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and emotions running high on the committee floor. this is the most unethical sham since i ve been in politics. president trump reacting, doubling down on his nominee, praising his testimony as powerful, honest and riveting. now this morning, judge kavanaugh s nomination hanging in the balance. the big questions, who do senators believe? where do the final votes stand? however this vote goes, i am confident in saying that it will forever be steeped in doubt. we ll hear from the white house this morning. our team covers all angles of a dramatic day that revealed america s divisions. how will it define our future? good morning, america. it was one of those days where america became a huge town hall. the whole country watching, weighing, debating as judge brett kavanaugh and dr. christine blasey ford faced the senate, bared their souls, the supreme court at stake. the scenes all across the country, all day long people gathering to watch those nine hours. it ....
it puts the topic of parties during the covid lockdown. the united states now at another covid crossroads. a key question that will shape the next few months. how should states, cities and towns decide when to back off pandemic restrictions? we are at an inflection point. america is one of those nations, i think the only nation, that s come out of every crisis stronger than it went into the crisis. we got a way to go on that, in my view, but we re moving. we begin this hour with the former president. his weekend of lies and reckless promises and the debate between republicans who adore him and republicans who abhor him. at a texas rally, donald trump talked of a comeback. his list included talk of pardoning those convicted of attacking the capitol and the country on january 6th last year. then last night, trump issued a statement the january 6th committee will take as a confession. the former president says it is unfortunate that mike pence didn t overturn the 202 ....
i ve given my life to the law. i care deeply about the law. and i think that the law fare we have seen against president trump will do great damage well beyond our time in public service. now, republicans with zero irony are still pretending to be the party of law and order. even though they re literally the exact opposite. and their extremism is rotting their party away from the state level on up. plus, trump and maga republicans once again threaten retribution against his political rivals, vowing to unleash a biblical flood of partisan indictments to avenge trump s felony conviction in new york. and we begin tonight with one of our two major political parties. the maga party. the national republican party and their political stars are pretty extreme. they spend their time on capitol hill relitigating the origins of the covid virus, bickering about the vaccines, calling for the jailing of anthony fauci, and falsely accusing president biden of persecuting donald ....
handle. brent: donald trump president donald trump threatens north korea with new sanctions after pyongyang tests its newest missile, that some say s capable of reaching the east coast of the united states. brent: i m brent goff. it is good to have you with us. we begin tonight with poison in the courtroom. a former bosnian-croat military chief has died after apparently swallowing poison at a hearing at the un s tribunal for the former yugoslavia. slow but don praljak drank slobodan praljak drank the poison after judges upheld his sentence for crimes against humanity. praljak was going to prison sentence for what would probably be the rest of his life. the judge confirms a 20 prison sentence, and then this. i m not a war criminal. i oppose this conviction. stop, please. and please sit down. confusion at first, and as the judge was on to the next case, calls come from within the court. i have taken poison. ok. we suspend the, we suspend. please, the cur ....
we re fortunate to have ambassador richard armitage and koreansident of the foundation here to give some opening remarks but before introduce them, i would like to say a few words about safety here at csi us. we feel very secure but we have a duty to prepare for any eventuality. i name is lisa collins and will serve as your safety officer for this event. follow my instructions should the knees arise. please also familiarize yourself with the exits in the back on the left and on the right. is the president of armitage international. it was formerly the deputy secretary of state and secretary of defense for east asia and civic affairs in the office of the secretary of defense. he has had a distinguished career in government and policy. he was south korea s ambassador from 2013-2015. he has had a long, esteemed career working in the foreign affairs. ambassador ambassador armitage will give statements first followed by ambassador lee. ambassador armitage: good morning eve ....