A roundup of the days events. Reporter he was a background political operative on the trump campaign, literally right there behind the candidate at the Republican National convention. But today, rick gates took the stand in a virginia federal courthouse playing the role of special counsel Robert Muellers star witness. Coming facetoface with his former business partner, paul manafort, gates testified that they committed crimes together, including not reporting more than a dozen offshore accounts. The prosecutor asking, were you involved in any criminal activity with mr. Manafort . Yes, gates answered. Did you commit any crimes with mr. Manafort . Yes, gates answered again. The two men spent years working sidebyside. In february, gates pleaded guilty to conspiracy and lying to federal authorities. But today, as a flipped witness cooperating with the special counsel, gates told the court he lied because manafort told him to. And he also admitted he embezzled several hundred thousand dolla
period. then you look at that excessive heat warning in the desert southwest. the watch that stretches up to spokane and northern idaho. air quality alerts. and a really strong temperature gradient, david, that s going to keep those winds really gusty for some of those fires. nearly the whole country broiling tonight. ginger, thank you. next, to that alleged assassination attempt by drone broadcast on live tv. and tonight, major new developments from venezuela. authorities there say they have detained at least a half dozen suspects. the president of venezuela speaking at a military rally over the weekend when an explosion erupts. his bodyguards rushing in there to protect him. troops suddenly rushing away, then the tv signal suddenly cuts out. and tonight, the president there retweeting this video suggesting it was the drone that suspects used to try to kill him. but there are major questions about whether this was one of those drones. abc s matt gutman, who has reported here on th