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On to director, and nancy ward, from california. Governors office of emergency services. Thank you, courtney. I am nancy ward, director of the california Governors Office of emergency services. We are here today because california is threatened by what could be one of the most devastating storms weve had Hit California in more than a decade. Make no mistake, this very, dangerous and significant storm. Heavy rainfall, strong winds associated with this storm began today already and will be felt we...

Were looking at a critical week ahead for donald trump. The republican president ial candidates and american democracy. Former president Donald Trumps 18 codefendants are required to surrender to a Fulton County jail to face charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. Nbc news reports that the former president will not appear before thursday, Fulton County District Attorney fani willis, who gave the defendants a deadline of noon on friday august 25th. But they could turn them...

Charges for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election aid at georgia. from one place trump wont be next week, on the debate stage. the republican primary challengers will -- and what all his legal and political drama means for the 2024 election and democracy itself. plus, some bodes interview, on one of those challengers. for what was how his how tells simone hes preparing for his first debate. plus, his controversial views on foreign policy and what he calls the cult of climate change. and the ...

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Legal term or the latin phrase. it just simply means this for that. >> bribery as opposed to impeachment. >> something of value so you can get something to help you. you give a guy in a local context you pay the county commissioner off or send him a ball game tickets because you want your road paved in front of your house. its just a simple im giving you something of value because i want something else. >> extortion. >> that is used typically something of a negative context. think of in terms of...

Intelligence aspect to this. how much trouble -- giuliani possibly? >> he ought to know its really bad news if the southern district is digging into you. its a financial investigation all encome pasting. there are so many areas he could face exposure. hes out there in the open asking ukraine for help with election information, right? so he could be looking at bribery. he could be looking at foreign election aid. hes got money flying all over the place. hes making half a million dollars from thes...

Officials. the concern for a counter intelligence division would be is he somehow furthering the interest of a foreign principle, foreign state, foreign business, some kind of foreign entity that is not in the national security interest of the united states? >> interesting. the southern district of new york, is digging into giulianis possible offenses in the office he once led, which is very interesting and the fbi counter intelligence aspect to this. how much trouble is rudy ghoul -- giuliani p...

Conspirator i cant tell and tinfoil hat, but having them investigate your political opponent is a different level. there is evidence in these text messages that that part was a requirement to meet donald trump -- >> to get military aid. >> to get military aid or a meeting. to get anything. to get something. and rudy giuliani according to volkers testimony, we understand, yesterday wasnt satisfied until the ukrainians wrote down or spoke out loud were investigating baresma which is biden. >> it m...

Ukrainians about investigating joe biden. there absolutely are lines crossed here. first of all, putting aside potential criminality, this is a wild abuse of power. and its way over the line. its a disloyal act by rudy giuliani. one of the questions is, could there be criminality here? its going to depend on the specifics of the case. the devil often is in the details. but a bunch of statutes popped into my mind of, wow, they are getting into gray area here. first of all, foreign election aid. y...

Congressional subpoenas on the trump investigation and obamacare decision could be coming back up again. its making its way back through the federal courts. >> will the supreme court issue that ruling on the census case? the stakes are so high. if that citizenship question gets included on the senscensus will suppress the turnout and numbers we get which would lead to questions about the accuracy of the census which impacts the way our districts are drawn up. two, will candidates for office in 2...