moment. that is it for us this afternoon. the lead with jake tapper starts right now. the state of our union is the lead is starting right now. president big tonit s address before a died congress and country to tout his accomplishments. and perhaps lay out his case for another term. but how might his message land with the american people who according to polls disapprove of the job he s doing. rare cries of joy as a little girl and her younger sibling are pulled from the rubble alive. a small bit of good news amid the growing death and destruction from the earthquake in turkey and syria. the death toll now soaring to more than 7,200 people. then, if you ve flown in the past few weeks, you know the skies are not very friendly. cancel takeoff clearance. delta 1943, cancel takeoff clearance. an i-team meltdown, one airline grounded during the holidays, two runway near misses, now lawmakers want answers. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper on capitol hill
members. they are ordering state officials to draft more options for law enforcement to provide more security but they ultimate i will say it s merrick garland s job to enforce federal law, tensions surrounding the supreme court and justices are running high after the controversial decision to overturn roe v. wade and there are concerns that outrage can turn into violence. alexandria hoff in washington with more. alex. alex: but federal law has been clear that it is illegal to picket or parade outside of court official with active court case with an attempt to influence them. two months ago hogan and virginia governor glen youngkin called on merrick garland to enforce the statute, quote, a month lawyer after assassination attempt on justice kavanaugh the department of justice finally responded declining to enforce the laws. now a different federal official is writing to us with conflicting information. he s referencing a letter from supreme court marshal to governor hogan
With. This is the five. Day six of the salem trump trials all started with the judge hearing the requested. For allegedly violating his gag order ten times. A. K. A. Muzzling the leading president ial candidate in the thick of an election. Alvin braggs team must have gotten cold feet. Today they said they dont want to lock up trump for speaking his mind if they just want to slap him with hefty fines. The judge hasnt made up his mind yet on what hes going to do. Then to the main show. David pecker was back on the stand. Prosecution hoping to convince the jury that trump tried to hide damaging stories ahead of that when he 16 election. Pecker testify that hes been catching and killing stories for a long time which is perfectly legal last time we checked. Pecker began doing it for trump starting into any 15. He also testified under oath that trump was popular with the ladies. Quote mr trump is well known as the most eligible bachelor antedated the most beautiful women. Later on trump carr
Thank you for joining us tonight. The conspiracy of dunces. Thats the focus of tonights angle. You know its bad for the trump Hush Money Prosecution when the New York Times feels compelled to publish a piece calling out the cases weakness. Jed sugarman a Law Professor at Boston University called alvin braggs case an historic Mistake Writing their vegas allegation about a criminal scheme to corrupt the 201 president ial election has him more concerned than ever about their unprecedented use of state law and their persistent avoidance of specifying an election crime or about area of fraud. Thats all. Now, beyond that he rightly notes that it is legal for a candidate to pay a nondisclosure agreement. Pay for a nondisclosure agreement, hush money is unseemly but it is legal. All right. Bottom line here. As honest objective legal minds have concluded, the underlying conduct alleged, in figure, is a violation of federal Campaign Finance rules. But, one little problem with that. The fec looke
Angeles and this is americas late news, fox news at night p. Or good is now passover commemorating the Jews Liberation from slavery in egypt. While jewish families celebrate the fbi now on high alert for potential threats to the Jewish Community. And here is why. As we look live at some pro hamas, antisemitic protesters in New York City, these types of protest have been underway as you know for several days and just a short time ago police in riot gear stormed the protested and were you with protesters yelling free free palestine and comparing the nypd to the kkk. 6 months after the deadliest attack on jewish people since the holocaust, the Jewish Community remains under attack and far left politicians refuse to call it out. It is especially important that we remember the power of young people shaping this country today of all days as we once again witness the leadership of those peaceful Student Led Protests on campus. In new york i learned a long time ago to listen to a lady. I conde