Good thursday morning, everyone. Were going to get started with the latest twists and turns on the road to the white house as ted cruz looks to give his campaign a much needed jolt. Cruz announced former rival Carly Fiorina as his running mate after getting crushed by donald trump in the northeast. Trump delivered a script on Foreign Policy but later at a rally he ripped into cruz. Its your voice, your vote. We get the latest from abcs kenneth moton. Good morning, kenneth. Reporter good morning. Ted cruz fresh off his tuesday night losing streak made a bold and unprecedented move, today he will hit the trail with his new running mate, who i can tell you she says shes ready to take on donald trump again. The political surprises just keep coming. A new relationship has started. Cruz and carly. Cruz cant win. Whats president s . Reporter overnight donald trump was quick to respond to ted cruzs unusual move. My Vice President ial nominee, Carly Fiorina. Reporter if he gets the gop nominati
Macdonald may not be going to court after all. Several justices expressed concerns about his corruptions conviction. Wusa 9 peggy fox joins us live from outside the United States Supreme Court. Peggy . Reporter adam, this was a surprise today. With Antonin Scalia gone, there was talk that this hearing would not go well for bob mcdonald. The opposite happened. And several justices said they had problems with the justices case. And they seemed to side with macdonald. Im incredibly grateful for Supreme Court of the United States for accepting this. Reporter most seemed to favor the governor. Have a lot of faith in my lawyers and the Justice System to get this right. Reporter Bob Macdonald and his wife were convicted of taking gifts and loans from johnny williams. And in exchange, using the power of his office to help williams never in my time during my public years of service have i ever done anything to abuse my powers in office. Reporter mcdonald set up meetings, he said were normal thi
Stabbing in takoma park. It happened this afternoon, people who live there are only now allowed to go home. The developing details from that neighborhood. Reporter one woman is dead. A man is in the hospital. Police are still here on scene, trying to collect evidence, and figure out why all of this happened. As birds chirped outside, officers huddled inside the lobby of the came bridge apartment. Police expect to collect evidence well into the night. At 2 00, the Takoma Park Police Department Patrol received a call for a suspicious situation. Reporter two people suffering from stab wounds. The individuals found near the elevator near the lobby, bleeding, and officers received information that there was another victim upstairs. Reporter upstairs inside of an apartment. Police say they found a 36year old woman. She died at a nearby hospital. To surgery. Two people stabbed in the middle of the day. Police chief Allen Goldberg says this isnt a threat to the community. I couldnt tell you if
Officer. Both students are minors. Grown they are just maybe misunderstood people who want to get attention. There is no reason to have any of violence towards somebody else. Serve just trying to get home and do what they can. A student said off camera that the brawl included the sheriffs. A Teachers Union rep said that the school could use more support. Police are starting their investigation into a deadly stabbing in takoma park. Police just towed a white nissan from the Apartment Building where a man and woman were stabbed. The man is in surgery and the woman died. Police have not made any arrest bus s but say there is most likely no danger to the public. We have to get in the crime scene but it will be sometime before we it its believed that the two victims are connected but they have not said how. The man charged in the death of his girlfriends 2 yearold daughter after leaving her in a hot scar scar out car is out of jail tonight. Daiquan field his a suspended license and should n
Rachel Maddow takes a look at the days top political news stories. James comey. It also only mize if the case in question is closely connected to politics. Thats whats important about the big new development. The Wall Street Journal was first on report in detail on the type of charges that federal prosecutors may be considering against the president s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen. If it is kregt, the charges he is facing from prosecutors are not related to politics at all. At least not at face value. In quote, previously unreported developments, federal prosecutors in new york are examining whether mr. Cohen committed tax fraud. Quote, federal authorities are assessing whether his income from his. At Ai Medallion Business was underreported. That includes hundred of thousands received in cash and other payments over the last five years. In addition, federal authorities have been investigating whether he made misrepresentations or
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