The wikileaks founder has been held in Belmarsh Prison In London for five years. Our washington correspondent Gary Odonoghue had this update following joe biden s comment. Well, this was pretty much an off the cuff comment that he made as he was sort of walking through the colonnade at the white house and a reporter shouted to him, you know, will you consider australias request . Because of course australia, Julian Assange is australian and the Australian Parliament has passed a motion asking him to be returned to australia, saying would you consider ending the prosecution . He didnt seem to hear the question at first, but it was repeated and he said were considering it now. That would be a huge change, given that the us has been pursuing the extradition ofJulian Assange from the uk for years and the thing is still winding its way through the courts. The Home Secretary signed the extradition back in 2022, but theres been Court Challenges to that and the high court is still waiting for
Make larry thank you for that. Good luck, mr. Speaker. President trump started the day adding to the drama with the tweet calling the appointment of the special prosecutor the single greatest witch hunt of politician in american history. The situation changing by the minute. This is what happened. Hours after saying that Michael Flynn wouldnt comply with the subpoena the chairman of the Senate Intelligence committee correcting himself saying that the panel hadnt gotten a response from flynns lawyers yet. We learned that the former c. I. A. Director john brennan will appear before the house Intelligence Committee next week to talk about the allegations that russia meddled in the u. S. President ial election. Earlier in the day, utah congressman Jason Chaffetz announced he will leave congress june not but it is unclear what the early departure of the head of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee means for the investigation. Alison in the midst of all the madness with the in
Im hoping we get up to six or seven, particularly National Security team in place on day one. Neil the vetting process Senate Leader is referring, consider some of the democrats, argue they are rushing to the confirmation table so quickly, they havent gotten their Financial Disclosure forms out or done, or any conflict of interest therein. They include, betsy devos would be the education secretary, wilbur ross for commerce and general john kelly, homeland security, they are the four not as least filed as of yet their conflict of interest forms, but would not be there for the actual committee hearings. That doesnt necessarily mean those forms wouldnt become available when the senate itself votes on each and all of these individuals, but it does come at a time when there is debate back and forth whether the president elect and republicans in general are rushing these names. There is precedent by the way, both barack obama and george bush before him would have as manials five confirmation
Nearly a dozen people helped out in the rescue effort that went on throughout the night. That victim taken to umc trauma with nonlifethreatening injuries. Well, black friday is officially here and nearly 6 in 10 meshes will head out or maybe have to the stores on thanksgiving weekend. Thats right. Im guilty. Our faith jessie jones us from galleria. Reporter yeah. Shoppers are growing by the hour. Now, people are trying to snag these black friday deals but a lot of speak i spoke with say black friday has not always been like this. They say that in the past things have not been as aggressive. Crowds of people flooded the galleria in search of the best deals. Hitting the stores in our state this year according to the Retail Association of nevada. Thats a 3. 9 increase from last year. A lot has changed. Now its like everybody eats their thanksgiving meal early, get the ads out, start reading all of the ads. Reporter monica carr came out to shop with her grandson but reflected on a time whe
A time period there that she would have been suffering from her injuries before she succumbed to them. I was going to bring her up to the hospital and the cops turned around and told me that she wasnt able to leave yet. Reporter amanda says the girls mother is her friend and was on the porch when the the ambulance arrived. I seen my friend ashley crying, she turned around and said that her daughter was on her way to the hospital. She fell off a bunk bed and hit reporter clearly, investigators believe this is more than just a fall from a bed. But tonight no suspects have been named and no one is in custody. At this point investigators are asking for the publics help. If you have any information connected to madison danas untimely death, youre asked to call 4198124. In berlin, amy coveno, wmur news 9. Jennifer new tonight, voluntarily closed after a 3yearold was found alone on a busy road. Police found him november 18, near the route 4 on ramp. His angels Learning Academy is on the oppos