as texas froze, ted cruz flew to mexico. has the state s republican senator left his reputation out in the cold? and facebook unfriends australia the social networking giant blocks access to news media on its site in a row over paying for content. hello, welcome to the programme. we start on another planet mars, where the nasa perseverance rover has safely touched down. it has already started sending back messages from its new home, and will now set about the business of trying to find signs that mars was once and could even still be a planet where life took hold. here s our science correspondent rebecca morelle. and a warning her report contains some flashing images. perseverance is going about one kilometre per second. a nerve racking wait at mission control. perseverance has landed safely, on the surface of mars! cheering then celebrations as a signal is received from mars. it s touchdown for nasa s perseverance rover. and these are its first images a view of i
final .com backslash fliers get it all in one trip and that s it. only at smart and final tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. and the former president will be weighed. aaron katersky in atlanta. the tragedy for an nfl star, losing his father in a massive house explosion in north carolina. it comes just a couple of years after losing his mother to breast cancer. tonight, there is news coming in of a deadly school bus accident on the first day of school. one child killed, several other children seriously hurt in this crash. tonight, the wife and mother shot and killed because she had a pride flag outside her clothing store. news this evening on the alleged gunman, and what they found, what he had posted online. tonight, the video from inside that 98-year-old s home. she was the co-owner of the newspaper raided. so was her home. her family says she died a day later from the stress. and what she can be heard saying to authorities during that raid of her home.
i m laura coates. tonight, we are once again in uncharted territory in american history it appears that a former u.s. president is facing his no third indictment in a matter of days. donald trump reveals he is now a target in the special counsel investigation of efforts to overturn the election. here s the plan for tonight. we re going to methodically analyze exactly what we do know just focusing on the facts and figuring out what this might go next we ve got an amazing team of reporters of experts, including the former council from one of trump s impeachments. we ll talk with a former trump white house legal adviser and get her reaction to all of this. we also have michael fanone the retired officer who was attacked on january 6th. what s happened to his insight after a target letter has been sent. and jake tapper, will join me on how trump s 2024 rivals are reacting, including an exclusive interview with florida s governor, ron desantis. first, an avalanche of headlines it
exclusive interview with florida s governor, ron desantis. but first, there is an avalanche of headlines, and it s coming in fast and furious. so, here is what we know, at least at this hour. trump receives the letter, on sunday. he s already been plotting a strategy, with allies who are on the hill. prosecutors have now interviewed officials in all seven battleground states. and michigan has now charged the fake electors who signed certificates falsely claiming that trump won. and in trump s second indictment, over classified documents, the judge in that case saying that the trial is not likely to happen this year. trump is responding to the first time on camera tonight. i got the letter on sunday night. think of it. i don t think they ve ever sent a letter on sunday night. and they are in a rush because they want to interfere interference with the election. its election interference. it s never been done like this in the history of our country. and it s a disgrace. what
anderson. actor and uvalde native matthew mcconaughey spoke at the white house. and a son of a woman killed in buffalo testified before the senate judiciary committee. you re elected to protect us. and because if there is nothing and respectfully, senators, you should yield your positions of authority and influence to others who are willing to lead on this issue. the urgency of the moment demands no less. my mother s life mattered. negotiations in the senate appear to be at a critical stage, with one lawmaker telling cnn they hope to reach an agreement by the end of the week. we ll have a live report from the white house coming up. first, though, some of what matthew mcconaughey said from the briefing room. he talked about getting the news, going back to his hometown of uvalde, about meeting overworked funeral directors who are trying to make badly-torn bodiyies look like children aga for memorial services. he spoke with parents like ryan and jessica ramirez, who told h