mr lester was with the house. it does contain information about the whereabouts, mr lester when he discharged his firearm. did he shoot through a glass door or window? the probable cause statement indicates that rounds were fired through a glass door. and the young man never. but you're the holiday anyway. they are on the front doorstep, presumably would the probable cause statement indicates that the victim of the case did not cross the threshold. to be knocked on the door ring the bell. so those those facts may be in dispute. so i'm not going to comment on that. and it's still your opinion or belief that they were there picking up simply use and they were there by the state. that's that's the evidence we have in the probable cause statement. really charges mean in your judgment, mr lester did not actually recently. after a thorough review of the case. the facts of the case. i believe that a felony assault charges were appropriate and also armed criminal action charges. spoke when they interact. but the problem c

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mr. lester has not been charged with any hate crime. ralph yarl�*s lawyers spoke just outside after mr. rraigned, saying that there were concerns that the next appearance would be injune. they think this is being dragged out when to them it's a very clear cut case. they also confirmed to us that ralph yarl is now at home and he is recovering slowly. meanwhile, two cheerleaders in texas have been shot after they mistakenly got into the wrong vehicle in a supermarket car park. one of the victims was treated and released at the scene, but the other was taken to hospital and remains in a critical condition. a 25—year—old man has been arrested. it's renewed the discussion of so—called "stand your ground" laws, which is a person's rights to protect themselves and their property in the us by using deadly force. earlier i spoke tojohn roman. he's the director of the center on public safety and justice, and also the senior fellow with the national opinion research center at the university of chicago. i began by asking him how the "stand your ground law" came about. stand your ground laws began be

mr lester said it was late at night, he bought it was late at night, he bought it was a break—in andhat caused mr lester to reach his gun. many believe this is a hate crime because ralph is black. hundreds gathered outside the city courthouse calling for an investigation. l calling for an investigation. i live five minutes away from the house where everything happened and i have little siblings, nieces and nephews who live in these neighbourhoods and know that one of my neighbours potentially could have shot one of my own, itjust hurts me a lot. of my own, it 'ust hurts me a lot. , ., , ., ., of my own, it 'ust hurts me a lot. , ., ., . lot. this was a hate crime because _ lot. this was a hate crime because the _ lot. this was a hate crime because the shooter - lot. this was a hate crime because the shooter was | because the shooter was motivated by the race of the gym — motivated by the race of the gym he _ motivated by the race of the gym. he doesn't have to hate the person to do that. if you targeted _ the person to do that. if you targeted young ralphjust targeted young ralph jus

mr lester , listen to the art of this teenager saying doesn't make any sense. listen. i doubt ralph is even £170. ralph is not even six. ft. like wow. when you see ralph. in all of the pictures that you have seen on social media and everywhere else. i don't see how you see fear. i don't know how you can see fear when you look at that kick the charges. sergeant dorsey tell us what the prosecutors think. but there is a standard ground law and you would assume the defense would say that mr lester felt threatened. how do you see this as someone who's investigated such things? well, listen by the police chief's own admission. there is a racial component. we know that to be true. there was a young black child in a predominantly white neighborhood , according to reports who had probably in mr lester's mind. no business being in that community and he had the tomorrow. ready to come to his door and ring his doorbell. and so we know that this suspect looked out and saw this black child became fearful of his black skin and decided the only thing that made sense for him to do was

mr. lester has offered initially meets that standard or cuts the muster if you will i don't think that he can establish that he was in fear in such a way that mr. yarl has shown himself to be an intruder that he would be able to lawfully use lethal force against him. that's why i think that type of defense, although i do expect it, will ultimately fail. >> charles, investigators previously said there was a racial component to this case, but notably no hate crime charges included right now the family's lawyers are pushing for those charges, would you expect that to happen? >> well, i do think that we might see it at a federal level or potentially a state level it's possible that the local prosecutors in this case are reticent to actually charge hate crimes because of the fact that he doesn't missouri doesn't necessarily have the statute when it comes to state law as a former prosecutor, you don't want to put statutes on an indictment or charges on an indictment and move forward with the prosecution if you don't feel very confident. in this case, it isn't a question as to whether there is t

as a result of these charges, a warrant was issued for mr lester's arrest and bond was set at $200,000the appropriate law enforcement agencies have this information and are taking appropriate action. is the prosecutor of clay county i can tell you there was a racial component to this. my message to the community is that in clay county we enforce the laws and we follow the laws and does not matter where you come from or what you look like or how much money you have. everyone is held to the same standard. and missouri police have now released a photo of the suspect andrew lester. the 84—year—old has been charged with first—degree assault and armed criminal action. here in washington, senator dianne feinstein is facing pressure to resign because of health concerns. she's 89—years—old, and has been off work for the past two months with a shingles infection. but she plays a key role in the senatejudiciary committee, and her absence means the senate hasn't been able to approve president biden's judicial appointments. there are 1ajudicial nominees who are waiting to be confirmed by the commit

some legal experts dispute whether or not mr lester can argue it was self defence.laws in the state. given that ralph yarl rang the doorbell. they said that people trying to break in do not ring doorbells. also prosecutors had earlier said there was a racial component to this case but mr lester has not been charged with any hate crime. ralph yarl�*s with any hate crime. ralph ya rl�*s lawyers with any hate crime. ralph yarl�*s lawyers spoke just outside after he was arraigned, saying there were concerns that the next appearance would be in june, and to them, it's a very clear—cut case. they also confirmed to us that ralph yarl is now at home and is recovering slowly. meanwhile, two cheerleaders in texas have been shot after they mistakenly got into the wrong vehicle in a supermarket car park. one of the victims was treated and released at the scene, but the other was taken to hospital and remains in a critical condition. a 25—year—old man has been arrested. it's renewed the discussion of so—called "stand your ground" laws which is a person's rights to protect themse

mr. lester would have a much stronger case, although it's not clear that he has a particularly strong case now social media -- parts of it -- have become this massive grievance machine, and peopl are getting more and mor paranoid they are poured in mor information every day that there is crime wave sweeping across the country, that immigrants are invaders an there's cartels camping coming and rapists. how does that factor in to these shootings and how people are feeling in america, th paranoia >> well, certainly tha paranoia is being stoked but it's also being stoked i particular by the gun industry the nra, which reall emphasizes the need to have gun for self-defense fro criminals. and it's constantly tellin people that you're only safety safety in your home is you firearm despite the fact tha statistics show that a firearm in your home makes your home considerably more dangerous in and of itself. of course crime rates are goin up in recent years, and people are fearing crime, but thi paranoia, coupled with the fac that there are so many peopl with guns and believe thos guns are not for h

mr. lester believed a 6 feet tall blackman was trying to open his door, said he was scared to death.e was protecting himself from a physical confrontation. we are talking about a 16-year-old boy. do you believe that race is a factor in this confrontation >> of course, of course. i mean, i've lived too long, right? we have all lived in this america for too long i think that had it be reversed, right, had mr. lester ended up on ralph's door, you would never have such a thing, everyone if you had firearms present in the home it is obvious this man has apprehension of black people, of someone he perceived to be larger, though none of the pictures show he's a particularly menacing fellow that's why we're all hear right now. you heard his aunt mention, he continues to ask why it is inexplicable, but i think he went to the doorstep of someone who fears black people, someone who has been conditioned to fear us, and more than anything, someone with firearms who acted completely irresponsibly. >> i think you'll agree with me it should not be a miracle this boy survived, and yet here we are. th

mr. lester is an old man, he had said to police that when the doorbell rang late on thursday night, he got he was worried it was a break-in, he went downstairs and was intimidated by ralph yarl's height. his family believes that race did play a factor in all of that. just to let you know the last hour or so, andrew lester has been released from custody after surrendering to police earlier today. he paid about 10% of his $200,000 bond, as part of the agreement his mobile phone will be monitored, he cannot have any access to weapons, nor can he make any direct or indirect contact with ralph yarl's family. >> talk to us about the reaction in the community and across the country as well. >> earlier, i did go to the neighborhood where it happened. it was so quiet and sunny, it just looked like any ordinary american neighborhood. andrew lester's home has been feed, there are big stains on his door e --gg stains on his door. it gives you a sense of how angry people were. they were really angry because i said it took too long for andrew to be charged. i spoke to woman who has made her way to kansa

mr. lester's arrest. i can tell you there was a racial component to the case. >> reporter: kansas city's mayor agreed. >> something like this happening is unimaginable and unbelievable, and it's hard to expect something like this wouldn't have happened if ralph weren't black. >> reporter: it sparked a protest on sunday. >> we want justice. ralph is a good kid. he doesn't deserve what's happening to him. >> according to the probable cause statement lester told police he thought someone was breaking into his house. he faces up to life in prison if convicted. >>> in new york now, new york state, a 0-year-old woman was shot and killed when the car she was riding in went to the wrong address. authorities say caylin gillis was in a car looking for a friend's house in hebron. officials say after they pulled into the wrong driveway, a 65-year-old homeowner fired two shots. he's been charged with second-degree murder. >>> breaking overnight moscow says vladimir putin visited russian-held territories today. the kre

i'm thankful that mr lester has turned himself in charge does not mean justice deep. live from london. this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is wednesday, april 19th nine am here in london. four am on the u. s east coast. we begin with a colossal settlement in one of the biggest media cases in decades. the two year long battle between fox news and dominion dominion voting systems, finally ending with a whopping more than $787 million in damages to dominion, just before opening statements were set to begin. the deal, exposing the networks lack of credibility. the fox issued a statement saying it acknowledges the court found some of its claims about damian after the 2020 presidential election to be false. money is accountability. and we got that today from fox. but we're not done yet. we've got some other people who have some accountability coming towards them. and i'm very proud of the team from susman godfrey that has worked tirelessly for this case. and we'll move right on to the next one. and this is just one of the cases that fox is battling an

no nothing further about whether mr lester will be there or his lawyer and others, but that's typically how these things would work. although i will note there have been elements of this that have been a typical yesterday, mr lester had the ability to surrender himself to the courthouse, something that a lot of other defendants charged with felony assault, of course, don't often have the opportunity to do. but he is scheduled to appear in court today for an arraignment. correct. that that's the indication. yes alright. so, listen. the real question is what took so long because he was released after just two hours the night of the shooting, despite missouri's law that allows police to detain a suspect for up to 24 hours, you along with the family are calling for an investigation. so what do you know what took so long? and what do you know about about that? so far. what we've heard is that there was a desire for more discussion, including with the victim. i think there have been many questions that have been presented in terms of whether that's something that needed to be done. i think th

um i'm thankful that mr lester has turned himself in. but my thoughts are very much with with mr charles family, and you know , this is a 16 year old boy who was just trying to be a good big brother picking up picking up his twins and, um, happy to see this is on the path to some level of jurisprudence, however. it's you know, it's frustrating that this this kind of thing continues to happen and in cities across america are you surprised that something like this has happened in your community, or i mean, is this something that you unfortunately , might expect, knowing how some people feel erroneously, but they may be feeling like mr lester in a way that creates a situation where a boy like this nearly dies. you know, we live in a missouri's and this is a stand your ground state and that combined with completely unfettered access to firearms and implicit bias, which had to have been the case here really leads us often to seeing cases like this. so is this a common occurrence? thankfully, it's not. this is the first time that that's someth

mr. lester's arrest.racial component to the case. >> reporter: kansas city mayor agreed. >> something like this happening is unimaginable and unbelievable and hard to expect that something like this would happen if ralph weren't black. >> reporter: the shooting sparked protests here on sunday. >> we just want justice. you know, ralph is a good kid. he does not deserve what is happening to him. >> reporter: the charges the prosecutor just announced are two felonies against andrew d lester. one carries a potential life sentence. a warrant has been issued for his arrest. the prosecutor confirmed what the mayor suspected that there was a racial component in the incident. norah. >> norah: roxana saberi with those new details, thank you. we want to turn to a development of a police shooting in ohio. a special grand jury decided today not to indict the akron police officers who killed 25-year-old jayland walker during a chase last year. shooting him 46 times. the grand jury said the officers were legally justifi

mr lester said it was self—defence when the doorbell rang late at night.stairs he was intimidated by ralph yarl�*s full height. ralph yarl�*s family and others say it wasn't his height, it was his colour that was a factor. andrew lester has been released on bail, and as part of that, he can't access any weapons, is mobile phone is monitored, he can't have any direct or independent —— indirect contact ralph yarl�*s family and is expected to be arraigned in the next... in sudan — a country torn apart by fighting, and suffering a major humanitarian crisis — a 24—hour ceasefire is reported to have started — but it's by no means clear if rival factions in the armed forces are observing the deal. there's been intense fighting since the weekend — and hundreds of people have been killed and injured. sudan is one of the biggest countries in africa — and it's experienced years of instability — as it's tried to move towards democratic government. the latest clashes were started by the power struggle between these two men, general abdel fattah al—burhan — president of

but ralph's family believe it wasn't his height that caused mr lester to reach for his gun.undreds gathered outside the city's courthouse calling for an investigation. i live 5 minutes away from the house where everything happened. and i have little siblings. i have nieces and nephews who live in these neighbourhoods. and to know that one of my neighbours potentially could have shot one of my own just — it hurts me a lot. this was a hate crime because the shooter was motivated by the race of the victim. now he doesn't have to hate the person to do that, he can target young ralph just because of his race. that makes it a hate crime. it's not a hate crime under missouri statute, but it's a hate crime under the constitution. how's ralph doing? how's he doing? ralph is doing amazingly well, considering. i'm so blown away by his physical recovery that we can get lost in the fact that he still has a long way to go to recover. missouri is a very pro—gun state with no licences or background checks required to own a weapon. but there's shock at another innocent victim of us gun viole

jamele, i was shocked to rea the description of the consumption habits of mr lester because it seemed fro afar like probably this is wha happened >> yes as soon as the story broke, as soon as i read about, it m immediate thought was not just right-wing media and the constant stream of fear an paranoia that's pumped out b right-wing media across th board, not just fox news so many different outlets. but also the untie or gu industry and its mouthpiece, its publications, and it allies are pumping out thi steady stream of both fear and paranoia, and fantasies. fantasies of defending you home, against intruders, against crime, using letha force. and so, in that environment, this sort of thing is bound to happen if you believe that media ca influence peoples behavior this thing is bound to happen. >> yeah, that point about th gun industry to end the sort o fantasy, the dark fantasie that it's cultivating, i mean, again, you know, what are yo going to use your handgun for, right? we're talking about in man cases, talking about weapons that are not purchased for sports or for hunting, right

mr. lester was arraigned just today which was a week after she shot ralph yarl was because police lest andrewter go. the night of the shooing lester told police he acted in self-defense, that he was scared to death of yarl's size. according to the family of ralph yarl, the teen is 5'8" and weighs 140 pounds. also remember missouri is a stand your ground state where you do not have a duty to retreat if you reasonably fear death or bodily harm you don't have to retreat, you can just shoot so andrew lester stood his ground and police let him go that is why hundreds of protesters gathered this weekend in kansas city's northland, which is north of the missouri river and where the shooting happened they wanted yarl's shooter arrested and wanted him charged and wanted the community to grapple with its history of racism when black residents in that area first heard of yarl's shooting they echoed the missouri naacp president's ruling that it brought back the sentiment that african americans, black people just don't belong there now, what is notable about northland aside from the fact that 60% of its r

his next court date is scheduled for june 1st -- and remember the reason why mr lester was arraigned h is a week after he sho ralph yarl, is because polic let andrew lester go the night of the shooting, lester told police that he acted in self-defense, that he was scared to death of yarl' size according to the family of ralph yarl, the teen is five foot eight and weighs 14 pounds also remember that missouri is a stand-your-ground state, where you do not have the duty to retreat if you reasonably fear death or bodily harm. you don't have to retreat. you can just shoot so andrew lester stood his ground and police let him go that's why hundreds of protesters gathered in kansa city's northland, north of the missouri river, where th shooting happened. they wanted yarl's shooter rested and they wanted him charge and they wanted the northland community to grapple with its history of racism when black residents in that area first heard of yarl's shooting, they echoed th missouri naacp's president feeling that it brought back the sentiment that african americans, black people, jus don't belong

be doing but there's still a long way to go after the are you still wanting more charges against mr lester? we're looking forward to a federal review of this case in federal charges as well. civil rights violations. that's right. there are growing calls for an investigation into how police handled this case, including questions about why the suspect was only held for two hours on the night of the shooting. the new york man who shot and killed a 20 year old woman in a car in his driveway will remain in police custody. kevin monahan's attorney, says his client is remorseful and feels horrible that a young girl's life was lost. kaylin was a passenger in one of several cars that turned into the wrong driveway while looking for friends house on saturday. authorities say monahan fired two shots as the vehicles were turning around. one of them hit gillis. her father says kaylin deserves justice. for this man to sit on his porch and fire at a car. with no threat. is just. angers me so badly. and i just hope to god that he dies in jail. monahan's attorney says his client felt threatened as several

you do not have a duty to retreat, so the case is going to be based on whether mr lester is able to articulate what he was afraid of . and why he was afraid of that to the point that a reasonable person would have come to the same conclusion. possibly prosecuting attorney has said that there was a what he called a racial component to the case is i mean, hmm. why wasn't this man took and taken into custody right away? well that goes back to the complications in the law . that may be a game day called by police. but you have an 84 year old man who lives in that house who is not a flight risk. technically that occurred on his property and his home. and you have to get a decision from the district attorney based on the law, whether they're going to charge that case, so it appears the police decided we're going to question him. we're going to record that statement. we're going to let him go home. we're going to show that statement to the d a. and if the d a authorizes the arrest then we go into the process we saw today, which is the warrant was issued on the charges he surrendered on the charges. b

the truth is when mr lester looked out and saw a black child he decided like this common in america thathis his skin alone was a weapon. that blackness was the threat and that's that's the reason we're having racial conversation. racial violence conversations that's the reason that we're treating this case as a case of racial violence. um do you have a satisfactory answer of why it took so long to arrest? uh, the suspect here after he was talked to by police for 2 to 3 hours on the night of the shooting. i don't have a satisfactory answer this prosecutor and law enforcement has given this family being same answer that they had given the general public, which is misinformation . first they said that they didn't have a statement from ralph in time. well, we know now that they received a statement from ralph a full recorded statement with two officers present the day after his he was he was shot till friday. if they would have followed kansas missouri law and held the suspect for at least 24 hours. together that statement, he would have never been released. they released them for reasons th

lester. he warned attorneys on both sides to make sure mr. trump or anyone else associated with this case refrain from using language that might incite violence or undermine the rule of law. it comes after mr. trump has repeatedly and personally attacked district attorney bragg on social media lester >> garrett haake, thank you. >>> joining me now is senior legal correspondent laura jarrett. 34 counts here how strong does the state's case appear to be >> lester, there is a mountain of evidence offered by prosecutors in court papers today, but the fundamental question is whether any of it amounts to a crime. expect to hear from mr. trump's attorneys attacking the way bragg is using uncharged violations of federal campaign finance violations to bolster what is normally a state misdemeanor. it appears no court has ever ruled that that's allowed and it's what makes the case legally risky >> we can't take this in isolation there are other investigations coming right now. >> that's right, including the specia counsel investigation where a federal c

she was under cross-examination today. >> and it got very heated, lester mr. trump's defense team suggesting carroll is lying about this alleged assault, that she was motived by her political opposition to mr. trump, and that she tried to cash in by raising this alleged incident for the first time in her book attorney joe tacopina pressed why didn't she come forward earlier or scream during the alleged attack which she said happened in a department store dressing room. by this point carrol is sobbing, saying, quote, he raped me whether i screamed or not. it grew so tense, the judge interjected, scolding tacopina for being argumentative. >> all right, laura. thank you for that >>> tonight prosecutors trying to keep the young airman suspected of orchestrating that massive leak of u.s. intelligence secrets behind bars as new evidence was revealed about jack teixeira's alleged attempt to conceal his actions. here is peter alexander. >> reporter: tonight former massachusetts air national guardsman jack teixeira's fate is in the hands of a judge, with federal prosec

mr. trump's allies insist this move by a democratic prosecutor is rallying republicans and will cement his front-runner status. lester. >> all right, peter alexander, thank you >>> for more on what's next, let me bring in senior legal correspondent laura jarrett and jonathan dients, nbc news chief justice contributor. jonathan, let me begin with you what do we know about the former president's return to new york? >> yeah, several officials telling us tonight that former president trump is expected to arrive here in new york monday night. tuesday around 1:00 p.m. he will go to the courthouse the former president will likely not be handcuffed, not placed in any holding cell. he will be fingerprinted, but as of now, there is no photograph machine in place there, so it is possible there will be no trump mug shot. the court plans to adjourn many cases that afternoon to greatly reduce the crowds of people normally inside. lester >> all right, and, laura, let me turn to you, on 30 counts, it sounds like a lot. it may not be all that it appears to be though >> well, it suggests that it will not be a short indictment, lester,

lester holt picks up our coverage after this indictment. two impeachments, lawsuits and a series of investigations. can mr. trump get the republican party's presidential nomination? what the campaign season looks like next on "nightly news." >>> our other headlines tonight, a 4.5 magnitude earthquake near hollister. here is the shake map. it sent shock waves across the bay area. this video from hollister, look at this guy. you canan see the shaking insid of his home. we felt it right here in our san jose newsroom. stronger jolts were felt by people in the gil ray area. no reports of damage or injury. san francisco is trying to make the fix. fixing those windows that are falling from high rises. some haven't been required to inspect their windows. that's about to change. >> reporter: at salesforce east on mission street you could see the sidewalk is still covered with a protective scaffolding, a reminder 19 of the building's windows cracked or broke during last month's wind storms raining glass on pedestrians. >> i've experienced heavy rain but not falling glass. >> reporter: reported windows failed in the

mr. biden is expected to pick julie chavez rodriguez to run his campaign she's one of his top advisers and the granddaughter of labor leader cesar chavez. lester >> kristen, thank you. >>> in minnesota kim potter was released from prison today. she is the former police officer who killed daunte wright two years ago, mistaking her gun for a taser. potter served just over a year after being convicted of manslaughter the 20-year-old wright was shot during a traffic stop his death set off several days of protests >>> now to the scary engine fire on an american airlines flight sunday that forced an emergency landing. the cause, a bird strike, something airports deal with every day. here's tom costello. >> reporter: it happened just seconds into flight. >> mayday, mayday, mayday we had a bird strike and an engine failure. >> reporter: american 1958, columbus to phoenix, flew right into a flock of geese. the right engine engulfed in flames >> all of a sudden we heard somebody say "fire, fire. and they said the engine's on fire >> we could just smell like burning >> reporter: the 737 managed to return safely, landing on a single engine. wildlife strik

lester >> andrea mitchell, thank you. >>> former president donald trump is trying to block former president vice president mike pence from testifying before a federal grand jury investigating mr. trump's role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election. lawyers for trump are asngal appeals court to reverse a lower court's decision ordering pence to appear >>> with nearly 600 days until the next election, president joe biden turned heads today with an admission on live tv that he plans to run again. kristen welker joins us from the white house. kristen, the timing came as a bit of a surprise >> reporter: that's absolutely right, lester president biden making his most definitive comments yet that he's running for re-election in 2024. talking to our al roker during the annual white house easter egg roll. >> help a brother out. make some news for me here >> no, no, no. i plan on running, al, but we're not prepared to announce it yet >> all right >> top white house advisers are preparing to make final decisions on launching his re-election campaign according to several sources familiar with the discussions. several considerations include no major democratic challenger has emerged, de

lester, today a jury of nine was seated, and by this afternoon, already listening to opening statements first, vivid details from an attorney for e. jean carroll, the long-time advice columnist who accuses mr. trump of raping her in the dressing room of a department store in the '90s and defaming her more recently by saying she made the story up. trump denies the incident ever happened still unknown, whether he will appear at this trial. he isn't required to and because it's a civil trial, he doesn't face any jail time but if the jury finds against him, trump could be forced to pay carroll damages. adding to his mounting legal troubles as this case is playing out mere blocks away fro where he was arraigned on criminal charges earlier this month this trial is expected to last just a week or two, lester. >> all right laura jarrett, thanks very much. >>> new details tonight about what may have led to fox news' dismissal of tucker carlson, the top-rated host at fox and in all of cable news. stephanie gosk now with the latest. ♪ >> reporter: the show "tucker carlson tonight" is officially over and rebranded >> right now it's time for "fox news tonight" so let's get started. >> reporter: a sourc

talking anymore t investigators. >> the evidence was definitely pointing toward lester jones but we still had to keep an ey open on mrt there we don't even know about yet? >> didn't help when lab result from paige's car came back negative. the fire burned it clean of evidence. so th sheriff's office turned to a volunteer search dog team fo help. and sure enough, the dog appeared to hit on jones'scent in paige's charred car. an then they sniffed their wa down this gravel road that dea ends at the gunnison river when given paige's scent, th dogs followed exactly the same path along highway 50 down the gravel road into the gunniso river. so was paige's body i here somewhere? they called in divers >> basically, we go across the river about 100 feet. they let us out five feet. we come back across the river, 100 feet. an basically just searching b feel, i just got out of ther and it's pitch black on th bottom >> but there just wasn't a bod down there. swept away by th river perhaps? anyway, the labor-intesive search of the countryside, which had bee going on for two long months now seemed rather pointless. so, at summer's

mr. trump's defense team. if we can look over here. tony? in is the president's defense team here, joe tacopina. i'll continue my description, lester. let's see if we can take -- you may want to take this response live. this is todd blanch and joe tacopina. i am not sure if we have a camera there. >> we can see it. >> i am trying. hold on one moment. . we are trying to listen in. joe tacopina, attorney for former president trump, is speaking to a gaggle of reporters, trying to get our microphone there. >> it's not a good day. it's not a bad day. i don't expect -- i don't expect this to happen. in this country, you don't expect this to happen to somebody who was the president of the united states. and on the one hand, on the one hand, there is not really any surprises. i know there was a lot of talk over the past several weeks, the past several days about what is in this indictment and what's going to be there that we don't know. there must be something besides what we have been talking about for the past four, five years. there wasn't. there was nothing. the indictment itself is boilerplate. it doesn't allege any federal crime, any