when the boss of one of the main drug trafficking gangs escaped from a maximum security prison. president daniel noboa has authorised the armed forces to neutralise 22 gangs, that are listed as terrorist organisations, after masked gunmen stormed a tv studio during a live broadcast. a 2 month state of emergency is now in force. will grant sent this report from the city of guayaquil. he told me the mood on the ground. mixed emotions in this city, as you can imagine. obviously, relieved that a day of violence came to an end, that the police managed to restore order in that television station you mentioned in the city university, where gunmen stormed the building. but there were also bomb attacks across the city. schools were shut and businesses were closed. fear was spread, notjust through the city but across ecuador. really, this was a moment that was completely unprecedented in terms of gang violence, not just for guayaquil but the entire country itself. viewers in ecuador
crimes he was arrested for? the lead starts right now. a mere few hours after he was arrested and arraigned, donald trump told donors this i hadn t had a chance to go through all the boxes. it is a long tedious job. takes a long time. which i was prepared to do, but i have a very busy life. can prosecutors use this admission against him? plus, an up close look at front lines of ukraine s counteroffensive. we had to evacuate to the shelter now because apparently the guys fear there could be aviation bombs coming in fairly soon. you can see the situation here is still very kinetic, a lot of shelling is still going on. the items ukrainian troops say are key to defeating the russians. and if inflation is supposedly easing, why does it seem every trip to the grocery store is getting more expensive? welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our law and justice lead. despite donald trump launching a growing number of baseless attacks on special counsel jack s
me. i m fredricka whitfield. right now, heightened emotions as the buffalo bills get back on the field. playing in their very first game since the terrifying collapse of safety damar hamlin. and what a way to get started. while also rallying around hamlin s recovery. taking the opening kickoff all the way in for a touchdown. the bills first opening kickoff score in 18 years. and tributes for hamlin continue to pour in. that s happening under way right now. and it happened before the game, the bills, their fans, loudly showing their support as hamlin continues to recuperate. throughout this week, the entire western new york community, nfl family, and people from around the world have been praying for damar hamlin. damar s amazing recovery has lifted our collective spirits and we are forever grateful for the love and support damar s family and friends and our organization have received. today, we celebrate damar s recovery, our love for damar, and our fwgratitude. please ris
ramping up his violent rhetoric ahead of the midterms. how should democrats respond? i will put that question to nikki freed, who ran to take off desantis for governor. and, to spank are not to spank? we ll tell you about the school district bringing back physical punishment to deal with unruly kids. all that and more is coming up. and good saturday morning to you! i am kenny fang. where staying on top of breaking news this morning into the justice department probe into donald trump. and the handling of classified documents at the florida home. we begin with trump s legal team that filed a new court document late last night. in its pursuit of a quote special master. to oversee the review of evidence seized from mar-a-lago. trump s team did not elaborate on what exactly it hope the party would filter out. but it did allege that the newly released redacted affidavit, has more questions than answers. and provides no information that allowed why trump to understand that the
into the memory. when they found that hillary wasn t going to be president. donald j. trump is president of the united states. [boos] and if you ask some people, decades from now, they will all remember where we were when cassidy hutchinson testified before the january 6 committee. you maybe asking who is cassidy has in turn? it s a good question. took a while for prime time to figure it out, but he was apparently a lower level junior staffer at the trump white house. this junior staffer became the leading lady in yesterday s made for tv drama. the new york times described it as a very special episode, and a jawdropping production. is this a serious congressional committee or an episode of west wing? because your testimony was reviewed by a new york times tv critic. cassidy was cast perfectly for this role. he gave the audience exactly what they wanted to hear. a jam-packed action scene straight out of 24. i mean, the trump white house. when barbie the president s