Event. Rob marciano and zohreen shah standing by. Next, the Clock Ticking for the trump legal team. The Special Counsel requesting a protective order in the january 6th case. The judge wants a response within hours. It comes after the former president s threatening post, if you go after me, im coming after you. And what hes now saying about the judge in the case. Maryalice parks reports from the justice department. The horrific scene off italys amalfi coast. An american executive killed when the boat she was on with her husband and children collided with a sailboat where passengers were celebrating a wedding. What we learned about the investigation. Also tonight, u. S. Navy destroyers dispatched off the coast of alaska after tracking russian and chinese war ships on patrol. The joint Exercise Raising alarm bells at the pentagon at a time of heightened tension with the two countries. New details in that alleged Murder For Hire scheme in the bahamas. An American Mother of three accused o
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remaining defiant, telling his supporters i m being indicted for you. tonight, former vice president mike pence with his clearest statement yet, saying trump was indeed asking him to overturn the election. here s abc s maryalice parks from washington. reporter: tonight, after a federal judge denied his request for a three-day delay, former president donald trump is less than 24 hours away from yet another crucial legal deadline. by 5:00 p.m. tomorrow, he must respond to special counsel jack smith s request for a protective order. smith s team pointing to trump s social media use and arguing trump might use it to disclose evidence or even intimidate witnesses in the january 6th case. trump, who has pleaded not guilty, remaining defiant in south carolina last night, running on the indictments. i consider it a great badge of honor because i m being indicted for you. reporter: trump s own former vice president and current primary rival, mike pence, who could be a key witness in this
linsey, the driver of the motorboat is now being investigated for suspected manslaughter according to that italian officials. and tonight, the driver s lawyer telling abc news his client is describing the collision as happening like a flash and he tried to rescue adrienne vaughan. linsey. just so horrific. thank you. reporter: now to the growing tension between russia, china, and the united states. abc news confirmed the u.s. dispatched multiple destroys and an aircraft after tracking chinese and russian ships near the aleutian islands of alaska. dan sullivan calling that foreign patrol unprecedented in size. let s bring in ike ejochi in washington for us. what more are you learning tonight? reporter: the united states taking swift action, sending four u.s. navy war ships to the aleutian islands after senators said 11 russian and chinese ships came close to american waters. now, officials say those foreign ships were on patrol in international waters conducting