[ applause ] across the country and the world watched this moment tonight at the white house. Right during prime time President Donald Trump announced his pick for the next Supreme Court justice. And that is neil gorsuch. The president says gorsuch has a brilliant mind license use it to defend our nations constitution. Good evening, im lucy noland. Im iain page. If the Senate Confirms him, gorsuch will fill the seat left vacant after the death of Antonin Scalia nearly a year ago. Heres what we know about neil gorsuch. 49yearold currently serves as a federal appeals judge in denver youngest nominee and more than 20 years. The colorado native went to Harvard Law School and clerked for Supreme Court justices byron white and anthony kennedy. Politically speaking he is conservative which is expected to ignite a fight from Senate Democrats but tonight he vowed to up hold the constitution regardless of party lines. Standing here in a house of history and acutely aware of my own imperfections
He says he didnt do it. A not guilty plea tonight from the machine accused of gupping down in queens. The suspect went before the judge today. Prosecutors charged him with murder. Zachary kiesch in the newsroom now. Zack zy. Reporter yeah, the killings have rocked ozone park neighborhood. The most serious charms, two counts of firstdegree murder. It was dark room in the basement of a the Queens County courthouse. The family and friends of Alauddin Akonjee and thara miah. Lacking the most urgent questions. I want to ask him, i want to ask him why you kill my brother . My brother was 65 years old. 65 years old. Morel was without emotion. He would be held without bail. The prosecution says this is the murder weapon, a. 38caliber revolver they say was found by police at morels house. They say at the murder scene matched the gun. My fathers with a bad guy. I president to know why you kill him. But now i want justice. Morels attorney spoke to morels character describing the client at w a cle
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the lynn group hamas will pay for kidnapping and killing three teenage israelis in the settlement. This comes as tens of thousands of people attended a funeral for the three teens. Their bodies were found yesterday near where they disappeared in the middle of june. The israeli army said at least three rockets were launched were gaza today. Some landed in israel. We have more on todays events. Reporter the israelipalestinian relations are at the most precarious point in a decade. Rockets flying from gaza into israel and israel into did g gaza. For israel this was a day of grieving. Three separate funerals for three teenage boys. This is a country that rallies during crisis and the abduction and murder of three israelis created an outpouring of grief in a spirit of sol laye solidarity. The kidnappers and murderers try to weaken us, we shall not weaken. Reporter as families grief, israel sparks attacks. Hamas which runs gaza with threats
Crackdown on russia. Reporter you are right. Yesterday was the kremlin and the white house going back and forth about those accusations of cyber intrusions, trying to influence the u. S. Election. Today it was the russians pulling punches. It was a scene that unfolded from coast to coast. From washington to san francisco. Nearly three dozen russian operatives working to leave the United States ahead of a deadline imposed by president obama in retaliation for what the white house called russian cyber intrusion during the runup to the 2016 election. Its all together 11 people, including three kids. They have to pack and leave within hours. Reporter even as the Administration Closed russian facilities in new york and maryland, russian president Vladimir Putin fired off what could best be described as his own when they go low, we go high statement. Saying although we have the right to retaliate, we will not resort to irresponsible kitchen diplomacy but will plan further steps to restore re
Crackdown on russia. Reporter you are right. Yesterday was the kremlin and the white house going back and forth about those accusations of cyber intrusions, trying to influence the u. S. Election. Today it was the russians pulling punches. It was a scene that unfolded from coast to coast. From washington to san francisco. Nearly three dozen russian operatives working to leave the United States ahead of a deadline imposed by president obama in retaliation for what the white house called russian cyber intrusion during the runup to the 2016 election. Its all together 11 people, including three kids. They have to pack and leave within hours. Reporter even as the Administration Closed russian facilities in new york and maryland, russian president Vladimir Putin fired off what could best be described as his own when they go low, we go high statement. Saying although we have the right to retaliate, we will not resort to irresponsible kitchen diplomacy but will plan further steps to restore re