children, as both sides made their final cases. the prosecution accusing mr. trump of trying to illegally influence the 2016 election by covering up a payment to adult film star stormy daniels. the defense attacking michael cohen as, quote, the greatest liar of all time. and the chaos outside the court. actor robert de niro clashing with pro-trump protesters. also tonight, severe storms slamming texas. flash flooding on the highway in dallas. vehicles trapped. a church and homes possibly hit by lightning. hurricane-force winds pushing a plane away from the gate. more than a million without power on the heels of a deadly holiday weekend. the massive explosion at a chase bank in ohio. debris blowing across the street. multiple injuries were reported. israeli forces entering the heart of rafah for the first time. and deadly new strikes as outrage grows over the attack on a tent city that killed 45 people. the new study on preventing peanut allergies in children. what par
good evening. we begin with the closing arguments in the historic first ever criminal trial of a former u.s. president. arguments that are still under way as we speak. in fact, the 12-member jury in donald trump s hush money election interference trial is hearing its seventh hour of summations right now. nearly three hours for the defense followed by four hours for the prosecution with the clock still running. it appears they will continue tonight until the prosecution finishes. over the last four hours the prosecution has been arguing that the case comes down to three things. that they claim they have proven. one, that there were in fact false business records that the false business records were intended to cover up conspiracy related to the 2016 election. number three, that donald trump was personally involved. prosecutor joshua stein glass has been taking them through it, starting with the meeting with trump, michael cohen, and the former national enquirer publisher dav
in the treatment of her family by the criminaljustice system . our correspondent daniel de simone broke this story here s his report. the racist murder of teenager stephen lawrence took place 31 years ago at a south london bus stop. the failed first investigation is widely seen as one of the biggest disasters in the history of the metropolitan police. today an official review has concluded that four senior retired officers who ran the first inquiry should not be charged with a criminal offence. this is a dreadful crime, a completely unprovoked attack on a young 18 year old black youth. their investigation failed to bring anyone to justice. two of those officers were bill ilsley and ian crampton, pictured here after being criticised by a landmark public inquiry 25 years ago. the others were brian weeden and his deputy ben bullock. prosecutors have been considering whether to charge the four with misconduct in a public office for investigative failures. the conclusion by pros
in the treatment of her family by the criminaljustice system . our reporter daniel de simone broke this story, here s his report. the racist murder of teenager stephen lawrence took place 31 years ago at a south london bus stop. the failed first investigation is widely seen as one of the biggest disasters in the history of the metropolitan police. today an official review has concluded that four senior retired officers who ran the first inquiry should not be charged with a criminal offence. this is a dreadful crime, a completely unprovoked attack on a young 18 year old black youth. their investigation failed to bring anyone to justice. two of those officers were bill ilsley and ian crampton, pictured here after being criticised by a landmark public inquiry 25 years ago. the others were brian weeden and his deputy ben bullock. prosecutors have been considering whether to charge the four with misconduct in a public office for investigative failures. the conclusion by prosecutor