i want to promise you this, i am going to make sure that in no way do i enable donald trump to ever be president of the united states again. and that s more important than my own personal ambition. [ applause ]. breaking news from the presidential race, trump s most persistent critic on the campaign trail, chris christie, announces he is dropping out. also tonight, trump often claimed to have unlimited power as president. now his pitch for absolute power. and his claims of immunity from any legal consequences should be setting off alarm bells. and yet, all we re hearing from republicans are the sounds of silence. good evening, everyone. we begin tonight with breaking news. just one day since the attorney for the former president of the united states argued in federal court that a president has the authority under the theory of absolute immunity to murder their political opponent. only one republican, one, reacted to that insane idea. former new jersey governor, chris
more than a move that. in other words, connect that dot. because i think you re going to see christie play a role in this campaign that republicans will rue. he s liz cheney, adam kinzinger. look what happened to them, they were driven out of the party, lost their seats. can no longer serve in elected party. but none of them has been able to take that next step and say i now endorse the incumbent because he s not a madman. right. can chris christie do that? will he do it? can he do it, yes. will he do it, i don t think immediately. joe biden i worked for him for a year and a half. no question he picked up the phone and called governor christie. whether governor they have known each other. he s an old school politician. and christie is in some ways. did he take the call? i don t know. what i heard from the off mic, the caught mic, you know, love those moments. we all do. is he s still a little bitter,
sewage, bacteria and debris in the storm runoff, the water would also have to be treated before it could be used and, in this case, norah, it s just too much, too fast. o donnell: carter evans, thank you so much. and there is no relief in sight for california. let s bring in meteorologist. [ off mic. ] from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, mike. reporter: norah, good evening, as carter was mentioning, heavy, monumental rain in the forecast over the next six days and beyond. northern california, the target. a foot of rain on the way. some of the rain will migrate toward southern california going into the weekend. short-term thunderstorms in the forecast from san jose to sapped yag o. wind could gust to 60 miles an hour, increased power outages could be a factor. over next three days through friday, we think that northern california is the primary focus of the heavy rain, but eventual going into the weekend a lot of the rain will force its way down into southern cal