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the attack happened at the campaign rally in upstate new york. the suspect climbed onto the stage where the congressman was speaking to supporters about bail reform. he was holding a sharp object and told zeldin youre done. the whole thing caught on camera. you can watch the man approach zeldin in the video. see the thing in his hand. it has two points, actually. it holds on through finger holes so it is hard to get away from that man as he continues to go at zeldin. zeldin managed to ...

zeldin. he was released just hours later. >> there is only one option. [shouting] >> the suspect climbs on the stage, rushes toward is zeldin and tries to hold him off. he was quickly tackled by others on stage. a witness describes the terrifying scene. >> went behind the stage and saw him as he began to approach congressman zeldin and so i stepped up onto the stage, saw the attacker try to get into zeldins face and swing. i could see what looked like a razor, knife of some sort at the...

former federal prosecutor andy mccarthy is standing by. first, david spunt who has been covering this all along, this very quick verdict. >> very quick verdict. were talking three hours and ten minutes. when you have a verdict that quick, its not favorable to the defendant. steve bannon, the former white house adviser to former president donald trump convicted on two counts of criminal contempt of congress. willful failure to appear before testimony before january 6. guilty. count two,...

2020 director of press communications and the former campaign surrogate president biden. >> sandra: new york republican gubernatorial candidate zelden hitting the trail one day after he was attacked on stage by a man trying to stab him. quite something to see that video. >> john: the video no question is shocking. well get reaction as well. lawmaker talking to reporters last hour about the shocking experience, and the need to reform bail laws. put the suspect back on the streets shortl...

student loan could cost over ten years. the white house is struggling to answer who is exactly paying the tab for the millions of college students off the hook. >> john: you dont have todds number on speed dial, john? ill pass it off to you. sandra smith in new york. biden administration sticking to their line of defense that the plan is fully paid for, even comparing the handouts to covid loans, even though the pandemic assistance was intended to be foregiven. >> john: biden facing ba...

in the hallways during the killing at robb elementary school. casey stegall reports. casey? >> as you know, up until this point, weve seen still images from that hallway surveillance camera in robb elementary that captured much of the action. that is the only thing that has been made public. they were obtained by austin tv state k view. theres full calls for the full 77-minute window from which the stills came to be released. lawmakers in austin before heading into a closed door commit...

for the raid. "the wall street journal" editorial board warning the fbi search on trump suggests that garlands may be committed to pursuing and indicting the former president. and if so, he is taking the country on a perilous row. meanwhile, we are learning more about exactly what went down during that unprecedented raid. there are reports that agents ransacked trumps personal office for hours. they broke into his safe and they even went through melania trumps wardrobe. and an attorney...

at former president donald trumps mar-a-lago estate, about two days ago. the new york attorney general is ramping up the civil investigation into the trump family businesses. a lot happening. hello, welcome everyone. mike, great to have you again. >> mike: great to be working with you, im in for john roberts in washington. former president trump taking the fifth amendment when questioned under -- after the deposition of two of his children, comes on the heels of an unprecedented fbi ra...

even questioning how this came to light. merrick garland was getting creamed in the pr war as trump repeatedly slammed the search as a break-in, but the attorney general felt he couldnt publicly respond. so justice department officials made hair case through leaks -- their case through leaks which violate the rights of a potential defendant who hasnt been charged with anything and may not be. they made garlands case from a behind a curtain of anonymity. a poll-up piece in "the washingt...

he has at least 14 prior arrests on his record. that is that is not the only shocking crime. >> carley: ashley strohmier has more. >> ashley: carley, the niece of that victim actually said she was shocked that this happened because of the lengthy rap sheet that i will get to. they are upset and shocked. police charge 55-year-old [indistinct] with attempted murder and they evaluated and charged him based on evidence they had. a homeless man positive charges were downgraded to third-degr...