before that catastrophic implosion. a light fast repair just days after a fiery collapse. the major highway that millions rely on back open for business in philadelphia. and attorney general merrick garland commenting just a short time ago on those charges against president biden s son hunter. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with nbc news s ryan reilly on what we just heard from attorney general merrick garland. unexpected for the attorney general to talk about it. he doesn t answer a lot of questions. but what did he have to say this time? i think based on the allegations that had come out through the whistleblower, he felt responsibility to lay it out here. essentially what he said is he has not taken any action in regards to this hunter biden investigation. take a listen. mr. weiss, was appointed by president trump as the u.s. attorney in delaware and assigned this matter during the previous administration would be permit
sound of the implosion, and when it may have occurred. late today, the coast guard revealing a remotely operated vehicle discovered five major pieces of debris, 1,600 feet from the wreckage of the titanic. roughly 2 1/2 miles down on the ocean floor. the coast guard says all indications suggest a catastrophic implosion, possibly at the moment contact was lost five days ago. families of the passengers notified immediately. the search for more debris continuing at this hour. growing questions about safety. the concerns about tiny cracks in the sub worsening with each dive. and the abc news exclusive, two of the world s fore most experts on the titanic, robert ballard and james cameron, here tonight. discussing a second tragedy at that very same famous site. i m struck by the fact that somehow individuals, companies, have attack on the largest nuclear power plant in europe. our team with the medical units on the front lines. what our ian pannell witnessed inside the trauma hos
big moves in arizona cutting off building permits so they don t have to cut off the water and far-reaching effort to make sure that everyone in arizona has enough. and new research in breast cancer, and researchers fiending new results of clinical research. this is cnn news central. the important big development this hour, the us j tis department has officially closed its investigation into vice president mike pence and his handling of classified documents. this is when an attorney for mike pence found about a dozen documents marked classified in mike pence s possession. evan perez and katelyn polantz is with us. i am going to you first, kate. well, it is clear that the justice department is not bringing any criminal charges related to the discovery of classified records or records with the classified markings with them in the possession of former vice president mike pence. what happened to start this investigation, buzz that back in january, a lawyer had gone to penc
right now, president biden is flying back to washington with a deadline looming. nbc news is reporting tonight that republican house speaker mccarthy had what he said was a productive call with the president earlier today. the two leaders agreed to sit down one-on-one tomorrow in pursuit of a bipartisan compromise on the debt ceiling hike. before leaving the gc some of this morning in japan. we are seeing this right now on capitol hill. i think there are some maga republicans in the house who know the damage this would do to the economy. because i am president, and presidents are responsible for everything. biden also announced another round of military aid to ukraine. reiterating support for ukraine s defense with russia. i will be talking about it with senator bill cardin, he joins me just a minute. plus the gop presidential field grows even larger this week. south carolina senator tim scott making his 2024 white house bid official tomorrow. florida governor ron desantis
police release new body camera video of the deadly shooting in a new mexico neighborhood, and detailed look at how the officers took down the gunman who shot nine people in the shooting spree. mystery in the amazon and what happened to four young children who might have survived a plane crash. new footprints in the jungle are providing hope this morning. and there are major new developments that could impact the war in ukraine. the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is in aub right n in saudi arabia right now, and then he goes to japan where he is going to be greeted by the announcement that he has been pleading for. president biden just told the allies that the u.s. will support efforts to train the ukrainian pilots on the f-16 fighter jets. zelenskyy desperately wants the planes inside of his country. we have team coverage with natasha bertrand at the pentagon, and tell us about this announcement that the u.s. is going to support training on the f-16 and what exa