buddies and allies to overturn the 2020 election. as we reported on this program at this hour yesterday, mark short, he s of course the former chief of staff to former vice president mike pence, testified before a d.c. grand jury last week. now according to new multiple reports, we also know that a second senior pence aide also testified. that would be greg jacob, pence s legal counsel. both men, of course, had a front row seat to the extraordinary pressure campaign on mike pence by trump and his allies, people like john eastman, to get pence to stop the certification of president joe biden s election victory on january 6th. wall street journal reports these stunning details about their testimony. quote, one area of interest to prosecutors was a january 4th, 2021, oval office meeting where conservative lawyer john eastman pushed pence in trump s presence to either reject the electoral votes outright or suspend the proceedings and asked several state legislatures to re-examine
the president saying, they re not here to hurt me. she testified after his speech, the president back in the presidential suv, that he wanted them to take him to the capitol. and what happened next. she testified the former president, she was told, reached for the wheel. tonight here, our team asking the secret service for reaction and what we re learning already. also, that white house aide testifying her own boss, former chief of staff mark meadows, and rudy giuliani, both asked for pardons after january 6th. and tonight, how the former president is now responding. jonathan karl and pierre thomas standing by. also tonight, the death toll rising in texas. authorities now believe the deadliest human smuggling operation in u.s. history. at least 51 people now dead in san antonio. tonight, what we re learning about what was discovered inside that truck. tonight, the abortion battle now on the state level. some states with trigger laws, looking to ban abortion immediately,
the war in ukraine. and tonight, nato s largest expansion in decades. president biden and nato leaders formally inviting finland and sweden to join the alliance. and tonight, the u.s. now increasing military commitments in europe including a permanent presence now in poland. vladimir putin is responding tonight. cecilia vega traveling with the president. we re also learning about the two american veterans captured while fighting for ukraine.t, russia state tv releasing new deo, both americ prompted to make certain statements. and what one of the families back here at home is now saying about the state department. what they re being told about negotiations for their release. also back here at home tonight the death toll climbing in what is already the deadliest migrant smuggling incident ever here in the u.s. what authorities are now saying about the suspected driver. severe weather and the fires tonight. the images just coming in from the west at this hour. and what we
of who holds power in america, the upcoming votes will come down to key battleground states. right, now latinos are the largest minority voting blocks, and where the most misunderstood communities in the country. yes, the majority vote democrat, but in 2020 there is a notable shift to the republican party. with the future of our democracy in the balance, i wanted to find out what is fueling that rightward shift in latino communities across the country. to have a conversation about all these things straight ahead, but first, this field report from florida. thank you. as you can imagine, politics is a total blood support the reason i m a republican, it s because those are my values of human being, i think that s resonating with other hispanics as well. how many of you voted for trump in 2020? i m not scared to say that i voted for trump. but i already voted for obama. the biggest misconception is that latinos are supposedly democrats. my first language was spani
coming right up. sandra: begin america reports with the supreme court striking down a new york gun law that could have far-reaching implications for the nation s largest cities. hello, welcome everyone, sandra smith in new york. great to be with you, john. john: john roberts in washington, welcome to the thursday edition of america reports. justices ruling 6-3, harder to carry a concealed handgun in public if you live in new york and similar laws in other big states will likely be challenged as a result of today s decision. this as the nation awaits another major ruling on abortion, sparked protests outside the home of conservative justices and attacks on pro life centers across the country. sandra: the latest incident in jackson, michigan, 80 miles west of detroit. congressman says several windows were broken and the front door smashed at the building he shares with a pro life group and the vandals left their calling card in a spray painted message on a sign outsid