i spoke to abc news chief washington correspondent and co-anchor of this week with george stephanopoulos, jonathan karl, this afternoon about the impact of renewed questions about biden's mental clarity. jonathan, the special counsel found no criminal charges against president biden are warranted in the classified documents investigation that should be a win for the white house. so why is it playing serious damage control today? >> well, look, this was in many ways a. and even devastating report for president biden because although it did say that a jury would be unlikely to convict him of any crimes related to his handling of classified documents, and therefore there was no recommendation of charges, it went chapter and verse, being very critical of how he actually handled his. classified documents. but more devastating was what the special counsel had to say about president biden's state of mind. one reason, one central reason, that special counsel said for not uh- pursuing charges was that a jury would likely to find that he was an elderly man with a faulty memory and therefore a symp

. >> tune in to this week later with george stephanopoulos. as an exclusive interview with hakeem jeffries about the border negotiations on capitol hill, the u.s. strikes in the middle east and stakes in the 2024 election. plus, george also talks with republican senator j.d. vance of ohio and white house national security adviser jake sullivan. gio. >> gio: to south america now and the country of chile delayering a state of emergency after devastating fires ravaged a densely populated area of the country. morgan norwood is here with the images. >> raging wildfires killing at least 51 people in a densely populated area of central chile. more than a thousand homes have been destroyed as these fires burn out of control. first responders have struggled to reach the most affected areas as helicopters are being used to dump water on the flames. thick smoke darkening the skies in valparaiso where thousands have been evacuated. this area is home to more than 1 million people, very popular with tourists. the area around the coastal tourist city of vena

reynolds rap track the rain with the >> announcer: >> announcer: "this week" with george stephanopoulos starts right now. >> jonathan: crushing blow. >> today we are holding donald trump accountable. >> jonathan: donald trump fined $355 million and barred from doing business in new york for three years, imperiling his real estate empire. >> it's a ridiculous award, a fine of $355 million for doing a perfect job. >> jonathan: the legal drama erupting just six days to the south carolina republican primary. >> he said he's going to spend more time in a courtroom than he is going to be on the campaign trail. >> jonathan: this morning, our exclusive interviews with the republican presidential candidate nikki haley and biden ally, pennsylvania governor josh shapiro. shocking death. >> make no mistake. putin is responsible. >> jonathan: vladimir putin's most prominent critic, alexei navalny, dies in prison drawing global condemnation as congress remains gridlocked over aid to ukraine. >> before we take care of issues all around the world, we take care of our own first. >> we're not the problem

>> i'm not going to speculate about george stephanopoulos, he's learned his reputation as one of the intes interlow cuters going. he made that call in the moment. i sympathized with kristen in that moment, i've moderated "face the nation" on a few occasions. it is as daunting a scenario as you can imagine, especially in the politics of our era now. the politics of our era now is defined by fire hosing. people don't come on to talk to you, they come on to fire hose you. that barrage is not accidental. it's part of a communications strategy. the interlo cuter cannot keep up with everything being fire hosed. if you try, you are trapped in a feedback loop of stopping, trying to correct, and then them getting mad at you for stopping them from talking and accusing you of silenting them. ok. so it is a balancing act. it is it is a balancing act. you have to say no, that can't stand. you can't say it 15 times. one of your last resources is to say we're done. and it goes off and we're going to break. because i'm not dealing with this fire hose situation any longer. that is a choice. and georg

>> i am not going to talk about george stephanopoulos. george has earned his reputation as one of the best interlocutors in live television. that his call. he made that call in the moment. i sympathize with kristin in that moment. i've moderated face the nation on a few occasions. it is a daunting as scenario as you can imagine especially in the politics of our era. the politics is defined by firehose. they don't come to talk to you, they come to fire hose. that barrage you talked about is not accidental. it is intentional. it is part of a communication strategy where the interlocutor cannot keep up with everything that's being fire hosed and if you try then you are trapped in a feedback loop of stopping, trying to correct and them getting mad at you for stopping them from talking and accusing you of silencing them. it is a balancing act and is in real time, and it is mentally -- you have to have a feel for that moment and choose the moment to lay down the law and say what you said cannot stand. you can't say that 15 times, you simply can

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his campaign for president, watched the one on one conversation with abc news chief anchor george stephanopoulos on good morning america starting at 7 a.m, right after abc seven mornings developing news from the uk tonight as you see, buckingham palace shrouded in darkness right now, the british royal family is showing their support after king charles's cancer diagnosis. >> this buckingham palace announced the king's diagnosis news today, which comes less than 18 months into his reign. the palace isn't saying what type of cancer or what stage, except to say it is not prostate cancer. it was discovered during the king's recent hospital stay for treatment of an enlarged prostate. king charles started outpatient treatment for the cancer. today, his public duties are postponed. abc news has learned the monarch personally called his sons, william and harry, to tell them the news. prince harry will be traveling home from california to the u.k. to see his father. king charles is 75 years old. well, now to the san francisco takeover to kick off the week leading up to super bowl 58, the 40 niners and chi

george stephanopoulos speaks with white house national security adviser jake sullivan on the latest strikes in the region. >>> now to the crisis at the border and a rare bipartisan solution from the u.s. senate. lawmakers say text of the final bill is probably around 200 pages long and will be released this weekend. let's bring in abc's ike ejiochi on capitol hill. so ike, what new details are we learning about this possible deal? >> reporter: well, whit, the bill is xwpd to include adjusting the rules for who qualifies for asylum, even allowing migrants to work while their asylum cases are adjudicated. president biden would also have the ability to shut down the southern border if the number of migrant crossings reaches a certain undecided threshold. now, the bill also expected to include funding for ukraine, israel and taiwan, part of the president's 100-plus billion dollar funding request he made to congress back in october. senate majority leader chuck schumer says the package could reach the senate floor as soon as monday, but can they get the 60 votes they need? there may be less supp

in an interview with abc news george stephanopoulos. >> well, the trigger wasn't pulled. i didn't pull the trigger. you never pulled the trigger? no no no no, no, i would never point a gun at anyone and pull a trigger at them. never, never. that was the training that i had. you don't point a gun and pull the trigger. >> prosecutors dismissed the case against baldwin last year, but recently refiled charges, saying additional facts came to light. gutierrez has pleaded not guilty to two involuntary manslaughter charges and faces up to 18 months in prison if convicted. >> developing news a major health system in alabama has paused ivf treatments after the state ruled that frozen embryos are people. the university of alabama at birmingham made the announcement today, saying it was worried about potential criminal prosecution options. it follows last friday's state supreme court ruling that anyone who destroys frozen embryos can be held liable for wrongful death. one woman in alabama says she spent over $20,000 on ivf treatments, and to be told that there was a possibility that

. >> but the other thing he was pressed on by george stephanopoulos at the end of that was on defying supreme court rulings because he made this claim that if trump is back in office, he should fire every mid-level burr cat. he was pressed on that and saying if the supreme court said the president can't fire a general, that would be an illegitimate ruling, basically saying he believes the president could defy the supreme court. >> again, he knows better. people use this phrase constitutional crisis. that would actually be a constitutional crisis because we wouldn't know what happens next. donald trump for all of the abuses and for all the times he pushed the law when he was president, he never crossed that line. he never took a ruling from a supreme court or another ruling from another court and said, i defy you. jd vance knows that's a recipe for lawlessness. >> i mean, i am told, i was just told the other day, he's still very much on the top of the list for a potential vp candidate. what would you make of the fact that someone that does have a law degree who would have that? >> let'

. >> the other thing he was pressed on by george stephanopoulos at the end of that was on defying the supreme court rulings. he had made the claim that, he did make the claim that if trump was back in office he should fire every mid level bureaucrat. he is pressed on that and, essentially, was saying that the supreme court said the president can't fire a general that will be an illegitimate ruling. basically saying that he does believe the president could defy the supreme court. >> again, he knows better. if any president divide the supreme court, people use this phrase constitutional crisis, that would actually be a constitutional crisis because we would know what happens next. donald trump, for all of the abuses and all the times he pushed the boundaries when he was president, you never crossed that line. he never took a ruling from the supreme court or a final ruling from another court and said i defy you, i refused to do that. j.d. vance knows it's a recipe for lawlessness. >> j.d. vance is someone -- i was told the other day, he still very much on the top of the list for a potent

. >> announcer: "this week" with george stephanopoulos starts right now. >> george: striking back. >> they have a lot of capability. i have a lot more. >> george: u.s. forces hit dozens of targets in iraq, syria, and yemen days after three u.s. soldier ws were kill in jordan. we're live in the region with the latest developments. plus, white house national security adviser jake sullivan. campaign kickoff. >> people are beginning to focus. everything's picking up across the board. >> reporter: president biden wins big in the south carolina primary as pressure causes gridlock on capitol hill. >> the bad border deal would be worse than no deal at all. >> george: is the bipartisan immigration deal dead on arrival? we need to have zero people illegally crossing this border and that is the target of this bill. >> what's not enough is to secure the border. >> george: we have hakeem jeffries and republican senator jd vance. plus -- >> the biden election strategy is begging taylor swift for an endorsement. >> we have had enough of taylor swift for now. >> i cannot think of a dumber political f

also been indicted, defended his actions after the shooting in an interview with abc news george stephanopoulos. >> well, the trigger wasn't i didn't pull the trigger. you never pulled the trigger? no no no no, no, i would never point a gun at anyone and pull a trigger at them. never, never. that was the training that i had. you don't point a gun and pull the trigger. >> baldwin pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter. gutierrez reed pleaded not guilty to two of those same charges. if convicted, she faces up to three years in prison. it's now time for your morning money report. >> a boom in artificial intelligence led to a boost for chip maker nvidia last year. the santa clara based company's profits grew to more than $12 billion in the three months ending on january 28th. nvidia says the gain of 769% year over year were stronger than wall street. analysts expected. it also reported fourth quarter revenue gains of 265% year over year. nvidia shares jumped nearly 7% in after hours trading after wednesday's report. now let's see what's happening right now at the new york stock exchange. yo

. >> announcer: "this week" with george stephanopoulos starts right now. >> martha: blowout win. >> i have never seen the republican party so unified as it is right now. >> martha: donald trump dominates the south carolina primary despite making comments there widely racist. >> i'm being indicted for you, the black population. >> martha: the latest on the fallout and what's next with rachel scott and rick klein. >>> and ivf on pause in parts of alabama after a state court ruling raises concerns nationwide about creating embryos. >> how does someone else get to dictate what i want for my family? >> martha: republicans struggle to respond as democrats seize the issue. our exclusive interview with senator tammy duckworth. plus analysis from our powerhouse round table. >> martha: two years of war. >> america stands up for freedom. we never bow to anyone. ukraine suffers losses against russia as funding from the u.s. dries up. the casualties are one after another. you can see that line of ambulances there. we report from inside ukraine, and white house national security adviser jake sulliv

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also been indicted, defended his actions after the shooting in an interview with abc news george stephanopoulos well, the trigger wasn't pulled. i didn't pull the trigger. you never pulled the trigger. no, no no no no, i would never point a gun at anyone and pull a trigger at them. never, never. that was the training that i had. you don't want to go and pull the trigger. >> baldwin pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter. gutierrez reed pleaded not guilty to two of those same charges. if convicted, she faces up to three years in prison. in today's gma first look, the family of former daytime talk show host wendy williams is speaking out about her health condition and an upcoming interview or new documentary. i should say, here's abc news reporter deborah roberts in this morning's gma first look for 12 seasons of the wendy williams show, wendy williams was the queen of unflinching, unapologetic daytime gossip. >> how are you doing? >> how are you doing? how are you doing? >> no celebrity off limits in her sometimes scorching hot topics. but this morning, the 59 year old self-proclaimed qu

national security adviser jake sullivan spoke with this week's george stephanopoulos about what the white house plans in the region. >> this was the beginning of a of our response. there will be more steps. some of those steps will be seen. some may not be seen, but there will be more action taken to respond to the death of the tragic death of the three brave u.s. service members. and we cannot rule out that there will be further attacks from from iranian backed militias in iraq and syria or from the houthis. we have to be clear eyed about that. and the president, in being clear eyed about that, has told his military commanders that they need to be positioned to respond to further attacks as well. >> now, you can go back to watch the full conversation with national security adviser jake sullivan online at abc seven news.com. back here at home, we continue storm watch. let's check on conditions outside. how's it looking, lisa? >> oh well you know what, stephanie? we've got a thunderstorm and some lightning approaching parts of san francisco. here's a look at our water logged san rafael, wh

when asked by george stephanopoulos quote he said we you have withdrawn troops like this even a president trump had not made that built the taliban president biden replied quote i would've tried to figure how to withdrawal those troops yes. our fitness today ambassador khalilzad. so i've known for many years. reconciliation of the president trump where he negotiated the doha agreement. was asked to remain on by president biden. november 23 ambassador khalilzad appeared before the committee for nearly 12 hour closed-door transcribed interview. voluntarily i might add and we thank you for that. in that interview one thing was made clear of the core problem is not the doha agreement it was a president who refused to enforce it. i want to thank our witness for being here today. ambassador khalilzad i believe you have valuable information to share with this committee. i know you have chosen to do so voluntarily. when i do's hopes to do in the same candy showed in november. i read my use, you are not forced to appear here. we could have done that. you are doing this as in a patriot and an ameri

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. >> this week with georgennounce georges week with georgennounce stephanopoulos starts rightw. >> jonathan: scathing report. >> these assertions are not only misleading. they're just plain wrong. >> jonathan: the special counsel clears president biden over his handling of classified documents, but raises concerns about his age and mental fitness. the white house fires back. >> the comments that were made by that prosecutor, gratuitous, inaccurate, and inappropriate. >> jonathan: as the supreme court casts doubt on efforts to keep donald trump off the ballot over his actions on january 6th. >> i'm a believer in our country and i'm a believer in the supreme court. >> jonathan: all this, and what it means for the race. preet bharara and sarah isgur join us. biden ally senator chris coons, and georgia's republican governor brian kemp join us live. plus analysis from our powerhouse round table. and -- >> one thing we're not going to do. we're not going to let hamas emerge victorious. >> jonathan: after president biden's sharpest criticism yesterday, we're one-on-one with israeli prime minister