right now on early start, americans are lined up outside the supreme court to witness the biggest presidential election case since bush v. gore almost a quarter century ago. plus round two here. otherwise we re getting nothing on the border. two big republican priorities go down in flames in the same week. when can congress get its act together. and foul play, the new nikki haley campaign ad that called donald trump chicken. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it is thursday, february 8, 5:00 a.m. on an historic day in washington. the supreme court will consider a question that has never before been asked. did donald trump engage in insurrection and if so does that allow him to be disqualified from the ballot before the justices answer has the potential to upend the 2024 race. trump is now for all intents and purposes the presumptive nominee and that is exactly how his party is acting. following his lead congressi
at least 30 injured, some reportedly with traumatic brain injuries. president biden blames militant groups backed by iran and is pledging to hold those responsible to account. the deadly attack comes as the u.s. attempts to negotiate a temporary cease-fire in gaza and the return of more than 100 hostages still held by hamas. the cia director now in paris to personally oversee the talks. house republicans lay out their case for impeaching the secretary of homeland security. accusing alejandro mayorkas of violating u.s. law by allowing millions of migrants to illegally enter the u.s. president biden changes course, now saying he ll shut down the border when necessary. if congress votes to give him that power. it comes as texas officials defy the white house and threaten to put up more razor wire despite the supreme court s ruling. trump and biden shift their focus to the general election in what is described as the longest presidential campaign ever, as nikki haley resi
russia is targeting the u.s. while strengthening ties with china. lead u.s. hostage negotiator is here to weigh in coming up. sandra: we begin, however, with the breaking details in the historic indictment of the former president. hello and welcome, everyone. sandra smith in new york. john, a good friday to you. john: and you as well. the news never quits, does it? i m john roberts in washington. this is america reports. a manhattan grand jury sending shock waves through the country. sandra: after they voted to indict former president trump relating to the alleged hush money payments made in the run-up to the 2016 election. marks the first time a former president has ever faced criminal charges. john: a source saying fox is expected to be arraigned next tuesday at 2:15 in the afternoon. he will not be placed in handcuffs after an agreement struck between alvin bragg and trump attorneys. sandra: bryan is live outside the courthouse here in lower manhattan. how is l
england and sharper ones on the sharp south coast, but across south eastern counties we could see ice first thing on wednesday and the west of scotland also looks chilly. more cloud around elsewhere and it should hold the frost at bay, plenty of cloud spreading across the uk and through wednesday and onto a north easterly breeze with grey skies, despite the temperature being average for the time of year, so highs of eight or 9 degrees and it will feel on the cooler side. step outside, and it will feel closer to five or six. for thursday, and the changes are subtle, there is the high, keep an eye on the isobars in the gaps between them and the gap opens up and the winds become lighter and that is the change for thursday. lighterwinds lighter and that is the change for thursday. lighter winds across the uk, so it might mean things will slightly be less cold but we are still sitting under a lot of cloud, so don t expect temperatures to alter dramatically and we are still look
five things to know for this wednesday, march 29th 2023 new body camera footage shows what to hero national police officers confronted when they took down the school shooter who killed six people. the white house says. president biden has called to thank them. of course, the big question that remains this morning is how did the shooter gets so many guns? also former vice president, mike pence, has now been ordered to testify in the justice department s january 6th investigation pence team says that they are evaluating the judge s ruling and whether they will appeal. we ll have all of that, plus this and say it s freedom in jeopardy this morning, an appeals court has reinstated his murder conviction and ordered a new hearing aid was the subject of the serial podcast. the serial podcast. also today, former starbucks ceo howard schultz set to testify on capitol hill, senator bernie sanders and others will question schultz about starbucks alleged efforts to block unions and meet