To nominate and senator Lindsey Graham says republicans now have the votes to confirm a nominee before the november election. President trump i will soon announce a nominee for the United States Supreme Court. We will fill that seat. Some of the same individuals who tried every conceivable dirty trick to obstruct Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh are lining up lining up to proclaim the third time will be the charm. This election and this vacancy mean everything. Leader mcconnell and the Republican Senate majority have no right to fill it. Weve got the votes to confirm Justice Ginsburg replacement before the election. Were going to move forward in the committee and report the nomination out of the committee to the floor of the United States senate so we can vote before the election. Julie john roberts is live on the north lawn. Whats the white house saying in terms of timing of the nomination . Trace and julie, good morning. With Lindsey Graham saying there are enough votes to confi
Eric former Deputy Assistant attorney Thomas Dupree will dig into all of it but we begin with rick leventhal. A stunning set of admissions in Lower Manhattan by a man who was one of the president s most trusted employees. He lied, paid women off he says to pay his boss. He walked out of the courthouse late yesterday free on 500,000 bond pled guilty to hiding income from his Taxi Cab Business and hiding debt to secure a Home Equity Loan and arranging payments to two women in the runup to the president ial election in coordination in and at the direction for a candidate to federal office to try to help him win. Mr. Cohen disregarded that training, that tradition and decided that he was above the law and for that he is going to pay a very, very serious price. He admitted he paid 130,000
to stephanie clifford, Stormy Daniels, because she was ready to go public with a claimed affair with mr. Trump. And he arranged to reimburse a tabloid to bury a story about Karen Mcdougal who also claimed
Man that died in police custody. Video showing the officer kneeling on floyd 8 minutes as he begs for error saying i cant breathe over and over again. In addition to the president we are waiting for an update from the county attorney. We have a very busy hour indeed. We began with mike tobin on the ground in minneapolis with an update, mike. First of all, dana i want to give you reaction to some of what we heard from people on the ground here, as far as the reaction to the arrest of Derek Chauvin. And the reactions from awesome to a good start to not enough, but seen out here is remarkably different from what we saw yesterday. As we take a look over my shoulder, you can see the state patrol troopers who are out here keeping the line, keeping the order, creating space for the fire crews to work where all the fires were last night. And they are backed up by the National Guard out here. Compare that to the remarkable scene that we saw last night. Where the entire police retreating from th
While those contests are important, frontrunner donald trump is already setting his sights on another primary, less than two weeks from tonight. Indiana. A state political watch irs say could make or break this entire election. If ted cruz dominates there, he could shut down trumps path to 1237. If donald trump state handily, he may have this thing s sewn up. At a rally today, the frontrunner again complained about the nominating system and then a short time later down in florida trumps chief rival worked not the voters but the party elite, Holding Private audiences with the folks who control the rules and some of the votes. And ted cruz had a message for donald trump in hitting back. Heres mr. Trump followed by senator ted cruz. Its rigged for the lobbyists. Its rigged for the donors. And its rigged for the special interests. Its dishonest. They can take the delegates. They can put them in airplanes and fly them to resorts. They can have dinners with them. They can put them in hotels.
Bring money and jobs backs to american families. He wrapped up the speech moments ago saying america is back and better than ever. The world is witnessing the resurgence of a strong and prosperous america. Im here to deliver a simple message. It has never been a better time to hire, to build, to invest, and to grow in the United States. America is open for business and we are competitive once again. As president of the United States, i will always put America First, just like the leaders of other countries should put their Country First also. But America First does not mean america alone. When the United States grows, so does the world. Bill that from europe last hour. Meanwhile here at home the white house now fighting back against the New York Times report that claims President Trump ordered the firing of special counsel bob mueller and fox news doing its own digging on the story and learning more about that. Sandra we start with john roberts who has been traveling with the president