china s threats of retaliatory measures. soon after nancy pelosi s arrival they announced a series of military options and drills were defying their warnings. details tonight from the pentagon. speak of the pentagon edge watching china s defense ministry, 21 chinese warplanes entered its air defense identification zone as tensions between the two global powers under a new phase. supporters and critics it gathered as house speaker nancy pelosi arrived in taiwan with five other members of congress, just before midnight. she is the highest ranking u.s. official to visit the island democracy and first house speaker to do so since newt gingrich 25 years ago. taiwan s tallest building welcome to speaker pelosi with a simple message, thank you. china s foreign ministry warning that the u.s. is playing with fire and might get burned. we will continue to operate in the seas and these guys of the western pacific as we have done for decades. we will continue to support taiwan. the
Best for this country. I do intend to file a motion to vacation against Speaker Mccarthy this week. We need to rip off the band aid, move on with new leadership that can be trustworthy. Kevin mccarthy going head to head with Congressman Matt Gaetz after the House Speaker worked with democrats to avert a Government Shutdown. That decision leaves mccarthy politically vulnerable, so is the fate of his speakership now at the mercy of the democrats . Plus, hours from now, donald trump is scheduled to appear in court in manhattan for the start of a civil trial scrutinizing his business practices. Well break down whats at stake as the former president faces off against a judge who has already ruled that hes a fraud. And, California Governor Gavin Newsom names a successor to fill the seat held by the late senator, dianne feinstein. What were learning about that transition of power and how feinstein will be remembered on capitol hill. Good morning. And welcome to way too early on this monday, o
continuances. we ve got a lot of hard hit areas and heavy hitters in homicide with a directive from me to go try these cases. now. thank you very much. sandra: you have been listening to the harris county d.a. and the family members outside of the courthouse there where the d.a. said the death penalty has not been ruled out in the murder suspect. as he made the first court appearance in the death of the 12-year-old girl, and emotional plea from the family members who have lost so much. the mother talking about losing her first born. acknowledging how much she misses her quirkiness and all the things that she would say every day. you can imagine the heart ache the family has been put through as we do await to see see where this all goes next. an absolutely heartbreaking story. good to have you here with us today. bret baier and washington and for john today. this story honestly at the center of what we re seeing seeing across the country about concerns about illegal immigr
To the bottom of this growing scandal. D. C. Move, thec department of justice named former fbi director robert the russiaoversee investigation, although the white house had saidwill counsel was needed. Said this will confirm what we are ready know, there was no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity. Everyone should breathe a sigh of relief. Scott members from both sides of the aisle praising muellers credentials and his fbi past. This allows him to lead the investigation with the fbi. The investigation can continue to try to get to a conclusion. Will have wide ranging ability to dig deep and look for any criminal collusion with the russians. That could l investigation into bill clinton. That unveiled the Monica Lewinsky case and prompted his impeachment. That was an impeachment on the house side, not the senate. All of this taking place in both chambers, investigations on the house and senate side. Another big announcement, for willquick answers, mueller be looking for c
Much cooler weekend two more summery days Storm Chances return much cooler weekend today hot and humid. Isolated pm thunderstorms. Highs 9194 winds sw 10 mph tonight isolated storms early. Mild and muggy. Lows 6770 winds sw 5 mph friday partly sunny. Afternoon thunderstorms possible. Highs 8992 winds w to ne 5 mph this morning. The investigation into russian meddling in now in the hands of a special prosecutor. Its an appointment that even the white house didnt see coming. Suzanne kennedy is tracking the latest developments, live on capitol hill. Happening today Deputy Attorney rosenstein is set to brief the entire senate on the decision to fire former fbi director james comey. The request was made by both republican Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell and democratic minority leader chuck schumer. Rosenstein is expected to answer questions about his role in comeys firing the white house says the president fired him, in part, becuase of rosensteins recommendation. We are monitoring the pres