merrick garland appointed a special counsel to oversee the investigation into president pieden s classified documents that were found. on january 5th, 2023, mr. laush briefed me and advised me that further investigation by a special counsel was warranted. earlier today i signed an order appointing robert hur as special counsel for the matter i just described. the document authorizes him to investigate whether any person or entity violated the law in connection with this matter. the special counsel will not be subject to the day-to-day supervision of any official of the department. earlier president biden confirmed that more classified documents from his time as vice president were discovered in a second location at his wilmington, delaware, home. the president said the materials were in his locked garage. his lawyers said another document was found in a room in the house. just days ago the white house revealed the first case. the president s attorneys found classified d
good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. two former trump white house officials will be key witnesses at thursday s january 6th hearing on trump s 187 minutes of inaction during the violent riot. nbc news has learned, former deputy national security adviser that will testify in person. he resigned after the insurrection, and has already given closed-door testimony to the committee. one of my staff brought me a print down off a tweet by the president, and the tweet said something to the effect that mike pence, the vice president, didn t have the courage to do what should ve been done. i read that tweet. and made a decision at that moment to resign. that s where i knew that i was leaving that day, once i read that we. also appearing on thursday, former deputy press secretary, sarah matthews. she also resigned after the riot, and testify to the committee behind closed doors already. we had all talked about, at that point, about how it was bad, and you know, th
and it s not just mass shootings, it is every day violence. we ll take a deep dive into the gun epidemic breaking our country. as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. two two former trump white house officials will be key witnesses at thursday s january 6th hearing on trump s 187 minutes of inaction during the violent riot. nbc news has learned, former deputy national security adviser, matthew pottinger, will testify in person. he resigned after the insurrection, and has already given closed-door testimony to the committee. one of my staff brought me a print down off a tweet by the president, and the tweet said something to the effect that mike pence, the vice president, didn t have the courage to do what should ve been done. i read that tweet. and made a decision at that moment to resign. that s where i knew that i was leaving that day, once i read that tweet. also appearing on thursday, former deputy p
capturing the moment these two cops were ambushed while responding to a woman being stabbed at a hotel. the suspect who died after a shoot-out with police had a rap sheet about a mile long. his girlfriend accused him of assault just a day before the shooting. he served two stints in prison, and last year was facing a third for possessing a firearm as a felon that could have put him behind bars for three years, but george gascon let him slide, easy on the last chart. giving him a 20 day details on tenth and put him on probation. defending the move saying the slap on the rest was consistent with case resolutions for this type of offense, given his criminal history and the nature of the offense. it s not consistent, judge, this guys like, he beats his wife, is not an illegal gun. to be quite consistent with his policy, which is it doesn t matter how violent you are, doesn t matter what your record is, doesn t matter if you are a threat to society, were going to let you lose be
was threatened with prosecution in the classified documents case is now cooperating with the special counsel s office. and a murderer s daring escape caught on tape. wait until you see this video for the first time showing how that pennsylvania fugitive broke out of prison is still on the lam this morning. this hour of cnn this morning starts now. good morning. we have a lot to get to do this morning. numbers and interviews hours from now, also president biden will be heading off to meet with the world leaders at the g20 summit in india. he is facing a whirlwind of issues as he embarks on major foreign trip. here at home, fears of a government shutdown. a few weeks left to reach a deal with house republicans. meanwhile, the justice department says that the president s son will be indicted after his plea deal that collapsed. on chilly, house republicans are gearing up for a potential impeachment inquiry. this comes as biden is asking congress for more emergency fundi