Out of florida, millions of people under threat from Monster Size Hurricane milton. That powerful Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 120 miles an hour has come ashore. The eyewall made landfall half an hour ago in siesta key, which is a Barrier Island off of the coast of sarasota. Right now, the storm with a diameter of 450 miles, is bringing lifethreatening winds and potentially devastating Storm Surge up to 13 feet. Earlier today, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, noaa, took steal drones on the gulf of mexico. They showed 40 nautical miles away from meltons eye, the winds were gusting 76 miles an hour and waves were cresting up at 28 feet high. That powerful storm is hitting land. For those not in the eyewalls direct path, there is reason to be vigilant as much of florida is under a tropical Storm Watch or warning. The national Weather Service also issued warnings in parts of south and central florida, where milton has spawned 10 tornadoes. Airports,
And if you re not, i m going to be very disappointed in you. I ll tell you right now. A new filing from special counsel jack smith reveals bomb shell never before seen evidence about donald trump and the election interference case. Also tonight, the damming nonanswer when jd vance refused to say that trump lost that 2020 election he tried to steal. Plus, while vance was acting normal at the debate, trump was spiraling out of control, with increasingly confused, nonsensical, meandering remarks. But we begin tonight with the 2020 election. And special counsel jack smith s newest legal filing that lays out in clear terms how candidate trump in his personal capacity lost that 2020 presidential election and resorted to crimes to try to stay in office any way. This brand new filing came after leonard leo s six blessed donald trump with broad immunity as a former president for official acts taken while in office. With this document, the special counsel is trying to convince u. S. District jud
arguments used by donald trump to fend off the cases popping up cross the country challenging his place in the 2024 ballot. it is an existential threat to the one thing that donald trump sees as the way out of all his legal problems, winning the presidency. a brand-new brief to the supreme court alongside other prominent lawyers like george conway, michael luttig calls for the justices to take the 14th amendment very literally. they say, quote, because section 3 emerged from the hallowed ground of the civil war, this court must accord section 3 its fair meaning, not a narrow construction. mr. trump incited and therefore engaged in an armed insurrection against the constitution s express and foundational mandates that require the peaceful transfer of executive power to a newly elected president. in doing so mr. trump disqualified himself under section 3. regarding trump s argument the so-called insurrectionist ban can only be applied after a candidate is elected, luttig and
arguments in the defamation damages trial, and how much he should pay. meanwhile trump continues to work behind the scenes and on social media to tank a deal on border security and foreign aid in the capitol. we will show you the latest post. we will play for you the handful of gop lawmakers standing up to the former president. also ahead, president biden hits the road following a surprisingly strong economic report. the data is so good, even a former trump adviser had to admit the president should be dragging about it. we will go through a significant development in the hostage negotiations with israel and hamas as the cia director will now travel abroad in the hopes of closing a deal. willie, you know, in washington, the big question is if the republicans are going to stab keep stabbing ukraine in the back, keep stabbing israel in the back, and calling for open border until donald trump is the president of the united states. the lead editorial in the wall street jo
a bedrock principle of the department of justice and our nation s commitment to the rule of law sets a an example for the world. we have one set of laws in this country and they apply to everyone. applying those laws, collecting facts, that s what determines the outcome of an investigation. nothing more, nothing less. the words of rachel math maddow, stunningly simple words in both the indictment and from behind the podium. it was the first time we as an american public have ever heard from the special counsel notably he praised the fbi and the prosecutors on his team. rachel pointed out they have already come under vicious attack by the indicted ex-president. he encouraged all of us to read the indictment itself, an endeavor we re taking seriously. it s known as a speaking indictment, meaning it is straight forward and, frankly, gripping and dramatic. it lays out the alleged crimes trump faces. 31 counts have to do with the espionage act. we re going to unpack all of them.