We know six people have been killed, including a mother and her ten year old daughter. Almost 70 have been injured and around a dozen are trapped under rubble. It is a familiar yet still horrifying sight where you have a residential block with a chunk missing smoldering debris and rescue teams frantically trying to save who they can. And when you have wave after wave of missile strikes, there is always a place in ukraine that is the most acute, acutely hit, and it is the turn of kiev. But alongside this, ukraine is desperately trying to seize the initiative in its counteroffensive, which is coming up to two months old. The gains it has made have been modest and they have been intensely contested. We are seeing an increase in fighting. It is true to say that they are concentrating men and machinery, notably in the southeastern and eastern parts of the front line. But we are getting comments from the kremlin alleging that the counteroffensive is not going according to plan, in their word
Former President Trump now making his way back to his golf club in new jersey. Earlier pleading not guilty to four criminal counts tied to alleges that he conspired to overturn the 2020 election. And that courthouse where he was is symbolically so crucial. Just blocks from where Trump Supporters stormed the capitol on january 6th. An insurrection fueled by what the indictment calls trumps pervasive lies and election fraud. Todays 27minute hearing marks his third arraignment in just four months. Our reporter in the courtroom said trump appeared angry, his hands collapsed as he stared straight ahead. Were also told he had what appeared to be some heated conversations with his attorney, todd blanch. The judge also sitting, setting the next hearing for august 28th. Which is just days after the first republican primary debate. And wolf, trump responding to todays hearing speaking briefly to reporters. He railed against the judge. In the hearing. When you look at whats happening, this is a p
But i think its important to note what he said on the Ellipse On January 6th is not actually what is in the indictment. And in fact, i actually worry that by calling it the january 6th indictment that it allows this message that you heard to make it about the First Amendment. He is allowed to give a political speech and say wrong things. The argument has to be it is First Amendment protected for you to say i feel like i lost georgia unfairly by 12,000 votes. You cannot call the Secretary Of State and say find me 12,000 votes. Those are different types of speech and it will be interesting to see if any of the republicans make that argument. You and i have covered a lot of these campaigns. I cannot believe that vivek is not trying to seize upon donald trump being arraigned in Federal Court to try to take advantage of his campaign. He sounded like he was auditions for Vice President or a member of the trump cabinet. What kind of bizarre world are we living in . It is his third indictment.
Our special breaking News Coverage continues now of the third, he has a third, criminal indictment of former President Donald Trump. Im laura coates. Remember. Not the news tonight, still stunning, even though people expect an indictment to come right now it is here. We have believed it sink in. The 45th president indicted by a grand jury and jack smiths investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. And its not lost on anyone that, while trump is facing charges over the last election, he is, of course, in the middle of his reelection campaign, flora. This is the third time, the third time that donald trump has been criminally indicted informants at this point . Special counsel jack smith charged him in the classified documents probe in june, and the Manhattan Grand Jury charge of the former president for Business Fraud back in march and just listen to what Special Counsel jack smith had to say tonight. The attack on our nations capital, on january six 2021, was an unprecede
Republicans vowing to fight what they call a twotier Justice System that treat you better if you are a biden and terrible if you are trump. Senior National Correspondent is live in washington d. C. On board with what the gop is plotting. Good evening then release of the transcript, and cover with the latest indictment of President Trump has Congressional Republicans planning a response. A House Judiciary Committee scene spokesman said that everything is on the table. This of course is the former president himself remains in tonight quite defiant. Every one of these many fake charges filed against me by the corrupt biden d. O. J. , could have been filed two and a half years ago they waited till the middle of an election and they waited until i became the dominant force in the polls, because we are dominating everybody. Meantime on capitol hill gop lawmakers plan to subpoena special counsel jack smith to testify although it is unlikely that will happen. They also expect to compel u. S. A