Billionaire heiress in memphis. Police confirming a short time ago the body found monday afternoon is that of missing Kindergarten Teacher and mother of two Eliza Fletcher. The suspect in the disappearance is now charged with firstdegree murder. Great to be back with you, john. John good to see you as well, sandra. This is America Reports. Sad news to start us off. Fletcher had been missing since going on a jog early friday morning. Surveillance video shows a man believed to be Cleotha Abston henderson exit his truck and aggressively run toward fletcher. The man then forces fletcher into his car. Sandra Court Documents say he was seen cleaning his truck and acting strange before the attack. He is a convicted kidnapper, spending nearly 20 years in prin for a similar crime carried out back in 2001. John Criminal Defense Attorney with more on this in moments, but Charles Watson is in memphis. Whats the latest, charles, and the charges against the suspect . Good afternoon, unfortunately th
Weekend and now the blast forward to election day nine weeks away. Peter doocy at the white house neal, good afternoon we spent time with President Biden on the campaign as he tried to make the case he thinks republicans like donald trump more than they like entitlement programs. Speak with the biggest contrast from maga republicans the extreme right, the trumpies. They want to these maga republicans in congress are coming for your Social Security as well. You, by the way, as i said, you might think that im making this stuff up because its so outrageous. He is referring a plan by republican rick scott to make Congress Vote to reauthorize every Spending Program every five years and an attempt to cut down government waste. So now scott is challenging the premise of the president s claims there. Of course hes going to lie about it but what i believe you have to do everything to preserve medicaid and Social Security. Make sure these are lasting programs. So, Congress Every year telling the
Charles and the Queen Consort will host Faith Leaders at Buckingham Palace before the king and his siblings head to westminster to stand vigil by their mothers coffin this evening. Well bring you the latest from london, but first, lets turn to legal news in the United States. Right now were awaiting to see what doj is going to do next now that a federal judge has denied his request for access to classified documents to continue its investigation. Legal experts are scratching their heads at the decision. Also in the denial, judge cannon appointed a Special Master. Who he is and the deadline the judge set for him. Joining me now is nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian, also lisa ruben and carol lamb. Walk us through the decision from the judge here. Why did she say no to doj about being able to access those classified documents when they said it was a matter of National Security. This judge who was appointed by former President Trump really adopted the trump view
Lets go outfront. Good evening. Ou a cruel political stunt, those are the words from the white house after the Florida Governor ron desantis sent two planes full of migrants to the wealthy enclave of Marthas Vineyard. What they are doing is a political stunt, and its its really just disrespectful to humanity. It doesnt afford them dignity. It is just cruel. So heres what happened. 50 migrants, including children, arrived at the vacation destination with no warning, according to local officials. Planes just and landed thats who got off. Local leaders say theyre now trying to move heaven and earth to provide the families with food, clothing, and shelter. They have nothing. Its a challenge for an island that has only one Homeless Shelter with room for only ten people. As for governor ron desantis, he is proudly taking credit for this. We are not a sanctuary state, and its better to be able to go to a sanctuary jurisdiction. And yes, we will help facilitate that transport for you to go to
does not amount to the art of the deal. it s the art of the steal. letitia james filed a sweeping lawsuit not just against donald trump but three of his adult children and the trump organization as a whole. james alleges they were all involved in a staggering fraud scheme lasting over a decade so the former president could enrich himself. they stand accused of lying to lenders, lying to insurance brokers, lying to tax officials, and more. ma nipulated the value of records. insurance fraud. each statement was personally certified as accurate my mr. trump. the pattern of fraud and deception that was used by mr. trump at the trump organization for their own financial benefit is astounding. and it is all in stark violation of the law. james claims there are possible violations of state and federal laws but her office lacks authority to file criminal charges, so she referred her findings to the federal prosecutors in manhattan and the irs. what she s seeking is in this parti