over former president trump s classified documents case issuing her first order, signaling her plan to remain on the case. and sources telling abc news donald trump rejected a proposal from one of his own attorneys to try to make a deal with the justice department and avoid federal charges. rachel scott standing by. late today, the air national guard member accused of leaking classified pentagon documents online indicted by a federal grand jury. authorities investigating the deaths of two american tourists found dead in their room at a luxury resort in mexico. what authorities are saying about a possible cause. the war in ukraine. we re now learning new details about this video showing the dramatic surrender of a russian soldier in the trenches, turning himself into a ukrainian drone. what the russian fighter later said about how that drone saved his life. here at home, chaos around the denver nuggets championship parade. a police officer struck by a fire truck carryi
from the floods. and now the new storm set to move in. first tonight, the breaking news just in. chris christie out of the race, five days before the first voting in iowa. tonight, what christie said about his decision, and the most important issue for anyone running for president, he says. and that hot mic moment, right beforehand, what he said about nikki haley. rachel scott in iowa. the search and rescue, the deadly avalanche in california. skiers buried in the snow. search teams battling heavy snow, brutal cold, and winds gusting up to 100 miles an hour to find the victims. the images coming in tonight. in the northeast, the flood emergency playing out. high water rescues. a potential dam breach forcing evacuations. homes surrounded by water. and now, the new storm set to sweep across the country again. it could bring significant snow to some states. rob marciano here to time it out. the stunning moment on capitol hill today. hunter biden arriving unannounced, jus
indictment, attorney general merrick garland is voicing support for special counsel jack smith. we ll show you his new remarks. plus new polling shows that trump s support among republicans is standing strong despite his mounting legal troubles. we ll break down those new numbers. and the judge handling trump s classified documents case, aileen canon, is coming under new scrutiny for having very little trial experience. that new reporting and so much more is straight ahead. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, june 15th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. for the first time since donald trump s federal indictment, we re now hearing from attorney general merrick garland. speaking to reporters yesterday, garland declined to answer questions about the case, but he defended special counsel jack smith, the man that he appointed to lead the investigation into the former president. so as you know i can t talk about particulars o
muse mauz hello, and thank you so much for joining us i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. this morning divided they fall, the republican party grappling with whether to go all in on trump or break away after his historic indictment. we ll have a live report from capitol hill and break down the new reporting about his legal troubles. plus, extreme weather battering the south. we re talking 5 inch diameter hail, and rare june tornados in the southeast leaving thousands without electricity, while houston s implementing an emergency plan to help residents deal with triple digit temperatures. we re looking at approximately ten days of over 100 degrees, and you know, with record breaking days as well. and later, an indictment for danny wenny. the this-year-old marine veteran is facing a second degree manslaughter charge for putting jordan neely in a deadly chokehold last month. and we re keeping a close eye on the supreme court with a handful of working days left,
classified documents case issuing her first order, signaling her plan to remain on the case. and sources telling abc news donald trump rejected a proposal from one of his own attorneys to try to make a deal with the justice department and avoid federal charges. rachel scott standing by. late today, the air national guard member accused of leaking classified pentagon documents online indicted by a federal grand jury. authorities investigating the deaths of two american tourists found dead in their room at a luxury resort in mexico. what authorities are saying about a possible cause. the war in ukraine. we re now learning new details about this video showing the dramatic surrender of a russian soldier in the trenches, turning himself into a ukrainian drone. what the russian fighter later said about how that drone saved his life. here at home, chaos around the denver nuggets mvp parade. a police officer struck by a fire truck carrying two of the team s biggest stars. at