barr s defense of that decision. the memo contends, mueller s report did not establish a case to charge trump with obstruction, who failed to establish any underlying crime related to russian election interference. but, as nbc has reported, mueller s report actually did identify ten episodes that could be considered potential obstruction of justice. as one former mueller prosecutor points out, that is just one a couple of high-level justice department officials were worried about. two senior staff say to bill barr that the reason he should make the decision is because, if the memo comes out, it might be read to imply that the president committed obstruction. this memo makes it clear that the reason that bill barr did not ask robert mueller to simply come to a conclusion is because, as it says here, that report can be read to find that, indeed, he did commit obstruction. as for the ongoing investigations into the former president, tonight the justice department is facing a
the unforgettable scenes of desperate afghans clinging to a c-17 at the airport in kabul trying to escape the clutches of the taliban happened a year ago today. defining image of a strategic and humanitarian disaster marking the turning point of a presidency back here at home. one that we still consider today. as we say good morning. good to have you with us. i m bill hemmer and hello at home and hello to you. a i m dana perino this is america s newsroom. it has been a year but i feel like i can remember every moment of this whole two weeks that we watched it. maybe six weeks we watched the world change. heartbreaking images that stunned americans. thousands of afghans crowded the airport and ran after planes taxiing on the runway. president biden faced backlash and also from our allies for the botched u.s. withdrawal but he refused to budge. president biden: i am president of the united states of america. and the buck stops with me. i m deeply saddened by the facts we no
affidavit. what we ve now learned. terry moran with late reporting. the critical primary showdown. wyoming s liz cheney, the most high profile republican to take on the former president. is there any chance she survives today s primary? our jon karl tonight in wyoming the the voters. and alaska s senator lisa murkowski, who convoted to conv donald trump, how will she do tonight? and will voters send sarah palin to congress? plus, the eighth child in the u.s. with suspected monkeypox. and what authorities are now saying about your pets, after a suspected case of monkeypox involving a dog. there s also news tonight on your next covid booster. dr. jha today on how soon americans will be able to get that booster that covers the most recent variants of the virus. the brutal shark attack off the florida keys. a 10-year-old boy attacked, losing part of his leg. the drought emergency unfolding tonight. the drastic action now possible on the colorado river. historic water cu
and elsewhere have been clamoring for the justice department to unseal the affidavit. and president trump could reveal the documents that he has as well. that would be transparency. meanwhile, an attorney for rudy giuliani said the former new york city mayor is now a target of the criminal investigation into possible 2020 election interference in georgia by former president trump and others. giuliani is a former personal attorney for trump and last week was ordered to testify in person before a grand jury handling the case. that is expected to take place tomorrow. giuliani was subpoenaed last month but his legal team delayed his appearance, citing health concerns. and the former cfo of the trump organization is expected to plead guilty as early as this thursday in a criminal taxes case. the charges against allen weisselberg are tied to his indictment by the manhattan district attorney s office investigating former trump s businesses. but terms of the expected deal were not
and we will let you decide if the bernie loving socialist hypocrite and a hoodie really cared about the people in pennsylvania. he will probably step aside and let someone more capable for office. plus, people that just don t feel like paying back the student loans. we have all of those details coming up and also tonight, the virginia governor is going to join us who is now blasting the fairfax county schools for hiring a convicted child sexual predator. and at the big board tonight, bill hemmer is with us. i will tell you a few stories about what is happening starting in florida. charlie crist, easily winning his campaign. so ron desantis has an opponent this fall. he used to be the governor, as a republican. now he is running as a democrat. he beat the agricultural commissioner quite easily, but unfortunately freed lost the battle. the congresswoman will go up against marco rubio. both candidates have raised money already. that is what is happening and looking at a couple