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>> ive told you, i hate to have to do this. things are being done, things are going as normal. i mean, it is just -- i hate it that a lot of these officers are having to go through this. >> senator tuberville is so sorry, and in the same breath claims its not a big deal that key positions in our armed forces are going unfilled because of him. even fellow republicans are done with him. also tonight, eric trump gets testy on the witness stand in the new york fraud case after claiming, ...

all of us know the suffering that is taking place as we speak. all of us are determined to see it end. but all of us know the imperative of standing up with our allies and partners when their security, when their democracies are threatened. >> thats secretary of state antony blinken laying out the difficult balance of standing with israel in its war against terrorists while also supporting the protection of innocent pal palestinians in gaza. it comes as an israeli rocket strike hit the...

security as well as that partners. >> secretary of state antony blinken laying out the importance of financial support for both israel and ukraine, thats in response to an israel-only aid package from house republicans that also came with a catch. well look at where that fight is headed. plus, the director of the fbi is warning the hamas terror attacks could inspire extremists here at home. calling it the greatest threat to the united states since isis. and well have an update on d...

>> not in the face russias aggression in ukraine. >> shame on you all. palestinians arent animals. >> committee will suspend and i again ask that those from the audience respect the people in the room and allow us to continue the hearing. >> john: as harris just mentioned, awaiting updates from the white house, the state department and the pentagon on the war in the middle east as anti-israel demonstrations intensify around the globe, including on capitol hill. and so we begin tuesday ...

the tide of immigrants crossing from mexico. among them, thousands of unaccompanied minors. fema is stepping in to help. republicans blame president biden for creating the border crisis. democrats say he inherited a broken system. tracking your checks for covid relief. its already in some americans bank accounts. the irs website tracks when its coming to you. and the child tax credit that could lift 4 million children out of poverty. weeks without water. tens of thousands still wit...

>> ive given my life to the law. i care deeply about the law. and i think that the law fare we have seen against president trump will do great damage well beyond our time in public service. >> now, republicans with zero irony are still pretending to be the party of law and order. even though theyre literally the exact opposite. and their extremism is rotting their party away from the state level on up. plus, trump and maga republicans once again threaten retribution against his polit...

There will be days where youll wonder whether its worth it. What i want know is that even today, even on the worst day of my political life, i feel like it has all been worth it. Politics, Paul Wellstone told us, is about the improvement of peoples lives. I know that the work i have been able to do has improved peoples lives. Again ino it all over a heartbeat. Now, every time i would get tired or discouraged or frustrated, i would think about the people i was doing this for, and it would get me ...

Chilly side. It is late tonight, early tomorrow morning that we will see snow develop across the metro area. We have a Winter Weather advisory that will go into effect at midnight tonight including the district, arlington, alexandria, all of Southern Maryland. Once again, midnight tonight until 4 00 tomorrow afternoon. How much are we talking about . Around the immediate metro area, anywhere between one to three inches of snow. It is not going to be a powdery snow,but a dense, wet great for maki...

Address. Police say there were only minor injuries. Lets take you to some live pictures from new york city where you can see there is still presence. Lice this explosion just months after the deadly terror attack in manhattan. We go live for more on this situation. Still a heavy Police Presence here on 8th avenue just outside Port Authority where four people were injured, including the suspect, when an explosion went off in the middle of the rush hour and the middle of this busy Holiday Season r...

Above freezing yet at Reagan National airport. Holding on a 31 degrees. 32, quantico. 27 in winchester. In terms of what we have for our temperatures, feels like to rodgers, 21 in leesburg. It feels like only 18 degrees at Reagan National airport. It just a cold through the afternoon. Make sure you layer up them a cover up your head if you have the chance were put on a hat. Cloud cover off to the west of us, brilliant sunset around the capital beltway. The hourly forecast will only make it to ar...