donald trump in a defamation lawsuit. we ll explain why the doj is backing off its previous position. plus two months worth of rain in two days. vermont is just starting the recovery process from that disaster. we ll get an update from one of the state s top lawmakers. all right, good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, july 12th. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. we begin with the major developments out of the nato summit in lithuania. the alliance says it will invite ukraine to join but only when allies agree and conditions are met. the group did not give a time line or details on what those conditions might be. vague wording is in line with what president joe biden said last week, calling a pathway to membership for ukraine, quote, premature while it is at war with russia. as the new york times points out, it appears the president and like minded allies have prevailed over poland in baltic nations that wanted a formal invitation for ukraine t
that meant, a motive for murder. and, did one kill the other to steal his wife? i wouldn t do that to my brother. in court it all came out. scandalous passions, jealousy, greed, lust. he said, he was the black sheep of the family. a family saga, turned riveting courtroom drama. i cried the whole time. the time we received the call was around three. effingham 9-1-1? help, please. what s wrong? gun. shot. you re shot? yes. where you at? the sheriff s office 9-1-1 operator, could barely understand the voice on the other end of the call. how did you get shot ma am? i don t know. you don t know? no. andré, get james, 10-18, hurry up. the dispatcher, calling for sergeant james to help out. where did you get shot at? face. in your face? yes. it was difficult to hear what she was saying. you could hear her gargling, due to blood in her throat. it sounded as though, she was not the only victim. husband. shot. too. your husband s
there was another saying that she was with her mom. maybe she was abducted, maybe she was kidnapped. the stories did not stop, did? they now. we were getting information that they were cuddling. we have to figure out, does he have any motive to want to harm her? i see her side, right at the exit of the trail. the word help was etched into the ground. two shovels that had what appeared to be blood on them. that just did it for me. i can t even think about how scared she was. [crying] a mother s worth night where. there are no signs to get there, just follow the rough, sandy trail down from the subdivisions above, turn a corner, and there it is, the creek. a twisting, slow-moving body of water in north carolina, it s nothing less than an undiscovered garden of eden for teenagers playing hooky from high school. it s like going to the beach for us, it s just a vacation when when caroline was a high school freshman, and terrified of math cla
steve: good morning this is fox & friends for friday, january 12th, 2024. ainsley: we have breaking news. joint strikes by the u.s. and u.k. hitting dozen of houthi targets in yemen in an effort to stop their attacks on the ships in the red sea iran backed group says they are not backing down. jack keane joining us on the military action taking place as our defense secretary still remains in the hospital. lawrence: texas national guard seizing control of a park stop the surge of illegal migrants crossing the border i jurent returned and got a firsthand look at what is happening on the ground. plus, country music star jelly roll giving emotional testimony on capitol hill on the deadly fentanyl epidemic. i have attended more funerals than i care to share with you all. this committee i could sit here and cry for days about the caskets i have carried of people i loved. i was a part of the problem. i m here now standing as a man that wants to be part of the solution.
receiving from the texas billionaire and republican billionaire donor harlan crow, all in the name of hospitality. so, what did justice thomas and his 2022 financial disclosure claim? we are going to have to wait a little longer to find out, because justice thomas has requested a 90-day extension. . that does it for us tonight. we will see you again tomorrow. and now it is time for the last word with lawrence o donnell. good, evening lawrence. good evening, alex. does this mean that i have to disclose every time that out britons me flowers? well every time? the 600 dollar bouquets you get weekly should probably be disclosed. the smaller i am prepared and the corsage s that you get may skate under the disclosure limits. i m prepared to disclose right now all of the flowers i have received in my entire life, which i believe is exactly zero. i will change that. i am going to change that is going to change. you don t have to there you go. no, i m going