Congressional republicans are already saying weisss new status makes him a Fire Wall Insulating President Biden and his Justice Department and could actually impede congressional efforts to get to the truth. Look into that. Also tonight, the Justice Department has moved to officially dismiss the now defunked plea deal with the president s son. Correspondent dazed spunt has the details from the Justice Department. Good evening, david. Reporter bret, good evening to you. The legal jeopardy for the president s son only deepens now that this case has Special Counsel status, and we can say tonight that it appears hunter biden is headed for trial. I have concluded that it is in the Public Interest to appoint him as Special Counsel. David weiss, the u. S. Attorney who had been leading the Justice Departments probe of Hunter Bidens tax and Business Dealings now getting a new job title and new legal responsibilities. Reporter mr. Weiss has the authority he needs to conduct a thorough investigat
Welcome to cnn this morning. Im amara walker. Thank you for sharing part of your morning with us. As the grim reality sets in for survivors in hawaii, some are questioning the states response beforehand and how much was done to try to warn residents to get out. Plus Hunter Bidens legal troubles heat pup the Justice Department elevates the attorney to Special Counsel after plea talks fall apart. And donald trump and his legal team get a stern warning from the judge. Well have the latest on the contentious hearing. New data Shows Americans are pulling out of their 401 k and relying on credit cards. Well have a financial expert to weigh in with her advice. We begin with really grim news from hawaii, where those devastating wildfires have claimed at least 80 lives so far. The death toll will likely rise in the coming days. Crews have not yet searched the inside of most of the buildings and its unclear how many people are unaccounted for. Video shows the horror of the fire as people tried t
Trey good evening and thank you for joining as i am trey gowdy, its Sunday Night In America, here we go former President Donald Trump versus President Joe Biden will go under Grover Cleveland have company in the History Books or will joe biden overcome historically low poll numbers there are blinking Caution Lights for both candidates while the American People settled in for what looks like the longest general election in history. The general election started in earnest in the State Of The Union and the talk of unity in his inaugural address years ago is gone this was talk about contrasted not reconciliation. My predecessor, former republican president tells pu putin, do whatever the hell you want, my predecessor, hes the reason is overturned. My predecessor, many in this chamber want to take the Prescription Drug away by repealing Affordable Care act. I wont let that happen. My predecessor is watching. Instead of pitting politics and pressuring members of congress to block the bill, j
Prime time with laura coats joins now. Happy monday to you im actually perhaps as stand as the judges there was not more advisement by council at the very least for that sentencing. If youre calling me a cynic that might be true. Nice to see you caitlin him also jealous that you guys are not best friends. Im so happy for you its wonderful. Dont worry when i hang with katie will obviously invite you to come with us. Can you invite simone biles with the same height. Thank you so much and good evening im laura code thank you for joining me and tonight despite a judge warning they will be slapped in handcuffs if he violates the police his rhetoric is even growing more and more by the day. In fact his railing against the judge and the prosecutors and his successor. Even some key witnesses even someone he knows quite well. Im talking about Vice President mike pence. Hes also telling some critics to go to just days after a certain night meant. This one over efforts to overturn the election so
The lead starts right now. Donald defiant. Back on the campaign trail this afternoon, pushing back on prosecutors who want to restrict what he can say publicly about the federal indictment. Plus, that hideous river boat drbrawl, after a man was rushed by a group of wight men. And americans in Credit Card Debt, surpassing 1 trillion as more americans pull from their own Retirement Savings for help. Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. Were going to start with our Law And Justice lead. The Federal Grand Jury here in washington, d. C. , the same one that indicted donald trump last week, is back Behind Closed Doors today. For the First Time Since handing down those unprecedented charges for Donald Trumps unprecedented actions. It is a clear sign that the investigation into the efforts to over turn the 2020 election is not over. And it raises questions about six coconspirators listed in the indictment and whether they could soon also face federal charges for their actions. We also just got