It was the Early Morning hours of january 29th. Smollett had just gotten back to chicago, posting on instagram that he had just spent seven hours on a plane for a flight that was supposed to take only two hours. He told the police that as he was walking back from a sandwich shop, the Subway Sandwich shop, that two men attacked him, putting a rope around his neck and quote, yelling out racial and homophobic slurs and pouring an unknown chemical substance on him. This was all in the streeterville neighborhood where he had been staying. I know that neighborhood very well. I worked there for three years at the nbc tower, so i know it very, very well. In a supplemental interview with authorities smollett confirmed what had already been reported in the media, claiming that one of the attackers also shouted this is maga country. In those Early Morning hours of the 29th smollett took himself to Northwestern Memorial Hospital with a friend. And as you may know, jussie is gay, and since 2015 he
Welcome today one of what could be the most koconsequential wee or so. Heading to vietnam. He will meet face to face for the second time with north korean dictator, kim jong un. It is an aclooefment. The president claimed there was no longer a Nuclear Threat from north korea which is not true. That threat was reiterated yesterday by the secretary of state and weeks ago by the cia director. North korea wants to build fluke lar missiles that can reach the United States. There is a lot of baggage left this d. C. Security officials said there is no quote fact chul basis to support a National Emergency at the u. S. Mexico border which he did in an attempt to secure funding to his border wall. Tomorrow the house will vote on legislation to block the president s order. That will set up a test of republican loyalty to the president. Also tomorrow mr. Trumps former fixer will begin three former days. It will face wednesday for a public hearing just as the president is sitting down. Pamela brown
Than 60 people from the white house, the justice department, the president s son, and officials from the president s business empire. The Legal Process is on the president s mind today too. He tweeted this earlier. After more than two years of president ial harassment, the only things that have been proven is that democrats and others broke the law. The hostile cohen testimony given by a liar to reduce his prison time proved no collusion. And he added, im an innocent man being persecuted by some very bad, conflicted, and corrupt people in a witch hunt that is illegal and should never have been allowed to start. Lets get to the white house and cnns boris sanchez. This bombshell from congressman nadler isnt the only piece of, shall we say, frustrating news for the president today. We also learned something rather important about who is not going to support his emergency declaration. Tell us. Reporter thats right, ana. It appears at this point that the president s National Emergency decla
What will sultry New Orleans jazz singer and entertainer Anaïs St. John do next? She will close out the Dew Drop Jazz & Social Hall s 2024 spring concert season in