let s take a look at the week s top stories. as you know, i can t talk about particulars of this or any other ongoing criminal manner. as i said when i appointed mr. smith i did so because it underscored the justice department s commitment to an oath independents and accountability. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group i ve experienced and talented prosecutors. and agents, whose share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law. any questions about this matter will have to be answered by their filings in the court. attorney general, merrick garland, with some breathe where it s for the first time since donald trump s federal indictment. is it just may or willie are we starting to see again. not a complete breaking of ice. but a more thawing of ice? this is horrible. it s bad, but i m gonna pardon him. day three, too early to talk about pardons. because you know the news came out. i m sure mike pence saw the new jersey nightmare. the p
brittney griner is pleading guilty to drug charges stemming from that february detainment at the moscow airport. she faces up to ten years in a russian prison unless negotiations can get under way for a prisoner swap. more on the reporting from the new york times overnight that former fbi director james comey and his deputy mccabe were both subjected to intensive, intrusive irs audits during the trump presidency. the odds of a single person being selected for that kind of audit are one in 30,000. for two men who basically had the same job, well, it s kind of like winning the worst lottery. certainly raising suspiciouses about the trump appointed leadership at the irz. we begin with keir simmons. how are the people reacting to this shakeup? another at the top of their political leadership. reporter: there will be those who are breathing a sigh of relief. there will be those who are disappointed because he s a colorful character. there are people and many people who liked
but the only thing that matters are the facts and the numbers and numbers, my friend, don t lie. really election interference. it s all it is. ridiculous. the numbers are much greater. you have a racist attorney general who made some terrible. this showing as trump beating biden in five states. steve kornacki breaks it all down one year ahead of the election. overnight, new israeli air strikes on gaza city now surrounded by israeli tanks and troops where hundreds of thousands of civilians remain now cut off from escape routes from the south. and secretary of state blinken made unannounced stops in the west bank and baghdad after israel s prime minister netanyahu apparently rejected his calls to limit the air strikes and have temporary pauses to aid can get in and americans can get out. good day. former president trump is testifying in his new york civil fraud trial. the case that could collapse his new york real estate business. the judge telling mr. trump s attorne
Juliet charges filed in the death of a college student, prosecutors say he was the victim of a Fraternity Hazing rituals that went terribly terribly wrong. Seven people that after flash flooding in utah, search and rescue teams call off the search because of its treacherous conditions. It is done to a polygamous midway through september, thank you for being with us. Juliet mike woods is here. Everyone is pretty happy. People are ready for the nice fresh clean air. Wont be ridiculously high. Doesnt look humid either. It wont be comfortable, if you need an extension of summer that is coming that. Heres what we have with High Temperatures back to normal, 77 was High Temperature yesterday which is where normal High Temperature is this time of year, 76 was your high in bridgeport, 74 in islip, in monticello was a lot coolers and we have seen through the majority of the summer so is the time of year we should see cooler temperatures. The only thing is that wont name out for long, 63 degrees
Call 18003419716. Right now on fox 5 news at ten. Is a terrifying scene in park a tree falls on on suspected visitors setting people to the hospital. Broke off. Five people suffered non lifethreatening injuries. It has been a string of incidents about trees falling in parks. Allison as you can imagine the park in a warm summer day was a really crowded, five people were injured when that tree fell, likely they are all going to survive their injuries. They were treated in bellevue hospital. As you. As you mention it isnt the first time it happened. Tonight crews remove a dead larger branch snapped off. You heard you heard a crack, the top part where came down a little bit and that over it went. It fell on in injured by people. Other people in the park at injured. The tree was on his right ankle and he was needing help to move the tree. Hes okay, he tried to get up in this area bryant park, people usually try to sit at outdoor tables and play games under the trees. They mostly looked down