good evening, bret. this is a major step in the ongoing battle over tiktok and the growing attempts to limit its use or in this case, to ban it entirely. montana s law now signed by the state s republican governor prohibits any downloads of tiktok in the state and would find any, quote: entities, meaning an app. store or tiktok itself $10,000 per day for each time someone, quote, is offered the ability to access the social media platform or download the s enforce somebody scenes open question. ban come back increasing concern lawmakers nationwide and fbi and other agencies over tiktok, which is owned by a chinese tech company called bytedance. officials worry that the company could share data on american citizens with the chinese government. now, the montana ban, the first of its kind in the nation, seems certain to face legal challenges from tiktok, from those who provide access to the app. from businesses that use tiktok for advertising and f aclu who said the ban is unco
This baier doesnt push anybody down. Sandra watch out. Have a great show, bret. Bret we will see ya. Following two major stories a massive manhunt by land, water and air underway in maine tonight. The target a u. S. Army reservist suspected in the massacre of 18 people wednesday in lewiston. Authorities are still urging residents in the area to use extreme caution because he is armed, experienced and very dangerous. Well have a live update there shortly. But we begin with an expansion of the war in israel. Huge explosions tonight rocking gaza. Were also getting new insight about the expected Ground Invasion of gaza by israeli troops will look like or might look like. Israels Defense Minister saying it will require destroying a vast network of tunnels and the campaign will be long and difficult. Senior correspondent mike tobin is in Southern Israel again tonight with the latest. Good evening, mike. Mike good evening, bret. An adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says hamas will
the agency supporting palestinian says that there will be no more without fuel. we will hear from a representative who says they cannot move the aid even if it were sent and from tomorrow, the operational end. the lifeline will be a three day pause which could be negotiated and returned for the relief of small stitches. it is complicated by the israeli forces at the al shifa hospital. found in the grounds of the hospital by israeli soldiers, will hearfrom grounds of the hospital by israeli soldiers, will hear from joe grounds of the hospital by israeli soldiers, will hearfrom joe biden was meeting the leaders of the country in san francisco. for a second consecutive day, the israeli military is continued in operation inside because of possible his biggest hospital as he continues to search for hamas numbers and there is little information of what is happening in al shifa because of the severe communication problems one phone contact with mr paris this afternoon, a spokesman f
Times i asked him again. He said he absolutely did not meddle in our election. He did not do what theyre saying he did. John roberts is reporting on this on a moving bus at this moment. John, its a fine distinction, but the president didnt say he believed putin. He said that he believes that putin means it, right . Yeah. There is a different here and the language is what is important. Were pulling this bus, by the way, up to the royal palace in downtown hanoi, where the president and the president of vietnam will hold bilateral meetings. The president did make a lot of news on Air Force One when he said that he talked to President Putin about whether or not Russia Meddled in the election. He got a denial from putin. Headquarters of raqqa fell. And the president and President Putin agreed they would find a way forward and political solution to syria under the framework of the u. N. Security council on syria. The two leaders saying that efforts to deconflict between the two militaries ha
other side s lack of urgency and questioning the treasury secretary s deadline. it is june 1. you got to act in the house. you have got to act in the senate, which takes time. you have got to write the deal up. they don t have a deal yet. national security adviser jake sullivan dismissed criticism that biden canceling travel to australia and pappa new guinea hampers portrays the u.s. as unreliable in 2013 when obama skipped an asian pacific summit because of the shutdown president xi swooped in with own offers to deepen regional ties, bret. bret: jacqui heinrich on the north lawn. hopes for that debt deal sent the dow surging 409. the nasdaq jurend 158. congressional republicans are demanding accountability among their democratic colleagues in the wake of the special counsel s report about the origins of the trump-russia collusion investigation. john durham s probe concluded