Development in the special counsels investigation of former President Donald Trump. A Federal Grand Jury has now criminally indicted the former president out of the special counsels investigation into his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The 45page indictment begins by saying the former president lost the 2020 election, knew he lost, and then for months spread lies that there had been outcome determinative fraud in the election. And that he had actually won it. The indictment charges trump with four counts. Conspiracy to defraud the u. S. , conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction in an attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. The indictment laying out a detailed timeline, and statebystate efforts to appoint illegal electors and influence local officials to change the outcome in their states. And it also lists six unnamed coconspirators. The indictment alleges trump attempted to enlist Vice President mike pence to obstruct the c
Also this hour, ron desantis at war with some fellow republicans who are taking aim at the Florida Governor over his support of Teaching Guidelines that suggest enslaved people benefited from slavery. All that, plus a woman who faked a story about going missing is now being charged for false report by officials, you say they wish they could have gone further. In a global heat wave from soaring temperatures here at home, to heat fueled wildfires overseas, will bring you the latest on the dangerous situation around the world. Lebron james posts new video of his son, brawny, just days after he went into Cardiac Arrest. What bronnys Health Crisis can teach parents of other Young Athletes, especially young men of color, thats all coming up next. Were gonna begin with former President Trumps rally in pennsylvania, which is set to start in just a few hours, hell be hearing even more baggage this time, with those for us charges from the doj on the classified documents case. Lets go right to it
Thanks britley ritz for that. Sorry, our lights are a little bright right there. Its almost like being outside, very bright. Im fredricka whitfield, good to see you. We begin this hour with the overseas kidnapping of an american nurse and her child. Alex was reportedly abducted thursday morning while serving in their Community Ministry in haiti. The two were taken from the organizations campus near portauprince. She is married to the director of the christian humanitarian aid group. Pa Paula Hancock is following the story for us. Reporter the charity did confirm the abduction and the details are quite disturbing. Remember, this was a nurse from New Hampshire, working for the charity. She was abducted along with her child and this was actually on what they call is the campus of this charity close to p portauprince. They said shes a deeply passionate person who considers haiti as her home and her passion. She works tirelessly to bring relief as she loves to serve the people of haiti in t
Her child reportedly kidnapped in haiti. The mom convicted of killing her two children, 17yearold tylee, 7yearold joshua, and conspiring to kill her husbands first wife, sentenced to life without the possibility of pa control. Also just in, Authorities Say that Potential Mass Shooting foiled. A Suspect Opening Fire outside a Jewish School in memphis, fleeing in a pickup truck. Former president trump, and now his Property Manager at maralago in court, accused of trying to help the former president delete Surveillance Video at maralago, until another employee halted the effort, allegedly saying, i dont think i have the right to do that. Tonight, the millions now being spent on trumps mounting legal bills by his supporters across the country. Pierre thomas reporting. The dangerous heat, 60 million americans under heat alerts at this hour. Ginger zee is here. The devastates Russian Missile strikes on president zelenskyys hometown tonight. Multiple civilians killed, dozens injured. Ian pann
A defiant former president , donald, trump off the Campaign Trail in pennsylvania. Just a few hours, last night in iowa, at this, as he tells one interview, or even prison would not stop his campaign. If if Going Forward right you get these indictments there ends up, youve got a jury in d. C. , you get convicted and sentenced. Does that stop your campaign for president . If you are sentenced . Not at all. There is nothing in the constitution to say that it could and not at all. The former president s remarks coming as he faces mounting legal troubles from special counsel, jack smith, new charges in the classified documents case and a looming Potential Indictment for Election Interference. We will have all the latest developments in just a moment. Also this, our controversial new comments from Supreme Court justice, samuel alito, who says theres Nothing Congress can do to regulate ethics on the high court in the wake of highprofile scandals involving most prominently, himself. New infor