The forecast . Cbs evening news starts now. Traffic jams, flight delays, and Severe Weather. The memorial they traveled rushes off to anything but a smooth start tonight. Good evening, and thank you for being with us. I am barista bought in for norah. Nearly 34 million americans are heading out of town by road and by air and they are having their patience tested for two reasons. Wrist, there is a near recordbreaking number of travelers. At the tsa says today could be the busiest day ever for passenger screenings. Than there are the widespread storms, thunder, heavy rain, and strong winds from the great plains in the midwest to as far south as georgia. All complicating the holiday getaway. We have Team Coverage of the weather and travel, and cbss Kris Van Cleave will start us off. Reporter major gridlock on an l. A. Freeway holding the memorial day getaway. Shut down for three hours during a police standoff, and those pulling into lax just found another traffic jam. Break likes outside.
Government and another partly run by supporters, shaped to execute his vision. There is understandably an urgent focus on that third branch. Today, even it is clearer than ever that the sanctity of our american judiciary and foundational role played in ensuring our freedoms is under the spotlight. This week flags flown outside Supreme Court Justice Samuel alito many homes, symbols also used by January 6th Insurrectionists called Into Question his ability to fairly and impartially rule on matters having to do with Donald Trumps attempted coup. Joining us now, House Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries and msnbc legal analyst Andrew Weissmann and the host of politicsnation president of the National Action network reverend al sharpton. Leader jefferies, thank you for being here. Spoke a moment with with senator whitehouse about Justice Samuel alito and these flags. He seems to think its pretty clear there needs to be a discussion about recusal for Justice Alito. Where do you stand . A circumst
But a lot actually happened. Michael cohen was back on the stand finishing his four days of testimony, and trumps lawyers began and ended their case, so we basically in one week saw the d. A. And the defense team both rest, and we saw the Defense Witnesses who at times stumbled. Heres how it played out. The defense wrapped up with Michael Cohen after three days of Cross Examination. It was a grueling three days. The prosecution has now rested its case. The defense has also just now called its first witness. Robert costello back on the stand later this morning after yesterdays fireworks. He was nearly tossed from the witness box and his entire testimony was nearly stricken from the record. An extraordinary moment. His whole attitude on the stand could have the defense team rethinking its strategy of calling him at all. The defense has rested its case after calling just two witnesses, but donald trump did not testify in his own defense. Thats how it went down, and it was actionpacked. Mi
Good day im Chris Jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. We are just learning that things are getting heated in court as donald trump today is trying to get charges tossed. Not in manhattan but in florida where hes now fighting to end his classified documents case even before it goes to trial. The Special Prosecutor calling the claims legally and factually flawed. The terrifying turbulence of a flight over thailand, passengers launched from their seats, some slamming into the ceiling of the plane as it hit an air pocket. The flight plum meting 6,000 feet in minutes. What investigators on the scene are looking for. With closing arguments in trumps Hush Money Trial Set for next week were on the verge of answering a question, thats been hanging over the president ial race for more than a year. Will the jurys decision also determine the former president s political future and is a Trump Centric race bad for President Biden. So a lot to get to. We start with a rare flurry of a
Sean welcome to hannity, as your mentally vacant president shuffles through the halls of the whitehouse in the maximum stability sneakers, lawyers and bureaucrats in the Democratic Party are hard at work, determine to get donald trump by any means necessary, and are using americas system of justice as a political weapon. Now this is as, well, oliver stone says the new warfare which is called lawfare. In atlanta where the bogus case is in limbo, disgraceful da, fani appeared on msbnc to blast Trump Supporters and congressman jim jordan. I am sure she has no political bias or alterior motives, just justice to be served. Chairman jordan will respond tonight, straight ahead. The biden boj is launching a Warfare Campaign out there against trump, a shocking new revelation. Pay close attention to this. We have unsealed Court Documents that the politicalized attorney general, joe bidens Weaponized Doa says there was use of deadly force at mara lago. Saying they may use deadly force when necess