Tonight, several developing stories on this friday night. The powerful earthquake in anchorage, alaska. A magnitude 7. 0. Several aftershocks. Tonight, a disaster declared. Roads buckling. Cars swallowed. People diving for cover. You will hear the air Traffic Controllers telling pilots not to land. And tonight, the new fear. Also, the midair scare. The engine disaster. Passengers could see it through the windows on a flight across the country. And the Police Officer indicted in her neighbors murder. She says she thought his apartment was hers. The major storm on the move. Several accidents on highways. Tonight, bracing for hail and possible tornadoes, and then
blinding rain and wind in the northeast. Rob has the new track tonight. President trump on the world stage. After learning his personal fixer has flipped. And then this moment today. Putin and the saudi crown prince, and their high five. The two leaders the president has defended. And the nfl star seen on surveillance, taking aim
Said they will not support the nominee. There was a stern warning issued to his democratic colleagues. If the roles were reversed, i dont believe for one minute you would give one accommodation youre asking us to give garland. You had a chance to grab power, you grabbed it. So when you complain about garland, its the arsonist complaining about fire. Heres where were headed. Were headed to a world where you dont need one person from each side to pick a judge. And what does that mean . That means the judges are going to be more idealogical, not less. Weve got an allstar panel of reporters to take us through all the news of the day. Kri Kristin Welker at the white house, and also joining me, National Political reporter for the washington post, Robert Acosta and National Security reporter for the new york times, Matthew Rosenberg. Ca kacie, lets start with you. Do they have to change the rules. He has said repeatedly over and over again gorsuch will be confirmed, and if thats going to happ
Today that White House Council don mcgahn has given three voluntary interviews. To help put that in into perspective a former white water investigator said its like having keys to the kingdom. Ryan nobles is near at the president s golf resort in new jersey. This cooperation is incredibly unusual, so why is mcgahn cooperating and what could he know . Theres a bunch of reasons why hes involved in this situation at the level hes involved in it. But essentially it started because Donald Trumps former criminal lawyers, those that were representing him in the special counsel probe decided it was a good idea for mcgann to voluntary cooperate and the special counsel and not invone Attorney Client privilege. But when that happened according to the New York Times, mcgahn and his lawyer decided there was a concern that mcgahn was being set up to become the fall guy for donald trump when it comes to obstruction of justice. So he decided to fully cooperate. There are few people in the Trump White
Evutaliv the vehicle then erupts into flames. The colorado father who murdered his wife and two young daughters, then pleading for their return. Tonight, the amy robach interview just in with her parents. The layaway angel tonight who paid everyones layaway bills at more than one walmart. The famous name now revealed tonight. And moments ago, the final trip. Honoring a former president. The train, the crowds, the children and the sign reading thank you. And the performance from Reba Mcintyre that had a son, george w. Bush, in tears. And our made in America Christmas is back tonight. Your one thing. We want your ideas. Good evening. Its great to have you with us here on a very busy thursday night. And we begin with that terrifying landing in the middle of awful weather. All part of a major storm system now heading to the east, driving already treacherous. Its that passenger jet trying to land in a sweeping rainstorm, then appearing to hydroplane on the slick runway, stopping just short
Whitakers ability to lead the attorney general is unconstitutional. They say it has denied each plaintiff the opportunity to cast a binding vote on whether to consent to defendant whitaker serving as a principal officer. Senator plumblumenthal, whiteho and hirono are all part of the committee that appoints president ial nominees and whitaker skipped that process. The lawsuit lists multiple other problems with whitaker, including his public criticisms of the russia investigation. So lets start at the white house, with our correspondent there, kaitlan collins. And kaitlan, that the doj just last week issued a defense as to why they believe that whitakers appointment is valid. Is that the same defense that the white house is using today . Reporter it is the same defense. And thats what theyre arguing. And weve seen President Trump take his own route here by saying, well, Matt Whitakers not confirmed by the senate, but neither was the special counsel, Robert Mueller, even though, of course