re-election are distancing themselves from the former president. does that surprise you? not one bit. these members are in swing districts, marginal districts where the former president of the united states is not very popular and those same members will need to win crossover votes of independents and some moderate democrats in order to win. so by embracing donald trump, they just limit their ability to get those swing voters. it is as simple as that. that s why they re not going to say his name or do anything that would seem to embrace him. the truth is there aren t a whole lot of members that represent those swing districts anymore. they are clearly in the minority. we have been covering the impeachment ten on all levels, the idea of what it takes and what the cause of this is. susan, you have this great piece in the new yorker i just read talking about the upcoming
only eight actually testified. and a new accuser has come forward, of course. jerry sandusky s adopted son matt. that is not something that the jury is supposed to be considering tond. a scandal the likes of which punxsutawney, pennsylvania has not seen in years. the jury deliberated for 21 years after a trial that was brief but wrenching when it comes to what they heard. defense attorney said he would be shocked if they acquitted his client on all charges. in fact he said he would probably die of a heart attack. we ll know in just a few minutes what will happen. susan candiotti is outside the courthouse, we ll be talking to jeff toobin and mark geregos for legal angles. and susan candiotti, as we re looking right now, we see a lot of people on the courthouse steps. are those people who have recently gathered or have they been there all along? well, throughout the day, people have been hanging around this courthouse around especially as the hours went on into the night, the
and welcome to american morning. it is friday, may 27th. the beginning of a long holiday weekend for many in this country. that s right. hopefully the beginning of some nice, calm, summer weather which we have not seen. we haven t seen. it s not going to be a great weekend for those in joplin, missouri. the search for the missing there continues. the state officials are releasing a list of 232 people who are still unaccounted for, a list they concede may not be entirely accurate. the death toll right now stands at 126. we re getting a look at some dramatic new video when just after the tornado struck. watch as aaron cox and his fiancee brook mckinsey watson race to find aaron s sister amid the destruction. let s take a look. look at this. oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh, aaron. oh, my gosh. right through here. i don t know i don t know where we are. i don t know. i don t know where to go. we have to keep going this way. don t step on any of this. c