Tonight, im happy to welcome david grant to the library to discuss his latest book, the wager a tale shipwreck, mutiny and murder. In it, he recounts the fallout of a British Naval shipwreck off the coast of patagonia in the mid 18th century. The survivors of his majestys ship, the wager eventually landed at different locations in south america, roughly 3000 miles from the wreck, with competing stories about the incident that resulted in a Court Martial. David grann, a staff writer at the new yorker, is author of several bestselling books, including the lost city of z and killers of the flower moon, a finalist in the National Award and winner of the Edgar Allan Po ward killer killers of the flower moon is also being adapted into a Martin Scorsese film that will be released this fall. Vanity fair, called the wager genre defying literary naval history, thriller, part master and commander, lord of the flies. In a recent gq profile, wrote that david grann has been your favorite writers wri
Small band of gop hardliners, angry with mccarthy for cutting a deal to avert a shutdown. With a slim majority, mccarthy needed democrats help to survive, but none coming to his rescue. So what happens now . Our team at the capitol. Also, tonight a suspect arrested after a kidnapped 9yearold was found alive. Police say she was abducted while riding her bike at a new york campground. The clue that led police to her. The deadly pileup shutting down a highway in arkansas. Was it caused by a massive fire burning nearby . Former President Donald Trump back in court for his fraud trial. The major ruling. Why the judge has imposed a gag order on him, and will he testify . Hunter Biden Pleading not guilty to federal gun charges. Why his attorney is lashing out at donald trump. The Congressman Carjacked at gunpoint in washington. The search tonight for three suspects. And two brothers playing on opposite sides of the mlb playoffs, and the battle their mother is fighting thats bigger than any si
Here are tonights headlines. The office of Speaker Of The House of the United States house of representatives is hereby declared vacant. Drama at the capital. The u. S. House votes to oust it speaker. Norah Kevin Mccarthy out as speaker. Congress grinds to a standstill without someone in the role. A little girl who went now home with her family. State police still on the scene where they captured the suspect. Watch as investigators covered in white have gone in and out of this home with paper bags in what appears to be several gun cases. Spirit a special look at crime in america. Whats behind the rise in carjackings around country . After a sitting member of congress is held at gunpoint by three armed men right here in the Nations Capital. I looked at a gun, another one with a gun, one behind me. My car, said sure. Norah knew details from Donald Trumps fraud trial after the judge issued a gag order. Plus, the former president says he will take the stand. He always argues that this is f
Looming just before thanksgiving. Now will democrats bail him out again . Miracle rescue. At the time 9yearold girl who vanished on a camping trip back with her family this morning. Was she targeted . This morning new details of how authorities tracked down the suspect. Former President Trump in court appearing for the start of his civil fraud trial that threatens his businesses in new york. On trial. Jury selection getting under way for sam bankman fried. Once considered the king of crypto currency. Now accused of master minding one of the biggest frauds in american history. October heat wave. Record temperatures feeling more like july. Ginger is tracking where it will seem like summer. Travel timeline. Good news for your next trip. How long do you need to wait for a new passport . Interesting inferno. With a wild fire threat growing across the country, this morning a must see demonstration, showing what really causes most homes to go up in flames and how experts say small changes to
Missing during a Family Camping Trip has been found alive. The suspect left a note at the home of the young girls parents. Leaving critical piece of evidence behind, his own fingerprint. For a parent whose child goes missing, this is like getting your whole life back again. Former president donald j. Trump appearing by choice in a new york courtroom. Trumps choice to show up was personal as it was political. He is watching as his company is in a death spiral. Good morning, everyone. So glad youre with us. There is a lot going on. And so interesting that just a few miles from here, Trump Will Go instead of being elsewhere on the campaign trail, he will be here campaigning from the courtroom. I think thats the biggest thing. The legal and the political, they converged over and over again and clearly i think as Kaitlan Collins reported last night, sees this as a political moment in the courtroom. For sure. Plenty going on here and in washington as well where Kevin Mccarthy is dealing with