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president of the united states call his predecessor a threat to this country. thats exactly what we heard tonight from president joe biden about donald trump and trumpism in his renewed battle for the soul of america campaign, this time ahead of the midterms. what is happening today in america, he says, is not normal. >> donald trump and the maga republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic. they promote authoritarian leaders and they fan the f...

bye. victor blackwell, vicky lawrence. thank you, everyone for joining us. this is "don lemon tonight." president joe biden in a major prime time speech, did you see it? saying he is battling for the soul of america. that is the former president is battling americas institutions in court, and we just heard from president biden speaking in philadelphia in a fiery 24 minute speech calling out donald trump by name and warning that what he calls maga republicans are a threat to america, wh...

now, and president biden is expected to speak momentarily. andy, matt, while we wait -- and even just picked up on this. this quinnipiac poll was just 67% of america basically think america is in danger of collapse -- and split evenly each party says the same thing. im asking you as someone who has worked in law enforcement from inside the institution itself, not as a political question here but as someone whos worked inside these institutions, what do you make of that? >> i think its ...

my cholesterol is borderline. so i take garlique to help maintain healthy cholesterol safely and naturally. and its odor free. im taking charge of my cholesterol with garlique. it has been a big night, however you look at it, and theyre still more to come, with that in mind, i will hand it over to don lemon. >> this is don lemon tonight. and we have two big stories to tell you about. president joe biden in a major primetime speech, did you see it? saying hes battling for the soul of am...

during that search. first though, we do want to begin with former white house counsel pat cipollone. his deputy appearing before a january 6 grand jury today. evan perez is outside u.s. district court in washington. this of course separate from the investigation to the handling of classified documents. this relates to january 6th. how significant is the testimony of cipollone and his deputy? >> reporter: jim, this is a very important testimony that were going to get from the -- that ...

the opposition party is saying that it is not just boris johnson that needs to be replaced, it is all the conservatives. the implication is that they potentially would want to call and push for a general election. so there is pressure on the party who can rebuild the government. one senior cabinet level position was offered to, a conservative member of parliament earlier today who turned it down. it is not possible for this prime minister to rebuild his government and reshape it as las...

boris johnson resigned as british prime minister. what happened next is as clear as mud. ♪ welcome to "the lead." we start today with ow national lead. the father of the suspected gunman of the highland park attack said he consented to his son buying guns in 2019 thinking the son would use the weapons at a shooting range. instead the guns were used in mondays mass shooting that killed seven people. the night before the attack the father said his son mentioned the mass shooting in den...

now, they are saying thats a historical context, in part, inspired biden to deliver this address, at that venue, on this evening, just ten weeks from the midterm elections, as mike just noted. last month, the president of the group of historians, presidents do this from time to time, understandable, they want a little perspective, and that group of historians who, met with the president in the white house warned him, americas democracy is teetering. just think, for the first time in th...

dominated, driven, and intimidated by donald trump and the maga republicans. that is a threat to this country. maga republicans do not respect the constitution, believe in the rule of the law, recognize the will of the people. they refused to accept the results of a free election and promote authoritarian leaders. they fanned the flames of political violence. they are a threat to our personal rights, to the pursuit of justice, to the rule of law, to the very soul of this country. they ...

of mind and its all raising more questions about the potential charges against his father. heres cnns senior national correspondent, ed lavandera. >> reporter: in the mayhem of the shooting at the highland park fourth of july parade, new details are emerging from a witness that provided key surveillance video which helped identify the alleged shooter. >> see people running, hes walking. >> reporter: it was a camera connected to a building owned by habim. he captured the alleyway the sh...