Im not a prosecutor. And i do know that the standard for a conviction in a criminal prosecution is quite high so im not sure whether that could be met. I dont know whether hes met a standard that could actually be prosecuted and gain a conviction. But the behavior was outrageous. And there should be accountability. President trumps incitement of the insurrection at the u. S. Capitol last week left five people dead including Capitol Police officer brian sicknick. This afternoon officer sicknick was honored by fellow officers through a procession through downtown d. C. Streets. Also today flags at the white house were finally lowered to half staff. W we have since learned the white house did that in honor of sicknick. Lets turn our attention to capitol hill. Do we have a timeline of this process . That is exactly what house leaders are trying to figure out at this moment and theyll continue deliberating over the next day or so. But certainly there is a lot of complexity around this momen
Hi there. Im brooke baldwin. Good to be with you on this monday. Lets get right to it. Third and final debate, seven hours away. And here is just about the past half hour or so, president obama has arrived in southern florida. We should tell you that mitt romney is already there. The scene of tonights debate is boca raton. And the subject is Foreign Policy. And the format will be this, barack obama and mitt romney, seated, theyre going to be seated around a table with Bob Schieffer of cbs news. Thats a hall youre looking at, obviously, it is a rehearsal. As you can see, they will be pretty cozy sitting around that table there. And now just in time for tonights big debate, a very big story concerning Foreign Policy. Possible, possible talks between the United States and iran after the election. One on one talks about Irans Nuclear program and that would be a major shift in washingtons policy toward tehran. Keep in mind, though, the Obama Administration and iran both denight the talks ha
And thats it for me. Im Brooke Baldwin here at the cnn headquarters in atlanta. Lets go to wolf blitzer in washington. Wolf. Brooke, thanks very much. Happening now, president obama nominates chuck hagel to run the pentagon. Calling him a leader our troops deserve. Hagels critics call him profoundly wrong on National Security. Also, we have new details about a horrifying night in colorado. A Police Officer cries as he describes a theater floor slippery with blood. Plus, a first look at proposed regulations that have wouldbe gun owners racing right now to buy guns. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com we begin with president obama setting the stage for a new fight here in washington. This time, other the National Security team for his second term. The president s nominating the former senator chuck hagel, a republican, for defense secretary, and his counterterrorism adviser john brennan to direct the cia. At least one critic calls the hagel nom
Stay with me here for a moment because well show you exactly, you know, how much your taxes will be rising. But heres the thing. It doesnt have to happen, this predetermined jump in income taxes and the new parlor game on capitol hill is to pick the next republican, follow me here who is willing to break a no tax pledge made to a very powerful lobbyist, in order to cut a deal with the democrats to focus the pain of new taxes on the wealthy. See this picture . See these three guys. Here is yet another republican speaking just this morning. Im not obligated on the pledge. I made tennesseans aware i was just elected that the only thing im honoring is the oath that i take when i serve when im sworn in this january. So republican senator bob corker is saying his oath of Office Trumps any no tax pledge made to washington lobbyist grover nor quist. Republican Saxby Chambliss says he cares more about america and the fiscal mess were in than he does his pledge to Grover Norquist. Hes ready to d
Task force in the briefing room. Of course, there will be plenty of questions about this package, his input there, and questions about the reporting of what the administration could have done far earlier. Were hearing that as medical professionals across the country are sounding the alarm, warning that hospitals are running out of the of masks, ventilators and other crucial equipment. There are three more states, new york, connecticut, Illinois Joining california ordering people to stay at home. 75 Million People are on lockdown and the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the u. S. Has surged now to more than 18,000, and 263 people have died. Sarah is there any indication to how close the senate is to getting the senate deal done . Reporter there are some outstanding issues with this massive legislation that lawmakers are racing to get done headed into next week. In a half hour, lawmakers will return to capitol hill to continue those negotiations that lasted well into the night la