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00:00Welcome to NTD Evening News. Our top story tonight, the suspect in the fatal shooting

00:08of conservative thought leader Charlie Kirk is facing seven charges, including aggravated

00:13murder. That means he could be facing the death penalty if convicted. Jack Bradley standing

00:19by in Provo, Utah, to tell us more on the charges and the latest details in the case.

00:24The FBI is investigating social media posts that appear to predict Charlie Kirk's

00:29assassination. And on Capitol Hill today, FBI Director Cash Patel answered questions about

00:34the Bureau's investigation following the assassination. Luis Adorno Martinez has the

00:38key takeaways from the Senate hearing. President Trump filing a multi-billion dollar

00:44defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, alleging the newspaper engaged in a decades-long

00:49campaign to harm his reputation. Mario Tzu at the White House. That's as the president arrives in

00:55Britain for an unprecedented second state visit. The two nations are expected to agree on trade

01:01deals worth more than $10 billion. Police, meanwhile, prepare extensive security measures.

01:07Malcolm Hudson reports from London. A New York judge tosses two terror-related murder charges

01:12against accused killer Luigi Mangione and schedules a new hearing. Arlene Richards brings us the latest

01:18case. This is NTD Evening News, live from our global headquarters in New York City. Here's Tiffany Meyer.

01:37Good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. Officials in Utah are seeking the death penalty

01:43against Charlie Kirk's suspected assassin. That's as new details emerge in the case, with prosecutors

01:48saying more DNA at the crime scene links to the suspect, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson. We go now live to

01:55NTD's Washington correspondent Jack Bradley at the courthouse in Provo, Utah. Good evening, Jack. What are the charges?

02:05Good evening, Tiffany. Well, Robinson is facing seven charges as of now. He's charged, I'm gonna read

02:11these off to you. With aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, causing serious bodily

02:16injury, two counts of obstruction of justice, two counts of witness tampering, and committing the crime

02:21in front of children, some younger than 14 years old. The county attorney here in Utah County is now

02:27seeking the death penalty. Take a look.

02:31The defendant is believed to have targeted Charlie Kirk based on Charlie Kirk's political expression

02:39and did so knowing that children were present and would witness the homicide. I am filing a notice of

02:46intent to seek the death penalty. I do not take this decision lightly, and it is a decision I have made

02:54independently.

02:57Now, aggravated murder is the only charge which could lead to the death penalty in the state of Utah,

03:03which allows for capital offense. It's being charged as aggravated murder because the assassination was

03:09done in front of thousands of people putting others in harm's way, a possibility of death.

03:14Additionally, the county prosecutor also said that DNA evidence was found on the rifle, around the rifle,

03:21on the towel, linking back to Robinson, and that rifle was, in fact, given to him by his grandpa. Take a look.

03:30DNA consistent with Robinson was found on the rifle's trigger.

03:35After shooting Mr. Kirk, Robinson hid the gun, discarded the clothing he wore when he fired the rifle,

03:45and told his roommate to delete incriminating text messages and not talk to police.

03:52Children were present at the time of the shooting.

03:57Additionally, there are allegations of text messages between Robinson

04:01and his transgender roommate boyfriend that have come out, allegedly having him confessed to his roommate

04:08that he did, in fact, kill Kirk.

04:11And there was also a note left at his house, which allegedly said that he has the chance to kill Kirk

04:18and that he would, left for his roommate.

04:20Later on, in text, Robinson allegedly told his roommate to delete all of those texts that they had sent to each other

04:27that could be incriminating and, uh, and also not to talk to police.

04:31Take a look.

04:33To be honest, I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age.

04:37I am sorry to involve you.

04:41Roommate.

04:42You weren't the one who did it, right?

04:45Robinson.

04:46I am.

04:47I'm sorry.

04:49Roommate.

04:49Why?

04:51Robinson.

04:51Why did I do it?

04:53Roommate.

04:53Yeah.

04:54Robinson, I had enough of his hatred.

04:58Some hate can't be negotiated out.

05:00If I am able to grab my rifle unseen, I will have left no evidence.

05:08Prosecutors also said that Robinson allegedly implied to his parents that he did kill Kirk

05:14and that later on he wanted to kill himself.

05:16But after talking with his parents and a family friend, decided to turn himself in.

05:21Tiffany.

05:21And, Jack, what are the next steps in this case?

05:28Well, the next hearing will be set for September 29th.

05:31And, uh, he just appeared in court today virtually, uh, which is not uncommon for this kind of,

05:36of, uh, case.

05:38Robinson does not yet have a lawyer, uh, uh, and he will be one to sign to him before

05:42that next hearing on the 29th by the county.

05:45He will remain at Utah County jail, uh, until his case concludes.

05:50All right, Jack, thanks for those updates.

05:55FBI Director Cash Patel testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee today for the first time since his confirmation.

06:01The hearing was dominated by questions about the Bureau's investigation into the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

06:07Our Washington correspondent, Luis Eduardo Martinez, has the details.

06:11We meet today in the aftermath of the political assassination of Charlie Kirk, a school shooting, and the senseless murder of Ukrainian refugees.

06:25Today's hearing was already scheduled before the political assassination of Charlie Kirk.

06:30For Senate Republicans, the hearing centered around crimes and political violence.

06:35While for Senate Democrats, it centered around personal attacks against Director Patel and accusations against his administration of the FBI.

06:42Mr. Patel was so anxious to take credit for finding Mr. Kirk's assassin that he violated one of the basics of effective law enforcement.

06:50At critical stages of an investigation, shut up and let the professionals do their job.

06:56Have you been asked or directed by the White House or others to engage in a crackdown on political groups?

07:10No. I've been asked by my chain of command to properly root out criminal activity wherever it is in whatever investigation we are conducting, and that's what we're doing.

07:22Nobody gives me a list on who to target. My targeting list is from the men and women at the FBI.

07:26Director Patel showcased how during his seven-month tenure of the FBI, his administration has sought to demonstrate extraordinary transparency to regain public trust, in particular with Congress.

07:38In the seven months that I've been FBI director, we have produced 33,000 pages to the United States Congress, 33,000 pages.

07:46Just to put that in perspective, my predecessor in his seven-year term issued 13,000 pages to Congress.

07:52Democratic senators insisted on accusing FBI Director Cash Patel of partisanship, and even in instances spoke over the director of the FBI during his floor time.

08:01Did you ever terminate or discipline an FBI employee in whole or in part because they had been assigned or worked on an investigation of Donald Trump or January 6th?

08:14FBI employees are only terminated if they failed to uphold their oaths of office and duty.

08:18Yes or no? You're not answering my question.

08:20I don't have to answer your question, yes or no, because you're setting up a trap so you can have a media narrative.

08:25No, no, I'm not setting up a trap.

08:26And I'm not giving it to you.

08:27Unless it's true that you've fired people.

08:29People have been terminated at the FBI who failed to uphold the standards that the FBI requires them to uphold.

08:36The hearing lasted four hours with no breaks for FBI Director Cash Patel.

08:42Reporting from Washington, D.C., Luis Eduardo Martinez, NTD News.

08:46President Trump departs for Britain for an unprecedented second state visit.

08:52He said it is a great honor to be hosted by his friend the King for a day of British pageantry.

08:57The two nations are expected to agree on trade deals worth more than $10 billion.

09:02NTD's international correspondent Malcolm Hudson has more.

09:06President Trump lands in Britain for a second state visit, an honor never given to any other U.S. president.

09:13Before leaving, he said.

09:14Well, my relationship is very good with the U.K.

09:17And Charles, as you know, who's now king, is my friend.

09:20And it's the first time this has ever happened where somebody was honored twice.

09:24So it's a great honor.

09:25But basically, I'm there also on trade.

09:28They want to see if they can refine the trade deal a little bit.

09:30We made a deal and it's a great deal.

09:33And I'm into helping them.

09:35Our country is doing very well.

09:36British Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants to pitch Britain as a destination for U.S. investment,

09:42closely aligning its financial services, tech and energy sectors with larger U.S. peers

09:47to try to drive much-needed economic growth in the U.K.

09:51The two are expected to seal deals worth more than $10 billion.

09:56An analyst said the British government plans to steer clear of contentious topics.

10:00The U.K. will likely play on the things that the government knows Trump enjoys and likes

10:06about the U.K., face time with the royal family, emphasis on the historical links between the

10:11two countries. But what we should be looking out for is whether the U.K. secures some of the

10:16announcements, some of the deals, particularly on technology, and something was trailed this

10:21morning on energy as well, out of this visit.

10:24Trump and his First Lady Melania will be greeted by King Charles on Wednesday for a day of pomp

10:30and ceremony at Windsor Castle, including a carriage tour, a state banquet, a fly-passed

10:35by military aircraft, and a gun salute. Both nations will have sizeable delegations.

10:41Streets in the royal town have been decked out in U.S. and U.K. flags flying side by side,

10:47although the bulk of the trip will be held out of public view.

10:50Well, I think we have a very good relationship with America, and it's a shame, really, they're

10:55not having a carriage ride through Windsor, because everybody loved Mr. Macron in the carriage,

11:01you know. So the security is very, very tight.

11:06I don't think it's appropriate.

11:08Why does he get any better treatment or different treatment than any other leader?

11:14Apart from our leader wants to try to get something from him, which he's not getting.

11:18I'm from Canada, so at the moment we feel a little bit misunderstood by him, so I'm not

11:24sure that we're excited about Donald Trump in a lot of ways, but it's a free world, or

11:30at least it should be, so go wherever he wants.

11:34British police have implemented extensive security measures, patrolling the waters around

11:38Windsor Castle, saying they had planned for just about every foreseeable eventuality.

11:43The high-profile trip comes after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, prompting additional security

11:49concerns.

11:50So a review of the routes being taken, the premises, the residents they're staying at,

11:54looking at any buildings that overlook those areas, line of sight, etc., so any possible

11:59threat to the principals, the president, his wife, the king, the queen, the prince, princess,

12:05everybody.

12:06Trump will return to the United States on Thursday evening.

12:09Malcolm Hudson, NTD News.

12:11And President Trump filing a multi-billion dollar defamation lawsuit against a major media

12:18outlet.

12:19Joining us now live is NTD's Washington correspondent, Mari Otsu.

12:22Good evening, Mari.

12:23What can you tell us about the president's latest legal action?

12:29Good evening, Tiff.

12:31President Trump is filing a $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times, four of its reporters,

12:37and Penguin Random House, accusing them of defamation during the height of the 2024 election.

12:43And in his announcement, President Trump mentions two previous lawsuits, one with ABC News and

12:49another against Paramount and CBS, both settled for what the president calls, quote, record amounts.

12:55And here's President Trump this morning on why these lawsuits matter.

12:59Take a look.

13:00Well, ABC paid me $16 million recently for a form of hate speech, right?

13:06We want everything to be fair.

13:08It hasn't been fair.

13:09President Trump says he is proud to hold the New York Times responsible, as he is doing with

13:14ABC and Paramount, who knew, quote, they were falsely smearing me through a highly sophisticated

13:19system of document and visual alteration.

13:22They practiced this long-term intent and pattern of abuse, which is both unacceptable and illegal.

13:27The president cites the New York Times' endorsement of vice president and then-presidential candidate

13:32Kamala Harris, saying that putting her on the front page is, quote, something unheard of.

13:37The piece he's referring to is called the only patriotic choice for president and begins

13:41with the line, it is hard to imagine a candidate more unworthy to serve as president of the United

13:46States than Donald Trump.

13:48It goes on to call President Trump morally and temperamentally unfit for office and says

13:52he will do profound and lasting harm to our democracy.

13:55President Trump's legal team is also taking aim at three articles they claim are crafted

13:59with actual malice calculated to inflict maximum damage upon President Trump for purposes of

14:05election interference.

14:06One of them says President Trump meets the definition of a fascist, warning readers he

14:10would, quote, rule like a dictator.

14:12In the president's 2022 defamation suit against CNN, his legal team says that a search for instances

14:18in which the name Trump appears within 10 words of Hitler or Nazi in CNN broadcasts since November

14:252016 produces at least 645 results.

14:28The same suit alleges that CNN attempts to taint the president with labels of racist, Russian

14:33lackey, insurrectionist and threat to democracy and points to a broadcast calling him as destructive

14:39as Hitler, Stalin and Mao.

14:41They accuse me of being a Nazi.

14:44They accuse me of being a Hitler type guy.

14:48And I'm not.

14:49I'm the opposite.

14:50They're the ones that are doing.

14:52They're oppressive.

14:52This is like an oppressive machine.

14:55And, you know, they also happen to have the press for whatever reason.

14:58But think of their think of what they're fighting for.

15:01This legal action is coming as the Trump administration condemns all forms of political violence and

15:06radicalization in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination.

15:09For years, those on the radical left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis and

15:16the world's worst mass murderers and criminals.

15:20This kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism that we're seeing in our country

15:27today.

15:28And it must stop right now.

15:31As the Trump administration is saying that they are working to identify and dismantle the

15:36forces that led to Kirk's assassination, President Trump is arriving in England for his second

15:41state visit, where he's expected to be welcomed at Windsor Castle by the royal family tomorrow.

15:46And he's expected to meet with Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday.

15:50Tiff, back to you.

15:53All right, Mari, thanks for that.

15:54A New York judge today tossed two terror-related charges against murder suspect Luigi Mangione.

16:01The judge said the charges were legally insufficient.

16:04And today's Arlene Richards has the details.

16:06A New York judge ruled on Tuesday that charges of first-degree murder in furtherance of an act

16:14of terrorism and murder in the second degree as a crime of terrorism against Luigi Mangione

16:20are dismissed.

16:21Mangione was indicted last December by a Manhattan grand jury on 11 counts, including first-degree

16:27murder and second-degree murder, along with other weapon and forgery charges.

16:32He's charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

16:36State Court Judge Gregory Caro said in a written opinion that the prosecution relied heavily on

16:41claims that Mangione's ideological motive for the crime was terror-related.

16:46The prosecution said Mangione had a desire to draw attention to what he perceived as inequities

16:52within the American health care system.

16:54Caro said there was no indication in the murder statute that such ideology fits within the definition

16:59of terrorism.

17:00The judge left in place second-degree murder charges, despite the defense's efforts to

17:05have the entire state case dismissed.

17:08Mangione also still faces federal charges and other state charges in Pennsylvania, all of

17:13which he has pleaded not guilty to.

17:16The judge set hearings for Mangione's New York case to begin on December 1st.

17:20A trial date has not yet been set.

17:23Arlene Richards, NTD News.

17:25The Trump administration plans to go after organizations fostering violence, riots, and doxing, and

17:33Trump's strategy to lower crime in Memphis and other cities.

17:36Tune in for a panel discussion on NTD's Capitol Report with Steve Lance.

17:41Tonight, Mark Meckler and Josh Lafazan at 7 p.m. Eastern time.

17:44Coming up, Israeli forces strike Houthi targets in Yemen as Israel expands ground operations

17:51in the Gaza Strip.

17:53Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Qatari officials after the Israeli strike

17:57on Hamas leaders in Doha.

17:59Jason Perry with the update.

18:02And President Trump may meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in New York next

18:06week.

18:07Arian Posdar has what Trump says about the possible meeting when we come back.

18:26Welcome back.

18:27I'm Tiffany Meyer.

18:28Israeli forces strike targets in Yemen as they expand ground operations in the Gaza Strip.

18:33Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with officials in Qatar just days after Israel

18:38struck Hamas leaders in Doha.

18:41NTD's Jason Perry has the story.

18:44Israel released footage on Tuesday of Israeli fighter jets taking off from Israel to launch

18:50strikes in Yemen over 1,000 miles away.

18:53Israel reported striking the Houthi data port, which Israel says is used by the Houthi terrorist

18:59group for receiving weapons from Iran, which will later be used to attack Israel and its

19:04allies.

19:05Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this after the strikes.

19:10At the same time, our forces are operating in Gaza City.

19:15We are currently making efforts to open additional routes to enable a faster evacuation of the

19:19Gaza population to separate it from the terrorists whom we want to attack.

19:23Israeli troops have begun expanding ground operations in Gaza City, one of Hamas's final strongholds.

19:30Israel believes about 3,000 Hamas terrorists are still in Gaza City, and many residents still

19:37have not evacuated the combat zones.

19:40The Hamas terrorist group released a statement saying that Israel's military operations would

19:45endanger the lives of Israeli soldiers being held hostage by Hamas.

19:50A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces said Hamas had turned Gaza City into the, quote,

19:56largest human shield in history.

19:59Beneath the streets runs a vast network of tunnels connecting command centers, rocket launchers,

20:06and weapon storage facilities, all deliberately hidden under civilians and civilian infrastructure.

20:14President Trump also commented on the situation.

20:17I hear Hamas is trying to use the old human shield deal.

20:21If they put the hostages in front of him, Hamas, as protection, as they call them bodyguards,

20:29Hamas is going to have hell to pay.

20:30Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke about the war in the Gaza Strip before he departed

20:36Israel on Tuesday.

20:38Our preference, our number one choice, is that this ends through a negotiated summit where Hamas

20:43says we're going to demilitarize, we're no longer going to pose a threat, we're going to disband,

20:48we're going to release every single hostage.

20:49Rubio then flew to Qatar, where he met with Qatari officials, who Rubio says can play a key role

20:56in helping to reach an agreement to end the war in the Gaza Strip.

21:00His meeting also comes after Israel reported striking Hamas leaders who were living in Qatar's capital.

21:06The spokesman for Qatar's foreign ministry said the Israeli strikes in Doha heighten the need

21:13for renewed defense agreements between Qatar and the United States.

21:17Jason Perry, NTD News.

21:20President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may meet in New York next week.

21:25The U.S. continues working on peace between Russia and Ukraine,

21:29while multiple Ukrainian cities report coming under fire today.

21:32NTD's international correspondent Arian Pazdar has the Ukraine update.

21:37Well, he's going to have to get going and make a deal.

21:40He's going to have to make a deal.

21:41Zelenskyy's going to have to make a deal.

21:44President Trump says he'll tell Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that he has to make a deal with Russia.

21:50That's if the two meet in New York next week at the U.N. General Assembly.

21:55Secretary of State Marco Rubio hints at such a meeting.

21:58No leader in the world or some more decided in that war that President Trump had.

22:03Multiple calls, multiple meetings with Zelenskyy, putting probably next week again in New York.

22:08A month ago, Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

22:13On Tuesday, Trump was asked if he thinks the summit with Putin accomplished what it was supposed to.

22:19Yeah, it accomplished a lot, but it takes two to tango also.

22:23But Zelenskyy on Tuesday said Putin is trying to find a way out of isolation through diplomacy with Trump.

22:30Zelenskyy referenced the Alaska summit as he was making that point.

22:37He got photos with President Trump.

22:40He received a public dialogue, and I think this opens the doors for Putin into some other summits.

22:45Shortly after the Alaska summit, Trump invited Zelenskyy and various other European leaders to the White House,

22:52talking to both sides of the conflict.

22:55Meanwhile, in Ukraine on Tuesday,

22:57multiple cities report coming under fire.

23:03Video appears to show a Russian drone hitting a university in Kharkiv,

23:07setting the roof ablaze and injuring four people.

23:10And in Ukraine's northeast, Russia says it struck a gas distribution station serving the Ukrainian military.

23:18And in southern Ukraine, one civilian is reported dead and at least 13 injured.

23:23Officials say Russian forces carried out 10 strikes from multiple rocket launch systems,

23:29damaging 10 apartment buildings and 12 private homes.

23:32I heard some distant explosions very far away, so we went to sleep.

23:40And then there was a super strong explosion, which blew out our windows.

23:45Two children are reportedly among the injured civilians of the attack.

23:49Arian Pasdar, NTD News.

23:53Coming up, lawmakers honour the legacy of Charlie Kirk following his passing last week.

23:58Elected officials on both sides of the aisle are condemning political violence.

24:04He knew him, worked with him, and debated alongside him.

24:07Comedian and filmmaker Rob Schneider reflects on Charlie Kirk's life

24:10and what his tragic death says about the world we now live in.

24:15Hear his conversation with NTD after the break.

24:28Welcome back, I'm Tiffany Meyer.

24:32Lawmakers continue honouring Charlie Kirk and what he stood for.

24:37Elected officials from both parties are also condemning political violence.

24:41NTD's David Lamb, House Moore.

24:43On Tuesday, lawmakers at a House GOP press conference

24:47honoured the legacy of Charlie Kirk, co-founder of Turning Points USA.

24:52I just wanted to point out, and I have every time I've spoken on this issue,

24:56that our friend Charlie, and he was a friend to so many of us,

24:59would not want us to be stuck in that grief.

25:04He would not want us to be overcome by despair.

25:07Instead, he would want everyone to go out and be happy warriors as he was,

25:11to honour his memory by doing what Charlie did,

25:14and that is encouraging the free exchange of ideas,

25:16the free marketplace of ideas, by preaching the truth,

25:20but doing that in a loving way, by loving others.

25:22And that's what Charlie was marked by, that's how he described himself,

25:25and that's what his actions proved, that he was a Christ follower.

25:29Johnson said interest in Kirk's organization has vastly increased.

25:34Speakers honoured Kirk's message, as well as his faith.

25:38Kirk repeatedly went on tour to speak with large groups of students at universities,

25:43sharing his Christian values.

25:45It just reminds us how powerful the idea of one person's idea can be,

25:51because that's what Charlie represented when he started Turning Point at 18 years old.

25:57It's an idea.

25:59And that idea became a movement.

26:01And anybody who thought they were going to snuff out that movement with an assassin's bullet,

26:07they were clearly, clearly underestimating the power of Charlie's idea and the inspiration

26:15that he has now given to millions and millions of people all across this country.

26:22And in that momentum, that inspiration is only going to grow.

26:27Kirk, at the age of 31, was shot and killed while speaking to students at Utah Valley University

26:33on September 10th, the public and elected officials have condemned the violence,

26:38and the suspected shooter is currently facing murder charges.

26:42Violence in all forms is unacceptable.

26:47Political violence is particularly dangerous.

26:52Not only does it seek to injure, maim, or kill,

26:56it seeks to intimidate and terrorize and silence.

27:03Political violence doesn't only affect those who are directly targeted or their loved ones.

27:10It affects all of us.

27:13It tears at the fabric of American society

27:16and the fundamental principles that this nation was founded upon.

27:23A nation where civil disagreements should be welcomed.

27:26Because we know that discourse can lead to progress.

27:32A funeral for Kirk is being held in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday.

27:36David Lam, NTD News.

27:40And earlier, NTD's Don Ma spoke with Rob Schneider,

27:43comedian, filmmaker, and host of the See What Happens Next podcast

27:47about Charlie Kirk's legacy, his life, and the reactions across the U.S. and overseas.

27:53Watch.

27:53So, Rob, first of all, I'm a huge fan.

27:55Thank you so much for coming on the show today.

27:57Thank you, Don.

27:58How are you doing today?

28:00Good.

28:00I, you know, it's an extremely difficult time in America,

28:05but I'm very buoyed by the love that is being poured out.

28:10And what is a real energizing in what Charlie Kirk stood for,

28:21which was debate, discourse, and truthfully, like, how exceptional the United States is.

28:28I mean, free speech was the foundation of all of our freedoms.

28:35And that's the fact that we can and should challenge each other's certainties

28:43so that we could, you know, get the best idea.

28:48That's what we need to continue to have an exceptional society,

28:50is to hear all ideas.

28:52And sometimes you're going to get stuck in a bad idea if you're not being challenged.

29:00And what's happened at universities all over the country is that they've been force-fed an ideology,

29:06which is anti-American and against discourse, debate, and free speech.

29:13So it's seeing this as a watershed moment

29:20and a potential time for a re-energizing of what makes this country so special

29:25and how it is and will continue to be the beacon of freedom all over the world.

29:30And the cornerstone of that is free speech.

29:33Yeah, and Charlie said it best, when the conversations stop, that's when the violence begins.

29:37How would you say, what is his impact, his work has had on America?

29:42Well, I mean, when you would go and when you could see online now the talks that Charlie had with students,

29:53some of the things, some of the thinking that the students had had not been challenged.

30:00And they were basically, they're not at university now,

30:05they're not teaching people how to think critically or to think for themselves.

30:10They're just cranking out advocates for an ideology that is illiberal in nature and intolerant in its outcome.

30:20So some of these presuppositions that Charlie challenged them,

30:26and it's great to see that the kids answering that challenge

30:29and wanting to be the thousands of people that were energized.

30:34I mean, now it's millions of young minds that are energized to be challenged.

30:41And that's what you have.

30:42You have to have that vibrancy.

30:44And that vibrancy comes from debate.

30:46And in speech and in freedom, you don't get smooth from smooth,

30:50everybody agreeing with each other.

30:51You get it from friction.

30:53And that friction is people disagreeing.

30:55And that debate and disagreement is what constitutes a vibrant society and a vibrant culture.

31:03And that's why the United States is and will continue to be such a creative center of the world

31:11and business center of the world,

31:14because it is that exact friction that is the foundation for these incredible ideas of the world,

31:23whether it's YouTube, whether it's Google, whether it's Elon Musk.

31:29It's the United States where these come from.

31:30They don't come from totalitarian countries.

31:33You won't see it come up in China because of the strict nature and control.

31:37So while that creates conflict, that conflict,

31:43we need to make sure and do everything in our power to make it a nonviolent conflict.

31:47But let us continue to have that discourse and this debate

31:51so that the best ideas will continue to foster excellence and creativity.

31:57Right. The freedom of speech in authoritarian countries like China, it's a privilege.

32:01But here in the United States, it is right.

32:03Can you talk to us about the nature of these debates that you had with him on university campuses?

32:10Well, there is a real problem with indoctrination.

32:18In other words, these kids are being, I don't like to use any other, this term force fed,

32:26but they're not being told to think.

32:28They're being told what to think.

32:29And some of these things that we're seeing pretty basic,

32:35that there's a biological sex and that they're divided into female and male,

32:41and that is something that is in our bones.

32:44I mean, the fact that we have to have this discussion says that there has been some real,

32:49you know, mind-numbingly dumb things taught to our kids.

32:55So that's just one aspect of it.

32:58But also the, you know, how our republic was founded against tyranny

33:05and that the Second Amendment is to protect against government tyranny

33:10and how that is being manipulated.

33:15I mean, that is a, that we have the Second Amendment to protect our First Amendment.

33:19And that is an important delineation that we have to always remember and make.

33:26So there is an, and a human body.

33:30I mean, Charlie respected the dignity of every human being with love, with, with Christ's love.

33:37And more than anyone I've ever known to be a true reflection of Christ's light and love.

33:43And that is our calling as Christians.

33:46And so he would lovingly debate people and remind them that the sanctity of human life

33:53and the beauty of it all, and that it's, you know, seeing him talk about when,

33:58not as a fetus, you don't have a fetus shower.

34:02The baby shower.

34:02You have a baby shower.

34:04And I felt that he did it with love.

34:06And I felt that there was love back from that, those millions,

34:10well, those thousands of kids when I would go to university with him.

34:14And I believe that there will be many, many Charlie Kirks now, millions,

34:23from kids who are moved and touched and that will stand up.

34:28But he is irreplaceable.

34:30It was this summer that I realized he was a true, authentic American genius.

34:37And it really, I remember he had the intellect and the love of country.

34:42And that's something that the, that's what's being the dogma of some of these universities,

34:48is that they don't really teach or respect how unique and exceptional this country is.

34:54How, in, in world history, in human history, that the United States, as a,

35:00the freedom that we are, are endowed with by our creator, um, is, it was fought for with blood.

35:09And that this is exceptional.

35:12And that the idea that it's just going to continue without our help is, uh, is, is not true.

35:18We have to continually have eternal vigilance to protect these rights that we have.

35:23And, um, it is really, um, something for me, while this has been an extremely sad time,

35:30it's also seeing the outpouring and the appreciation for these rights.

35:36I think you are going to see we have now a different America that we've woken to from this tragedy.

35:43And I know that Charlie would be very proud of, um, the people stepping up to re-energize

35:52these great, incredible American traditions of liberty for all Americans.

35:58Okay, just one last question, Rob.

36:00Uh, what role do you think the media should play?

36:02And what do you think Charlie would have wanted at this moment?

36:04Well, I mean, the reason I'm here is because the Epoch Times and NTD is a true, uh, source

36:13of news that has not been infiltrated or captured by whether it's, uh, the pharmaceutical industries

36:18or, or an ideology that is, uh, that is currently has been dominating the culture and dominating

36:26the news and our governmental agencies.

36:28So what we're seeing is not a revolution.

36:31We're seeing a counter revolution against this, uh, woke or basically redressed communism

36:38in the form of direct redressed as tolerance as manners, but it's really totalitarianism.

36:44So it's important that we continue to support and appreciate, um, the very few outlets like

36:52Epoch Times, like NTD, that is going to bring you news.

36:55That's going to bring you news that does not have, uh, an agenda, but it's what happened

37:01and then how you decide to interpret that is not coming through the lens of something

37:06that, um, has a different agenda, otherwise, other than to inform and educate.

37:12Okay.

37:13Well, Rob, thank you so much for joining us today.

37:14It's such a pleasure.

37:15Thank you for having me.

37:17And in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination, videos of people cheering on his death are

37:22inundating social media.

37:23How are everyday Americans reacting to the celebration of political violence?

37:28NTD's Sam Wong was out on the National Mall in D.C. to hear from the people.

37:33Vice President J.D. Vance was citing this statistic from YouGov saying that 26% of young liberals

37:39today believe that political violence is somewhat justified, and whereas 7% of young conservatives

37:44say the same.

37:45What are your thoughts on that number?

37:46Uh, it doesn't surprise me at all.

37:50We're from Seattle.

37:51Um, it's very liberal out there.

37:53Um, and we get a lot of that, um, sort of, uh, rhetoric out there.

37:58I can't believe in the country we're at today that if you speak your mind, they want to shut

38:05you up.

38:05It's funny that the, uh, the left and the party of tolerance and et cetera just wants to shut

38:10conservative voices down, and it's, it's insane to me.

38:13There are strong forces that are indoctrinating the young people today, and, uh, I think the

38:18government through, through Donald Trump, they'll come to find out where the money's coming

38:23from and maybe shut some of those places down.

38:26You know, First Amendment gives people broad latitude to speak their mind and speak their

38:31truth, but, I mean, not to do the things that, that they do.

38:36What would you guys say to those who are right now celebrating Charlie's passing?

38:40What would you say to them?

38:44What's the reason?

38:46What's the reason for doing that?

38:48I want somebody to explain that to me because I don't understand, and I think most of the

38:52country doesn't understand, or most of the world.

38:55First reaction is like, yeah, I want to do something stupid and be violent, but that's

38:59not what Charlie would have been all about, that wasn't what he's about.

39:02To the people that are celebrating it is, um, sickening, and, um, I don't really think

39:09they even understand the, the gravity of what they're doing.

39:12He was two kids' dads and he was a husband, and, you know, I'm sure he's got parents that

39:17are around.

39:18We stand here at the Lincoln Memorial, he paid the ultimate price for his beliefs and

39:22what he did to shape our nation, and, uh, I think what's happened with Charlie Kirk,

39:27although he wasn't a political figure, he was very much a figure in the national eye,

39:31and that, that same type of, uh, spirit of, of retaking, retaking our freedom and our

39:38liberties, I think, is playing out around the country.

39:43Coming up, former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is weighing in on the battle

39:47for control of the U.S. House.

39:49He's urging voters to reject Proposition 50.

39:52Christina Corona has more on his remarks.

39:55Should there be tighter restrictions on weather modification and geoengineering?

40:00Jason Blair has the highlights from a house hearing today on Capitol Hill.

40:04And in the NFL, how Tom Brady's presence in the coaches' booth last night caused quite

40:08a stir.

40:09Dave Martin reports when we come back.

40:22Welcome back.

40:25I'm Tiffany Meyer.

40:26It's been more than a decade since Arnold Schwarzenegger left office.

40:30Now, the former California Governor is urging Californians to vote no on Proposition 50 this

40:35November.

40:36NTD's Christina Corona tells us more.

40:39Arnold Schwarzenegger is taking aim at a new California ballot measure.

40:43Speaking to USC students on Monday, he urged voters to reject Proposition 50.

40:49Prop 50 would redraw California districts to add five Democratic House seats.

40:54The former governor called the plan, quote, insane, saying it would weaken democracy and

40:59strip power from voters.

41:01Schwarzenegger argued that Democrats are copying Donald Trump's playbook in Texas, where Republicans

41:06gain new districts, saying, quote, two wrongs don't make a right.

41:10The proposal, pushed by Governor Gavin Newsom, would sideline maps created by California's

41:16independent redistricting commission.

41:18New districts would be drawn by Democrats and could cut into Republican-held seats.

41:23That could increase Democrats to 48 of California's 52 congressional seats in 2026.

41:29Last month, Schwarzenegger showed opposition to the ballot proposal with the photos shared

41:34on social media of him wearing a Terminate gerrymandering t-shirt.

41:38Reflecting on Charlie Kirk's death, Schwarzenegger warned about the fragile state of democracy.

41:43That someone's life was taken because they have a different opinion.

41:48I mean, it's just unbelievable.

41:54Schwarzenegger highlighted Charlie Kirk's talent for engaging with everyone around him.

41:59This was a great communicator, a great advocate for the right, for Republican causes, and he

42:10had such a great way of communicating with the students that agreed or disagreed with him.

42:16And I just thought, well, it's a human being.

42:19A human life is gone.

42:21Christina Corona, NTD News.

42:25House GOP members push for more restrictions on weather modification and geoengineering,

42:30citing unknown and possibly disastrous consequences.

42:34Meanwhile, Democrats question the plan cuts to the EPA, which oversees environmental regulations.

42:40NTD correspondent Jason Blair has more.

42:42For years, anybody who questioned weather modification was labeled crazy or a conspiracy theorist.

42:49Now we've learned that they've been doing it for decades.

42:52And not only is it a multi-billion dollar industry, the government has invested a lot

42:57of Americans' hard-earned tax dollars into it.

42:59Weather modification and cloud seeding, as was mentioned, it's a real thing.

43:03It exists.

43:04It has been practiced in varying forms since the 1940s.

43:06Republicans on the House Doge subcommittee are calling for more regulation with weather

43:12modification technology, as well as large-scale attempts to intervene in the Earth's climate,

43:17also known as geoengineering.

43:20And Democrats are wondering why there are proposed cuts to the EPA, whose job it is to research

43:26in these areas.

43:27Today's advocates of geoengineering don't just want to address droughts or improve conditions

43:33for agriculture, they want to control the Earth's climate, to address the fake climate change

43:39hoax, and head off global warming.

43:42That, of course, requires massive interventions.

43:45But it's hard to understand why we're discussing banning these practices outright in this committee,

43:52when the oversight committee in another subcommittee, literally as we're sitting here right now,

43:57is having a hearing about dismantling the Environmental Protection Agency.

44:01One witness defends geoengineering, specifically the method of using sulfur dioxide to block

44:07sunlight.

44:08The approaches that are used in doing it are all based on what's happened naturally.

44:13So volcanic eruptions put sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere, it turns to sulfate, it reflects

44:20maybe one percent of solar radiation.

44:22Venture capitalists are already trying to get rich, backing companies like Make Sunsets, which

44:29inject aerosols into the atmosphere to reflect sunlight back into space.

44:35Reporting from Washington, D.C., Jason Blair, NTD News.

44:39Robert Redford has died at the age of 89.

44:43Redford's publicist said the actor passed away at his home in Sundance, Utah, surrounded

44:48by loved ones.

44:49In one of his most iconic roles, Redford starred with Paul Newman in 1969's Butch Cassidy and

44:55the Sundance Kid.

44:56Redford was also one of the big names of the 1970s, starring in movies including The Candidate,

45:01All the President's Men, and The Way We Were.

45:04He would win an Oscar for Best Director for Ordinary People, which also won Best Picture in

45:101980.

45:11Redford's career would persist for decades.

45:13In 2013, the actor received critical acclaim for his solo performance as a sailor in All

45:19is Lost.

45:21In 2018, Redford earned praise for his role in The Old Man and the Gun.

45:27Last night's NFL game was seemingly overshadowed by former player-turned-broadcaster Tom Brady

45:32and his controversial presence in the coach's booth of the team he owns.

45:37Today, the league officially weighed in.

45:39NTD's Dave Martin has more.

45:40The NFL announced today that Tom Brady, who's both a broadcaster for Fox's NFL games and

45:48a part-owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, is allowed to sit in his team's coach's booth, but is

45:54still prohibited from going to another team's facility for practices or TV production meetings

45:59as part of his broadcaster duties.

46:02The clarification came after Brady was seen on TV Monday night wearing a headset while

46:08sitting in the Raiders' coaching booth during their 20-9 loss to the Chargers.

46:13The site raised concerns about a possible conflict of interest.

46:17Could Brady's job as a broadcaster give him unique insights that he could pass on to his

46:23own team?

46:24Brady debuted as a broadcaster last year, but immediately had limitations put on him as

46:30soon as his ownership stake in the Raiders became official last October.

46:34The NFL, though, relaxed some of those restrictions this season, allowing him to take part in

46:40production meetings with players and coaches, albeit remotely.

46:44The potential conflict of interest issue was further flamed when Raiders offensive coordinator

46:49Chip Kelly told ESPN he talks to Brady two or three times per week, going through film

46:55and the weekly game plan.

46:57Raiders head coach Pete Carroll, though, called the report not accurate.

47:01Brady is next scheduled to call Sunday's Bears vs. Cowboys contest.

47:07Meanwhile, his own Raiders face the Bears the following week.

47:11Elsewhere in the league, Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay says he tore his plantar fascia

47:16during the team's win over Tennessee on Sunday.

47:20The 39-year-old McVay formally played wide receiver at Miami of Ohio and is often seen sprinting

47:26around the sidelines on game days whether to celebrate a score or talk with an official.

47:32McVay, though, didn't say whether he'll use a walking boot while his foot heals.

47:37This is Dave Martin for NTD News.

47:41And that's all for today's news.

47:43For on-the-clock coverage, visit us at NTD.com slash live or download our NTD app.

47:48Thanks for tuning in.

47:49I'm Tiffany Meyer.

47:50Good night.

47:56Good night.

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