extraordinary moment in american history the enormity of it cannot be overstated. swim with the tethe key to understanding his devotion to the rule of law. >> the president of the united states. they don't indict people. they don't indict people laura. trump department of justice might not have but it's looking like this is a justice department that targets political opponents. >> i love the open to the cnn extravaganza. this is a summer blockbuster otherwise what are they going to talk about? the fact that biden is allowing china and cuba to set up a listening post 90 miles offshore. >> don't get ahead of me ingraham. i have to share the other media analysis. there was no less lunatic and
fashion. one just has to sit back and be staggered that the gop doesn't -- meaning leaders in the republican party -- don't immediately turn on donald trump with this release. it's been an odd week, we have had three republicans, you know, goppers joining the presidential campaign for 2024, donald trump is going to overshadow this, but i'm really alarmed by the transcript that cnn has produced. >> i do want to speak to the history of all of this and the most notable case a lot of people cite is the case of president richard nixon and wate watergate. there is a key difference which you mentioned which is that back then republicans turned on their president because of the enormity of all of the evidence that was coming out about nixon. that is not happening today. what's the difference?
a mistrial, and if he were to be convicted, that is when appeals typically would take place, but everything is now that motion and that movement towards this hearing next tuesday where donald trump is going to be appearing in person, and then the motion and movement towards the trial itself. >> and we know this morning that donald trump has told fox news that he in his words is going to plead not guilty, and so all of those things will start to take place and take shape. the enormity and the gravity of the case, and you all are giving us all of the best case, and thank you, katelyn polantz. >> and so much to go before we get there, and including what is inside of that indictment, and the transcript of where he is showing people secret documents and saying it is unclassified. and also, the possible charges
themselves what these charges are and whether they believe in all of the facts. we are witnessing a truly extraordinary moment in american history, the enormity of it cannot be overstated. donald trump is the first former president in the nearly 250-year history of the united states to face federal charges. to help us put all of this in perspective presidential historian douglas brinkley joins us now, he is a professor of history at rice university. can you just begin with the enormity of this and the history of our country this has never happened. >> yeah, i mean, violating the espionage act is not stormy daniels. this is gigantic. it is as close to a smoking gun that donald trump has ever faced. this transcript of his is on fire. i mean, he's showing and illegally showing secret documents to people in a willy-nilly braggadocios
we do have full coverage on the latest on that damn breach in ukraine on bbc websites. you can go there for more coverage. you can go there for more coverage. live now to mykolaiv to speak to matthew hollingworth, is the country director for the world food programme in ukraine. tell us about the challenges? we saw some of it injames reports but the challenges in terms of trying to get help to people who are stuck in their homes, already dealing with a conflict that has stretched on for more than a year, now dealing with an ecological crisis that left them trapped in their homes. it’s trapped in their homes. it's incredibly — trapped in their homes. it�*s incredibly complicated right now, because of the sheer enormity of the problem in terms of the area that is flooded. as you rightly said, there are a0 or 50 different communities,
street republicans south dakota congressman dusty johnson says he believes the bill will pass in the end. >> given the enormity of the economic projected calamity, you feel confident today this will get to president biden's desk. >> i am absolutely confident. i've talked to dozens of members' the strongest argument against this thing is that it isn't perfect. i don't know, welcome to humanity, right? in any negotiation nobody gets everything they want. we cannot let perfect be the enemy of the gsh where and guarantee you the majority of the house is going to agree. >> president joe biden also voiced confidence yesterday. >> no question? >> you guys, you realize we're not in the real world. no question. there's no reason it shouldn't get done. i'm confident we'll get a vote in both houses.
vowed to impede the bill's passage over their own concerns. texas senator ted cruz called the legislation a, quote, blank check for democrats. however, the chair of the main street republicans caucus, congressman dusty johnson of south dakota, says he believes the bill will pass in the end. >> given the enormity of the economic projected calamity, you feel confident today this will get to president biden's desk? >> i am absolutely confident. i've talked to dozens of members. the strongest argument against this thing is that it isn't perfect. i don't know, gang, welcome to humanity, right? any negotiation, nobody gets everything they want. we cannot let perfect be the enemy of the good. i guarantee you, the majority of the house is going to agree. >> jonathan lemire, i've seen "you've got mail" so many times that i was made fun of for
in 1920 the american legion was instrumental in getting the congress to adopt the poppy as our national symbol of remembrance. griff: and as we look at that woman, lauren was her name, she became emotionalized, you saw, how important is it that young americans come when you put this wall up every memorial weekend to learn about the lives lost and sacrifices made? >> it is extremely important to us. on the reverse side of the wall are a series of panels that detail conflicts from world war i to present day. they talk about the history of the poppy and more importantly those lives sacrificed in each one of those conflicts so you get an understanding of enormity of sacrifice that we have, you know, as a result of the freedoms that we have today and then when you turn the corner and you see each poppy behind me, 133 feet long, 9 feet high,
again. the president did touch on the accomplishment of summer last year. and he was able to get the bipartisan safer communities act passed, but he said it was just basically a drop in the bucket. some significant things did happen. when you look at the enormity of the gun control problem in this country, there's a lot of work left to do. >> yeah, alex, that was really something that struck me was the president down playing his own accomplishment, something as we know, and something that we have been tracking this issue for so long, how difficult it is to get any legislation passed relating to gun safety. it was a significant accomplishment, but in the president's view, in the context of this tragic anniversary, not nearly enough, and really as somebody who has covered the white house for the better part of now 16 years, really, it's been striking the degree to which these somber anniversaries marking these massive gun massacres we've seen too often in this country have really
glass ceiling5 that she broke. absolutely. you've just been listings — absolutely. you've just been listings on there. the fact that the white _ listings on there. the fact that the white house are so quickly issued a statement, — white house are so quickly issued a statement, of course the building that you — statement, of course the building that you see behind me, the fact that you see behind me, the fact thatjust — that you see behind me, the fact thatjust shows you that you see behind me, the fact that just shows you what an iconic figure _ that just shows you what an iconic figure that — that just shows you what an iconic figure that she was here in the us. ithink— figure that she was here in the us. i think because of all the things we've _ i think because of all the things we've just — i think because of all the things we've just been talking about it's going _ we've just been talking about it's going to — we've just been talking about it's going to take a little while to unpack— going to take a little while to unpack the enormity of her legacy. it's unpack the enormity of her legacy. it's really— unpack the enormity of her legacy. it's really interesting. i wasjust reading about her life. at one point, — reading about her life. at one point, she originally set out to become — point, she originally set out to become a _ point, she originally set out to become a nurse, and then ended up being _ become a nurse, and then ended up being this _ become a nurse, and then ended up being this musical icon, musical legend — being this musical icon, musical legend. and as you say, someone who smashed _ legend. and as you say, someone who smashed glass ceilings through her career— smashed glass ceilings through her career postop despite a lot of difficulties. of course, it was difficulties. of course, it was later— difficulties. of course, it was later that _ difficulties. of course, it was later that we learned about the abusive — later that we learned about the abusive relationship that she had suffered — abusive relationship that she had suffered with ike turner, and as well, _ suffered with ike turner, and as well, i_ suffered with ike turner, and as well, i was _ suffered with ike turner, and as well, i was reading about the fact that he was the one who actually changed — that he was the one who actually changed her name. she was born anna mae bullock, but he decided to change — mae bullock, but he decided to change her name without even consulting her. but she kept that name' _ consulting her. but she kept that name. and — consulting her. but she kept that name, and while keeping that name she actually went to forge a career all in _ she actually went to forge a career all in her_ she actually went to forge a career all in her own. and of course,