Contentious in decades. Today in california, protesters swarmed around the venue of a donald trump speech. Protesters crashed through a barricade, reaching the doors of the Convention Hall where trump was set to speak before the California Republican convention. Well, todays demonstration followed clashes outside a trump rally last night in orange county, california, where hundreds of protesters took to the streets, blocking traffic, smashing car windows. 20 people were arrested by police last night. Its more evidence of the deep political divisions of the 2016 race, divisions fueled by a candidate whos willing to go where no one has gone before, at least rhetorically. In talking about getting tough with radical islamic terrorists, donald trump last night repeated a dubious legend, a myth, if you will, about john persian in the aftermath of the spanish american war. Heres how persian put down an armed muslim insurgency in the philipos. He wouldnt do well today, because he was too tough
Tonight we look back at the life and music of gregg allman. Not going to let them catch the Midnight Rider and good evening. Im tom llamas. Thanks for joining us. We begin with the latest bombshell awaiting President Trump when his plane touching down in washington later tonight. New questions about soninlaw Jared Kushner and his alleged plan to set up back Channel Communications with the russian government. This latest controversy looming as the president and first lady wrapped up their international trip. Walking hand in hand across the tarmac in sicily to air force one. President trump calling the trip a home run in his remarks at the Naval Air Station. Abcs david wright starts us off at the white house. Reporter abc news has confirmed President Trumps soninlaw Jared Kushner did try to establish a back channel with russian officials during the transition according to sources. But sources insist kushners effort was focused on the u. S. Response to syria and other policy matters. An i
Righteousness is the same thing as being right. Donald trump knew this day was coming. Donald trump knows another School Shooting is coming. Donald trump knows another Church Shooting is coming. More christians will be gunned down in churches in middle america. Once again, we are told to shut up about it. This is no time for politics. Those in the pocket of the nra tell us. Also predictability within hours, democrats, the liberal media, they race as they always do to politicize a tragedy and try to blame believe it or not President Trump and republicans. After so many Mass Shootings, after so many School Shootings, will the media debate once again fade in the face of political gridlock . The journalistic uproar over the rob porter goes into second week as the white house version is contradicted by the fbi. We have been misled and we have been lied to time and again. And for what . To cover up for the guy who allegedly did this . Apparently the only acceptable response from the presiden
White house will ignore Christopher Wray and Rod Rosenstein, two men that the Trump Administration appointed and, weill they release the mem that alleges fbi abuses. Adam schiff not just opposing its release, but also claiming the memos republican author, former trump transition member, devin nunes, made significant changes to it before sending it over to the white house. Cnn learning the president himself is saying the memo could help discredit the russia investigation. His chief of staff john kelly and House Speaker paul ryan also want the memo released. I want to begin with Cnns Kaitlan Collins at the white house. Were hearing why the president wants this memo out so badly, hes being pretty upfront about this with friends and associates. Reporter thats exactly right, brianna. The president just departed the white house, going to that republican retreat in West Virginia and as he walked out on the south lawn to board marine one, he did not answer questions from reporters. You can see
Counting . Washington county officials are now saying that they were thinking they were going to count tomorrow, but now they look like they are going to count tonight. But it is essentially through the coffee here, because its going to take several hours. Ed bret, are they going to do it by midnight . We need to know. I was wondering, about 11 59 . Chris stirewalt, youve been following things for a long, long time. Ed, going back to the courthouse, turn the machines back on. Millions of people are watching and waiting. By the way, if you are the county commissioner in washington county, you dont want people thinking you are a slouch, and you guys dont get the job done. You get mrs. Krabbapel back up. Ed they are saying threes now, three hours to count the ballots. [whistles] i know you have a show tomorrow, but are you going to stick around . Ed chris stirewalt, what is your sense . Bret also brought up the point about the cook political part. Dave wasserman, yeah, very nonpartisan. T