samantha: nomia, thank you.ss to tom now could just explain what the pause on leave is going to have globally. tom: this is from president trump's executive order last week, which talked about, in his language, and industry and neuropathy of foreign aid that he said was not aligned with american values. we then heard friday from the state department the memo that was circulated to foreign missions, embassies abroad, to across the spectrum of state department officials ordering a stop work notice, as it is called, on all foreign aid work that is carried out, that is funded by the state department. now, this is absolutely huge, because this is a $70 billion spend by the united states government, foreign assistance that goes into humanitarian and development work. this has cost, i think it is fair to say, an earthquake across the four aid, humanitarian development industry, while they try to absorb what this means, the u.s. is its biggest global donor for humanitarian projects across the world. we are hearing now m

what she says is that samantha hegseth, for example, told her that she was so afraid of pete hegsethys that they had a safe word, meaning samantha hegseth had a safe word with some of her friends and family so that, if necessary, she could develop an escape plan. and the reason that matters is because samantha hegseth very carefully worded, terse denial could possibly be explained by a document that i discovered yesterday in the divorce decree from 2018 between pete and samantha hegseth. there is a provision that is a very broad non-disparagement provision. i want to draw a distinction, if i can, between non-disparagement and nondisclosure, nondisclosure agreement or provision says i cannot talk about x, i will not talk about event y. that's not what this is. what it says, though, is that neither of the former, the former hegseth wife or pete hegseth will engage in any public discourse, including through the traditional media or social media, that could disparage the other. and given how much of that is open to interpretation, that could explain why samantha hegseth won't say anythin

samantha knecht: it would kill them. yes. samantha knecht: you knew that as a doctor. yes. we had phrased it right, he would rephrase it for us. you need to restate your question and put it into context. i believe that he felt like he was smarter than cameron and i. did you just want to smack him? yes. andrea canning: leon, they argued, didn't care who lived or died in his wake. he did nothing to stop it. in his mind, his ex-girlfriend is sitting by herself in a warehouse somewhere in this city, zip-tied with duct tape around her mouth. he thinks he can just walk away from this. andrea canning: it took the jury all of an hour and 15 minutes to decide leon's fate. we, the jury, find the defendant leon phillip jacob guilty of solicitation of capital murder. andrea canning: guilty of all charges. and in texas, the jury can also decide punishment. in the penalty phase, prosecutors called a new witness, leon's ex-wife annie. she testified in vivid detail that leon was abusive. what did the defendant tell you? that was my punishment for calling the police, was being held on the b

i was aware that samantha had a plan to deploy if she felt she needed to get away from hegseth, samanthason close to her about this plan, which involved samantha texting me a safe word code word that meant i should call the other person so that person could fly out to minnesota to help her. samantha did text me this code word sometime in 2015 2016. i was myself a witness to and even a victim of emotional abuse by hegseth. he drunkenly yelled in my face one night in 2009, danielle hegseth concludes her affidavit by saying, i believe hegseth to be an erratic, volatile person with an alcohol abuse problem. i do not believe he is trustworthy or of good character. it is my opinion he is unfit to serve as secretary of defense. pete hegseth was accused by an unnamed woman in monterey, california, of sexually assaulting her in 2017 and a police interview. pete pete pete hegseth denied the sexual assault but said he had consensual sex with that woman while he was married to his second wife, pete. hegseth paid that woman an undisclosed amount of money to settle that case. joining us now is democra

we did reach out to samantha hegseth first. we heard back from her on monday. we reached out to her again today. and she she does deny that there was any physical abuse in her marriage. and she's asking and she does say that she doesn't want to speak anymore about her marriage to pete hegseth, as you mentioned. his attorney, tim parlatore, also denying this and pointing to a court order that they both signed in their marriage that denies any physical abuse. that being said, katie, this is in an affidavit signed by pete hegseth, former sister in law, that details real claims of fear that samantha had while the two of them were married. she also talks about indications that that pete hegseth would drink too much on certain occasions. she lays those out and why this is so critical, why we're even talking about this, katie, is because this information now has gone to capitol hill to senators. of course, pete hegseth nomination did. he got voted out of the senate armed services committee last night, but he still faces a full vote on the senate, where he has to get a

that's an affidavit in which samantha hicks, former sister in law, says that based on things that samanthangs that she observed, she believes not only that pete hegseth has an alcohol abuse problem, but that he was abusive to samantha. samantha hegseth statement to nbc says there was no physical abuse during my marriage, but she doesn't deny any emotional abuse. she doesn't deny that she feared for her safety, which is another allegation that danielle hegseth makes in the affidavit. she doesn't deny even that she had a code word that she used with friends and family in case she ever needed an escape plan. with respect to that fear of pete hegseth, all she is saying in her public statement is that there was no physical abuse. there is not a lot of contradiction between that statement and what danielle hegseth is saying. danielle hegseth has an allegation of one instance of sexual abuse, and she herself draws a distinction between physical and sexual abuse in her affidavit. >> briefly. have you heard anything from capitol hill tonight? >> i have. >> i have heard from senator tim kaine's offi

anna and i just want to say. >> in terms of samantha. >> hogsett's statement to us, that there was no the marriage. there is no mention of physical abuse in this affidavit. i have now viewed the redacted copy. we have also have two sources who recounted the details of the unredacted portion to us. we have that reporting overnight. i want to read you part of it. she is danielle hicks that says, as i told the fbi, samantha once told me that hegseth grabbed her groin without consent at their home. samantha told me about this sometime during the years between 2014 and 2016, she says, i believe what samantha told me, because what she told me is consistent with what i personally observed of hicks erratic and aggressive behavior over many years. she does note that she didn't personally witness any physical or sexual abuse, but this does raise new questions as to why this interview with the fbi that danielle says she had, and many others were not relayed to the top senators on that committee by multiple briefings that we now know the trump transition team provided to them as recently as last

in a sworn affidavit provided to the senate armed services committee, danielle hegseth claims samanthad her she once hid in a closet for fear of her safety. >> would you like a copy of it? >> reporter: democrats who reviewed the statement were outraged. >> what i read in that affidavit reinforces the idea that not only is pete hegseth not qualified to be secretary of defense, he is truly a danger. >> reporter: danielle hegseth, who was married to hegseth's brother also alleges samantha had a plan to get away from hegseth by texting a safe word to her if she needed help. during his confirmation hearing, hegseth denied any allegations of violence toward his former wives. >> did you ever engage in any acts of physical violence against any of your wives? >> senator, absolutely not. >> reporter: to be confirmed, hegseth can only afford to lose three republican votes. some, including maine's susan collins are still deliberating. >> i had told you earlier i was undecided. >> reporter: in a statement to cbs news, an attorney for pete hegseth said that his ex-wife samantha never alleged any abu

they detail potential abuse that samantha hegseth experienced at the hands of pete hegseth.th samantha, of course the second wife of pete hegseth, his ex-wife, who said she is not experienced physical abuse at the hands of her ex-husband who is now days away potentially from being confirmed by the senate to be trump's secretary of defense. it's a major position. there were questions before these allegations came to light. we have been working on this for weeks. in the confirmation hearing last tuesday there was a moment in which the republican chairman entered into the record a document from his divorce with samantha hegseth in which both of them signed that they were not victims of any domestic abuse. and in this case now, with the signed affidavit by samantha hegseth and pete hegseth's former former sister-in-law danielle, she says samantha told her pete hegseth would act in a way that would make h fear for her safety. this is so fast developing, i want to tell you, reed, a top democratic in the armed services committee handling his nomination, sent a letter to danielle he

she alleges samantha. hegseth told her that she once hid from her then husband in a. >> closet. >> and that samantha developed escape plans with a code word. the claims are in an affidavit danielle hegseth submitted to the senate in response to a question from senator jack reed. pete hegseth has denied the allegations, his attorney saying in part, sam has never alleged that there was any abuse. >> she signed. >> court documents acknowledging that there was no abuse, and recently reaffirmed the same during her fbi interview. related claims by danielle dietrich do nothing to change that. as part of pete and samantha's divorce proceedings in 2021, they signed a document saying neither claimed to be a victim of domestic abuse. nbc news asked samantha hegseth about the allegations and she told us, quote, i do not believe your information to be accurate. there was no physical abuse in my marriage. nbc's julie sirkin is. >> at the. >> capitol for us, and we are also joined by amy parnes, senior political correspo

through his lawyer, hegseth denied that he was abusive to his ex-wife samantha and his ex-wife samantha, and said there is there was no physical abuse in my marriage. that is what samantha said during their divorce, and both parties signed a court document saying that neither parent claimed to be a victim of domestic abuse. the affidavit was provided in response to a request by armed services committee ranking member senator jack reed. after learning that danielle hegseth was interviewed for an fbi background check, but that details of her testimony were not included in the final briefing provided to senators. joining me now is senator chris murphy of connecticut. he's a member of the senate foreign relations committee. senator, thank you for being here. let's go through this. the meritocracy that donald trump wants to build includes mr. hegseth, who in addition, the wall street journal has reported, was repeatedly passed out from alcohol abuse, according to witnesses. pete hegseth regularly abused alcohol to the point that he passed out at family gatherings and once needed to be dragge

in a sworn affidavit provided to the senate armed services committee, danielle hegseth claims samanthar she once hid in a closet for fear of her safety. >> would you like a copy of it? >> reporter: democrats who viewview ed the affidavit are outraged. >> what i read reinforces the idea that not only is pete hegseth not qualified to be secretary of defense, he's truly a danger. >> reporter: danielle hegseth, who was married to hegseth's brother also alleged samantha had a plan to get away from hegseth by texting a safe word to her if she needed help. during his confirmation hearing, hegseth denied any allegations of violence toward his former wives. >> did you ever engage in any acts of physical violence against any of your wives? >> senator, absolutely not. >> reporter: to be confirmed, hegseth can only afford to lose three republican votes. some, including maine's susan collins, are still deliberating. >> i had told you earlier that i was undecided. >> reporter: in a statement to cbs news, an attorney for pete hegseth says his ex-wife samantha never alleged any abuse in court document

nbc news reached out to samantha hegseth. in an e-mail, she says there was no physical abuse in my marriage. she insisted that she does not want to comment further about her ex-husband. >>> israel's far-right minister of security has resigned in protest over the israel-hamas cease-fire. ben-gvir, the jewish power party had previously bragged. and halevi will step down in march. he wants to take responsibility for failing to prevent the incursion into israel on october 7, 2023. what's happening in jenin, claudio? >> reporter: good morning, frances. at least nine people have been killed or died. and at least another 35 were injured after israeli forces raided the city of jenin in the west bank. they were helped also by helicopter. and now israel says this is part of a large-scale operation aimed at protecting, they say israeli settlers and settlements against iran-backed militants. they say iran is trying to send weapons or money to operations in the west bank. this operation is called iron wall and follow as week of tension wh

nbc news reached out to samantha hegseth. in an e-mail, she says there was no physical abuse in my marriage. she insisted that she does not want to comment further about her ex-husband. >>> president trump continuing his broad actions on immigration. the department of homeland security how announcing an end to the policy that restricted i.c.e. agents' ability to arrest undocumented immigrants at sensitive locations like schools, months and houses of worship. but backlash to his sweeping proposals is growing. washington making a direct appeal to the president during a prayer service yesterday. >> i ask you to have mercy, mr. president, on those in our communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away. and that you help those who are fleeing war zones and persecution. our god teaches us that we are to be merciful to the stranger. >> at least 24 blue states are already suing trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants. cumente. >>> israel far-right minister of securit

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we have asked why samantha heck said, signed that document. chris. >> julie sirkin, thank you for bringing us that breaking news now to president trump's sweeping pardons. of the roughly 1500 january 6th defendants. so what happens now? nbc's ryan riley has been looking into that. and what did you find out, ryan? >> yeah, i mean, so these pardons are going to are, you know, inactive and they're going to start to roll out. i think that that's what we've seen already. you know, i've seen a number of filings from the from the dc, u.s. attorney, the interim dc, u.s. attorney motioning to dismiss these cases. so this process is going to play out in the in the pending cases. you know, obviously, people who are already serving their sentence, that's more of something that plays out on the bop side. but there's all these pending cases, you know, normally on a daily basis, if the court is open for business, there's at least 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 january 6th cases making their way through, whether that's for a status conference, whether that's for a sentenci

as they note, samantha hegseth, his second wife, isn't speaking out on this. and for that reason, they're less inclined to take these allegations seriously. but it's worth noting that the couple's divorce agreement includes a non-disparagement clause, which prevents samantha hegseth from saying things that could potentially disparage her former spouse. could that perhaps explain her relative silence on this thing? >> hi. thanks for. >> having me. >> i can't speak to the why. >> of why samantha hegseth might not be talking. you do note the non-disparagement clause that's in there. she he is also the father of her children. and so there is there has been some reporting about what she has said privately to the fbi during that investigation. but, you know, as you said, there is a non-disparagement clause. this is this is such an interesting vote that we're going into tonight. you know, most defense secretary votes are not like this at all. they usually go lloyd austin, who was president biden's secretary of defense, had more than 90 votes, the same thing for the p

in the case of samantha, perhaps it was an nda.reporting this as well, there were threats and intimidation along the way to stop our very pursuits. but significant here that for the first time, this is not an anonymous smear, as we've been hearing. this is a woman who went on the record and signed a sworn affidavit to congress under oath. >> julie, it's ali, even the anonymous smears, which is how hegseth tried to explain them away without directly confronting them back during his confirmation hearing. even those were deeply reported by you and other members of our team here at the time. but i guess my question here in reading this latest allegation, who does it move? i know that there are senators that are on the fence that are reluctant, but can we put those names out there? are any of them willing to sign their name to saying no to hegseth? for dod secretary. >> it's a really good question, ali. and, you know, obviously, especially in a trump administration, one of them putting their neck out on the line if the vote's not going

in the sworn statement, danielle said hegseth ex-wife samantha feared for her safety at times, adding they had a code word if she needed help to get away from her husband. last hour, kate spoke with democratic senator tim kaine, who is on the senate armed services committee, about this. here's what he said. >> we think this latest confirmation of erratic and irresponsible behavior by pete hegseth would make him very, very dangerous as the secretary of defense. and we need to get to the bottom of these allegations before we try to rush a confirmation vote. >> hegseth has denied the allegations. samantha hegseth told nbc news there was no physical abuse in her marriage, and attorney for hegseth also is denying the allegations. joining me now, cnn congressional correspondent lauren fox. lauren, what, if any, impact might this have on pete hegseth chances to get confirmed? >> yeah, that's. >> really the question right now, sara, it's important. >> to. >> remember that the senate. >> armed services committee had already voted along party lines to advance hegseth nomination to the floor of

samantha hegseth, the second wife, has said that there was no physical abuse during their marriage. she said that to nbc news. there's also a 2021 order in their divorce proceeding, in which both parties agreed that neither parent claims to be a victim of domestic abuse. jake, one more to you on this subject and that is why do you think lisa murkowski and susan collins feel comfortable coming out and saying no? and joni ernst does not, potentially. i don't want to put thoughts in her head, but she was more skeptical toward him before, and now she's not as skeptical. >> i could just tell you i could. i don't want to. i don't want to put them on a psychiatrist couch here and explain their psyche. but i will put some some facts out there. number one, when ernst said she was, when she signaled she might be against the nomination or she had some questions about it, she got hammered back home politically. i mean, there were people on talk radio. there were people on tv. the local party was very tough on her. that's that's joni ernst, remember? lisa murkowski has survived primaries before

danielle hegseth also alleges in the affidavit that samantha told her that on one occasion, samanthaause she feared for her personal safety, end quote. joining us now is nbc news congressional correspondent julie sirkin, who is byline on this incredible new piece of reporting. i want to put a pin in the political dynamics, because i know if you cover that building, you have to count votes. i want to understand the sum and substance of what is in this affidavit and if it's truly new, if the fbi truly investigated mr. hegseth. >> well, nicole, that's the key question here. and we've been reporting this for weeks. we actually broke news last friday when chairman wicker, the republican chairman of the committee, and jack reed, the top democrat on the committee, finally got briefed on that report by transition officials. and the concern, both publicly and privately from our sources is that, of course, the fbi, in these confirmation processes, does a disservice for the transition or the administration. they are not providing a service for congress. so it is transition officials that ultima

danielle hegseth who was married to hegseth's brother claimed samantha feared for her safety. lawyer for hegseth denied the allegations. >>> turning now to the arctic freeze affecting parts of 30 states. for the deep south, it's unprecedented with snow, ice, and even blizzard warnings stretching along the coast from texas through louisiana and into the florida panhandle. sadly, it's turned dead with at least four deaths blamed on the winter weather. governors in georgia, louisiana, mississippi, alabama, and even the sunshine state, florida, declared states of emergency. and many people who aren't used to seeing snow tried to take advantage like these surfers in florida swapping the ocean for dry land. cbs' naomi ruchim joins us now with details. you know, many of these communities have never dealt with weather like this. >> reporter: and may never again, michael. good morning. this kind of storm is truly once in a lifetime, especially in the south which is making for some beautiful scenes of people enjoying real sticking snow for what might be their only chance ever. but these

her body found three months later in a field south of town, and later, 19 year old samantha clark went missing in the town of orange, virginia, just minutes from charlottesville. her body was never found, and then after alexis disappeared, 18 year old hannah graham went missing. after a night out with college friends in charlottesville. five weeks later, her remains were discovered in a nearby abandoned property. >> they couldn't quite put their finger on it. it just didn't seem right. >> alexis had not been found and unsure whether or not the cases are connected. prosecutors build a murder case for the teenager based on evidence from taylor's camper. >> so at that point, i started researching homicides without a body, and i ran across a case in virginia from the 1980s. her killer has been convicted, and he's in the department of corrections. >> then, in an unprecedented move, prosecutor anthony martin charges randy with alexis's murder. >> we should not reward a person by not charging him with murder just because they're good at hiding the body. >> a jury of five men and seven women f

samantha told nbc news there was no physical abuse in my marriage. >> back to fema for a moment. the president is moving forward with his plan to overhaul it. >> a white house official tells me the president is siing an executive order establishing a task force to review and provide suggestions to donald trump about what to do with the emergency management agency. >> peter alexander, thank you. tonight bird flu surging and hitting poultry farms hard and sending egg prices soaring as the trump administration cuts off communication with the cdc and other public health agencies. >> reporter: tonight a communications blackout for america's top public health agencies with president trump's acting hhs secretary instructing them to reframe from publicly issuing any document until review and approved by a presidential appointee. this as robert f. kennedy jr. awaits confirmation as hhs secretary. the pause is set to expire february 1st with hhs considering exceptions for mission critical announcements on a case by case basis. does america's bird flu crisis qualify. new cases reported this

earlier review of hegseth's divorce from second wife samantha, includes a court-ordered agreement that would preclude either saying negative things about the are the. in response for comment on affidavit by his former sister- in-law, danielle hegseth. samantha told nbc news, "there was no physical abuse in my marriage." >> and peter, let's turn back to fema for a moment. the president is moveing forward with his plan to eventually overhaul it. >> that's right, lester. the president is signing an executive order that will establish a task force to review and provide some of its suggestions to donald trump about what to do with the emergency management agency. >> all right. peter alexander. thank you. >>> tonight, bird flu surgeing. hitting poultry farms hard. and sending egg prices soaring. just as cuts off communication from the cdc and other federal health agencies. here's maggie vespa. >> reporter: tonight, a communications blackout for america's top public health agencies, with president trump's acting hhs secretary, instructing them to refrain from publicly issuing any document, un

samantha hegseth at times. feared for her safety and had a code word in case she needed to get away. >> from her husband. >> pete hegseth has denied the allegations, and his ex-wife, samantha hegseth, told nbc news there was no physical abuse in my marriage. but sources also tell cnn that samantha hegseth recently gave a new statement to the fbi regarding. concerns about hegseth drinking. he has repeatedly denied having a drinking problem. he's also said he wouldn't drink as defense secretary, but refused to say whether he would resign in case he did drink. >> will you resign. >> as secretary of. >> defense if you drink. >> on the job. >> which is. >> a 24 over seven position? >> i've made this commitment on. >> behalf of. >> will you resign. >> as. >> secretary of defense? >> i've made this commitment. >> on behalf. >> of the men and women i'm serving. >> i'm not. >> because it's the most. important deployment. >> of hearing. an answer to. >> my questions. >> cnn has also previously reported on an accusation o

you mentioned the one in the case of samantha hegseth, but it appears that he will have the votes as long as all democrats stay where they are and all republicans stay where they are. given that thom tillis has now announced that he will be supporting pete hegseth s nomination again, we have not yet heard from mitch mcconnell, who has his own concerns in terms of his national security qualifications, his expertise, whether he has the temperament for the job, how he would lead the pentagon department, which is the largest federal agency. but in this case, it does appear to be that he will have the votes, with or without jd vance breaking the tie. >> so again, julie, as we are watching for senator mcconnell's vote, if mcconnell votes with collins and murkowski and votes no, that would put this vote at least as far as we understand now at 5050, where the tie could then be broken in mr. hegseth favor by jd vance, are there any other republican senators besides senator mcconnell whose vote is either not in or otherwise known to be in question here? >> i got to be honest with you. i don't

and that was samantha cortese reporting for us to be confirmed. patel will have to receive a majority of votes from within the gop led senate judiciary committee. >> after which his nomination would be presented to the full senate for a vote. >> all right. let's talk weather as we get it live. look at sfo. and lawrence, i don't know if you've been working on your rain dance, but if so, we see a little work working, right? yes, i'm going, yeah, had a breakout something right? because boy, it has been dry for so long. but now it looks like we're finally to get back to that rain. >> it's going to be heavy at times. got to be really careful in the coming days. here's this rain is really going to come down to time, especially north of the golden gate bridge. now the forecast forecast actually shifted a little further south means everybody's going to get a nice soaking through the next few days out there right now. it is quite a beautiful look out from our mount tam cam as we got some clouds floating in overhead, although no rain to speak of just yet, t

danielle hegseth says samantha used the code word in a text to her in either 2015 or 2016.now an attorney for hegseth denies the allegation. but let's talk about this. joining us right now is a member of the senate armed services committee, democratic senator tim kaine of virginia. senator, thank you for being here. what is your reaction to this new allegation? >> kate, it's completely consistent with other material that the committee had. >> available to us and other witnesses who have come forward, who have shared their own experiences, their direct knowledge of this situation with committee members. ow, many of them have been too afraid to go public. but danielle hegseth, who i did not know, have not met or not talked to her until i saw this affidavit yesterday. her account is very consistent with other accounts we're hearing, and that's why we are encouraging our colleagues. don't rush on this one. we think this latest confirmation of erratic and irresponsible behavior by pete hegseth would make him very, very dangerous as a secretary of defense. and we need to get to t

second marriage to samantha hegseth. >> this is from. >> pete hegseth. >> mother. >> this is this. >> is her. email to. >> him at. >> the. >> time where she says to him, you are. >> an abuser. >> of women. >> and a. >> man that belittles. >> lies, cheats, sleeps around. >> and uses. >> women for his. >> own power and ego. >> no accusation of. >> physical abuse there. >> she then goes on. to list the abuse as your abuse. >> over the years to women. >> dishonesty, sleeping around. >> betrayal, debasing. >> belittling needs to be. >> called out. >> and what's so important about this is republican senators are saying. they're defending him by saying. >> there was. >> no physical abuse. >> and his. >> second wife, samantha. >> says there was no physical abuse. that's correct. >> she does. >> say that. >> pete hegseth s mother describes. >> what the. >> abuse, the nonphysical abuse. actually was that they're talking about. >> right there. >> and with lisa rubin's new reporting tonight, we see this non-disparagement agreement as part of the divorce papers, which does seem to open a whole new

>> i obtained a divorce decree and pete's divorce from samantha hegseth, his second wife. obligates the parties not only to not say negative things about the other in front of their children, but broadly commits them to refrain from engaging in any public discourse about the other, including through traditional or social media. that would be disparaging, and also to take reasonable steps to encourage their friends and family to do the same. that is not what we would call a traditional nondisclosure agreement. however, the wording of that non-disparagement provision is so broad that one divorce attorney told me that it could operate effectively as a restraint on speech, that it could prevent someone like samantha hegseth from saying anything about her former husband that could be construed by his side as negative, and may be an important disincentive for her speaking out. now, that could explain, for example, why she hasn't given any public statements other than a very tersely worded denial to nbc news of any physical abuse in her marriage. >> and the other piece of this, l

samantha power: pepfar, george w.million people alive today, lives saved because of the generosity of the taxpayer. fred: but overseas assistance programs have long come under fire from some conservatives, like kentucky republican senator rand paul, who see them as wasteful and misplaced. >> we should be conserving our resources, conserving them for our country. there is not a great deal of evidence that the money that we launder throughout the world really over time has been of benefit to us. there's a great deal of evidence that much of it has been stolen. we mentioned corruption. fred: the criticism no longer comes just from some republicans, but increasingly from those who strongly favor foreign aid. they say it helps buy goodwill, helps america's standing vis-a-vis russia or china, keeps infectious diseases at bay, and helps turn dependent countries into trading partners. at least, it's supposed to do that. but, these critics say, only a small portion of aid dollars are actually spent in the countries targeted fo

and his second wife, samantha, says there was no physical abuse. that's correct. does say that pete hegseth mother describes what the abuse, the nonphysical abuse actually was that they're talking about right there. >> and with lisa rubin's new reporting tonight, we see this non-disparagement agreement as part of the divorce papers, which does seem to open a whole new window into what details we have heard, what corroboration we have or have not heard, what the pete hegseth ex-wives may feel legally constrained from talking about, despite allegations named non-anonymous non anonymous allegations from other people. and it's just feels quite materially relevant to the very serious questions raised about mr. hegseth that he has been deflecting and deflecting and deflecting. and now we may know why we don't have some of those answers. it just seems like a rush to me to hold his confirmation vote tomorrow, while this whole new window has just been opened on the process, he should be asked. i mean, tim kaine asked him, would you release anybody from a nondisclosure agre

with geologist, samantha, and i've been out and meet you right. hunter for him on saturday, aren't giving up money to get that piece. you want any like this expedition has a rare thing book, a scientist and myself, a meteorite hunter, joining forces. and i've learned a lot. they told me not to use magnets that could alter a certain properties that the media rise 8 i want to meet you write hunter's, as they call themselves. a collection is or treasure hunters who buy and sell pieces of different planets, asteroids or media. really the majority to solve on their entrance to earth, but not all simply some when we're always searching for where we come from. so it's part of knowing not territory. the solar system is possible to show a the need to write that fall in a dry desert, particularly sought after because they degrade very slowly providing pristine information about the composition and origin of our planetary system. most side of it runs a small media right museum in the last city, and he's asking the government to regulate media, right? so the foreign scientists and collectors can just

hello, i'm samantha simmonds. welcome to the programme.iators in qatar say it will take effect from 8.30am sunday israel/gaza time — that's 6.30am gmt. after hours of discussion, the israeli cabinet gave final approval to the ceasefire and hostage release deal with hamas. the cabinet meeting lasted more than six hours, with some ministers who had threatened to resign arguing that the agreement rewards hamas. the first hostages are due to be released on sunday, under the first phase of the agreement. in broad terms, we understand the deal between israel and hamas will be implemented in three stages — the first stage beginning on sunday. three of the hostages taken by hamas during the attack

hegseth, now nbc, spoke to samantha herself, who says there were no actual incidents of violence. pete hegseth denies all new allegations as he has previous allegations. when they divorced in 2021, they both signed a court document which said neither claimed to be victims of domestic abuse. it's hardly the first time people have made allegations against hegseth. his own mother castigated him in a letter accusing him of mistreating women, but later said she withdrew the allegations. hegseth has said he will not drink if he is secretary of defense. that's not good enough for the top democrat on the senate armed services committee, who said this behavior would disqualify any service member from holding any leadership position in the military, much less being confirmed as the secretary of defense. the federal bureau of prisons continues to release january 6th. rioters after president trump's pardons. among them rachel powell, who in popular culture is known as the pink hat lady or ice ax lady, powell used an ice ax to break into the capitol, and was seen directing capitol attackers wi

samantha cortese has more. >> i will say that los angeles has changed everything. because a lot of money is going to be necessary for los angeles and a lot of people on the other side want that to happen. president trump will be in los angeles friday following many years of criticism over the state's forest management. >> some republicans say federal assistance should be conditioned on changing california policies. they say contributed to the mismanagement of the fire. democrats disagree including west side, representative ted lieu. we should not be leveraging the pain and suffering of disaster victims to try to jam through political priorities. republican central california representative vince fong says that conversation can wait. i think right now the focus is putting out these fires that we're going to ensure that las angeles in california get the resources they need gusting was the fires. congress passed emergency fema funding in december. some say more funding is needed. now, but the president says fema has also been mismanaged. fema is going to be a whole bi

les saluda la meteoróloga samantha rodríguez. excelente.ién neblina. todo gracias al paso de un sistema frontal. si sus planes son en esta tarde, sepa que ya estaríamos descendiendo a esos 55 grados a las 20:00 de la noche para las 10 de estar alcanzando los 51 grados. la tendencia para esta madrugada es a otro descenso en materia de temperaturas mínimas que van a estar entre los 39 hacia los 43 grados. en la mañana espero un poquito más de nubosidad, esas nubes bajas y nuevamente el potencial de que tengamos neblina sobre nuestra área. los vientos van a estar mayormente en calma y eso ayudará a la formación de la misma. así que ténganlo en cuenta. si usted es de los que madruga ya en horarios de la tarde, aunque tengamos alguna que otra nube merodeando, no espero lluvias y las temperaturas estarían alcanzando entre los 60 grados en el área de la bahía, hacia lo que sería 64 grados en el área de san josé. excelente panorama. los vientos van a estar mayormente en calma, así que si tiene planes al exterior, aproveche y disfrute este fin de se

that was samantha cortese reporting for us tonight.ay 2 of those hearings will continue tomorrow. >> meanwhile, president trump is calling for no taxes on tips and lawmakers. some of them are trying to put that into action. our washington correspondent maddie beer-temple reports on the bipartisan efforts in congress to an tax tips. >> now in office, president donald trump renewed his campaign promise in las vegas this weekend. taxes, both republicans and democrats in congress are now trying to make that the law, especially nevada lawmakers who state has the nation's highest concentration of tipped workers support no to yes, but i think it has to be done in a fair way. congresswoman dina titus says it should come with a minimum wage raise. she's co sponsoring the tips act to do that. you've got to be sure that employers don't shift the burden just 2 tips for but some tax policy analysts say that shift could be an unintended consequence. could be that you do see suddenly a big adoption of tips and a bunch of industries alex more shawnee

we spoke with the attorney for samantha hegseth and for daniel hegseth, and they gave us the same statements they provided to nbc news. it is really disturbing about this, i don't know if you've had a chance or c-span had a chance to see that yet. it's one of the most disturbing documents i've read in a really long time. if you have a spouse that according to the allegations needs a comfort or safe word to be able to communicate safely to your family member to help her get out of the house, i don't know how that can just -- i realize that the secretary of confirm has denied these allegations, but that seems like a very far-fetched thing to just make up. a lot of the other allegations in this affidavit kind of a line with some of the reporting we've seen over the last weeks and months of incidences of problematic drinking and some of the things that the incoming secretary of defense, if confirmed, was alleged to say. we were just talking about sexual assault in the military in one of the most disturbing things to me in the affidavit was an allegation that under the influence of alcohol, he wa

hello, i'm samantha simmonds.et's get more from the middle east, where the ceasefire in gaza is due to begin in less than 2a hours. mediators in qatar have announced it will take effect from 8.30am sunday israel/gaza time - that's 06.30 gmt. after hours of discussion, the israeli cabinet gave final approval to the ceasefire and hostage release deal with hamas. the first hostages are due to be released as early as sunday, under the initial phase of the agreement. nicky schiller has been looking at those hostages held in gaza who are expected to be freed over the next 42 days. the first six week face will deal with 33 hostages, including women, children and elderly people come in exchange for palestinian prisoners. with the first of those hostages set to be released on sunday, a list of names has been published in a number of israeli media sites. they include the p bass family. there is one—year—old cafe and his five—year—old brother. they are the youngest of those held. they were taken in attributes with their moth

for now, samantha, back to you in london.en shot dead in the capital tehran. it's reporting that they were attacked outside the supreme court. anotherjudge and a body guard are said to have been injured. the unidentified attacker is reported to have killed themselves after the shooting. the motive isn't clear, but both of the assassinated judges played an active role in the persecution and killing of government opponents. with me is bbc persian correspondent parham ghobadi good to see you. what more do we know about what has unfolded in tehran in the last few hours? , , , , ., hours? these supreme 'udges are notorious hours? these supreme 'udges are noot-ous fort hours? these supreme 'udges are notorious for handing i hours? these supreme judges are notorious for handing out - notorious for handing out brutal sentences, especially death sentences to political activist throughout their careers spanning over three or four decades. 0ne careers spanning over three or four decades. one of them was involved in the mass execution of

conditions in which they were kept by us migration, our tory, these, they denounced the mistreat samantha that they were being from upon that they were made sign of. they said by many officials there and that this was the reason because the pay a good the presidents have color on everything as promised to put in place, especially the credits and to facilitate co parent saves for these migrants to reintegrate thing, to columbia. and a society also the columbia in for a minister has confirmed the none of the people who arrived on these 1st flights had a pending criminal record here in columbia or in the united states country to the narrative that we heard from president paid. that was so overall the government says that they're ready to receive them. it's on clear how many colombians are irregularly in the united states. that could then be at the port that side. these say that it's the number could be around a 190000 people. what the government's here has been saying is look in the last 560 years, we've received 2800000 immigrants from venezuelans fleeing the economic and political crisis.

here then, is what this is samantha to the ink, and i mentioned the chemical garden in colombia. yes. so i took the same way by mazda throwing in the struggle for territory, and the search of new cream and organizations have begun to alter, devoured a not because he knew what or said we, somebody i know i as the, as well as the annual center commodity of the month approving to him, i know we lived here for the last jeanetta as well, so it'd be something, but i know is us as he another the human it, it does mean to bring to j. so that's not the most important defendant. and that is stuff that document that's young enough to nettles anybody else or any such going to the sides between done side of our ticket already back inside resource base, the media spiritual aspects again. but the main reason today is to say the i telling you that arrows, they seem to think when's the best way? and as i say seen the ambulance that goes a lot of the a winter. there's some way that there's a context of the my 2nd in the day. or do you mean mean natalie separate at the with the basic one through th