good evening. i m norah o donnell, and we are live here in las vegas, with just three days to go before super bowl lviii on cbs. but we want to begin tonight with a blockbuster news about the two men who are expected to face off again and this year s presidential election. tonight, the dramatic new questions and testimony that the supreme court about whether the constitution, specifically the 14th amendment, should bar donald trump from being on the presidential ballot in several states. you could say that not since the 2000 supreme court decision of bush v. gore has the nation s highest court taken such a direct role in the outcome of a presidential election. president biden too facing questions tonight about his handling of classified documents from his time as vice president and senator. the long-awaited special counsel report just released included pictures of classified afghanistan documents found in the garage near a dog crate. and while there are no charges, the re
he has relationship with some of these world leaders for decades and he never thought that he would hear that and so you hear him say that, you hear him talk about it. another part of it too how unprecedented, how unprecedented that moment was on january 6th when a mob of 2000-person mob went to the capitol because they were lied to about the results of the election. because they wanted to overturn the election. so, just really want to make sure that we get that, that we understand why the reason he was telling that story and look, you know, look, as it relates to the names and what he was trying to, you know, what he was trying to say, many people, elected officials, many people, you know, they tend they can misspeak sometimes, right. and look, let me give you a couple of examples. you know, on sunday, speaker johnson said iran instead of israel. this happens. joe is not here, many times i call joe from u.s.a. today michael, i m sure he does not appreciate that. [laughte
in his report on the biden classified documents investigation. now, while hur ultimately decided not to charge biden for mishandling the classified documents going back decades, the bigger news was what his team uncovered about the president s mental faculties or lack thereof. the 345 page document is the must-read tell-all of the day. complete with gems like this. he, the president, did not remember when he was vice president. forgetting on the first day of the interview when his term ended, if it was 2013 when did i stop being vice president? and forgetting on the second day of the interview when his term began. in 2009 still vice president? he did not remember even within several years when his son bo died. and his memory appeared hazy when describing the afghanistan debate that was once so important to him. now, there is simply no way to explain this. you know the white house is worried about the report when biden s attorneys felt the need to dispute the findings about
statement, just moments ago from former president donald trump describing this as a double standard. of course, cnn will keep you posted with the very latest and send you to jake tapper with the lead. the breaking news, the special counsel with harsh words, but no criminal charges for president biden. the lead starts right now. a rather scathing report out from special counsel robert hur noting that president biden also held onto classified documents, but unlike in donald trump s case, he will not face charges. this sites in part biden s age and faulty memory, making him sympathetic and difficult to prosecute. we will dive into this breaking news report. donald trump s rather good day at the u.s. supreme court, his legal team arguing why he should be kept on the ballot in colorado and beyond. the plaintiff and her attorney on the case will join us live. a jarring ruling for former trump advisor peter navarro. welcome to the lead. off the bat today, two big sto
hemmer. welcome to the program today. dana: this is america s newsroom, i m dana perino. a liberal commentator who said what a year this day has been. it felt like it. it started yesterday. special counsel robert hur released his report on the president s mishandling of documents. charges weren t warranted but the defense of that decision ignited a firestorm. bill: here is part of what set it off. it reads we have also considered that a trial mr. biden would likely present himself to a jury as he did during our interview of him as a sympathetic, well meaning elderly man with a poor memory. dana: that prompted the president to give rare, last-minute remarks last night where he defended his fitness for office. something the special counsel said in his report is that one of the reasons you were not charged is because in his description you are a well meaning, elderly man with a poor memory. president biden: i m well meaning, an elderly man and i know what the hell i