal

grand jury offering what could be critical testimony about Trump's role in the January 6th Capitol

attack.

And as Pence was testifying,

the former president took his 2024 campaign to New Hampshire.

Trump ignored his legal troubles

and instead focused his attacks on President Biden

and other potential White House opponents.

And also breaking this morning,

Russia launches new attacks across Ukraine,

hitting a residential building in the central part of the country

and killing at least a dozen people.

We'll have the very latest on the fighting overseas. Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Friday, April 28th. I'm Jonathan Lemire.

Thanks for starting your day with us. We'll begin with big news from here in the nation's capital.

Former Vice President Mike Pence has testified before the federal grand jury investigating the January 6th insurrection.

That's according to a source familiar with the matter. Now, this is the same grand jury that was

convened by special counsel Jack Smith, investigating former President

Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in an effort to try to stay in power.

Two black SUVs entered the courthouse garage around 9 a.m. yesterday, an entrance that would

allow witnesses to head up to the

grand jury rooms without being seen by the public. The SUVs then left the courthouse hours later,

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