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here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, in an extraordinary filing, special counsel jack smith increasingly frustrated with the florida judge's handling of the classified documents case, urging her to move the trial along. smith bluntly telling judge aileen cannon -- who was appointed by donald trump -- that her decision to even consider trump's claim that he could just declare classified documents to be his personal papers was "fundamentally flawed." smith's unusually critical language came in response to judge cannon's suggestion that she might instruct the jury to take into account trump's claims that the classified documents were his personal property. smith writing that such a "legal premise is wrong" and "would distort the trial." and he's urging judge cannon to explain her position as soon as possible, making it clear he is ready to appeal to a higher court. critics of the judge wonder if she's delaying on purpose to help donald trump. and example of just how long some of these decisions are taking -- there was a hearing 34 days ago to discuss when the trial should begin. david, judg
here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, in an extraordinary filing, special counsel jack smith increasingly frustrated with the florida judge's handling of the classified documents case, urging her to move the trial along. smith bluntly telling judge aileen cannon -- who was appointed by donald trump -- that her decision to even consider trump's claim that he could just declare classified documents to be his personal papers was "fundamentally flawed." smith's unusually...
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here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, a florida federal judge rejecting donald trump's effort to get the classified documents case against him thrown out of court. trump argued the presidential records act gave him the right to take those documents and the case should be dismissed. judge aileen cannon, who trump appointed to the bench, ruling that the case should go forward. but in her ruling, the judge also taking a swipe at special counsel jack smith, rejecting his call to explain her controversial suggestion that she might instruct the jury to consider trump's claims the classified documents were his personal property. smith called that notion "fundamentally flawed" and "wrong," insisting it "would distort the trial." he demanded that the judge clarify her intentions. tonight, judge cannon refusing to do so, writing, "the court declines that demand as unprecedented and unjust." judge cannon suggesting she's in no rush to resolve a potential clash over jury instructions, telling the special counsel he can try to force her hand if he
here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, a florida federal judge rejecting donald trump's effort to get the classified documents case against him thrown out of court. trump argued the presidential records act gave him the right to take those documents and the case should be dismissed. judge aileen cannon, who trump appointed to the bench, ruling that the case should go forward. but in her ruling, the judge also taking a swipe at special counsel jack smith, rejecting his call to explain...
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pierre thomas tonight. pierre, thank you. >>> one note on the economy tonight, and it involves our parent company, disney. disney shareholders have rejected efforts by activist investor nelson peltz to try to win seats on disney's board of directors. investors have voted to elect all company-backed board members, including ceo bob iger, who returned as ceo to lead the company amid a changing media landscape. the results of the vote were made public at disney's meeting of shareholders today. disney saying the current board, according to preliminary vote tabulations, were elected by a substantial margin. tonight, disney ceo bob iger saying, "i want to thank our shareholders for their trust in our board and management. with the distracting proxy contest behind us, we're eager to focus 100% on our most important priorities. growth for shareholders and creative excellence for our consumers." >>> when we come back here tonight, the kansas city chiefs star now apologizing this evening after those cars, one a lambo
pierre thomas tonight. pierre, thank you. >>> one note on the economy tonight, and it involves our parent company, disney. disney shareholders have rejected efforts by activist investor nelson peltz to try to win seats on disney's board of directors. investors have voted to elect all company-backed board members, including ceo bob iger, who returned as ceo to lead the company amid a changing media landscape. the results of the vote were made public at disney's meeting of shareholders...
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pierre thomas tonight, thank you, pierre. >>> we turn next to two united airlines pilots who have been suspended after flying a major league baseball team from denver to toronto. the suspensions come after video showed one of the coaches actually in the captain's seat while the plane was mid flight. gio benitez covers aviation. >> reporter: tonight, alarming video from inside a united cockpit in midflight. >> i'm going to land the plane tonight. >> reporter: major league hitting coach hensley meulens traveling on a colorado rockies charter to toronto, seen sitting in the captain's chair of that 757 in violation of strict faa rules put in place after 9/11. >> i'm going to start descending pretty soon and just press this button. >> reporter: meulens even mimicking pushing down the flight controls. when this video was posted to social media, it triggered an faa investigation. tonight, two united pilots are suspended and facing possible termination for the incident. united telling abc news, "we're deeply disturbed by what we see in that video, which appears to show an unauthorized person i
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sources say isis remains a very real threat, david. >> david: pierre thomas live in washington, pierre, thank you. >>> u.s. authorities are also concerned tonight about iran. they are warning of a possible retaliatory attack after a deadly israeli strike in syria we covered right here. abc's britt clennett from inside israel tonight. >> reporter: tonight, u.s. authorities are warning iran may be preparing for a retaliatory attack against israel. retaliation could come as soon as this weekend or next week for that deadly idf air strike in syria that killed seven revolutionary guard members, including a top commander. it comes as the israeli military fired two officers and suspended two commanders for the idf attack that killed seven aid workers in gaza, including a dual u.s. citizen. >> it was a terrible chain of errors, and it should never have happened. >> reporter: israel's own investigation outlining a tragic timeline. that world central kitchen convoy, clearly marked with the logo, picking up aid shipment monday night. despite the charity coordinating their movements with the idf,
sources say isis remains a very real threat, david. >> david: pierre thomas live in washington, pierre, thank you. >>> u.s. authorities are also concerned tonight about iran. they are warning of a possible retaliatory attack after a deadly israeli strike in syria we covered right here. abc's britt clennett from inside israel tonight. >> reporter: tonight, u.s. authorities are warning iran may be preparing for a retaliatory attack against israel. retaliation could come as...
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here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, a measure of justice for some america's best known female olympic gymnasts and other young women and girls, as the justice department agrees to pay more than $138 million to victims after the fbi failed to protect them from dr. larry nassar. doj agreeing with 139 victims who blame the fbi for woefully mishandling reported allegations of sexual assault against the now disgraced and convicted former usa gymnastics doctor, saying flatly, "these allegations should have been taken seriously from the outset.” the settlement comes two years after the country's top gymnasts testified in front of congress, slamming the fbi. >> what is the point of reporting abuse if our own fbi agents are going to take it upon themselves to bury that report in a drawer? >> reporter: a doj report found after first hearing of the allegations in 2015, fbi agents failed to flag local authorities who could have taken action, effectively allowing nassar to continue his abuse for more than a year. >> nassar found more than 100 new victims to molest. it was like serving in
here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, a measure of justice for some america's best known female olympic gymnasts and other young women and girls, as the justice department agrees to pay more than $138 million to victims after the fbi failed to protect them from dr. larry nassar. doj agreeing with 139 victims who blame the fbi for woefully mishandling reported allegations of sexual assault against the now disgraced and convicted former usa gymnastics doctor, saying flatly,...
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here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, that harrowing video seen by the nation. the senior with the gun charged with murdering the unsuspecting uber driver. >> help! help! >> reporter: the result of what authorities say is an explosion of scams targeting senior sit essentials. this one with deadly consequences. now, the fbi warning just how pervasive scams against senior citizens have become. victims losing $3.4 billion in 2023. up from $3.1 billion in 2022. and just today, the doj charging 16 suspects in the dominican republic and the u.s. with a so-called grandparent scam. stealing millions of dollars, in a multinational scheme. here's how it worked -- the scammer would call the senior citizen, claiming thousands of dollars were needed for a loved one who had been in a car accident involving a pregnant woman. the elderly person would panic, agreeing to pay the money. a courier would then show up at that person's home to collect the money, or the victim was instructed to mail the cash. >> they're susceptible. they're not as familiar with technology as younger pe
here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, that harrowing video seen by the nation. the senior with the gun charged with murdering the unsuspecting uber driver. >> help! help! >> reporter: the result of what authorities say is an explosion of scams targeting senior sit essentials. this one with deadly consequences. now, the fbi warning just how pervasive scams against senior citizens have become. victims losing $3.4 billion in 2023. up from $3.1 billion in 2022. and just...
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here's abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, the biden administration requiring more firearms dealers to be licensed by the federal government. closing the so-called "gun show loophole" that allowed certain dealers to sell firearms without conducting background checks. >> today, the justice department is issuing one of the most significant gun regulations in decades. >> reporter: according to the white house, over 20,000 unlicensed weapons sellers do business online or at gun shows. potentially allowing domestic abusers or felons access to guns without a background check. >> today's new action furthers the biden/harris administration's historic efforts to stop the illegal flow of guns and hold those who supply firearms used in crime accountable. but there's still much work to be done. >> reporter: whit, this is far from a done deal. doj and administration officials are expecting litigation to try to block this new policy. the nra saying tonight they are, quote, working to use all means available to stop this unlawful rule. whit? >> whit: pierre thomas t
here's abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, the biden administration requiring more firearms dealers to be licensed by the federal government. closing the so-called "gun show loophole" that allowed certain dealers to sell firearms without conducting background checks. >> today, the justice department is issuing one of the most significant gun regulations in decades. >> reporter: according to the white house, over 20,000 unlicensed...
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here's abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, the former assistant principle at richneck elementary, where a 6-year-old boy intentionally shot his teacher, indicted for failing to act. ebony parker now charged with eight counts of felony child neglect in the incident that shocked the entire country and nearly took the life of first grade teacher abby zwerner >> the look on the student's face when he pulled out the firearm is a haunting look. >> reporter: a special grand jury in virginia accusing parker of ignoring repeat ed warnings and issuing a dramatic, deeply disturbing report full of shocking allegations. it began with zwerner the morning of the shooting on january 6th telling parker "the child was in a violent mood." "dr. parker did not respond," and never looked "away from her computer screen." a short time later, two students told another member of the staff "the child had a gun in his bag." the child's backpack was searched, but nothing was found. parker was allegedly told what the children said, but no exhaustive search of the boy was ever conducted.
here's abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, the former assistant principle at richneck elementary, where a 6-year-old boy intentionally shot his teacher, indicted for failing to act. ebony parker now charged with eight counts of felony child neglect in the incident that shocked the entire country and nearly took the life of first grade teacher abby zwerner >> the look on the student's face when he pulled out the firearm is a haunting look. >>...
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>> david: pierre thomas live in washington. pierre, thank you. >>> we turn now to the race for the white house. abortion rights front and center, and will it put the state of florida in play? president biden blasting florida's new abortion ban, one of the strict nest the country. the president calling it outrageous. former president trump on the campaign trail today saying suburban housewives like trump. rachel scott in wisconsin. >> reporter: tonight, president biden denouncing the florida state supreme court's ruling clearing the way for the state to ban abortion at six weeks, before most women even know they're pregnant, calling it now ray jous. the president saying the law puts the "health and lives of millions of women at risk." but biden's campaign now seizing on the court's other major decision, allowing florida voters a chance to protect abortion rights on the november ballot. the campaign saying that now puts florida in play for the presidential election. they're keenly aware abortion rights has won in all six states w
>> david: pierre thomas live in washington. pierre, thank you. >>> we turn now to the race for the white house. abortion rights front and center, and will it put the state of florida in play? president biden blasting florida's new abortion ban, one of the strict nest the country. the president calling it outrageous. former president trump on the campaign trail today saying suburban housewives like trump. rachel scott in wisconsin. >> reporter: tonight, president biden...
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pierre thomas standing by with late reporting on the shooter inside. >>> the protests on campuses across the u.s. in new york city tonight, demonstrators defying columbia's ultimatum to leave the encampment or risk suspension. officers clashing with protesters at ut-austin. arrests tonight at the university of georgia. and what about students who just want to finish their school year and hold a graduation? >>> meanwhile, tonight, is this the best chance for a cease-fire in quite some time to get the hostages out? tonight, secretary of state antony blinken calling the proposal from israel extraordinarily generous. so, will hamas accept? >>> tonight, bracing for new severe storms and possible tornadoes, with more than 135 reported tornadoes in just 72 hours. this train hit by a twister. multiple cars ripped off the tracks. a confirmed ef-4 in marietta, oklahoma. winds up to 170 miles per hour. ginger zee standing by tonight with these new storms now coming. >>> the mother who vanished on a bike ride. the unsolved murder. tonight, after charges against her husband were dropped, what the aut
pierre thomas standing by with late reporting on the shooter inside. >>> the protests on campuses across the u.s. in new york city tonight, demonstrators defying columbia's ultimatum to leave the encampment or risk suspension. officers clashing with protesters at ut-austin. arrests tonight at the university of georgia. and what about students who just want to finish their school year and hold a graduation? >>> meanwhile, tonight, is this the best chance for a cease-fire in...
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pierre thomas reporting. >>> tonight, after those dramatic images, the cars speeding through dallas, kansas city chiefs star arashee rice apologizing. those cars hitting several vehicles, including one with a mother and her 4-year-old inside. >>> tonight, jetblue and new baggage fees depending on when you fly. >>> costco now selling those popular weight loss drugs including ozempic. >>> and abc news and national geographic getting ready to cover the solar eclipse over america. right here, the one thing you'll need for it, made in america. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. we are tracking this deadly storm system moving into the northeast as a nor'easter at this hour. philadelphia to new york city to boston. rob is standing by to time this out. >>> but we do begin tonight with the horrific images coming in after a powerful and deadly earthquake in taiwan. multiple people dead. more than 1,000 injured. and the urgent race tonight to find survivors, including 71 miners trapped below in rock quarries. the 7.4 magnitude quake bringing down this
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pierre thomas with late reporting. >>> the horrific video tonight. the newly released police body camera video of a deadly police shooting in chicago. graphic images showing a driver pulled over for a seat belt violation, opening fire, wounding an officer. police firing back. 96 shots in 41 seconds. >>> tonight, donald trump's last-minute appeal to delay his criminal trial in new york that starts on monday, denied tonight by an appeals court judge. so, what does this mean? will the hush money trial begin on monday? >>> the fires raging outside new york city tonight. the images coming in right now. these fires are near newark airport. and what authorities are now saying. >>> a helicopter crashing into the water in rhode island. the urgent rescue effort before the chopper went down. >>> does walmart owe you money? authorities say time is running out for those who are eligible. >>> and so many of you sent us messages after watching the solar eclipse right along with us. tonight, with help from you, the most stunning images, before we wait another 20 yea
pierre thomas with late reporting. >>> the horrific video tonight. the newly released police body camera video of a deadly police shooting in chicago. graphic images showing a driver pulled over for a seat belt violation, opening fire, wounding an officer. police firing back. 96 shots in 41 seconds. >>> tonight, donald trump's last-minute appeal to delay his criminal trial in new york that starts on monday, denied tonight by an appeals court judge. so, what does this mean?...
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chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has the latest. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: george, good morning. the suspect was arrested on saturday just hours before the alleged planned assault on sunday. authorities say he had picked a specific church where he would start his attack, set for the end of ramadan. this morning the fbi claims this 18-year-old was on the verge of conducting a terror plot involving attacks on multiple churches in idaho. alexander mercurio expressing his allegiance to isis. the plot involved a murderous rampage using knives and firearms to kill parishioners. he also planned to set the houses of worship on fire, going from church to church until he was killed by police. it's a plan eerily similar to that isis assault on that concert hall in moscow. >> talked about using knives, fire and possibly weapons. and so the combination of all three if, in fact, he did launch that, had the possibility of harming a lot of people. >> reporter: according to criminal charges unsealed last night, mercurio had bought a number
chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has the latest. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: george, good morning. the suspect was arrested on saturday just hours before the alleged planned assault on sunday. authorities say he had picked a specific church where he would start his attack, set for the end of ramadan. this morning the fbi claims this 18-year-old was on the verge of conducting a terror plot involving attacks on multiple churches in idaho. alexander mercurio expressing his...
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pierre thomas starts us off. good morning, p.a. >> potentially thousands of americans with added stress overnight as they dialed 911 for help, when every second counts. police forces across four states reporting their 911 lines were down, including the entire state of south dakota, a county in nebraska, a police force in del rio, texas, and two departments in nevada, including las vegas. vegas residents were urged to dial 911 on a mobile device so the police would be able to see the number and call you back right away. service was later restored to las vegas and south dakota, but today there will be an urgent effort to figure out why this happened and whether these are somehow connected. it is unclear how widespread the situation was. this comes as new analysis from the department of homeland security warns that fiber-optic lines supporting 911 call centers have likely become a target. but a similar outage in february appears to have been a technical glitch. much more to find out, michael. >> yeah, a lot more to
pierre thomas starts us off. good morning, p.a. >> potentially thousands of americans with added stress overnight as they dialed 911 for help, when every second counts. police forces across four states reporting their 911 lines were down, including the entire state of south dakota, a county in nebraska, a police force in del rio, texas, and two departments in nevada, including las vegas. vegas residents were urged to dial 911 on a mobile device so the police would be able to see the...
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our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas joins us. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: robin, good morning. that assistant principal has yet to give a public response to the charges accusing her of failing to protect her children and a shocking level of indifference. this morning the former assistant principal where a 6-year-old boy intentionally shot his teacher facing criminal charges. ebony parker indicted charged with eight counts of felony child neglect in an incident that nearly took the life of 1st grade teacher abby zwerner. >> the look on the student's face, a haunting look. >> reporter: special grand jury in virginia accusing parker of ignoring repeated warnings. >> it confirmed that there were multiple opportunities for the school administration to call the police. >> reporter: it began the morning of the shooting going to see parker and allegedly telling parker the child was in a violent mood. according to the grand jury report, the boy who previously choked a teacher and fellow student had just threatened to beat up a kind
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. >> george: chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has the latest. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: the clock is running out. fbi director chris wray warning of dire consequences if it's not removed. the so called fisa law allows u.s. intelligence agencies to spy on communications of foreign nationals without a warning. wray said the warning cannot be allowed to lapse, describing the most dangerous threat environment since 911 sparked by the war between israel and hamas and the resurgence of isis. it was put in jeopardy after president trump said to kill it under mining house speaker mike johnson. this morning congress is working on a compromise. a vote is expected later this morning. it's hard to know what's going to happen given how divide congress is. michael? >> michael: pierre, thank you for that. we're going to turn to the battle over abortion rights. vice president harris is heading to arizona after court decisions sent shock waves through the country up holding an 1864 law banning abortions with almost no exceptions. our chief white house c
. >> george: chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has the latest. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: the clock is running out. fbi director chris wray warning of dire consequences if it's not removed. the so called fisa law allows u.s. intelligence agencies to spy on communications of foreign nationals without a warning. wray said the warning cannot be allowed to lapse, describing the most dangerous threat environment since 911 sparked by the war between israel and hamas and...
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and i add a footnote here that this guy by half, pierre barriere pierre mcgrath, published is his essay and. this becomes incredibly important throughout the 18th century. it's cited by a lot people. it's republished, it's cited in diderot's encyclopedia. it is part and parcel of thomas jefferson's notes on the state of virginia as well this idea becomes very important that there's something elemental and different about africans. and i think that it's related to the final thing that we see the final tendency in these and that's the taxonomic possibility. and for the long, longest time, taxonomy or classification didn't exist particularly for humans. aristotle invent it. essentially, classification made it much more popular for the western world and other places as well. certainly north africans were thinking about this, but what's really important during the 17th and 18th century is that the word race going to be used in a zoological fashion for the first time in 1684. in a journal article that gets republished about 40 years later and people are going to start thinking about the idea
and i add a footnote here that this guy by half, pierre barriere pierre mcgrath, published is his essay and. this becomes incredibly important throughout the 18th century. it's cited by a lot people. it's republished, it's cited in diderot's encyclopedia. it is part and parcel of thomas jefferson's notes on the state of virginia as well this idea becomes very important that there's something elemental and different about africans. and i think that it's related to the final thing that we see the...