Clarence thomas by his wealthy rightwing benefactors. But we begin tonight with a pop quiz. Where did president Abraham Lincoln go to law school . The answer may surprise you. And the answer is nowhere. That is correct. He was a selftaught lawyer. And yet, his judgment that seceding from the union was unconstitutional shaped the country we live in today, more than almost any other action by a u. S. President. Lincoln also had a big influence on the practice of law, Writing Notes for a law lecture in around 1850 that laid out guidelines for being a good lawyer. Such as being among other things diligent, moral, a good businessman, and above all, honest. Above all, honest. Qualities the Illinois State Bar Association says are what defines the term lincoln lawyer. The more you know. Of course, if you want to be a lawyer today, it generally requires going to law school. Only a handful of states allowia to do so without a law degree. But just because someone earns a degree doesnt necessarily
on in gaza. deadly attack, those in the south. really forces are headed that way. this is the israeli government faced with tough questions today about what it knew in when after reports from the nbc news in the new york times that intelligence about what hamas was planning, and when. also today the fallout from the historic vote in congress to remove george santos. it may have been information shared by one of his colleagues that sealed his fate. also this, our donald trump hitting the campaign trail in iowa. the will wake up two losses on his claims of immunity due to presidential and we will speak with charles blow about his new documentary, from south to power. we want to start this hour in the middle east for prime minister benjamin netanyahu wrapped up the prime as israeli forces wrap up operations in gaza. here s some of what was said. translator: we maintain a very firm negotiation under fire, from morning tonight. i discussed extensively with president biden. w
await a verdict in a federal case alleging president biden s son lied about his drug use when he bought a handgun in 2018. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m dana perino. that hour went by quick. bill: it sure did. good morning, dana. i m bill hemmer. good morning at home. hunter biden is no longer in court. he will have to be there for a verdict. prosecutors say hunter biden knew he was addicted to drugs and the evidence shows that. the defense suggesting to the jury the evidence is circumstantial insisting the government has failed to prove its case against hunter biden beyond a reasonable doubt. dana: judge jeanine pirro joins us in a moment. first rich edson is live at the courthouse in wilmington. we re deliberating now? they are, dana. they started at 9:06 this morning when the judge called them back into the courtroom. she talked to them and asked them whether they had any conversations or read anything about the case overnight. they indicated the
Offence but should go on the sex offenders register. Well hear the rationale, and get reaction to the controversial claims before 11. And meet kate. Hello, im kate, i had a heart attack a day after running a ten kilometre race. Im one of the youngest people to have one of the youngest people to have one of the youngest people to have one of this type of heart attack with no known risk factors. We will hear her story before ten. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. We will bring you the latest from the inquests into those british deaths in tunisia. Also we will hear how two executives have paid for a trip to travel around the moon. The estimate is 50 million. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. The inquests into the deaths of 30 british tourists who were murdered in a Terror Attack in tunisia two years ago will conclud
sort of theme of lawyers, but then there s like when you re in trouble, who do you call? not the ghost busters but a lawyer. in this case, the fact you have lawyers all around both of these cases, in the mar-a-lago case, you have lawyers who refuse to commit felonies for donald trump, right? they were refusing to do his dirty work for him, and so they re potential witnesses against their former client. it s just a weird thing. but the fact that donald trump tried to pull lawyers into his scheme and the fact that in the other case in d.c., they made up the scheme, it does feel like a lawyer crisis. well, joy, what we can surmise from what we re seeing here is that the law is as powerful and prolific a weapon as any other that can be wielded but it should be reserved for those who appreciate the severity of its consequences. what i mean by that in plain speak is, this isn t for everybody. this is not something that everybody should be doing because everyone cannot appreciate that we ar