Look, again, i think thats a ridiculous accusation. The president in this matter has done nothing wrong and there are no charges against him. Reporter today on twitter, the president falsely claimed that, quote, Michael Cohen pled guilty to two counts of Campaign Finance violations that are not a crime. They are, indeed, a crime, spelled out by federal prosecutors. And on fox news, the president floating another defense. Did you know about the payments . Later on i knew. Later on. But you have to understand, what he did, and they werent taken out of Campaign Finance, thats the big thing, thats a much bigger thing. Did they come out of the campaign . They didnt come out of the campaign. They came from me. Reporter but lawyers say that still doesnt make it legal if the money was never disclosed. And cohen has released a secretly recorded conversation with the president seeming to discuss another hush money arrangement weeks before the election. When it comes time for the financing, which
tarps on their roofs, folks are taking it seriously. we saw a lot of people rolling carts out of the sam s club filled with bottled water. three cases per customer was the store limit, they are getting resupplied there but some grocery shelves have been picked clean. at costco, they ran out of the small water bottles and people were buying gallon jugs of water. there was a long line at some gas stations with people topping off their tanks and filling extra cans as the governor calls for calm. the government is well prepared, the schools closed at 1:00 today, 360 shelters opened and a search and rescue teams are now prepositioning, urban search and rescue team, pulled out of miami this morning with gear and boats in the flood rescue capability. dorian has already hit a number
a formidable storm. slow moving. the forecast track has it turned west by 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. still dangerously close to honolulu, lingering through the weekend. that does mean more heavy rain. potentially over 40 inches of rain total, more mudslides and wind. that will at least knock out some power. here in honolulu, an anxious wait for the turn. david? rob, thank you. next this evening, to the congressman and wife charged, accused of spending campaign money, money from voters. at costco, on their kids tuition, on a trip to italy. tonight, the congressman now appears to be turning on his wife, suggesting it was her. here s linsey davis. reporter: tonight, embattled congressman duncan hunter appearing to implicate his wife as the marine vet attempts to defend himself against allegations that both used a quarter of a million dollars in campaign money to pay for personal expenses.
unthinkable. american diplomats with the state department quietly initiating talks with the taliban. how would you feel about sitting down and talking to the taliban? we want to end this war. we want to end it on terms that protect our nation, our homelands and provide a lower level of violence for the afghans. so, if that were necessary, then absolutely. reporter: but the taliban get a say, too, and back at the prison tonight, they re firm. no peace until the americans leave. ian pannell, abc news, kabul, afghanistan. ian pannell, our thanks to you again tonight. and there is still much more ahead on world news tonight this wednesday. the congressman and his wife indicted. authorities say they spent thousands in your money. 11,000 at costco and a trip to italy. also, the new alligator attack tonight. what we ve now learned. the engine of a passenger plane sparking and then igniting. you can see it in the air. and the inferno in l.a.
contacted as to prevent any one large order from drawing attention to the gathering, mr. mcdonough, can you confirm those food details for me? as a big fan of costco, i can confirm that we did eat costco that night. frankly throughout the day. did we declassify that? that s a good question. that s a good question, boss. the president played golf that morning, nine holes on the grounds of nearby andrews air force base. back at the white house at 2:00 p.m., he headed downstairs to join the others in the situation room. this is the lower hallway, the part nobody gets to see of the house where you get to live and work. and you have worn a path to the situation room. i saw these. this is unbelievable. these are the these are the folks. this is the drama of as it was unfolding. of that night. yeah. all of the different scenes and vignettes. yeah. i mean, when you see it now,