motivated violent extremism. we ll bring all the resources of the federal government to bear on this case. this is the number one priority of the department of justice, and i can assure the citizens of this community that anything we can do at the federal level with this case will be done and justice will be served for the victims. on the hate crime issue as well. i asked our hate crime task force to investigate as well. it s absolutely a hate crime. i have been in touch with officials in washington and the white house on the issue of what we are doing here so aggressively as well. i appreciate the fbi investigation as well. reporter: that s the governor of the state of new york, kathy hochul along with the local district attorney from erie county talking about the horrible news out of buffalo. an 18-year-old suspect drove from the binghampton area from the pennsylvania-new york border. drove several hours west and north to the buffalo area and began livestreaming as he got
Of that team. We will keep you updated on that story thank you so much for joining us. Cnn primetime with abby phillip joins us right now. Thank you so, much kaitlan. Have a good night. And good evening, everyone. I am abby phillip. Donald trumps path to the republican nomination is not only getting more dominant. It is becoming more bulletproof. And as the indictments against him grow so it is his stranglehold on the field. And new cnn numbers show one of the reasons why. Voters just arent worried. A. Majority of Republican Voters and conservativeleaning independents say that they are not concerned that the charges against him will hinder his ability to win the General Election. Nor would the case hurt his ability to serve for another full term. Now, at least one of his rivals, nikki haley, suggests not putting too much stalk into what are these polls say. The American People are not going to vote for a convicted criminal. The American People are going to vote for someone who can win
Court for donald trump. Yes, he is the clear front runner in the race for the white house, hes neck and neck with joe biden, according to polling, but now, a new york judge says the candidate and his adult sons are all also now liable for fraud. Saying that they gave false Financial Statements for years, committing fraud over, and over again, by inflating the value of their assets. Now, news flash, this is the man who could be running the country if the election, of course, goes his way. On top of, as you know, for criminal indictment as well. Just when you thought the circus on the hill could not get any wilder, well, you have matt gaetz again, issuing, this time, new threats to mccarthys speakership. Senators are working together to have a backup plan, of course, and mccarthy is saying that there is a plan, but they wont actually vote on it until friday. Mind you, the Government Shutdown happens at 11 59 pm this saturday, if they are unable to avert it. And there is a heartbreaking s
that one hope to have her back, embrace her, her birthday is on friday. she s turning 4. the great aunt of young abigail edan is one of the countless desperate family members hoping their loved one is among the hostages expected to be freed soon by hamas. but the release will not be happening as soon as everyone hoped. also tonight, elon musk is having trouble facing the truth about the rampant anti-semitic content on formerly known as twitter. the president of that organization will join me. plus, with republican speaker mike johnson likely to push for a national abortion ban, abortion right s activists are stepping up the pressure, seeking to enshrine a woman s right to choose in the constitutions of several more states. but we begin tonight with overwhelming anticipation for the israeli and palestinian families who may reunite with their loved ones in the coming days. israel and hamas have agreed to a breakthrough deal to release 50 women and children who were kidn
politicsnation. tonight s lead, no and insight. right now the key word driving our politics s conflict. and there doesn t appear to be a resolution on the horizon. not in congress, not in our country, where politics are reaching a fever pitch. and certainly not in israel, the country rejecting u.s. calls this week for humanitarian pause in fighting to allow for aid to go into gaza. we are more than 9400 people have been killed. israel s prime minister says that the war will continue until all hostages are released. here at home, the political battles emanating from this conflict are rocking washington. nbc news reporting that president biden was briefed this afternoon on the situation in israel and gaza by secretary of state anthony blinken, national security adviser jake sullivan, and other senior advisers. and new republican speaker mike johnson passed a stand-alone israel aid bill this week, a bill certain to face objections from senate democrats and the white ho