It s jd vance versus tim walz, the ohio senator, and the minnesota governor sharing a stage for the first time after weeks of hostility and making the case for their running mates in prime time. I say we get a president who knows what the hell he s doing. I say we get donald j. Trump back in the oval office. We are not satisfied with putting cracks in the glass ceiling. We re pushing president harris through the glass. The vp picks of kamala harris and donald trump are about to be tested as they ve never been tested before just five weeks before election day when we fight, we win. It s debate night in america. And cnn s live coverage begins right now political spotlight is on new york city as vice presidential nominees j. D. Vance and tim walz are about to confront one another on the debate stage. We are standing by for the start of what is likely to be a contentious faceoff that could have a unique impact on the 24, 2024 presidential race. It is debate night in america on this special
three-to-one. today. five good things listen wherever you get your podcasts a major decision from the supreme court, already having implications when it comes to january 6, defendants in a 6-3 decision, the court ruled the justice department actually overstepped by filing obstruction charges against people who rioted at the capitol, dozens of people, of course, have already been convicted and sentenced. and we ve just learned that a federal court in dc is already reopening some of the cases. cnn chief legal affairs correspondent paula reid and cnn senior crime and justice reported katelyn polantz joining us now with more on the decision of what happens next. so paula first walk us through this decision this decision today, this impacts potentially hundreds of people who have been charged in connection with january 6, and the attorney general issued a statement today saying that the justice department will take appropriate steps to act on this opinion today, but they also
hill he s facing a grilling from republican about the origins of covid-19. also today for the first time in history, the son of the sitting president of the united states is on trial. jury hey, selection now underway in hunter biden s federal gun case and history is being made. mexico elected its first female president claudia sheinbaum. we ll have a live report. hello, i m wolf blitzer in washington and urine the cnn newsroom happening. now up, i m capitol hill republican lawmakers are turning up the heat on the man who led the us government s response to the covid pandemic dr. anthony fauci faces more questions on that response and the origins of the virus that killed nearly 1.2 million americans. dr. fauci will also face questions about email exchanges involving one of his top advisers a subpoena from the republican-led committee turned up emails were dr. david borons appears appears to be trying to avoid public record laws cnn s lauren foxes up on capitol hill for us,
and i m not sure it and done it in service of advancing some of these really hateful, really disgusting, really awful accounts. he spent a lot of money buy it. all right. thank you. panel for joining me this morning and thank you for joining us. i m on a raja cnn news central starts like now the final countdown exactly one week tool, presidents sure be like no other right here on cnn. and we have our first glimpse of how the candidates are preparing fires. and now floods millions are now under flood threats as the first tropical storm of the year makes landfall and batters southern texas also a historic decision, louisiana now require three all public school classrooms to display the ten commandments opponents, wout challenge this new law have all those stories and more for kate bolduan out today, i m sarah side and with john berman, this is cnn news central this morning game on. but of course it is no gain. it is the earliest general election debate the presidential ca
we re on the california coast and this is cnn happening now new developments in israel s war with hamas. he is really prime minister benjamin ateneo disbands his war cabinet the ivf is not clarifying what it s calling a quote, tactical pause plus, the house speaker mike johnson, heads tamara logo in florida to meet with former president donald trump what s on the agenda as they look ahead to the november elections? and evacuations are underway near los angeles right now, as firefighters work to contain a very fast moving wildfire. hello, i m waffling sir, in washington and urine, the cnn newsroom we begin this hour with the israel hello, hamas award knew this morning, there s really prime minister benjamin ateneo is dissolved. his war cabinet, the move comes just days after a senior member of the work cabinet resigned in a show of very dramatic vote of no confidence in the ten you and a strategy for the war in gaza. meanwhile, israel has begun what it s calling a tactical p