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Medal. he was nervous before the race. he needed to tell his brain to shut up. he holds eight of the top ten times in the world, in the event. mom in the middle can barely watch. then she falls out onto the couch with calebs wife. two more chances to see dressel pick up more medals when swimming wraps up. >> katie ledecky gets red redemption. she failed to win individual golds for the first time in her career. the 24-year-old beat her rival in the 800 meter free to prove she is still the most do...

The Real Merchants of Death Who are the real merchants of death? On June 23, President Biden announced “a comprehensive strategy to combat gun violence and other violent crime.” Because “we are experiencing an epidemic of gun violence in this country,” the new strategy “will also address the direct link between gun violence and the rise in violent crime by taking immediate steps to keep guns out of the wrong hands, including by strengthening ATF’s efforts to stem the flow of firearm...

160 years since the attack on Fort Sumter: The beginning of the American Civil War At 4:30 in the morning on April 12, 1861, the South Carolina militia lobbed a 10-inch mortar over Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. The first shot of the Civil War was a signal for a bombardment. After 33 hours and several thousand more shells, the beleaguered federal garrison at Fort Sumter surrendered to forces of the new slave republic, the Confederate States of America. The Civil War raged on for four more ye...

‘This Is War’: Inside The Secret Chat Where Far-Right Extremists Devised Their Post-Capitol Plans Chats from a private Telegram group obtained by ProPublica show how a suspect tied to the Jan. 6 insurrection tried to organize a self-styled militia. The hidden proliferation of such groups worries experts. WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Protesters storm the Capitol and halt a joint session of the 117th Congress on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, DC...

As protesters stormed the US Capitol building, truck drivers took to the CDLLife App to share their differing opinions on the matter.

The Year Another Capitol Siege Almost Took Place on the Hill In 1800, the country struggled to survive its first transition of power between John Adams, America’s first one-term president, and Thomas Jefferson, thanks to political intrigue, chaos and panic. Clay Jenkinson, Editor-at-Large   |   January 8, 2021 The election of 1800 keeps coming back to inform, console and trouble us. John Adams was the incumbent. Thomas Jefferson was the challenger. Afte...

Captioning s captioning sponsored by cbs >> odonnell: breaking news tonight: deadly virus alert. a second american infected. tonight, the c.d.c. says more than 60 possible cases in the u.s. in china, 35 million people now quarantined. shanghai disneyland, even parts of the great wall, shut down. the case for obstruction at his senate trial. democrats argue president trump tried to block congress from investigating and accuse him of being played by vladimir putin. >> hes promoting this kooky craz...

Theres a lot of news as we come on the air. well get to the presidents impeachment trial in just a moment, but were going to begin with the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in china. tonight, a second american has been diagnosed, this time in chicago. and the c.d.c. says they are investigating more than 60 possible cases. now, in china, the pneumonia- like illness has killed dozens and 35 million people there are now locked down, unable to travel. in the city of wuhan, where the virus started,...

Florida. the emergency on mt. everest. the second american dying after reaching the summit. 11 deaths in 10 days. our team in nepal tonight with new images here. what climbers find when they reach the top. a log jam of other climbers, and youll hear the chilling description tonight. former vice president joe biden responding to president trump tonight, after the president targeted biden while overseas, agreeing with kim jong-un. the driver bringing a man to the hospital when the alarming m...

Of doing it. >> reporter: christopher coons died on the way down the mountain, the second american to die in as many weeks. bringing the amount to 10 mostly from exhaustion. the colorado man passed away when trying to navigate an area known for dangerous levels of oxygen. >> you have limited oxygen. you might make it to the top at you still have to make a down. rob: mountaineers cite several reasons for the backlog, whether is one factor, the month of may, the winds lowdown. this years window wa...