Person arraignment in the maralago documents case. Well tell you what happened when his two codefendants showed up in court. Plus new reporting from propublica about Clarence Thomas and his wealthy network of friends who allegedly financed his luxurious gifts and travel. And we begin this morning with a devastating wildfires in hawaii. At least 36 people have died as the flames rip through the island with crews in the skies and on the ground urgently battling three active fires. The flames have destroyed homes, wreaked havoc on businesses and forced thousands to evacuate. Residents seeking safety are flocking to airports and shelters. My family is thinking of just leaving the island completely. We have nothing but the clothes on our backs right now. Everything is gone. Some had to jump into the ocean to escape dangerous flames, swallowed more 2,000 acres of land. Want you to see Satellite Image that captures what the town of lahaina looked like, a Historic Town before and after the bla
Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. Tonight, the countdown is on. Just hours from now, the president delivering a critical address to the nation before what may be the largest tv audience hell get this election season. It is a chance for the commander in chief to reframe the political debate about not only the state of this country, but also his stewardship of it. Earlier today, i went to the white house for a conversation with the president about what hell talk about. He is eager to engage politically with republicans. Cbss ed okeefe is at the white house, and ed, the president tonight will use the phrase americas comeback. Reporter thats right, norah, and as he engages with republicans he plans to call out how they have lost election since the repeal of roe vs. Wade and promises to sign a federal law to protect Abortion Services if it is ever passed. The president is also planning to take at least a few jabs at his likely republican opponent, donald trum
His role in january 6th, he was charged in the District Of Columbia for his role in january 6th. Owes 400 million to the state of new york for defrauding the state through his taxes and he has been judged a rapist. You want to be perceived understandably as credible. I want to first see if you will pledge to not accept an appointment from donald trump if he is congressman, im not here to testify about what will happen in the future. Seems like an easy question. I am here to talk about the report. You dont want to be associated with that guy again, do you . Im not here to talk about that, i will talk about the work in the report, which i stand by. There were no limits on you what you could charge by the Attorney General, is that right . The decisions reflected in the report are my own. You did not bring charges, correct . Correct. There were no limits on john durham in the Prior Administration when he was Special Counsel, correct . I dont have the information. He sat in the same chair a
Firsthand look at the ships and the troops who will build it. Reporter once more families say goodbye as u. S. Troops depart for the middle east. This time to deliver relief supplies to gaza. President biden has said there will be no american boots on the ground, but there will be hundreds on the water. The need in gaza is dire, and it is urgent. At this base in virginia is more than 6,000 miles away, and these ships are not built for speed. And how long before you start delivering food . Sir, were estimating 60 days. Reporter Brigadier General brad hinson says the army would build a floating dock off the coast of gaza and a causeway connecting to the shore. Civilian ships would haul aid from cyprus to the floating dock, where it would be picked up by army watercraft, ferried to the causeway, and driven ashore. Tempting targets for enemies. We are looking at all the Protection Capabilities that the army has and that the joint military has in order to protect all of our assets. Reporter
Host this would force tiktok to either divest of their chinese ownership or face a ban on the u. S. We will talk about that more later in the program with a tech reporter. Just an update on the election, here is the ap with this headline we will talk about that and other things during open forum but lets get back to the robert hur hearing from yesterday. This is a portion of him outlining the evidence in the case and why he decided to not bring charges biden. [video clip] my team and i conducted a thorough, independent investigation. The identified evidence that the president willfully retained classified materials after the end of his vice presidency and he was a private citizen. This evidence included inion during which mr. Biden told his found all the classified stuff downstairs. When mr. Biden said this he was a private citizen speaking to his ghostwriter in his private rental home in virginia. We also identified other recorded conversations during which mr. Biden red classified in