good evening. earlier this week i received a positive covid diagnosis. pro cdc guidelines i have received the initial two shots and all of the boosters. thus far i have been blessed to experience very minimal symptoms. because i am still quarantined i cannot participate in person with my colleagues. i have asked vice chair miss cheney to preside over this evening s hearing, including maintaining order in the room and swearing in our witnesses. over the last month and a half, the select committee has told a story of a president who did everything in his power to overturn an election. he lied, he bullied, he betrayed his oath. he tried to destroy our democratic institutions. he summoned a mob to washington. afterward, on january 6th, when he knew that the assembled mob was heavily armed and angry, he commanded the mob to go to the capital, and he emphatically commanded the heavily armed mob to fight like hell. for the weeks between november election and january 6th, donald tr
Classified documents case against the former president trump, a new cooperation deal between jack smith and the i. T. Worker known as trump employee number four. What might this mean for the prosecutions case. Plus, a manhunt commands in pennsylvania for a convicted brutal killer. Two entire School Districts in the commonwealth have canceled classes as incredible new video is released showing just how that inmate escaped. Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. Donald Trump On Trial moments ago, a critical hearing wrapped in the Fulton County, georgia, Election Subversion case against donald trump and defendants. Cameras were allowed in the courtroom. A first in any case against the former president. One of the biggest topics discussed, whether the 19 defendants in the case will be tried together or separately and when those trials might be held. The judge ruled from the bench that protrump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell will go to trial together on october 23rd but the judge h
Lets see. Yes listen before we go, we have to say thank you and wellwishes to Jared Faulkner are technical director. Shes headed the weekdays seven years. This show thanks so much Inside Politics sunday starts now according controversy are predecessor is extreme maga friends are now going after diversity, equity and inclusion all across america 40 President Biden takes the stage. It historically black college, as he struggles with young and black voters. There are no, no words, no Campaign Stop that is going to heal this black people always vote their interests and debating the debates i myself would never recommend going on stage with donald trump. I didnt. Trump agreed to go headtohead cant talk, he can walk, can put two sentences together. How the historic face thats could shake up the race was final hours, i wouldnt be surprised if he is convicted. Trumps trial nears its end. As republican flock to manhattan really very difficult to watch. And democrats dodge when it comes to their
Have been shot and killed in a u. S. Marshals task force serving a warrant in east charlotte, North Carolina. Just getting these breaking details. News conference ongoing. Correspondent Jonathan Serrie has been following the latest tonight from atlanta, our southeast newsroom. Good evening, jonathan. Good evening, bret. Charlotte Mecklenburg Police say the scene is now safe for residents. They no longer need to shelter in place. But the shooting is exacted a heavy toll. Police in that ongoing News Conference confirming just moments aid officers were shot in this incident and that three Law Enforcement officers were killed. Of the surviving officers one of them is listed in critical condition. Of a u. S. Marshals service. But also members of Law Enforcement agencies. They were attempting to serve a warrant for a firearms violation. Some sort of weapons charge on a resident, when this suspect, allegedly opened fire on them. Police say the officers returned fire. Killing the suspect found
good evening, i m abby philip in new york. tonight, the special counsel bets big on the supreme court. how big of a bet? well, every single check and balance on all presidents might be at stake. jack smith is wagering that the justices will side with him. he is wagering that the high court will see the wisdom in answering this question sooner rather than later, is donald trump immune from prosecution? now, the special counsel writes like he s running out of time, and in a way, he is. the normal appeals process would give no guarantee that the high court considers the immunity question before next november. now that is, i don t have to remind you, when america chooses its next president. how the court rules may reshape democracy as we know it. the justices have never said yes or no that a president can be criminally prosecuted for crimes they perpetrated while president, a ruling that the constitution does not offer a get out of jail free card would put trump in immediate elec