The nomination. Later there month, we will gather in chicago united as one party where we are going to have an opportunity to celebrate this historic moment together. Another his, to moment for vice president kamala harris today. Just 12 days into her campaign and it is now certain that she will be the democratic nominee. As she moves closer to a decision on her running mate. Also tonight, the washington post uncovers yet another trump scandal. This one involving trump s doj shutting down an investigation into whether trump took an illegal $10 million campaign contribution from the president of egypt. Plus, a consequential presidency, joe biden brings home americans held prisoner in russia adding to his long list of accomplishments. Not the least of which was removing donald trump from power. We begin tonight with history made and a glass ceiling shattered. Vice president kamala harris is now the de facto democratic nominee which would make her the first black woman and first asianamer
The scene to the bbc, saying it was like an earthquake. Doctors at a nearby field hospital are reported to be struggling to cope with scores of casualties. Let s hearfrom a displaced civilian who witnessed the attack. Translation: we were sitting in the tent nothing was happening. Suddenly a rocket fell over us. Children were in pieces. God is sufficient for us and he is the best guardian of our affairs. Look at us, world, have some feeling! let s speak to our correspondent nick beake injerusalem. I have been listening to an israeli military official in the past 20 minutes. They were asked repeatedly about this. Was it a designated safe soma families could expect to be safe? the official did not directly answer the question although he was asked a number of times. What he did say was that these hamas leaders had, in his words, cynically set up a compound in what was a civilian area and they bear responsibility for what might happen, inserting themselves into a place where there were lo
Were any hamas terrorists, no civilians. The israeli military has designated that area a safe zone, urging their palestinians to seek shelter there urging palestinians to seek shelter there. An eyewitness said that it was like an earthquake. Doctors at a nearby field hospital are reportedly struggling to help schools of casualties. Let us now hear from a displaced schools of casualties. Let us now hearfrom a displaced civilian schools of casualties. Let us now hear from a displaced civilian who witnessed the attack. Translation: we were sitting in the tent nothing was happening. Suddenly a rocket fell over us. Children were in pieces. God is sufficient for us and he is the best guardian of our affairs. Look at us, world, have some feeling! doctors at the hospital in gaza say it is no longer able to function because of the number of casualties and shortages of medical equipment. The director of the nasser hospital spoke about the situation. Translation: spoke about the situation. Tr
The right decision to leave. There s no evidence that staying longer would have made the afghan government any more resilient or self sustaining. If 20 years, hundreds of billions of dollars and support and training did not suffice, why would another year, another five, another ten? now this comes as president biden is about to land in colorado where he will make another pitch for his build back better plan. Democrats hammer out the detils of a reconciliation bill to make the proposal a reality. We re going to talk with pramila jayapal about where things stand at this hour. Now it is also recall day in california. Voters in that state decide if governor gavin newsome should remaun in office. This vote comes as senate democrats put forward a new ill to protect voting rights. We re going to talk with alex padilla about the path forward. Now in texas, more than 300,000 homes and businesses are without power after tropical storm nicholas made land fall. Bringing high ones and heavy rains t
Potentially to those affected residents in surfside, florida. A couple of interesting developments. That is we looked at the last update from the national hurricane center. Not a lot changed. It still has 60 miles an hour winds, moving to the northwest at 14 miles an hour, which is slower than it had been movmovi. When it slows down, that usually means it s gaining intensity. In this particular situation, it s interacting with land between jamaica, cuba and the cayman islands. 5 inches of rain being reported in somejamaica. We have tropical storm watches and storage surge watches out for south florida florida up towards ft. Myers and around the tampa bay area. That is is significant. It tells us that the computer models, which have been in agreement that this was going to edge more towards the west coast of florida, that s why they have issued watches, a storm surge and tropical storm watch. As far as the east coast of florida, still the impacts will be felt across surfside as well. Th