justice department is doing, what it s not doing, what the theories are, what the theories aren t, and there will continue to be that speculation. this is the most wide ranging investigation and the most important investigation for the justice department has ever done. and we have done so because this [inaudible] effort to upend and general election transfer of power from one administration to the other, concept of the fundamental of american democracy. we have to get this right. garland was not wrong, this is the most important investigation that the justice department has ever entered into. no president has ever been criminally charged in the history of the united states of america. and that means that merrick garland holds one of the most difficult jobs in the entire country. he is now not only at the helm of one, but two sweet being justice department investigations into a former president, donald trump. the departments investigation into january 6th, and the probe into
witnesses from a criminal grand jury. and hurricane fiona takes aim at canada while another storm takes forms and could be headed for the united states. welcome to the lead, i m pamela brown in for jake tapper on this day. we stop with a secret court battle be waged by donald trump s lawyers. sources are saying the attorneys for the former president are fighting to keep witnesses from testifying before a federal grand jury about trump s te tee attempts to overturn the election. our reporters, evan and caitlin, broke this story today. tell us more about this legal fight. what exactly are trump s lawyers arguing here? because it s secret right now, we don t know exactly what they re going to be arguing, but it is a fight that is before a judge in the federal court in d.c. it is because there are grand jury proceedings where they re trying to get information close to trump, things that happened in the white house, say, on january 6th or before them, maybe things that att
laying out an ambitious agenda and designed to hit the ground running should they win win back the house. bill: kevin mccarthy will announce the plan for commitment to america and that should ring a bell. dana: it is for sure, the title is a call back to the g.o.p. s contract with america. former house speaker newt gingrich was the architect of that plan. it repelled republicans with major victories 1994 when they won battles for the first time in four decades. bill: amazing history. the new agenda focused on the following information from energy independence, the supply chain, the border, crime in america. according to minority leader kevin mccarthy, these are not just talking points for election. what we want to do was a plan for a new direction. we want to be upfront with the american public. we want an election to have the contrast. if they put their trust in us, this is that is exactly what we will do. hold their feet to the fire appeared on the very first day, w
heartbeat. there is no such thing as a heartbeat. it s a manufactured sound designed to convince people that men have the right to take control of a woman s body. kayleigh: in response to abrams studying comments, the left rest of her defense, of course, because i wouldn t they? the washington post fact-checker tweeting this. for what it s work, fetal heartbeat is a misnomer. the ultrasound picks up electrical activity generated by an embryo. the so-called heartbeat sound you hear is created by the ultrasound, not until ten weeks can the opening and closing of r machine. wouldn t you know, planned parenthood, they redefined how they see it, too. as recently as july, here s what the abortion provider said in their website about fetal development between 5-6 weeks. a very basic beating heart and circulatory system developed. now it reads this. a part of the embryo starts to show cardiac activity. it sounds like a heartbeat on it ultrasound, but is not a fully formed
us now from new york. good evening, connell. good evening, bret. the dow after four downed days in a row now finds itself at lowest level since november of 2020. now, investors have pretty much concluded at this point as interest rates rise that the economy will have trouble growing. not just here in the u.s. but all around the world. one of those days on wall street where it was sell first and ask questions later in a friday session. all the worries seem to be magnified right now in the minds of investors from the war in ukraine to the energy crisis in europe. but, really more than anything, it s the higher interest rates that we are seeing in the u.s. but also in places like britain, sweden, switzerland and norway. the day started with a report showing a sharp decline in european economic activity, which raises the risk of recession over there and the new government in the u.k. led by prime minister liz truss now unveiled a plan for tax cuts that really was not well recei