Jersey. Multiple victims tonight. First this evening, security tight as former President Trump arrived at reagan airport, returning to washington to face federal criminal charges. Accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election, even though the Special Counsel says trump knew he lost. Special counsel jack smith in the courtroom. The scene in court. What the former president said. The judge reading the maximum Prison Sentences for each charge. Trump pleading not guilty, and what he said before boarding his plane. Pierre thomas and our Team Standing by with late reporting. Also tonight, two u. S. Navy sailors under arrest. What theyre accused of doing to help china. One facing an espionage charge, which could carry a life sentence. At the texas border tonight, Authorities Say two bolds have been found near the controversial texas buoys. One had to be removed from the barrier. Mexico calling the barrier unhuman. Our team is there. And in New York City, the mayor pleading for help with mig
pregnancy and during childbirth. that number is soaring, and some groups are hit worse than others. coming soon to a florida beach near you, a 5,000 mile wide blob of seaweed. and frankly, guys, it stinks. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with our money lead and a $30 billion, with a b, dollar rescue than. america s largest banks announced they are going to step in to try to prevent what could lead to a domino effect that would theoretically wreck the economy. the group of banks are all going to provide a $30 billion rescue for san francisco based first republic bank. first republic saw its stock plummet after two other banks failed over the weekend. and moody s downgraded its outlook for the entire banking industry. stocks rebounded today over the rescue news, the dow closing up 373 points, signaling that experts are, at least for now, breathing a sigh of relief that further economic damage may be avoided or at least delayed. our business correspond
hearing takes new turns. the january 6 committee accusing donald trump of scamming his supporters out of $250 million. laying 0 out the case that trump solicited money from backers by using lies as a fundraising tool. adding that he sent up to 25 emails a day, soliciting donations for illegal funds that simply didn t exist. but is it potentially criminal and will attorney general merrick garland pursue or prosecute it as such? those are the key questions emerging from the hearings overall. and there seems to be a new rift emerging from the january 6 committee itself on the very subject. whether they will make a specific criminal referral to the justice department. as for witnesses, some of the most stark testimony is coming from trump s former attorney general william barr who offered a line-by-line debunking of some of trump s ongoing lies about fraud. and he calls trump detached from reality after the election. cnn is live with the new reporting, trump s supporters, kai
Tonight on three 60, the defense of the trump trial rest, but not without a damaging crossexamination. Theyre only witness also new photos we have never seen before in the classified documents case allegedly showing a trump aide and codefendant moving boxes inside maralago before trump attorneys were to check for classified files . And severe turbulence on Board A Singapore bound plane from london, one dead dozens injured. How it happened tonight. Good evening. The defense of donald trump ended today in a manhattan courtroom. The former president whos made wild accusations outside the court chose to remain silent and not speak to the jury under oath the one witness, the defendant did want the jury to hear an attorney named Robert Costello. The defense called him yesterday to try and undermine the credibility of the prosecutions key witness, Michael Cohen but today, prosecutors badly undermined his they used emails involving costello, sent within weeks of Michael Cohens arrest by the fb
Defense of the trial prioress, but not without a damaging crossexamination of their only witness. Also, new photos. We have never seen before in the classified documents case allegedly showing a trump aide and codefendant moving boxes inside maralago before trump attorneys were to check for classified files . And severe turbulence good evening. The defense of donald trump ended today in a manhattan courtroom. The former president whos made wild accusations outside the court chose to remain silent and not speak to the jury under oath. One witness, the defendant did want the jury to hear an attorney named robert costello. The defense called him yesterday to try and undermine the credibility of the prosecutions key witness, Michael Cohen but today, prosecutors badly undermined his they used emails involving costello, sent within weeks of Michael Cohens arrest by the fbi in 2018 . To show that while castello was offering cohen legal advice, is motives seem to mirror then President Trumps i