and republicans quick to publicly defend the twice indicted former president for changing the tune behind closed doors and then defend holding off and raising interest rates, for now. where the economy is and more importantly, where it is headed? as the 11th hour gets underway this wednesday night. good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle. donald trump gears up for the legal battle of his life, as the justice department defense its prosecution of the former president. just one day after trump s arraignment on charges of mishandling top secret documents, the attorney general voiced his support of special counsel jack smith. when i pointed at mr. smith, i did so because it underscores the justice department s commitment to both independence and accountability. mr. smith as a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents, who cher s commitment, integrity and the rule of law. any questions about the matter will have
mr. smith as a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents, who cher s commitment, integrity and the rule of law. any questions about the matter will have to be answered by their filings in court. meanwhile, the washington post reports one of trump s attorneys wanted to oppress the department of justice to discuss a possible settlement in the documents case. but trump himself, he was not interested. that is according to three people briefed on the matter. the post writes, they were, quote, many occasions when players and advisers sought to get trump to take a more cooperative stance. meanwhile, jack smith s other investigation into january six, the big one, has not slowed down one bit. jack yesterday, to nevada fake electors were spotted entering the federal courthouse in d. c. where the grand jury meets. trump s legal troubles are escalating, just as he is ramping up his third campaign for the white house. nbc s ga
let s get started. we begin this hour with an update on the aftermath of hurricane in, even in this early stage, experts believe ian will be one of the costly storms to ever hit the u.s. and potentially the deadliest. the death toll now stands at 77, 73 in florida, four in north carolina, more than 1.2 million households still without power in florida, making rescue efforts that much more complicated. nbc s guad venegas is on the ground for us in fort myers, one of the hardest hit areas on the west coast of florida. guad, you have been there for a while. what are we seeing as we go 48 hours after this deadly hurricane made landfall? ayman, a lot of moving parts here. the governor speaking about the efforts to fix the power grid here. they want to make sure that people have power, but there is also the search and rescue missions taking place in fort myers beach [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] and we had to get him out. there s othe
update on the aftermath of hurricane in, even in this early stage, experts believe ian will be one of the costly storms to ever hit the u.s. and potentially the deadliest. the death toll now stands at 77, 73 in florida, four in north carolina, more than 1. 2 million households still without power in florida, making rescue efforts that much more complicated. nbc s guad venegas is on the ground for us in fort myers, one of the hardest hit areas on the west coast of florida. guad, you have been there for a while. what are we seeing as we go 48 hours after this deadly hurricane made landfall? ayman, a lot of moving parts here. the governor speaking about the efforts to fix the power grid here. they want to make sure that people have power, but there is also the search and rescue missions taking place in fort by his beach and other islands. they re asking people and those areas, of fort myers beach pacific lee, not to evacuate. they were allowing some of them to go back. it s be
Is why on their day of conviction, i ordered an independent inquiry into the events at the countess of chester hospital, making sure the families that have answers. I asked the Police Liaison officers to meet these families at the earliest possible opportunity for options as to the form the inquiry should take. It was clear their wishes were for a statutory inquiry, with the power to compel witnesses to give evidence under oath. That is why i am confirming this to the house today. This inquiry will in quiet the cases wider circumstances, including the trusts response to clinicians who raised the alarm and the conduct of the wider nhs and its regulators. And i can confirm to the house that lady justice regulators. And i can confirm to the house that Ladyjustice Thirlwall will lead this inquiry. She is one of the countrys most seniorjudges, currently sitting in the Court Of Appeal and with many years of experience as a seniorjudge and a senior barrister before that. Before making this st