and republicans quick to publicly defend the twice indicted former president for changing the tune behind closed doors and then defend holding off and raising interest rates, for now. where the economy is and more importantly, where it is headed? as the 11th hour gets underway this wednesday night. good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle. donald trump gears up for the legal battle of his life, as the justice department defense its prosecution of the former president. just one day after trump s arraignment on charges of mishandling top secret documents, the attorney general voiced his support of special counsel jack smith. when i pointed at mr. smith, i did so because it underscores the justice department s commitment to both independence and accountability. mr. smith as a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents, who cher s commitment, integrity and the rule of law. any questions about the matter will have
mr. smith as a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents, who cher s commitment, integrity and the rule of law. any questions about the matter will have to be answered by their filings in court. meanwhile, the washington post reports one of trump s attorneys wanted to oppress the department of justice to discuss a possible settlement in the documents case. but trump himself, he was not interested. that is according to three people briefed on the matter. the post writes, they were, quote, many occasions when players and advisers sought to get trump to take a more cooperative stance. meanwhile, jack smith s other investigation into january six, the big one, has not slowed down one bit. jack yesterday, to nevada fake electors were spotted entering the federal courthouse in d. c. where the grand jury meets. trump s legal troubles are escalating, just as he is ramping up his third campaign for the white house. nbc s ga
Of rainfall overnight and start off with rainfall. Show you going to check in with a. J. Colby. It is grey gray and wet out of your rainfall continues to fall on stormfox show you is colorful and more this morning with freezing rain out west it is nows rainfall late 36 lakefront hopkins 37 with a wind chill of 29. You cannot see downtown reduced visibility, 3 miles hopkins, and seven akroncanton. The wind e gusting at times over 25 mph looks like a few breaks down around akroncanton, dover new philly. 51 degrees dover, 37 hopkins, we are expecting temperatures to continue to increase as low pressure works into the state. On the backside we have blizzard warnings in illinois,id that storm will move out tonight transitioning to snowfall after midnight tomorrow morning rush hour could be a bit messy, have to stay on top of that, today rainfall, north and west, 39 degrees, mid 50s to the south,9 it will be itll be rainy and windy with gusty winds forecast. One and sun are facing charges af
Kristi im kristi krueger. Pushrealtime closedaptioningprovided by u. S. Captioning push kristi off the top this noon, Presiden Obama unveiling his plan to shut down the u. S. Prison for terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, cuba. Saw it here live on local 10. Local 10 News Reporter Michael Putney is live in our newsroom now with the details on that plan. Reporter kristi, the president has been trying to close to prison for the suspected terrorists for the past seven years and this morng he gave it another try. The prison has held hundreds of suspected terrorists over the year, many of whom have been convicted whihi military tribunals, some have been but it is a painfully slow and expensive process that has yielded uneven results. The president says the prison undermines american values, hurts our standings with aies and has been a flash point for jihaddists. Also very expensive. It costs 445 million to run that facility in 2015. Currently there are only 91 suspectedyjihaddists being held at gi
About this morning but construction concerns, especially on i75. If youre traveling on i75 this morning, no major surprise weve got some lanes blocked affecting our southbound lanes here between miramar parkway and the turnpike. They are scheduled to be out there until about 5 30 this morning. At this point they are picking upp the copes but this is all a part of longterm construction plan out here. We would see some slowdowns indicated on our map that there are some delays but none reported. We are accidentfree in both counties. But as soon as an accident comes up, gss what, im updating twitter. Maybe sure youre following us at wplglocal10. An argument between a couple at Dadeland Mall leading to an officer firing. Police say all of this started as an argument between a couple. He was taken to the hospital complaining of chest pains. Right now its unclear what charges he will face. Stay with local 10 news and local10. Com. We have a live report from Dadeland Mall ahead at 5 30. A susp