Hurricane dorian, slowly moving through bahamas on its way close to the united states. Well have the latest track on the storm and the latest wind speeds in the accuweather forecast ahead. Im in florida here along the coast where hurricane warnings are now in effect. And everyone just nervously waiting for dorians arrival. Ill have the latest coming up. Authorities are searching for a man who fled from police and went through a gate at Oakland International airport. Abc7 news starts right now. Live where you live, this is abc7 news. Police pray f please pray for us, everybody. Utter devastation in the bahamas as Hurricane Dorian continues to pound the country. The eye of the storm made its first landfall this afternoon. Reporters on the island hardest hit saying it will no doubt be a deadly event. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Hurricane dorian is expected to be over the bahamas for several more hours as it crawls its way towards the u. S. Mainland. In three states, florida, Sout
records? or as peter baker put it in the new york times, republican voters may be care if their leader slips money to a porn star to keep quiet, but will they be indifferent about impeding authorities seeking to recover clandestine materials? that s today s poll question which i ll share in a moment. it may depend upon responses by trump s gop opponents. most were quick to weigh in before the indictment was unsealed. ron desantis said the weaponization of federal law enforcement represents a mortal threat to a free society. mike pence used the same word while calling for the unsealing of the indictment. the american people should be able to judge for themselves whether this is just the latest incident of weaponization and politicization at the justice department or if it s something different, he said. ditto for south carolina senator tim scott on the weaponization charge. another went further comparing pardoning trump immediately upon his own swearing-in. chris christie ke
hello and welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. thank you. for sharing your day with us. 2024 revs up ron desantis aligned super pac answers what you might call a sticky add by asking why donald trump is now spending his time attacking other republicans . this week, the florida governor heads here to washington to capitol hill that after a donor defects from his campaign in waiting, plus class field trip tries to turn up the pressure on alvin bragg. house judiciary republicans hold a hearing in manhattan d a s backyard to call him soft on crime and yes to deflect attention from brags prosecution of the former president and a delay on the eve of a billion dollar trial, or fox and dominion, perhaps headed for a settlement, or will it s anchors, some of whom bread, blatant lies on the air have to take the witness stand. but up first for us congress is back today, and lawmakers returned to a very long to do list this morning. the house speaker kevin mccarthy, u
just ahead, california s governor declares a state of emergency in 13 counties after a week of heavy snow. till you re actually physically walking on the street you don t understand it. i mean look at my window. and fears are growing that many residents may be stranded. plus demanding answers in greece as the death toll from the train collision continues to rise. we ll bring you the latest on the investigation. ohio s governor visits the east palestine cleanup operation where nearly 2 million gallons of liquid waste have already been removed and now reports of rail workers getting sick. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. snowstorms, tornadoes and floods, it s all in the forecast for the u.s. as severe weather looms across the country. parts of the west coast are trying to thaw out from a massive snowstorm moving east now. areas in california have seen more than 100 inches of snow in the last week prompting the governor to declare a
explosives. more now from evan perez. reporter: according to the fbi, he checked the bag and in routine screening happening by the tsa, they found explosives in this checked bag. according to the fbi, this is what they found. they found powder that was in a plastic wrap, they found fuses. powder appears to be from commercial grade fireworks. and so the question is, you know, what was he doing with this. the airport tried to page him while he was still at the airport. he left. and he was later arrested that evening on monday by the fbi. the court documents that were released today by the u.s. attorney in philadelphia don t mention any indication of extremism or his ties to terrorist groups or anything like that, something obviously that the fbi was focused on the last couple of days. nothing like that appears to have emerged in that investigation. this is a very serious thing obviously. if you read the court documents, the fbi says that this powder that was included in this