uncovered classified material. they have witnesses talking about how it was handled after a subpoena was issued. also tonight the new york times reporting former trump chief of staff mark meadows has testified to one of the grand juries in that special counsel investigation. we will discuss all of this with the panel a little later. also breaking tonight, shocking news in the sports world. more specifically the golf world. the announcement hit this morning the pga tour is now merging with the saudi backed liv golf organization and the dp world tour to create a new power house in the game. the move is already raising questions about how some golfers and fans will react. what it means for the future of professional golf and why the sudden shift in messaging and plans from the pga. we ll talk with sportscaster jim gray up in a few moments but first up national correspondent william la jeunesse in los angeles with the latest. good evening, william. good evening, bret. you kno
congressman byron donald. plus, the gut wrenching words of the a witness who watched as a gas station owner in south carolina chased down a 14-year-old and shot him in the back, quote, everyone s getting trigger happy. the shooter says he thought the teenager was shoplifting. he wasn t. now the gas station owner is facing charges, his store is in ruins after being vandalized by protesters and another community is in mourning. we begin with one of those rare days on capitol hill where high political drama and debate collide with the critical job of governing, in this case trying to keep the u.s. economy from going off the cliff, and no one knows exactly how it s going to play out. not only could tonight s vote seal the fate of the debt limit agreement between president biden and speaker mccarthy, it may also be a defining moment for mccarthy himself. he s been engaged in open warfare with far right republicans of the freedom caucus arguing over whether the legislation is a
development in the high stakes legal battle to abortion access, the most high stakes since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. a federal court of appeals heard arguments on why the widely used abortion drug mifepristone should be available. and attorney for the pharmaceutical company and anti-abortion groups squared off and a circuit court of appeals, which has historically been one of the nation s most conservative appeals court. during the tour to the hearing, the panel of judges, all of whom had previously backed abortion restrictions took repeated shots at the fda and, in the process, expose their fundamental lack of knowledge with the facts behind medication abortion. the hearing turned hostile within seconds with the judge james ho interrupting a lawyer after she described the landmark case as unprecedented in her opening statement. judge how asked that she, quote, just focus on the facts of the case rather than have the sort of fda can do no wrong theme. in anoth
available. and attorney for the pharmaceutical company and antiabortion activists squared off and a circuit court of appeals, which has historically been one of the nation s most conservative supreme courts. during the tour to the hearing, the panel of judges, all of whom had previously backed abortion restrictions took repeated shots at the fda and, in the process, expose their fundamental lack of knowledge with the facts behind medication abortion. the jury turned hostile and seconds with the judge james o interrupting a lawyer after she described the landmark case as unprecedented in her opening statement. judge how asked that she, quote, just focus on the facts of the case rather than have the sort of fda can do no wrong theme. in a another stunning moment, attorney wilson inserted by allowing medical professionals other than doctors to prescribe mifepristone, the fda made it more likely that it would be emergency care including surgery. to be clear, there is no scientifi
member of congress defending the suspected leaker of thos classified documents the growing concern over our national security. our friday night cap is here taking up all the majo headlines of the week. there and the b picks and some news on a holiday classic, a the 11th hour gets underwa right now. good evening once, again i a stephanie ruhle. the nation s highest court i stepping in to block a rul lower court from rolling bac access to abortion pills for now. that restriction was set to go into effect at midnight, i less than one hour late this afternoon, justice samuel alito issued a hold tha keep the drug widely available for just five more days, while the court reviews the case this latest development comes day after florida governor ron desantis quietly signed a la banning most abortions after six weeks. that signing took place in a private ceremony yesterday, an there was no publi announcement until just afte 11 pm last night meanwhile, several republicans with their ey