fredericka witfield. we begin this hour with a murder investigation in dallas, texas, where police say a woman was shot and killed by her boyfriend over an abortion. 26-year-old gabriella gonzalez was shot in the head the day after she returned from colorado, where she went for an abortion. let s go straight to isabel rosales. what more do we know about this investigation? alex, police are piecing this together, looking through surveillance video that captured the shooting and also they re speaking with witnesses, including the victim s own sister who heard the shooting unfolding. this all happened on wednesday. dallas police got a 911 call. they rushed to a parking lot. there on the ground they found 26-year-old gabriella gonzalez shot and killed. court documents indicate that through surveillance video they saw the suspect harold thompson walking with gonzalez. they had been dating. all of this right before the fatal shooting. thompson in the video, the court documents de
washington by the white house correspondence dinner is now under way. the event sees thousands of guests including journalists and politicians gather together in support of freedom of the present presidentjoe biden is due to speak in the next few minutes. we can take a lighter washington now and what you are seeing is inside the white house correspondence you can see people mingling and the address there from the npr white house correspondent. she is also head of the white house press association. joe biden preparing to deliver his remarks shortly where he will be focusing on the first amendment, freedom of press, but at the same time expected to make some jokes as well. to talk more about what we can expect as we await the speech from joe biden we can cross over to our correspondent who has been watching for most of the night. you have already been watching. it is a long night and all eyes will be on a fight to, you can call it a toast and a roast. expecting that taste from
a war zone as president. he and zelensky walking through the streets of kiev. you can hear the sirens ringing through the country as the two leaders were leaving a church a few hours ago. [sirens blaring] bill: quite a shot there biden and zelensky undeterred by those alarms above. unannounced visit comes after ukraine marks a year of fending off russia. the fighting only expected to intensify in the coming months with that spring thaw. according to the president s america s support will go nowhere. president biden: i m here to show our unwavering support for the nation s independence. we know there will be very difficult days, weeks and years ahead but russia s aim was to wipe ukraine off the map. putin s war of conquest is failing. russia s military has lost half its territory it once occupied. dana: president biden getting a look at the devastating toll of russia s invasion that s ravaged the country for the last year. the fighting has killed thousands of troops and
coast time. he what has to overcome low approval ratings and looking into his son. his republican critics have taken notice already. the president really focused on the past more and some of the divisions. i would hope and would think he would be talking about the economy, talking about america s position in the world, and strength. so i was a little disappointed in that. it shows the contrast. it sounds like he is heading forward now on, you know, dividing our country in a way that i think will have a lasting impact that will be very negative. dana: will voters give biden four more years to finish the job? reaction. first david spunt live at the justice department for the latest on the hunter biden probe. what s going on there, david? federal prosecutors continue to weigh potential misdemeanor and felony charges against hunter biden. no decisions have been made that we know of yet. this is an investigation going on for almost half a decade over a variety issues inclu
russia is targeting the u.s. while strengthening ties with china. lead u.s. hostage negotiator is here to weigh in coming up. sandra: we begin, however, with the breaking details in the historic indictment of the former president. hello and welcome, everyone. sandra smith in new york. john, a good friday to you. john: and you as well. the news never quits, does it? i m john roberts in washington. this is america reports. a manhattan grand jury sending shock waves through the country. sandra: after they voted to indict former president trump relating to the alleged hush money payments made in the run-up to the 2016 election. marks the first time a former president has ever faced criminal charges. john: a source saying fox is expected to be arraigned next tuesday at 2:15 in the afternoon. he will not be placed in handcuffs after an agreement struck between alvin bragg and trump attorneys. sandra: bryan is live outside the courthouse here in lower manhattan. how is l