Federal investigation. The doj is pointing a special council. Republicans say this is not aimed at seeking justice. The Senior National correspondent kevin corke is live in d. C. With the breaking details on this. Good evening, david weiss is the man. The very same same david weiss who says Congressional Republicans attempted to paint a Sweetheart Deal for hunter biden, despite possible or some would say obvious violations. That david weiss is leading an escalation into hunter biden. His title became special council today. His powers were the same yesterday. Whats different . It does not make any difference to us given what we understood to be the case. Critics argued weiss should not have been named Special Counsel citing this as section 6. 3 in the doj regulations. A Special Counsel shall be selected from outside the United States government. This is a political decision, not a legal decision. Theyre trying to put out a fire, and they just poured gasoline on it. Nobody in their right
operate, a rules package. he s facing a major test from some in his party who are not happy with what he gave away. the latest from capitol hill in moments. president biden at the border not far from where migrants crossing into our country have been forced to sleep out in the streets. it s his first visit to the border since taking office as president. he s facing pressure from all sides to address an issue that congress has failed to deal with for two decades. i want him to do something about it finally for sure. i want to not just empty promises, i want him to actually do something. . is there any chance that lawmakers can find common ground to fix this growing humanitarian crisis. echoes of january 6th in brazil. more than 400 people have been arrested after supporters of former president jair bolsonaro stormed that country s congress. how bolsonaro who is in florida is reacting. and more extreme weather out west. tens of millions of people bracing for heavy rain
you watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. we re live in kyiv with the latest. plus, two of the most closely watched congressional candidates face off in their first debate. we ll look at what stood out in the race that could decide the control in the senate. and with the holiday season around the corner, people could have sticker shock. we ll break down the numbers. ukraine is reporting new russian strikes on at least two cities. a short time ago it said a rocket attack hit a community outside the capital kyiv, causing severe damage to an energy infrastructure facility, while multiple missiles and kamikaze drones struck another city. meanwhile more military artillery will be sent to ukraine. russia is reportedly struggling to replenish its own. that s because according to u.s. officials, western sanctions are keeping many components of weapons productions out of russia s hands. a significant amount of russian wea
Mr. Speaker, mr. President , ladies and gentlemen of the house and senate, thank you for that warm welcome. Thank you for your friendship. And your honest debate as we continue the dedicated path on improving our beloved state. I want to once again thank you on behalf of the citizens of the state for the commitment to Public Safety and the success we had just a few weeks ago making our state safe. You absolutely deserve to give yourself a round of applause and the great people of the state believe you have earned it. [applause] now, while we are off to a good start, know that those horrific Crime Statistics wont disappear overnight but you have proven to american that no state is more committed to making communities safe then you all than you also i truly thank you. While louisiana ranks 50th in crime, we are among the worst in education, 46 in education. And we wont fix crime if we dont fix our schools. Louisiana is failing our students and the statistics could not be more alarming. 7
[applause] mr. Speaker, mr. President , ladies and gentlemen of the house and senate, thank you for that warm welcome. Thank you for your friendship. And your honest debate as we continue the dedicated path on improving our beloved state. I want to once again thank you on behalf of the citizens of the state for the commitment to Public Safety and the success we had just a few weeks ago making our state safe. You absolutely deserve to give yourself a round of applause and the great people of the state believe you have earned it. [applause] now, while we are off to a good start, know that those horrific Crime Statistics wont disappear overnight but you have proven to american that no state is more committed to making communities safe then you all than you also i truly thank you. While louisiana ranks 50th in crime, we are among the worst in education, 46 in education. And we wont fix crime if we dont fix our schools. Louisiana is failing our students and the statistics could not be more