look at that, there s a whole lot of crazy right there. election deniers. insurrectionists. weirdos, freaks, you have it all. the republican candidates in arizona, all of them extreme, all of them insurrectionists, all of them people who actually don t believe in american democracy. they believe in their form of government, where, well, you only recognize elections where your side wins. and this is what folks on the far right have been working on for quite some time. what this says about trumpism and the future of the republican party. also, a russian court sentences wnba star brittney griner to nine years in prison. we will have reaction from president biden and the latest on efforts to get her home. and monkeypox now declared a national public health emergency. we ll speak with a top health adviser about this later this morning. willie, we have a lot to talk about. we also have some polls out of ohio. it seems that butter is down by 10 or 11 points, according to h
explained how trump and his aids spread lies the election was stolen even though they knew they were false and delivered a message to those who still support trump. in our country we don t swear an oath to an individual or political party. we take our oath to defend the united states constitution. that oath must mean something. tonight, i say this to my republican colleagues, you are defending the indefensible. there will come a day when donald trump is gone. your dishonor will remain. the committee heard from capitol police officer edwards who was knocked unconscious by rioters. and played a 12 minute video showing the most violent scenes from the day . advised the capitol police need reinforcements inside. we re coming in. you back up! what really made me want to come was the fact that i had supported trump all that time, i did believe that the election was being stolen. and trump asked us to come. he personally asked for us to come to d.c. that day. and i thoug
i had to protect my children. pete: a local hospital says it has discharged or transferred all those injured in the shooting. continuing search for a motive. and governor greg act praising law enforcement s, quote, amazing courage without which he says the death toll would have been higher. abbott also revealing the gunman wrote a series of messages online before his killing spree. one saying, quote: i m going to shoot my grandmother. another saying, quote: i have shot my grandmother and i m going to shoot up an elementary school. ainsley: we are also learning the heroic cbp special agent killed the gunman barely made it out with his life. the picture of the hat he was wearing shows it was grazed by a bullet. authorities say he was able to walk away safely. let s bring in lawrence jones, is he live on the ground in uvalde, texas. lawrence? good morning, family. i attended that vigil last night. i have got to tell you whenever you see grown men cry because their loved on
Number of americans murdered risen to at least 25. Many Airlines Canceling Flights to israel and several countries including the uk mounting Emergency Flights to evacuate the own citizens and the u. S. Is not one yet one of them. Now were hearing from syrian State Media Air Strikes earlier and aleppo and damaged runways and service and using airports to smuggle weapons to hezbollah and eventually make their way into lebanon. Dana Bob Gates Quarterback joining us in a moment. Bill first on the ground, trey yingst. If you want and feel comfortable, where are you and where are you going . Reporter ill tell you more about that location later today. It is certainly sensitive as it lies in the area where there is activity going on. This entire part of Southern Israel is bracing for days and days of fighting to come. Just to give you a sense of what its like here this morning, we saw earlier as a rocket came off the gaza strip. One rocket was intercepted by israels Missile Defense system, the
Bret im sorry. I couldnt help it. I will tune. In thank you. Good evening, welcome to washington. Im bret baier. Breaking tonight, former President Donald Trump says the quarter billion dollars civil Fraud Lawsuit against him is a scam. The former president making the comment as he arrived at the Manhattan Courthouse where the trial began. He is accused of deceiving banks and insurers. No one is above the law. During opening statements, the state argued trump and his family routinely filed inflated financial statements. But trumps team disputes that. Arguing value is subjective. And determined by what someone is willing to pay. Trump argues his brand brings additional value. While Attorney General james claims the former president routinely lies about his net worth. This is disgraceful trial. Put forward by Attorney General who is corrupt. Were going to be here for months with a judge already made up his mind. Its ridiculous ruled trump and others including his adult sons eric and don