When you are connected, you are not alone. These Television Companies support cspan two as a public service. Good evening. My name is jane campbell. As president and ceo of the United States Capitol Historical Society, i have the honor of serving as the master of ceremony for this event. I want to acknowledge that several of my Board Members are here. I have to be especially nice to them. They are my bosses. John carlson, my board chair, john perry who else is here from the board . Wave your hands. Thank you very much for all that you do to keep the society going. The Capitol Historical Society was founded in 1962, chartered by congress to encourage in the most comprehensive and enlightened manner and understanding by the American People of the significance of the capital as the tangible symbol of their representative form of government. We celebrate the capitol every day. Before we get started with todays program, we want to take a moment to acknowledge the passing of my immediate pre
Investigation goes from here. Hi, david. Hi, gillian and sandra. Safe bet this investigation is now prolonged for at least the next several months now that david weiss is Special Counsel. All that talk about whether or not david weiss requested Special Counsel Status from Attorney General garland, talk about the plea deal in delaware, throw all of that out the window now that he is Special Counsel. And saying david weiss asked for the status, the trumpappointed u. S. Attorney investigating the president s son for several years will continue. Attorney general Merrick Garland decided to give him special County Status after Plea Deal Negotiations fell through. In a new Court Filing Shows during the july 26, 2023, hearing, the defendant pled not guilty. Since that time they have engaged in further negotiations but are at impasse. The government believes it will not resolve short of a trial. I am committed to making as much of his report public as possible, consistent with legal requirement
Likely. Were following the legal and political implications. Plus a warning to Donald Trumps legal team from the judge overseeing the election interference case, saying more inflammatory statements will require a quicker start to the trial. We are live outside the court. And the death toll as they have yet to even start searching the hundred of burned out buildings. Well take you live to maui. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. Another controversial investigation that could have some pretty big repercussions for 2024 is escalating. Today a Special Counsel was designated in the federal probe of hunter biden. Attorney general Merrick Garland named david weiss to the role. Weiss has been leading this investigation. Yes, he has. Hes been leading the investigation into hunter biden for the past five years, in fact. This week he asked himself to be elevated to that role of Special Counsel. Were following that in realtime.
Between former President Trump and special counsel jack smith. A short time ago, the federal judge overseeing trumps election case responded to a court filing from smith theres night. Smith is seek a protective order after trump posted this yesterday evening, saying, quote, if you go after me, im coming after you. Smith is pointing to that message and asking the judge in the case to set limits on trump and his legal team when it comes to publicly discussing sensitive evidence and the judge has given the trump team until 5 00 p. M. This sunday to respond. Just this afternoon, lawyers asked a judge for more time to weigh in on what restrictions should be imposed. Joining us now to discuss, democratic congresswoman Veronica Escobar of texas. Thanks for joining. When you saw these words that trump wrote in that threatening post, what did you think of that . What was your concern there . Well, good afternoon, jim. It was as predicted. I mean, i knew he would not be able to help himself. He
With u. S. Ally jordan. On the ground the food parcels landed on the southern earned of the besieged territory where 1. 5 Million People are sheltering. A minna skull amount of food given the amount of need. President biden made the rare American Humanitarian intervention after at least 115 palestinian were killed and hundreds more wounded when Israeli Forces opened fire as thousands had gathered for one of the first food aid deliveries in gaza city in months. In what palestinian leaders are calling israels flour massacre people swarmed the trucks in the desperate hopes of getting a sack of flour only to be killed. The Israeli Military continues to insist the deaths were caused by a stampede. A United Nations observer sent to gaza city found the majority of the dead and wounded from the convoy suffered from bullet and shrapnel wounds. The chaos and carnage only underscores how desperate the situation across gaza is, since the start of the war the Israeli Military has blocked most food,