hey, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york. i m in for nicole wallace. special counsel jack smith is a prosecutor that stays out of the spotlight. he prefers to speak through his fiings. that s why his laltest brief in the federal election case merits our attention. over the weekend, the justice department responded to trump s claims that he is immune from prosecution. what he did was within the scope of his duties as president of the united states. it s an argument that trump was taking to the courts in order to get the whole election case dismissed. the special counsel is speaking to the court. let s be honest. he s also speaking to any of us who care about the health of our democracy. prosecutors acknowledge the fact we re dealing with an unprecedented situation. for the first time in our nation s history, a grand jury charged a former president of committing crimes while in office to overturn an election he lost. in response the defendant claims to protect the institution of th
downing of another object off the northeastern coast of alaska. that was near the canadian border. nor is it clear if it is related to the chinese spy balloon shot down last saturday. any chance, any indication that we might hear from the president on this? what can you tell us? reporter: well, we are expected to see president biden in just a short while. he s hosting an event with the nation s governors. it is unclear whether he might address this issue at the top. the white house is saying that president biden and canadian prime minister justin trudeau jointly authorized this operation to shoot down what they described as an unidentified and unmanned aircraft in north american air space. i want to read you this readout from the white house which said that the two leaders spoke in, quote, an bundance of caution. that ll the recommendation of the militaries that they authorized it to be taken down. president biden authorized u.s. fighter aircraft assigned to norad to conduc
has opted to skip this year. i m aishah hasnie. bryan: i m bryan llenas. and millions of brittons are celebrating the longest serving monarch. alex is at the festivities. how is it going. today is day three of the jubilee and so much excitement in london. the queen herself was not able to attend the festivities. she messed the epsom downs derby. earlier today her grandson, william, the duke of cambridge alongside kate, the duchess of cambridge visited the castle in wales with two of their children. the first ever platinum jubilee marking the queens seven did he go decade in this massive mohelstone. there has not been this event without some tension. the duke and duchess of suck sussex did not receive the best welcome. they did not set together. the first royal event together since stepping away from the royal family. we ve seen the queen several times throughout the four-day weekend. she made an appearance at the end of the military parade and during the flayover and then f
See you soon. Welcome to the beat. I am ari melber. A lot going on. We begin reporting on two major Breaking News stories. Hamas is releasing two american hostages. They are safely back inside israel. Also, Breaking News from the trump coup rico case. A key architect of the trump coup plot Pleading Guilty in a georgia courtroom. This is the second trump lawyer in as many days to be convicted. We have joyce vance standing by as we follow this story, and we also have a reporter coming up from the mideast region on the major breakthrough on those hostages. First, we begin with what were learning in the United States in one of the biggest cases to ever come down the pike in any court, state or federal, accusing a former president and aided by his lawyers of a coup. So a Top Trump Lawyer who is linked to that coup for the first time today Pleading Guilty. We had begun our jury Selection Process this morning, but ive been informed there is a change of plea. How do you plea to count 15, consp
Closed captioning brought to you by mesobook. Com her firm only represents mesothelial most victims and their families. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma call us now good evening. Im laura coates alongside Abby Phillip Our Panel Here In Washington For A Special Edition of laura coates live. If what a day in trump world . Theres court today hearing arguments on trumps claims of absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for anything related to his presidency. Several justices, even seeming open to some level of immunity, while others so much im trying to understand what the dish incentive is from turning the oval office into the seat of Criminal Activity in this country this case could go back to the lower courts, which would severely delay the start of trumps federal Election Subversion trial that could ultimately mean that trumps Hush Money Trial in manhattan may very well be the only criminal trial to actually take place before the election. And on day seven