Of Nagorno Karabakh. Armenian separatist Officials Say almost 300 people have been admitted to hospitals, with dozens in a critical condition. The blast, the cause of which is not known, came as thousands of Ethnic Armenians flee the contested enclave after it was seized by azerbaijan last week. Armenia says more than 13,000 people, 19,000. Or about 15 of the territorys population, have crossed the border, fearing persecution and Ethnic Cleansing. Envoys from armenia and azerbaijan are in brussels for eu backed talks. Its the first such meeting between the countries since azerbaijan seized the enclave. Nagorno karabakh is at the heart of one of the worlds longest running territorial and ethnic conflicts. Its recognised internationally as part of azerbaijan, but has been controlled by Ethnic Armenians for three decades. The head of the us agency for International Development said the us would provide 11. 5 million in humanitarian assistance and called for the International Community to
them later tonight. we begin right now with the news in the new book by former congresswoman liz cheney. as you ve just heard, she is out on book tour. but she is saying some pretty newsworthy and important things. a little context upfront. you know liz cheney, but that s because she s a politician who emerge from the hard right flank of the was bush cheney era. she rose to the republican party leadership in the house where she added some gravitas. she was the highest ranking woman at one point in the gop. today, when you think about her, former speaker mccarthy lost his post because of maga insurgents. cheney lost her entire job and political career, as far as congress is concerned, all because she s stood up against trump s coup. when it occurred in the days after, she was clear on the floor of the house and in the impeachment process that we cannot sit by and allow coups and attacks on democracy in this country. that was the baseline. that was it. that proved to be too muc
Said he had a quote, thirst for extreme violence and depravity. the hearing was a result from the statement s, and one said i can say to you you no longer have power over me. another said you destroyed our lives and we hope for the rest of your life you will think about what you have done. the only question about the sentence is where he will serve it. his lawyers are asking the judge to recommend prison other than the super max facility in colorado. that s where other terrorists are held. and they say he has been compliant since being brought to the u.s. two years ago, and solitary confinement would degrade his health. they were nicknamed the beatles by the captives, as you noted.
dana: el chapo could spend the rest of his life in a colorado prison. experts say the super max facility in colorado is the most secure in the country and best equipped to hold the man that escaped mexican prisons twice. a brooklyn jury convicted him yesterday on all ten criminal charges. dangerous weather from coast-to-coast with the west getting hammered by heavy rains. the northeast and the great lakes recover from a snow and ice storm. rick reichmuth is live with more. apparently there s more. we re in an active pattern right now. the storm yesterday had nor sleet than snow and kept the snowfall totals down. the sleet made things icy, a lot of rain across florida today. you re not done with it. behind it, lake-effect snow that