Lets check in with cnns boris sanchez, and a number of republicans were needed to block this. It looks like they have them. Reporter we sort of expected this to happen because republican lawmakers privately and publicly warned President Trump that his National Declaration could potentially splinter the party, and now you have rand paul, including Susan Collins of maine, Lisa Murkowski of alaska and tom tillis of North Carolina essentially voting to block this declaration. I want to read to you a little bit of what rand paul told supporters last night in kentucky when he announced he would cast his vote against the declaration. He said, quote, i cant vote to give the president the power to spend money that hasnt been appropriated by congress. We may want more money for border security, but congress didnt authorize it. If we take away those checks and balances, it is a dangerous thing. Rand paul saying what weve essentially heard from other republicans, saying this could create a dangero
year. my boys aidan and cairo have to grow up without their father. amanda schubert defended her office s decision saying, quote, the evidence in this case demonstrates that both officers had an honest and reasonable belief that they were in imminent danger of death or groit bodily injury. when we follow our ethical responsibilities, the answer to that question is obvious. she described him of being in need of help before the shooting. she debuted the drugs he had in his system before the matter. clearly he was heavily impacted by what happened on