jansing. iran suffers its deadliest attack in decades. more than 100 people are dead after twin bombs exploded during a memorial for a revered general. we ll have the latest on that stunning scene and the implications for the entire region and the hostages. plus, with less than two weeks before the first votes are cast for 2024, donald trump s ability to stay on the ballot is still an open question in 19 states. the latest on the uncertainty surrounding critical court cases in colorado and maine. when will the supreme court step in and decide things once and for all? and a surprise at the southern border, just as house republicans show up to spotlight how bad they say things are, illegal crossings plummet to less than half what they were at the end of december. but relief both for president biden and authorities at the border may be short lived. lots to get to today, but we start with the intensity surrounding two hugely consequential legal cases that will have a major im
again. and so i don t want to be in the prediction business with something as heavy as that. what i will say is that my meeting with the director of the masad last night, we met for more than twice the expected 45 minutes because we had a very detailed conversation about how to move forward to secure the release of the hostages. ultimately that will be something that we have to work in a very sensitive way between the u.s. and israel, working with qatar, with egypt, with other actors. and so i will leave that conversation where it belongs in those sensitive channels. but i will just say this has seized the attention from the very first day the president of the united states and every other senior member of his team and just this week the president met with the families of the american hostages to reaffirm for them that we re going to do everything in our power working with our israeli counterparts to ensure every hostage comes home safely and i ll leave it at that for today.
and innighting sheer terror. people that work for the parade said keep running, keep running. my daughter said mommy, i don t want to die. as i was holding her friend s head. i said it s okay. let s keep running. people walking with blood on their shirts and pants. listening to a woman screaming her child s name trying to find her child. let s get to mike tobin. he has the story for us live from highland mark, illinois. mike? a sad update. i just got confirmation through highland park and lake county authorities that there s a seven s fatality. so from the people that were injured and hospitalized, another sadly succumbed to their injuries. the investigation moves forward by leaps and bounds. the suspect here, 21-year-old shooter was described by police as dressing up like a woman to avoid detection as part of the planning for his attack. that s why the early description of bobby eugene crimo included long hair. the weapon used in the attack described as a high powere
Well, good evening, im laura coates. A week that began with Merrick Garland being accused of weaponizing the Department Of Justice against republicans ends with one of the most powerful democrats in washington, d. C. Now indicted for corruption. The chairman of the Foreign Relations committee, new jersey senator bob menendez stands accused of conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit fraud, conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right. Essentially using his official position to force someone to give him something of value. Tonight, we are taking a deep dive into all of it from the investigation to the indictment and, of course, the political fallout and here are the Big Questions ive been asking all day, after seeing all the reports ive cut through all of it, here are the real questions, number one, did he do it . Right did he do it . Could a senator who left a hung jury in his last trial for conspiracy, bribery and Honest Services fraud, sound familiar, led to
Well, good evening everyone, im laura coast. A week that began with merrick garland, one of the most powerful democrats in washington, d. C. Now being charged with corruption. Conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right. Essentially using his official position to force someone to give him something of value. Tonight we are taking a deep dive into all of it from the investigation to the indictment and of course the political fallout and here are the Big Questions ive been asking all day after seeing all the reports thats cut through all of it. Here are the real yes, sir, number one, did he do it . Did he do it . Could a senator who left a hung jury in his last trial, led to personal favors really have been so imraizenbrabrazen a a second sometime around . Is corruption at its very finest, could the rules force him to step down there his position as chairman oar from the senate or maybe will the better question is will he actually do that .