bribery bob menendez isn t goino down without a fight. the new jersey democrat senator is defiant and resisting calls y to step down after getting indicted on federal corruption charges. the feds found nearld y half a million dollars in cash stuffed into jackets embroidered with his name and the u.s. senate seal as well as a hundred grand s worth of gold bars if his home. menendez is accused of taking bribes in an attempt to benefit the government of egypt. but senator gold bar vows that in the end he ll be exonerated. the allegations leveled against me are just that, allegations. not onlyst t will i be exonerat but i still will be the new jersey s senior senator. to, bu those who have rushed to judgment, you have done so baseh on a limited set of facts, framed bd y the prosecution to asio salacious as possible. remember, prosecutors get it wrong sometimes. some of the people calling for my resignation for political r reasons say i have lost these trust of the people of n
kevin mccarthy s attempts to fund the government just got a whole lot more complicated. then, hollywood writers reach a tentative deal with studios, we ll break down what s in the agreement, and what happens next, as the 11th hour gets underway this monday night. good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle, we re following developments in the multiple criminal cases against donald the champ. a judge has granted fulton county d.a. fani willis s request to keep jurors identity secrets in any upcoming trial, involving trump and his 18 codefendants. this decision comes as we see new reporting from the new york times about the rise in threats and intimidation as trump s criminal cases are moving forward. earlier this evening, january six hearing witness, cassidy hutchinson, spoke to our own rachel maddow, about what attacks, about the attacks that come from donald trump himself. this year has helped me opened my eyes to the dangers of trump actually poses on people in these s
sentences for modified crimes, including two separate bombings, and the torture and murder of an 11-year-old boy who testified against the mob. captured, dies in less than a year. year. ac 360 starts now. captions by vitac www.vitac.com tonight on 360, six days until a government shutdown, the man who could prevent it, house speaker kevin mccarthy can t or won t if it means risking his job. and senator bob menendez, and whether anyone buys his explanation. two more fellow democrats in the senate want him gone. and the words of a young poet, amanda gorman, and her warning about silencing writers and banning books. good evening. thanks for joining us. we begin tonight with kevin mccarthy, who by title, at least, is the most powerful republican in washington, not to mention as speaker of the house, second in line after vice president harris to the presidency. it is a lofty role and lofty title. and today when asked about what it takes about working with democrats
how soon the writers may return to work. with these stories and more, i m sara sidner with john berman and kate bolduan is off. this is cnn news central. and shortly, we will see new jersey senator bob menendez appear before the cameras, and his remarks in union city, new jersey, are the first since he was federally indicted on bribery charges late last week, and it should be noted that as a defendant, menendez has the right to remain silent, but minutes from now, he won t. he is going to speak, and we will bring you what he says live. kara scannell is live at the location where this press conference is going to take place. and carkar kara, we can see the microphones set up behind you, and what is the expectation? well, john, we expect the senator to give the first remarks since he was indicted on the bribery charges friday. they will begin in a half hour from now, and the senator has been defiant since he was indicted, and other democrats including senator phil murray
greg: i m greg gutfeld along with judge jeanine pirro, jesse watters, and sandra smith, the five. bribery bob menendez is not going down without a fight, that the new jersey senator is defiant facing calls to step down after getting indicted on federal corruption charges, they found half a million dollars in cash stuffed into jackets embroidered with his name in the u.s. senate seal as well as 100 grand worth of gold bars in his home. accused of taking bribes in an attempt to benefit the government of egypt, but senator gold bar valves in the end he will be exonerated. speak of the allegation levels are just that. allegations. not only will they be exon exonerated, but i will still be the new jersey s senior senator. for those who have rushed to judgment coming i ve done so based on a limited set of facts framed by the prosecution to be as salacious as possible. remember prosecutors get it wrong sometimes. some of the people calling for my resignation for political reas