Thank you good evening. Im bret baier. Israel expanding Ground Operation in lebanon warning some communities to evacuate and for the second night in a row, massive explosions just within the past few minutes inside beirut. Here at home, as some residents return home in North Carolina, another huge storm threatens to strike the east coast. Well bring you the radar and where its headed. And a report from the Homeland Security Department watchdog claims current Vetting Practices for migrants could be creating risks for u. S. Citizens. Bret but, breaking tonight, officials are warning the strike at ports along the East And Gulf coast of the u. S. Could impact hurricane relief, President Biden saying Today Proprogress is being made in negotiations, some governors are not having it with states with major ports they are saying its crucial for the union to reach an agreement and soon. The comments come as the number of vessels stuck nears 50 tonight with the backlog estimated to double by The
Democratic leader to say Donald Trump is a threat. Did he lose the 2020 election . Tim im focused on the future. That is a damning non answer. You have a really good choice of who will honor that democracy and who will honor Donald Trump. Vances refusal to admit that trump lost. You would have seen him try to put a gloss of respectability as trump appears increasingly unhinged. That strategy to normalize the weird and Extreme Trump vance platform. That strategy fell apart. There was a lot of bad Data Points there. Today it feels like the News Gods watched last Months Debate and saw Jd Vances appalling answer and decided to highlight the whole issue. They unsealed a partially redacted filing from Special Council Jack Smith. Why he believes it is very much prosecutable. Smith lays out another new narrative of the case and that all 165 pages of that is what reporters and legal analysts have been pouring over all day today. Stuff like conversations with Touch And Vice president Mike Pence
Interference case. Why the Special Counsel argues the former president should stand trial. A massive pork Port Strike, weeks before the november election. Devastation across the southeast of thousands of people struggled to get Food And Water after Hurricane Helene. The support on the ground. The 11th Hour gets underway on this wednesday night. Good evening once again, im Stephanie Ruhle and we are 34 days away from the Election And Tonight Special Counsel Jack Smith, remember him . He said his election Interference Case against Donald Trump should go ahead in spite of the Supreme Courts ruling on president ial immunity. In a newly unsealed filing, smith said trump resorted to crimes to stay in office and was fundamentally acting as a private citizen, not as the president. And it also gives us a bit more detail about whats been found in this investigation. According to Grand Jury testimony, and aid rushed to trump on January 6th to tell him an angry mob was threatening vp Mike Pence, D
To get her Food And Water after hurricane helene. Good evening. Once again, i am Stephanie Ruhle and we are not just 34 days away from the election. To make a special Counsel Jack Smith. He says his Selection Interference Case against Donald Trump should go ahead despite the supreme Court Ruling on president ial immunity. In a newly unsealed find filing, smith says trump resorted to crimes to stay in office and was fundamentally acting as a citizen, not president. The finally also gives more detail about What Smith found in his investigation. According to a Grand Jury testimony, and aid rushed to trump on January 6 to tell him that an angry mob was threatening vp Mike Pence. Donald trumps response quote, So What. Trumps campaign says the filing is riddled with falsehoods and called it an unconstitutional witchhunt. Tonight the Trump Team filed a motion asking for more time to submit their response. More on this story coming up. It is just the latest headline to a potentially big shakeu
Lose the election. I would just ask that. Did he lose the 2020 election . Tim, im focused on the future. That is a damning nonanswer. America, i think youve got a really clear choice of whos going Toar Honor that democracy and who is going to honor Donald Trump. That was the harris campaigns first ad after last Nights Debate highlighting j. D. Vances absurd claim that Donald Trump peacefully transferred power after the 2020 election and vances refusal to admit that trump lost. Now, if you watched the dewait Last Night, you would have seen Senator Vance try to put a gloss of respectability on the president ial campaign as trump himself appears increasingly unhinged. But that strategy to normalize the very weird and very extreme trumpvance platform, that Strategy Sort of fell apart when vance was asked about huz Running Mates failed attempt to cling to power after the 2020 election. Now, admittedly, it is hard to defend Donald Trumpsis actionsn the post2020 election period. There were a