of lahaina, meeting with first responders. he named a federal response co ordinator and said the island s critical infrastructure will be made more resilient. the president faced criticism for his handling of the federal response to the wildfires after not speaking publicly about the crisis for days, though he spoke with state and local officials in the immediate aftermath of the crisis. music plays. the president attended a community reception during his visit where he addressed a crowd under a banner reading lahaina strong. speaking in front of the island s famous banyan tree, mr biden reaffirmed the government s commitment to its recovery. we are focused on what s next as we are rebuilding for long term and doing it together to help get us back on our feet to help get us back on our feet to rebuild the way we want to rebuild. they also want all of you to know the country greves with you, stands with you, and will do everything possible to help you recover, rebuild, and r
coverage of the extreme weather with meteorologist adam klotz standing by and robert ray on the ground in san antonio, texas. but we begin with matt finn who is live in santa monica california, with the latest on the blistering heat. hello, matt. reporter: hi, mike. it s been pretty hot and sunny here all morning long here in santa monica. now these clouds or perhaps the ma rein layer has rolled through which is serving as some relief from the hot sun. traditionally, the beach is an escape from more inland los angeles. we actually talked to a family a short while ago who came here all the way from las vegas to escape the heat there, and all morning long we ve been talking to people who say they just want to get out of their hot and stuffy neighborhoods inland in l.a. and come here along the water. we don t want to come later on, cool, crisp weather. it totally depends where you live. if you live in the valley, you re sweltering. if you with live anywhere near the beach,
families of israeli hostages who are still being held in gaza have broken through security and stormed a finance meeting in the israeli parliament, the knesset. they were protesting that the finance committee was sitting, deliberating, while their children were still in captivity. shouting shame on you and demanding that committee members get up and act the families called for the government to do more, to secure the release of their loved ones. the protest highlights growing domestic dissent in israel, about the war with hamas that s now in its fourth month. it comes as palestinians in southern gaza say the israeli bombardment is the most intense they ve experienced since the war began. the gaza health ministry says that 190 palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours. earlier i spoke to our middle east correspondent mark lowen who is in jerusalem. he gave us a sense of the pressure benjamin netanyahu is coming under from hostage families. pretty significant p
her a liar. carroll had accused trump of raping her in the changing room of a luxury department store in 1996. she also claimed that trump defamed her when he called her quote a complete con job after she went public with the allegation in 2019. after three hours of deliberation, the jurors said trump did not rape carroll, though they did uphold her other complaints. the ex president has been ordered to pay carroll $5 million in damages. his legal team has already said they will appeal the ruling. carroll released a statement following the verdict: we also heard from the former us president. he continued to deny the accusations. he shared this post on his social media platform truth social. i have absolutely no idea who this woman is. this verdict is a disgrace, a continuation of the greatest with hunt of all time. absolutely a shame. earlier i discussed the verdict with sarah krissoff former federal prosecutor in the southern district of ny, joe moreno former federal p
president mike pence have both said that the possible arrest is politically motivated. nate foy live with the latest, hello, nate. nate: posted on truth social. he claims those doj prosecutors are actually leading this effort against him and you mentioned today many republicans even trump s former vice president are voicing opposition to expected charges. trump s campaign put out a statement saying this isn t a prosecution, it s a persecution. the former president made his first public appearance since announcing expected arrest at the ncaa wrestling championship in tulsa, oklahoma, the crowd cheered him on as he walked in. president trump calls witch hunt and, of course, trump is a front runner in republican primary, former director of national intelligence tells morning future this is political. someone said we will not prosecute armed robberies in this office and now saying he will prosecute a misdemeanor offense against opposition political opponent, former president of