News Wrap: Judge investigating if Trump officials misled court about D.C. golf course plan

Amna Nawaz:

We start the day's other headlines in Washington, D.C.

A federal judge is opening an investigation into whether Justice Department lawyers misled the court about plans to renovate an historic golf course. During a hearing today, Judge Ana Reyes said she'd appoint a special master to look into whether officials misrepresented or withheld information regarding renovation work on the course.

Government lawyers have said no final plan is in place, but President Trump says the course will be shut next month for a 15-month renovation. Speaking outside the court, a lawyer for those trying to stop the work echoed the judge's concerns.

Norman Eisen, Democracy Defenders Fund:

What we saw today was the continuation of a profoundly concerning course of conduct. It's eminently clear from all of the evidence in the record, from everything we have seen so far that there is a final plan.

Amna Nawaz:

Earlier this week, the judge barred the administration from carrying out further work on the course without first giving prior notice. The administration has appealed the ruling.

The Justice Department told a judge today that it may bring more charges against former FBI Director James Comey. The judge then held off on deciding whether to dismiss a pending case to await further action by prosecutors. The Trump administration is pursuing its third criminal case against Comey, this time accusing the ex-FBI director of a news media leak back in 2016.

Comey's lawyers say the 10-year statute of limitations for those charges has expired. He has said he is -- quote -- "still innocent."

In Tennessee, Christa Pike says she's in constant pain following her botched execution last month. In her first public statements and surviving two doses of a lethal injection, the 50-year-old said -- quote -- "My body hurts, my arms hurt, my hands hurt, my throat hurts. I still struggle to speak, and the pain isn't just physical. There's pain in my mind and in my soul."

Pike also said she's -- quote -- "deeply hurt by the incompetence" of those who failed to carry out her execution. She was sentenced to death for the 1995 killing of her classmate Colleen Slemmer. Pike's attorneys have urged the state's governor to reduce her sentence to life in prison.

In Ukraine, hundreds of civilians who've been trapped for months in the frontline city of Oleshky are finally leaving. Russian broadcasters showed a convoy of vehicles heading into the city earlier today, with enough seating to evacuate some 750 people. At last count, about 2,000 people were stuck there.

Local residents welcomed human rights representatives from both Ukraine and Russia. Each side documented the mission as they helped people board the correct buses bound for either Ukraine or Russia. Others chose to stay. Ukraine's official praised the cooperation between the warring sides.

Dmytro Lubinets, Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner (through translator):

First and foremost, I want to emphasize that a cease-fire between Ukraine and the Russian Federation has been in place for more than 75 hours. Neither side has breached it even once.

Today's phase will lead us to jointly delivering humanitarian aid to Oleshky for all residents who remain there. Everyone who wishes to receive aid will receive it.

Amna Nawaz:

Buses with evacuees bound for Ukraine could later be seen passing through Russian-annexed Crimea. Their journey will continue to the Southern Russian city of Anapa before they are flown to Belarus. They're then expected to cross the border into Northern Ukraine. The roundabout route is intended to avoid frontline fighting.

In Israel, final election results out today confirm that neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his rival, Gadi Eisenkot, won enough seats to immediately form a government. Netanyahu's bloc won 53 seats in the 120-seat Knesset, while the main opposition secured 48. Arab-led parties won the remaining 19, a historic showing for the bloc.

So while Netanyahu remains in power for now, a tense period of negotiations lies ahead as parties try to form a coalition. If that effort fails, another election could be held early next year.

In Washington, D.C., residents were startled when the president's plane flew low over the city's downtown as part of pre-Halloween festivities. The White House posted this video of the jet flying past as the president and first lady handed out candy last night. Eyewitness video shows just how low the plane was, less than 1,000 feet, according to flight tracking data.

City officials say they received word of the fly over only 15 minutes beforehand. Traffic at the nearby Reagan National Airport was temporarily disrupted. The military plane is designated Air Force One when President Trump is on board.

Wall Street saw its worst day in months today, as a tech sell-off soured the mood. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped nearly 600 points. The Nasdaq plunged more than 700 points, or nearly 3 percent. The S&P 500 closed out a third straight losing week.

And, in Wisconsin today, thousands of Milwaukee Brewers fans lined the streets to celebrate their first World Series title in franchise history. In downtown Milwaukee, streets were shut down and classes were canceled citywide to make way for a parade 57 years in the making.

Fans cheered from the streets and from the rooftops, some leaning out of windows to catch a glimpse of the festivities. The Brewers sealed their first championship on Wednesday with a victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in game five of the seven-game series.