Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. We want to begin tonight with that firestorm on capitol hill. The former special counsel robert hur testifying about his investigation into President Bidens handling of classified documents. The special counsel was defiant, standing by his conclusion that no charges are warranted. You may recall, though, it was his final report that angered the white house. The report included personal assessments about the president s age and memory, mentioning his son, zelenskyys death. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle usually hearings to use head of the president ial election. Republicans blasted hur for not charging the crime while democrats aims to point out the differences between the current president and donald trump, facing charges for him him its only because my document saying trump up obstructed all investigations. White house the matter is over and says the case is closed. Cbss ed okeefe is going to start us off tonight
Okay days. Lets be more than our allergy. The white house. And this is cnn President Biden set to deliver the speech of his career tonight, his third state of the Union Address. Were learning details about how hes expected to make his case for a second term tonight is some of his allies are begging him to fight harder. Plus developing now President Biden will direct the us military to create a Temporary Port In Gaza to deliver aid. How soon that relief could come as the un says, israel blocked nearly half of its aid missions into gaza just last month, and his hope is dwindling that a Ceasefire Deal will be done before ramadan. Plus researchers looking inside the brain of a killer what they say reveals about the maine mass shooter who killed 18 people and then turned the gun on himself. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central tonight. President Biden Will Delivery Pivotal state of the Union Address that will double as a sa
Ukraines counteroffensive and sobering new assessment. And now it is time to set the rule of the road as they head to the trial, and trumps team is saying that the prosecutors are going after his First Amendment rights now. And 40 Million People are under severe threats today after the extreme storms have battered the United States over night. Im omar jimenez with kate bolduan and john berman. This is cnn news central. We have brandnew reporting this morning on ukraines counteroffensive in russia. Weeks into the fight, the reports from the battlefield are increasingly sobering. Specifically, concerns of the ability to retake specific territory. The National Security correspondent and the awardwinning author jim sciutto broke this reporting, and now he heard the reporting, and this is a marked change in weeks to folks in the u. S. And europe and the military and diplomacy and also lawmakers and there is a consistent read of the intelligence assessments here, and that is the counter offe
Chris jansing reports. At this hour, joe biden said watch me, and they did. Can the president keep the momentum going after a inyourface State Of The Union. Georgia split screen, biden and trump preparing for dueling events in one of the years critical swing states. What were hearing from voters there. Plus, even as hes facing trial for keeping classified documents in his bathroom and other places, donald trump could soon be getting intelligence briefings. Well tell you why. And the Ticking Clock on tiktok. Angry users Flood Congress with calls as a bill that could ban the app gains steam. Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments. Well, we see a split screen in georgia tomorrow, and President Biden and former President Trump hold dueling campaign events. Nbcs Blayne Alexander is in gwinett county, one of seven counties our nbc News Politics team believe will help determine the election in novel. What are you hearing from the voters youre talking to today . Re
A confirmed tornado touching down in massachusetts. Straight line winds downing Utility Poles like dominos near baltimore. Thousands of flights delayed or canceled. And millions also facing extreme heat alerts from texas to florida and the carolinas. Record temperatures expected into the weekend. Rob marciano timing it all out. Breaking developments late today. Sources telling abc news the Fulton County District Attorney is expected to go before the grand jury next week, presenting her case against former President Trump, his allies, and their efforts to overturn the 2020 Election Results in georgia. Donald trump potentially facing his fourth criminal indictment. Jonathan karl standing by. For the First Time Since the 1950s, a confirmed shark attack off new york city. A swimmer bitten on the leg and seriously injured. Beaches closed, police and dr drones patrolling the water, looking for sharks. Trevor ault at new yorks rockaway beach. New charges and several warrants issued in the dis