fulton county district attorney fani willis in georgia and showing the nation what accountability looks like. former president trump is facing criminal charges for his attempts to subvert the 2020 election in the peach state. he has pleaded not guilty to 13 criminal charges. and that includes racketeering and conspiracy. the eyewitness is now facing political attacks for doing her job and standing up for the rule of law. georgia state senator colton moore spurred on by former president trump has launched an effort to investigate and potentially impeach her. he sent a letter to governor brian kemp accusing gia willis of targeting political opponents. asking for a special session to review her actions. he forcefully shot that idea down on thursday. in my mind a special session of the general assembly to and and run around this law is not feasible and it may ultimately prove to be an unconstitutional. the bottom line is that in the state of georgia as long as i am governor we
us, you know, the prime contact is the u.s. military, the u.n. command, they re communicating with the north koreans. but i think it s important that we find ways to support the family and bring travis king home. richd ardson was nominated f a mobile peace price in recognition of his work. most recently he helped secure the release of wnba player brittney griner, who was being held unjustly for months in a russian prison. i am cautiously optimistic on the griner/wheeler negotiations. i am cautiously optimistic. i think it s going to be a two-for-two. i don t want to get into who i met with. it was senior russian officials, individuals close to president putin. i coordinated with the white house, i ve coordinated as much as i can. but, you know, sometimes they re a little nervous about my doing this on my own, but at the same time we ve had success recently with trevor reed, the russian the american hostage in russia some months ago. richardson was also a democratic ca
and a better than expected jobs report is out, more jobs added, so why did the unemployment rate tick up? our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments and we begin with this new body cam footage just released from this tragic shooting in ohio. nbc s maura barrett joins us now. the family, i understand, was able to view this body cam footage before it was released to the public today. take us through what they had to say and what s on this tape. chris, just a week after this incident occurred, we re seeing the body cam video, and it s becoming more apparent that what started as a shoplifting accusation has unfortunately ended with this young woman s death. i want to show you the videos so you can see how it played out for yourself. 3705, a female is hallucinating. out of the car. out of the car. out of the car. out of the car. out of the car. get out of the car. then get out. no. then get out. get out of the car. get out of the. [ bleep ] car.
explain what might be going on with mitch mcconnell, who appeared to free freeze in the middle of a q&a with reporters in kentucky today, just like he did at the capitol last month. senator you are up for reelection in 3 shorts short ears. what are your thoughts on it? that s okay. what are your thoughts on what are my thoughts about what? running for reelection in 2026. did you hear the question, senator? running for reelection in 2026? all right, i m sorry, y all, we are going to need a minute. so, what exactly is happening? and what does it say about the fitness of the 81-year-old senator to lead the republican caucus? and tonight, on the docket, a federal judge has determined that rudy giuliani has lost the defamation lawsuit from the georgia election workers ruby freeman and shaye moss. that s after he failed to provide information that was sought in he upended their lives when he singled them out, falsely accusing them of ballot tampering. i
mugshot. they didn t teach me that at the wharton school of finance. went through an experience today i never thould i d have to. the arraignment for trump s codefendants is set for next wednesday, september 6th trump filing a motion to sever his case from the other defendants. the lawyers saying he won t have enough time to prepare for the october 23rd trial date, which was set after his former lawyer asked for a speedy trial. three of trump s codefendants pleaded not guilty and waved their appearance. to date, more than 1,000 people have been charged for crimes stemming from the insurrection on january 6th. most of those in federal court in washington. a proud boys lieutenant joseph biggs was sentenced to 17 years in prison today for ze decision conspiracy. that s the second longest sentence to date. it s short of what the doj requested. they wanted 33 years. enrique tarrio s sentencing will take place next tuesday. this is not a full accountability. there are still membe