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Request to limit what the former president can say about the case against him. Now accusing federal prosecutors of trying to restrict trumps First Amendment rights. Do they have a case on this at all . Trumps former white house lawyer ty cobb will be with me. Plus, a deadly strike. Russia ramping up attacks on civilian targets. We are learning tonight of a russian plot to assassinate the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. And an alarming scene as a massive brawl breaks out between a black man and a group of white voters in montgomery, alabama. And tonight police are vowing to make arrests. Lets go outfront. Good evening. Im erin burnett. Outfront tonight, team trumps response. The former president s legal team just now responding to a request from the Special Counsel that came after trump posted if you go after me, im coming after you. All caps. Trumps team arguing that his ability to share information in the January 6th Case is covered by the First Amendment. They say in a trial about First Amendment rights, the government seeks to restrict First Amendment rights. Trumps team says that im coming after you, all caps. Theres just a generalized political comment, nothing to worry about. Of course, though, the context here is that words spurred others to violence on january 6th. Thats the reality. And, in fact, trump quickly followed that threat im coming after you with a video which included the Fulton County d. A. Fani willis, and the new york d. A. Alvin bragg saying, quote, they were trying to get him. If you go after me, ill get you. Well, prosecutors say comments like this could have a, quote, harmful and Chilling Effect on witnesses. And trumps threats are raising concerns already about the safety of the judge in the January 6th Case. We are learning tonight that security has been increased around the judge Tanya Chutkan who is overseeing the january 6th proceedings. Jack smith met with trump ally Bernie Carric who obviously had a huge stack of documents that smith wanted. Carric was a very close giuliani associate. Cnn exclusively caught carric and his attorney after the appearance Tim Parlatore as they were leaving the Special Counsels office. And here is what parlatore said tried to happen in that meeting. It was mostly about all the efforts in between the election and january 6th of what the Giuliani Team is doing and really just going through all of the efforts that they took at the time to take all the complaints of fraud, see what they can do to chase him down. We begin our coverage tonight with katelyn polantz. She is outfront in washington. What more do you know about trumps argument, and what we can expect from the judge there, right . He post, if you go after me, im coming after you. Reporter theres a couple Different Things at play here. What were talking about, what the fight is in court right now. It is over the material that donald trump has no access to at this time, that the Justice Department has that theyve collected in the investigation and will give to him for trial. The Justice Department, those records, they want to protect all of them. They want to make sure that donald trump is not going to be disseminating them on social media or sharing them in any other way talking about them with others. And the trump team, they just want it to be slightly narrower than that. They want to designate stuff in that pile as specifically sensitive. And so they want provisions over that. The judge, judge Tanya Chutkan is going to have to come in and make legal decisions about exactly what governs this evidence heading towards trial. She could be moving quite quickly on this. She did this weekend. And once there is some sort of order in place on what to do here with disloclosures or nondisclosures of this evidence, then everybody can really move toward trial and start working very hard there. So, that is whats going on legally. But there is this other conversation thats taking place as well, where the Justice Department did raise this trump post in social media about im coming after you. Now, trumps team, in response to that in their filing, theyre saying, that wasnt about sensitive information, that had nothing to do what were talking about here, that is what we call generalized political speech, pay no attention to that, and actually well raise you with a tweet of our own that we want to show you, which was a tweet of joe biden holding a cup a mug that he is selling a cup of joe never tastes better. And the trump team is saying that that is a thinly veiled reference. The reason were talking about all of this is its in court papers. And so now we watch to see if the judge here, Tanya Chutkan, if she addresses any of these Social Media Posts at all, has anything to say about that. That could be really interesting, and at a time where this case is not alone in the dark, there is an ongoing investigation, clearly as evidenced by Bernie Carric going in and talking to the Special Counsels office today about Rudy Giuliani and others. There could be other things that emerge here in the future, potentially before judge chutkan as well. All right, well, katelyn, thank you very much. And the hundreds of people who have been convicted in the January 6th Insurrection and the riot, theyve said it was trumps words that launched them into action. They said so repeatedly under oath. So if you go after me, im coming after you, its a threat. Outfront now, ty cobb, former Trump White House lawyer, is here. And, look, ty, at issue here, youve been on the Receiving End of some threatening posts from trump. He makes comments and threats against people in words. In june he said youll be held legally responsible for what he called false statements. He didnt specify what they were. And in terms of physically following through, thats not something hes ever done. So now hes saying if you go after me, im coming after you. So, is this just a case of prosecutors really arent going to be able to do anything about it . I think the prosecutors with the assistance of the judge will be able to tame this somewhat. Im not sure that trumps lawyers will be able to get him to adhere to whatever limitations they impose. And, as a result, he may be sanctioned and could even be held in contempt and put in jail and have to run for president from jail like eugene debbs did back in the 30s. Its Pretty Amazing to even think that were having such a conversation. There are moments when i hear it come out of your mouth that i pause. So, ty, trumps lawyer is giving a lot of information about his defense, right . Hes been speaking, and he told our own dana bash that trump didnt direct pence to do anything when it came to not certifying the election. Here is what he said. What President Trump did not do is direct Vice President pence to do anything. He asked him in an aspirational way. Asking is covered by the First Amendment. Aspirational, he asked in an aspirational way. He went on to say asking is not speech, its not action. Thats the heart of this, right . Speech versus action. Does that defense fly here . Not at all. Im not aware of the aspirational defense or the Free Speech Defense to a gang leader saying to two of his subordinates i need you two to please rob a bank for me and they do it. Thats aspirational. But it leads to a crime. And thats exactly what trump did with pence. The aspirational it is interesting. I mean, what do you make, ty, of the fact . I know john lauro was a very respected lawyer. But what do you make of the arguments hes making and i guess the way hes making it . Right now hes making it through the media. So ive been in his position before where he represented a very difficult client under great pressure whos concerned about the possibility of going to jail. I think one of the dangers and john is respected and he has a good reputation and he certainly knows his way around the courtroom, former federal prosecutor briefly. But, think about it. Hes been in this case for less than three weeks. Theres no way he could have mastered the nuances of the record. I mean, theyve got a lot of Talking Points to work from. But most of those Talking Points are false, just like the big lie is false. And so john getting out there trying to go toe to toe with other professionals whove lived this stuff for two years, and thats difficult, thats hard to do. He also admitted a couple of things that i think will come back to haunt them in terms of requests of pence and acknowledgment that they did want to delay the vote. So, i think its dangerous to be out there. Trump has needed somebody in charge. John seems to be taking charge. But he also needs somebody who can effectively communicate with the media with a finely honed message. And this message is a little awkward so far. Yeah, its certainly an aspirational defense, an aspirational request is certainly, even to a layperson, reads a little odd. I do want to ask you about the maralago case because the trumpappointed Aileen Cannon issued an order today asking federal prosecutors to explain the use of a washington grand jury. And shes asking for this even though a grand jury in south florida, of course, saw evidence and indicted based on the evidence that they saw. So as far as we understand, the defense in this case is not asking for this explanation, but the judge is. Do you understand why, is this a normal thing . No, its not. This is a highly unusual request for most judges, although its typical of the conduct that the 11th circuit came down hard on her previously for Insinuating Ideas that even trump hadnt raised in his defense when she bungled the Search Warrant and the Special Master Issue and they finally forced her to dismiss the case. I think this is a jumptheshark moment. The reality is the Defense Attorneys are capable, nobody asked her to raise this issue. It suggests the possibility of misconduct by the Justice Department where theres absolutely no basis for it. The law is you cannot use an existing grand jury to investigate existing charges, previously brought charges. But theres no reason that a grand jury in d. C. Cant share information with a jury in florida. In fact, its specifically authorized under rule 6 e 3 c of the federal rules of criminal procedure. And it was the florida grand jury after receiving and reviewing that information that issued the indictment. So theres no hand of impropriety and no sophisticated prosecutor would commit the one area of misconduct that is prohibited in a grand jury in terms of continuing to investigate in existing charge. Thats not really whats at issue here. Her concern is can a grand jury in d. C. Actually investigate additional corruption that may have occurred in her district, and the law is clear that they cant. I dont think the Justice Department is going to warrant about this. Theyll brief it for her and hope she understands. But its a highly unusual thing. And its the First Time Since the case was assigned to her that she has done anything thats remotely like the way she handled the initial issues that got her in trouble. All right, well, ty, thank you very much. My pleasure. Nice to be with you. You too, ty. Of course as ty and i are speaking, live pictures of the Fulton County courthouse. 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Dont cha . get a free Storage Upgrade when you preorder at verizon. These are live pictures of the Fulton County courthouse in georgia tonight. Any day, there a grand jury could vote to indict donald trump for trying to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. And a major sign tonight that the d. A. , fani willis, does intend to seek indictments, a source confirming to cnn that former georgia Lieutenant Governor geoff duncan has received subpoenas to testify before that jury. What else can you tell from these subpoenas, and i know they would come in terms of fani willis giving a final presentation to the grand jury. What do these subpoenas tell you about how close we may be to a decision . Well, yeah, erin, i think the reason they send such a strong signal that she is likely to seek indictments, whether that be of the former president donald trump, or a number of his allies, that she scrutinized in this case, you dont sit there putting together a full presentation that you would put before a grand jury with multiple witnesses, people like geoff duncan, the former Lieutenant Governor who told cnn he didnt sanction the appearance of people like Rudy Giuliani showing up before State Lawmakers, and another former State Lawmaker who was there and witnessed this Rudy Giuliani presentation, you wouldnt craft that kind of narrative and prepare it to go before a grand jury unless you were intending on seeking indictments. And obviously, theres been a very serious Security Presence around the Fulton County courthouse. Fani willis has instructed her staff to work from home on a number of days, all of these things, of course, point to major indictments, potentially, of the former president , although we dont know that for certain yet. When you look at the timing in this case, one of the interesting things about the subpoenas going to these witnesses is it says we will give you 48 hours notice when we need you to appear. Multiple witnesses told us they have not received that notice yet, an indication that probably later on this week or next week would be the soonest she would start presenting this case. And our understanding is that the grand jury seated today, which meets on mondays and tuesdays, heard the regular array of cases you would expect to hear in Fulton County, nothing particularly special, no indication of a trump case. So i think we could still be a couple of days or into next week. But its clear that whatever this Indictment Decision is, its going to be coming soon. Just one quick followup to that. Weve all spoken to people whove been subpoenaed. But does that necessarily mean that shes going to use them all in her presentation . Or is this just giving her the right . Ive subpoenaed you, ill give you 48 hours notice, but just because you dont get the notice, does that mean its not happening, or maybe she just doesnt mean that individual . Theres certainly not a guarantee that if those people dont get called, she could just decide to change course entirely and learn her own investigators within the department. But she seems to be at least putting these people on notice so that she has this option to call in live witnesses and craft this narrative before the grand jury, if she chooses to do so. Sarah, thank you very much. Shes been covering whats been going on in Fulton County from the very beginning. I want to go now to the republican governor of New Hampshire, chris sununu. Trump said he needs one more indictment to ensure his election. Do you see the anticipated Fulton County, georgia, indictment the same way . Well, i dont think it ensures his election, but theres no doubt he gets it, it builds up sympathy. To the Average American, it is white noise. The Average American, four indictments, to ask the Average American to follow the details of whats real and what isnt and where the pushback is, its all become white noise. You also have an individual in trump where the Mainstream Media will say his name 157 times between 8 00 p. M. And 11 00 p. M. Every single night, maybe one or two of the other candidates on the republican side will get mentioned. So he gets all the name idea in the world through the media. Yes, he loves it, it helps keep all those running against him out of the Mainstream Media, out of the headlines. Here in New Hampshire and iowa, they are in the media, they are getting the headlines, and thats why trump is doing so much worse here in New Hampshire and iowa than the rest of the country because all these other candidates are gaining traction, theyre bringing indictment to the party. And thats why, as youve heard me say on your show, if we can narrow this down between trump and one other candidate, hes in real trouble. But as long as we keep his name in the headlines, hes enjoying it. Let me talk about one of those other candidates because were hearing something from one of them. His nearest competitor, although he has really stalled and struggled to gain traction, governor ron desantis. He has, up till now, governor sununu, refused really to criticize trump on all of these substantive issues. Hes now saying something that, for desantis, is new. Here he is. Yes or no, did donald trump lose the 2020 election . Whoever puts their hand on the bible on january 20th every four years is the winner. But, respectfully, you did not clearly answer that question. And if you cant give a yes or no on whether or not trump lost, then how of course he lost. Trump lost the 2020 election . Okay. Joe bidens the president. Now, im curious, governor, when you watch that moment, desantis has been struggling to gain traction. What do you read into him saying this now and that exchange . Well, i dont read too much into it other than i think all the candidates know they have to kind of be forceful, they have to hit trump on his weaknesses, and there are many. I think this is just the first of many very big criticisms you hear out of both Governor Desantis and tim scott and vivek ramaswamy. The whole gang of them realizes that you cant give this guy a pass. Because he hasnt earned it. He hasnt earned a pass. Itd be one thing if he earned it and everyone was just trying to push against him. But when he pushes the january 6th issues, when he pushes the Election Conspiracy issues, its just, its not a winning move for the republican party. And all these candidates are galvanizing around the idea that theyve got to be hard. And i think it builds a lot of momentum as they go into the debates. Thats when were going to see them go head to head. Although i will say it is amazing to me on a certain level to say were in a moment where admitting joe biden is the l legitimate president is the thing. 70 of republicans so i get it, but still. Now, one person who has been, mike pence, hes been clear that trump should never be president again because he put himself above the constitution. Mike pence has said that repeatedly. But here is how some Trump Supporters greeted him in the state this weekend. Whyd you sell out the people . Why didnt you uphold the constitution, sir . I have upheld the constitution. Read it. Amidst that oddity of can i take a picture with you with the kids, that is the Campaign Trail. How does this watching this in your state make you feel, governor . Well, look, angry, unhinged Trump Supporters, i dont think anyones surprised to see it. His Base Supporters tend to be very extreme, very angry. Theyre very defensive. Theyll do anything to try to make sure that trump just kind of is handed the nomination and doesnt have to earn it. Obviously theyre going to use mike pence as a punching bag. Mike pence stood up for america. Mike pence is the shoulders that he had to bear to do what he did when his partner, his president , asked him and told him to do something. God bless him for doing the right thing. Hes been taking those punches for a while. Mikes got very big shoulders. Hes got a very thick skin, and hes still on the Campaign Trail trying to earn the votes. All right, governor sununu, thank you, i appreciate it. You bet. And, next, ukraine now claiming russia has fired nearly a half a million shots at ukraines forces in the past seven days. As we are learning new details about an alleged plot to assassinate zelenskyy. Plus, chinese hackers have reportedly compromised the Defense Networks of a key american ally. Tonight the pentagon is worried about sharing sensitive intelligence as a result. Were reinventing our network. With smarter, more efficient routes. So you can deliver more value to your customers. Fast. Reliable. , perfectly orchestrat. The United States postal service. Thats me before dawn powerwash. Soaking, scrubbing. Thats life. Was life. Now, powerwash gives me the power of an overnight soak in minutes. Im sorry, minutes . With 3 cleaning boosters. Not found in traditional dish soaps that help break down, loosen and lift away food and grease. So much faster tougher mess . Let the suds sit a few minutes before wiping. Even cleans. 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And on the front lines in the east and the south, both sides are bogged down by heavy fighting. Theres been a struggle to make significant advances. This video into outfront of the fighting in the south, this is ukrainians evacuating a fellow soldier. Theyre trying to evade a russian drone. Now, the drone basically is chasing them from the sky, ultimately strikes just behind their vehicle. Fred pleitgen is outfront tonight. Reporter nearly half a million munitions, thats how much the ukrainians say the russian army fired at them in only a weeks time on the eastern front. Still, moscow reporting only modest gains. Over the past three days, the advance of Russian Troops in this direction amounted to 11 kilometers along the front and more than three kilometers into the depth of the enemys defense, the Army Spokesman says. But the ukrainians say in most areas they are the ones advancing, and kyiv is hitting putins military behind the front lines as well. After ukrainian sea drones hit both a russian tanker and a warship in the past days, now an air attack damaging a vital bridge connecting occupied crimea to ukraines mainland. A local moscowinstalled official trying to downplay the significance. These are sneaky punches, he says, really sneaky, they cant be forgiven. They are just snarled from a wounded animal. Strikes like these often made possible by westernsupplied airlaunched cruise missiles. Glory to ukraine, president zelenskyy wrote on a french model during a visit to his air force this weekend. But now ukraines Intelligence Services says it foiled a russian plot to assassinate zelenskyy using an informant trying to scout out his whereabouts. The ukrainians say questioning revealed the person was involved in other attempted plots as well. The ukrainians say their troops have been making some gains on the southern front, putting pressure on entrenched Russian Forces there. Russian president Vladimir Putin meeting with the boss of one of russias top armsmakers, urging him to speed up manufacturing of modern weapons. Manufacturers promised me that they would increase the amount of production, he says, they deliver on that promise, but it needs to be increased even more. This russian Drone Footage shows the aftermath of some of the fighting in ukraines south, very little territory won or lost, but nearly every building completely destroyed. And you know, erin, that last area in our report is a place called robotono. And there the russians are saying that they managed to bog the ukrainians down. But the ukrainians today also saying that several counterassaults from the russians have also been unsuccessful, but, at the same time, as we could see there in that video, the costs very high. There was also a phone call today between the chairman of the Joint Chiefs Of Staff mark milley and zaluzhny. I want to go to the lead russia investigator for bellingcat who has placed on russias Most Wanted List for his work, which includes uncovering the men who poisoned the critic alexei navalny. Ukrainian intelligence says it has detained a russian informant and foiled a plot to assassinate zelenskyy. Is Killing Zelenskyy still a top priority for putin, from your reporting . Well, it is. But not at any cost. It was a top priority at any cost in the first days of the war in, the first weeks of the war, they made at least 20, 25 attempts, as was reported both by the sbu, the ukrainian intelligence service, but also by sources on the russian side. But then it became clear that unless its a successful assassination operation, it will blow back to putin to show another failure. So, russia has had, in my estimate, is one attempt to create a situation where zelenskyy can be assassinated, but they havent acted on it because they need to be 100 , 200 sure that they will succeed. Its pretty frightening, though, if youre doing one a month. At some point, just your basic probabilities here. I sat down with zelenskyy last month in odesa. And there had been drones surveilling the area. Everything is always a Question Mark about his safety. I asked him about those attempts on his life in the early days of the war and how it impacted him. And heres part of what he said. Translator ill be honest with you. Until i have decided if i will be thinking about it constantly, i will just shut myself down. Very much like putin now who doesnt leave his bunker. Clearly those Sabotage Groups might be back again and try to get rid of me. I mean, he knows, Sabotage Groups and given all the people around him, right, that this can happen. You say these attempts against his life are happening on a shockingly regular basis now. The plotting, the planning but not necessarily attempts. So what we see now is the ukrainian Domestic Security Service sbu is making public one foiled plan. And this is an important thing, the messaging theyre doing is we are tracking these. Theyre trying to discourage the russians from going the final mile. Sort of a callout, like we see this. Right. Because, again, as long as the russians are afraid its not going to be successful, theyre not going to act on it. At this point the sbu are trying to achieve by leaking these foiled attempts early on. Navalny, we learned today that he was sent to a Punishment Cell for two weeks, this is after he received that 19year sentence to a special regime colony. His family says his health is deteriorating. Obviously, he did not look strong in the images that we did see from the sentencing. Hes been losing weight rapidly. You actually said that hes being treated like a serial killer. Whats he now facing . Well, he is facing 19 years in a facility with a special regime which is observed for Serial Killers and people who are essentially there for life. He will be treated perpetually as if hes in solitary confinement. Any time he needs to go to take a toilet break or go to the canteen, he has to put on these oldfashioned sort of not only the handcuffs but the whole chain. So this is how its intended to be. But lets remember that this is not the last indictment and the last charges because there is at least one charge that is pending, which is hes been accused of terrorism charges. So, 19 years is a drop in the bucket i guess when you start adding it all together. However, they want to count it. How worried are you that he may not make it out alive . Ive said this before. I think if it were left to putin himself, his ability to control the system of violence in the country has been somewhat challenged by prigozhin, i think it is important for him to show some more rules of violence. And he would go ahead if it were left to him and probably order the assassination of navalny in jail. But i still have a hope that people around putin have more brains and they would know that somebody like navalny and other Political Prisoners would be very handy Bargaining Capital for them when the war is lost or at least not won. And vladimir karamurza, his wife speaks on his behalf. But he is suffering dearly in russian confinement right now. A final point, you mentioned prigozhin. How do you think this ends . Are we sort of back to some sort of a status quo or not . Were not. This is something that is being bargained and negotiated as we speak. The reason why we dont know the outcome is not because it is known to the kremlin and we dont know it. There is an ongoing fight not only for how this war is handled but who gets lucrative piece of the business of africa, who gets syria. This is all being bargained. What prigozhin started is just the beginning of a fallout of an internal strife on who gets to do what in the future. All right, thank you very much, as always. And, next, the u. S. Scrambling resources after 11 chinese and russian warships were spotted near the coast of alaska. So, whats going on with that . And police issuing more arrest warrants tonight after a Black City Worker was attacked by a group of white voters. The assault, all of it, is caught on camera. Gives you access to every game. But terry doesnt have directv. Come on. Work for dad here. Now, you can find the game easy. My barbecue is saved get in the redzone with sports pack. Call 1800directv my barbecue is ruined. [baby crying] wherever you go. Wherever you stay. All you need is one key. Earn and use rewards across expedia, hotels. Com, and vrbo. Arthritis pain . We say not today. Tylenol 8 hour Arthritis Pain has two layers of relief. The first is fast, the second is longlasting. We give you your day back, so you can give it everything. Tylenol. Number one doctor recommended for Arthritis Pain. Tonight, Chinese Military hackers attacking an american ally, according to the washington post. Hackers gaining access to military plans and capabilities for japan. And it comes as 11 chinese and russian warships were spotted near the coast of alaska. The u. S. Then sent multiple navy ships near the Aleutian Islands in response. Outfront now, the democratic congressman Ro Khanna Of California who sits on the House Select Committee on china. Congressman, i really appreciate your time. Chinese and russian ships doing this provocative move, and then the u. S. Then sending navy ships in response. How worried are you right now about the rising tensions between the u. S. And china . Im concerned about the chinese should be under no allusion. The United States has naval superiority in the pacific. We are extraordinarily strong there. I had led a delegation to taiwan, theres bipartisan consensus to make sure that taiwan has the selfdefense weapons that they need. At the same time, the president , secretary blinken, have said that we need to engage with china in a constructive conversation so that we dont have accidental wars or conflict, and i hope the chinese will reciprocate. Well, this is at least the second time in a year that chinese and russian ships have come close to alaska. Today, congressman, former President Trump weighed in on the incident. So actually not about indictments, he was talking about this incident. And he said russia and chi would not be putting ships dangerously off the coast of alaska if i were president , no caps, no way, no how, three exclamation points, no respect for biden. The point he raises is a real one, does china see biden as somehow easier to antagonize, or not . Lets just look at the facts. The facts are that the export controls that President Biden has implemented with Jake Sullivan have been stronger than anything in the past. I mean, the controls are not sending sensitive semiconductor technology, not sending advanced ai technology, all under President Biden. This president has actually brought some of the manufacturing home trying to bring Home Production from china. And this president has helped put new bases near the philippines, has helped strengthen our presence in japan, helped make sure that we have naval superiority. So, i dont doubt that china has become more aggressive. But i dont think this is the time to play partisan politics regardless if there was a republican or democrat in the white house, the point should be how do we ensure american superiority, and how do we deescalate the risk . Congressman, i want to ask you about one other topic. You and i have talked about this before, senator dianne feinstein. There are reports that shes given power of attorney to her daughter. She is from your state. This raises new questions about her health. I want to play for you a recent moment during a hearing. I know you know about, but just in case anyone didnt hear about this, this did raise some concern about her. She is, of course, a sitting senator. The clerk will call the roll. Senator feinstein. Um you say aye. Pardon me . Yeah. Uh, i would like to support a yes vote on this. It provides 823 billion. Thats an increase of 26 billion for the department of defense. And it funds priorities submitted just say aye. Okay. Just aye. Congressman, of course, you called for Senator Feinstein to resign when she had been absent for ten weeks with health issues. When she returned, you did stop those calls. But how do you feel about this now . Well, its sad to watch. I have such great admiration for Senator Feinstein for her career, what shes done for public service. I stand by the call that i made that i think the best thing to do for her would be to step down. But, i dont want to belabor the point. I dont want to constantly have clips that are embarrassing her. I think we all heard sort of the dignity of respect for her lifetime of public service. And i just hope that she or people close to her do the right thing. But i stand by my call, and i havent kept beating the drum on it out of respect for her. I understand, its a complicated situation. And you do hope those around her do the right thing, the best thing as they see it. Thank you very much, congressman cana. I appreciate your time, as always. Thank you. Really appreciate it. You too. Next, calls for justice after a black dock worker in montgomery, alabama, was attacked by a group of white voters all on tape. You can see what caused the violent brawl. Calls for an investigation after a bear broke loose on a passenger flight. Or the. Romamantic getaways . With 24 trusted brands by wyndham to choose from. Your wyndham is waiting. Get ththe lowest price at wyndhamhotels. Com if you struggle. And struggle. 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Well continue to go through that process before we take any additional steps. Reporter it all began when the black employee was trying to clear the dock space with the riverside cruise. The cruiser was about to return to shore and needed its space to dock. Just doing his job and for some reason, they didnt like it. They didnt want to move the boat. And he decided to get physical with him. Reporter you can see in the video the black employee on the dock arguing with one of the men from the pontoon boat. Then another shirtless white man charging at the employee and hitting him in the face. Soon after that, you can see several others join in on the attack of the dock employee. In some of the video, which has gone viral with millions of views, people on the boat can be heard yelling for someone to help the employee. Then at one point, you can see a young man who has jumped off the Boat Swimming ashore to help the man who is being attacked. The boat got closer. The guys and crews members and everybody got off, and thats when it happened. Thats the reason why when they got off the boat, they came right to that smaller boat. Thats when more fighting ensues, turning into an allout brawl, that included several people getting hit over the head with a Folding Chair. Soon after officers tried to take control, handcuffing people in the fight. They were antagonists in the whole situation, arrest them. Unfortunately when things happen, people in color are the first to be put in handcuffs. Reporter many questions remain about the melee that appeared to be very much split across racial lines. We are fully engaged and we are doing all of our Due Diligence to find out exactly what took place. Its really disturbing to watch that, especially what appears to be a racial breakdown, as you point out, in the fighting. The video is, of course, getting a lot of attention. But authorities havent said yet much. When do you expect to learn more . Reporter we have learned today that there will be a 2 00 eastern News Conference with the mayor and the police chief of montgomery. That should happen tomorrow. So, well be interested to see what will happen. There will be four warrants that have been pulled so far. When you talk about the viral nature of this, on the internet today you can see millions of millions of hits, people talking about this constantly. People want to know what started this whole thing. Thank you very much, ryan. And next, a bear somehow managing to break loose inside a passenger plane. So, what was it doing there in the first place . Hon . Woohoo. Youve gotta see this. The weathertechs here. wow, that was fast. [helicopter hovering] weathertech is the ultimate protection for your vehicle. Lasermeasured floorliners, no drill mudflaps, cargoliner, bumpstep, Seat Protector and cupfone. Weathertech. Youre watching football wrong what do you call a guy in face paint that cant get the game . 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