that would come. and it was handled appropriately. and we are now getting a clearer picture of exactly how the u.s. response played out, at last saturday the balloon was first detected in alaska. on tuesday, it relented continental u.s. airspace, which is when the president asked for military options on wednesday, the president ordered the military to take out the balloon as soon as practicable. on friday, the president was briefed on an execution plan, and on saturday the balloon was shot down. now, the balloons eight-day track is sparking debate and political finger-pointing on capitol hill over the administration s approach. listen here. clearly this was an attempt by china to gather information to defeat our command and control, are sensitive mission weapon sites, and that certainly is an urgency that this administration does not recognize. the president and united states military did what they did, that is my opinion, very just and very defensible. so the president
Trumpbranded bibles on line as his massive legal bills pile up. Record numbers of israelis protesting against Prime Minister netanyahu overnight for a ceasefire and hostage release as the idf does withdraw from gazas Shifa Hospital and meetings on alternatives to an allout offensive in rafah. I will be joined by a filmmaker on a new documentary as the Kennedy Family bands together against Robert Kennedy jr. s thirdparty challenge to President Bidens reelection. Im Andrea Mitchell In Washington. Todays weather could not dampen the joy of the annual white house easter egg roll, a Tradition Dating back to 1878. President Biden Jokingly told participants eggs roll faster in the rain, but the morning storms did mostly clear in time. This mornings fun follows an Easter Sunday message saying, warmest wishes to christians around the world. The simple message is a stark contrast to donald trump who posted 77 times on social media this weekend. He started with happy easter, then devolume fd into
Sarah, its the first thing i thought of because were covering trump gavel to gavel keep in mind, we just heard a Sandoval Hearing in Donald Trumps case. Theres two things that this is directly impactful to Donald Trumps case. First prior bad acts evidence coming into the courtroom. The second, the Appellate Courts finding that Harvey Weinstein basically could not testify because so much was going to be allowed in on crossexamination the same type of argument would apply to donald trump at the Sandoval Hearing. Thats where prosecutors are told by the judge what can come in if donald trump were to testify, they opened up the gates. The judge to the E Jean Carroll case, to the new York State Attorney general, Civil Fraud Case because of that, donald trump will have a similar argument that hes hamstrung. He couldnt possibly testify because of everything thats going to come in on crossexamination. Its directly related to the Appellate Division decision that we just heard today. Did not see
committee will meet to formalize impeachment inquiry into president biden. steve: what it means the full house could vote on that as soon as tomorrow. ainsley: well, that falls on the same day that lawmakers are demanding that hunter biden testify behind closed doors. lawrence: alexandria hoff knows it all. she is in washington with the latest. good morning, alex. maybe not all of it but there are a lot of pieces in play. the white house is trying to put to use statements made by republicans who feel there isn t enough evidence to impeach the president. some have changed their minds on that in recent weeks. the way this timeline breaks down is that today the house rules committee is going to consider the resolution that would authorize the impeachment inquiry. tomorrow, house republicans are expected to vote to approve it. mind you, this isn t a vote for impeachment, just to allow for the inquiry and more investigative power into that. tomorrow is the same day that th
To the bbc news at one. Hospital services could be cut or scaled back in nearly two thirds of england, in order to save money and to try to improve efficiency, according to a bbc analysis of plans in 44 areas. Proposed changes range from full closures, to centralising services on fewer sites. Our Health Correspondent Sophie Hutchinson has the details. Protests outside Horton Hospital in oxfordshire just a few months ago where there are concerns about bed closures and cuts to stroke and critical care. And its not the only place. Right across england, proposals for big changes are afoot in the nhs. The bbc has analysed 44 of the transformation and sustainability plans. Two thirds include either Hospital Closures or moving treatments to a different site. More than a third involve cuts to the number of hospitals providing non emergency treatments and around one third plan to reduce the number of hospitals offering emergency care. Proposed closures to Hospital Beds have been heavily critici