Solemnly swear to always have hatred in my heart. Posting racist, homophobic and antisemitic videos. The storm moving across the country. Treacherous driving. And now, the new system tonight. And late today, word of the prisoner to be set free after more than two decades on death row. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a very busy thursday night. Several developing stories, and first here, the president bringing on a new member to join his personal legal team. Former new york city mayor and former u. S. Attorney Rudy Giuliani will now help the president deal with the special counsels investigation into russia and any possible obstruction of justice or collusion. The president s previous lead lawyer resigning weeks ago. And tonight here, what giuliani says he is now hoping for. Abcs chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl leading us off. Reporter with two investigations heating up, President Trump is bringing in a big gun, adding Rudy Giuliani to his legal tea
Surrounded by loved ones, her husband of 73 years, former president george w. Bush holding her hand. Well have more on her life, memory and tributes pouring in. Bill the white house confirms President Trump sent mike pompeo on a secret mission with kim jongun in pyongyang 10 days ago. Sandra breaking now in syria reports that chemical weapons inspectors have been delayed near douma after gunfire at the site of this months chemical attack. Bill team fox coverage now. Adam housley live outside the bush residence in texas. Start with the news on pompeo and north korea, kevin they feel like pompeo is the right man to carry that assignment forward. The president talking about it. He is confirming exactly this, that mike pompeo met with kim jongun in north korea last week. Meeting went very smoothly. A Good Relationship was formed and goes on to add details of summit are being worked out now. Denuclearization would be a great thing for the world but also for north korea. It comes ahead of a
A very real chance that this trump policy of firmness is leading kim jongun to decide that he wants a deal. I think that would be remarkably historic, and i think that having a willingness to meet with him going through this process really opens up possibilities that are very important. Kevin corke is live in West Palm Beach florida with more on this story. Kevin . Hi, melissa. Mike pompeo given his experience is perfectly suited for such an overture as the administration continues to prepare for a likely meeting with the north korean dictator, one that would come as soon as the end of may and into perhaps even early june. Lets take you to twitter. Youve talked about it today. Mike pompeo met with kim jongun in north korea last week. The meeting went smoothly. You correctly pointed out it was during the easter weekend. Meeting went smoothly and a Good Relationship was formed. Details of the summit are being worked out now. Denuclearization is being worked out. That meeting, as i mentio
Plane and was part of the group of people who tried so desperately to save her life. Well bring you this News Conference as soon as it happens from his firehouse in selena, texas. First, this morning, dozens of republican lawmakers struggling to answer a very straightforward question, will you support donald trump in the 2020 election . The president has already declared he will be running for reelection, yet members this morning of congress refusing to give a straight yes or no about whether they will endorse him. Our manu raju chasing these members down, asking the difficult question that really honestly shouldnt be difficlt at all. What did you hear . Thats right. A wide array of house and Senate Republicans are simply saying theyre not ready to endorse the president yet, really a reflection of the tenuous relationship the president has with his own party on capitol hill. Now, member after member have said it is way too early to decide to endorse him or theyre not sure hes going to
Mr. Trump is not a target of the Michael Cohen investigation. Some of the reporting on the raid and word that Michael Cohen was ready to flip and testify against the president may be a bit of it had of itself. Maybe its a sign that a tap on the brakes is in order here. That case is directly related to the president. He told the president that cohen is likely to flip. Speak what you see panic among the trump team that he might fl. Should the president listen to those who are telling him he should be worried cohen will flip . We dont know if Michael Cohen will flip on President Trump. Martha ken starr former independent counsel in the clintonwhitewater probe joins us with his reaction to all of the news tonight. But first, chief National Correspondent ed henry live at the white house without the late, breaking news tonight. Theres a lot. New signs that President Trump is not a criminal target in either the Michael Cohen or Robert Miller investigations, but instead what were seeing is som