On the east coast. Were coming to you from the Milken Institute global conference in los angeles. Its time for the hot topic of the hour. Former President Trumps so called you hush money trial is resuming this morning. Heres President Trump yesterday. This is just a political witch hunt. Its election interfering. This is really, truly election interference and its a disgrace. The other thing that maybe is even more disgraceful is the gag order where i cant basically i have to watch every word i tell you people. You ask me a simple question, i cant talk about it. Because this judge has given me a gag order and says youll go to jail if you violate it. And frankly, you know what, our constitution is much more important than jail. Its not even close. Maria oh, my god. This is incredible. The witness yesterday said that trump did not personally direct a Trump Organization executive to set up reimbursement payments to ex lawyer michael cohen. I want to get your take on this. At the same time
In carrollton, texas. Remarkably, she survived. Ek nancy howard was Shot Poi Blank at her home In Carrollton, texas. Remarkably, she survived. A week into the investigation, detectives got a lead from an inmate who claim to know he knew the real story behind the crime. His name was billy earl johnson. The cops nude he was a tough guy from east texas, an area about 90 miles from carrollton, home to those piney woods. Billy was the ringleader of a colorful crew. Many petty criminals, related to billy by blood or marriage. Certainly a strange cast of characters. East texas folks and some people might depict them as the he hog gang. A gang just getting by in a region struggling to make it. Theres a lot of drugs and methamphetamine. Someone makes money, extra money, they handed out to each other. It is meeting with investigators, he was a Man On A Mission who wanted to cut a deal and fast. I got grandkids that i want to spend the rest of my life with. I want to be free. And i went out this
Step. Theres a lot of good bipartisan conversation in congress about that right now. Host thanks for the time. On the senate side, the Senate Judiciary Committee Just starting a hearing, taking a look at the impact of enforced arbitration. That meeting has already started. We take it to you in process. They know very little, if anything, about police procedure. What is forced arbitration . Youre giving up your right to take a dispute to court. This is a constitutional right you have. You are giving it up even before you know there is a dispute. Arbitration clauses are buried in the fine print of a product manual or website. Most people dont realize they are agreeing to them. The car he bought seven years ago has hardly ever left the garage. There was an engine problem that the manufacturer first refused to acknowledge, then refused to fix. I didnt even know what an arbitration agreement was. I was beside myself that we lost our right to court. I am a Lieutenant Commander the and comman
Someone was out there. Yeah. We were scared. Mystery number two. A secret 1600 miles away. There were several Text Messages. Its just slowly snowballing. It was like a punch in the gut. And mystery number three. Im mean. Im going to hurt you. Who would they turn out to be . Im like, damn, what did this lady do . Faith. Temptation. And a twist the size of texas. Lets be very clear. Justice needs to be served. I dont think it has been. Im lester holt, and this is dateline. Tonight, Andrea Canning with the carrollton plot. Reporter but travel east a hundred miles or so and you enter the piney woods of east texas. Jobs are not as plentiful here. Dreerms deferred. And some keep bail bondsmen on speed dial. All the people were dealing here with are poor. Theres a lot of drugs, a lot of methamphetamine out there. Reporter different quul cultures worlds apart. And yet one summer those two worlds collided in a most unlikely way. This is the story of that summer when money seemed to fall like ti
Someone was out there. Yeah. We were scared. Mystery number two. A secret 1600 miles away. There were several Text Messages. Its just slowly snowballing. It was like a punch in the gut. And mystery number three. Im mean. Im going to hurt you. Who would they turn out to be . Im like, damn, what did this lady do . Faith. Temptation. And a twist the size of texas. Lets be very clear. Justice needs to be served. I dont think it has been. Im lester holt, and this is dateline. Tonight, Andrea Canning with the carrollton plot. Reporter but travel east a hundred miles or so and you enter the piney woods of east texas. Jobs are not as plentiful here. Dreerms deferred. And some keep bail bondsmen on speed dial. All the people were dealing here with are poor. Theres a lot of drugs, a lot of methamphetamine out there. Reporter different quul cultures worlds apart. And yet one summer those two worlds collided in a most unlikely way. This is the story of that summer when money seemed to fall like ti