Georgia. This week, willis, her staff and the grand jurors that did to hold Trump Accountable for her actions or verbally attacked by the former president and authorities on alert in georgia, as those attacks have echoed by Trump Supporters calling for violence on social media. And for nearly every one of trumps competitors for the 2024 republican president ial nomination, even this latest indictment has not been caused enough for a Fuel Repudiation of the former president or his actions. That may be put to the test on wednesday, as the gop holds its first primary debate without trumps participation, as he faces a friday deadline for his mandated surrender to Law Enforcement authorities in Fulton County. The politics, the people, and the peril facing them over trumps fourth and department. All of that tonight on politicsnation. But first, i want to update you on the latest happening now with Hurricane Hilary. They says hilary remains a category three, churning off Mexicos Pacific coast
sanders-townsend. simone will be back tomorrow with a come for session with chested buttigieg on his new book, i have something to tell you for young adults. and the right-wing campaign to brand lgbtq books in schools and libraries. politicsnation with reverend al sharpton starts right now. tonight, crisis averted. earlier this afternoon, president biden signed a bill putting an end to a dramatic week. that saw the nation just days away from a preventable economic catastrophe. with the debt ceiling showdown settled, and made job numbers far stronger than expected, the president has strengthened his case for reelection going into a 2024 presidential race. that intensified this week on the republican side. with the two front runners for the gop nomination, donald trump and ron desantis, sharpening their attacks on biden, the debt deal, and each other this week. in key early primary states. but they re also contending with the growing pack seeking the nomination. former
Committed suicide and were learning more about his troubled past. He received a bad conduct discharge from the air force in 2014 and a courtmartial in 2012 for assaulting his spouse and child. Officials say he also sent threatening Text Messages to his motherinlaw who attended the church, although she was not there on sunday. There was a domestic situation going on within this family. Reporter among the victim was 14yearold annabelle pomeroy, the daughter of the churchs pastor and wife who were out of town. Now most of our Church Family is gone. Our building is probably beyond repair. And a few of us that are left behind lost tragically yesterday. Reporter now the small town left grieving the loss of so many friends in this tightknit community. And about an hour ago, Vice President mike pence said hes headed to texas on wednesday to meet victims in that community. The shooting at that church in texas is putting the spotlight on security in places of worship. Locals say leaders we spoke
Doctors say just three of the injured are in Critical Condition and today we learned more about the two Good Samaritans who chased down the suspect and helped take him down. It was the right thing to do. It shook this community. It shook people. It has shaken everybody. These people see me as a hero. Im someone who helped on instinct. Johnny languaie languagjohnn did not think twice. Lauren mayk is live in center city. Its a delicate balance for local churches . Reporter it is a unique balance that they are trying to strike. Let me show you the door here at Mother Bethel Ame Church. They are locked tonight. We had to be let in when we visited earlier today but that is the challenge. They are trying to strike this balance between being welcoming and also being safe and secure. The shooting on a sunday in texas still hard to digest. Its just unfathomable. State leaders in the philadelphia region offering prayers for the victims today while looking at what another act of violence means fo
High caliber guys that are trained by the state of pennsylvania act 235 in the use of weapons but, you know, its very low key. Reporter Senior Pastor john hessler admits that establishing a trained Security Force for his church was a concept he struggled with until. Sandy hook 2012. Thats when i sat down with dave outland and some of the other men and said, look, we need to upgrade whatever were doing in terms of observation, to some sort of security. If that ends up including armed security, so be it. Reporter there have been an estimated 92 violent acts at houses of worship across the country so far this year alone. And pastor hessler says ignoring those statistics that irresponsible and potentially dangerous. I became a pastor in 1999 and without any intent, any thought that i would ever have to think about child predators or someone who would come into church with a gun. But thats where we are. Reporter and so Church Officials say thats a balance theyre trying to strike with the ch