Some republicans going as far as calling it a coverup. What is the white house saying . For that we go to Lucas Tomlinson at the white house. Federal prosecutors say negotiations with bidens legal team have hit a snag and this case could be going to trial. The Justice Department refused to rule out if President Biden would be part of future investigations after that Special Counsel was named yesterday. Special counsel will not be subject to the daytoday supervision of any official of the department, but he must comply with the regulations, procedures and policies of the department. Republicans have been calling for Special Counsel for a long time to investigate hunter biden, but many in the g. O. P. Are not happy charles that it was david weiss named who has already been investigating hunter for the past five years. The appointment of a special council allows him to file additional charges against hunter biden outside delaware. Heres Jonathan Turley. Theres no question this magnifies t
Wildfire updates. What can you tell us now in. Reporter hey there, griff, good morning to you. Were alongside one of the main entry points into the town of a lahaina. People here have been lined up for hours, some of these folks sleeping in their cars waiting for the curfew in the town of lahaina to expire. Some of these people have nothing left, they just want to get in, see whats left of the town. Take a listen to some folks about what theyve seen there. I want people to know that there are people out here suffering, and we need donations. We need, we need people shipping things out here. We need families fed, we need yeah, we need so much men help. Reporter home after home in lahaina, gone. One estimate from core logic puts the estimate of destroyed homes at more than 3,000. The rising death toll now at 80 people as rescue crews search for more victims. Thousands of people have now left the island, and around 1400 are currently staying in Emergency Shelters here. Its still unclear h
Congressional republicans are already saying weisss new status makes him a Fire Wall Insulating President Biden and his Justice Department and could actually impede congressional efforts to get to the truth. Look into that. Also tonight, the Justice Department has moved to officially dismiss the now defunked plea deal with the president s son. Correspondent dazed spunt has the details from the Justice Department. Good evening, david. Reporter bret, good evening to you. The legal jeopardy for the president s son only deepens now that this case has Special Counsel status, and we can say tonight that it appears hunter biden is headed for trial. I have concluded that it is in the Public Interest to appoint him as Special Counsel. David weiss, the u. S. Attorney who had been leading the Justice Departments probe of Hunter Bidens tax and Business Dealings now getting a new job title and new legal responsibilities. Reporter mr. Weiss has the authority he needs to conduct a thorough investigat
Thats the focus of tonights angle. I wonder what the leaders of the Chinese Communist parties think about the tiktok debate in the United States. After brilliantly deploying a propaganda and spying operation inside the u. S. , they must be pleasantly surprised to see bipartisan support to help them protect it. Yes. Just like every other social media platform, there is misinformation and privacy concerns. Its important that we dont treat tiktok differently than other platforms. If were going to address this issue, we have got to take the same approach to other media platforms. We cant just single out one. Laura we most certainly can and should. When our National Security in our Election Integrity is at stake, we must act to protect our country. Now, for decades, we have been trying to prevent the transfer of sensitive u. S. Technology to our adversaries in china, in iran, north korea, russia, and so on. And its so bad with china that all g7 Foreign Ministers pledge actions to counter ch
They call it Super Tuesday for a reason. This is a big one. [cheers] and they tell me he, the pundits and otherwise, that there has never been one like this. There has been anything so conclusive. This was an amazing an amazing night. Were going to take back our country. We are going to do it right. We are going to have the greatest economy ever in the history of our country. Were going to top what we did. Ainsley President Trump making huge gains this Super Tuesday winning 14 out of the 15 states including delegaterich california and texas. His rival nikki haley winning vermont. Steve President Biden on the other side solidified his path to the nomination but there are some more warning signs, especially in minnesota, where nearly 20 of bidens voters selected uncommitted. Oops . Lawrence we have Live Team Coverage from washington to california. But we begin with brian at the touch screen to break down some of the results. Brian first off, im not in control of the touch screen, im depe