very different timelines when it comes to the appointment of a special counsel when it comes to the handling of classified documents. merrick garland appointed a special counsel to investigate the handling of some classified documents. his appointment follows the development that a second set of classified documents were found, these in a storage space in the garage of president biden s home in wilmington, delaware. the president s lawyer said it was a small number of documents. watch. on january 5th, 2023, mr. laush briefed me on the results of his initial investigation and advised me that further investigation by a special counsel was warranted. based on mr. laush s initial investigation, i concluded that under the special counsel regulations, it was in the public interest to appoint a special counsel. as i have said before, i strongly believe that the normal processes of this department can handle all investigations with integrity, but under the regulations, the extraord
house. and this is cnn you re in the cnn newsroom. hi everyone. i m jessica dean in washington and we have breaking news this memorial day weekend as powerful and dangerous storms are threatening millions of americans. it s as many communities in texas this arkansas, oklahoma, and kentucky have spent the weekend digging out from under debris, at least 15 people have been confirmed dead as a result of these storms as rescues continue in valley view, texas, at least seven people have died. here s texas governor greg abbott. the same, time, that we are going through the heart wrenching loss of life including the heartbreak of a family losing a two-year-old and a five-year-old child we have cnn s ed lavandera, valley view. we re going to go to him in just a moment. but first let s check in with cnn meteorologist lisa rafah, who is tracking the threats that will continue through tonight. elisa yeah it s really sad when you hear that about the losses of life and unfortunate
he was the captain of marines. i was in charge of the boilers, driving the ship through the ocean. i know john kelly in all his dimensions. i watched him go through the heart-wrenching loss of his son in combat in afghanistan. he is an extraordinary leader, and in every sense that he stood for the country for 18 months and held the dam against a president who didn t understand the first thing about history, about sacrifice, about what his military was all about. and, again, as i read this addition to michael s book about john kelly, it rang so true, not only in john kelly, but also in my own experiences being interviewed by donald trump for a cabinet position. i did not pursue that. john kelly chose to. i m glad that he did. i don t envy him the 18 months he spent there.
raising a family here in the city of san jose has been a wonderful experience. my oldest son now works for pg&e. when i do get a chance, an opportunity to work with him it s always a pleasure. i love my job and i care about the work i do. i know how hard our crews work for our customers. i want them to know that they do have a safe and reliable system. together, we re building a better california. . the colorado jury is now deciding if james holmes should live or die. last night a jury found him guilty of killing 12 people and injuring 70 others in the aurora movie theater massacre three years ago. before deliberations began yesterday in phase three, jurors heard story after story of heart wrenching loss. ashley s daughter was 6 and she