No other president has been indicted like this. Trumps lawyers arguing he should be immune, basically totally immune because he was president during those efforts. That is a new relatively made up claim which they lost unanimously before the respected d. C. Court of appeals. Keep that in mind. That is the recent precedent and context for today, and you may remember that was the now infamous hearing where the trump lawyer openly claimed that as President Trump could have a license to kill american opponents. That was the kind of chilling talk that many, many people across the spectrum rebuked then. That kind of talk was back today with grave questions about murder and coups and trumps lawyer saying its okay or it all depends. Lets say this president , who ordered the military to stage a coup. Orders the military or orders someone to assassinate him, is that within his official acts. I think it would depend on the circumstances. It would depend on the hypothetical. It raises questions. O
hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. destruction everywhere, that s how one survivor describes the aftermath of a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck morocco friday, killing more than 1,000 people. it was the strongest to hit the area in over a century. rescuers are now struggling to access the hardest-hit areas after roads were damaged and we re seeing images of patients waiting outside hospitals, residents have been sleeping on the streets, fearing for the intense aftershocks. i want to bring in cnn senior international correspondent ben wedeman for more. these first few hours, you mentioned the first 72 hours are critical in trying to locate survivors. what are you learning about the kind of rescue efforts that actually can happen, given so many roads and thoroughfares are impassable? keep in mind that the epicenter of this earthquake which happened at 11:15 friday evening local time was 45 miles southwest of marrake
new this morning, the leading republican candidate for president pledged that he will be a dictator. on his first day in office, faced with questions from his pal sean hannity about whether he had plans to abuse power, break the law or use the government to go after people, after not answering for nearly five minutes, this what trump said. under no circumstances, you are promising america tonight you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody. except for day one. except for except for day one. meaning? i want to close the border and i want to drill, drill, drill. he said you re not going to be a dictator, are you? no, no, no. other than day one. we re closing the border and we re drilling, drilling, drilling. after that i m not a dictator. that was during a town hall last night in iowa. the authoritarian talk didn t stop there. trump also reminded everyone listening of his relationships with dictators. tell you what, we are dealing and
full force, and the idea of just minutes ago said that millions of israelis are running for cover. this, after israel pulled its negotiators from talks in qatar, hamas and israel are blaming each other for the collapse of a weeklong truce. what u.s. leaders are saying about that today. now, where does this leave families of hostages waiting for loved ones to return? i will ask one woman who was recently reunited with eight family members held by hamas. one of her uncles is still in captivity. plus, he is out, he is not going quietly, and the 24 hours since being expelled, george santos lashes out against former house colleagues with his removal for the republican party, and the balance of power within the house. and in the spotlight, grammy award-winning music icon, dion warwick, is here. that s right, you, all the internet s favorite anti-joins us later this hour. i m simone sanders thompson, and i have something to say. he may no longer be walking the halls of t