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honing in? but we begin with breaking news in the matt gaetz scandal. republican congressman matt gaetz faces a new potential earthquake. it happens today. we have been tracking it. an associate tied to his legal investigations likely to plead guilty. this one is about a bahamas trip. this is in addition to the separate allegations that were reported that range from paying to sex to sex trafficking to sex with an underage girl. it is important to note, gaetz denies all of that. at this point the doj is investigating but has not charged him with any crime. why is today a major turning point? because this federal sex trafficking probe, which gaetz himself doesn t deny is going on, it stems from an associate. today that gaetz associate had a hearing. but the hearing turned out to be fast, six minutes in all. we ll explain why because under this spotlight greenberg is now expected, according to reporting, to plead guilty now to an array of sex charges and identity theft. pros
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written responses to russia s demands in their ukraine. the secretary of state saying the ball is now in russia s court as tensions heightened between moscow and kiev. one california the first of its kind gun laws requiring canova s to purchase liability insurance and pay an annual tax. what it could mean for gun owners across the country. begin tonight with the story. global supreme court justice stephen breyer and what i am told is his eminent retirement. white house correspondent kevin corke has all the details tonight, including how the administration is responding to questions about seeking his successor. very interesting responses to that question. good evening. not long after it was reported that supreme court justice stephen breyer what in fact leave the bench at term s end, at least reportedly, white house press secretary jen psaki insisted that president biden would stand by his promise to nominate a black woman into the high court. critics of course and that stra