Welcome to the News Hour. Prosecutors in Utah have charged the man accused of shooting and killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk with aggravated murder, a crime punishable by death if convicted. The suspect was arraigned in court late this afternoon.

Meanwhile, across the country on Capitol Hill, FBI director Cash Patel clashed with Democratic senators

on his handling of the Charlie Kirk investigation and on his leadership of the agency.

Our White House correspondent Liz Landers starts off our coverage tonight.

Tonight, the suspected killer of 31-year-old conservative activist Charlie Kirk potentially faces the death penalty.

I do not take this decision lightly. Local prosecutors charged 22-year-old Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder, a capital offense.

Charlie Kirk was murdered while engaging in one of our most sacred and cherished American

rights, the bedrock of our Democratic Republic, the free exchange of ideas.

Robinson was also charged with felony discharge of a firearm, punishable by life in prison,

as well as other crimes, including obstruction of justice

and witness tampering. Law enforcement revealing new messages between the suspect and his roommate,

both handwritten and over text, prosecutors reading them aloud. The roommate looked under the

keyboard and found a note that stated, quote, I had the opportunity to take out Charlie

Kurt and I'm going to take it. I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can't be negotiated out.

You affirm that the testimony you're about to give before this committee will be the truth,

the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So I'll help you guide.

All this comes as FBI director Cash Patel today defended the investigation of Kirk's killing and his handling of the Bureau's affairs in a fiery Senate hearing.

It is my time to address your falsehoods.

You can try all you want to the division in this country to not take responsibility for what you have said.

Your time is over.

Sir, you don't tell me my time is over.

At particular issue was when Director Patel prematurely announced a suspect was in custody the night of Kirk's killing.

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