argument that the plot against trump was designed to inject the fbi in to the election , which would be a no-no if they can prove that. so it s the trial at hand of former hillary clinton campaign lawyer michael sussmann getting out of his vehicle in washington at the courthouse. now, at issue is whether he lied to the fbi when he brought them what he claimed were links between trump and a russian bank called alpha. they say, the prosecutors are saying that sussmann manipulated the bureau in to an investigation in hopes of prompting a big problem or an october surprise two months before the 2016 election. that is what they re efforting to prove here in this d.c. courtroom. who better to talk to about this than andy mccarthy here on day two of the government s case against sussmann. he just wrote a brilliant piece about this. it came out an hour ago. first to david spunt who is live outside that d.c. courtroom watching it all for us. hi, david. hi, martha. good afternoon. a
Yesterday morning. Yesterday morning we were at degrees, right now at 34. In many of the suburbs down to the middle to upper 20s this morning. Little bit of a breeze, its not tremendous, about 510 miles but it does add a chill to the air. Windchill factor here, willful factor in worcester at 19 degrees. Feels more like 28 in the city of boston. A cool dry start. There could be a couple of sprinkle, ocean effect rain showers to the east but with the flow a lot of the showers continue to push offshore. If you are heading out to the head of the charles expect a cool and breezy one. Temperatures running to the mid 40s this afternoon close to 40, thats it. Out through the worcester hills and then mid to upper 40s down through southeastern massachusetts, even colder night tonight. Freeze warning in effect. Well talk more coming up. Our top story this morning, a mother from pennsylvania facing some serious charges after triggering an amber alert. Police say she took her seriously ill son and
His covered after capture as hes else korted to a vehicle that will take him to the plane. And here he is. The face of a defeated man at the end of his fugitive journey. He was taken in a bloody shootout at his home. Five associates were killed and one mexican marine was wounded. And this is a nondript home in which he had been hiding out. Mexican marines seized armor vehicles and a huge cache of military weapons. It is a very big deal that they were able to pull this off. Saying el chapos arrest doesnt prove. The wait was last july when he busted out through a milelong tunnel. No word whether he will seek extradition. No extradition may mean a third escape. Something nobody can afford. New developments in another case. Raymond chow, better known as shrimp boy say he was a reformed china town gangster. They convicted him of murder and racketeering. Reporter the trial took about two months, but it only took the jury two and a half days to reach a verdict. It was a big win for them. Chow
Good evening. Ten american sailors held by iran are safe tonight. Freed earlier today. Quickly sparing another Major International crisis. But not the humiliation of this sight of American Navy crewmen, hands above their heads, boats and weapons displayed on Iranian Television and around the world. Tonight we learned more about how they ended up in iranian hands and how two long, bitter adversaries managed to successfully extinguish this flash point before it could fully erupt. Nbcs Jim Miklaszewski from the pentagon. Reporter the images are jarring. The ten american sailors on their knees, hands clasped behind their heads on the deck of their own u. S. Navy vessel, surrounded by armed iranian military. The video shot by the iranians and aired on iranianstate television. Once on shore, more videos of the americans, nine men and one woman in confinement and sharing a meal in show they were well treated. One of the sailors apologized for entering iranian territorial waters. It was a mist
And train tragedy. Deadly crashes that could have been prevented by technology that has been around for years. So why are so many trains around the country still running without it . Nightly news begins right now. Good evening. Ten american sailors held by iran are safe tonight. Freed earlier today. Quickly sparing another major but not the sight of American Navy crewmen, hands above their heads, boats and weapons displayed on Iranian Television and around the world. Tonight we learned more about how they ended up in iranian hands and how two long, bitter adversaries managed to successfully extinguish this flash point before it could fully erupt. Nbcs the pentagon. Reporter the images are jarring. Knees, hands clasped behind their heads on the deck of their own u. S. Navy vessel, surrounded by armed iranian military. The video shot by the iranians and aired on iranianstate television. Once on shore, more videos of the americans, nine men and one woman in confinement and sharing a meal