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Back to EpisodesEvacuations For LA's Growing Wildfire, Reaction To J6 Pardons, Nashville School Shooting, Deaths From Deep South Snowstorm
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LA’s Newest Wildfire
Fifty Thousand Southern California residents are under evacuation orders as the Hughes fire rages out of control and grew to more than 8,000 acres in just a few hours, forcing the closure of Interstate 5 in Los Angeles. Lisa Dwyer reports rain expected this weekend cannot come soon enough.
Reaction To J6 Pardons
President Trump's decision to pardon and commute Americans convicted or charged in the January 6th Capitol riot is drawing both praise and backlash. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.
Trump Targets DEI
President Trump has ordered all Federal agencies to place any employees working on DEI to be put on paid administrative leave, effective immediately.
Nashville School Shooting
Two students are dead and a third was injured during a shooting inside Antioch High School in Nashville, Tennessee. Pamela Furr has the details from Nashville.
More Details On Border Agent Killing
More is being learned about a border patrol agent, shot to death by a German national during a traffic stop near the US-Canadian border in Vermont. Correspondent Haya Panjwani reports.
Trump’s Russia Threat
President Trump threatened Russia to end their war with Ukraine, but the penalties he’s putting forward likely wouldn’t impact the Russian economy. Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports.
Polling Immigration
Opinions seem to vary when it comes to immigration enforcement, but not when the topic is border security. Correspondent Jennifer King reports on the latest findings of an Associated Press poll.
Deadly Deep South Deep Freeze
It’s being called the Deep South’s worst winter storm in 120 years as a blizzard has blasted the Gulf Coast states from East Texas to Northern Florida, and it has turned deadly with at least 10 people who have lost their lives due to the frigid temperatures. Correspondent Julie Walker reports the historic storm for some trying to make the best of it has become a winter wonderland.
Passing Trump’s Agenda
President Trump is meeting with more Republicans through the week as the GOP tries to figure out how to enact his agenda. Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports that Mike Johnson, speaking on Fox News with Sean Hannity, says the GOP must make budget cuts that will support the American people.
Rhodes To Capitol Hill
One of the people who was found guilty serving a sentence of 18 years for seditious conspiracy from his actions on January 6, 2021, and received a pardon from President Trump went to Capitol Hill. Correspondent Haya Panjwani reports.
Soldiers To The Border
The Defense Department has ordered 1,500 additional active-duty troops to the border with Mexico, just two days after President Trump signed an executive order on immigration.
House Passes Laken Riley Act
On Capitol Hill, the GOP-led House voted on the Laken Riley Act, which could soon head to President Trump’s desk. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.
Trump Wants Sermon Apology
President Trump is demanding an apology from the Episcopal Bishop of Washington for what she said during her sermon, which included compassion and mercy for immigrants and members of the LGBTQ community, which some have said went too far. The latest from correspondent Sue Aller.
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