good day. 2:00 p.m. eastern, 11:00 a.m. pacific, i m jose diaz-balart in today for chris jansing. we are following multiple big stories including a push by donald trump to get his classified documents case thrown out. the battle over special counsel jack smith s authority and why there are also questions swirling about the judge. plus, donald trump s veep stakes enters the home stretch. the top three contenders who have emerged from a list that once included 20 names. and breaking news from the supreme court, the major decision on whether domestic abusers should be able to own or have a gun. and the one justice who dissented from the other eight. but we begin here in florida where the trump appointed judge overseeing the former president s classified documents case is growing under some scrutiny for holding hearing after hearing after hearing without ever even setting a trial date. and it s happening again today. judge aileen cannon holding what will be the first of multi
summer. the period in which presidential candidates kick their campaigns into full gear. but the start of this election year summer well it is anything like we ve ever seen before. in one week, president biden and donald trump will face off in a debate. to face voters to recon with the reality they re going to have to make sooner rather than later. today we got new details about how that debate is going to play out. independent candidate robert f. kennedy jr. officially failing to qualify for the debate leaving biden and trump to share the stage next week. biden will be standing at the podium on the right of the television screen. while trump will be the podium on the left. the same configurations as the two debates held four years ago. trump got to choose the order of the debate, he s going to go last giving him the last word. trump has opted for less prep sessions. and the president continues to hold rallies. allies of the candidates would be working to manage expectations.
chris jansing reports follows with ana cabrera right now. hello on this busy friday. i m ana cabrera in for chris jansing, and it appears to be down to two. a senator from ohio and the governor of north dakota emerging as the front runners as donald trump inches closer to making one of the most consequential choices of his campaign, picking a running mate. but could there still be another name on the list? plus, turning to trump s legal woes, the former president may be the one charged with mishandling secret documents, but in a hearing in florida today, special counsel jack smith appears to be the one with the most to lose. in an unusual decision, the judge is hearing arguments about whether jack smith should have been appointed in the first places and whether he has the authority to prosecute trump going forward. and rain bringing some relief to central new mexico where massive wildfires have destroyed hundreds of homes, forced thousands to flee, and left at leas
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live in miami, florida. here is the week that was. newly i m here to do what republican congress refused to do. taking necessary steps to secure the border. you be bringing migrants across the border illegally when crossings are over 2500 per day. the enshrined right to access contraception. i will not wait for the day that the supreme court takes away another one of our rights. when this election is over, based on what they have done, i will have every right to go after them. here in normandy, once more, god, love you. four hostages rescued alive after their capture by hamas. we begin with the breaking news in the israel gaza war with a tearful reunion eight months in the making. according to the idf, for people that were kidnapped from the nova music festival on october 7th were rescued earlier this morning from two separate locations in central gaza and are now in a hospital in israel in good medical condition. meanwhile here at home, protesters are gathering o