Continues. Host welcome back. I am joined by a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace senior fellow, Aaron David Miller. He was a former state Department Middle east analyst and negotiator in both republican and electronic and democratic administrations. Welcome to the program. Talk about the potential u. S. Iran prisoner swap. I will put the screen for our viewers with the outline is. Iranpected to release five erican detainees. E u. S. Will free five iranian nationals serving prison sentences for viol sanctions on iran. And tehran will have access to 6 billion of oil revenue for humanitarian needs. What do you make of that agreement . Guest it has been in work for multiple for quite some time. Negotiating with a parent organization, which the u. S. Has done before, is not a good thing but needs to be compared to the alternative. The president is saying, do not compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative. As horrible as it is and republicans have been quite clear abo
Host good morning, it is friday, august 18. Here are stories that we covered this week. First responders search for victims as the death toll climbs. President biden has a trip scheduled to view the damaged there on monday. And georgia charges that trump tried to overturn the 2020 election in that state. What is your top story of the week . Republicans call republicans 202 7488001, democrats 202 7488000, independents 202 7488002. Text us at 202 7488003 be sure to list your first name and your state. And you can also join us on social media on facebook and twitter. At cspan wj. I will share with you the headline on axios with hawaii. Death toll an estimated 1300 missing. The death toll is currently 111 people. The First Responders who search through the aftermath in 9 11 are now involved in this search as well as 20 could diver dogs. And Emergency Management leader resigned citing Health Concerns after the deadly fire. The White House Briefing about the recovery effort in maui we have a
Next. Tonight, a celebration of the First Amendment and the importance of a free press in the United States. Also, jokes, lots of jokes. All the most powerful people in washington except us all in the same room and about to be roasted by the president and a comedian. The white house Correspondents Dinner starts now. Members of the White House Correspondents association, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, here i am. F announcer fora time honore tradition bringing togethers washingtons people and powerful laughs. I invited luther, my anger translator, to join me here tonight. I mean, really. What is he saying . Tonight, roy wood jr. Takes aim at the politicians and President Biden himself will get in on the fun. I told my grandkids and Pete Buttigieg they could stay up late and watch this show tonight. From roasts. Donald trump has been saying he will run for president as a republican. I just assumed he was running as a joke. To jokes. Reality has a wellknown liberal bias. To mi
Russias invasion began. Today President Biden is set to meet with the families of two americans detained in russia, paul whelan and Brittney Griner. A humanitarian crisis at the southern border, political games are being waged with human lives as we learn more about how dozens of migrants arrived in Marthas Vineyard and how the community is coming to their aid. The Boil Water Advisory in jackson, mississippi is now lifted after a water crisis lasted nearly seven weeks. But will residents drink it . And we begin this friday with major developments into the investigation of classified documents recovered from Donald Trumps maralago estate. Last night a judge in florida formally appointed new york Senior District judge Raymond Dearie to be the Special Master to review the thousands of documents seized during last months search. He was the only candidate acceptable to trump and the Justice Department. The judge also denied the departments request for continued access to roughly 100,000 i s
Charles and the Queen Consort will host Faith Leaders at Buckingham Palace before the king and his siblings head to westminster to stand vigil by their mothers coffin this evening. Well bring you the latest from london, but first, lets turn to legal news in the United States. Right now were awaiting to see what doj is going to do next now that a federal judge has denied his request for access to classified documents to continue its investigation. Legal experts are scratching their heads at the decision. Also in the denial, judge cannon appointed a Special Master. Who he is and the deadline the judge set for him. Joining me now is nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian, also lisa ruben and carol lamb. Walk us through the decision from the judge here. Why did she say no to doj about being able to access those classified documents when they said it was a matter of National Security. This judge who was appointed by former President Trump really adopted the trump view