fulton county district attorney fani willis in georgia and showing the nation what accountability looks like. former president trump is facing criminal charges for his attempts to subvert the 2020 election in the peach state. he has pleaded not guilty to 13 criminal charges. and that includes racketeering and conspiracy. the eyewitness is now facing political attacks for doing her job and standing up for the rule of law. georgia state senator colton moore spurred on by former president trump has launched an effort to investigate and potentially impeach her. he sent a letter to governor brian kemp accusing gia willis of targeting political opponents. asking for a special session to review her actions. he forcefully shot that idea down on thursday. in my mind a special session of the general assembly to and and run around this law is not feasible and it may ultimately prove to be an unconstitutional. the bottom line is that in the state of georgia as long as i am governor we
on its face, a hearing this week that donald trump s former chief of staff mark meadows, product around what might sound like a sideshow legal issue compared to the larger problems facing the former president. he wants to move his case from state, to federal court. but we learned from his nearly four hours of questioning, it has implications far beyond a potential change of a new first trial. in addition to giving us the first sense of where the argument may be for a number of trump s other coconspirators, of which there are many. the testimony was another flashing warning sign of what a second trump term could look like. i mean, let s zero in on the key defense we heard from mark meadows. he argued that the allegations outlined in the indictment, you know, the unrelenting pursuit of baseless claims of election fraud, the pressure campaign and church officials to find votes? the conspiratorial behavior to keep trump in power? he says all of that was, quote, part of my role as
i m rah hall solomon in for fredicka whitfield. after two to three months of rain fell in 24 thundershowers swamped camp sites at the popular burning man festival. take a look at this video. thick, ankle-deep mud making it impossible and even drive in some places. attendees have been told to conserve food, water and fuel. they re stopping anyone from going in or out with the exception of emergency vehicles. some festival goers have trucked on food to reach main roads. that includes comedian chris rock who described hiking four miles before being able to hitch a ride from a fan. julian bergeron left burning man and is back in charleston, south carolina. how did you get out? it was kind of a crazy thing. i hitched a ride with an atv that was heading out that needed to get somebody more important than me out to the front area. they were willing to let me sit in the back. got a ride out to the main road. when i got out there, i immediately found a guy who was towing a vehi
facing a tough re-election fight. biden ommics is working. most americans say they are not feeling the benefits. is it time for a new approach, fresh off a critical trip to china, gina raimondo joins me in moments. and storm warning, 2024 politics intrude on hurricane efforts as congress braces toer a potential disaster of their own making. i can t imagine congress saying we re not going to help. could lawmakers stave off a shutdown when they return to d.c. all while dealing with new questions over leadership, gop senator mike rounds will be here. plus, breaking ranks with abortion rights at a 2024 flash point and red states piling on restrictions i sit down with a republican who was a warning for her party. i think they re walking the pl plank. gop congresswoman nancy mace and that and much more ahead. hello, i m dana bash there washington where the state of the union is like a burger on a labor day gill, the 2024 campaign is heating up. happy labor day weeke
of adults think biden is too old to run. when asked what words come to mind when you think of joe biden, 26% said old, outdated, aging or elderly. another 15% said slow, confused or bumbling. mitch mcconnell didn t help the cause of octogenarian politicians when the minority leader had his second apparent freeze in a month while speaking with reporters, and that dianne feinstein will have a sub limb natural impact when people look at biden. if biden stays in the race, he ll need to convince the country that despite the concerns people have about him now at age 80, he s still the best choice for the nation when he s finishing a second term at age 86. if the opponent is donald trump, that might work. but what if next spring the weight of trump s prosecutions finally cause a republican reshuffling? he would be replaced, but democrats will still have biden as their standard bearer against the wishes of three quarters of their own voters. the collapse of the hunter biden plea agre