one-man professional firing squad targeting lifelong republican chris krebs. krebs, of course, declared the election, quote, the most secure in american history that will cost him his job. the firing of the top expert has reportedly come under scrutiny by special counsel jack smith as he investigating every piece of the trump coup plot. and the new york times reports, the team led is asking witnesses about the events surrounding the firing of chris krebs. he was the top official in the 2020 election. mr. krebs selection that the election was secure with the assertion that it was, quote, a fraud on the american people. the special counsel reportedly issud subpoenas two weeks ago to staff members in the trump white house. a key focus for jack smith according to the times. the investigators appear focused on trump s state of mind around the firing of mr. krebs. as well as on establishing a time line of events leading up to the attack on the capitol by a pro-trump mob on janu
deliberate and what they found in the truck. and then a deal to avoid economic disaster has not been reached yet. moments ago we heard from house speaker, kevin mccarthy. we will talk to jim clyburn about what needs to happen next. and then e. jean carroll, what the president said that has her asking for more money. and then a new wave of afghan migrants going on a dangerous journey to reach the u.s. southern border. we begin this very busy hour with our breaking news on the security scare in washington. a driver now in custody after crashing a u-haul truck into a barrier just one block from the white house last night. police say they believe the suspect crashed the truck intentionally. the law enforcement official telling nbc news the driver was making threats to the white house. investigators also seized a nazi flag from the scene. joining us with more is nbc news capitol hill correspondent, ryan nobles. ryan, what exactly happened? reporter: josé, first let me give
turning on their own country. just in to cnn, e. jean carroll seeking even more in damages from trump after the former president insulted the writer again at cnn s town hall. that was just one day after she won her sexual abuse and defamation case against him. and he s the son of a single mother who rose from poverty to become the only black republican in the senate. but does tim scott s amazing life story translate into a path to victory? let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, another putin critic dead. this time it s russia s deputy science minister, fee oh ter kuch renco. he was just 46 years old. according to the ministry of science and higher education, he was feeling ill while on a plane to the russian delegation that was returning from a business trip to cuba. that s their quote. the flight on saturday reportedly made an emergency landing in southern russia, but it was too late. doctors apparently could not save him. outfront spoke t
a washington state judge issuing an order to protect access to the bill in 17 states plus the district of columbia, setting up a likely showdown at the supreme court. one of the two democratic lawmakers expelled from the tennessee state legislature could be reinstated today. and former cia director john brennan joins me on the fallout from dozens of leaked pentagon document, revealing secret information on ukraine s military and u.s. intelligence on russia s war machine, including reports of potential incident barely avoided between a russian fighter jet and a british surveillance plane and good day our breaking news today. the city s police department confirming four people plus the alleged suspectare dead following a mass shooting. eight others including a police officer who s in critical condition have been transported to a nearby hospital the suspect connected to the shooting at old national bank in the city s downtown neighborhood was found dead at the scene after exch
former director of intelligence says the only explanation for the pandemic is a leak from the chinese laboratory. the damage caused is very real. pizza delivery man was in the right place at the right time as a suspect happened to run right by him. police thanked the policeman for the assist and said if he is ever interested in a job, they are hiring. steve: live from the avenue of the americas as you look up that green stuff up there, that s central park. it is the 18th day of april. it is tax day. attention all people if you have not put your taxes in the mail, you have got until midnight tonight. it s going to be a beautiful day here in new york city. we have got 48 degrees. ainsley: taxes finished for you? steve: yes. a couple of weeks ago. pete: do people still put them in the mail. ainsley: my dad always did at midnight. pete s pete i know you can. ainsley: downtown main library midnight i always rode with him. pete: out of protest? ainsley: no, st