Haiti, Trapped Americans begging to get out as we await an update from the State Department. So begins a thursday afternoon. Sandra a developing situation at this hour. Im sandra smith in new york. This is america reports. We are following it for you. Violent gangs are attempting to seize control of haiti led by A Brutal War Lord known as barbecue. John barbecue, a former Police Officer, got the nickname from his penchant to eliminate his opponents by burning them to death. Believed to be responsible for a massacre in 2018 that killed at least 71 people and burned some 400 homes. He is now calling for a bloody revolution. Sandra haitis top political leaders are rejecting the latest regional plan for a transitional government. Gillian turner has an update live at the State Department for us. Gillian we do know there are americans stuck inside haiti who want to escape as the country is teetering on the brink of collapse. Officials here at the State Department do not appear to know how Ma
a suspect rick sherman is a demon that walks among us. a predator that ruined families. if not for the members of this task force, he would still be on the streets today. 459-year-old rex is married and has two children. he was cuffed and surrounded by police as he headed to court where he pleaded not guilty to six counts of murder. the only thing i can tell you he did say as he was in tears i didn t do this. he was arrested thursday night, not far from his architectural design office fifth avenue. early this morning a swarm of police vehicles surrounded his vehicle massapequa park long island not far from where the bodies were found. law enforcement searching for evidence and toeing away cars. the charges are connected to the killings of three women and heuerman is the prime suspect in a fourth murder but he could be linked to as many as 10 killings. the investigation began in 2010 with the search for missing 23-year-old shannon gilbert. police discovered the bodies of
a clear-cut exemption for raped children. plus, the u.s. military is the latest target of the right wing culture wars with senator tommy tubervillle blocking military promotions and now a school district is banning the military memoir jarhead, author anthony swafford joins me tonight. but we begin tonight with the on going efforts by donald trump s maga minions in congress to go to bat for their dear leader, acting not as representatives of the american people but as an extension of the defense team for the twice-impeached, twice-indicted former president. you may remember that one of trump s most loyal followers in the house, jim jordan, made it very clear last summer that defending trump was going to be their top priority. with just one goal in mind if they took the house in the midterms all those things need to be investigated just so you have the truth. plus, that will help frame up the 2024 race when i hope and i think president trump is going to run again. we
philadelphia do prepare to give an update any moment now. we ll go straight to that. also this hour, extreme weather in reeking havoc on picnics and parades as blistering heat and thunderstorms leave millions under a severe weather watch. we ll have the latest weather forecast of what you can expect today and on this busy holiday, about 15,000 hotel workers in southern california walked off their jobs further complicating travel plans. we ll explain why they re hitting the picket line. we ll start with the mass shootings that left two u.s. cities reeling with eight people killed. fort worth texas, three are dead and more than a dozen injured while in philadelphia, five were killed and two injured after a gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire on a street. any moment, we re expecting an update from philadelphia s mayor. this is the live picture at the microphone. we re watching that. when it does happen and the police commissioner joins the mayor, we ll take you there
rachel: galore. pete: it is national egg day. i will note last weekend i was not here but i used my time very diligently and we put them in the chicken coop and eight chickens now and one and her name is lady jen hen. rachel: you name it had after your wife? pete: she name it had after herself. lady jen hen and she lays one egg a day. we have fresh eggs. rachel: you re right on trend. will: like the george forman of chickens. george forman named all his boys george and all his girls georgina. name all your other chickens jen too. rachel: one of millions of americans that are because the egg prices are going umm and people say i m going to have my own chickens and you re doing that. it s great. i don t like chickens, i like to eat eggs and like the self-sufficiency learning like you can do this and get them in a store. pete: like of staple guns and 2 by 40s and chicken wire. rachel: you re turning into a farmer. pete: i m trying. rachel: united a sere sucker suit. pete: later