let's bring in pierre thomas. pierre, a key part of this, along with the rest of our team, a key part of this is this notion jack smith and the team will in prosecuting the former president, make the case that he knew he had lost the election. >> reporter: he had every reason to understand that he lost, he was informed repeatedly, david, that there was no wide scale fraud. that there was no way that he could win the election. and then the special counsel's making the case that he went to the public with that liz ande a tried to steal the election. >> david: and in this speaking indictment, in lay terms, it's just basically laid out so all of us can read it and understand it, everybody across this country, he makes the case that a number of people who were very close to the president, trusted as viers to the president, told him repeatedly, he lost this election. >> reporter: the attorney general, his own white house counsel, all these people were telling him, you lost, mr. president. >> david: pierre thomas leading

a high stakes day, david. >> david: pierre thomas here in new york. you'll be with us tomorrow. >>> we turn to the other news tonight, and to pittsburgh, and the case of that horrific massacre at a pittsburgh synagogue nearly five years ago now. tonight, the jury voting unanimously that the killer, robert bowers, deserves the death penalty for what is the deadliest anti-semitic attack in u.s. history. those sam jurors has already convicted him on 63 counts, including hate crimes. 11 worshippers aged 54 to 97 were killed that day. seven others injured, including five responding officers. tonight, we hear from families of the victims, and the survivors from that day. here's erielle reshef. >> reporter: tonight, the gunman who stormed that pittsburgh synagogue, killing 11 in the deadliest attack on the jewish community in u.s. history, sentenced to death by a federal jury. >> he murdered them because they were jewish. >> reporter: after ten hours of deliberation, the same 12 jurors who weeks earlier found robert bowers guilty on all 63 criminal counts, v

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>> david: pierre thomas, live in washington. thank you, pierre. >>> we turn now to a beloved clothing store owner, wife, and mother, shot and killed over what police say was a dispute over the pride flag she had outside her california business. authorities are concerned over the rhetoric in this country. here's abc's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: tonight, authorities investigating the death of a beloved california store owner and mother of nine who was shot and killed over what police say was a dispute over a pride flag. >> gunshot victim. medic ambulance 91. >> reporter: 66-year-old laura ann carleton was fatally shot friday evening at her clothing store near lake arrowhead. the san bernardino county sheriff's department says the suspect "made several disparaging remarks about a rainbow flag that stood outside the store before shooting carleton." the male suspect, who has not been identified, then fleeing on foot. authorities saying they located the armed suspect about a mile away. "a lethal force encounter occurred and the susp

pierre thomas in washington. mary bruce at the white >>> the judge warning donald trump about his public attacks, possibly intimidating witnesses and tainting the jury pool. the judge now limiting the former president's ability to share evidence in the january 6th case. jonathan karl standing by. >>> bail revoked for ftx founder san bankmain-fried. a $250 million bond. why the former billionaire, accused of scamming millions from his clients, is suddenly back behind bars. >>> the war in ukraine, a russian missile strike hitting a hotel used by the u.n. and u.s. aid workers. missiles targeting civilians. and president zelenskyy firing all of his military recruitment chiefs. ian pannell in ukraine. >>> tracking severe storms through the weekend. large hail and damaging winds. strong thunderstorms moving into the northeast tomorrow. rob marciano timing it out. >>> a judge in california tonight charged with murdering his wife. prosecutors now say he texted his court clerk and bailiff, telling them he did it and, quot

he's denied wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty to all criminal charges. >> whit: pierre thomas joins us now from the federal courthouse in washington, d.c., where trump was arraigned in the special counsel's election interference case. that was just yesterday. pierre, the former president's schedule about to get even more complicated. >> reporter: whit, the judge overseeing the case already pushing to get a trial date. she's given the special counsel's office until next thursday, august 10th, to come up with a date and is calling on president trump's defense team to respond with their own date a week later. whit? >> whit: pierre, thank you. >>> we're getting new information tonight about u.s. plans to deploy marines on board commercial ships sailing in the persian gulf after iran seized oil tankers in the recent months. let's get to mary bruce. mary, this is a remarkable escalation in the longstanding tensions with iran. >> reporter: it is, and whit, the hope here tonight is this will be an effective deterrent to iran's aggression. tonight we're told the u.s. military is prepared to off

pierre thomas reporting. >>> the dangerous heat. 60 million americans under heat alerts at this hour. ginger zee is here. >>> the devastating russian missile strikes on president zelenskyy's hometown tonight. multiple civilians killed, dozens injured. ian pannell in ukraine. >>> the american nurse and her young child kidnapped in haiti. we'll have the latest. >>> new revelations tonight from one of hunter biden's former business associates and friends. what he told a house committee about hunter biden putting his father on the phone. democrats tonight arguing those conversations were not about business. and vice president kamala harris is asked about all of this by our linsey davis. her answer right here. >>> remembering paul reubens, the actor best known for his role as pee-wee herman. and the quiet battle he faced for years. >>> and we have just learned tonight, a young star from "euphoria" has died. what we know so far. >> announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight" with david muir. >>> good evening. it's great to start another week with al

justice correspondent pierre thomas. >> reporter: the president's son under investigation by a specialnsel and likely headed to trial. hunter biden still in the investigative crosshairs of federal prosecutors. still clearly in legal jeopardy. >> i'm here today to announce the appointment of david weiss as a special counsel. >> reporter: it was a surprise announcement from attorney general merrick garland, elevating david weiss, the trump-appointed u.s. attorney who had already been investigating hunter biden for five years, to special counsel due to what garland called the extraordinary circumstances of the case. >> this appointment confirms my commitment to provide mr. weiss all the resources he requests. it also reaffirms that mr. weiss has the authority he needs to conduct a thorough investigation and to continue to take the steps he deems appropriate independently. >> reporter: and then another surprise. weiss telling the court that the chances for a plea deal on the table just two weeks ago have all but disappeared. weiss writing, the parties are at an impasse and the government b

here's abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, abc news has obtained a key piece of evidence referenced in special counsel jack smith's indictment of donald trump for alleged election interference. the evidence? a memo from attorney kenneth chesebro, whom abc has identified as likely being co-conspirator number five. the special counsel describes the document, first obtained by "the new york times," as a "fraudulent elector memo," saying it was designed to create a "fake controversy that would derail the proper certification of biden as president-elect" on january 6th. the memo, according to the special counsel, involved a scheme to send slates of so-called fake electors to washington to falsely claim that trump had won in their states. in the memo, dated december 6th, 2020, attorney chesebro appears to acknowledge his idea, sending "alternate slates of electors" might not be legal. at one point, writing, "i recognize what i suggest is a bold, controversial strategy." and the memo makes clear that the plan was for then vice president pence to stop the ce

pierre thomas, thank you. >>> in philadelphia tonight, police say they are preparing now to fire the officer who shot and killed a man during a traffic stop. surveillance video of the incidents contradicting what police claimed happened. police said he got out of the car and lunged at them with a knife. but door bell camera video now released by the family showing he slowly parked his car, but not getting out. police then pulling up, no sirens. officer mark dial seen getting out of his patrol car, firing multiple shots in less than six seconds. the victim's car door was closed and his window was up. >>> we turn now to the race for the white house tonight. the first republican debate this evening, eight candidates. donald trump will be a no-show. rachel scot in milwaukee. >> reporter: tonight in milwaukee, a pivotal moment in the republican primary. eight candidates taking the debate stage for the first time. but the man dominating the field, the undisputed front-runner, donald trump, will not be there. >> he didn't have the guts or the respect to show up on that stage and defend his

pierre thomas in washington. >>> the disturbing brawl erupting on the waterfront in montgomery, alabama. several men and women accused of attacking a dock worker. other people coming to help him. the mayor with news of arrest warrants. >>> the war in ukraine. the alleged plot to kill president zelenskyy. a woman detained, accused of being a russian informant. and late word coming in, russia unleashing deadly twin strikes on civilians. ian pannell in ukraine. >>> a wife accused of plotting to kill her husband by poisoning his coffee. how he claims to have caught her in the act. >>> paying tribute to the oscar-winning director behind two all-time classics. terrifying audiences in "the exorcist," and keeping them on the edge of their seats in "the french connection." >>> and "barbie" makes history at the box office. a billion dollar milestone for the movie and its director. >>> good >>> good evening, and it's great to have you with us on a monday night, i'm mary bruce, in for david. and we begin with the extreme weather as we come on the air. nine states now under tornado watches, from the

abc's pierre thomas back with us here in new york tonight. and this is really something, pierre. >> reporter: david, this involves the man who held the top job as the head of fbi counterintelligence in new york. an expert on russian spying turned bad. he today pleaded not guilty and admitted that he had been compromised by russian oligarchs after he retired from the fbi. that oligarch, who had been sanctioned by the u.s., paid him more than $20,000 to do his bidd bidding. the fbi said today that mcgonigal turned in favor of greed, david. >> david: pierre, thank you. >>> to other news, and to the prominent california judge pleading not guilty to murdering his wife, prosecutors say he shot her after a drunken argument. but then texted his staff, telling them, i just lost it, i just shot my wife, i won't be in tomorrow. case making national headlines now. and here's abc's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: tonight, a southern california judge accused of murdering his own wife pleading not guilty in court. >> mr. ferguson, do you understand all these

pierre thomas and our team standing by with late reporting. >>> also tonight, two u.s. navy sailors under arrest. what they're accused of doing to help china. one facing an espionage charge which could carry a life sentence. >>> at the texas border tonight, authorities say two bodies have now been found near the controversial texas buoys. one had to be removed from the barrier. mexico calling the barrier inhumane. our team is there. and in new york city, the mayor pleading for help, with migrants sleeping on sidewalks. >>> a massive explosion rocking a new jersey neighborhood. multiple victims tonight. one home leveled. several others damaged by the blast and fire. >>> the move by saudi arabia tonight. and how it could affect the price you pay for gas. >>> news tonight of heat-related deaths, including a couple marking their 52nd anniversary, as the deadly heat wave expands. multiple states. 65 million under alerts tonight. >>> in new york city, the frightening scene for commuters when a trail derails. >>> also, the delta jet making a hard landing. >>> and america stron

pierre thomas starts us off. >> the allegations could not be more serious.he lost. this morning, the special counsel indicting donald trump in using blistering language in the process. first claiming that trump lost the election, knew it, lied about it and then sought to block the peaceful transfer of power to joe biden. >> the attack on our nation's capitol on january 6th, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. it is described in the indictment, it was fuelled by lies. >> according to the indictment, trump lost the 2020 election but determined to remain in power and the special counsel says he enlisted others to assist in criminal efforts to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 campaign. the indictment doesn't name them but abc news has identified some of them and likely include trump's attorneys. the 45 page, four count indictment accuses trump of conspiracy to defraud the united states, specifically the january 6th certification of the results showing biden had won. next, trump is accused of obstruction of an official

aaron katersky and pierre thomas with late reporting tonight. >>> in pittsburgh, the deadly synagoguessacre, and tonight, the jury that convicted robert

aaron katersky and pierre thomas with late reporting tonight. >>> in pittsburgh, the deadly synagogue mass

pierre thomas, thank you very much. robin?>>> now to ohio where voters are facing a decision that could determine the fate of abortion rights in that state and have political impact heading into the 2024 presidential election. stephanie ramos is tracking that for us. >> reporter: good morning. in november voters in ohio will decide whether to pass a constitutional amendment to protect the rights to an abortion. today though voters decide on a question known as issue one which could have a major impact on whether the right to an abortion becomes part of the state constitution later this fall. today's question is to raise the standards, to pass a constitutional amendment. ohio is the only state with abortion access on the ballot this year. the measure is largely seen as an abortion fight if the threshold is raised, it would make amendments set to appear on the november ballot that would make abortion protections into the constitution more difficult to pass. early voter turnout in ohio has surged for today's special election, wit

here's abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas. >> reporter: just before tonight's 5:00 p.m. deadline, attorneys for donald trump pushing back at special counsel jack smith's attempt to limit what the former president can say publicly about sensitive details shared in the case. as donald trump spent the weekend campaigning off of allegations that he tried to steal the 2020 election. >> so, this ridiculous indictment against us, it's not a legal case. it's an active act of desperation. >> reporter: tonight, his attorneys say trump shouldn't be subject to "a blanket gag order," seeking to narrow the scope of sensitive materials. smith arguing if trump was to share grand jury testimony, for example, "it could have a harmful, chilling effect on witnesses or adversely affect the fair administration of justice." the special counsel citing trump's weekend post on social media,ish suring this threat in all caps. quote, if you go after me, i'm coming after you. trump's campaign says that post is political speech. and his attorneys claim the government is trying to restrict trump's fir

abc's pierre thomas reports the decision on whether to charge trump could come soon. >> all signs point to the special counsel making his final decision one way or another soon. this is the end game. we're talking days, not weeks. meanwhile while trump could soon be indicted in georgia, where prosecutors investigate his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in that state, officials today will be announcing security measures at the courthouse this all comes as a manager at mar a lago faced a judge yesterday charged in the classified documents case against trump. >> carlos de oliveira is accused of conspiring with trump's aide to try and delete security camera footage. de oliveira did not enter a plea. he's been given more time to find a local lawyer now. trump has denied any wrongdoing and accuses the justice department of harassing him. rhiannon all right, and thank you for that. >> the idaho woman known as the doomsday cult mom has now been sentenced for the murders of her two children. lori vallow daybell remained defiant in court. abc's melissa adan shows us would you please

david >> pierre thomas also watching along with us. pierre, stay with us.sha rangappa, former associate dean, yale law school, former fbi agent. and asha, you've been with us for much of our coverage along the way. what stands out to you as as being quite different here in fulton county from what we've seen before, this is now the fourth criminal indictment. the fourth time he has shown up to face charges this year. >> yes, david, this is a little bit like groundhog day, but today is different in a few ways. first, i think da fani willis has really made an effort to treat him like any other defendant. in addition to this entire booking process, he's had to negotiate a bond agreement. you know, she's making clear that no one is above the law in in process, as well as in substance in terms of charging him. the other thing that's different, i think here is that this should really drive home to him, that this is real. the manhattan prosecution or charge against him while, you know, significant, it was the first one will likely not result in any jail time if he'

official proceeding, an attempt to obstruct an official proceeding and conspiracy against, writes pierre thomas, our chief justice correspondent. >> it again, this case is one that the justice department will probably consider. one of the biggest and most important cases in its history, indicting a former sitting president who's now running for office is not something that they ran to do. the attorney general was very methodical in the approach, but this special counsel again, david, the most aggressive prosecutor i've seen in 20 years of covering the justice department and again, jack smith saying he invites the american people to read this 45 page indictment. >> a former american president now charged edged with obstruction and conspiracy to defraud the us and again, conspiracy against rights. and of course, those rights allude to votes, votes in this country being counted in the way they were intended. for many of you here in the east world, news tonight begins in just about five seconds. i'm david muir. i'll see >> announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is "world news

a man in front of that package, chief correspondent pierre thomas has been in the news business for a long time. he knew exactly what he was doing with that edit. pierre should be man enough to defend his work. but the camera doesn't lie. the coverage of today's arraignment was the kind of campaign ad that money can't buy. the press covered the former president's every move like a boxer who lost his belt and is back to reclaim the title entering the ring. fleets of suvs sped through dc's dark underground tunnels chasing the republican front runner, speculating his moves, analyze his temperment, there was fear and excitement in their voices. they are bored of biden. and as much as they hate the former president, he is an elixir they can't put down, people in trump's corner delivering prefight analysis to gag he wills of reporters. >> this is election interference at its finest against a leading candidate, right now for president. for either party. president trump is under siege in a way that we have never seen before. >> jesse: trump's getting stronger, anybody can feel that. jesse is

thomas tracking it all, pierre thomas. >> we expect the grand jury meeting later today.t is not a guarantee of indictment but every indication that we are in the end game. >> this morning all eyes on special counsel jack smith has washington grand jury could meet later today to hear evidence in smith's investigation of former president trump's alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election. on social media, the former president says he expects to be indicted for a third time "in a day now." this is trumps no codefendant headed to his first court appearance tied to an alleged government involving those classified documents stored there stored at mar-a-lago. >> de olivier property manager is accused of trying to destroy surveillance footage that might have shown efforts to remove classified documents to keep them away from the fbi and the justice department pushing for their return. >> talk about what you know. >> de olivier entered no lead as he tried to get a local attorney to fight against obstruction of justice charges. he was released on $100,000 bond and told to surr

pierre thomas starts us off. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit.was another surreal day. thursday's hearing a dramatic sign that the legal drama about trump's role on january 6th is now fully engaged with the stakes incredibly high. this morning former president trump released on bond under specific conditions set forth by a federal magistrate including he must not communicate about the facts of the case with anyone trump knows to be a witness except through his counsel. on thursday, trump returning to the nation's capitol, not as president, but as an accused criminal waving as he stepped off his plane at reagan national airport on his way to the most significant arraignment in american history, attempting to remain in power even though he knew he lost the election. his motorcade driving through an underground garage, out of the sight of onlookers lining the street. inside the courthouse, the former president was processed. he was not placed in handcuffs and there was no mug shot taken. authorities deeming it unnecessary because he's one of the mos

pierre thomas breaks it down. >>> miracle rescue in the sky. crews working late into the night to save six students and two adults trapped inside a dangling cable car. >>> retail stores under siege. big chain stores fighting organized crime. >>> with mortgage rates soaring and home prices still high, barbara corcoran is here to answer your questions on the housing market. >>> from factory worker to chart topping musician. ♪ >> how the voice behind rich men of richmond became an overnight sensation, and why not everyone is singing along. >>> stepping into the spotlight. meet the rare spotless giraffe making headlines around the world. she's in need of a name and you have a vote. our cameras are live at the zoo this morning. >> live in times square, this is good morning america. >> our name, good morning america. thanks for joining us. busy day. >> once again. let's take a live look at the arena in milwaukee where eight gop candidate sz are set to take the stage for first debate without front runner former president trump. >> he won't be there bu

abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas is in washington with the very latest. good morning, pierre. >> leslie, good morning. it's a potentially dangerous situation. christopher john wall is now a fugitive being sought by the fbi. a manhunt has been underway since thursday when he disappeared the day before he was scheduled to be sentenced for his role on january 6th. he's facing serious time behind bars with prosecutors recommending he served 14 years in prison. the lengthy time stopped because of his attack on law enforcement on january 6th. here he is in photographs, pepper spraying police trying to defend the capitol. he had been under house arrest in florida since november 2021 after complaining that his civil rights had been violated in jail . now he's a convicted felon on the run with authorities eager to get him off the street. a man who's already shown he's willing to use violence against police. rebecca pierre thomas, thank you. >> we turn now to a scary moment on the football field. a rookie for the new england patriots was taken off the field on a str

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chief justice correspondent pierre thomas is tracking the case. morning, pierre. >> reporter: george, good morning. it was only a few weeks ago that hunter biden was on the cusp of a plea deal that he hoped would put an end to his legal troubles. it appears the legal and political drama for him and the president is far from over. this morning the president's son still in the investigative cross hairs of federal cross hairs. creating political challenges for his father. a special counsel now appointed to investigate hunter biden's financial dealings and his plea deal apparently falling apart meaning it's all but certain he's likely going to trial. >> i'm here today to announce the appointment of david weiss as special counsel. >> reporter: attorney general garland making the surprise announcement due to what he called the extraordinary circumstances of the case. garland naming david weiss, trump appointed u.s. attorney, who has already been investigating hunter biden, as the new special counsel. >> mr. weiss has the authority he needs to conduct a

abc chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has that story. >> this morning, the family of a hispanic shot and killed by philadelphia police demanding answers the police completely change their story about what happened the day he died. 27-year-old eddie rose ariel family heartbroken. his father telling us last night he was a good boy who helped everybody adding, "we will get justice!" the initial story from the police, he was shot when he allegedly got out of his car and lunged at officers with a knife after allegedly driving erratically monday afternoon just before 12:30. but two days later a completely different account from the police. he was apparently shot in his vehicle through the glass. the police still claim an officer saw him with a weapon. what changed? apparently, the body camera footage told a different story. speak with the body camera footage made it very clear what we had initially reported was not actually what happened. >> authority is yet to release the footage. speak with destroyed our life. they lied. from the beginning, they lied. >> the department identifying t

chief justice correspondent pierre thomas is tracking the latest from washington. >> reporter: the legaling is fully under way with the special counsel pushing for a speedy trial and trump's team seeking to delay. this morning donald trump's attorneys already wrestling with special counsel prosecutors. trump's legal team has until 5 p.m. today to respond to the special counsel's weekend request limiting what trump can do or say about the evidence the government provides him as the case unfolds. prosecutors writing, if the defendant were to begin issuing public posts using detailing for example, grand jury transcripts obtained in discovery, it could have a harmful, chilling effect. the special counsel requested the order and alerted the court after trump lashed out in a social immediate post in which he talks about coming after people who go after him. trump's spokes person suggesting the government was overreacting and that he was only talking about political rivals, not officers of the court. trump's team says the special counsel is simply trying to infringe the former president's right

but after louis pierre began gillis healing it and conservative and will became known as the land of terror, many american patriots enter the colony to the events unfolding. so then thomas paine, the french nationalism i turn up, in 1802 card and american conservatives took to trying to smear him as a drunk and to discredit his political views and openly accusing him of being an agitator who is only come back to bring down at the federal government of the united states and kickstart the american reign of terror. people in the street would shout things at him. still had some friends and many admirers, particularly among working people, but life in america in new york for a was fraught with tension and risk. whenever he was well enough, he would retreat to his rent-free cottage outside of the city and try to write. hey subject now was party politics and paine took quickly to the task of attacking john adams and the aristocratic federalist party and one newspaper column after another, and to defending jeffersonian democratic republicans as champions of liberty. but to his great discussed, this proved to be utterly thankless work. while jefferson himself seems to upheld pai