Welcome to The Beat, im ari melber. But we begin with Breaking News in politics. Former republican Vice President and Defense Secretary Dick cheney is backing Kamala Harris. That marks one of her most high Ranking Republican endorsements in this campaign probably the most iconic. Dick cheney is an Arch Conservative Hawk and a gop icon, a fixture running republican administrations as chief of Staff And War policy as Defense Sect and Vice President and during 9 11 and the wars in afghanistan and iraq. Those were stints that made him a Fire Brand Folk hero on the right and loathed by most prominent washington democrats. And indeed this news right now tonight would have been unheard ever 10 or 15 years ago and cheney is far from a never trumper. He endorsed Donald Trump in 2018. This also completes the Cheney Family unusual evolution and it did not come during the actual four years of trumps presidency, his governing priorities and his mistakes, it came over whether were a democracy or a C
Fallen Service Members demanded answers about the botched withdrawal from afghanistan. Hard to believe, its been two years since the lone Suicide Bomber attacked the airport in kabul. The attack claimed the lives of 150 afghan civilians and 13 United States Service Members tasked with aiding the efforts on the ground. You are looking at them now, heroes all of them. The families have been demanding accountability from the Biden Administration and blasted President Biden. Many parents dont have a clear understanding of their childrens last moments. The parents are speaking about the efforts for answers. It was march of 2021, he was leaving for his deployment. And i remember like it was yesterday. He stand outside the door and he hugged me and he said, mom, if i dont come back and i said, shut up, youre going to come back. He said, no, mom, if i dont come back, i want you to keep telling my story. I will fight until my last breath to get to the truth. We were told lies, given incomplete
$20,000 in debt. did you overstep your authority? i think the court misinterpreted the constitution the. will: this follows the previous day of landmark decisions with the high court voting to outlaw race-based affirmative action in college admissions, just a landmark week for the supreme court and a really bad week for joe biden. let s focus in on the supreme court for just one moment, if we might. these are three major, or major policies that are the culmination of years, perhaps even decades, of work in some cases. for example, when it comes to the affirmative action. the supreme court saying that colleges should not use race in admission to me, on its case is a on its face, is a good and principled move in terms of evolving towards a less race-conscious society. under the 14th amendment, all men have equal protection. when it comes to the colorado case, this was simply about free speech. should you be compelled to endorse or create speech you do not agree with, and
either detonated or threw explosive devices at three different businesses in the nation s capital within the span of minutes sunday morning. officials are offering a reward for information leading to an arrest or conviction as the search continues. correspondent david spunk joins me live in washington. good evening, david. mike, good evening. still no word on a suspect or suspects. they believe there may be multiple people involved given that multiple locations were hit within 15 minutes. authorities are advertising a $20,000 reward for more information leading to the arrest of a suspect or, as i said, possibly multiple suspects. police are out with a wanted poster hoping to bring awareness and information to crack the case. it s hard to make out the suspect, but the vehicle is a gold champagne-colored acura tl with a clear clot of a maryland plate. now, the attacks began at 4:30 yesterday morning. the first a truist bank atm, someone detonated an explosive outside the buil
alec murdaugh is innocent, innocent of these charges. he lied because that s what addicts do, addicts lie. he lied because he had a closet full of skeletons. evidence is crystal clear from that moment he started fabricating evidence against alec. john: the alec murdaugh trial, a fiery rebuttal to the closing arguments, before the jury decides whether the disgraced attorney is guilty of murdering his wife and son. i m john roberts in washington. good to be with you. jacqui: murder could get life in prison without the possibility of parole if the jury convicts him of the murder charges. john: defense arguing prosecutors failed to prove their case that he committed the crimes beyond a reasonable doubt. jonathan is live in the southeast bureau with the latest. interesting arguments from jim griffin this morning and now the prosecution with a chance to try to rebutt some of those before the jury gets the charge. as we look at the live feed from the courtroom, you are see