by that suspect were staffed predominantly by people of asian descent. all but one of the women killed were of asian descent. the suspect was apprehended and taken into custody late last night. he was charged today with eight counts of murder. law enforcement says he has admitted to the shootings. police say he told them he has a sex addiction and that s why he says he killed all those women working in those spas, because he wanted to eliminate his temptation for his addiction or something. police say in talking with the suspect, he gave them no indication that the killings were racially motivated, even if they did predominantly target asian women. a police captain in the cherokee county sheriff s department, cherokee county is where the first shooting took place. when he discussed the suspect s explanation for the shooting, he told reporters it was because the suspect was having a, quote, bad day yesterday. that s what he said. as if that was an explanation for why the young
Interview since Justice Ginsburgs death. We are also following a slew of latebreaking news tonight. Some of it quite dramatic, including the news that cindy mccain, the widow of republican senator and republican an president ial candidate john mccain, cindy mccain is , endorsing joe biden for president. Mrs. Mccain writing tonight, quote, my husband john lived by a code. M country first. We are republicans, yes, but americans foremost. S theres only one candidate in this race who stands up for our values as a nation and that is joe biden. N. She says, quote, joe and i dont always agree on the issues and i know he and john certainly had some passionate arguments, but joe is a good and honest man. He will lead us with dignity. Quote, he will be a commander ip chief that the finest fighting force in the history of the world can depend on. Because he knows what it is like to send a child off to fight. Cindy mccains decision tonighta was reportedly informed in part by recent reporting in th
Forcible, systematic removal of children from their parents at the border they outfitted the kids with little mylar blankets and a lump of padding that was supposed to qualify as a mattress, and they told him to sleep on the floor behind chainlink fence alone, in federal detention, without their moms and dads. Thousands of kids taken from their parents by the u. S. Government with the u. S. Government having no plan in place on how or when to get those kids back to their parents. When we realized that our government was doing this, when we realized that the Trump Administration had ordered this, there was a deafening roar of public utcry, and the Trump Administration eventually stopped the child separation policy well, at least they said they stopped it since the Trump Administration announced that supposed end to the child separation policy, more than 1,000 more kids have been taken away from their parents at the southern border and put into u. S. Government custody separate and apart
Washington. You have heard other stories sort of like this along these lines in recent days. You have never before heard what we are going to report tonight. That is coming up this hour. This is something that we have been chasing for months. We have finally nailed it down with multiple sources. Weve got that for you in just a moment. We are also going to speak in just a moment exclusively with senator chuck schumer, who, of course, is the top democrat in the United States senate. He is at the center of the brawl over filling the seat on the u. S. Supreme court that has now been left open by the death of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. This interview with me tonight will be senator schumers first interview since Justice Ginsburgs death. We are also following a slew of latebreaking news tonight. Some of it quite dramatic, including the news that cindy mccain, the widow of republican senator and republican president ial candidate john mccain, cindy mccain is endorsing joe biden for presiden
Welcome, everyone. Former president Donald Trumps Historic Second impeachment trial in the u. S. Senate will start next month. But the first step in the process begins in the hours ahead when the house will deliver its article of impeachment to the senate in a ceremonious procession. But u. S. President joe biden says hes not focused on the impeachment. Instead, hes about tackling the coronavirus pandemic headon. He plans to reinstate International Travel restrictions trump had wanted to lift and get bipartisan support for a nearly 2 trillion covid relief package. Joe bidens critics, though, have argued he cant ignore the impeachment of his predecessor and that the president s calls for unity and bipartisanship will ring hollow when trump is put on trial. Cnns senior washington correspondent joe johns is on capitol hill with more on how that might play out. Reporter its history in the making once again as capitol hill prepares for the second donald trump impeachment trial. A bit differ