can t imagine a world where that would become acceptable. the politics of washington are trying to figure out the relationship with this new president. adopt want to get on the wrong side of him and stand up for prisons and understand he is now leading the party and the government and how far will they push against that? we have questions about the undercutting of the integrity of the u.s. elections. we have donald trump criticizing the cia for the report about russia s involvement in those elections. so undercutting the intelligence community by a just elected president. issues nat will be with us for months. who is accused of slaughtering nine people at a church in charleston, case, last year.
welcome back. in today s national lead, two juveniles are now in custody for their alleged roles in the wildfires that killed at least 14 people in tennessee. both are being charged with aggravated arson. authorities say the fire started around november 23rd in the smoky mountains national park and spread towards the town of gatlinburg. we learned the juveniles are from tennessee. given their young age, authorities would not say much about their identities. they are both now in the detention center and will get a juvenile court hearing in the next 72 hours. opening statements today in the trial for dylann roof, who shot and killed nine african-americans last year at a church in charleston, south carolina. after shooting roof told the police he had been trying to provoke a race war. today prosecutors called his
canynon firings. fidel castro s ashes will be taken to a final resting place in santiago. and former police officer michael slager on trial for murder in south carolina. he is expected to testify in his own defense today. he is charged with shooting walter scott as scott fled the traffic stop. the murder case could go to the jury later this week. slager faces 30 years to life in prison if convicted. a federal judge approved a motion by defendant dylann roof to represent himself at trial. he is accused of killing nine people at a church in charleston, south carolina last year. he was declared competent last week to stand trial. jury selection in the case resumed on monday. the judge ruled that roof can object to any potential juror he feels are not fit to decide his fate. if convicted, he faces the death
always great to have you on. greatly appreciate it. thanks a lot. coming up, dylan roof, the white sprupremacist accused of killing fine black people at a church in charleston is going to represent himself despite concerns about mental health. the latest from charleston.
haley. yes, we were. from donald trump s perspective, what is he getting in nikki haley? what is it about her that drew him to her? she doesn t necessarily have the most international experience. reporter: you know, what would draw president-elect trump to nikki haley is the fact that she s a great communicator and a wonderful problem solver and has shown how she can handle herself in a crisis. over a four-month stretch last year, she handled the massacre at a church in charleston and basically once in a thousand year flood here in south carolina that covered everywhere from columbia down to charleston. so she has really sort of come into her own as governor. she s been seen as someone who can unite people, who can be seen as being compassionate and very diplomatic, if i must say. it might help her overcome her