What it stands for in the aftermath of the trump presidency. Kevin mccarthy expected to meet very soon with representative Margery Taylor green who is under a lot of fire right now for spreading dangerous and false Conspiracy Theories and lies. Senate Republican Leaders including the republican leader Mitch Mcconnell is now condemning what he calls greens looney lies saying theyre a cancer on the gop as democrats are working to throw her off committees. All this comes a week before the second trump Impeachment Trial. House democrats laid out their case today saying the former president s blame for the deadly riot at the u. S. Capitol is unmistakable. Trumps lawyers are resorting to the argument that the senate has absolutely no Constitutional Authority to try him after leaving office. Also tonight, the white house says President Biden hasnt budged on his 1. 9 trillion price tag for covid19 relief after meeting with republican senators last night. This hour, ill talk with the White Hous
bret: good evening, welcome to washington i m bret baier and two big stories featuring big numbers. customs and border protection say within 300,000 people illegal immigrants and countered by border patrol attempting to enter the u.s. illegally across the southern border and just the month of december. we will head to the border to report on the major showdown between texas and the biden administration. but first the other big numbers tonight. we begin in new york, a jury or during former president donald trump to pay more than $83 million in a defamation lawsuit brought by e. jean carroll. a jury found previously sexually assaulted by a trump in the 1990s. the former president vigorously denied the allegations and wondered how he did that is the subject of the defamation case. alexis mcadams outside of the federal courthouse in manhattan with the latest tonight. good evening, alexis. good evening, bret. huge numbers in the courtroom in manhattan. e.g. harrell said dona
brace for a new storm with snow, rain, and ice. our weather team times it all out. the final countdown to the iowa caucuses. donald trump confident, saying the weather will have zero effect on the outcome. pundits say it s a race for second place between nikki haley who is gaining ground and ron desantis who vows to stay in the race. his supporters going door to door for votes. and our new poll, how electable are the republican candidates? rachel scott in iowa, rick klein at our big board to break down the numbers. shocking allegations. homeland security claims the texas national guard blocked federal agents from trying to rescue three migrants who drowned in the rio grande. one congressman says texas authorities have blood on their hands. tonight, texas officials tell a much different story. a showdown on capitol hill as congress nears a deal on short-term funding bills. but with no aid for ukraine, ammunition is running low. ukraine s top diplomat vows to fight russia
urban on meet the press callin out supreme court justice, clarence thomas. for falling short of ethic rules that apply to othe public servants coming up. i m gonna ask his colleagues of california what changes h wants to see at the nation s highest court. and then a showdown on capitol hill with the entire u.s economy on the line. new information that we re learning about democrats and republicans as they try an figure out how to avoid trillion dollar plus benefit a default i should say we begin once again with the overnight evacuation of u.s. government employees fro sudan. special forces teams from th army, navy deployed for th high stakes pitch. and they were successfully abl to, extract several doze diplomats and their families from the u.s. embassy. in the capital of khartoum that city seen nine days o violence as rival military factions continue to fight for contro of the country at least 400 people have bee killed, we want to bring i megan fitzgerald, who standing by
Muir is next. Im kristen and he. Tonight, the president punts, holding his own event. After disinviting the champion Philadelphia Eagles, instead many in the crowd today for the president , white house staffers. Calling it a celebration of america, after he learned only a handful of eagles players were going to come. And tonight, the controversy of this image. The player praying before a game, speaking out now after this image was used to make it look like the eagles were kneeling during the anthem. The urgent alert at this hour from authorities. Volcanic debris is coming down yet again. And new images tonight, families trying to outrun giant plumes of ash. Some buried alive. The heartbreaking headline here in New York City tonight. A name known to so many, designer kate spade, famous for her handbags and womens accessories, found dead inside her apartment. The letter she left behind. New tonight, what the judge
is now saying involving paul manafort, after Robert Muellers team accused