The false guise of an arrest. The chair of the inquiry into his conduct and background, says without a radical overhaul of Police Vetting and recruitment, theres nothing to stop another couzens operating in plain sight. June kelly reports. He was a predatory sex offender in a police uniform. A criminal with state sanctioned powers. Wayne couzens should never have been allowed to become a police officer, and Continualflawed Vetting meant he was able to stay in his role despite a series of red flags. These are among the stark conclusions of todays inquiry report into couzens. It examined his career, his behaviour and the way he was vetted. The metropolitan Police Service told the inquiry in 2022 that it still have recruited him if provided with the same information. I found this astonishing. Now is the time for change. Without a significant overhaul, there is nothing to stop another Wayne Couzens operating in plain sight. The report described how in 2004 and 2008, kent police turned down
in an ever apropos joint statement, the grandma said this. when our grandson asked if he could make a film about us, we thought he was crazy! we said, who would want to watch a movie about us? and now, the fact that the film has brought joy to so many, it is happiness we could have never imagined. we feel so scene and loved. now, we have to find something to wear. well, congratulations to nai nai and wài pó. i absolutely cannot wait to see what these two ladies wear on the red carpet. i am sure designers are battling to dress them. if they haven t yet, they better start now. and on that note, i wish you a very, very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late. i will see what the end of tomorrow. i m in charleston, south carolina, where i spent some time with the governor of california, gavin newsom, getting a sense of the state of play as he sees it in the potential general election matchup between biden and trump,
it was a big win for the climate movement. not just for the movement, but the world. it is a good policy, thank you, hunter walker and hunter the truce, wherever you get your books. it s a good one. that is all in on this thursday night. alex wagner tonight starts right now with alex and south carolina and my friend in new york. take it away, to you first, alex. three msnbc host for the price of one. this is history right here, thank you, chris. as you say, i am in charleston, south carolina where it s been time with the governor of california, gavin newsom, getting a sense of the state of play as he sees it in the potentially general election matchup between biden and trump, we are going to have some clips of that interview to play for you momentarily. first, i will send it up to new york, ayman, so take it away, my friend. thank you very much. we will be talking later on throughout the show because you will give us a big preview and the very latest on the 2024 presi
general election matchup between biden and trump, and we re going to have some clips of that interview to play for you momentarily, but first i m going to send it up to you in new york, ayman. it to away, my friend. you re going to give us a big preview and the latest on the 2024 presidential race and the sper spective down there in south carolina. we do want to start with the front-runner in new york. the republican primary was once again in a new york courtroom. this afternoon trump took the stand in the damages case brought by writer e. jean carroll. the former president has already been found liable of sexual abuse and defamation by a civil jury. trump today testified for only three minutes, but in those three minutes, believe it or not, the judge had to tell the jury multiple times to disregard trump s out of order testimony. at the same time trump was taking the stand, there was a split screen, a jarring split screen. president biden was hitting the campaign trail at
ramping up pressure on israel to define the next phase of the war with hamas. this as the idf claims it s discovered the biggest hamas tunnel in gaza and describing it as an underground terror city. hong kong pro-democracy media tycoon jimmy lai i on trial at this hour, facing his most consequential legal challenge to date. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. hours from now, the u.s. defense secretary will arrive in israel, his second trip to the country since the october 7 attack by hamas. and u.s. officials said lloyd austin will meet with israeli officials for updates on the war, but he s also expected to press them to define specific operational milestones and work to drill down on efforts to boost humanitarian aid to gaza. his visit comes as the israel defense forces says it s uncovered the biggest hamas tunnel in gaza, wide enough to drive a large vehicle through. that tunnel, which the idf says was secured a few weeks ago, was made publ