4:00 in new york. today, monumental breakthrough in the sometimes frustrating pursuit and pace of accountability and justice. the aftermath of the deadly attack on the u.s. capitol. in the 785 days since the insurrection he incited, donald trump has managed to squirm his way through an impeachment, wiggle past the bipartisan congressional investigation, stretching presidential immunity to great effect so far. now the justice department says in a brand-new court filing, such immunity should not shield donald trump from multiple civil suits brought by police officers and members of congress. in that new filing, in the course of urging an appeals court to reject trump s immunity claim, the justice department was very careful to avoid taking a position on whether trump is actually liable for causing the riot. the new action does open new doors of potential accountability for him. doj s essentially telling the court it does not believe trump can use immunity to avoid civil litigat
deadly shooting at a authorities are still searching for a motive in the attack that left six people dead before the gunman apparently took his own life. james: republicans barnstorming iowa as the fight for the party s future heats up. we ve got a country to save. we will never ever surrender. and a man in north carolina is facing multiple charges after he allegedly drove a car into a wilmington international airport. it s time for the oscars. this is your captain speaking. james: good evening, and thank you for joining us. i m james brown in four norah. tonight, we take a look at an innovative program taking flight at one major u.s. airline. hoping to tackle the industries pilot shortage. plus, it s friday, so we go on the road with an army widow who is keeping a long-held promise to her late husband. but first, president biden has approved a disaster declaration in california as a series of severe storms pounded the state. 17 million res
town sweet 16 party. fox defamation trial delayed just hours before opening statements . is this a sign a settlement could be near. and spacex boss elon musk, downplaying expectations with his company about to launch the most powerful rocket ever built. good monday morning to you welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. we begin with carnage at a sweet 16 birthday party in a small southern town. four people were killed, nine injured, some critically in this rampage saturday night. indeed ville alabama so far, authorities have not released details about a suspect or a motive. but overnight we did learn the name of one of those killed kiki smith, who was a student athlete athletic manager on the high school s track team. for more on another of the victims. a star athlete, let s go to cnn s isabel rizal is indeed ville. i spoke with michael taylor, who is the assistant football coach over a day ville high school. and he says th
hi, everyone. thanks for tuning into this hour, where we bring you tomorrow s news tonight. we have our great lineup of reporters to share their scoops. here with me tonight are harry enten, priscilla alvarez, ryan young and the next year kvhp. it s great to have all you guys hear. before a federal grand jury that is investigating the aftermath of the 2020 election and the actions of former president donald trump. this is the first time in modern history of vice president has been compelled to testify about his former boss, the president of the united states. priscilla alvarez has been working the story. priscilla, before we get to this and i am interested in that five hours, that s a long time. he was poised to talk about the conversations that he had with former president donald trump, then the president, before january 6th. sources tell our colleagues, that, as you said, this went on for five hours. and it is notable for its investigation and also, alisyn camer
we ll ask how the plan might work. also ahead. downing street says talks with the eu over a brexit deal covering northern ireland have been positive , raising hopes of a new agreement. also in northern ireland. a fifth person s been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of the off duty police officerjohn caldwell in omagh. officially, there are just 30 minutes left to vote in nigeria s most competitive elections since the end of military rule. but there are still long queues, with reports that some polling stations didn t open on time. a record number of people, nearly 90 million, have been eligible to vote. there s tight security across the country. 18 candidates are running to replace president buhari. the election is being seen as one of the most unpredictable in recent years. joining me now from lagos is our west africa correspondent, mayenijones. thank you forjoining us. just give us a little bit of context surrounding these elections, they are taking place i