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Evening News: Omar raid, RJ Mitte, new press secretary

Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington home as part of a criminal probe with no charges announced; the congresswoman vowed she will not be silenced.

On air: Hank Ledger, Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on BBN Tonight
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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOn this Monday, October 12: federal agents search Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's Washington home.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte made a public appearance less than two weeks before his death.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd the White House names a new press secretary, Katie Zacharia.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWe begin with the search of a congresswoman's home.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Associated Press reports federal agents searched Representative Omar's Washington residence as part of a criminal investigation.

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOmar says she will not be silenced. Chip Darnell is following developments tonight.

  7. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThanks, Hank. The search is part of a criminal probe, and the Associated Press says agents were at the home in Washington.

  8. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe details of the investigation are not public. What we do have is the congresswoman's response, and it was immediate.

  9. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorShe said she will not, in her words, be silenced. The Associated Press describes the search as escalating political tensions in the capital.

  10. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorPresident Trump called her totally crooked in his first remarks on the raid. No charges have been announced.

  11. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorChip, a point of order. A search is not a charge, and tonight no one has been charged with anything.

  12. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorUnderstood, Gloria. Thank you. That is an important distinction, and I appreciate it.

  13. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWe expect more from officials as the probe develops. Chip Darnell, BBN News, Washington.

  14. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThanks, Chip. Next, a loss in Hollywood.

  15. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorE! News reports that RJ Mitte, best known as Walter White Junior on Breaking Bad, has died at age thirty-four.

  16. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHis representative confirmed the death. Less than two weeks earlier, he appeared publicly in Los Angeles.

  17. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe cause of death has not been given. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.

  18. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorMitte also spoke for years about living with cerebral palsy, and about being seen as more than a role.

  19. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA fitting reminder, Gloria. Thank you.

  20. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThird tonight, the White House has a new press secretary. NPR reports it is Katie Zacharia.

  21. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShe worked for one of President Trump's companies, then built a profile on conservative-leaning talk shows.

  22. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNPR says she also amplified right-wing conspiracy theories. NPR calls her a devoted fan of the president and the MAGA movement.

  23. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShe will now be the president's chief spokesperson. The briefing room, one assumes, has been notified.

  24. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAlso tonight, we look at what these stories mean for the week ahead in Washington.

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The story so far

  1. Omar vows she won't be silenced after search of her home · AP News
  2. MAGA Inc. shifts millions to Senate and House battlegrounds · Newsmax
  3. Omar says she won't be 'silenced' after federal agents raid her home · Sky News
  4. 'Breaking Bad' star RJ Mitte dead at 34 · New York Post
  5. Rep. Omar's D.C. home searched by DHS investigators · CBS News
  6. Trump calls Omar 'totally crooked' in first remarks on raid · The Hill
  7. Evening News: Omar raid, RJ Mitte, new press secretary (this story)

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