Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. We want to begin tonight with that firestorm on capitol hill. The former special counsel robert hur testifying about his investigation into president bidens handling of classified documents. The special counsel was defiant, standing by his conclusion that no charges were warranted. You may recall, though, it was his final report that angered the white house. The report included personal assessments about the president s age and memory, mentioning his son, beaus, death. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle used the hearing to score political points ahead of the 2024 president ial election. Republicans blasted hur for not charging biden with a crime, while democrats aimed to point out the differences between the current president and donald trump, who is facing charges for mishandling classified documents, saying trump obstructed all investigations. The white house views the matter as over and says the case is closed. Cbss ed okeefe is
Every day. In every state across the country, our political system is bankrolled by in army of fundraisers pulling in millions of dollars a race sometimes it looks like you might imagine knocking on doors, calling every name in the phonebook, and email so many emails. But for all those little fish throwing 100 to their local race, its the whales, those Campaign Fundraisers really need powerful, rich individuals and companies. And when they donate 25,000, 100,000 million, they want a favor or ten. It should be obvious that thats corrupt, but with a wink and nod, political deals to the bribery line. Every single day. And we may not have noticed that of a certain illinois governor hadnt flung back the curtain within unrepentant ego, a political corruption, crime spree in a setup ive unprecedented Audio Recordings that shined a bright light on the Inner Workings Of American Political Power Ladies And Gentlemen meet Rod Blagojevichs it was Early Morning because i used to get up every mornin
Called the open arms, hopes to use a newly opened Shipping Route to arrive in the next few days. But where the open arms will arrive remains in question. With no Functioning Port in gaza, its unclear where it will dock upon entry. Aid workers are reported building a Makeshift Breakwater off the coast to the prepare for its arrival. The open arms will set off from the port of larnaca. Its cargo includes 200 tonnes of food, as the un warns a quarter its cargo includes 200 tonnes of food, as the un warns a quarter of gazas population is on the brink of famine. The uns agency for palestinian refugees, meanwhile, they were among 16 countries who suspended funds to unrwa. But while attempts to get more aid into gaza are progressing, talks of a ceasefire are not. The head of israels Intelligence Service Accused Hamas of hardening its position in ceasefire talks, saying hamas was planning to escalate tensions during ramadan. Hamas has similarly blamed israel for a lack of progress in ceasefire
The death toll for the wildfires numbers rising as we witness the scope of the disaster. Well look at the islands needs with a member from the red cross. Plus donald trump making an appearance at the Iowa State Fair but all eyes are on georgia as a District Attorney there prepares her case for the grand jury. And months after suffering Cardiac Arrest in the middle of an nfl game, damar hamlin is back in action. Cnn sports coy wire joins me live on his incredible road to recovery. Announcer live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. Well begin in hawaii where days after wildfires decimated par parts of maui the death toll is rising. Moments ago authorities confirmed 93 deaths. The fires now the deadliest in the United States in more than a century. That number is expected to climb even more in the coming days as crews sift through the devastation caused by the fires. Governor josh green says the area has suffered some 6 billion in losses. Some 2200 structures damaged
Will not. [ applause ] but Ukraine Ukraine can stop putin. Ukraine can stop putin if we stand with ukraine and provide the weapons it needs to defend itself. My predecessor and some of you here seek to pery the truth about january 6th. I will not do that. This is a moment to speak the truth than bury the lies. Its a simple choice. We can fight about fixing the border or we can fix it. Im ready to fix it. Send me the border bill now. Here in the Chamber Tonight are families whose loved ones are still being held by hamas. I pledge to all the families i will not rest until we bring every one of your loved ones home. Thats just a small sample of president joe bidens wide ranging and at times down right fiery state of the Union Address. Were going to have complete coverage of his speech and the reaction straight ahead. Good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, march 8th. Its friday. Its been a long week. Were so glad you spent it with us. Im jonathan lemire. Good morning. An