his ton aides here in bedminster, new jersey. we learned today he is facing 37 felony charges for his handling of classified documents after leaving the white house and in some cases prosecutors say he showed those documents to people who should not have seen them and in one case he is accused of showing a plan of attack put together for him by the department of defense. our laws that protect national defense information are critical to the safety and security of the united states and they must be enforced. violations of those laws put our country at risk. special counsel jack smith announced the first federal criminal case ever against a former u.s. president. the federal felony charges trump faces include willfully retaining national defense information, withholding and concealing documents. making false statements, and conspiracy to obstruct justice. the former president calls the indictment the box hoax and smith a deranged lunatic. they can t stop because it s elec
neighbors against neighbors. a fight over who gets to use the river that fuels life. we visit two states that are facing off. hello. welcome to the lead. we begin this hour with our world lead. a pair of escalating international crises. russia and the united states are now indicating they re ready to hold talks about a prisoner swap. just a day after a russian court convicted american basketball star brittney griner of drug smuggling, and sentenced her to nine years in prison. potential prisoner swap talks could include fellow american paul whelan who has been detained in russia since 2018. we ll have more on that in just a moment. first another crisis unfolding. china is taking dramatic new steps of retaliation for house speaker nancy pelosi s visit to taiwan including sanctioning pelosi and her family. plus, military escalation. taiwan s defense ministry reports dozens of chinese war planes crossing into its air defense territory today. in return, the white house summon
tonight on c-span, our campaign 2020 coverage and the results from the new hampshire primary. a live simulcast of wmur tv, the abc affiliate, in manchester. we re clearly having something happen here. we just want to seize the moment. we re going to have a great day, a great night, we re going to have a big party and celebrate a historic outcome. mildly hopeful here in new hampshire. we have to have a good showing and we re positioned to o just that. voters will be the ones to make sure their voice come loud through loud and clear. we re a small but mighty operation. the last time we won the primary tremendously. we re here to win. good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us for this special edition of news 9. presidential candidates spreading out all across the state as voters have been going to the polls today. we are in the final minutes of the new hampshire primary. many polls already closed at this hour. with a handful staying open until abou
it is a place where the same mill buildings in which the first-ever levi jeans were made in the late 18 hundreds, are now home for companies working to manufacture human tissue. by working together, and embracing new opportunities, and demanding results, manchester has pushed our city, our state and our country forward. city hasinly test boundless potential. i am grateful i get to work every day on behalf of our residents. i am also grateful, like i know all of you are, that the next president of the united states is here with us this evening. [cheers and applause] democrats are fortunate to have strong group or presidential candidates. each with their own unique perspective and experience. limited to an acting progressive policies that will lift up all people. thewhile i am proud of progress we have made a manchester, and thankful to the effort of the democratic majorities in the state legislator. and grateful for the work ,enator shaheen, senator hassan congressman pappas a
by the democratic party. the event has been held since 1959 and future president john f. kennedy was the keynote that year. 8000 people are expected this evening, the largest fundraiser for the state party. we have been live in new hampshire the past couple of days during what is the busiest part of the primary season as candidates make a final case to the voters in the granite state. this year also marks a century mark, 100 years of the new hampshire primary. tonight leading democratic candidates will make their closing arguments to new hampshire voters. polls open tuesday morning. before that, we would like to hear from you. we have a line for new hampshire voters, 202-74 out 748-8920. 748-748 8921 call and republicans can call 202-748-8922. today the biden campaign is taking direct aim at the former mayor of south bend indiana, pete buttigieg, who is moving ahead in the polls in new a new web video comparing the experiences of the vice president to the former mayor of so