Good evening. Im Bret Baier from Fox News World headquarters in New York. A Big Show tonight, come up, Rescue Crews In North Carolina, continue to sort through the catastrophe and the damage in search of residents who may still be stranded in the aftermath of helene. Analysts warn the damaging economic impacts throughout the country of massive Port Strike happening right now across the East Coast and the gulf of mexico, well examine that and the Vice President ial nominees free press Go Head to head. Republican j. D. Vance, democrat Tim Walz will make their case for their campaigns on the national Debate Stage in just three hours. Can you see it here. But, first, breaking tonight, iran escalates aggression in the Middle East, targeting all parts of israel in the largest ballistic Missile Attack in history. Iranian Officials Tonight warned if israel retaliates, Tehrans Response will be even more crushing. And that if the u. S. Assists, american bases in the Middle East will become targe
A big moment unfolding this hour. Donald trumps legal team in front of the judge presiding over the 2020 election case for the first time. Whats shes going to say about how much evidence will be talked about in public. And will she give any indication on when this trial is going to kick off. Maui being described as an apocalyptic devastation from the wildfire. Some residents say they had no warning that it was time to get out. I sat up on top of the roof, and i battled the fire for about three hours. I couldnt do it anymore. And then i said, i have to move. And then i ran to the ocean. I gave in. So you literally saved yourself by jumping into the ocean . Yes. When you turned around and looked back, whatd you see . Devastation, everything gone. Moments ago, former president Donald Trumps lawyers arrived to Federal Court in washington. Its a big day for them and for the Special Counsel as this is the first hearing in the 2020 Election Subversion Case against trump, and the first time th
nice to see. thank you very much. i want to welcome everybody to the beat, i m ari melber, we begin this week with the continuing fallout. the consequences and the very real losing defendant donald trump. in this case, it was all about his lies, e. jean carroll, and that record breaking 83 million dollar penalty. over $80 million that the jury is awarding e. jean carroll. that s significant for her. for a total of 83 point $3 million. that s a high eight figure award. e. jean carroll smiling. a victory lap outside of manhattan courthouse after a jury awarding her a staggering $83 million in damages. those staggering damages have real consequences. we re gonna go through them right now for you. first of all, for donald trump, one is that the legal finding in punishment is breaking through, even on fox. the 83 point $3 million, that s staggering. this thing has exploded on him. the more times that you engage in this behavior, when you ve got no warning, you really
suburbs of chicago. first tonight, tracking this new storm from texas up to michigan, over to the northeast. multiple states under alerts for ice and freezing rain, as the death toll now rises from these brutal winter storms. at least 75 dead. the rescue playing out, several stranded on lake erie. a fire truck spinning out of control. and the major change coming. ginger zee standing by to time this all out. the u.s. launching those new air strikes on iranian-backed militants. it comes after a missile attack on a u.s. base in iraq. james longman with late reporting. tonight, the identities of two u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s lost now revealed after they fell from a ship during a daring mission. the race for president. the new hampshire primary is tomorrow, and tonight, the showdown between donald trump and nikki haley. haley trying to make the case that she is the only person left to prevent a trump/biden rematch here in the u.s. rachel scott in new hampshire. the border, and
documents case against donald trump, while also continue to go investigate the january 6th case. and on that, we have news. brad raffensperger, and rudy giuliani have now both been interviewed by prosecutors in the special counsel s office. one presumably talking about the receiving end of donald trump s alleged attempts to overturn the election results, the other the one who was allegedly help donald trump do the overturning. what could the georgia secretary of state tell jack smith s team, and what could the president sf? we imagine their versions of events are quite different. so what might be the overlap. joyce vance is here to line it up for us. she ll also help us sort through news on the documents indictment, questions on why bedminster was not searched by the fbi. and how donald trump s latest defense that what you heard in that audio tape was all bravado might hold up in court. joining me now, nbc news justice reporter, ryan reilly, and nbc news correspondent vaugh